2021 Abu Dhabi Women's Tennis Open – Singles

Singles
2021 Abu Dhabi Women's Tennis Open
Final
ChampionBelarus Aryna Sabalenka
Runner-upRussia Veronika Kudermetova
Score6–2, 6–2
Details
Draw64S / 32Q
Seeds17
Events
Singles Doubles
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2021 tennis event results

This was a new tournament in 2021.

Aryna Sabalenka won the title, defeating first-time finalist Veronika Kudermetova in the final, 6–2, 6–2. This was Sabalenka's third consecutive title, and her victory against Kudermetova in the final was her 15th consecutive victory, with both streaks dating back to Ostrava in 2020.

Seeds

01.   United States Sofia Kenin (quarterfinals)
02.   Ukraine Elina Svitolina (quarterfinals)
03.   Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková (second round)
04.   Belarus Aryna Sabalenka (champion)
05.   Spain Garbiñe Muguruza (third round)
06.   Kazakhstan Elena Rybakina (quarterfinals)
07.   Belgium Elise Mertens (withdrew)
08.   Czech Republic Markéta Vondroušová (first round)
09.   Greece Maria Sakkari (semifinals)
10.   Estonia Anett Kontaveit (first round)
11.   United States Jennifer Brady (first round)
12.   Czech Republic Karolína Muchová (second round, withdrew)
13.   Kazakhstan Yulia Putintseva (third round)
14.   United States Amanda Anisimova (withdrew)
15.   Tunisia Ons Jabeur (third round)
16.   Croatia Donna Vekić (first round)
17.   Russia Ekaterina Alexandrova (third round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 United States Sofia Kenin 6 2 0
9 Greece Maria Sakkari 2 6 6
9 Greece Maria Sakkari 3 2
4 Belarus Aryna Sabalenka 6 6
4 Belarus Aryna Sabalenka 6 4 6
6 Kazakhstan Elena Rybakina 4 6 3
4 Belarus Aryna Sabalenka 6 6
  Russia Veronika Kudermetova 2 2
  Ukraine Marta Kostyuk 0 6 6
  Spain Sara Sorribes Tormo 6 1 4
  Ukraine Marta Kostyuk 68 4
  Russia Veronika Kudermetova 710 6
  Russia Veronika Kudermetova 5 6 77
2 Ukraine Elina Svitolina 7 3 63

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 United States S Kenin 77 6
Q China Z Yang 64 2 1 United States S Kenin 5 5
Germany L Siegemund 7 5 4 Belgium K Flipkens 7 4r
Belgium K Flipkens 5 7 6 1 United States S Kenin 3 77 6
Czech Republic B Krejčíková 6 6 13 Kazakhstan Y Putintseva 6 65 4
United States J Loeb 1 3 Czech Republic B Krejčíková 4 5
Italy M Trevisan 3 3 13 Kazakhstan Y Putintseva 6 7
13 Kazakhstan Y Putintseva 6 6 1 United States S Kenin 6 2 0
9 Greece M Sakkari 6 6 9 Greece M Sakkari 2 6 6
Russia A Potapova 4 2 9 Greece M Sakkari 7 6
United States C Gauff 6 6 United States C Gauff 5 2
Alt Norway U Eikeri 0 1 9 Greece M Sakkari 7 6
Belarus A Sasnovich 6 6 5 Spain G Muguruza 5 4
Q Hungary A Bondár 2 3 Belarus A Sasnovich 1 4
France K Mladenovic 2 4 5 Spain G Muguruza 6 6
5 Spain G Muguruza 6 6

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4 Belarus A Sabalenka 77 6
Slovenia P Hercog 65 2 4 Belarus A Sabalenka 7 6
Australia A Tomljanović 6 77 Australia A Tomljanović 5 4
PR China L Zhu 2 61 4 Belarus A Sabalenka 6 6
Q Ukraine K Bondarenko 6 3 7 15 Tunisia O Jabeur 2 4
China Y Wang 3 6 5 Q Ukraine K Bondarenko 7 3 2
Russia A Pavlyuchenkova 63 3 15 Tunisia O Jabeur 5 6 6
15 Tunisia O Jabeur 77 6 4 Belarus A Sabalenka 6 4 6
12 Czech Republic K Muchová 6 6 6 Kazakhstan E Rybakina 4 6 3
Montenegro D Kovinić 4 1 12 Czech Republic K Muchová
Russia D Kasatkina 6 3 6 Russia D Kasatkina w/o
China Q Wang 2 6 2 Russia D Kasatkina 3 4
Netherlands A Rus 3 6 4 6 Kazakhstan E Rybakina 6 6
China Xiy Wang 6 3 6 China Xiy Wang 4 4
Q Italy L Stefanini 1 3 6 Kazakhstan E Rybakina 6 6
6 Kazakhstan E Rybakina 6 6

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
8 Czech Republic M Vondroušová 6 3 63
Chinese Taipei S-w Hsieh 3 6 77 Chinese Taipei S-w Hsieh 3 77 3
Ukraine M Kostyuk 6 6 Ukraine M Kostyuk 6 64 6
Q Czech Republic L Hradecká 2 4 Ukraine M Kostyuk 6 6
Canada LA Fernandez 6 6 Slovenia T Zidanšek 1 1
Italy J Paolini 4 2 Canada LA Fernandez 4 4
Slovenia T Zidanšek 0 6 6 Slovenia T Zidanšek 6 6
11 United States J Brady 6 3 4 Ukraine M Kostyuk 0 6 6
16 Croatia D Vekić 610 6 4 Spain S Sorribes Tormo 6 1 4
United States B Pera 712 2 6 United States B Pera 7 3 4
Spain S Sorribes Tormo 6 6 Spain S Sorribes Tormo 5 6 6
Argentina N Podoroska 3 3 Spain S Sorribes Tormo 7 6
Germany M Barthel 2 4 Q Russia A Gasanova 5 3
Q Russia A Gasanova 6 6 Q Russia A Gasanova 6 6
LL Greece D Papamichail 2 64 3 Czech Republic Ka Plíšková 2 4
3 Czech Republic Ka Plíšková 6 77

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
LL Greece V Grammatikopoulou 2 2
France A Cornet 6 6 France A Cornet 4 4
Latvia A Sevastova 2 7 2 Spain P Badosa 6 6
Spain P Badosa 6 5 6 Spain P Badosa 4 6 1
Q Italy B Turati 6 6 Russia V Kudermetova 6 4 6
PR Kazakhstan Y Shvedova 1 2 Q Italy B Turati 2 1
Russia V Kudermetova 7 6 Russia V Kudermetova 6 6
10 Estonia A Kontaveit 5 1 Russia V Kudermetova 5 6 77
17 Russia E Alexandrova 6 6 2 Ukraine E Svitolina 7 3 63
Kazakhstan Z Diyas 4 4 17 Russia E Alexandrova 7 67 6
United Kingdom H Watson 4 6 7 United Kingdom H Watson 5 79 3
LL United Kingdom J Burrage 6 2 5 17 Russia E Alexandrova 2 77 68
Russia V Zvonareva 6 6 2 Ukraine E Svitolina 6 65 710
Q France A Hesse 3 4 Russia V Zvonareva 4 1
United States J Pegula 4 3 2 Ukraine E Svitolina 6 6
2 Ukraine E Svitolina 6 6

Qualifying

Seeds

  1. Croatia Tena Lukas (first round)
  2. Norway Ulrikke Eikeri (moved to main draw)
  3. United Kingdom Jodie Burrage (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  4. Greece Valentini Grammatikopoulou (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  5. Spain Andrea Lázaro García (first round)
  6. Hungary Anna Bondár (qualified)
  7. Greece Despina Papamichail (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  8. United States Catherine Harrison (first round)
  9. Kazakhstan Anna Danilina (first round)
  10. Ukraine Kateryna Bondarenko (qualified)
  11. France Amandine Hesse (qualified)
  12. Russia Anastasia Gasanova (qualified)
  13. Italy Jessica Pieri (qualifying competition)
  14. Italy Martina Caregaro (qualifying competition)
  15. Romania Irina Fetecău (qualifying competition)
  16. Sweden Mirjam Björklund (first round)

Qualifiers

Lucky losers

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
1 Croatia Tena Lukas 6 4 2
  Italy Lucrezia Stefanini 4 6 6
  Italy Lucrezia Stefanini 1 6 77
15 Romania Irina Fetecău 6 2 63
  India Riya Bhatia 2 1
15 Romania Irina Fetecău 6 6

Second qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
Alt Japan Makoto Ninomiya 1 4
  Japan Ena Shibahara 6 6
  Japan Ena Shibahara 6 5 2
12 Russia Anastasia Gasanova 4 7 6
  Mexico Giuliana Olmos 5 3
12 Russia Anastasia Gasanova 7 6

Third qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
3 United Kingdom Jodie Burrage 6 6
  Ukraine Nadiia Kichenok 2 3
3 United Kingdom Jodie Burrage 3 2
11 France Amandine Hesse 6 6
  Spain Irene Burillo Escorihuela 3 3
11 France Amandine Hesse 6 6

Fourth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
4 Greece Valentini Grammatikopoulou 6 1 6
  Brazil Luisa Stefani 4 6 1
4 Greece Valentini Grammatikopoulou 1 3
10 Ukraine Kateryna Bondarenko 6 6
  Hungary Panna Udvardy 77 2 4
10 Ukraine Kateryna Bondarenko 65 6 6

Fifth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
5 Spain Andrea Lázaro García 6 2 1
  Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká 1 6 6
  Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká 79 6
PR Canada Carol Zhao 67 1
PR Canada Carol Zhao 6 2 6
16 Sweden Mirjam Björklund 0 6 2

Sixth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
6 Hungary Anna Bondár 6 6
  Russia Yana Sizikova 0 1
6 Hungary Anna Bondár 4 6 7
13 Italy Jessica Pieri 6 4 5
  Poland Katarzyna Piter 4 0
13 Italy Jessica Pieri 6 6

Seventh qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
7 Greece Despina Papamichail 2 7 6
  Italy Federica Di Sarra 6 5 1
7 Greece Despina Papamichail 2 2
  China Yang Zhaoxuan 6 6
  China Yang Zhaoxuan 3 77 6
9 Kazakhstan Anna Danilina 6 64 4

Eighth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
8 United States Catherine Harrison 4 77 1
  Italy Bianca Turati 6 64 6
  Italy Bianca Turati 6 6
14 Italy Martina Caregaro 0 3
  Ukraine Valeriya Strakhova 3 3
14 Italy Martina Caregaro 6 6

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