| 2021 Belgrade Challenger | |
|---|---|
| Date | 12–18 April (men) 26–31 July (women) |
| Edition | 9th (men) 1st (women) |
| Prize money | $115,000 |
| Surface | Clay |
| Location | Belgrade, Serbia |
| Venue | Novak Tennis Center |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
 Roberto Carballés Baena | |
| Women's singles | |
 Anna Karolína Schmiedlová | |
| Men's doubles | |
 Guillermo Durán / Andrés Molteni | |
| Women's doubles | |
 Olga Govortsova / Lidziya Marozava | |
The 2021 Belgrade Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the ninth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2021 ATP Challenger Tour.[1] It took place in Belgrade, Serbia between 12 and 18 April 2021.
For the first time, a women's tournament was also held between 26 and 31 July, categorized as a WTA 125[2] event at the same venue, which was part of 2021 WTA 125K series.
ATP singles main-draw entrants
[edit]Seeds
[edit]| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| ESP
|
Roberto Carballés Baena | 98 | 1 |
| ARG
|
Facundo Bagnis | 104 | 2 |
 COL
|
Daniel Elahi Galán | 110 | 3 |
 GER
|
Philipp Kohlschreiber | 112 | 4 |
| ARG
|
Francisco Cerúndolo | 114 | 5 |
 JPN
|
Taro Daniel | 117 | 6 |
 BOL
|
Hugo Dellien | 121 | 7 |
 FRA
|
Benjamin Bonzi | 125 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings are as of 5 April 2021.[3]
Other entrants
[edit]The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry into the singles main draw as special exempts:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
WTA singles main-draw entrants
[edit]Seeds
[edit]| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 RUS
|
Anna Blinkova | 83 | 1 |
 NED
|
Arantxa Rus | 85 | 2 |
| RUS
|
Varvara Gracheva | 89 | 3 |
| GER
|
Andrea Petkovic | 97 | 4 |
 ITA
|
Martina Trevisan | 102 | 5 |
 SLO
|
Kaja Juvan | 107 | 6 |
 ROU
|
Irina Bara | 116 | 7 |
 BUL
|
Viktoriya Tomova | 117 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings are as of 19 July 2021.
Other entrants
[edit]The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
Tena Lukas
Lola Radivojević- Iva Šepa
- Draginja Vuković
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Jessika Ponchet
Camilla Rosatello- Tara Würth
Ekaterina Yashina
Withdrawals
[edit]- Before the tournament
Ana Bogdan → replaced by Tereza Mrdeža- Elisabetta Cocciaretto → replaced by
Lesia Tsurenko 
Zarina Diyas → replaced by 
Olga Govortsova- Océane Dodin → replaced by Amandine Hesse
- Sara Errani → replaced by Jaqueline Cristian
Viktorija Golubic → replaced by 
Rebecca Šramková
Polona Hercog → replaced by 
Jule Niemeier- Anna Kalinskaya → replaced by Andrea Petkovic
- Jasmine Paolini → replaced by Jana Fett
- Elena-Gabriela Ruse → replaced by
Panna Udvardy - Aliaksandra Sasnovich → replaced by
Isabella Shinikova - Patricia Maria Țig → replaced by Susan Bandecchi
- Stefanie Vögele → replaced by Olga Danilović
WTA doubles main-draw entrants
[edit]Seeds
[edit]| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RUS
|
Natela Dzalamidze |  GEO
|
Oksana Kalashnikova | 251 | 1 |
| BLR
|
Olga Govortsova | BLR
|
Lidziya Marozava | 355 | 2 |
 NOR
|
Ulrikke Eikeri |  HUN
|
Panna Udvardy | 378 | 3 |
| FRA
|
Estelle Cascino | ITA
|
Camilla Rosatello | 382 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings are as of 19 July 2021.
Other entrants
[edit]The following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:
Champions
[edit]Men's singles
[edit]
Roberto Carballés Baena def. 
Damir Džumhur 6–4, 7–5.
Women's singles
[edit]- Anna Karolína Schmiedlová def.
Arantxa Rus 6–3, 6–3
Men's doubles
[edit]
Guillermo Durán / Andrés Molteni def. Tomislav Brkić / Nikola Ćaćić 6–4, 6–4.
Women's doubles
[edit]- Olga Govortsova / Lidziya Marozava def. Alena Fomina / Ekaterina Yashina 6–2, 6–2
References
[edit]- ^ "Serbia Challenger Open Overview". atptour.com.
- ^ "Belgrade Ladies Open Overview". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 2021-07-03.
- ^ "Rankings – Singles – ATP Tour – Tennis". ATP Tour.