2021 Transylvania Open – Singles

Singles
2021 Transylvania Open
Final
ChampionEstonia Anett Kontaveit
Runner-upRomania Simona Halep
Score6–2, 6–3
Details
Draw32
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
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This was the first edition of the tournament.[1]

Anett Kontaveit won the title, defeating Simona Halep in the final, 6–2, 6–3. Kontaveit won the title without dropping a set. By winning the title, Kontaveit qualified for the WTA Finals, overtaking Ons Jabeur in the Race to Guadalajara, and also entered the top 10 of the WTA rankings for the first time. Her win over Halep in the final also marked her first victory over the former world No. 1.

Halep reached the final losing just 12 games. Her loss snapped a 14 match win streak on home soil.

Seeds

  1. Romania Simona Halep (final)
  2. Estonia Anett Kontaveit (champion)
  3. United Kingdom Emma Raducanu (quarterfinals)
  4. Switzerland Jil Teichmann (first round)
  5. Australia Ajla Tomljanović (second round)
  6. Ukraine Marta Kostyuk (semifinals)
  7. Romania Irina-Camelia Begu (first round)
  8. Ukraine Anhelina Kalinina (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
1 Romania Simona Halep 6 6
6 Ukraine Marta Kostyuk 0 1
1 Romania Simona Halep 2 3
2 Estonia Anett Kontaveit 6 6
  Sweden Rebecca Peterson 3 2
2 Estonia Anett Kontaveit 6 6

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Romania S Halep 6 6
Romania E-G Ruse 1 2 1 Romania S Halep 6 6
Germany A Petkovic 4 6 4 Russia V Gracheva 4 2
Russia V Gracheva 6 2 6 1 Romania S Halep 6 6
WC Romania J Cristian 3 710 77 WC Romania J Cristian 1 1
Slovenia K Juvan 6 68 63 WC Romania J Cristian 77 7
Russia A Potapova 2 7 5 5 Australia A Tomljanović 65 5
5 Australia A Tomljanović 6 5 7 1 Romania S Halep 6 6
3 United Kingdom E Raducanu 4 7 6 6 Ukraine M Kostyuk 0 1
Slovenia P Hercog 6 5 1 3 United Kingdom E Raducanu 6 6
Romania A Bogdan 77 6 Romania A Bogdan 3 4
PR Serbia I Jorović 61 4 3 United Kingdom E Raducanu 2 1
Q Hungary A Bondár 3 5 6 Ukraine M Kostyuk 6 6
PR Germany M Barthel 6 7 PR Germany M Barthel 4 4
United States B Pera 3 4 6 Ukraine M Kostyuk 6 6
6 Ukraine M Kostyuk 6 6

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
7 Romania I-C Begu 62 6 4
WC Romania I Bara 77 0 6 WC Romania I Bara 0 3
LL Croatia J Fett 1 3 Sweden R Peterson 6 6
Sweden R Peterson 6 6 Sweden R Peterson 6 3 6
Q Ukraine L Tsurenko 7 6 Q Ukraine L Tsurenko 2 6 3
WC Romania A Prisăcariu 5 2 Q Ukraine L Tsurenko 6 7
Q Russia A Gasanova 4 6 7 Q Russia A Gasanova 2 5
4 Switzerland J Teichmann 6 0 5 Sweden R Peterson 3 2
8 Ukraine A Kalinina 6 6 2 Estonia A Kontaveit 6 6
Q Netherlands L Pattinama Kerkhove 1 1 8 Ukraine A Kalinina 6 6
Q Romania A Ignatik 7 4 4 Germany A-L Friedsam 2 2
Germany A-L Friedsam 5 6 6 8 Ukraine A Kalinina 3 1
Montenegro D Kovinić 4 4 2 Estonia A Kontaveit 6 6
Belgium A Van Uytvanck 6 6 Belgium A Van Uytvanck 3 4
Q Serbia A Krunić 3 5 2 Estonia A Kontaveit 6 6
2 Estonia A Kontaveit 6 7

Qualifying

Seeds

  1. Hungary Anna Bondár (qualified)
  2. Germany Anna-Lena Friedsam (moved to main draw)
  3. Russia Anastasia Gasanova (qualified)
  4. Serbia Aleksandra Krunić (qualified)
  5. Ukraine Lesia Tsurenko (qualified)
  6. Netherlands Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove (qualified)
  7. Georgia (country) Ekaterine Gorgodze (first round)
  8. Slovakia Rebecca Šramková (first round)
  9. Australia Ellen Perez (withdrew, still playing in Tenerife)
  10. Russia Anastasia Zakharova (first round)
  11. Croatia Jana Fett (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  12. Australia Seone Mendez (qualifying competition)

Qualifiers

Lucky loser

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
1 Hungary Anna Bondár 6 6
Russia Angelina Gabueva 2 1
1 Hungary Anna Bondár 6 6
11 Croatia Jana Fett 2 0
Russia Amina Anshba 2 77 3
11 Croatia Jana Fett 6 63 6

Second qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
WC Romania Vanessa Popa Teiușanu 0 1
Romania Alexandra Ignatik 6 6
Romania Alexandra Ignatik 6 6
8 Slovakia Rebecca Šramková 3 2

Third qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
3 Russia Anastasia Gasanova 6 6
WC Romania Ilinca Amariei 1 1
3 Russia Anastasia Gasanova 6 6
WC Romania Briana Szabó 1 0

Fourth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
4 Serbia Aleksandra Krunić 6 6
Kazakhstan Anna Danilina 2 0
4 Serbia Aleksandra Krunić 6 6
Japan Yuriko Miyazaki 1 2
Japan Yuriko Miyazaki 6 7
7 Georgia (country) Ekaterine Gorgodze 4 5

Fifth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
5 Ukraine Lesia Tsurenko 77 6
Spain Yvonne Cavallé Reimers 63 3
5 Ukraine Lesia Tsurenko 7 6
WC Romania Andreea Roșca 5 1
WC Romania Andreea Roșca 77 6
10 Russia Anastasia Zakharova 64 3

Sixth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
6 Netherlands Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove 6 6
12 Australia Seone Mendez 3 1

References

  1. ^ "WTA adds tournaments in Nur-Sultan, Cluj-Napoca and Columbus to 2021 calendar". Women's Tennis Association. 13 September 2021.

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