2021 Transylvania Open
2021 Transylvania Open | ||||
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Date | 25–31 October | |||
Edition | 1st | |||
Category | WTA 250 | |||
Draw | 32S / 16Q / 16D | |||
Prize money | $235,238 | |||
Surface | Hard (Indoor) | |||
Location | Cluj-Napoca, Romania | |||
Venue | BT Arena | |||
Champions | ||||
Singles | ||||
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Doubles | ||||
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The 2021 Transylvania Open was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts.[1] It was the first edition of the Transylvania Open, and part of the WTA 250 series of the 2021 WTA Tour. It was held at the BT Arena in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, from 25 October until 31 October 2021. Second-seeded Anett Kontaveit won the singles title. By winning the title, Kontaveit qualified for the WTA Finals.[2]
Finals
Singles
Anett Kontaveit defeated
Simona Halep, 6–2, 6–3
- It was Kontaveit's fifth career WTA singles title, and her fourth of the year.
Doubles
Irina Bara /
Ekaterine Gorgodze defeated
Aleksandra Krunić /
Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove, 4–6, 6–1, [11–9].
- It was the first WTA Tour level doubles title won by either Bara or Gorgodze.
Singles main draw entrants
Seeds
Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
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![]() | Simona Halep | 19 | 1 |
![]() | Anett Kontaveit | 20 | 2 |
![]() | Emma Raducanu | 24 | 3 |
![]() | Jil Teichmann | 39 | 4 |
![]() | Ajla Tomljanović | 43 | 5 |
![]() | Marta Kostyuk | 53 | 6 |
![]() | Irina-Camelia Begu | 56 | 7 |
![]() | Anhelina Kalinina | 57 | 8 |
- Rankings are as of October 18, 2021. [3]
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
The following players received entry using a protected ranking:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Anna Bondár
Anastasia Gasanova
Alexandra Ignatik
Aleksandra Krunić
Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove
Lesia Tsurenko
The following player received entry as a lucky loser:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
Ekaterina Alexandrova → replaced by
Polona Hercog
Paula Badosa → replaced by
Anna-Lena Friedsam
Viktorija Golubic → replaced by
Alison Van Uytvanck
Kaia Kanepi → replaced by
Ivana Jorović
Veronika Kudermetova → replaced by
Bernarda Pera
Elise Mertens → replaced by
Elena-Gabriela Ruse
Camila Osorio → replaced by
Jana Fett
Mayar Sherif → replaced by
Mona Barthel
Doubles main draw entrants
Seeds
Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
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![]() | Kaitlyn Christian | ![]() | Erin Routliffe | 107 | 1 |
![]() | Aleksandra Krunić | ![]() | Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove | 123 | 2 |
![]() | Monica Niculescu | ![]() | Elena-Gabriela Ruse | 140 | 3 |
![]() | Anna Danilina | ![]() | Ulrikke Eikeri | 153 | 4 |
- Rankings are as of October 18, 2021.
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
Sharon Fichman /
Giuliana Olmos → replaced by
Alena Fomina-Klotz /
Ekaterina Yashina
Ulrikke Eikeri /
Catherine Harrison → replaced by
Anna Danilina /
Ulrikke Eikeri
References
External links
- Official website
- WTA official website
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