2021 Astana Open

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2021 Astana Open
Date20 September – 26 September (ATP)
27 September – 2 October (WTA)
Edition2nd (ATP)
1st (WTA)
Category ATP Tour 250
WTA 250
Prize money$541,800 (ATP)
$235,238 (WTA)
Surface Hard (indoor)
Location Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
Venue Daulet National Tennis Centre
Champions
Men's singles
Flag of South Korea.svg Kwon Soon-woo
Women's singles
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Alison Van Uytvanck
Men's doubles
Flag of Mexico.svg Santiago González / Flag of Argentina.svg Andrés Molteni
Women's doubles
Flag of Germany.svg Anna-Lena Friedsam / Flag of Romania.svg Monica Niculescu
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The 2021 Astana Open was a tennis tournament organized for professional tennis players, held in Astana, Kazakhstan, in 2021 on indoor hard courts. It was primarily organized due to the cancellation of many tournaments during the 2021 ATP Tour and 2021 WTA Tour, because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. [1] It is the second edition of the tournament for the men and the first for the women. The tournament took place in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, from 20–26 September for the men, and from 27 September to 2 October for the women. [2] [3]

Contents

Champions

Men's singles

This was Kwon's first ever career ATP title.

Women's singles

This was Van Uytvanck's fifth singles title, and first of the year.

Men's doubles

Women's doubles

ATP singles main draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Aslan Karatsev 251
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  KAZ Alexander Bublik 342
Flag of Serbia.svg  SRB Dušan Lajović 363
Flag of Serbia.svg  SRB Filip Krajinović 374
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS John Millman 435
Flag of France.svg  FRA Benoît Paire 486
Flag of Serbia.svg  SRB Laslo Đere 507
Flag of Belarus.svg  BLR Ilya Ivashka 538

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

ATP doubles main draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerCountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of Mexico.svg  MEX Santiago González Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Andrés Molteni 1121
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  KAZ Andrey Golubev Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  KAZ Aleksandr Nedovyesov 1172
Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Marcelo Demoliner Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Rafael Matos 1263
Flag of Sweden.svg  SWE André Göransson Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Andrea Vavassori 1434

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

WTA singles main draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  KAZ Yulia Putintseva 491
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Alison Van Uytvanck 552
Flag of France.svg  FRA Kristina Mladenovic 653
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Greet Minnen 754
Flag of Croatia.svg  CRO Ana Konjuh 775
Flag of Sweden.svg  SWE Rebecca Peterson 786
Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Varvara Gracheva 827
Flag of France.svg  FRA Clara Burel 918

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry using protected rankings:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

WTA doubles main draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerCountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Greet Minnen Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Alison Van Uytvanck 1381
Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Anna Blinkova Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  KAZ Anna Danilina 1492
Flag of Germany.svg  GER Anna-Lena Friedsam Flag of Romania.svg  ROU Monica Niculescu 1603
Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Varvara Gracheva Flag of Georgia.svg  GEO Oksana Kalashnikova 2354

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

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