2021 Columbus Challenger

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2021 Columbus Challenger
Date20–26 September
Edition10th (men)
1st (women)
Category ATP Challenger 80 (men)
WTA 125 (women)
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$52,080 (men)
$115,000 (women)
Surface Hard (Indoor)
Location Columbus, United States
VenueOhio State Varsity Tennis Center
Champions
Men's singles
Flag of the United States.svg Stefan Kozlov
Women's singles
Flag of Spain.svg Nuria Párrizas Díaz
Men's doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Stefan Kozlov / Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Peter Polansky
Women's doubles
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang Xinyu / Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zheng Saisai
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The 2021 Columbus Challenger was a professional challenger level tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the tenth edition of the men's tournament which was part of the 2021 ATP Challenger Tour [1] and the first edition of the women's event, that was part of 2021 WTA 125K series. [2] It took place in Columbus, United States between 20 and 26 September 2021.

Contents

Champions

Men's singles

Women's singles

Men's doubles

Women's doubles

ATP singles main draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Tennys Sandgren 1031
Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Salvatore Caruso 1252
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Alex Bolt 1463
Flag of India.svg  IND Prajnesh Gunneswaran 1654
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  TPE Jason Jung 1665
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ernesto Escobedo 1756
Flag of the United States.svg  USA J. J. Wolf 1787
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Mitchell Krueger 1828

Other entrants

The following players received entry into the singles main draw as wildcards:

The following players received entry into the singles main draw as alternates:

The following players received entry into the singles main draw from the qualifying draw:

The following players received entry as lucky losers:

WTA singles main draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ann Li 731
Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Nuria Párrizas Díaz 882
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Madison Brengle 913
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  CHN Zheng Saisai 944
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Lauren Davis 995
Flag of Mexico.svg  MEX Renata Zarazúa 1206
Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Beatriz Haddad Maia 1247
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  CHN Wang Xinyu 1308

Other entrants

The following players received entry into the singles main draw as wildcards:

The following player was accepted directly into the main draw using a protected or a special ranking:

The following players received entry into the singles main draw from the qualifying draw:

The following player received entry into the singles main draw as a lucky loser:

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

WTA doubles main draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerCountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ingrid Neel Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sabrina Santamaria 1551
Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Ulrikke Eikeri Flag of France.svg  FRA Elixane Lechemia 1752
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jamie Loeb Flag of the United States.svg  USA Asia Muhammad 2123
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  TPE Liang En-shuo Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Rebecca Marino 4534

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

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