2021 Gippsland Trophy – Singles

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Singles
2021 Gippsland Trophy
Champion Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Elise Mertens
Runner-up Flag of Estonia.svg Kaia Kanepi
Final score6–4, 6–1
Events
Singles Doubles
Australian Open Series ·  2022  

The Gippsland Trophy is a new addition to the WTA Tour in 2021.

Contents

Elise Mertens won the title, defeating Kaia Kanepi in the final, 6–4, 6–1.

Due to a delayed schedule because of a COVID-19 case at a tournament quarantine hotel, all matches from the quarterfinal stage forward played a match tiebreaker in the final set (first to ten points, win by two).

Seeds

The top ten seeds received a bye into the second round.

0 1.   Flag of Romania.svg Simona Halep (quarterfinals)
0 2.   Flag of Japan.svg Naomi Osaka (semifinals, withdrew)
0 3.   Flag of Ukraine.svg Elina Svitolina (quarterfinals)
0 4.   Flag of Belarus.svg Aryna Sabalenka (second round)
0 5.   Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Johanna Konta (third round)
0 6.   Flag of Poland.svg Iga Świątek (third round)
0 7.   Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Elise Mertens (champion)
0 8.   Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Karolína Muchová (quarterfinals, withdrew)
0 9.   Flag of Russia.svg Ekaterina Alexandrova (semifinals)
10.   Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang Qiang (second round)
11.   Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zheng Saisai (first round)
12.   Flag of France.svg Caroline Garcia (third round)
13.   Flag of Latvia.svg Jeļena Ostapenko (third round)
14.   Flag of the United States.svg Coco Gauff (second round)
15.   Flag of Slovenia.svg Polona Hercog (second round)
16.   Flag of Germany.svg Laura Siegemund (third round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 Flag of Romania.svg Simona Halep 2 1
9 Flag of Russia.svg Ekaterina Alexandrova 66
9 Flag of Russia.svg Ekaterina Alexandrova 3 66
Flag of Estonia.svg Kaia Kanepi 678
Flag of Estonia.svg Kaia Kanepi w/o
8 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Karolína Muchová
Flag of Estonia.svg Kaia Kanepi 4 1
7 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Elise Mertens 66
7 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Elise Mertens 65 [10]
3 Flag of Ukraine.svg Elina Svitolina 3 7[6]
7 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Elise Mertens w/o
2 Flag of Japan.svg Naomi Osaka
Flag of Romania.svg Irina-Camelia Begu 5 1
2 Flag of Japan.svg Naomi Osaka 76

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 Flag of Romania.svg S Halep 66
Flag of the United States.svg W Osuigwe 3 0 PR Flag of Russia.svg A Potapova 4 4
PR Flag of Russia.svg A Potapova 661 Flag of Romania.svg S Halep 66
WC Flag of Australia (converted).svg D Aiava 64 616 Flag of Germany.svg L Siegemund 2 4
Flag of France.svg C Paquet 1 64 WC Flag of Australia (converted).svg D Aiava 2 2
Alt Flag of Romania.svg M Niculescu 5 4 16 Flag of Germany.svg L Siegemund 66
16 Flag of Germany.svg L Siegemund 761 Flag of Romania.svg S Halep 2 1
9 Flag of Russia.svg E Alexandrova 66
9 Flag of Russia.svg E Alexandrova 4 66
Flag of Slovakia.svg AK Schmiedlová 66 Flag of Slovakia.svg AK Schmiedlová 64 2
Flag of Russia.svg V Savinykh 1 3 9 Flag of Russia.svg E Alexandrova 66
Flag of Slovenia.svg K Juvan 4 666 Flag of Poland.svg I Świątek 4 2
PR Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Y Wang 61 4 Flag of Slovenia.svg K Juvan 62 1
6 Flag of Poland.svg I Świątek 2 66

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4 Flag of Belarus.svg A Sabalenka 1 61
WC Flag of Australia (converted).svg A Sharma 65 2 Flag of Estonia.svg K Kanepi 62 6
Flag of Estonia.svg K Kanepi 1 76 Flag of Estonia.svg K Kanepi 76
Flag of Romania.svg M Buzărnescu 1 1 Flag of Russia.svg D Kasatkina 5 1
Flag of Russia.svg D Kasatkina 66 Flag of Russia.svg D Kasatkina 66
Flag of Russia.svg M Gasparyan 63 3 15 Flag of Slovenia.svg P Hercog 4 3
15 Flag of Slovenia.svg P Hercog 2 66 Flag of Estonia.svg K Kanepi w/o
8 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg K Muchová
10 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Q Wang 65 4
Flag of Italy.svg J Paolini 776 Flag of Italy.svg J Paolini 3 76
PR Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg R Marino 623 Flag of Italy.svg J Paolini 2 64
Alt Flag of the United States.svg C McNally 66368 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg K Muchová 64 6
Flag of Spain.svg S Sorribes Tormo 2 773 Alt Flag of the United States.svg C McNally 1 1
8 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg K Muchová 66

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
7 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg E Mertens 66
Flag of the United States.svg V Lepchenko 4 771 Flag of Japan.svg M Hibi 2 2
Flag of Japan.svg M Hibi 66367 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg E Mertens 776
Flag of Romania.svg PM Țig 653 12 Flag of France.svg C Garcia 613
Flag of Hungary.svg T Babos 776 Flag of Hungary.svg T Babos 4 4
WC Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ar Rodionova 3 4 12 Flag of France.svg C Garcia 66
12 Flag of France.svg C Garcia 667 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg E Mertens 65 [10]
13 Flag of Latvia.svg J Ostapenko 4 663 Flag of Ukraine.svg E Svitolina 3 7[6]
Flag of Italy.svg S Errani 63 1 13 Flag of Latvia.svg J Ostapenko 67
Flag of Montenegro.svg D Kovinić 66 Flag of Montenegro.svg D Kovinić 4 5
Flag of Slovenia.svg T Zidanšek 3 3 13 Flag of Latvia.svg J Ostapenko 773 2
Flag of Italy.svg M Trevisan 1 65 3 Flag of Ukraine.svg E Svitolina 6466
Flag of Germany.svg A Petkovic 63 7 Flag of Germany.svg A Petkovic 1 4
3 Flag of Ukraine.svg E Svitolina 66

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg J Konta 66
Flag of the United States.svg B Pera 6266 Flag of the United States.svg B Pera 2 3
WC Flag of Australia (converted).svg O Gadecki 773 3 5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg J Konta 661064
Flag of Ukraine.svg L Tsurenko 64 4 Flag of Romania.svg I-C Begu 4 71277
Flag of Belarus.svg A Sasnovich 3 66 Flag of Belarus.svg A Sasnovich 74 4
Flag of Romania.svg I-C Begu 3 76 Flag of Romania.svg I-C Begu 5 66
11 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg S Zheng 65 4 Flag of Romania.svg I-C Begu 5 1
14 Flag of the United States.svg C Gauff 666772 Flag of Japan.svg N Osaka 76
Flag of Switzerland.svg J Teichmann 3 786514 Flag of the United States.svg C Gauff 65 2
Flag of Russia.svg A Kalinskaya 1 3 PR Flag of the United Kingdom.svg K Boulter 3 76
PR Flag of the United Kingdom.svg K Boulter 66PR Flag of the United Kingdom.svg K Boulter 63 1
Flag of France.svg A Cornet 5 662 Flag of Japan.svg N Osaka 3 66
Flag of Australia (converted).svg A Tomljanović 71 3 Flag of France.svg A Cornet 2 2
2 Flag of Japan.svg N Osaka 66

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