2021 Grampians Trophy

Last updated
2021 Grampians Trophy
Date3–7 February
Edition1st
Category WTA 500
Draw28S
Prize money$235,820
Surface Hard
Location Melbourne, Australia
Venue Melbourne Park
Champions
Singles
No champion. Final match not played.
Australian Open Series ·  2022  

The 2021 Grampians Trophy was a tournament on the 2021 WTA Tour. It was played on outdoor hardcourts in Melbourne, Australia. It was organised as a lead-up tournament to the 2021 Australian Open, and was held at the same venue, due to other tournaments in Australia being cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This tournament was created for players who had originally intended to participate in the 2021 Yarra Valley Classic or the 2021 Gippsland Trophy, but were forced to undergo strict quarantine measures upon arrival in Australia due to confirmed COVID-19 cases found on several of the chartered player flights to Australia. [1] There was no doubles event.

Contents

Due to a delayed schedule because of a COVID-19 case at a tournament quarantine hotel and the semifinals taking place just one day before the start of the Australian Open, the final was not played. [2]

Champions

Singles

Points and prize money

Point distribution

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32
Singles470305185100551

Prize money

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32
Singles$50,000$33,520$18,610$8,770$5,500$3,000

*per team

Singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Bianca Andreescu 81
Flag of Switzerland.svg   SUI Belinda Bencic 122
Flag of Belarus.svg  BLR Victoria Azarenka 133
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  KAZ Elena Rybakina 194
Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Maria Sakkari 225
Flag of Estonia.svg  EST Anett Kontaveit 236
Flag of the United States.svg USA Jennifer Brady 247
Flag of Germany.svg  GER Angelique Kerber 258
Flag of the United States.svg USA Alison Riske 269

Other entrants

The following players received entry as an alternate:

Withdrawals

before the tournament
during the tournament

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References

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