2021 Grampians Trophy – Singles

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2021 Grampians Trophy
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Australian Open Series

The Grampians Trophy was a new addition to the WTA Tour in 2021. 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]

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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. This meant that both the finalists Anett Kontaveit and Ann Li received the finalist's prize money of US$33,520 and the finalist's ranking points of 305 points, not "the prize money they would have pocketed from winning the title outright". [2]

Seeds

  1. Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Bianca Andreescu (withdrew)
  2. Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Belinda Bencic (second round)
  3. Flag of Belarus.svg Victoria Azarenka (quarterfinals, withdrew)
  4. Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Elena Rybakina (second round)
  5. Flag of Greece.svg Maria Sakkari (semifinals)
  6. Flag of Estonia.svg Anett Kontaveit (final)
  7. Flag of the United States.svg Jennifer Brady (semifinals)
  8. Flag of Germany.svg Angelique Kerber (quarterfinals)
  9. Flag of the United States.svg Alison Riske (withdrew)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
5 Flag of Greece.svg Maria Sakkari 63 [9]
6 Flag of Estonia.svg Anett Kontaveit 2 6[11]
6 Flag of Estonia.svg Anett Kontaveit
Flag of the United States.svg Ann Li
7 Flag of the United States.svg Jennifer Brady 6577[6]
Flag of the United States.svg Ann Li 7765[10]

Final not played due to schedule delays. Both Kontaveit and Li received the finalist's points (305) and prize money (US$33,520). [3]

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5 Flag of Greece.svg M Sakkari 66
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg LA Fernandez 66 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg LA Fernandez 2 2
Flag of the United States.svg S Stephens 3 1 5 Flag of Greece.svg M Sakkari 66
Flag of Tunisia.svg O Jabeur 668 Flag of Germany.svg A Kerber 4 2
Flag of Russia.svg A Blinkova 1 1 Flag of Tunisia.svg O Jabeur 4 4
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg K Siniaková 3 63 8 Flag of Germany.svg A Kerber 66
8 Flag of Germany.svg A Kerber 64 65 Flag of Greece.svg M Sakkari 63 [9]
6 Flag of Estonia.svg A Kontaveit 2 6[11]
3 Flag of Belarus.svg V Azarenka 61 [11]
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Y Putintseva 776 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Y Putintseva 4 6[9]
Flag of Spain.svg G García Pérez 614 3 Flag of Belarus.svg V Azarenka
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg B Strýcová 632 6 Flag of Estonia.svg A Kontaveit w/o
Flag of the United States.svg B Mattek-Sands 776 Flag of the United States.svg B Mattek-Sands 5 5
Flag of the United States.svg C McHale 1 3 6 Flag of Estonia.svg A Kontaveit 77
6 Flag of Estonia.svg A Kontaveit 66

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
7 Flag of the United States.svg J Brady 66
Flag of Russia.svg S Kuznetsova 3 0 7 Flag of the United States.svg J Brady 66
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg G Dabrowski 0 3 Flag of Ukraine.svg M Kostyuk 1 4
Flag of Ukraine.svg M Kostyuk 667 Flag of the United States.svg J Brady 776
Flag of the United States.svg L Davis 4 64 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg B Krejčíková 654
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg B Krejčíková 64 6 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg B Krejčíková 4 6[10]
4 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg E Rybakina 62 [6]
7 Flag of the United States.svg J Brady 6577[6]
Alt Flag of Australia (converted).svg E Perez 3r Flag of the United States.svg A Li 7765[10]
Flag of the United States.svg A Li 5 Flag of the United States.svg A Li 76
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg H Watson 2 2 Flag of Russia.svg V Kudermetova 5 3
Flag of Russia.svg V Kudermetova 66 Flag of the United States.svg A Li 66
Flag of Romania.svg S Cîrstea 66 Flag of Romania.svg S Cîrstea 3 1
Alt Flag of Georgia.svg O Kalashnikova 1 1 Flag of Romania.svg S Cîrstea 76
2 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg B Bencic 5 2

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References

  1. "Third WTA 500 event added to Melbourne Summer Series". www.wtatennis.com.
  2. Anett Kontaveit matches at WTA
  3. Ann Li matches at WTA