2021 J&T Banka Ostrava Open – Singles

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Singles
2021 J&T Banka Ostrava Open
Champion Flag of Estonia.svg Anett Kontaveit
Runner-up Flag of Greece.svg Maria Sakkari
Final score6–2, 7–5
Details
Draw28
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
  2020  · J&T Banka Ostrava Open ·  2022  

Aryna Sabalenka was the defending champion, but she chose not to compete this year.

Contents

Anett Kontaveit won her maiden WTA 500 title without dropping a set, defeating Maria Sakkari in the final, 6–2, 7–5.

Seeds

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

  1. Flag of Poland.svg Iga Świątek (semifinals)
  2. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petra Kvitová (semifinals)
  3. Flag of Switzerland.svg Belinda Bencic (quarterfinals)
  4. Flag of Greece.svg Maria Sakkari (final)
  5. Flag of Russia.svg Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (second round)
  6. Flag of Germany.svg Angelique Kerber (first round)
  7. Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Elena Rybakina (quarterfinals)
  8. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Karolína Muchová (withdrew)
  9. Flag of Spain.svg Paula Badosa (second round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
1 Flag of Poland.svg Iga Świątek 4 5
4 Flag of Greece.svg Maria Sakkari 67
4 Flag of Greece.svg Maria Sakkari 2 5
  Flag of Estonia.svg Anett Kontaveit 67
  Flag of Estonia.svg Anett Kontaveit 66
2 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petra Kvitová 0 4

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Flag of Poland.svg I Świątek 66
  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg S Zhang 7674   Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Y Putintseva 4 4
  Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Y Putintseva 5 7961 Flag of Poland.svg I Świątek 776
Q Flag of France.svg O Dodin 2 637 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg E Rybakina 652
Q Flag of Poland.svg M Linette 677Q Flag of Poland.svg M Linette 3 61
  Flag of Russia.svg V Kudermetova 1 3 7 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg E Rybakina 62 6
7 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg E Rybakina 661 Flag of Poland.svg I Świątek 4 5
4 Flag of Greece.svg M Sakkari 67
4 Flag of Greece.svg M Sakkari 66
LL Flag of Russia.svg A Blinkova 4 0 WC Flag of Latvia.svg J Ostapenko 4 2
WC Flag of Latvia.svg J Ostapenko 664 Flag of Greece.svg M Sakkari 76
WC Flag of the Czech Republic.svg T Martincová 5 679WC Flag of the Czech Republic.svg T Martincová 5 3
WC Flag of the Czech Republic.svg K Siniaková 74 67WC Flag of the Czech Republic.svg T Martincová 7778
Q Flag of Croatia.svg A Konjuh 631 5 Flag of Russia.svg A Pavlyuchenkova 6566
5 Flag of Russia.svg A Pavlyuchenkova 776

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
9 Flag of Spain.svg P Badosa 66
LL Flag of Russia.svg V Gracheva 2 2 9 Flag of Spain.svg P Badosa 3 4
  Flag of Romania.svg S Cîrstea 4 4   Flag of Estonia.svg A Kontaveit 66
  Flag of Estonia.svg A Kontaveit 66 Flag of Estonia.svg A Kontaveit 66
Q Flag of Russia.svg A Zakharova 3 3 3 Flag of Switzerland.svg B Bencic 4 3
  Flag of Spain.svg S Sorribes Tormo 66  Flag of Spain.svg S Sorribes Tormo 2 3
3 Flag of Switzerland.svg B Bencic 66
Flag of Estonia.svg A Kontaveit 66
6 Flag of Germany.svg A Kerber 2 3 2 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg P Kvitová 0 4
  Flag of Switzerland.svg J Teichmann 66  Flag of Switzerland.svg J Teichmann 61 6
  Flag of the United States.svg A Riske 61 6  Flag of the United States.svg A Riske 3 64
Q Flag of France.svg F Ferro 4 64 Flag of Switzerland.svg J Teichmann 4 4
WC Flag of France.svg C Garcia 2 662 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg P Kvitová 66
Q Flag of Russia.svg A Potapova 678Q Flag of Russia.svg A Potapova 1 773
2 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg P Kvitová 6646

Qualifying

Seeds

  1. Flag of Russia.svg Ekaterina Alexandrova (qualifying competition, retired)
  2. Flag of Poland.svg Magda Linette (qualified)
  3. Flag of Russia.svg Varvara Gracheva (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  4. Flag of Sweden.svg Rebecca Peterson (first round)
  5. Flag of Croatia.svg Ana Konjuh (qualified)
  6. Flag of France.svg Fiona Ferro (qualified)
  7. Flag of Russia.svg Anastasia Potapova (qualified)
  8. Flag of the United States.svg Bernarda Pera (qualifying competition)
  9. Flag of France.svg Océane Dodin (qualified)
  10. Flag of Russia.svg Anna Blinkova (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  11. Flag of Japan.svg Misaki Doi (first round)
  12. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Astra Sharma (qualifying competition)

Qualifiers

Lucky losers

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
1 Flag of Russia.svg Ekaterina Alexandrova 66
WC Flag of Germany.svg Julia Lohoff 0 4
1 Flag of Russia.svg Ekaterina Alexandrova 5 1r
7 Flag of Russia.svg Anastasia Potapova 73
Flag of Switzerland.svg Stefanie Vögele 62 2
7 Flag of Russia.svg Anastasia Potapova 3 66

Second qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
2 Flag of Poland.svg Magda Linette 66
Flag of India.svg Rutuja Bhosale 0 1
2 Flag of Poland.svg Magda Linette 66
Flag of Poland.svg Katarzyna Kawa 1 2
Flag of Poland.svg Katarzyna Kawa 66
11 Flag of Japan.svg Misaki Doi 2 4

Third qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
3 Flag of Russia.svg Varvara Gracheva 776
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Anna Danilina 634
3 Flag of Russia.svg Varvara Gracheva 771 4
9 Flag of France.svg Océane Dodin 6466
Flag of Germany.svg Anna-Lena Friedsam 6365
9 Flag of France.svg Océane Dodin 7777

Fourth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
4 Flag of Sweden.svg Rebecca Peterson 6762
Flag of Russia.svg Anastasia Zakharova 792 6
Flag of Russia.svg Anastasia Zakharova 66
12 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Astra Sharma 4 3
WC Flag of Croatia.svg Antonia Ružić 4 1
12 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Astra Sharma 66

Fifth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
5 Flag of Croatia.svg Ana Konjuh 66
WC Flag of Slovakia.svg Radka Zelníčková 4 1
5 Flag of Croatia.svg Ana Konjuh 776
8 Flag of the United States.svg Bernarda Pera 643
Flag of Poland.svg Katarzyna Piter 0 1
8 Flag of the United States.svg Bernarda Pera 66

Sixth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
6 Flag of France.svg Fiona Ferro 3 776
WC Flag of Georgia.svg Oksana Kalashnikova 6631
6 Flag of France.svg Fiona Ferro 66
10 Flag of Russia.svg Anna Blinkova 1 1
WC Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rosalie van der Hoek 0 2
10 Flag of Russia.svg Anna Blinkova 66

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