2021 Kremlin Cup | |
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Date | 18–24 October |
Edition | 31st (men) / 25th (women) |
Category | ATP 250 (men) WTA 500 (women) |
Prize money | ATP $697,125 WTA $565,530 |
Surface | Hard (indoor) |
Location | Moscow, Russia |
Venue | Irina Viner-Usmanova Gymnastics Palace Luzhniki Palace of Sports |
Champions | |
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The 2021 Kremlin Cup (also known as the 2021 VTB Kremlin Cup for sponsorship reasons) was a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 31st edition of the Kremlin Cup for the men and the 25th edition for the women. The tournament was part of the ATP 250 series of the 2021 ATP Tour, [1] and of the WTA 500 series of the 2021 WTA Tour. [2] It was held at the Irina Viner-Usmanova Gymnastics Palace and the Luzhniki Palace of Sports in Moscow, Russia, from 18 October through 24 October 2021. [3]
This was Kontaveit's 4th WTA title, and 3rd of the year.
Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
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![]() | Andrey Rublev | 5 | 1 |
![]() | Aslan Karatsev | 23 | 2 |
![]() | Karen Khachanov | 29 | 3 |
![]() | Alexander Bublik | 34 | 4 |
![]() | Filip Krajinović | 37 | 5 |
![]() | Marin Čilić | 41 | 6 |
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![]() | Laslo Đere | 47 | 8 |
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry using a protected ranking:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following player received entry as a lucky loser:
Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
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![]() | Raven Klaasen | ![]() | Ben McLachlan | 57 | 1 |
![]() | Andrey Golubev | ![]() | Hugo Nys | 94 | 2 |
![]() | Luke Saville | ![]() | John-Patrick Smith | 96 | 3 |
![]() | Tomislav Brkić | ![]() | Nikola Ćaćić | 97 | 4 |
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
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![]() | Aryna Sabalenka | 2 | 1 |
![]() | Garbiñe Muguruza | 6 | 2 |
![]() | Maria Sakkari | 9 | 3 |
![]() | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 13 | 4 |
![]() | Ons Jabeur | 14 | 5 |
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![]() | Elena Rybakina | 16 | 7 |
![]() | Simona Halep | 17 | 8 |
![]() | Anett Kontaveit | 20 | 9 |
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following player received entry as a lucky loser:
Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
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![]() | Alexa Guarachi | ![]() | Desirae Krawczyk | 29 | 1 |
![]() | Jeļena Ostapenko | ![]() | Kateřina Siniaková | 35 | 2 |
![]() | Marie Bouzková | ![]() | Lucie Hradecká | 70 | 3 |
![]() | Nadiia Kichenok | ![]() | Raluca Olaru | 72 | 4 |
The following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:
The following pair received entry using a protected ranking: