2021 Kremlin Cup

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2021 Kremlin Cup
Date18–24 October
Edition31st (men) / 25th (women)
Category ATP 250 (men)
WTA 500 (women)
Prize moneyATP $697,125
WTA $565,530
Surface Hard (indoor)
LocationMoscow, Russia
Venue Irina Viner-Usmanova Gymnastics Palace
Luzhniki Palace of Sports
Champions
Men's singles
Flag of Russia.svg Aslan Karatsev
Women's singles
Flag of Estonia.svg Anett Kontaveit
Men's doubles
Flag of Finland.svg Harri Heliövaara / Flag of the Netherlands.svg Matwé Middelkoop
Women's doubles
Flag of Latvia.svg Jeļena Ostapenko / Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Kateřina Siniaková
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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]

Contents

Champions

Men's singles

Women's singles

This was Kontaveit's 4th WTA title, and 3rd of the year.

Men's doubles

Women's doubles

ATP singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Andrey Rublev 51
Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Aslan Karatsev 232
Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Karen Khachanov 293
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  KAZ Alexander Bublik 344
Flag of Serbia.svg  SRB Filip Krajinović 375
Flag of Croatia.svg  CRO Marin Čilić 416
Flag of Belarus.svg  BLR Ilya Ivashka 457
Flag of Serbia.svg  SRB Laslo Đere 478

Other entrants

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:

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

ATP doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerCountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Raven Klaasen Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Ben McLachlan 571
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  KAZ Andrey Golubev Flag of Monaco.svg  MON Hugo Nys 942
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Luke Saville Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS John-Patrick Smith 963
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  BIH Tomislav Brkić Flag of Serbia.svg  SRB Nikola Ćaćić 974

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

WTA singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of Belarus.svg  BLR Aryna Sabalenka 21
Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Garbiñe Muguruza 62
Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Maria Sakkari 93
Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 134
Flag of Tunisia.svg  TUN Ons Jabeur 145
Flag of Germany.svg  GER Angelique Kerber 156
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  KAZ Elena Rybakina 167
Flag of Romania.svg  ROU Simona Halep 178
Flag of Estonia.svg  EST Anett Kontaveit 209

Other entrants

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:

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

WTA doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerCountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of Chile.svg  CHI Alexa Guarachi Flag of the United States.svg USA Desirae Krawczyk 291
Flag of Latvia.svg  LAT Jeļena Ostapenko Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Kateřina Siniaková 352
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Marie Bouzková Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Lucie Hradecká 703
Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Nadiia Kichenok Flag of Romania.svg  ROU Raluca Olaru 724

Other entrants

The following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:

The following pair received entry using a protected ranking:

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

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References

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  2. "VTB Kremlin Cup Overview". wtatennis.com.
  3. The VTB Kremlin Cup 2021 will be held in one week!
  4. "Raducanu joins the entry list to challenge Muguruza, Bencic, Sakkari". tennistonic.com. 23 September 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2021.