2021 Silicon Valley Classic

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2021 Silicon Valley Classic
Date2–8 August
Edition49th
Category WTA 500
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$565,530
Surface Hard / outdoor
Location San Jose, California, United States
VenueSan José State University Tennis Center
Champions
Singles
Flag of the United States.svg Danielle Collins
Doubles
Flag of Croatia.svg Darija Jurak / Flag of Slovenia.svg Andreja Klepač
  2019  · Silicon Valley Classic ·  2022  

The 2021 Silicon Valley Classic (also known as the Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic for sponsorship reasons) was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the 49th edition of the tournament, and part of the WTA 500 of the 2021 WTA Tour. It took place between 2 and 8 August 2021 in San Jose, California. [1] It was the first women's event on the 2021 US Open Series.

Contents

Champions

Singles

Doubles

Points and prize money

Point distribution

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32QQ2Q1
Women's singles47030518510055125131
Women's doubles1

Prize money

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Q2Q1
Women's singles$68,570$51,000$32,400$15,500$8,200$7,200$6,145$3,700
Women's doubles$25,230$17,750$10,000$5,500$3,500

Singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Elise Mertens 171
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  KAZ Elena Rybakina 202
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Madison Keys 263
Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Daria Kasatkina 314
Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Veronika Kudermetova 325
Flag of Croatia.svg  CRO Petra Martić 336
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Danielle Collins 357
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  KAZ Yulia Putintseva 368
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Alison Riske 379

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the main draw:

The following player received entry using a protected ranking:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

Doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerCountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Gabriela Dabrowski Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Luisa Stefani 371
Flag of Croatia.svg  CRO Darija Jurak Flag of Slovenia.svg  SLO Andreja Klepač 492
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Ellen Perez Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Květa Peschke 763
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Marie Bouzková Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Lucie Hradecká 784
Flag of Mexico.svg  MEX Giuliana Olmos Flag of the United States.svg USA Sabrina Santamaria 905

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

The following pair received entry as a alternates:

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

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References

  1. "Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic Overview". wtatennis.com.
  2. "Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic Tennis Returns To San José State". sjsuspartans.com.