2021 Yarra Valley Classic

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2021 Yarra Valley Classic
Date31 January – 7 February
Edition1st
Category WTA 500
Draw54S / 28D
Prize money$447,620
Surface Hard
Location Melbourne, Australia
Venue Melbourne Park
Champions
Singles
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ashleigh Barty
Doubles
Flag of Japan.svg Shuko Aoyama / Flag of Japan.svg Ena Shibahara
Australian Open Series ·  2022  

The 2021 Yarra Valley Classic was a tournament on the 2021 WTA Tour, one of six events in the 2021 Melbourne Summer Series. It was played on outdoor hard courts in Melbourne, Australia. It was organised as a lead-up tournament to the 2021 Australian Open, and was held at the same venue, due to other tournaments in Australia being cancelled as a result from the COVID-19 pandemic. This tournament took place simultaneously with the 2021 Gippsland Trophy and the 2021 Grampians Trophy. Players who had originally intended to participate in this tournament or the Gippsland Trophy, but were forced to undergo strict quarantine measures upon arrival in Australia, were able to participate in the 2021 Grampians Trophy. The entry list of 2021 Australian Open was used to determine the entry list of this tournament; with half the players (selected randomly) playing the Yarra Valley Classic, and the other half playing the 2021 Gippsland Trophy. [1]

Contents

In the women's singles final, Ashleigh Barty defeated Garbiñe Muguruza in straight sets, while Shuko Aoyama and Ena Shibahara won in women's doubles. [2]

Champions

Singles

Doubles

Singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Ashleigh Barty 11
Flag of the United States.svg USA Sofia Kenin 42
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Karolína Plíšková 63
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Petra Kvitová 94
Flag of the United States.svg USA Serena Williams 115
Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Garbiñe Muguruza 156
Flag of Croatia.svg  CRO Petra Martić 187
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Markéta Vondroušová 218
Flag of Croatia.svg  CRO Donna Vekić 329
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  CHN Zhang Shuai 3510
Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 3911
Flag of France.svg  FRA Fiona Ferro 4312
Flag of the United States.svg USA Danielle Collins 4613
Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Nadia Podoroska 4714
Flag of France.svg  FRA Kristina Mladenovic 5015
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Marie Bouzková 5216

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the main draw:

The following players received entry using a protected ranking into the Australian Open singles main draw, and hence this tournament as well:

The following players received entry from the Australian Open qualifying draw:

The following players received entry into this tournament as they were potential lucky losers for the Australian Open singles main draw:

The following players received entry as an alternate:

Withdrawals

Before the tournament
During the tournament

Retirements

Doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerCountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of Hungary.svg  HUN Tímea Babos Flag of France.svg  FRA Kristina Mladenovic 71
Flag of the United States.svg USA Nicole Melichar Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Demi Schuurs 232
Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Shuko Aoyama Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Ena Shibahara 383
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  CHN Duan Yingying Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  CHN Zheng Saisai 474
Flag of Chile.svg  CHI Alexa Guarachi Flag of the United States.svg USA Desirae Krawczyk 515
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  CHN Xu Yifan Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  CHN Yang Zhaoxuan 646
Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Lyudmyla Kichenok Flag of Latvia.svg  LAT Jeļena Ostapenko 677
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Ashleigh Barty Flag of the United States.svg USA Jennifer Brady 808

Other entrants

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

The following pair received entry as alternates:

Withdrawals

Before the tournament
During the tournament

Retirements

Points and prize money

Point distribution

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64
Singles47030518510055301
Doubles1N/A

Prize money

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64
Singles$50,000$33,520$18,610$8,770$5,500$4,250$3,000
Doubles*$20,890$13,370$8,350$4,310$2,670$2,020N/A

*per team

See also

Other events in the 2021 Melbourne Summer Series: [3]

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References

  1. Official entry list
  2. "Barty takes Yarra Valley Classic crown" . Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  3. 2021 Melbourne Summer Series schedule