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2021 Adelaide International
Date22–27 February
Edition2nd
CategoryWTA 500
Draw28S / 16D
Prize money$535,530
SurfaceHard / outdoor
LocationAdelaide, Australia
VenueMemorial Drive Tennis Centre
Champions
Singles
Poland Iga Świątek
Doubles
Chile Alexa Guarachi / United States Desirae Krawczyk
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The 2021 Adelaide International was a tennis tournament on the 2021 WTA Tour. It was played on outdoor hard courts in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.[1][2] The Adelaide International is a WTA 500 Tournament.[3]

It was the second time this tournament was held and it took place at the Memorial Drive Tennis Centre from the 22nd to the 27th of February, 2021. For 2021, with the COVID-19 pandemic causing travel chaos, the ATP event was moved to Melbourne. It was held alongside another 250 tournament called Melbourne 2 and the ATP Cup. Adelaide was temporarily renamed the Great Ocean Road Open. The WTA event will be held the week after the Australian Open, in Adelaide. Ashleigh Barty of Australia won the 2020 edition and sought to defend her domestic title.[4] The tournament was eventually won by Iga Swiatek, who claimed her second career title, defeating Belinda Bencic in two sets.[3]

Champions

Women's singles

Main article: 2021 Adelaide International – Singles

Women's doubles

Main article: 2021 Adelaide International – Doubles

Points and prize money

Point distribution

Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32 Q Q2 Q1
Women's singles 470 305 185 100 55 1 25 13 1
Women's doubles 1 — — — —

Prize money

Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32 Q2 Q1
Women's singles $68,570 $51,000 $32,400 $15,500 $8,200 $6,650 $5,000 $2,565
Women's doubles * $25,230 $17,750 $10,000 $5,500 $3,500 — — —

*per team

Singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

Country Player Rank1 Seed
 AUS Ashleigh Barty 1 1
  SUI Belinda Bencic 12 2
 GBR Johanna Konta 15 3
 BEL Elise Mertens 16 4
 POL Iga Świątek 17 5
 CRO Petra Martić 19 6
 KAZ Yulia Putintseva 28 7
 CHN Wang Qiang 34 8

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:[6]

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

The following players received entry as lucky losers:

Withdrawals

Before the tournament
List of replacements
Former Replacement
Russia Ekaterina Alexandrova United States Danielle Collins
Canada Bianca Andreescu Switzerland Jil Teichmann
Belarus Victoria Azarenka China Zhang Shuai
Czech Republic Marie Bouzková Russia Anna Blinkova
United States Jennifer Brady United States Shelby Rogers
Estonia Anett Kontaveit France Caroline Garcia
Belgium Elise Mertens United States Christina McHale
Sweden Rebecca Peterson Japan Misaki Doi
United States Alison Riske Russia Veronika Kudermetova
Kazakhstan Elena Rybakina Germany Laura Siegemund
Greece Maria Sakkari Russia Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Croatia Donna Vekić France Kristina Mladenovic
Czech Republic Markéta Vondroušová China Zheng Saisai
Ukraine Dayana Yastremska China Wang Qiang

Doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

Country Player Country Player Rank1 Seed
 JPN Shuko Aoyama  JPN Ena Shibahara 32 1
 CHN Duan Yingying  CHN Zheng Saisai 47 2
 CHI Alexa Guarachi  USA Desirae Krawczyk 51 3
 USA Bethanie Mattek-Sands  USA Asia Muhammad 60 4

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

References

  1. ^ "Adelaide International 2021 - Adelaide, Event | SA Tourism". Archived from the original on 2021-02-07. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  2. ^ "Adelaide International 2 | WTA Official". Women's Tennis Association. Archived from the original on 2021-02-28. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  3. ^ a b "Tennis news – Iga Swiatek claims her second career title by winning WTA 500 tournament in Adelaide". Eurosport. 2021-02-27. Retrieved 2021-03-18.
  4. ^ "2021 Adelaide International Odds & Preview: Barty Looks to Defend Her Title". Sports Betting Dime. 2021-02-21. Archived from the original on 2021-03-05. Retrieved 2021-03-18.
  5. ^ "Completed Matches". Adelaide International Tennis. Archived from the original on 2021-03-13. Retrieved 2021-03-18.
  6. ^ "Wildcards for Stosur, Tomljanovic and Gadecki". Tennis Australia. 20 February 2021. Archived from the original on 20 February 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2021.

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External links

Adelaide International tournaments
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