2021 Transylvania Open

2021 Transylvania Open
Date25–31 October
Edition1st
CategoryWTA 250
Draw32S / 16Q / 16D
Prize money$235,238
SurfaceHard (Indoor)
LocationCluj-Napoca, Romania
VenueBT Arena
Champions
Singles
Estonia Anett Kontaveit
Doubles
Romania Irina Bara / Georgia (country) Ekaterine Gorgodze
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The 2021 Transylvania Open was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts.[1] It was the first edition of the Transylvania Open, and part of the WTA 250 series of the 2021 WTA Tour. It was held at the BT Arena in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, from 25 October until 31 October 2021. Second-seeded Anett Kontaveit won the singles title. By winning the title, Kontaveit qualified for the WTA Finals.[2]

Finals

Singles

Main article: 2021 Transylvania Open – Singles

Estonia Anett Kontaveit defeated Romania Simona Halep, 6–2, 6–3

  • It was Kontaveit's fifth career WTA singles title, and her fourth of the year.

Doubles

Main article: 2021 Transylvania Open – Doubles

Romania Irina Bara / Georgia (country) Ekaterine Gorgodze defeated Serbia Aleksandra Krunić / Netherlands Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove, 4–6, 6–1, [11–9].

  • It was the first WTA Tour level doubles title won by either Bara or Gorgodze.

Singles main draw entrants

Seeds

Country Player Rank1 Seed
 ROU Simona Halep 19 1
 EST Anett Kontaveit 20 2
 GBR Emma Raducanu 24 3
  SUI Jil Teichmann 39 4
 AUS Ajla Tomljanović 43 5
 UKR Marta Kostyuk 53 6
 ROU Irina-Camelia Begu 56 7
 UKR Anhelina Kalinina 57 8
  • Rankings are as of October 18, 2021. [3]

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the 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

Doubles main draw entrants

Seeds

Country Player Country Player Rank1 Seed
 USA Kaitlyn Christian  NZL Erin Routliffe 107 1
 SRB Aleksandra Krunić  NED Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove 123 2
 ROU Monica Niculescu  ROU Elena-Gabriela Ruse 140 3
 KAZ Anna Danilina  NOR Ulrikke Eikeri 153 4
  • Rankings are as of October 18, 2021.

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

References

  1. ^ WTA ANNOUNCES 2021 FALL CALENDAR
  2. ^ Transylvania Open Overview
  3. ^ Ce posturi TV transmit Transylvania Open, turneul de la Cluj la care participă Simona Halep și Emma Răducanu