| 2021 Kremlin Cup | |
|---|---|
| Date | 18–24 October |
| Edition | 31st (men) / 25th (women) |
| Category |
ATP 250 (men) WTA 500 (women) |
| Prize money | ATP $697,125 WTA $565,530 |
| Surface | Hard (indoor) |
| Location | Moscow, Russia |
| Venue |
Irina Viner-Usmanova Gymnastics Palace Luzhniki Palace of Sports |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
Aslan Karatsev | |
| Women's singles | |
Anett Kontaveit | |
| Men's doubles | |
Harri Heliövaara /
Matwé Middelkoop | |
| Women's doubles | |
Jeļena Ostapenko /
Kateřina Siniaková | |
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]
Champions
Men's singles
-
Aslan Karatsev def.
Marin Čilić, 6–2, 6–4
Women's singles
-
Anett Kontaveit def.
Ekaterina Alexandrova, 4–6, 6–4, 7–5.
This was Kontaveit's 4th WTA title, and 3rd of the year.
Men's doubles
-
Harri Heliövaara /
Matwé Middelkoop def.
Tomislav Brkić /
Nikola Ćaćić, 7–5, 4–6, [11–9]
Women's doubles
-
Jeļena Ostapenko /
Kateřina Siniaková def.
Nadiia Kichenok /
Raluca Olaru, 6–2, 4–6, [10–8]
ATP singles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
|
RUS
|
Andrey Rublev | 5 | 1 |
|
RUS
|
Aslan Karatsev | 23 | 2 |
|
RUS
|
Karen Khachanov | 29 | 3 |
KAZ
|
Alexander Bublik | 34 | 4 |
|
SRB
|
Filip Krajinović | 37 | 5 |
|
CRO
|
Marin Čilić | 41 | 6 |
BLR |
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|
SRB
|
Laslo Đere | 47 | 8 |
- Rankings are as of October 4, 2021
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
-
Pablo Andújar → replaced by
Federico Coria -
Ilya Ivashka → replaced by
Ričardas Berankis -
Sebastian Korda → replaced by
Gilles Simon -
Daniil Medvedev → replaced by
Mikael Ymer
ATP doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
RSA
|
Raven Klaasen | 
JPN
|
Ben McLachlan | 57 | 1 |
|
KAZ
|
Andrey Golubev | 
MON
|
Hugo Nys | 94 | 2 |
AUS
|
Luke Saville |
AUS
|
John-Patrick Smith | 96 | 3 |
|
BIH
|
Tomislav Brkić |
SRB
|
Nikola Ćaćić | 97 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings are as of October 4, 2021
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
-
Pablo Andújar /
Laslo Đere → replaced by
Laslo Đere /
Guido Pella
-
Marcelo Arévalo /
Matwé Middelkoop → replaced by
Harri Heliövaara /
Matwé Middelkoop -
Marin Čilić /
Sebastian Korda → replaced by
Ilya Ivashka /
Pedro Martínez
WTA singles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
|
BLR
|
Aryna Sabalenka | 2 | 1 |
|
ESP
|
Garbiñe Muguruza | 6 | 2 |
GRE
|
Maria Sakkari | 9 | 3 |
|
RUS
|
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 13 | 4 |
TUN
|
Ons Jabeur | 14 | 5 |
GER |
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|
KAZ
|
Elena Rybakina | 16 | 7 |
|
ROU
|
Simona Halep | 17 | 8 |
|
EST
|
Anett Kontaveit | 20 | 9 |
- Rankings are as of October 4, 2021 . [4]
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
-
Bianca Andreescu → replaced by
Anhelina Kalinina -
Paula Badosa → replaced by
Andrea Petkovic
-
Belinda Bencic → replaced by
Dayana Yastremska -
Danielle Collins → replaced by
Markéta Vondroušová
-
Angelique Kerber → replaced by
Irina Bara
-
Petra Martić → replaced by
Kateřina Siniaková
-
Elise Mertens → replaced by
Liudmila Samsonova -
Emma Raducanu → replaced by
Tereza Martincová
WTA doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CHI
|
Alexa Guarachi | USA
|
Desirae Krawczyk | 29 | 1 |
|
LAT
|
Jeļena Ostapenko |
CZE
|
Kateřina Siniaková | 35 | 2 |
|
CZE
|
Marie Bouzková |
CZE
|
Lucie Hradecká | 70 | 3 |
|
UKR
|
Nadiia Kichenok |
ROU
|
Raluca Olaru | 72 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings are as of October 4, 2021
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
-
Sharon Fichman /
Giuliana Olmos → replaced by
Anna Kalinskaya /
Anastasia Potapova -
Veronika Kudermetova /
Elena Vesnina → replaced by
Natela Dzalamidze /
Kamilla Rakhimova
-
Arina Rodionova /
Aliaksandra Sasnovich → replaced by
Anna Danilina /
Arina Rodionova
-
Monica Niculescu /
Elena-Gabriela Ruse → replaced by
Vera Lapko /
Lidziya Marozava
References
- ^ "ATP Kremlin Cup Overview". atptour.com.
- ^ "VTB Kremlin Cup Overview". wtatennis.com.
- ^ The VTB Kremlin Cup 2021 will be held in one week!
- ^ "Raducanu joins the entry list to challenge Muguruza, Bencic, Sakkari". tennistonic.com. 23 September 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2021.