The 2021 WTA Tour was the elite professional tennis circuit organised by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for the 2021 tennis season. The 2021 WTA Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments (supervised by the International Tennis Federation (ITF)), the WTA 1000 tournaments, the WTA 500 tournaments, the WTA 250 tournaments, the Billie Jean King Cup (organized by the ITF), and the year-end championships (the WTA Finals and the WTA Elite Trophy). Also included in the 2021 calendar are the Summer Olympic Games, which were rescheduled from 2020.
Schedule This is the complete schedule of events on the 2021 calendar. Key Grand Slam tournamentsSummer OlympicsYear-end championshipsWTA 1000 (Mandatory)WTA 1000 (non-Mandatory)WTA 500WTA 250Team events
January WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists4 Jan Abu Dhabi Open Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesWTA 500Hard – $565,530 – 64S/32Q/28D Singles – Doubles Aryna Sabalenka 6–2, 6–2 Veronika Kudermetova Maria Sakkari Marta Kostyuk Sofia Kenin Elena Rybakina Sara Sorribes Tormo Elina Svitolina Shuko Aoyama Ena Shibahara 7–6(7–5), 6–4 Hayley Carter Luisa Stefani
February WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists1 Feb Yarra Valley Classic Melbourne, AustraliaWTA 500Hard – $447,620 – 54S/28D Singles – Doubles Ashleigh Barty7–6(7–3), 6–4 Garbiñe Muguruza Serena Williams Markéta Vondroušová Shelby Rogers Danielle Collins Nadia Podoroska Sofia Kenin Shuko Aoyama Ena Shibahara 6–3, 6–4 Anna Kalinskaya Viktória Kužmová Gippsland Trophy Melbourne, AustraliaWTA 500Hard – $447,620 – 54S/28D Singles – Doubles Elise Mertens 6–4, 6–1 Kaia Kanepi Ekaterina Alexandrova Naomi Osaka Simona Halep Karolína Muchová Elina Svitolina Irina-Camelia Begu Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková 6–3, 7–6(7–4) Chan Hao-ching Latisha Chan Grampians Trophy Melbourne, AustraliaWTA 500Hard – $235,820 – 28S Singles final was cancelled due to a delay in schedule. Both players received runners-up prize money and points Maria Sakkari Jennifer Brady Angelique Kerber Victoria Azarenka Barbora Krejčíková Sorana Cîrstea8 Feb 15 Feb Australian Open Melbourne, AustraliaGrand SlamHard – A$33,098,500 128S/128Q/64D/32X Singles – Doubles – Mixed Naomi Osaka 6–4, 6–3 Jennifer Brady Karolína Muchová Serena Williams Ashleigh Barty Jessica Pegula Hsieh Su-wei Simona Halep Elise Mertens Aryna Sabalenka 6–2, 6–3 Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková Barbora Krejčíková Rajeev Ram 6–1, 6–4 Samantha Stosur Matthew Ebden 15 Feb Phillip Island Trophy Melbourne, AustraliaWTA 250Hard – $235,238 – 56S/16Q/28D Singles – Doubles Daria Kasatkina 4–6, 6–2, 6–2 Marie Bouzková Danielle Collins Bianca Andreescu Rebecca Peterson Petra Martić Jil Teichmann Irina-Camelia Begu Ankita Raina Kamilla Rakhimova 2–6, 6–4, [10–7] Anna Blinkova Anastasia Potapova 22 Feb Adelaide International Adelaide, AustraliaWTA 500Hard – $535,530 – 28S/24Q/16D Singles – Doubles Iga Świątek 6–2, 6–2 Belinda Bencic Jil Teichmann Coco Gauff Danielle Collins Anastasija Sevastova Shelby Rogers Storm Sanders Alexa Guarachi Desirae Krawczyk 6–7(4–7), 6–4, [10–3] Hayley Carter Luisa Stefani
March WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists1 Mar Qatar Open Doha, QatarWTA 500Hard – $565,530 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles Petra Kvitová 6–2, 6–1 Garbiñe Muguruza Victoria Azarenka Jessica Pegula Elina Svitolina Maria Sakkari Anett Kontaveit Karolína Plíšková Nicole Melichar Demi Schuurs 6–2, 2–6, [10–8] Monica Niculescu Jeļena Ostapenko Lyon Open Lyon, FranceWTA 250Hard (i) – $235,238 – 32S/24Q/16D Singles – Doubles Clara Tauson 6–4, 6–1 Viktorija Golubic Paula Badosa Fiona Ferro Camila Giorgi Kristina Mladenovic Greet Minnen Clara Burel Viktória Kužmová Arantxa Rus 3–6, 7–5, [10–7] Eugenie Bouchard Olga Danilović8 Mar Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai, United Arab EmiratesWTA 1000 (non-Mandatory)Hard – $1,835,490 – 56S/32Q/28D Singles – Doubles Garbiñe Muguruza 7–6(8–6), 6–3 Barbora Krejčíková Jil Teichmann Elise Mertens Anastasia Potapova Coco Gauff Aryna Sabalenka Jessica Pegula Alexa Guarachi Darija Jurak 6–0, 6–3 Xu Yifan Yang Zhaoxuan Abierto Zapopan Guadalajara, MexicoWTA 250Hard – $235,238 – 32S/24Q/16D Singles – Doubles Sara Sorribes Tormo 6–2, 7–5 Eugenie Bouchard Elisabetta Cocciaretto Marie Bouzková Lauren Davis Caty McNally Astra Sharma Anna Karolína Schmiedlová Ellen Perez Astra Sharma 6–4, 6–4 Desirae Krawczyk Giuliana Olmos 15 Mar St. Petersburg Trophy St. Petersburg, RussiaWTA 500Hard (i) – $565,530 – 28S/24Q/16D Singles – Doubles Daria Kasatkina 6–3, 2–1, ret. Margarita Gasparyan Vera Zvonareva Svetlana Kuznetsova Ekaterina Alexandrova Anastasia Gasanova Jaqueline Cristian Veronika Kudermetova Nadiia Kichenok Raluca Olaru 2–6, 6–3, [10–8] Kaitlyn Christian Sabrina SantamariaMonterrey Open Monterrey, MexicoWTA 250Hard – $235,238 – 32S/24Q/16D Singles – Doubles Leylah Fernandez 6–1, 6–4 Viktorija Golubic Sara Sorribes Tormo Ann Li Viktória Kužmová Anna Karolína Schmiedlová Zheng Saisai Anna Kalinskaya Caroline Dolehide Asia Muhammad 6–2, 6–3 Heather Watson Zheng Saisai22 Mar 29 Mar Miami Open Miami Gardens, United StatesWTA 1000 (Mandatory)Hard – $3,260,190 – 96S/48Q/32D Singles – Doubles Ashleigh Barty 6–3, 4–0, ret. Bianca Andreescu Elina Svitolina Maria Sakkari Aryna Sabalenka Anastasija Sevastova Sara Sorribes Tormo Naomi Osaka Shuko Aoyama Ena Shibahara 6–2, 7–5 Hayley Carter Luisa Stefani
April WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists5 Apr Charleston Open Charleston, United StatesWTA 500Clay – $565,530 – 56S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles Veronika Kudermetova 6–4, 6–2 Danka Kovinić Paula Badosa Ons Jabeur Ashleigh Barty Sloane Stephens Yulia Putintseva Coco Gauff Nicole Melichar Demi Schuurs 6–2, 6–4 Marie Bouzková Lucie Hradecká Copa Colsanitas Bogotá, ColombiaWTA 250Clay (red) – $235,238 – 32S/24Q/16D Singles – Doubles Camila Osorio 5–7, 6–3, 6–4 Tamara Zidanšek Harmony Tan Viktoriya Tomova Stefanie Vögele Lara Arruabarrena Nuria Párrizas Díaz Sara Errani Elixane Lechemia Ingrid Neel 6–3, 6–4 Mihaela Buzărnescu Anna-Lena Friedsam12 Apr MUSC Health Open Charleston, United StatesWTA 250Clay – $235,238 – 32S/16Q/16D Singles – Doubles Astra Sharma 2–6, 7–5, 6–1 Ons Jabeur Danka Kovinić Camila Osorio Nao Hibino Shelby Rogers Linda Fruhvirtová Clara Tauson Hailey Baptiste Caty McNally 6–7(4–7), 6–4, [10–6] Ellen Perez Storm Sanders19 Apr Stuttgart Open Stuttgart, GermanyWTA 500Clay (red) (i) – $565,530 – 28S/24Q/16D Singles – Doubles Ashleigh Barty 3–6, 6–0, 6–3 Aryna Sabalenka Elina Svitolina Simona Halep Karolína Plíšková Petra Kvitová Anett Kontaveit Ekaterina Alexandrova Ashleigh Barty Jennifer Brady 6–4, 5–7, [10–5] Desirae Krawczyk Bethanie Mattek-Sands İstanbul Cup Istanbul, TurkeyWTA 250Clay (red) – $235,238 – 32S/24Q/16D Singles – Doubles Sorana Cîrstea 6–1, 7–6(7–3) Elise Mertens Veronika Kudermetova Marta Kostyuk Kateřina Siniaková Ana Bogdan Ana Konjuh Fiona Ferro Veronika Kudermetova Elise Mertens 6–1, 6–1 Nao Hibino Makoto Ninomiya26 Apr 3 May Madrid Open Madrid, Spain WTA 1000 (Mandatory)Clay (red) – €2,549,105 – 64S/48Q/30D Singles – Doubles Aryna Sabalenka 6–0, 3–6, 6–4 Ashleigh Barty Paula Badosa Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Petra Kvitová Belinda Bencic Elise Mertens Karolína Muchová Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková 6–4, 6–3 Gabriela Dabrowski Demi Schuurs
May WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists10 May Italian Open Rome, ItalyWTA 1000 (Non-mandatory)Clay (red) – €1,577,613 – 56S/32Q/28D Singles – Doubles Iga Świątek 6–0, 6–0 Karolína Plíšková Coco Gauff Petra Martić Ashleigh Barty Elina Svitolina Jeļena Ostapenko Jessica Pegula Sharon Fichman Giuliana Olmos 4–6, 7–5, [10–5] Kristina Mladenovic Markéta Vondroušová17 May Belgrade, SerbiaWTA 250Clay (red) – $235,238 – 32S/24Q/16D Singles – Doubles Paula Badosa 6–2, 2–0, ret. Ana Konjuh Viktoriya Tomova Camila Osorio Réka Luca Jani Rebecca Peterson Aliaksandra Sasnovich Nadia Podoroska Aleksandra Krunić Nina Stojanović 6–0, 6–2 Greet Minnen Alison Van Uytvanck Emilia-Romagna Open Parma, ItalyWTA 250Clay (red) – $235,238 – 32S/24Q/16D Singles – Doubles Coco Gauff 6–1, 6–3 Wang Qiang Kateřina Siniaková Sloane Stephens Caroline Garcia Amanda Anisimova Sara Errani Petra Martić Coco Gauff Caty McNally 6–3, 6–2 Darija Jurak Andreja Klepač24 May Internationaux de Strasbourg Strasbourg, FranceWTA 250Clay (red) – $235,238 – 32S/22Q/16D Singles – Doubles Barbora Krejčíková 6–3, 6–3 Sorana Cîrstea Magda Linette Jule Niemeier Bianca Andreescu Yulia Putintseva Ekaterina Alexandrova Arantxa Rus Alexa Guarachi Desirae Krawczyk 6–2, 6–3 Makoto Ninomiya Yang Zhaoxuan31 May7 Jun French Open Paris, FranceGrand SlamClay (red)128S/128Q/64D/16XSingles – Doubles – Mixed Barbora Krejčíková 6–1, 2–6, 6–4 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Maria Sakkari Tamara Zidanšek Coco Gauff Iga Świątek Elena Rybakina Paula Badosa Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková 6–4, 6–2 Bethanie Mattek-Sands Iga Świątek Desirae Krawczyk Joe Salisbury 2–6, 6–4, [10–5] Elena Vesnina Aslan Karatsev
June WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists7 Jun Nottingham Open Nottingham, United KingdomWTA 250Grass – $235,238 – 48S/16Q/16D Singles – Doubles Johanna Konta 6–2, 6–1 Zhang Shuai Nina Stojanović Lauren Davis Alison Van Uytvanck Tereza Martincová Kristina Mladenovic Katie Boulter Lyudmyla Kichenok Makoto Ninomiya 6–4, 6–7(3–7), [10–8] Caroline Dolehide Storm Sanders14 Jun German Open Berlin, GermanyWTA 500Grass – $565,530 – 28S/24Q/16D Singles – Doubles Liudmila Samsonova 1–6, 6–1, 6–3 Belinda Bencic Victoria Azarenka Alizé Cornet Madison Keys Jessica Pegula Garbiñe Muguruza Ekaterina Alexandrova Victoria Azarenka Aryna Sabalenka 4–6, 7–5, [10–4] Nicole Melichar Demi Schuurs Birmingham Classic Birmingham, United KingdomWTA 250Grass – $235,238 – 32S/24Q/16D Singles – Doubles Ons Jabeur 7–5, 6–4 Daria Kasatkina CoCo Vandeweghe Heather Watson Marie Bouzková Tereza Martincová Donna Vekić Anastasia Potapova Marie Bouzková Lucie Hradecká 6–4, 2–6, [10–8] Ons Jabeur Ellen Perez 21 Jun Eastbourne International Eastbourne, United KingdomWTA 500Grass – $565,530 – 32S/24Q/16D Singles – Doubles Jeļena Ostapenko 6–3, 6–3 Anett Kontaveit Camila Giorgi Elena Rybakina Aryna Sabalenka Viktorija Golubic Daria Kasatkina Anastasija Sevastova Shuko Aoyama Ena Shibahara 6–1, 6–4 Nicole Melichar Demi Schuurs Bad Homburg Open Bad Homburg, GermanyWTA 250Grass – $235,238 – 32S/8Q/16D Singles – Doubles Angelique Kerber 6–3, 6–2 Kateřina Siniaková Petra Kvitová Sara Sorribes Tormo Nadia Podoroska Amanda Anisimova Laura Siegemund Victoria Azarenka Darija Jurak Andreja Klepač 6–3, 6–1 Nadiia Kichenok Raluca Olaru28 Jun 5 Jul Wimbledon London, United KingdomGrand SlamGrass – 128S/128Q/64D/48X Singles – Doubles – Mixed Ashleigh Barty 6–3, 6–7(4–7), 6–3 Karolína Plíšková Angelique Kerber Aryna Sabalenka Ajla Tomljanović Karolína Muchová Viktorija Golubic Ons Jabeur Hsieh Su-wei Elise Mertens 3–6, 7–5, 9–7 Veronika Kudermetova Elena Vesnina Desirae Krawczyk Neal Skupski 6–2, 7–6(7–1) Harriet Dart Joe Salisbury
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