The 2021 Abu Dhabi Women's Tennis Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the inaugural professional edition of the tournament and a WTA 500 tournament on the 2021 WTA Tour. It took place at the Zayed Sports City International Tennis Centre in Abu Dhabi, from 6 January to 13 January 2021. Fourth-seeded Aryna Sabalenka won the singles title.
Finals Singles
Aryna Sabalenka def. Veronika Kudermetova, 6–2, 6–2
Doubles
Shuko Aoyama / Ena Shibahara def. Hayley Carter / Luisa Stefani, 7–6(7–5), 6–4
Points and prize money
Point distribution EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64QQ2Q1 Singles4703051851005530125131 1
Prize money
EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64Q2Q1Singles$68,570$50,130$26,745$12,675$6,480$4,100$2,500$1,925$1,000$20,890$13,370$8,350$4,310$2,670$2,020 Doubles prize money per team
Singles main-draw entrants
Seeds Country Player Rank1 SeedSofia Kenin41Elina Svitolina52Karolína Plíšková63Aryna Sabalenka104Garbiñe Muguruza155Elena Rybakina196Elise Mertens207Markéta Vondroušová218Maria Sakkari229Anett Kontaveit2310Jennifer Brady2411Karolína Muchová2712Yulia Putintseva2813Amanda Anisimova3014Ons Jabeur3115Donna Vekić3216Ekaterina Alexandrova3317 1 Rankings are as of December 21, 2020
Other entrants The following players received entry using a protected ranking into the singles main draw: Yaroslava Shvedova Zhu Lin
The following player received entry as an alternate: Ulrikke Eikeri
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Kateryna Bondarenko Anna Bondár Anastasia Gasanova Amandine Hesse Lucie Hradecká Lucrezia Stefanini Bianca Turati Yang Zhaoxuan
The following players received entry as lucky losers: Jodie Burrage Valentini Grammatikopoulou Despina Papamichail
Withdrawals before the tournament Amanda Anisimova → replaced by Ulrikke Eikeri Belinda Bencic → replaced by Vera Zvonareva Sorana Cîrstea → replaced by Despina Papamichail Danielle Collins → replaced by Tamara Zidanšek Fiona Ferro → replaced by Jodie Burrage Caroline Garcia → replaced by Jasmine Paolini Svetlana Kuznetsova → replaced by Wang Xiyu Elise Mertens → replaced by Valentini Grammatikopoulou Jeļena Ostapenko → replaced by Marta Kostyuk Kateřina Siniaková → replaced by Aliaksandra Sasnovich Patricia Maria Țig → replaced by Anastasia Potapova Alison Van Uytvanck → replaced by Jamie Loeb Zheng Saisai → replaced by Leylah Fernandez during the tournament Karolína Muchová
Retirements Kirsten Flipkens
Doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds Country Player Country Player Rank1 SeedHsieh Su-weiBarbora Krejčíková81Elise MertensAryna Sabalenka112Nicole MelicharDemi Schuurs233Kirsten FlipkensKristina Mladenovic334Shuko AoyamaEna Shibahara455Alexa GuarachiDesirae Krawczyk516Xu YifanYang Zhaoxuan647Hayley CarterLuisa Stefani688 Rankings are as of December 21, 2020
Other entrants The following pairs received entry into the doubles main draw using a protected ranking: Kateryna Bondarenko / Nadiia Kichenok Elena Rybakina / Yaroslava Shvedova
The following pairs received entry into the doubles main draw as alternates: Jasmine Paolini / Martina Trevisan Nadia Podoroska / Sara Sorribes Tormo
Withdrawals Before the tournament Elise Mertens / Aryna Sabalenka → replaced by Nadia Podoroska / Sara Sorribes Tormo Kirsten Flipkens / Kristina Mladenovic → replaced by Jasmine Paolini / Martina Trevisan During the tournament Karolína Muchová / Markéta Vondroušová
References
External links ITF tournament draws