The 2021 Gippsland Trophy was a tournament on the 2021 WTA Tour. It was played on outdoor hard courts in Melbourne, Australia. It was organised as a lead-up tournament to the 2021 Australian Open, and was held at the same venue, due to other tournaments in Australia being cancelled as a result from the COVID-19 pandemic. This tournament took place simultaneously with the 2021 Yarra Valley Classic and the 2021 Grampians Trophy. Players who had originally intended to participate in this tournament or the Yarra Valley Classic, but were forced to undergo strict quarantine measures upon arrival in Australia, were able to participate in the 2021 Grampians Trophy. The entry list of 2021 Australian Open was used to determine the entry list of this tournament; with half the players (selected randomly) playing the Gippsland Trophy, and the other half playing the 2021 Yarra Valley Classic.Official entry list
Champions
Singles
Elise Mertens def. Kaia Kanepi, 6–4, 6–1
Doubles
Barbora Krejčíková / Kateřina Siniaková def. Chan Hao-ching / Latisha Chan, 6–3, 7–6(7–4)
Points and prize money
Point distribution EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64 Singles47030518510055301 1
Prize money
EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64Singles$50,000$33,520$18,610$8,770$5,500$4,250$3,000$20,890$13,370$8,350$4,310$2,670$2,020 *per team
Singles main-draw entrants
Seeds Country Player Rank1 SeedSimona Halep21Naomi Osaka32Elina Svitolina53Aryna Sabalenka74Johanna Konta145Iga Świątek176Elise Mertens207Karolína Muchová278Ekaterina Alexandrova339Wang Qiang3410Zheng Saisai4211Caroline Garcia4412Jeļena Ostapenko4513Cori Gauff4814Polona Hercog4915Laura Siegemund5116 1 Rankings are as of 25 January 2021
Other entrants The following players received wildcards: Destanee Aiava Olivia Gadecki Arina Rodionova Astra Sharma
The following players received entry using a protected ranking into the Australian Open singles main draw, and hence this tournament as well: Katie Boulter Anastasia Potapova Wang Yafan
The following players received entry from the Australian Open qualifying draw: Tímea Babos Sara Errani Mayo Hibi Kaja Juvan Rebecca Marino Whitney Osuigwe Chloé Paquet Valeria Savinykh
The following players received entry into this tournament as they were potential lucky losers for the Australian Open singles main draw: Mihaela Buzărnescu Margarita Gasparyan Varvara Lepchenko Anna Karolína Schmiedlová Lesia Tsurenko
The following players received entry as an alternate: Caty McNally Monica Niculescu
Withdrawals Before the tournament Zarina Diyas → replaced by Monica Niculescu Nao Hibino → replaced by Caty McNally During the tournament Karolína Muchová Naomi Osaka
Doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds Country Player Country Player Rank1 SeedBarbora KrejčíkováKateřina Siniaková151Chan Hao-ChingLatisha Chan302Gabriela DabrowskiBethanie Mattek-Sands323Andreja KlepačElise Mertens464Samantha StosurZhang Shuai 605Hayley CarterLuisa Stefani646Laura SiegemundVera Zvonareva757Anna BlinkovaVeronika Kudermetova758 Rankings are as of 25 January 2021
Other entrants The following pairs received a wildcard into the doubles main draw: Destanee Aiava / Astra Sharma Daria Gavrilova / Simona Halep Abbie Myers / Ivana Popovic
The following pair received entry using a protected ranking: Mona Barthel / Zhu Lin
Withdrawals During the tournament Daria Gavrilova / Simona Halep
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