The 2021 WTA Lyon Open (also known as the Open 6ème Sens — Métropole de Lyon for sponsorship reasons) is a women's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is the second edition of the Lyon Open (WTA) and an International tournament on the 2021 WTA Tour. It will take place at the Halle Tony Garnier in Lyon, France, from 1 to 7 March 2021.
Champions
Singles
Clara Tauson def. Viktorija Golubic 6–4, 6–1. This was Tauson's first WTA singles title.
Doubles
Viktória Kužmová / Arantxa Rus def. Eugenie Bouchard / Olga Danilović 3–6, 7–5, [10–7].
Points and prize money Point distribution EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32QQ2Q1 Singles2801801106030118121 Doubles 1
Prize money
EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 321Q2Q1Singles€23,548€13,224€8,145€4,677€2,963€2,157€1,575€1,024Doubles*€8,306€4,838€3,064€1,854€1,412 1Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money. *per team
Singles main draw entrants
Seeds Country Player Ranking1 SeedEkaterina Alexandrova331Fiona Ferro452Caroline Garcia463Kristina Mladenovic514Alizé Cornet585Sorana Cîrstea676Paula Badosa737Arantxa Rus788 1 Rankings as of 22 February 2021.
Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the main draw: Eugenie Bouchard Clara Burel Harmony Tan
The following players received entry into the main draw using a protected ranking: Mihaela Buzărnescu Vera Lapko
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Magdalena Fręch Margarita Gasparyan Giulia Gatto-Monticone Viktorija Golubic Tereza Martincová Clara Tauson
Withdrawals Before the tournament Zarina Diyas → replaced by Katarzyna Kawa Kirsten Flipkens → replaced by Stefanie Vögele Coco Gauff → replaced by Irina Bara Kaja Juvan → replaced by Katarina Zavatska Marta Kostyuk → replaced by Greet Minnen Kateryna Kozlova → replaced by Océane Dodin Nadia Podoroska → replaced by Wang Xiyu
Doubles main draw entrants
Seeds Country Player Country Player Rank1 Seed Viktória KužmováArantxa Rus1301Makoto NinomiyaRenata Voráčová1322Kaitlyn ChristianSabrina Santamaria1463Ekaterina AlexandrovaYana Sizikova2264 Rankings as of February 8, 2021.
Other entrants The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: Loïs Boisson / Juline Fayard Amandine Hesse / Elixane Lechemia
The following pairs received entry into the doubles main draw using protected rankings: Vera Lapko / Aliaksandra Sasnovich Alexandra Panova / Rosalie van der Hoek
Withdrawals Before the tournament Natela Dzalamidze / Cornelia Lister → replaced by Margarita Gasparyan / Cornelia Lister
References
External links Official website