2021 Grampians Trophy

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2021 Grampians Trophy
Date3–7 February
Edition1st
CategoryWTA 500
Draw28S
Prize money$235,820
SurfaceHard
LocationMelbourne, Australia
VenueMelbourne Park
Champions
Singles
no winner
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The 2021 Grampians 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 was created for players who had originally intended to participate in the 2021 Yarra Valley Classic or the 2021 Gippsland Trophy, but were forced to undergo strict quarantine measures upon arrival in Australia due to confirmed COVID-19 cases found on several of the chartered player flights to Australia.[1] There was no doubles event.

Due to a delayed schedule because of a COVID-19 case at a tournament quarantine hotel and the semifinals taking place just one day before the start of the Australian Open, the final was not played.[2]

Champions[]

Singles[]

Main article: 2021 Grampians Trophy – Singles
  • Estonia Anett Kontaveit vs. United States Ann Li
  • Final not held due to delay in schedule. Both finalists received the points and prize money reserved for the finalists: 305 points and $33,520.[3]

Points and prize money[]

Point distribution[]

Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32
Singles 470 305 185 100 55 1

Prize money[]

Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32
Singles $50,000 $33,520 $18,610 $8,770 $5,500 $3,000

*per team

Singles main draw entrants[]

Seeds[]

Country Player Rank1 Seed
 CAN Bianca Andreescu 8 1
  SUI Belinda Bencic 12 2
 BLR Victoria Azarenka 13 3
 KAZ Elena Rybakina 19 4
 GRE Maria Sakkari 22 5
 EST Anett Kontaveit 23 6
 USA Jennifer Brady 24 7
 GER Angelique Kerber 25 8
 USA Alison Riske 26 9
  • 1 Rankings are as of 25 January 2021

Other entrants[]

The following players received entry as an alternate:

Withdrawals[]

Before the tournament
During the tournament
  • Belarus Victoria Azarenka


References[]

  1. ^ "Third WTA 500 event added to Melbourne Summer Series". www.wtatennis.com.
  2. ^ Mulvenney, Nick (7 February 2021). "Li, Kontaveit share 'hard quarantine' WTA trophy". Reuters. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  3. ^ Maine, D'Arcy (11 February 2021). "How American Ann Li has slipped under the radar while rising through the ranks". ESPN. Retrieved 11 February 2021.

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