The 2021 Kremlin Cup (also known as the 2021 VTB Kremlin Cup for sponsorship reasons) was a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 31st edition of the Kremlin Cup for the men and the 25th edition for the women. The tournament was part of the ATP 250 series of the 2021 ATP Tour,[1] and of the WTA 500 series of the 2021 WTA Tour.[2] It was held at the Irina Viner-Usmanova Gymnastics Palace and the Luzhniki Palace of Sports in Moscow, Russia, from 18 October through 24 October 2021.[3]
| 2021 Kremlin Cup | |
|---|---|
| Date | 18–24 October |
| Edition | 31st (men) / 25th (women) |
| Category | ATP 250 (men) WTA 500 (women) |
| Prize money | ATP $697,125 WTA $565,530 |
| Surface | Hard (indoor) |
| Location | Moscow, Russia |
| Venue | Irina Viner-Usmanova Gymnastics Palace Luzhniki Palace of Sports |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
 Aslan Karatsev | |
| Women's singles | |
 Anett Kontaveit | |
| Men's doubles | |
 Harri Heliövaara /  Matwé Middelkoop | |
| Women's doubles | |
 Jeļena Ostapenko /  Kateřina Siniaková | |
Champions
editMen's singles
editAslan Karatsev def.
Marin Čilić, 6–2, 6–4
Women's singles
editAnett Kontaveit def.
This was Kontaveit's 4th WTA title, and 3rd of the year.
Men's doubles
editHarri Heliövaara /
Matwé Middelkoop def.
Tomislav Brkić /
Nikola Ćaćić, 7–5, 4–6, [11–9]
Women's doubles
editJeļena Ostapenko /
Kateřina Siniaková def.
Nadiia Kichenok /
Raluca Olaru, 6–2, 4–6, [10–8]
ATP singles main-draw entrants
editSeeds
edit| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrey Rublev | 5 | 1 | |
| Aslan Karatsev | 23 | 2 | |
| Karen Khachanov | 29 | 3 | |
| Alexander Bublik | 34 | 4 | |
| Filip Krajinović | 37 | 5 | |
| Marin Čilić | 41 | 6 | |
| Laslo Đere | 47 | 8 |
- Rankings are as of October 4, 2021
Other entrants
editThe following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry using a protected ranking:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following player received entry as a lucky loser:
Withdrawals
edit- Before the tournament
Pablo Andújar → replaced by
Federico Coria
Ilya Ivashka → replaced by
Ričardas Berankis
Sebastian Korda → replaced by
Gilles Simon
Mikael Ymer
ATP doubles main-draw entrants
editSeeds
edit| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raven Klaasen | Ben McLachlan | 57 | 1 | ||
| Andrey Golubev | Hugo Nys | 94 | 2 | ||
| Luke Saville | John-Patrick Smith | 96 | 3 | ||
| Tomislav Brkić | Nikola Ćaćić | 97 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings are as of October 4, 2021
Other entrants
editThe following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
Withdrawals
edit- Before the tournament
Marcelo Arévalo /
WTA singles main-draw entrants
editSeeds
edit| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aryna Sabalenka | 2 | 1 | |
| Garbiñe Muguruza | 6 | 2 | |
| Maria Sakkari | 9 | 3 | |
| Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 13 | 4 | |
| Ons Jabeur | 14 | 5 | |
| Elena Rybakina | 16 | 7 | |
| Simona Halep | 17 | 8 | |
| Anett Kontaveit | 20 | 9 |
- Rankings are as of October 4, 2021 .[4]
Other entrants
editThe following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following player received entry as a lucky loser:
Withdrawals
edit- Before the tournament
Bianca Andreescu → replaced by
Andrea Petkovic
Belinda Bencic → replaced by
Elise Mertens → replaced by
Emma Raducanu → replaced by
WTA doubles main-draw entrants
editSeeds
edit| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexa Guarachi | Desirae Krawczyk | 29 | 1 | ||
| Jeļena Ostapenko | Kateřina Siniaková | 35 | 2 | ||
| Marie Bouzková | Lucie Hradecká | 70 | 3 | ||
| Nadiia Kichenok | Raluca Olaru | 72 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings are as of October 4, 2021
Other entrants
editThe following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:
The following pair received entry using a protected ranking:
Withdrawals
edit- Before the tournament
Giuliana Olmos → replaced by
Arina Rodionova /
Anna Danilina /
References
edit- ^ "ATP Kremlin Cup Overview". atptour.com.
- ^ "VTB Kremlin Cup Overview". wtatennis.com.
- ^ The VTB Kremlin Cup 2021 will be held in one week!
- ^ "Raducanu joins the entry list to challenge Muguruza, Bencic, Sakkari". tennistonic.com. 23 September 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2021.