2021 Transylvania Open – Singles

Singles
2021 Transylvania Open
Champion Anett Kontaveit
Runner-up Simona Halep
Score6–2, 6–3
Draw32
Seeds8

Anett Kontaveit defeated Simona Halep in the final, 6–2, 6–3 to win the first edition of the women's singles tennis event at the 2021 Transylvania Open.[1][2][3] Kontaveit won the title without dropping a set. By winning the title, Kontaveit qualified for the WTA Finals, overtaking Ons Jabeur in the Race to Guadalajara, and also entered the top 10 of the WTA rankings for the first time. Her win over Halep in the final also marked her first victory over the former world No. 1.

Halep reached the final losing just 12 games. Her loss snapped a 14 match win streak on home soil.

Seeds

  1. Simona Halep (final)
  2. Anett Kontaveit (champion)
  3. Emma Raducanu (quarterfinals)
  4. Jil Teichmann (first round)
  5. Ajla Tomljanović (second round)
  6. Marta Kostyuk (semifinals)
  7. Irina-Camelia Begu (first round)
  8. Anhelina Kalinina (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
1 Simona Halep 6 6
6 Marta Kostyuk 0 1
1 Simona Halep 2 3
2 Anett Kontaveit 6 6
  Rebecca Peterson 3 2
2 Anett Kontaveit 6 6

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 S Halep 6 6
E-G Ruse 1 2 1 S Halep 6 6
A Petkovic 4 6 4 V Gracheva 4 2
V Gracheva 6 2 6 1 S Halep 6 6
WC J Cristian 3 710 77 WC J Cristian 1 1
K Juvan 6 68 63 WC J Cristian 77 7
A Potapova 2 7 5 5 A Tomljanović 65 5
5 A Tomljanović 6 5 7 1 S Halep 6 6
3 E Raducanu 4 7 6 6 M Kostyuk 0 1
P Hercog 6 5 1 3 E Raducanu 6 6
A Bogdan 77 6 A Bogdan 3 4
PR I Jorović 61 4 3 E Raducanu 2 1
Q A Bondár 3 5 6 M Kostyuk 6 6
PR M Barthel 6 7 PR M Barthel 4 4
B Pera 3 4 6 M Kostyuk 6 6
6 M Kostyuk 6 6

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
7 I-C Begu 62 6 4
WC I Bara 77 0 6 WC I Bara 0 3
LL J Fett 1 3 R Peterson 6 6
R Peterson 6 6 R Peterson 6 3 6
Q L Tsurenko 7 6 Q L Tsurenko 2 6 3
WC A Prisăcariu 5 2 Q L Tsurenko 6 7
Q A Gasanova 4 6 7 Q A Gasanova 2 5
4 J Teichmann 6 0 5 R Peterson 3 2
8 A Kalinina 6 6 2 A Kontaveit 6 6
Q L Pattinama Kerkhove 1 1 8 A Kalinina 6 6
Q A Ignatik 7 4 4 A-L Friedsam 2 2
A-L Friedsam 5 6 6 8 A Kalinina 3 1
D Kovinić 4 4 2 A Kontaveit 6 6
A Van Uytvanck 6 6 A Van Uytvanck 3 4
Q A Krunić 3 5 2 A Kontaveit 6 6
2 A Kontaveit 6 7

Qualifying

Seeds

  1. Anna Bondár (qualified)
  2. Anna-Lena Friedsam (moved to main draw)
  3. Anastasia Gasanova (qualified)
  4. Aleksandra Krunić (qualified)
  5. Lesia Tsurenko (qualified)
  6. Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove (qualified)
  7. Ekaterine Gorgodze (first round)
  8. Rebecca Šramková (first round)
  9. Ellen Perez (withdrew, still playing in Tenerife)
  10. Anastasia Zakharova (first round)
  11. Jana Fett (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  12. Seone Mendez (qualifying competition)

Qualifiers

Lucky loser

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
1 Anna Bondár 6 6
Angelina Gabueva 2 1
1 Anna Bondár 6 6
11 Jana Fett 2 0
Amina Anshba 2 77 3
11 Jana Fett 6 63 6

Second qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
WC Vanessa Popa Teiușanu 0 1
Alexandra Ignatik 6 6
Alexandra Ignatik 6 6
8 Rebecca Šramková 3 2

Third qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
3 Anastasia Gasanova 6 6
WC Ilinca Amariei 1 1
3 Anastasia Gasanova 6 6
WC Briana Szabó 1 0

Fourth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
4 Aleksandra Krunić 6 6
Anna Danilina 2 0
4 Aleksandra Krunić 6 6
Yuriko Miyazaki 1 2
Yuriko Miyazaki 6 7
7 Ekaterine Gorgodze 4 5

Fifth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
5 Lesia Tsurenko 77 6
Yvonne Cavallé Reimers 63 3
5 Lesia Tsurenko 7 6
WC Andreea Roșca 5 1
WC Andreea Roșca 77 6
10 Anastasia Zakharova 64 3

Sixth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
6 Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove 6 6
12 Seone Mendez 3 1

References

  1. ^ "WTA adds tournaments in Nur-Sultan, Cluj-Napoca and Columbus to 2021 calendar". Women's Tennis Association. 13 September 2021.
  2. ^ "2021 Transylvania Open". 6 August 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Kontaveit sweeps past Halep in Cluj-Napoca for fourth title of year". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 22 November 2024.