2021 Winners Open
| 2021 Winners Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | 2–8 August |
| Edition | 1st |
| Category | WTA 250 |
| Draw | 32S / 16D |
| Prize money | $235,000 |
| Surface | Clay |
| Location | Cluj-Napoca, Romania |
| Venue | Winners Sports Club |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
| Andrea Petkovic | |
| Doubles | |
| Natela Dzalamidze / Kaja Juvan | |
The 2021 WTA Romanian Open, known as the Winners Open due to sponsorship reasons, was a professional women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Winners Sports Club. It was the 1st edition of the tournament held in the city of Cluj-Napoca and was a part of the 2021 WTA Tour.[1][2]
Finals
Singles
- Andrea Petkovic def. Mayar Sherif, 6–1, 6–1.
This was Petkovic's seventh WTA Tour singles title, and first since 2015.
Doubles
- Natela Dzalamidze / Kaja Juvan def. Katarzyna Piter / Mayar Sherif, 6–3, 6–4.
This was the maiden WTA Tour title won by both Dzalamidze and Juvan.
Singles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRA | Alizé Cornet | 63 | 1 |
| GER | Andrea Petkovic | 97 | 2 |
| ROU | Ana Bogdan | 101 | 3 |
| ITA | Martina Trevisan | 102 | 4 |
| ROU | Elena-Gabriela Ruse | 105 | 5 |
| SLO | Kaja Juvan | 114 | 6 |
| BUL | Viktoriya Tomova | 119 | 7 |
| SVK | Kristína Kučová | 120 | 8 |
- Rankings are as of July 26, 2021.[3]
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
The following player received entry using a protected ranking:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
- Tímea Babos → replaced by Katarzyna Kawa
- Irina-Camelia Begu → replaced by Viktória Kužmová
- Elisabetta Cocciaretto → replaced by Mihaela Buzărnescu
- Zarina Diyas → replaced by Jaqueline Cristian
- Sara Errani → replaced by Kristína Kučová
- Viktorija Golubic → replaced by Mayar Sherif
- Polona Hercog → replaced by Anna Karolína Schmiedlová
- Tereza Martincová → replaced by Lesia Tsurenko
- Jasmine Paolini → replaced by Réka Luca Jani
- Arantxa Rus → replaced by Çağla Büyükakçay
- Patricia Maria Țig → replaced by Lara Arruabarrena
Doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SVK | Viktória Kužmová | POL | Alicja Rosolska | 140 | 1 |
| SRB | Aleksandra Krunić | BLR | Lidziya Marozava | 150 | 2 |
| ESP | Lara Arruabarrena | ROU | Andreea Mitu | 186 | 3 |
| GEO | Oksana Kalashnikova | SVK | Tereza Mihalíková | 233 | 4 |
- Rankings are as of July 26, 2021.
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
The following pair received entry using a protected ranking:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
- Irina-Camelia Begu / Andreea Mitu → replaced by Lara Arruabarrena / Andreea Mitu
- Anna Bondár / Fanny Stollár → replaced by Katarzyna Piter / Mayar Sherif
- Anna Danilina / Ulrikke Eikeri → replaced by Anna Bondár / Ulrikke Eikeri
- Viktória Kužmová / Arantxa Rus → replaced by Alena Fomina / Ekaterina Yashina
- Vivian Heisen / Alicja Rosolska → replaced by Viktória Kužmová / Alicja Rosolska
- Ekaterine Gorgodze / Paula Kania-Choduń → replaced by Oana Georgeta Simion / Gabriela Talabă
References
- ^ Cluj-Napoca to host a WTA tennis tournament in August
- ^ "WTA launches "very attractive" Winners Open in Romania". www.tennisworldusa.org. 5 May 2021.
- ^ "Winners Open Players". winnersopen.ro.