2021 Astana Open

The 2021 Astana Open was a tennis tournament organized for professional tennis players, held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, in 2021 on indoor hard courts. It was primarily organized due to the cancellation of many tournaments during the 2021 ATP Tour and 2021 WTA Tour, because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.^[1] It is the second edition of the tournament for the men and the first for the women. The tournament took place in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, from 20–26 September for the men, and from 27 September to 2 October for the women.^[2][3]

2021 Astana Open
Date	20 September – 26 September (ATP) 27 September – 2 October (WTA)
Edition	2nd (ATP) 1st (WTA)
Category	ATP Tour 250 WTA 250
Prize money	$541,800 (ATP) $235,238 (WTA)
Surface	Hard (indoor)
Location	Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
Venue	Daulet National Tennis Centre
Champions
Men's singles
Kwon Soon-woo
Women's singles
Alison Van Uytvanck
Men's doubles
Santiago González / Andrés Molteni
Women's doubles
Anna-Lena Friedsam / Monica Niculescu

Champions

Men's singles

Main article: 2021 Astana Open – Men's singles

• Kwon Soon-woo def. James Duckworth, 7–6^(8–6), 6–3

This was Kwon's first ever career ATP title.

Women's singles

Main article: 2021 Astana Open – Women's singles

• Alison Van Uytvanck def. Yulia Putintseva, 1–6, 6–4, 6–3.

This was Van Uytvanck's fifth singles title, and first of the year.

Men's doubles

Main article: 2021 Astana Open – Men's doubles

• Santiago González / Andrés Molteni def. Jonathan Erlich / Andrei Vasilevski, 6–1, 6–2

Women's doubles

Main article: 2021 Astana Open – Women's doubles

• Anna-Lena Friedsam / Monica Niculescu def. Angelina Gabueva / Anastasia Zakharova 6–2, 4–6, [10–5]

ATP singles main draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Rank1	Seed
RUS	Aslan Karatsev	25	1
KAZ	Alexander Bublik	34	2
SRB	Dušan Lajović	36	3
SRB	Filip Krajinović	37	4
AUS	John Millman	43	5
FRA	Benoît Paire	48	6
SRB	Laslo Đere	50	7
BLR	Ilya Ivashka	53	8

• Rankings are as of September 13, 2021.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

• Mikhail Kukushkin
• Timofey Skatov
• Fernando Verdasco

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

• Evgeny Donskoy
• Marc Polmans
• Dmitry Popko
• Elias Ymer

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

• Cristian Garín → replaced by Ričardas Berankis
• Adrian Mannarino → replaced by Daniel Elahi Galán
• Mackenzie McDonald → replaced by Carlos Taberner

ATP doubles main draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Country	Player	Rank1	Seed
MEX	Santiago González	ARG	Andrés Molteni	112	1
KAZ	Andrey Golubev	KAZ	Aleksandr Nedovyesov	117	2
BRA	Marcelo Demoliner	BRA	Rafael Matos	126	3
SWE	André Göransson	ITA	Andrea Vavassori	143	4

• Rankings are as of September 13, 2021

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

• Alexander Bublik / Daniil Golubev
• Dmitry Popko / Timofey Skatov

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

• Nathaniel Lammons / Mackenzie McDonald → replaced by Andre Begemann / Nathaniel Lammons

WTA singles main draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Rank1	Seed
KAZ	Yulia Putintseva	49	1
BEL	Alison Van Uytvanck	55	2
FRA	Kristina Mladenovic	65	3
BEL	Greet Minnen	75	4
CRO	Ana Konjuh	77	5
SWE	Rebecca Peterson	78	6
RUS	Varvara Gracheva	82	7
FRA	Clara Burel	91	8

• Rankings are as of September 20, 2021.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

• Anna Danilina
• Zhibek Kulambayeva
• Anastasia Potapova

The following players received entry using protected rankings:

• Vitalia Diatchenko
• Vera Lapko
• Mandy Minella

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

• Katie Boulter
• Yuliya Hatouka
• Aleksandra Krunić
• Lesia Tsurenko
• Natalia Vikhlyantseva
• Anastasia Zakharova

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

• Irina-Camelia Begu → replaced by Ekaterine Gorgodze
• Polona Hercog → replaced by Jaqueline Cristian
• Nao Hibino → replaced by Vitalia Diatchenko
• Anhelina Kalinina → replaced by Stefanie Vögele
• Nuria Párrizas Díaz → replaced by Mandy Minella
• Liudmila Samsonova → replaced by Jule Niemeier
• Anna Karolína Schmiedlová → replaced by Kristýna Plíšková
• Nina Stojanović → replaced by Anna-Lena Friedsam
• Clara Tauson → replaced by Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove
• Vera Zvonareva → replaced by Vera Lapko

WTA doubles main draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Country	Player	Rank1	Seed
BEL	Greet Minnen	BEL	Alison Van Uytvanck	138	1
RUS	Anna Blinkova	KAZ	Anna Danilina	149	2
GER	Anna-Lena Friedsam	ROU	Monica Niculescu	160	3
RUS	Varvara Gracheva	GEO	Oksana Kalashnikova	235	4

• Rankings are as of September 20, 2021

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

• Gozal Ainitdinova / Zhibek Kulambayeva
• Sofiya Chursina / Yekaterina Dmitrichenko

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

• Natela Dzalamidze / Kamilla Rakhimova → replaced by Natela Dzalamidze / Kaja Juvan
• Vivian Heisen / Kimberley Zimmermann → replaced by Vitalia Diatchenko / Yana Sizikova
• Oksana Kalashnikova / Miyu Kato → replaced by Varvara Gracheva / Oksana Kalashnikova
• Aleksandra Krunić / Nina Stojanović → replaced by Rutuja Bhosale / Emily Webley-Smith