2021 Transylvania Open

The 2021 Transylvania Open was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts.^[1] It was the first edition of the Transylvania Open, and part of the WTA 250 series of the 2021 WTA Tour. It was held at the BT Arena in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, from 25 October until 31 October 2021. Second-seeded Anett Kontaveit won the singles title. By winning the title, Kontaveit qualified for the WTA Finals.^[2]

2021 Transylvania Open
Date	25–31 October
Edition	1st
Category	WTA 250
Draw	32S / 16Q / 16D
Prize money	$235,238
Surface	Hard (Indoor)
Location	Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Venue	BT Arena
Champions
Singles
Anett Kontaveit
Doubles
Irina Bara / Ekaterine Gorgodze

Finals

Singles

Main article: 2021 Transylvania Open – Singles

Anett Kontaveit defeated Simona Halep, 6–2, 6–3

• It was Kontaveit's fifth career WTA singles title, and her fourth of the year.

Doubles

Main article: 2021 Transylvania Open – Doubles

Irina Bara / Ekaterine Gorgodze defeated Aleksandra Krunić / Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove, 4–6, 6–1, [11–9].

• It was the first WTA Tour level doubles title won by either Bara or Gorgodze.

Singles main draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Rank1	Seed
ROU	Simona Halep	19	1
EST	Anett Kontaveit	20	2
GBR	Emma Raducanu	24	3
SUI	Jil Teichmann	39	4
AUS	Ajla Tomljanović	43	5
UKR	Marta Kostyuk	53	6
ROU	Irina-Camelia Begu	56	7
UKR	Anhelina Kalinina	57	8

• Rankings are as of October 18, 2021. ^[3]

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the main draw:

• Irina Bara
• Jaqueline Cristian
• Andreea Prisăcariu

The following players received entry using a protected ranking:

• Mona Barthel
• Ivana Jorović

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

• Anna Bondár
• Anastasia Gasanova
• Alexandra Ignatik
• Aleksandra Krunić
• Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove
• Lesia Tsurenko

The following player received entry as a lucky loser:

• Jana Fett

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

• Ekaterina Alexandrova → replaced by Polona Hercog
• Paula Badosa → replaced by Anna-Lena Friedsam
• Viktorija Golubic → replaced by Alison Van Uytvanck
• Kaia Kanepi → replaced by Ivana Jorović
• Veronika Kudermetova → replaced by Bernarda Pera
• Elise Mertens → replaced by Elena-Gabriela Ruse
• Camila Osorio → replaced by Jana Fett
• Mayar Sherif → replaced by Mona Barthel

Doubles main draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Country	Player	Rank1	Seed
USA	Kaitlyn Christian	NZL	Erin Routliffe	107	1
SRB	Aleksandra Krunić	NED	Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove	123	2
ROU	Monica Niculescu	ROU	Elena-Gabriela Ruse	140	3
KAZ	Anna Danilina	NOR	Ulrikke Eikeri	153	4

• Rankings are as of October 18, 2021.

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

• Ilinca Amariei / Briana Szabó
• Alexandra Ignatik / Andreea Prisăcariu

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

• Sharon Fichman / Giuliana Olmos → replaced by Alena Fomina-Klotz / Ekaterina Yashina
• Ulrikke Eikeri / Catherine Harrison → replaced by Anna Danilina / Ulrikke Eikeri