2021 Transylvania Open – Singles

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.

Singles
2021 Transylvania Open
Champion	Anett Kontaveit
Runner-up	Simona Halep
Score	6–2, 6–3
Draw	32
Seeds	8

Further information: 2021 Transylvania Open

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

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

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

1. Anna Bondár
2. Alexandra Ignatik
3. Anastasia Gasanova
4. Aleksandra Krunić
5. Lesia Tsurenko
6. Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove

Lucky loser

1. Jana Fett

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