2021 Abu Dhabi Women's Tennis Open – Singles
# 2021 Abu Dhabi Women's Tennis Open – Singles

This was a new tournament in 2021.

Aryna Sabalenka won the title, defeating first-time finalist Veronika Kudermetova in the final, 6–2, 6–2. This was Sabalenka's third consecutive title, and her victory against Kudermetova in the final was her 15th consecutive victory, with both streaks dating back to Ostrava in 2020.

## Seeds

    01. Sofia Kenin (quarterfinals)
    02. Elina Svitolina (quarterfinals)
    03. Karolína Plíšková (second round)
    04. Aryna Sabalenka (champion)
    05. Garbiñe Muguruza (third round)
    06. Elena Rybakina (quarterfinals)
    07. Elise Mertens (withdrew)
    08. Markéta Vondroušová (first round)
    09. Maria Sakkari (semifinals)
    10. Anett Kontaveit (first round)
    11. Jennifer Brady (first round)
    12. Karolína Muchová (second round, withdrew)
    13. Yulia Putintseva (third round)
    14. Amanda Anisimova (withdrew)
    15. Ons Jabeur (third round)
    16. Donna Vekić (first round)
    17. Ekaterina Alexandrova (third round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

## Draw

### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Sofia Kenin | 6 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Maria Sakkari | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Maria Sakkari | 2 | 6 | 6 | 9 | Maria Sakkari | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Aryna Sabalenka | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 4 | Aryna Sabalenka | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | Aryna Sabalenka | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 6 | Elena Rybakina | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Elena Rybakina | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | 4 | Aryna Sabalenka | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Veronika Kudermetova | 2 | 2 |
| | Marta Kostyuk | 0 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | Veronika Kudermetova | 2 | 2 |
| | Sara Sorribes Tormo | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | Sara Sorribes Tormo | 6 | 1 | 4 | | Marta Kostyuk | $6^8$ | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Veronika Kudermetova | $7^{10}$ | 6 | | | | |
| | Veronika Kudermetova | 5 | 6 | $7^7$ | | Veronika Kudermetova | $7^{10}$ | 6 | | | | |
| 2 | Elina Svitolina | 7 | 3 | $6^3$ | | | | | | | | |

### Top half

**Section 1**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | S Kenin | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Z Yang | $6^4$ | 2 | | 1 | S Kenin | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Siegemund | 7 | 5 | 4 | | K Flipkens | 7 | $4^r$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Flipkens | 5 | 7 | 6 | | | | | 1 | S Kenin | 3 | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | B Krejčíková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 13 | Y Putintseva | 6 | $6^5$ | 4 | | | | | |
| | J Loeb | 1 | 3 | | | B Krejčíková | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Trevisan | 3 | 3 | | 13 | Y Putintseva | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Y Putintseva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | S Kenin | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | M Sakkari | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | M Sakkari | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| | A Potapova | 4 | 2 | | 9 | M Sakkari | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Gauff | 6 | 6 | | | C Gauff | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alt | U Eikeri | 0 | 1 | | | | | | 9 | M Sakkari | 7 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | A Sasnovich | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | G Muguruza | 5 | 4 | | | | | | |
| Q | A Bondár | 2 | 3 | | | A Sasnovich | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Mladenovic | 2 | 4 | | 5 | G Muguruza | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | G Muguruza | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 2**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | A Sabalenka | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Hercog | $6^5$ | 2 | | 4 | A Sabalenka | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Tomljanović | 6 | $7^7$ | | | A Tomljanović | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| PR | L Zhu | 2 | $6^1$ | | | | | | | 4 | A Sabalenka | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | K Bondarenko | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | 15 | O Jabeur | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Y Wang | 3 | 6 | 5 | Q | K Bondarenko | 7 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Pavlyuchenkova | $6^3$ | 3 | | 15 | O Jabeur | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | O Jabeur | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | A Sabalenka | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| 12 | K Muchová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | E Rybakina | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| | D Kovinić | 4 | 1 | | 12 | K Muchová | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Kasatkina | 6 | 3 | 6 | | D Kasatkina | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Q Wang | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | D Kasatkina | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | A Rus | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | 6 | E Rybakina | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Xiy Wang | 6 | 3 | 6 | | Xiy Wang | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Stefanini | 1 | 3 | | 6 | E Rybakina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | E Rybakina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

**Section 3**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 8 | M Vondroušová | 6 | 3 | $6^3$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S-w Hsieh | 3 | 6 | $7^7$ | | S-w Hsieh | 3 | $7^7$ | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Kostyuk | 6 | 6 | | | M Kostyuk | 6 | $6^4$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Hradecká | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | M Kostyuk | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | LA Fernandez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | T Zidanšek | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| | J Paolini | 4 | 2 | | | LA Fernandez | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Zidanšek | 0 | 6 | 6 | | T Zidanšek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | J Brady | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | M Kostyuk | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 16 | D Vekić | $6^{10}$ | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | S Sorribes Tormo | 6 | 1 | 4 |
| | B Pera | $7^{12}$ | 2 | 6 | | B Pera | 7 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Sorribes Tormo | 6 | 6 | | | S Sorribes Tormo | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | N Podoroska | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | S Sorribes Tormo | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Barthel | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | Q | A Gasanova | 5 | 3 | | | | |
| Q | A Gasanova | 6 | 6 | | Q | A Gasanova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | D Papamichail | 2 | $6^4$ | | 3 | Ka Plíšková | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Ka Plíšková | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 4**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| LL | V Grammatikopoulou | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Cornet | 6 | 6 | | | A Cornet | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Sevastova | 2 | 7 | 2 | | P Badosa | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Badosa | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | P Badosa | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | |
| Q | B Turati | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | V Kudermetova | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| PR | Y Shvedova | 1 | 2 | | Q | B Turati | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Kudermetova | 7 | 6 | | | V Kudermetova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | A Kontaveit | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | V Kudermetova | 5 | 6 | $7^7$ |
| 17 | E Alexandrova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | E Svitolina | 7 | 3 | $6^3$ |
| | Z Diyas | 4 | 4 | | 17 | E Alexandrova | 7 | $6^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Watson | 4 | 6 | 7 | | H Watson | 5 | $7^9$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | J Burrage | 6 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | 17 | E Alexandrova | 2 | $7^7$ | $6^8$ | | | | | |
| | V Zvonareva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | E Svitolina | 6 | $6^5$ | $7^{10}$ | | | | | |
| Q | A Hesse | 3 | 4 | | | V Zvonareva | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Pegula | 4 | 3 | | 2 | E Svitolina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | E Svitolina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying

### Seeds

* Tena Lukas (first round)
* Ulrikke Eikeri (moved to main draw)
* Jodie Burrage (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Valentini Grammatikopoulou (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Andrea Lázaro García (first round)
* Anna Bondár (qualified)
* Despina Papamichail (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Catherine Harrison (first round)
* Anna Danilina (first round)
* Kateryna Bondarenko (qualified)
* Amandine Hesse (qualified)
* Anastasia Gasanova (qualified)
* Jessica Pieri (qualifying competition)
* Martina Caregaro (qualifying competition)
* Irina Fetecău (qualifying competition)
* Mirjam Björklund (first round)

### Qualifiers

* Lucrezia Stefanini
* Anastasia Gasanova
* Amandine Hesse
* Kateryna Bondarenko
* Lucie Hradecká
* Anna Bondár
* Yang Zhaoxuan
* Bianca Turati

### Lucky losers

* Jodie Burrage
* Valentini Grammatikopoulou
* Despina Papamichail

### Qualifying draw

**First qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Tena Lukas | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Lucrezia Stefanini | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Lucrezia Stefanini | 4 | 6 | 6 | | Lucrezia Stefanini | 1 | 6 | $7^7$ |
| | | | | | 15 | Irina Fetecău | 6 | 2 | $6^3$ |
| | Riya Bhatia | 2 | 1 | | 15 | Irina Fetecău | 6 | 2 | $6^3$ |
| 15 | Irina Fetecău | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |

**Second qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Alt | Makoto Ninomiya | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Ena Shibahara | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Ena Shibahara | 6 | 6 | | Ena Shibahara | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| | | | | 12 | Anastasia Gasanova | 4 | 7 | 6 |
| | Giuliana Olmos | 5 | 3 | 12 | Anastasia Gasanova | 4 | 7 | 6 |
| 12 | Anastasia Gasanova | 7 | 6 | | | | | |

**Third qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | Jodie Burrage | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Nadiia Kichenok | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | Nadiia Kichenok | 2 | 3 | 3 | Jodie Burrage | 3 | 2 |
| | | | | 11 | Amandine Hesse | 6 | 6 |
| | Irene Burillo Escorihuela | 3 | 3 | 11 | Amandine Hesse | 6 | 6 |
| 11 | Amandine Hesse | 6 | 6 | | | | |

**Fourth qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | Valentini Grammatikopoulou | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | |
| | Luisa Stefani | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | |
| | Luisa Stefani | 4 | 6 | 1 | 4 | Valentini Grammatikopoulou | 1 | 3 |
| | | | | | 10 | Kateryna Bondarenko | 6 | 6 |
| | Panna Udvardy | $7^7$ | 2 | 4 | 10 | Kateryna Bondarenko | 6 | 6 |
| 10 | Kateryna Bondarenko | $6^5$ | 6 | 6 | | | | |

**Fifth qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | Andrea Lázaro García | 6 | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| | Lucie Hradecká | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Lucie Hradecká | 1 | 6 | 6 | | Lucie Hradecká | $7^9$ | 6 |
| | | | | | PR | Carol Zhao | $6^7$ | 1 |
| PR | Carol Zhao | 6 | 2 | 6 | PR | Carol Zhao | $6^7$ | 1 |
| 16 | Mirjam Björklund | 0 | 6 | 2 | | | | |

**Sixth qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | Anna Bondár | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Yana Sizikova | 0 | 1 | | | | | |
| | Yana Sizikova | 0 | 1 | 6 | Anna Bondár | 4 | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | 13 | Jessica Pieri | 6 | 4 | 5 |
| | Katarzyna Piter | 4 | 0 | 13 | Jessica Pieri | 6 | 4 | 5 |
| 13 | Jessica Pieri | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

**Seventh qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7 | Despina Papamichail | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | Federica Di Sarra | 6 | 5 | 1 | | | | |
| | Federica Di Sarra | 6 | 5 | 1 | 7 | Despina Papamichail | 2 | 2 |
| | | | | | | Yang Zhaoxuan | 6 | 6 |
| | Yang Zhaoxuan | 3 | $7^7$ | 6 | | Yang Zhaoxuan | 6 | 6 |
| 9 | Anna Danilina | 6 | $6^4$ | 4 | | | | |

**Eighth qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 8 | Catherine Harrison | 4 | $7^7$ | 1 | | | | |
| | Bianca Turati | 6 | $6^4$ | 6 | | | | |
| | Bianca Turati | 6 | $6^4$ | 6 | | Bianca Turati | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 14 | Martina Caregaro | 0 | 3 |
| | Valeriya Strakhova | 3 | 3 | | 14 | Martina Caregaro | 0 | 3 |
| 14 | Martina Caregaro | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
