2021 Transylvania Open
# 2021 Transylvania Open

The 2021 Transylvania Open was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. 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 until 31 October, 2021.

## Champions

### Singles

* Anett Kontaveit def. Simona Halep, 6–2, 6–3

This was Kontaveit's fifth career WTA singles title, and was her fourth of the year. By winning the title, Kontaveit qualified for the WTA Finals.

### Doubles

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

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

## Singles main draw entrants

### Seeds

| Country | Player | $Rank^1$ | 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.

### 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 | $Rank^1$ | 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
