The 2021 Phillip Island Trophy is a tournament on the 2021 WTA Tour, one of six events in the 2021 Melbourne Summer Series. It was played on outdoor hard courts in Melbourne, Australia. It was organised as a lead-up tournament to the 2021 Australian Open, and was held at the same venue, due to other tournaments in Australia being cancelled as a result from the COVID-19 pandemic. This tournament took place simultaneously with the second week of the 2021 Australian Open.
Champions
Singles
Daria Kasatkina def. Marie Bouzková 4–6, 6–2, 6–2
Doubles
Ankita Raina / Kamilla Rakhimova def. Anna Blinkova / Anastasia Potapova 2–6, 6–4, [10–7]
Points and prize money
Point distribution EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64QQ1 Singles2801801106030161121 1
Prize money
EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64Q1Singles$28,500$20,850$11,100$5,250$2,700$1,900$1,400$1,211$8,000$5,000$3,000$1,500$1,300$1,000 *per team
Singles main-draw entrants Seeds Country Player Ranka SeedSofia Kenin41Bianca Andreescu92Johanna Konta153Petra Martić194Wang Qiang345Zhang Shuai356Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova397Danielle Collins408Sloane Stephens419Caroline Garcia4310Zheng Saisai4411Nadia Podoroska4512Marie Bouzková5013Anastasija Sevastova5314Alizé Cornet5415Rebecca Peterson5516 a Rankings are as of 8 February 2021
Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Destanee Aiava Bianca Andreescu Kimberly Birrell Olivia Gadecki Sofia Kenin
The following players used a protected ranking to enter the singles main draw: Katie Boulter Zhu Lin
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Mona Barthel Mihaela Buzărnescu Lizette Cabrera Francesca Jones Varvara Lepchenko Rebecca Marino Ankita Raina Kamilla Rakhimova
The following players received entry as lucky losers: Gabriella Da Silva-Fick Monica Niculescu Lesia Tsurenko
Withdrawals Before the tournament Ekaterina Alexandrova → replaced by Lesia Tsurenko Amanda Anisimova → replaced by Ajla Tomljanović Catherine Bellis → replaced by Daria Kasatkina Belinda Bencic → replaced by Nao Hibino Jennifer Brady → replaced by Zhu Lin Fiona Ferro → replaced by Lauren Davis Coco Gauff → replaced by Danka Kovinić Polona Hercog → replaced by Irina-Camelia Begu Madison Keys → replaced by Anna Blinkova Johanna Konta → replaced by Gabriella Da Silva-Fick Veronika Kudermetova → replaced by Zarina Diyas Svetlana Kuznetsova → replaced by Christina McHale Ons Jabeur → replaced by Madison Brengle Magda Linette → replaced by Misaki Doi Elise Mertens → replaced by Katie Boulter Kristina Mladenovic → replaced by Aliaksandra Sasnovich Garbiñe Muguruza → replaced by Ana Bogdan Jeļena Ostapenko → replaced by Varvara Gracheva Yulia Putintseva → replaced by Wang Yafan Alison Riske → replaced by Anastasia Potapova Elena Rybakina → replaced by Andrea Petkovic Laura Siegemund → replaced by Greet Minnen Barbora Strýcová → replaced by Tímea Babos Iga Świątek → replaced by Liudmila Samsonova Donna Vekić → replaced by Maddison Inglis Markéta Vondroušová → replaced by Sara Errani Heather Watson → replaced by Elisabetta Cocciaretto Dayana Yastremska → replaced by Sara Sorribes Tormo Zhang Shuai → replaced by Monica Niculescu
During the tournament Sara Sorribes Tormo
Retirements Zarina Diyas Danka Kovinić Patricia Maria Țig
Doubles main-draw entrants Seeds Country Player Country Player Rankb SeedChan Hao-chingLatisha Chan321Monica NiculescuYang Zhaoxuan1082Kaitlyn ChristianSabrina Santamaria1323Andreea MituRaluca Olaru1384Oksana KalashnikovaCornelia Lister1435Kirsten FlipkensGreet Minnen1456Makoto NinomiyaWang Yafan1477Misaki DoiNao Hibino1518 b Rankings are as of 8 February 2021.
Other entrants The following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw: Destanee Aiava / Charlotte Kempenaers-Pocz
Withdrawals During the tournament Kimberly Birrell / Olivia Gadecki Misaki Doi / Nao Hibino Marie Bouzková / Sara Sorribes Tormo
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