The 2021 Chicago Women's Open was a tennis tournament held in Chicago, Illinois for female professional tennis players, and part of the 2021 WTA Tour.WTA ANNOUNCES 2021 FALL CALENDAR It was played on outdoor hard courts in the week prior to the 2021 U.S. Open. This marked the first time since 1997 that a WTA tournament was held in Chicago.
Champions Singles
Elina Svitolina def. Alizé Cornet, 7–5, 6–4.
This was Svitolina's sixteenth WTA Tour singles title, and first of the year.
Doubles
Nadiia Kichenok / Raluca Olaru def. Lyudmyla Kichenok / Makoto Ninomiya, 7–6(8–6), 5–7, [10–8].
Singles main draw entrants
Seeds Country Player Rank1 SeedElina Svitolina61Camila Giorgi332Sorana Cîrstea383Tamara Zidanšek404Markéta Vondroušová415Viktorija Golubic476Kristina Mladenovic547Marta Kostyuk568Alizé Cornet579 Rankings are as of August 16, 2021.
Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the main draw: Françoise Abanda Katherine Sebov Elina Svitolina Venus Williams
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Ana Bogdan Zarina Diyas Quinn Gleason Aldila Sutjiadi
The following player received entry as a lucky loser: Clara Burel
Withdrawals Before the tournament Camila Giorgi → replaced by Clara Burel Andrea Petkovic → replaced by Varvara Gracheva Elena Rybakina → replaced by Misaki Doi Ajla Tomljanović → replaced by Fiona Ferro
Doubles main draw entrants
Seeds Country Player Country Player Rank1 SeedNicole MelicharDemi Schuurs231Chan Hao-chingLatisha Chan422Nadiia KichenokRaluca Olaru803Lyudmyla KichenokMakoto Ninomiya1004 Rankings are as of August 16, 2021.
Withdrawals Before the tournament Anastasia Potapova / Heather Watson → replaced by Bárbara Gatica / Rebeca Pereira
References
External links Official website