The 2021 Astana Open was a tennis tournament organized for professional tennis players, held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, in 2021 on indoor hard courts. It was primarily organized due to the cancellation of many tournaments during the 2021 ATP Tour and 2021 WTA Tour, because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. It is the second edition of the tournament for the men and the first for the women. The tournament took place in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, from 20–26 September for the men, and from 27 September to 2 October for the women.
Champions
Men's singles
Kwon Soon-woo def. James Duckworth, 7–6(8–6), 6–3
This was Kwon's first ever career ATP title.
Women's singles
Alison Van Uytvanck def. Yulia Putintseva, 1–6, 6–4, 6–3.
This was Van Uytvanck's fifth singles title, and first of the year.
Men's doubles
Santiago González / Andrés Molteni def. Jonathan Erlich / Andrei Vasilevski, 6–1, 6–2
Women's doubles
Anna-Lena Friedsam / Monica Niculescu def. Angelina Gabueva / Anastasia Zakharova 6–2, 4–6, [10–5]
ATP singles main draw entrants
Seeds Country Player Rank1 SeedAslan Karatsev251Alexander Bublik342Dušan Lajović363Filip Krajinović374John Millman435Benoît Paire486Laslo Đere507Ilya Ivashka538 Rankings are as of September 13, 2021.
Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Mikhail Kukushkin Timofey Skatov Fernando Verdasco
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Evgeny Donskoy Marc Polmans Dmitry Popko Elias Ymer
Withdrawals Before the tournament Cristian Garín → replaced by Ričardas Berankis Adrian Mannarino → replaced by Daniel Elahi Galán Mackenzie McDonald → replaced by Carlos Taberner
ATP doubles main draw entrants
Seeds Country Player Country Player Rank1 SeedSantiago GonzálezAndrés Molteni1121Andrey GolubevAleksandr Nedovyesov1172Marcelo DemolinerRafael Matos1263André GöranssonAndrea Vavassori1434 Rankings are as of September 13, 2021
Other entrants The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: Alexander Bublik / Daniil Golubev Dmitry Popko / Timofey Skatov
Withdrawals Before the tournament Nathaniel Lammons / Mackenzie McDonald → replaced by Andre Begemann / Nathaniel Lammons
WTA singles main draw entrants
Seeds Country Player Rank1 SeedYulia Putintseva491Alison Van Uytvanck552Kristina Mladenovic653Greet Minnen754Ana Konjuh775Rebecca Peterson786Varvara Gracheva827Clara Burel918 Rankings are as of September 20, 2021.
Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Anna Danilina Zhibek Kulambayeva Anastasia Potapova
The following players received entry using protected rankings: Vitalia Diatchenko Vera Lapko Mandy Minella
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Katie Boulter Yuliya Hatouka Aleksandra Krunić Lesia Tsurenko Natalia Vikhlyantseva Anastasia Zakharova
Withdrawals Before the tournament Irina-Camelia Begu → replaced by Ekaterine Gorgodze Polona Hercog → replaced by Jaqueline Cristian Nao Hibino → replaced by Vitalia Diatchenko Anhelina Kalinina → replaced by Stefanie Vögele Nuria Párrizas Díaz → replaced by Mandy Minella Liudmila Samsonova → replaced by Jule Niemeier Anna Karolína Schmiedlová → replaced by Kristýna Plíšková Nina Stojanović → replaced by Anna-Lena Friedsam Clara Tauson → replaced by Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove Vera Zvonareva → replaced by Vera Lapko
WTA doubles main draw entrants
Seeds Country Player Country Player Rank1 SeedGreet MinnenAlison Van Uytvanck1381Anna BlinkovaAnna Danilina1492Anna-Lena FriedsamMonica Niculescu1603Varvara GrachevaOksana Kalashnikova2354 Rankings are as of September 20, 2021
Other entrants The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: Gozal Ainitdinova / Zhibek Kulambayeva Sofiya Chursina / Yekaterina Dmitrichenko
Withdrawals Before the tournament Natela Dzalamidze / Kamilla Rakhimova → replaced by Natela Dzalamidze / Kaja Juvan Vivian Heisen / Kimberley Zimmermann → replaced by Vitalia Diatchenko / Yana Sizikova Oksana Kalashnikova / Miyu Kato → replaced by Varvara Gracheva / Oksana Kalashnikova Aleksandra Krunić / Nina Stojanović → replaced by Rutuja Bhosale / Emily Webley-Smith
References
External links Official website