2021 Astana Open
Tennis tournament in Kazakhstan
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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.[1] 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.[2][3]
27 September – 2 October (WTA)
1st (WTA)
WTA 250
$235,238 (WTA)
| 2021 Astana Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | 20 September – 26 September (ATP) 27 September – 2 October (WTA) |
| Edition | 2nd (ATP) 1st (WTA) |
| Category | ATP Tour 250 WTA 250 |
| Prize money | $541,800 (ATP) $235,238 (WTA) |
| Surface | Hard (indoor) |
| Location | Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan |
| Venue | Daulet National Tennis Centre |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
 Kwon Soon-woo | |
| Women's singles | |
 Alison Van Uytvanck | |
| Men's doubles | |
 Santiago González /  Andrés Molteni | |
| Women's doubles | |
 Anna-Lena Friedsam /  Monica Niculescu | |
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 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 RUS |
Aslan Karatsev | 25 | 1 |
 KAZ |
Alexander Bublik | 34 | 2 |
 SRB |
Dušan Lajović | 36 | 3 |
| SRB |
Filip Krajinović | 37 | 4 |
 AUS |
John Millman | 43 | 5 |
 FRA |
Benoît Paire | 48 | 6 |
| SRB |
Laslo Đere | 50 | 7 |
 BLR |
Ilya Ivashka | 53 | 8 |
- Rankings are as of September 13, 2021.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
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 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEX |
Santiago González | ARG |
Andrés Molteni | 112 | 1 |
| KAZ |
Andrey Golubev | KAZ |
Aleksandr Nedovyesov | 117 | 2 |
 BRA |
Marcelo Demoliner | BRA |
Rafael Matos | 126 | 3 |
 SWE |
André Göransson |  ITA |
Andrea Vavassori | 143 | 4 |
- Rankings are as of September 13, 2021
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
- Nathaniel Lammons / Mackenzie McDonald → replaced by Andre Begemann / Nathaniel Lammons
WTA singles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| KAZ |
Yulia Putintseva | 49 | 1 |
| BEL |
Alison Van Uytvanck | 55 | 2 |
| FRA |
Kristina Mladenovic | 65 | 3 |
| BEL |
Greet Minnen | 75 | 4 |
 CRO |
Ana Konjuh | 77 | 5 |
| SWE |
Rebecca Peterson | 78 | 6 |
| RUS |
Varvara Gracheva | 82 | 7 |
| FRA |
Clara Burel | 91 | 8 |
- Rankings are as of September 20, 2021.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry using protected rankings:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
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 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEL |
Greet Minnen | BEL |
Alison Van Uytvanck | 138 | 1 |
| RUS |
Anna Blinkova | KAZ |
Anna Danilina | 149 | 2 |
| GER |
Anna-Lena Friedsam | ROU |
Monica Niculescu | 160 | 3 |
| RUS |
Varvara Gracheva |  GEO |
Oksana Kalashnikova | 235 | 4 |
- 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
