2021 Yarra Valley Classic
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| 2021 Yarra Valley Classic | |
|---|---|
| Date | 31 January – 7 February |
| Edition | 1st |
| Category | WTA 500 |
| Draw | 54S / 28D |
| Prize money | $447,620 |
| Surface | Hard |
| Location | Melbourne, Australia |
| Venue | Melbourne Park |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Ashleigh Barty | |
| Doubles | |
 Shuko Aoyama / Ena Shibahara | |
The 2021 Yarra Valley Classic was 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 2021 Gippsland Trophy and the 2021 Grampians Trophy. Players who had originally intended to participate in this tournament or the Gippsland Trophy, but were forced to undergo strict quarantine measures upon arrival in Australia, were able to participate in the 2021 Grampians Trophy. The entry list of 2021 Australian Open was used to determine the entry list of this tournament; with half the players (selected randomly) playing the Yarra Valley Classic, and the other half playing the 2021 Gippsland Trophy.[1]
In the women's singles final, Ashleigh Barty defeated Garbiñe Muguruza in straight sets, while Shuko Aoyama and Ena Shibahara won in women's doubles.[2]
Singles
Ashleigh Barty def. 
Garbiñe Muguruza 7–6(7–3), 6–4
Doubles
Shuko Aoyama / Ena Shibahara def. 
Anna Kalinskaya / 
Viktória Kužmová, 6–3, 6–4
Singles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUS |
Ashleigh Barty | 1 | 1 |
 USA |
Sofia Kenin | 4 | 2 |
 CZE |
Karolína Plíšková | 6 | 3 |
| CZE |
Petra Kvitová | 9 | 4 |
| USA |
Serena Williams | 11 | 5 |
 ESP |
Garbiñe Muguruza | 15 | 6 |
 CRO |
Petra Martić | 18 | 7 |
| CZE |
Markéta Vondroušová | 21 | 8 |
| CRO |
Donna Vekić | 32 | 9 |
 CHN |
|||
 RUS |
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 39 | 11 |
 FRA |
Fiona Ferro | 43 | 12 |
| USA |
Danielle Collins | 46 | 13 |
 ARG |
Nadia Podoroska | 47 | 14 |
| FRA |
Kristina Mladenovic | 50 | 15 |
| CZE |
Marie Bouzková | 52 | 16 |
- 1 Rankings are as of 25 January 2021
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
The following players received entry using a protected ranking into the Australian Open singles main draw, and hence this tournament as well:
The following players received entry from the Australian Open qualifying draw:
Clara Burel
Elisabetta Cocciaretto
Olga Danilović
Francesca Jones
Greet Minnen
Tsvetana Pironkova- Liudmila Samsonova
Mayar Sherif
The following players received entry into this tournament as they were potential lucky losers for the Australian Open singles main draw:
The following players received entry as an alternate:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
- Kirsten Flipkens → replaced by
Vera Lapko 
Zhang Shuai → replaced by 
Caroline Dolehide
- During the tournament
Retirements
Doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 HUN |
FRA |
||||
| USA |
Nicole Melichar |  NED |
Demi Schuurs | 23 | 2 |
| JPN |
Shuko Aoyama | JPN |
Ena Shibahara | 38 | 3 |
| CHN |
Duan Yingying | CHN |
Zheng Saisai | 47 | 4 |
 CHI |
Alexa Guarachi | USA |
Desirae Krawczyk | 51 | 5 |
| CHN |
Xu Yifan | CHN |
Yang Zhaoxuan | 64 | 6 |
 UKR |
Lyudmyla Kichenok |  LAT |
Jeļena Ostapenko | 67 | 7 |
| AUS |
Ashleigh Barty | USA |
Jennifer Brady | 80 | 8 |
- Rankings are as of 25 January 2021
Other entrants
The following pairs received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:
- Lizette Cabrera / Maddison Inglis
- Jaimee Fourlis / Charlotte Kempenaers-Pocz
- Olivia Gadecki / Belinda Woolcock
The following pair received entry as alternates:
Leylah Annie Fernandez / Anastasia Potapova
Danka Kovinić / Jasmine Paolini- Aleksandra Krunić / Martina Trevisan
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
Tímea Babos / Kristina Mladenovic → replaced by Leylah Annie Fernandez / Anastasia Potapova- Misaki Doi / Nao Hibino → replaced by Aleksandra Krunić / Martina Trevisan
- Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova /
Anastasija Sevastova → replaced by Danka Kovinić / Jasmine Paolini
- During the tournament
Retirements
Points and prize money
Point distribution
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 |
| Singles | 470 | 305 | 185 | 100 | 55 | 30 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles | 1 | N/a |
Prize money
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 |
| Singles | $50,000 | $33,520 | $18,610 | $8,770 | $5,500 | $4,250 | $3,000 |
| Doubles* | $20,890 | $13,370 | $8,350 | $4,310 | $2,670 | $2,020 | N/a |
*per team