The 2021 Abu Dhabi Women's Tennis Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the inaugural professional edition of the tournament and a WTA 500 tournament on the 2021 WTA Tour. It took place at the Zayed Sports City International Tennis Centre in Abu Dhabi, from 6 January to 13 January 2021. Fourth-seeded Aryna Sabalenka won the singles title.[1]
See main article: 2021 Abu Dhabi Women's Tennis Open – Singles.
Aryna Sabalenka def. 
Veronika Kudermetova, 6–2, 6–2See main article: 2021 Abu Dhabi Women's Tennis Open – Doubles.
Shuko Aoyama / Ena Shibahara def. 
Hayley Carter / 
Luisa Stefani, 7–6(7–5), 6–4| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Q | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | 470 | 305 | 185 | 100 | 55 | 30 | 1 | 25 | 13 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Q2 | Q1 | |
| Singles | $68,570 | $50,130 | $26,745 | $12,675 | $6,480 | $4,100 | $2,500 | $1,925 | $1,000 | |
| $20,890 | $13,370 | $8,350 | $4,310 | $2,670 | $2,020 | |||||
| Doubles prize money per team | ||||||||||
The following players received entry using a protected ranking into the singles main draw:
The following player received entry as an alternate:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Kateryna Bondarenko
Anna Bondár Anastasia Gasanova
Amandine Hesse
Lucie Hradecká
Lucrezia Stefanini Bianca Turati
Yang ZhaoxuanThe following players received entry as lucky losers:
Amanda Anisimova → replaced by 
Ulrikke Eikeri Vera Zvonareva
Sorana Cîrstea → replaced by Despina Papamichail Danielle Collins → replaced by Tamara Zidanšek Fiona Ferro → replaced by 
Jodie Burrage Caroline Garcia → replaced by Jasmine Paolini Svetlana Kuznetsova → replaced by Wang Xiyu
Elise Mertens → replaced by Valentini Grammatikopoulou Marta Kostyuk Kateřina Siniaková → replaced by Aliaksandra Sasnovich Patricia Maria Țig → replaced by Anastasia Potapova Alison Van Uytvanck → replaced by Jamie Loeb Zheng Saisai → replaced by 
Leylah Fernandez| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hsieh Su-wei | Czech Republic | Barbora Krejčíková | 8 | 1 | ||
| Belgium | Belarus | |||||
| Nicole Melichar | Demi Schuurs | 23 | 3 | |||
| Belgium | France | |||||
| Japan | Shuko Aoyama | Japan | Ena Shibahara | 45 | 5 | |
| Alexa Guarachi | Desirae Krawczyk | 51 | 6 | |||
| China | Xu Yifan | China | Yang Zhaoxuan | 64 | 7 | |
| Hayley Carter | Brazil | Luisa Stefani | 68 | 8 |
The following pairs received entry into the doubles main draw using a protected ranking:
Kateryna Bondarenko / Nadiia Kichenok
Elena Rybakina / Yaroslava ShvedovaThe following pairs received entry into the doubles main draw as alternates:
Elise Mertens / Aryna Sabalenka → replaced by 
Nadia Podoroska / 
Sara Sorribes Tormo Kirsten Flipkens / Kristina Mladenovic → replaced by Jasmine Paolini / Martina Trevisan
Estonia
Tunisia