The 2021 Adelaide International was a tennis tournament on the 2021 WTA Tour. It was played on outdoor hard courts in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.[1] [2] The Adelaide International is a WTA 500 Tournament.[3]
It was the second time this tournament was held and it took place at the Memorial Drive Tennis Centre from the 22nd to the 27th of February, 2021. For 2021, with the COVID-19 pandemic causing travel chaos, the ATP event was moved to Melbourne. It was held alongside another 250 tournament called Melbourne 2 and the ATP Cup. Adelaide was temporarily renamed the Great Ocean Road Open. The WTA event will be held the week after the Australian Open, in Adelaide. Ashleigh Barty of Australia won the 2020 edition and sought to defend her domestic title.[4] The tournament was eventually won by Iga Swiatek, who claimed her second career title, defeating Belinda Bencic in two sets.[3]
See main article: 2021 Adelaide International – Singles.
Iga Świątek def. Belinda Bencic, 6–2, 6–2[5]See main article: 2021 Adelaide International – Doubles.
Desirae Krawczyk def. Hayley Carter / 
Luisa Stefani, 6–7(4–7), 6–4, [10–3]| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | width=85 | Q | width=85 | Q2 | width=85 | Q1 |
| Women's singles | 470 | 305 | 185 | 100 | 55 | 1 | 25 | 13 | 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's doubles | 1 |
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | width=85 | Q2 | width=85 | Q1 |
| Women's singles | $68,570 | $51,000 | $32,400 | $15,500 | $8,200 | $6,650 | $5,000 | $2,565 | ||
| Women's doubles * | $25,230 | $17,750 | $10,000 | $5,500 | $3,500 |
| width=70 | Country | width=175 | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Australia | Ashleigh Barty | 1 | 1 | ||
| Belinda Bencic | 12 | 2 | |||
 United Kingdom | Johanna Konta | 15 | 3 | ||
 Belgium | |||||
| Poland | Iga Świątek | 17 | 5 | ||
| Petra Martić | 19 | 6 | |||
 Kazakhstan | Yulia Putintseva | 28 | 7 | ||
 China | Wang Qiang | 34 | 8 |
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:[6]
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following players received entry as lucky losers:
| Former | Replacement | |
|---|---|---|
| Danielle Collins | ||
| Jil Teichmann | ||
| Zhang Shuai | ||
 Anna Blinkova | ||
| Shelby Rogers | ||
 Caroline Garcia | ||
| Christina McHale | ||
 Misaki Doi | ||
| Veronika Kudermetova | ||
| Laura Siegemund | ||
| Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | ||
| Kristina Mladenovic | ||
| Zheng Saisai | ||
| Wang Qiang |
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | Shuko Aoyama | Japan | Ena Shibahara | 32 | 1 | |
| China | Duan Yingying | China | Zheng Saisai | 47 | 2 | |
| Alexa Guarachi | Desirae Krawczyk | 51 | 3 | |||
| Bethanie Mattek-Sands | Asia Muhammad | 60 | 4 |
Anna Blinkova / Veronika Kudermetova → replaced by 
Sharon Fichman / Coco Gauff Arina Rodionova / Storm Sanders Gabriela Dabrowski / Bethanie Mattek-Sands → replaced by Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Asia Muhammad Nicole Melichar / Demi Schuurs → replaced by Kaitlyn Christian / Sabrina Santamaria Samantha Stosur / Zhang Shuai → replaced by Ellen Perez / Samantha Stosur8. Adelaide International 2021: Belinda Bencic vs Misaki Doi preview, head-to-head & prediction
9. Drama as Ash Barty crashes out in Adelaide shock defeat
10. Barty to defend Adelaide International title
