2021 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Explained

The 2021 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor clay courts. It was the 43rd edition of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix and was classified as a WTA 500 tournament on the 2021 WTA Tour. It was held at the Porsche Arena in Stuttgart, Germany from 19 to 25 April 2021.[1]

Ashleigh Barty won both the singles title and doubles title (alongside partner Jennifer Brady). The feat earned Barty her 11th career WTA Tour singles title and made her the first reigning world No. 1 to win the singles tournament since Justine Henin in 2007. By winning her 12th career WTA Tour doubles title, she also became the first player to sweep both tournaments since Lindsay Davenport in 2001. It was Brady's maiden career WTA Tour doubles title.[2]

Finals

Singles

See main article: 2021 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix – Singles.

Doubles

See main article: 2021 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix – Doubles.

Points and prize money

Point distribution

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32width=85Qwidth=85Q2width=85Q1
Singles47030518510055125131
Doubles1

Prize money

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style=background:#f3f3f3Singles$55,300$41,141$26,130$12,500$6,612$5,362$4,032$2,068
style=background:#f3f3f3Doubles$20,346$14,314$8,064$4,436$2,824

Singles main draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerRank1 Seed
AustraliaAshleigh Barty11
RomaniaSimona Halep32
United StatesSofia Kenin43
UkraineElina Svitolina54
BelarusAryna Sabalenka75
Czech RepublicKarolína Plíšková96
Czech RepublicPetra Kvitová107
Belinda Bencic128

Other entrants

The following player received a wildcard into the main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

The following players received entry as lucky losers:

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

Doubles main draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerCountryPlayerRank1 Seed
United StatesDesirae Krawczyk United StatesBethanie Mattek-Sands401
ChinaXu Yifan ChinaZhang Shuai472
United StatesHayley Carter BrazilLuisa Stefani523
UkraineLyudmyla KichenokJeļena Ostapenko654

Other entrants

The following pair received a wildcard into the main draw:

The following pair received entry using a protected ranking:

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Overview. WTA.
  2. Web site: 25 April 2021 . Barty battles past Sabalenka to claim Stuttgart title . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220328105854/https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2118324/barty-battles-past-sabalenka-to-claim-stuttgart-title . 28 March 2022 . 16 April 2022 . Women's Tennis Association.
  3. Web site: Porsche Tennis Grand Prix: Exclusive starting field with seven top ten stars. tennisnet.com. 24 March 2021.