2021 Kremlin Cup – Women's singles

Belinda Bencic was the defending champion, having won the previous edition in 2019, but she withdrew before the tournament began.

Women's singles
2021 Kremlin Cup
Champion	Anett Kontaveit
Runner-up	Ekaterina Alexandrova
Score	4–6, 6–4, 7–5
Draw	28
Seeds	8

Main article: 2021 Kremlin Cup

Anett Kontaveit won the title, defeating Ekaterina Alexandrova in the final, 4–6, 6–4, 7–5.

Seeds

The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.

1. Aryna Sabalenka (quarterfinals)
2. Garbiñe Muguruza (quarterfinals)
3. Maria Sakkari (semifinals, retired)
4. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (quarterfinals)
5. Ons Jabeur (first round, retired)
6. Angelique Kerber (withdrew)
7. Elena Rybakina (first round)
8. Simona Halep (quarterfinals)
9. Anett Kontaveit (champion)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
		Ekaterina Alexandrova	4
	3	Maria Sakkari	1r
									Ekaterina Alexandrova	6	4	5
								9/WC	Anett Kontaveit	4	6	7
		Markéta Vondroušová	3	4
	9/WC	Anett Kontaveit	6	6

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1/WC	A Sabalenka	77	4	6
		L Samsonova	2	4					A Tomljanović	62	6	1
		A Tomljanović	6	6											1/WC	A Sabalenka	3	4
		D Kasatkina	2	3												E Alexandrova	6	6
		A Kalinina	6	6					A Kalinina	4	1
		E Alexandrova	6	1					E Alexandrova	6	6
	5	O Jabeur	1	0r																			E Alexandrova	4
																						3	M Sakkari	1r
								3	M Sakkari	6	1
		D Yastremska	65	4				Q	A Kalinskaya	2	0r
	Q	A Kalinskaya	77	6											3	M Sakkari	6	6
		V Kudermetova	4	77	6										8/WC	S Halep	4	4
	Q	O Selekhmeteva	6	63	4				V Kudermetova	1	64
	WC	A Potapova	1	4				8/WC	S Halep	6	77
	8/WC	S Halep	6	6

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	7	E Rybakina	4	4
		M Vondroušová	6	6					M Vondroušová	6	6
	Q	Q Zheng	4	3				Q	L Tsurenko	3	3
	Q	L Tsurenko	6	6												M Vondroušová	6	6
	Q	A Krunić	63	3											4	A Pavlyuchenkova	4	2
	Q	B Pera	77	6				Q	B Pera	2	5
								4	A Pavlyuchenkova	6	7
																							M Vondroušová	3	4
	9/WC	A Kontaveit	6	6																		9/WC	A Kontaveit	6	6
		K Siniaková	3	3				9/WC	A Kontaveit	6	6
		J Ostapenko	6	0	0r				A Petkovic	1	4
		A Petkovic	2	6	2										9/WC	A Kontaveit	6	6
	LL	I Bara	0	5											2	G Muguruza	1	1
		T Martincová	6	7					T Martincová	4	6	3
								2	G Muguruza	6	4	6

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Bernarda Pera (qualified)
2. Kamilla Rakhimova (first round)
3. Irina Bara (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
4. Viktoriya Tomova (first round)
5. Anna-Lena Friedsam (qualifying competition)
6. Vitalia Diatchenko (qualifying competition)
7. Anastasia Gasanova (first round)
8. Aleksandra Krunić (qualified)
9. Lesia Tsurenko (qualified)
10. Lucia Bronzetti (first round)
11. Anna Kalinskaya (qualified)
12. Arina Rodionova (first round)

Qualifiers

1. Bernarda Pera
2. Oksana Selekhmeteva
3. Zheng Qinwen
4. Aleksandra Krunić
5. Lesia Tsurenko
6. Anna Kalinskaya

Lucky loser

1. Irina Bara

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Bernarda Pera	6	6
	WC	Erika Andreeva	2	3
								1	Bernarda Pera	6	6
								PR	Vera Lapko	1	4
	PR	Vera Lapko	6	6
	10	Lucia Bronzetti	3	1

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Kamilla Rakhimova	4	2
	WC	Diana Shnaider	6	6
								WC	Diana Shnaider	4	62
								WC	Oksana Selekhmeteva	6	77
	WC	Oksana Selekhmeteva	6	3	6
	12	Arina Rodionova	3	6	4

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Irina Bara	6	6
		Natalia Vikhlyantseva	2	4
								3	Irina Bara	0	1
									Zheng Qinwen	6	6
		Zheng Qinwen	6	6
	7	Anastasia Gasanova	4	2

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Viktoriya Tomova	6	4	65
	WC	Anastasia Tikhonova	4	6	77
								WC	Anastasia Tikhonova	1	1
								8	Aleksandra Krunić	6	6
		Katie Boulter	610	2
	8	Aleksandra Krunić	712	6

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	5	Anna-Lena Friedsam	6	6
		Valentini Grammatikopoulou	3	0
								5	Anna-Lena Friedsam	1	1
								9	Lesia Tsurenko	6	6
		Rebecca Šramková	2	5
	9	Lesia Tsurenko	6	7

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	6/PR	Vitalia Diatchenko	6	7
		Ekaterine Gorgodze	3	5
								6/PR	Vitalia Diatchenko	4	2
								11	Anna Kalinskaya	6	6
		Viktória Kužmová	3	77	1
	11	Anna Kalinskaya	6	62	6

External links

• Main draw
• Qualifying draw