The 2021 Tennis in the Land event was a professional women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at Jacobs Pavilion. It was the first edition of the tournament held in the city of Cleveland in the United States and was a part of the WTA 250 category of the 2021 WTA Tour.[1][2]
| 2021 Tennis in the Land | |
|---|---|
| Date | August 22–28 |
| Edition | 1st |
| Category | WTA 250 |
| Draw | 32S / 16D |
| Prize money | $236,000 |
| Surface | Hard / outdoor |
| Location | Cleveland, United States |
| Venue | Jacobs Pavilion |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Anett Kontaveit | |
| Doubles | |
 Shuko Aoyama / Ena Shibahara | |
Champions
editSingles
edit
Anett Kontaveit def. 
Irina-Camelia Begu, 7–6(7–5), 6–4.
This was Kontaveit's second WTA Tour title, and first since 2017.
Doubles
edit
Shuko Aoyama / Ena Shibahara def. 
Christina McHale / 
Sania Mirza, 7–5, 6–3.
Points and prize money
editPoint distribution
edit| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q2 | Q1 |
| Women's singles | 280 | 180 | 110 | 60 | 30 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's doubles | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Prize money
edit| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 321 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Women's singles | $29,200 | $16,398 | $10,100 | $5,800 | $4,000 | $2,770 | $2,305 | $1,700 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's doubles* | $10,300 | $6,000 | $3,800 | $2,300 | $1,750 | — | — | — |
1Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money.
*per team
Singles main-draw entrants
editSeeds
edit| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 RUS
|
Daria Kasatkina | 26 | 1 |
| EST
|
Anett Kontaveit | 28 | 2 |
| RUS
|
Ekaterina Alexandrova | 34 | 3 |
 GBR |
|||
 ARG
|
Nadia Podoroska | 37 | 5 |
 POL
|
Magda Linette | 43 | 6 |
 ESP
|
Sara Sorribes Tormo | 44 | 7 |
 USA
|
Shelby Rogers | 45 | 8 |
 CHN
|
Zhang Shuai | 50 | 9 |
- Rankings are as of August 16, 2021.[3]
Other entrants
editThe following players received wildcards into the main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following players received entry as lucky losers:
Withdrawals
edit- Before the tournament
- Jennifer Brady → replaced by
Kaja Juvan 
Johanna Konta → replaced by 
Linda Fruhvirtová- Jessica Pegula → replaced by Caty McNally
Storm Sanders → replaced by Tara Moore- Alison Riske → replaced by Christina McHale
Arantxa Rus → replaced by Lauren Davis
Liudmila Samsonova → replaced by Ena Shibahara
Jil Teichmann → replaced by Nagi Hanatani- Patricia Maria Țig → replaced by Vera Zvonareva
- Elena Vesnina → replaced by
Aliaksandra Sasnovich
- During the tournament
Retirements
editDoubles main-draw entrants
editSeeds
edit| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPN
|
Shuko Aoyama | JPN
|
Ena Shibahara | 18 | 1 |
 CHI
|
Alexa Guarachi | USA
|
Desirae Krawczyk | 35 | 2 |
 CZE
|
Lucie Hradecká | CHN
|
Zhang Shuai | 79 | 3 |
| USA
|
Bethanie Mattek-Sands | USA
|
Shelby Rogers | 89 | 4 |
- Rankings are as of August 16, 2021.
Other entrants
editThe following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:
The following pair received entry using a protected ranking:
Withdrawals
edit- Before the tournament
- Kaja Juvan /
Galina Voskoboeva → replaced by Anastasia Rodionova / Galina Voskoboeva
References
edit- ^ "Tennis in the Land brings WTA to Cleveland in August for first time". news-herald.com.
- ^ "Tennis in the Land Overview". wtatennis.com.
- ^ Tennis in the Land Player Field