2021 Transylvania Open – Singles

This was the first edition of the tournament.[1]

Singles
2021 Transylvania Open
Final
ChampionEstonia Anett Kontaveit
Runner-upRomania Simona Halep
Score6–2, 6–3
Details
Draw32
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
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Anett Kontaveit won the title, defeating Simona Halep in the final, 6–2, 6–3.[2] Kontaveit won the title without dropping a set. By winning the title, Kontaveit qualified for the WTA Finals, overtaking Ons Jabeur in the Race to Guadalajara, and also entered the top 10 of the WTA rankings for the first time. Her win over Halep in the final also marked her first victory over the former world No. 1.

Halep reached the final losing just 12 games. Her loss snapped a 14 match win streak on home soil.

Seeds

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  1.   Simona Halep (final)
  2.   Anett Kontaveit (champion)
  3.   Emma Raducanu (quarterfinals)
  4.   Jil Teichmann (first round)
  5.   Ajla Tomljanović (second round)
  6.   Marta Kostyuk (semifinals)
  7.   Irina-Camelia Begu (first round)
  8.   Anhelina Kalinina (quarterfinals)

Draw

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
          
1   Simona Halep 6 6
6   Marta Kostyuk 0 1
1   Simona Halep 2 3
2   Anett Kontaveit 6 6
    Rebecca Peterson 3 2
2   Anett Kontaveit 6 6

Top half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1   S Halep 6 6
  E-G Ruse 1 2 1   S Halep 6 6
  A Petkovic 4 6 4   V Gracheva 4 2
  V Gracheva 6 2 6 1   S Halep 6 6
WC   J Cristian 3 710 77 WC   J Cristian 1 1
  K Juvan 6 68 63 WC   J Cristian 77 7
  A Potapova 2 7 5 5   A Tomljanović 65 5
5   A Tomljanović 6 5 7 1   S Halep 6 6
3   E Raducanu 4 7 6 6   M Kostyuk 0 1
  P Hercog 6 5 1 3   E Raducanu 6 6
  A Bogdan 77 6   A Bogdan 3 4
PR   I Jorović 61 4 3   E Raducanu 2 1
Q   A Bondár 3 5 6   M Kostyuk 6 6
PR   M Barthel 6 7 PR   M Barthel 4 4
  B Pera 3 4 6   M Kostyuk 6 6
6   M Kostyuk 6 6

Bottom half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
7   I-C Begu 62 6 4
WC   I Bara 77 0 6 WC   I Bara 0 3
LL   J Fett 1 3   R Peterson 6 6
  R Peterson 6 6   R Peterson 6 3 6
Q   L Tsurenko 7 6 Q   L Tsurenko 2 6 3
WC   A Prisăcariu 5 2 Q   L Tsurenko 6 7
Q   A Gasanova 4 6 7 Q   A Gasanova 2 5
4   J Teichmann 6 0 5   R Peterson 3 2
8   A Kalinina 6 6 2   A Kontaveit 6 6
Q   L Pattinama Kerkhove 1 1 8   A Kalinina 6 6
Q   A Ignatik 7 4 4   A-L Friedsam 2 2
  A-L Friedsam 5 6 6 8   A Kalinina 3 1
  D Kovinić 4 4 2   A Kontaveit 6 6
  A Van Uytvanck 6 6   A Van Uytvanck 3 4
Q   A Krunić 3 5 2   A Kontaveit 6 6
2   A Kontaveit 6 7

Qualifying

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Seeds

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  1.   Anna Bondár (qualified)
  2.   Anna-Lena Friedsam (moved to main draw)
  3.   Anastasia Gasanova (qualified)
  4.   Aleksandra Krunić (qualified)
  5.   Lesia Tsurenko (qualified)
  6.   Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove (qualified)
  7.   Ekaterine Gorgodze (first round)
  8.   Rebecca Šramková (first round)
  9.   Ellen Perez (withdrew, still playing in Tenerife)
  10.   Anastasia Zakharova (first round)
  11.   Jana Fett (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  12.   Seone Mendez (qualifying competition)

Qualifiers

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Lucky loser

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Qualifying draw

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First qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
1   Anna Bondár 6 6
  Angelina Gabueva 2 1
1   Anna Bondár 6 6
11   Jana Fett 2 0
  Amina Anshba 2 77 3
11   Jana Fett 6 63 6

Second qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
WC   Vanessa Popa Teiușanu 0 1
  Alexandra Ignatik 6 6
  Alexandra Ignatik 6 6
8   Rebecca Šramková 3 2

Third qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
3   Anastasia Gasanova 6 6
WC   Ilinca Amariei 1 1
3   Anastasia Gasanova 6 6
WC   Briana Szabó 1 0

Fourth qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
4   Aleksandra Krunić 6 6
  Anna Danilina 2 0
4   Aleksandra Krunić 6 6
  Yuriko Miyazaki 1 2
  Yuriko Miyazaki 6 7
7   Ekaterine Gorgodze 4 5

Fifth qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
5   Lesia Tsurenko 77 6
  Yvonne Cavallé Reimers 63 3
5   Lesia Tsurenko 7 6
WC   Andreea Roșca 5 1
WC   Andreea Roșca 77 6
10   Anastasia Zakharova 64 3

Sixth qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
6   Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove 6 6
12   Seone Mendez 3 1

References

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  1. ^ "WTA adds tournaments in Nur-Sultan, Cluj-Napoca and Columbus to 2021 calendar". Women's Tennis Association. 13 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Kontaveit sweeps past Halep in Cluj-Napoca for fourth title of year". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
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