{{Short description|Tennis tournament in Kazakhstan}} {{refimprove|date=August 2021}}
{{TennisEventInfo|2021|Astana Open| | date=20 September – 26 September (ATP) <br> 27 September – 2 October (WTA) | venue= [[Daulet National Tennis Centre]] | category=[[ATP Tour 250]] <br> [[WTA International tournaments|WTA 250]] | surface= [[Tennis court#Indoor courts|Hard (indoor)]] | location=[[Nur-Sultan]], [[Kazakhstan]] | prize_money=$541,800 (ATP) <br> $235,238 (WTA) | champms={{flagicon|KOR}} [[Kwon Soon-woo]] | champmd={{flagicon|MEX}} [[Santiago González (tennis)|Santiago González]] / {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Andrés Molteni]] | champws={{flagicon|BEL}} [[Alison Van Uytvanck]] | champwd={{flagicon|GER}} [[Anna-Lena Friedsam]] / {{flagicon|ROU}} [[Monica Niculescu]] | edition = 2nd (ATP) <br> 1st (WTA) }}
The '''2021 [[Astana Open]]''' was a tennis tournament organized for professional tennis players, held in [[Nur-Sultan]], Kazakhstan, in 2021 on indoor [[hard court]]s. It was primarily organized due to the cancellation of many tournaments during the [[2021 ATP Tour]] and [[2021 WTA Tour]], because of the ongoing [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/atp-announces-four-new-events-for-2020|title=ATP Announces Four New Events For 2020|website=www.atptour.com}}</ref> It is the second edition of the tournament for the men and the first for the women. The tournament took place in [[Nur-Sultan]], [[Kazakhstan]], from 20–26 September for the men, and from 27 September to 2 October for the women.<ref>{{cite web|title=ATP Astana Open Overview|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/nur-sultan/9410/overview|publisher=ATP}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=WTA Astana Open Overview|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/tournament/2053/nur-sultan|publisher=Women's Tennis Association}}</ref>
==Champions==
===Men's singles=== {{Main|2021 Astana Open – Men's singles}} * {{flagicon|KOR}} '''[[Kwon Soon-woo]]''' def. {{flagicon|AUS}} [[James Duckworth (tennis)|James Duckworth]], 7–6<sup>(8–6)</sup>, 6–3
This was Kwon's first ever career ATP title.
===Women's singles=== {{Main|2021 Astana Open – Women's singles}} * {{flagicon|BEL}} '''[[Alison Van Uytvanck]]''' def. {{flagicon|KAZ}} [[Yulia Putintseva]], 1–6, 6–4, 6–3.
This was Van Uytvanck's fifth singles title, and first of the year.
===Men's doubles=== {{Main|2021 Astana Open – Men's doubles}} * {{flagicon|MEX}} '''[[Santiago González (tennis)|Santiago González]]''' / {{flagicon|ARG}} '''[[Andrés Molteni]]''' def. {{flagicon|ISR}} [[Jonathan Erlich]] / {{flagicon|BLR}} [[Andrei Vasilevski (tennis)|Andrei Vasilevski]], 6–1, 6–2
===Women's doubles=== {{Main|2021 Astana Open – Women's doubles}} * {{flagicon|GER}} '''[[Anna-Lena Friedsam]]''' / {{flagicon|ROU}} '''[[Monica Niculescu]]''' def. {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Angelina Gabueva]] / {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Anastasia Zakharova]] 6–2, 4–6, [10–5]
==ATP singles main draw entrants==
===Seeds=== {|class="sortable wikitable" |- ! width="70"| Country ! width="175"| Player ! Rank<sup>1</sup> ! Seed |- |{{flag|RUS}} |[[Aslan Karatsev]] |25 |1 |- |{{flag|KAZ}} |[[Alexander Bublik]] |34 |2 |- |{{flag|SRB}} |[[Dušan Lajović]] |36 |3 |- |{{flag|SRB}} |[[Filip Krajinović]] |37 |4 |- |{{flag|AUS}} |[[John Millman]] |43 |5 |- |{{flag|FRA}} |[[Benoît Paire]] |48 |6 |- |{{flag|SRB}} |[[Laslo Đere]] |50 |7 |- |{{flag|BLR}} |[[Ilya Ivashka]] |53 |8 |} * Rankings are as of September 13, 2021.
===Other entrants=== The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * {{flagicon|KAZ}} [[Mikhail Kukushkin]] * {{flagicon|KAZ}} [[Timofey Skatov]] * {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Fernando Verdasco]]
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Evgeny Donskoy]] * {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Marc Polmans]] * {{flagicon|KAZ}} [[Dmitry Popko]] * {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Elias Ymer]]
===Withdrawals=== ;Before the tournament * {{flagicon|CHI}} [[Cristian Garín]] → replaced by {{flagicon|LTU}} [[Ričardas Berankis]] * {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Adrian Mannarino]] → replaced by {{flagicon|COL}} [[Daniel Elahi Galán]] * {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mackenzie McDonald]] → replaced by {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Carlos Taberner]]
==ATP doubles main draw entrants==
===Seeds=== {|class="sortable wikitable" |- ! width="70"| Country ! width="175"| Player ! width="70"| Country ! width="175"| Player ! Rank<sup>1</sup> ! Seed |-bgcolor=#cfc |{{flag|MEX}} |[[Santiago González (tennis)|Santiago González]] |{{flag|ARG}} |[[Andrés Molteni]] |112 |1 |- |{{flag|KAZ}} |[[Andrey Golubev]] |{{flag|KAZ}} |[[Aleksandr Nedovyesov]] |117 |2 |- |{{flag|BRA}} |[[Marcelo Demoliner]] |{{flag|BRA}} |[[Rafael Matos]] |126 |3 |- |{{flag|SWE}} |[[André Göransson]] |{{flag|ITA}} |[[Andrea Vavassori]] |143 |4 |} * Rankings are as of September 13, 2021
===Other entrants=== The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: * {{flagicon|KAZ}} [[Alexander Bublik]] / {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Daniil Golubev]] * {{flagicon|KAZ}} [[Dmitry Popko]] / {{flagicon|KAZ}} [[Timofey Skatov]]
===Withdrawals=== ;Before the tournament * {{flagicon|USA}} [[Nathaniel Lammons]] / {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mackenzie McDonald]] → replaced by {{flagicon|GER}} [[Andre Begemann]] / {{flagicon|USA}} [[Nathaniel Lammons]]
==WTA singles main draw entrants==
===Seeds=== {|class="sortable wikitable" |- ! width="70"| Country ! width="175"| Player ! Rank<sup>1</sup> ! Seed |-style="background:#fcc;" |{{flag|KAZ}} |[[Yulia Putintseva]] |49 |1 |-style="background:#cfc;" |{{flag|BEL}} |[[Alison Van Uytvanck]] |55 |2 |- |{{flag|FRA}} |[[Kristina Mladenovic]] |65 |3 |- |{{flag|BEL}} |[[Greet Minnen]] |75 |4 |- |{{flag|CRO}} |[[Ana Konjuh]] |77 |5 |- |{{flag|SWE}} |[[Rebecca Peterson]] |78 |6 |- |{{flag|RUS}} |[[Varvara Gracheva]] |82 |7 |- |{{flag|FRA}} |[[Clara Burel]] |91 |8 |} * Rankings are as of September 20, 2021.
===Other entrants=== The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * {{flagicon|KAZ}} [[Anna Danilina]] * {{flagicon|KAZ}} [[Zhibek Kulambayeva]] * {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Anastasia Potapova]]
The following players received entry using protected rankings: * {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Vitalia Diatchenko]] * {{flagicon|BLR}} [[Vera Lapko]] * {{flagicon|LUX}} [[Mandy Minella]]
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Katie Boulter]] * {{flagicon|BLR}} [[Yuliya Hatouka]] * {{flagicon|SRB}} [[Aleksandra Krunić]] * {{flagicon|UKR}} [[Lesia Tsurenko]] * {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Natalia Vikhlyantseva]] * {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Anastasia Zakharova]]
===Withdrawals=== ;Before the tournament * {{flagicon|ROU}} [[Irina-Camelia Begu]] → replaced by {{flagicon|GEO}} [[Ekaterine Gorgodze]] * {{flagicon|SLO}} [[Polona Hercog]] → replaced by {{flagicon|ROU}} [[Jaqueline Cristian]] * {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Nao Hibino]] → replaced by {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Vitalia Diatchenko]] * {{flagicon|UKR}} [[Anhelina Kalinina]] → replaced by {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Stefanie Vögele]] * {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Nuria Párrizas Díaz]] → replaced by {{flagicon|LUX}} [[Mandy Minella]] * {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Liudmila Samsonova]] → replaced by {{flagicon|GER}} [[Jule Niemeier]] * {{flagicon|SVK}} [[Anna Karolína Schmiedlová]] → replaced by {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Kristýna Plíšková]] * {{flagicon|SRB}} [[Nina Stojanović]] → replaced by {{flagicon|GER}} [[Anna-Lena Friedsam]] * {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Clara Tauson]] → replaced by {{flagicon|NED}} [[Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove]] * {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Vera Zvonareva]] → replaced by {{flagicon|BLR}} [[Vera Lapko]]
==WTA doubles main draw entrants==
===Seeds=== {|class="sortable wikitable" |- ! width="70"| Country ! width="175"| Player ! width="70"| Country ! width="175"| Player ! Rank<sup>1</sup> ! Seed |- |{{flag|BEL}} |[[Greet Minnen]] |{{flag|BEL}} |[[Alison Van Uytvanck]] |138 |1 |- |{{flag|RUS}} |[[Anna Blinkova]] |{{flag|KAZ}} |[[Anna Danilina]] |149 |2 |-style="background:#cfc;" |{{flag|GER}} |[[Anna-Lena Friedsam]] |{{flag|ROU}} |[[Monica Niculescu]] |160 |3 |- |{{flag|RUS}} |[[Varvara Gracheva]] |{{flag|GEO}} |[[Oksana Kalashnikova]] |235 |4 |} * Rankings are as of September 20, 2021
===Other entrants=== The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: * {{flagicon|KAZ}} [[Gozal Ainitdinova]] / {{flagicon|KAZ}} [[Zhibek Kulambayeva]] * {{flagicon|KAZ}} Sofiya Chursina / {{flagicon|KAZ}} [[Yekaterina Dmitrichenko]]
===Withdrawals=== ;Before the tournament * {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Natela Dzalamidze]] / {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Kamilla Rakhimova]] → replaced by {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Natela Dzalamidze]] / {{flagicon|SLO}} [[Kaja Juvan]] * {{flagicon|GER}} [[Vivian Heisen]] / {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Kimberley Zimmermann]] → replaced by {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Vitalia Diatchenko]] / {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Yana Sizikova]] * {{flagicon|GEO}} [[Oksana Kalashnikova]] / {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Miyu Kato (tennis)|Miyu Kato]] → replaced by {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Varvara Gracheva]] / {{flagicon|GEO}} [[Oksana Kalashnikova]] * {{flagicon|SRB}} [[Aleksandra Krunić]] / {{flagicon|SRB}} [[Nina Stojanović]] → replaced by {{flagicon|IND}} [[Rutuja Bhosale]] / {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Emily Webley-Smith]]
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/nur-sultan/9410/overview Official website]
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