# 2021 Kremlin Cup > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/2021_Kremlin_Cup > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/2021_Kremlin_Cup.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Kremlin_Cup > Source revision: 1330380951 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Tennis tournament in Moscow Main article: [Kremlin Cup](/source/Kremlin_Cup) Tennis tournament 2021 Kremlin Cup Date 18–24 October Edition 31st (men) / 25th (women) Category ATP 250 (men) WTA 500 (women) Prize money ATP $697,125 WTA $565,530 Surface Hard (indoor) Location Moscow, Russia Venue Irina Viner-Usmanova Gymnastics Palace Luzhniki Palace of Sports Champions Men's singles Aslan Karatsev Women's singles Anett Kontaveit Men's doubles Harri Heliövaara / Matwé Middelkoop Women's doubles Jeļena Ostapenko / Kateřina Siniaková ← 2019 · Kremlin Cup · 2023 → The **2021 [Kremlin Cup](/source/Kremlin_Cup)** (also known as the **2021 [VTB](/source/VTB_Bank) Kremlin Cup** for sponsorship reasons) was a professional [tennis](/source/Tennis) tournament played on indoor [hard courts](/source/Hard_court). It was the 31st edition of the [Kremlin Cup](/source/Kremlin_Cup) for the men and the 25th edition for the women. The tournament was part of the [ATP 250 series](/source/ATP_Tour_250) of the [2021 ATP Tour](/source/2021_ATP_Tour),[1] and of the [WTA 500 series](/source/WTA_500_tournaments) of the [2021 WTA Tour](/source/2021_WTA_Tour).[2] It was held at the [Irina Viner-Usmanova Gymnastics Palace](/source/Irina_Viner-Usmanova_Gymnastics_Palace) and the [Luzhniki Palace of Sports](/source/Luzhniki_Palace_of_Sports) in Moscow, Russia, from 18 October through 24 October 2021.[3] ## Champions ### Men's singles Main article: [2021 Kremlin Cup – Men's singles](/source/2021_Kremlin_Cup_%E2%80%93_Men's_singles) - **[Aslan Karatsev](/source/Aslan_Karatsev)** def. [Marin Čilić](/source/Marin_%C4%8Cili%C4%87), 6–2, 6–4 ### Women's singles Main article: [2021 Kremlin Cup – Women's singles](/source/2021_Kremlin_Cup_%E2%80%93_Women's_singles) - **[Anett Kontaveit](/source/Anett_Kontaveit)** def. [Ekaterina Alexandrova](/source/Ekaterina_Alexandrova), 4–6, 6–4, 7–5. This was Kontaveit's 4th WTA title, and 3rd of the year. ### Men's doubles Main article: [2021 Kremlin Cup – Men's doubles](/source/2021_Kremlin_Cup_%E2%80%93_Men's_doubles) - **[Harri Heliövaara](/source/Harri_Heli%C3%B6vaara)** / **[Matwé Middelkoop](/source/Matw%C3%A9_Middelkoop)** def. [Tomislav Brkić](/source/Tomislav_Brki%C4%87) / [Nikola Ćaćić](/source/Nikola_%C4%86a%C4%87i%C4%87), 7–5, 4–6, [11–9] ### Women's doubles Main article: [2021 Kremlin Cup – Women's doubles](/source/2021_Kremlin_Cup_%E2%80%93_Women's_doubles) - **[Jeļena Ostapenko](/source/Je%C4%BCena_Ostapenko)** / **[Kateřina Siniaková](/source/Kate%C5%99ina_Siniakov%C3%A1)** def. [Nadiia Kichenok](/source/Nadiia_Kichenok) / [Raluca Olaru](/source/Raluca_Olaru), 6–2, 4–6, [10–8] ## ATP singles main-draw entrants ### Seeds Country Player Rank1 Seed RUS Andrey Rublev 5 1 RUS Aslan Karatsev 23 2 RUS Karen Khachanov 29 3 KAZ Alexander Bublik 34 4 SRB Filip Krajinović 37 5 CRO Marin Čilić 41 6 BLR Ilya Ivashka 45 7 SRB Laslo Đere 47 8 - Rankings are as of October 4, 2021 ### Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: - [Evgeny Donskoy](/source/Evgeny_Donskoy) - [Alibek Kachmazov](/source/Alibek_Kachmazov) - [Roman Safiullin](/source/Roman_Safiullin) The following players received entry using a protected ranking: - [Guido Pella](/source/Guido_Pella) - [Gilles Simon](/source/Gilles_Simon) The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: - [Damir Džumhur](/source/Damir_D%C5%BEumhur) - [Egor Gerasimov](/source/Egor_Gerasimov) - [Borna Gojo](/source/Borna_Gojo) - [Illya Marchenko](/source/Illya_Marchenko) The following player received entry as a lucky loser: - [Ričardas Berankis](/source/Ri%C4%8Dardas_Berankis) ### Withdrawals **Before the tournament** - [Pablo Andújar](/source/Pablo_And%C3%BAjar) → replaced by [Federico Coria](/source/Federico_Coria) - [Ilya Ivashka](/source/Ilya_Ivashka) → replaced by [Ričardas Berankis](/source/Ri%C4%8Dardas_Berankis) - [Sebastian Korda](/source/Sebastian_Korda) → replaced by [Gilles Simon](/source/Gilles_Simon) - [Daniil Medvedev](/source/Daniil_Medvedev) → replaced by [Mikael Ymer](/source/Mikael_Ymer) ## ATP doubles main-draw entrants ### Seeds Country Player Country Player Rank1 Seed RSA Raven Klaasen JPN Ben McLachlan 57 1 KAZ Andrey Golubev MON Hugo Nys 94 2 AUS Luke Saville AUS John-Patrick Smith 96 3 BIH Tomislav Brkić SRB Nikola Ćaćić 97 4 - 1 Rankings are as of October 4, 2021 ### Other entrants The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: - [Aslan Karatsev](/source/Aslan_Karatsev) / [Richard Muzaev](/source/Richard_Muzaev) - [Pavel Kotov](/source/Pavel_Kotov_(tennis)) / [Roman Safiullin](/source/Roman_Safiullin) ### Withdrawals **Before the tournament** - [Pablo Andújar](/source/Pablo_And%C3%BAjar) / [Laslo Đere](/source/Laslo_%C4%90ere) → replaced by [Laslo Đere](/source/Laslo_%C4%90ere) / [Guido Pella](/source/Guido_Pella) - [Marcelo Arévalo](/source/Marcelo_Ar%C3%A9valo) / [Matwé Middelkoop](/source/Matw%C3%A9_Middelkoop) → replaced by **[Harri Heliövaara](/source/Harri_Heli%C3%B6vaara) / [Matwé Middelkoop](/source/Matw%C3%A9_Middelkoop)** - [Marin Čilić](/source/Marin_%C4%8Cili%C4%87) / [Sebastian Korda](/source/Sebastian_Korda) → replaced by [Ilya Ivashka](/source/Ilya_Ivashka) / [Pedro Martínez](/source/Pedro_Mart%C3%ADnez_(tennis)) ## WTA singles main-draw entrants ### Seeds Country Player Rank1 Seed BLR Aryna Sabalenka 2 1 ESP Garbiñe Muguruza 6 2 GRE Maria Sakkari 9 3 RUS Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 13 4 TUN Ons Jabeur 14 5 GER Angelique Kerber 15 6 KAZ Elena Rybakina 16 7 ROU Simona Halep 17 8 EST Anett Kontaveit 20 9 - Rankings are as of October 4, 2021 .[4] ### Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: - [Simona Halep](/source/Simona_Halep) - **[Anett Kontaveit](/source/Anett_Kontaveit)** - [Anastasia Potapova](/source/Anastasia_Potapova) - [Aryna Sabalenka](/source/Aryna_Sabalenka) The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: - [Anna Kalinskaya](/source/Anna_Kalinskaya) - [Aleksandra Krunić](/source/Aleksandra_Kruni%C4%87) - [Bernarda Pera](/source/Bernarda_Pera) - [Oksana Selekhmeteva](/source/Oksana_Selekhmeteva) - [Lesia Tsurenko](/source/Lesia_Tsurenko) - [Zheng Qinwen](/source/Zheng_Qinwen) The following player received entry as a lucky loser: - [Irina Bara](/source/Irina_Bara) ### Withdrawals **Before the tournament** - [Bianca Andreescu](/source/Bianca_Andreescu) → replaced by [Anhelina Kalinina](/source/Anhelina_Kalinina) - [Paula Badosa](/source/Paula_Badosa) → replaced by [Andrea Petkovic](/source/Andrea_Petkovic) - [Belinda Bencic](/source/Belinda_Bencic) → replaced by [Dayana Yastremska](/source/Dayana_Yastremska) - [Danielle Collins](/source/Danielle_Collins) → replaced by [Markéta Vondroušová](/source/Mark%C3%A9ta_Vondrou%C5%A1ov%C3%A1) - [Angelique Kerber](/source/Angelique_Kerber) → replaced by [Irina Bara](/source/Irina_Bara) - [Petra Martić](/source/Petra_Marti%C4%87) → replaced by [Kateřina Siniaková](/source/Kate%C5%99ina_Siniakov%C3%A1) - [Elise Mertens](/source/Elise_Mertens) → replaced by [Liudmila Samsonova](/source/Liudmila_Samsonova) - [Emma Raducanu](/source/Emma_Raducanu) → replaced by [Tereza Martincová](/source/Tereza_Martincov%C3%A1) ## WTA doubles main-draw entrants ### Seeds Country Player Country Player Rank1 Seed CHI Alexa Guarachi USA Desirae Krawczyk 29 1 LAT Jeļena Ostapenko CZE Kateřina Siniaková 35 2 CZE Marie Bouzková CZE Lucie Hradecká 70 3 UKR Nadiia Kichenok ROU Raluca Olaru 72 4 - 1 Rankings are as of October 4, 2021 ### Other entrants The following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw: - [Oksana Selekhmeteva](/source/Oksana_Selekhmeteva) / [Anastasia Tikhonova](/source/Anastasia_Tikhonova_(tennis)) The following pair received entry using a protected ranking: - [Vera Lapko](/source/Vera_Lapko) / [Lidziya Marozava](/source/Lidziya_Marozava) ### Withdrawals **Before the tournament** - [Sharon Fichman](/source/Sharon_Fichman) / [Giuliana Olmos](/source/Giuliana_Olmos) → replaced by [Anna Kalinskaya](/source/Anna_Kalinskaya) / [Anastasia Potapova](/source/Anastasia_Potapova) - [Veronika Kudermetova](/source/Veronika_Kudermetova) / [Elena Vesnina](/source/Elena_Vesnina) → replaced by [Natela Dzalamidze](/source/Natela_Dzalamidze) / [Kamilla Rakhimova](/source/Kamilla_Rakhimova) - [Arina Rodionova](/source/Arina_Rodionova) / [Aliaksandra Sasnovich](/source/Aliaksandra_Sasnovich) → replaced by [Anna Danilina](/source/Anna_Danilina) / [Arina Rodionova](/source/Arina_Rodionova) - [Monica Niculescu](/source/Monica_Niculescu) / [Elena-Gabriela Ruse](/source/Elena-Gabriela_Ruse) → replaced by [Vera Lapko](/source/Vera_Lapko) / [Lidziya Marozava](/source/Lidziya_Marozava) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["ATP Kremlin Cup Overview"](https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/moscow/438/overview). *atptour.com*. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["VTB Kremlin Cup Overview"](https://www.wtatennis.com/tournament/730/moscow). *wtatennis.com*. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [The VTB Kremlin Cup 2021 will be held in one week!](https://kremlincup.ru/en/news/727/) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Raducanu joins the entry list to challenge Muguruza, Bencic, Sakkari"](https://tennistonic.com/tennis-news/353090/kremlin-cup-raducanu-joins-the-entry-list-to-challenge-muguruza-bencic-sakkari/). tennistonic.com. 23 September 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2021. ## External links - [Official website](http://www.kremlincup.ru/index-eng.html) v t e Kremlin Cup 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 NH 2021 NH v t e 2021 ATP Tour « 2020 2022 » Grand Slam events Australian Open (S, D, X)† French Open (S, D, X) Wimbledon (S, D, X) US Open (S, D, X) ATP Tour Masters 1000 Miami (S, D) Monte Carlo (S, D) Madrid (S, D) Rome (S, D) Toronto (S, D) Cincinnati (S, D) Indian Wells (S, D)† Shanghai† Paris (S, D) ATP Tour 500 Rotterdam (S, D) Dubai (S, D) Acapulco (S, D) Barcelona (S, D) Halle (S, D) London (S, D) Hamburg (S, D) Washington (S, D) Beijing† Tokyo† Vienna (S, D) Basel† ATP Tour 250 Delray Beach (S, D)† Antalya (S, D)† Melbourne 1 (S, D)* Melbourne 2 (S, D)* Montpellier (S, D) Córdoba (S, D) Singapore (S, D)* Buenos Aires (S, D) Doha (S, D) Marseille (S, D) Santiago (S, D) Marbella (S, D)* Cagliari (S, D)* Belgrade 1 (S, D) Estoril (S, D) Munich (S, D) Geneva (S, D) Lyon (S, D) Belgrade 2 (S, D)* Parma (S, D)* Stuttgart (S, D) Rosmalen† Eastbourne (S, D) Mallorca (S, D) Newport (S, D) Båstad (S, D) Los Cabos (S, D) Umag (S, D) Gstaad (S, D) Kitzbühel (S, D) Atlanta (S, D) Winston-Salem (S, D) Metz (S, D) Nur-Sultan (S, D)* San Diego (S, D)* Sofia (S, D) Moscow (S, D) Antwerp (S, D) St. Petersburg (S, D) Stockholm (S, D) Team events ATP Cup† Davis Cup Finals Laver Cup † – Tournaments are affected by the COVID-19 pandemic * – Tournaments are introduced due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic Summer Olympic Games, Tokyo (S, D, X) ATP Finals, Turin (S, D) Next Generation ATP Finals, Milan v t e 2021 WTA Tour « 2020 2022 » Grand Slam events Australian Open (S, D, X)† French Open (S, D, X) Wimbledon (S, D, X) US Open (S, D, X) WTA 1000 tournaments Dubai (S, D) Miami (S, D) Madrid (S, D) Rome (S, D) Montreal (S, D) Cincinnati (S, D) Wuhan† Beijing† Indian Wells (S, D)† WTA 500 tournaments Abu Dhabi (S, D)* Melbourne 1 (S, D)* Melbourne 2 (S, D)* Melbourne 3 (S)* Adelaide (S, D) Doha (S, D) St. Petersburg (S, D) Charleston 1 (S, D) Stuttgart (S, D) Berlin (S, D) Eastbourne (S, D) San Jose (S, D) Zhengzhou† Ostrava (S, D) Tokyo† Chicago 2 (S, D)* Moscow (S, D) WTA 250 tournaments Melbourne 4 (S, D)* Lyon (S, D) Guadalajara (S, D) Monterrey (S, D) Bogotá (S, D) Charleston 2 (S, D)* İstanbul (S, D) Belgrade (S, D) Parma (S, D)* Strasbourg (S, D) Nottingham (S, D) Rosmalen† Birmingham (S, D) Bad Homburg (S, D) Hamburg (S, D) Budapest (S, D) Lausanne (S, D) Prague (S, D) Palermo (S, D) Gdynia (S, D) Cluj-Napoca 1 (S, D) Chicago 1 (S, D)* Cleveland (S, D) Luxembourg (S, D) Portorož (S, D)* Nur-Sultan (S, D)* Tenerife (S, D)* Courmayeur (S, D)* Cluj-Napoca 2 (S, D)* Linz (S, D) Team events Billie Jean King Cup Finals Bold denotes the mandatory tournaments (WTA 1000) † – Tournaments are affected by the COVID-19 pandemic * – Tournaments are introduced due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic Summer Olympic Games, Tokyo (S, D, X) WTA Elite Trophy† WTA Finals, Guadalajara (S, D) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [2021 Kremlin Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Kremlin_Cup) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Kremlin_Cup?action=history)). 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