The 2021 Dubai Tennis Championships (also known as the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships for sponsorship reasons) was an ATP 500 event on the 2021 ATP Tour[1] and a WTA 1000 tournament on the 2021 WTA Tour.[2] Both events were originally scheduled for February 15 to 21 and February 22 to 28 for women's and men's tournaments, respectively. They were rescheduled to March 7 to 13 and March 14 to 20 due to the Australian Open reschedule and were held at the Aviation Club Tennis Centre in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
| 2021 Dubai Tennis Championships | |
|---|---|
| Date | 7–13 March (women) 14–20 March (men) |
| Edition | 29th (men) / 21st (women) |
| Category | ATP World Tour 500 (men) WTA 1000 (women) |
| Draw | 48S / 16D (men) 56S / 28D (women) |
| Prize money | $1,897,805 (men) $1,835,490 (women) |
| Surface | Hard, Outdoor |
| Location | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| Venue | Aviation Club Tennis Centre |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
 Aslan Karatsev | |
| Women's singles | |
 Garbiñe Muguruza | |
| Men's doubles | |
 Juan Sebastián Cabal / Robert Farah | |
| Women's doubles | |
 Alexa Guarachi /  Darija Jurak | |
Champions
editMen's singles
edit- Aslan Karatsev def. Lloyd Harris, 6–3, 6–2
This was Karatsev's first ATP Tour singles title.
Women's singles
edit- Garbiñe Muguruza def. Barbora Krejčíková, 7–6(8–6), 6–3
Men's doubles
edit- Juan Sebastián Cabal / Robert Farah def. Nikola Mektić / Mate Pavić, 7–6(7–0), 7–6(7–4)
Women's doubles
edit- Alexa Guarachi / Darija Jurak def. Xu Yifan / Yang Zhaoxuan, 6–0, 6–3
ATP singles main-draw entrants
editSeeds
edit| Country | Player | Ranking1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUT | Dominic Thiem | 4 | 1 |
| RUS | Andrey Rublev | 8 | 2 |
| CAN | Denis Shapovalov | 11 | 3 |
| ESP | Roberto Bautista Agut | 13 | 4 |
| BEL | David Goffin | 14 | 5 |
| ESP | Pablo Carreño Busta | 16 | 6 |
| RUS | Karen Khachanov | 21 | 8 |
| AUS | Alex de Minaur | 23 | 9 |
| SRB | Dušan Lajović | 27 | 11 |
| GBR | Dan Evans | 28 | 12 |
| POL | Hubert Hurkacz | 30 | 13 |
| SRB | Filip Krajinović | 32 | 14 |
| USA | Taylor Fritz | 33 | 15 |
| ITA | Jannik Sinner | 34 | 16 |
| ITA | Lorenzo Sonego | 35 | 17 |
- Rankings are as of March 8, 2021.
Other entrants
editThe following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following player received entry using as a special exempt:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
- Yuki Bhambri
- Lloyd Harris
- Mikhail Kukushkin
- Christopher O'Connell
- Emil Ruusuvuori
- Bernabé Zapata Miralles
The following players received entry as lucky losers:
Withdrawals
edit- Before the tournament
- Matteo Berrettini → replaced by Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
- Borna Ćorić → replaced by Lorenzo Giustino
- Roger Federer → replaced by Yoshihito Nishioka
- Nick Kyrgios → replaced by Aljaž Bedene
- Gaël Monfils → replaced by Márton Fucsovics
- Stan Wawrinka → replaced by Radu Albot
Retirements
editATP doubles main-draw entrants
editSeeds
edit| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COL | Juan Sebastián Cabal | COL | Robert Farah | 3 | 1 |
| CRO | Nikola Mektić | CRO | Mate Pavić | 7 | 2 |
| NED | Wesley Koolhof | POL | Łukasz Kubot | 19 | 3 |
| CRO | Ivan Dodig | SVK | Filip Polášek | 19 | 4 |
- Rankings are as of March 8, 2021.
Other entrants
editThe following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
The following pair received entry from the qualifying draw:
Withdrawals
edit- Before the tournament
- Henri Kontinen / Édouard Roger-Vasselin → replaced by Henri Kontinen / Jordan Thompson
- Sander Gillé / Joran Vliegen → replaced by David Goffin / Joran Vliegen
- Karen Khachanov / Andrey Rublev → replaced by Marcelo Arévalo / Matwé Middelkoop
WTA singles main-draw entrants
editSeeds
edit| Country | Player | Ranking1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| UKR | Elina Svitolina | 5 | 1 |
| CZE | Karolína Plíšková | 6 | 2 |
| BLR | Aryna Sabalenka | 8 | 3 |
| CZE | Petra Kvitová | 10 | 4 |
| NED | Kiki Bertens | 11 | 5 |
| SUI | Belinda Bencic | 12 | 6 |
| POL | Iga Świątek | 15 | 8 |
| ESP | Garbiñe Muguruza | 16 | 9 |
| BEL | Elise Mertens | 18 | 10 |
| USA | Madison Keys | 19 | 11 |
| CZE | Markéta Vondroušová | 20 | 12 |
| CRO | Petra Martić | 21 | 13 |
| KAZ | Elena Rybakina | 23 | 14 |
| EST | Anett Kontaveit | 24 | 15 |
| GRE | Maria Sakkari | 25 | 16 |
- Rankings are as of March 1, 2021.
Other entrants
editThe following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following player received entry into the singles main draw using a protected ranking:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
- Irina-Camelia Begu
- Ana Bogdan
- Kaia Kanepi
- Ana Konjuh
- Liang En-shuo
- Tereza Martincová
- Lesia Tsurenko
- Katarina Zavatska
The following players received entry as lucky losers:
Withdrawals
edit- Before the tournament
- Bianca Andreescu[3] → replaced by Alizé Cornet
- Victoria Azarenka → replaced by Martina Trevisan
- Paula Badosa → replaced by Misaki Doi
- Ashleigh Barty[3] → replaced by Kateřina Siniaková
- Jennifer Brady[3] → replaced by Bernarda Pera
- Danielle Collins → replaced by Kristýna Plíšková
- Fiona Ferro → replaced by Viktoriya Tomova
- Simona Halep[3] → replaced by Jessica Pegula
- Sofia Kenin[3] → replaced by Kristina Mladenovic
- Magda Linette → replaced by Jil Teichmann
- Karolína Muchová[3] → replaced by Barbora Krejčíková
- Yulia Putintseva → replaced by Paula Badosa
- Alison Riske[3] → replaced by Anastasija Sevastova
- Barbora Strýcová → replaced by Laura Siegemund
- Donna Vekić[3] → replaced by Patricia Maria Țig
- Zhang Shuai[3] → replaced by Shelby Rogers
Retirements
edit- Petra Kvitová (right adductor)
WTA doubles main-draw entrants
editSeeds
edit| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEL | Elise Mertens | BLR | Aryna Sabalenka | 3 | 1 |
| CZE | Barbora Krejčíková | CZE | Kateřina Siniaková | 15 | 2 |
| USA | Nicole Melichar | NED | Demi Schuurs | 23 | 3 |
| JPN | Shuko Aoyama | JPN | Ena Shibahara | 29 | 4 |
| HUN | Tímea Babos | RUS | Veronika Kudermetova | 32 | 5 |
| CAN | Gabriela Dabrowski | USA | Coco Gauff | 57 | 6 |
| USA | Hayley Carter | BRA | Luisa Stefani | 61 | 7 |
| CHI | Alexa Guarachi | CRO | Darija Jurak | 63 | 8 |
- Rankings are as of March 1, 2021.
Other entrants
editThe following pairs received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:
The following pairs received entry into the doubles main draw using protected rankings:
- Natela Dzalamidze / Cornelia Lister
- Andreja Klepač / Sania Mirza
- Aleksandra Krunić / Alexandra Panova
- Elena Rybakina / Yaroslava Shvedova
Withdrawals
edit- Before the tournament
- Zhang Shuai / Zheng Saisai → replaced by Shelby Rogers / Zheng Saisai
- Sharon Fichman / Monica Niculescu → replaced by Monica Niculescu / Anastasia Potapova
Retirements
edit- Monica Niculescu / Anastasia Potapova (eye injury)
References
edit- ^ "Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships Overview". atpworldtour.com.
- ^ "Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships Overview". wtatennis.com.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Women's Singles Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships Official website Retrieved 05 March 2021