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| 2021 Astana Open | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 20 September – 26 September (ATP) 27 September – 2 October (WTA) | |||
| Edition | 2nd (ATP) 1st (WTA) | |||
| Category | ATP Tour 250 WTA 250 | |||
| Prize money | $541,800 (ATP) $235,238 (WTA) | |||
| Surface | Hard (indoor) | |||
| Location | Nur-Sultan,Kazakhstan | |||
| Venue | Daulet National Tennis Centre | |||
| Champions | ||||
| Men's singles | ||||
 Kwon Soon-woo | ||||
| Women's singles | ||||
 Alison Van Uytvanck | ||||
| Men's doubles | ||||
 Santiago González / Andrés Molteni | ||||
| Women's doubles | ||||
 Anna-Lena Friedsam / Monica Niculescu | ||||
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The2021Astana Open was a tennis tournament organized for professional tennis players, held inNur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, in 2021 on indoorhard courts. It was primarily organized due to the cancellation of many tournaments during the2021 ATP Tour and2021 WTA Tour, because of the ongoingCOVID-19 pandemic.[1] It is the second edition of the tournament for the men and the first for the women. The tournament took place inNur-Sultan,Kazakhstan, from 20–26 September for the men, and from 27 September to 2 October for the women.[2][3]
Kwon Soon-woo def.
James Duckworth, 7–6(8–6), 6–3This was Kwon's first ever career ATP title.
Alison Van Uytvanck def.
Yulia Putintseva, 1–6, 6–4, 6–3.This was Van Uytvanck's fifth singles title, and first of the year.
Santiago González /Andrés Molteni def.
Jonathan Erlich /
Andrei Vasilevski, 6–1, 6–2Anna-Lena Friedsam /Monica Niculescu def.
Angelina Gabueva /Anastasia Zakharova 6–2, 4–6, [10–5]| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| RUS | Aslan Karatsev | 25 | 1 |
| KAZ | Alexander Bublik | 34 | 2 |
 SRB | Dušan Lajović | 36 | 3 |
| SRB | Filip Krajinović | 37 | 4 |
| AUS | John Millman | 43 | 5 |
 FRA | Benoît Paire | 48 | 6 |
| SRB | Laslo Đere | 50 | 7 |
| BLR | Ilya Ivashka | 53 | 8 |
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Cristian Garín → replaced by
Ričardas BerankisAdrian Mannarino → replaced by
Daniel Elahi Galán
Mackenzie McDonald → replaced by
Carlos Taberner| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEX | Santiago González | ARG | Andrés Molteni | 112 | 1 |
| KAZ | Andrey Golubev | KAZ | Aleksandr Nedovyesov | 117 | 2 |
 BRA | Marcelo Demoliner | BRA | Rafael Matos | 126 | 3 |
 SWE | André Göransson |  ITA | Andrea Vavassori | 143 | 4 |
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
Nathaniel Lammons /Mackenzie McDonald → replaced byAndre Begemann /Nathaniel Lammons| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| KAZ | Yulia Putintseva | 49 | 1 |
| BEL | Alison Van Uytvanck | 55 | 2 |
| FRA | Kristina Mladenovic | 65 | 3 |
| BEL | Greet Minnen | 75 | 4 |
 CRO | Ana Konjuh | 77 | 5 |
| SWE | Rebecca Peterson | 78 | 6 |
| RUS | Varvara Gracheva | 82 | 7 |
| FRA | Clara Burel | 91 | 8 |
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry using protected rankings:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Irina-Camelia Begu → replaced by
Ekaterine Gorgodze
Polona Hercog → replaced byJaqueline Cristian
Nao Hibino → replaced byVitalia Diatchenko
Anhelina Kalinina → replaced by
Stefanie VögeleNuria Párrizas Díaz → replaced by
Mandy MinellaLiudmila Samsonova → replaced byJule Niemeier
Anna Karolína Schmiedlová → replaced by
Kristýna PlíškováNina Stojanović → replaced byAnna-Lena Friedsam
Clara Tauson → replaced by
Lesley Pattinama KerkhoveVera Zvonareva → replaced byVera Lapko| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEL | Greet Minnen | BEL | Alison Van Uytvanck | 138 | 1 |
| RUS | Anna Blinkova | KAZ | Anna Danilina | 149 | 2 |
| GER | Anna-Lena Friedsam | ROU | Monica Niculescu | 160 | 3 |
| RUS | Varvara Gracheva | GEO | Oksana Kalashnikova | 235 | 4 |
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
Gozal Ainitdinova /Zhibek Kulambayeva Sofiya Chursina /Yekaterina DmitrichenkoNatela Dzalamidze /Kamilla Rakhimova → replaced byNatela Dzalamidze /Kaja JuvanVivian Heisen /Kimberley Zimmermann → replaced byVitalia Diatchenko /Yana SizikovaOksana Kalashnikova /Miyu Kato → replaced byVarvara Gracheva /Oksana KalashnikovaAleksandra Krunić /Nina Stojanović → replaced by
Rutuja Bhosale /
Emily Webley-Smith