2021 Yarra Valley Classic
Date31 January – 7 February
Edition1st
CategoryWTA 500
Draw54S / 28D
Prize money$447,620
SurfaceHard
LocationMelbourne, Australia
VenueMelbourne Park
Champions
Singles
Australia Ashleigh Barty
Doubles
Japan Shuko Aoyama / Japan Ena Shibahara

The 2021 Yarra Valley Classic was a tournament on the 2021 WTA Tour, one of six events in the 2021 Melbourne Summer Series. It was played on outdoor hard courts in Melbourne, Australia. It was organised as a lead-up tournament to the 2021 Australian Open, and was held at the same venue, due to other tournaments in Australia being cancelled as a result from the COVID-19 pandemic. This tournament took place simultaneously with the 2021 Gippsland Trophy and the 2021 Grampians Trophy. Players who had originally intended to participate in this tournament or the Gippsland Trophy, but were forced to undergo strict quarantine measures upon arrival in Australia, were able to participate in the 2021 Grampians Trophy. The entry list of 2021 Australian Open was used to determine the entry list of this tournament; with half the players (selected randomly) playing the Yarra Valley Classic, and the other half playing the 2021 Gippsland Trophy.[1]

In the women's singles final, Ashleigh Barty defeated Garbiñe Muguruza in straight sets, while Shuko Aoyama and Ena Shibahara won in women's doubles.[2]

Champions

Singles

Doubles

Singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

Country Player Rank1 Seed
 AUS Ashleigh Barty 1 1
 USA Sofia Kenin 4 2
 CZE Karolína Plíšková 6 3
 CZE Petra Kvitová 9 4
 USA Serena Williams 11 5
 ESP Garbiñe Muguruza 15 6
 CRO Petra Martić 18 7
 CZE Markéta Vondroušová 21 8
 CRO Donna Vekić 32 9
 CHN Zhang Shuai 35 10
 RUS Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 39 11
 FRA Fiona Ferro 43 12
 USA Danielle Collins 46 13
 ARG Nadia Podoroska 47 14
 FRA Kristina Mladenovic 50 15
 CZE Marie Bouzková 52 16
  • 1 Rankings are as of 25 January 2021

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the main draw:

The following players received entry using a protected ranking into the Australian Open singles main draw, and hence this tournament as well:

The following players received entry from the Australian Open qualifying draw:

The following players received entry into this tournament as they were potential lucky losers for the Australian Open singles main draw:

The following players received entry as an alternate:

Withdrawals

Before the tournament
During the tournament

Retirements

Doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

Country Player Country Player Rank1 Seed
 HUN Tímea Babos  FRA Kristina Mladenovic 7 1
 USA Nicole Melichar  NED Demi Schuurs 23 2
 JPN Shuko Aoyama  JPN Ena Shibahara 38 3
 CHN Duan Yingying  CHN Zheng Saisai 47 4
 CHI Alexa Guarachi  USA Desirae Krawczyk 51 5
 CHN Xu Yifan  CHN Yang Zhaoxuan 64 6
 UKR Lyudmyla Kichenok  LAT Jeļena Ostapenko 67 7
 AUS Ashleigh Barty  USA Jennifer Brady 80 8
  • Rankings are as of 25 January 2021

Other entrants

The following pairs received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:

The following pair received entry as alternates:

Withdrawals

Before the tournament
During the tournament

Retirements

Points and prize money

Point distribution

Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32 Round of 64
Singles 470 305 185 100 55 30 1
Doubles 1 —

Prize money

Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32 Round of 64
Singles $50,000 $33,520 $18,610 $8,770 $5,500 $4,250 $3,000
Doubles* $20,890 $13,370 $8,350 $4,310 $2,670 $2,020 —

*per team

See also

Other events in the 2021 Melbourne Summer Series:[3]

References

  1. ↑ Official entry list
  2. ↑ "Barty takes Yarra Valley Classic crown". Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  3. ↑ 2021 Melbourne Summer Series schedule
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