2021 Kremlin Cup
Date18–24 October
Edition31st (men) / 25th (women)
CategoryATP 250 (men)
WTA 500 (women)
Prize moneyATP $697,125
WTA $565,530
SurfaceHard (indoor)
LocationMoscow, Russia
VenueIrina Viner-Usmanova Gymnastics Palace
Luzhniki Palace of Sports
Champions
Men's singles
Russia Aslan Karatsev
Women's singles
Estonia Anett Kontaveit
Men's doubles
Finland Harri Heliövaara / Netherlands Matwé Middelkoop
Women's doubles
Latvia Jeļena Ostapenko / Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková

The 2021 Kremlin Cup (also known as the 2021 VTB Kremlin Cup for sponsorship reasons) was a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 31st edition of the Kremlin Cup for the men and the 25th edition for the women. The tournament was part of the ATP 250 series of the 2021 ATP Tour,[1] and of the WTA 500 series of the 2021 WTA Tour.[2] It was held at the Irina Viner-Usmanova Gymnastics Palace and the Luzhniki Palace of Sports in Moscow, Russia, from 18 October through 24 October 2021.[3]

Champions

Men's singles

Women's singles

This was Kontaveit's 4th WTA title, and 3rd of the year.

Men's doubles

Women's doubles

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:

The following players received entry using a protected ranking:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

The following player received entry as a lucky loser:

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

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:

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

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:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

The following player received entry as a lucky loser:

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

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:

The following pair received entry using a protected ranking:

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

References

  1. ↑ "ATP Kremlin Cup Overview". atptour.com.
  2. ↑ "VTB Kremlin Cup Overview". wtatennis.com.
  3. ↑ The VTB Kremlin Cup 2021 will be held in one week!
  4. ↑ "Raducanu joins the entry list to challenge Muguruza, Bencic, Sakkari". tennistonic.com. 23 September 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
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