2021 Chicago Women's Open

The 2021 Chicago Women's Open was a tennis tournament held in Chicago, Illinois for female professional tennis players, and part of the 2021 WTA Tour. It was played on outdoor hard courts in the week prior to the 2021 U.S. Open. This marked the first time since 1997 that a WTA tournament was held in Chicago.

2021 Chicago Women's Open
Date	22–28 August
Edition	1st
Category	WTA 250
Draw	32S / 16Q / 16D
Prize money	$235,238
Surface	Hard
Location	Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Venue	XS Tennis Village
Champions
Singles
Elina Svitolina
Doubles
Nadiia Kichenok / Raluca Olaru

Champions

Singles

Main article: 2021 Chicago Women's Open – Singles

• Elina Svitolina def. Alizé Cornet, 7–5, 6–4.

This was Svitolina's sixteenth WTA Tour singles title, and first of the year.

Doubles

Main article: 2021 Chicago Women's Open – Doubles

• Nadiia Kichenok / Raluca Olaru def. Lyudmyla Kichenok / Makoto Ninomiya, 7–6^(8–6), 5–7, [10–8].

Singles main draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Rank1	Seed
UKR	Elina Svitolina	6	1
ITA	Camila Giorgi	33	2
ROU	Sorana Cîrstea	38	3
SLO	Tamara Zidanšek	40	4
CZE	Markéta Vondroušová	41	5
SUI	Viktorija Golubic	47	6
FRA	Kristina Mladenovic	54	7
UKR	Marta Kostyuk	56	8
FRA	Alizé Cornet	57	9

• Rankings are as of August 16, 2021.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the main draw:

• Françoise Abanda
• Katherine Sebov
• Elina Svitolina
• Venus Williams

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

• Ana Bogdan
• Zarina Diyas
• Quinn Gleason
• Aldila Sutjiadi

The following player received entry as a lucky loser:

• Clara Burel

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

• Camila Giorgi → replaced by Clara Burel
• Andrea Petkovic → replaced by Varvara Gracheva
• Elena Rybakina → replaced by Misaki Doi
• Ajla Tomljanović → replaced by Fiona Ferro

Doubles main draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Country	Player	Rank1	Seed
USA	Nicole Melichar	NED	Demi Schuurs	23	1
TPE	Chan Hao-ching	TPE	Latisha Chan	42	2
UKR	Nadiia Kichenok	ROU	Raluca Olaru	80	3
UKR	Lyudmyla Kichenok	JPN	Makoto Ninomiya	100	4

• Rankings are as of August 16, 2021.

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

• Anastasia Potapova / Heather Watson → replaced by Bárbara Gatica / Rebeca Pereira

External links

• Official website