The 2021 İstanbul Cup (also known as the TEB BNP Paribas Tennis Championship İstanbul for sponsorship reasons) is a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It is the 14th edition of the İstanbul Cup, and part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2021 WTA Tour. It took place in Istanbul, Turkey, from 19 through 25 April 2021.[1]
| 2021 İstanbul Cup | |
|---|---|
| Date | 19–25 April |
| Edition | 14th |
| Category | WTA International |
| Draw | 32S / 16D |
| Prize money | $235,238 |
| Surface | Clay |
| Location | Istanbul, Turkey |
| Venue | Istanbul Tennis Center |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Sorana Cîrstea | |
| Doubles | |
 Veronika Kudermetova /  Elise Mertens | |
Points and prize money edit
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q2 | Q1 |
| Women's singles | 280 | 180 | 110 | 60 | 30 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's doubles | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Prize money edit
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Women's singles | $29,200 | $16,398 | $10,100 | $5,800 | $3,675 | $2,675 | $1,950 | $1,270 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's doubles | $10,300 | $6,000 | $3,800 | $2,300 | $1,750 | — | — | — |
Champions edit
Singles edit
Sorana Cîrstea def. 
Elise Mertens, 6–1, 7–6(7-3)
Doubles edit
Veronika Kudermetova / Elise Mertens def. 
Nao Hibino / Makoto Ninomiya, 6–1, 6–1.
Singles main-draw entrants edit
Seeds edit
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEL
|
Elise Mertens | 17 | 1 |
 CRO
|
Petra Martić | 21 | 2 |
| RUS
|
Veronika Kudermetova | 29 | 3 |
| RUS
|
Daria Kasatkina | 37 | 4 |
 CZE
|
Barbora Krejčíková | 38 | 5 |
| RUS
|
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 40 | 6 |
 CHN |
|||
| CHN
|
Wang Qiang | 50 | 8 |
- Rankings are as of April 12, 2021.
Other entrants edit
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Lara Arruabarrena- Cristina Bucșa
- Anastasia Gasanova
Tereza Mrdeža- Nuria Párrizas Díaz
- Kamilla Rakhimova
The following player received entry as a lucky loser:
Withdrawals edit
- Before the tournament
Alizé Cornet → replaced by 
Zarina Diyas- Svetlana Kuznetsova → replaced by
Kateřina Siniaková 
Magda Linette → replaced by Nao Hibino- Yulia Putintseva → replaced by
Sara Errani 
Anastasija Sevastova → replaced by 
Marta Kostyuk- Sara Sorribes Tormo → replaced by Anastasia Potapova
Jil Teichmann → replaced by Viktorija Golubic- Patricia Maria Țig → replaced by Ana Bogdan
Zheng Saisai → replaced by 
Barbara Haas
Retirements edit
Doubles main-draw entrants edit
Seeds edit
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RUS
|
Veronika Kudermetova | BEL
|
Elise Mertens | 31 | 1 |
 JPN
|
Nao Hibino | JPN
|
Makoto Ninomiya | 144 | 2 |
 ESP
|
Lara Arruabarrena | CZE
|
Renata Voráčová | 158 | 3 |
| RUS
|
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | RUS
|
Anastasia Potapova | 194 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings as of April 12, 2021.
Other entrants edit
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
The following pairs received entry using protected rankings:
Withdrawals edit
- Before the tournament
Arantxa Rus / 
Tamara Zidanšek → replaced by 
Beatrice Gumulya / Jessy Rompies
References edit
- ^ "TEB BNP Paribas İstanbul Cup Overview". wtatennis.com.
External links edit
- Official page Archived 2021-04-16 at the Wayback Machine