The 2021 Abierto Zapopan was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 2nd edition of the tournament and part of the 2021 WTA Tour.

2021 Abierto Zapopan
Date8–13 March
Edition2nd
CategoryWTA 250
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$235,238
SurfaceHard
LocationGuadalajara, Mexico
VenuePanamerican Tennis Center
Champions
Singles
Spain Sara Sorribes Tormo
Doubles
Australia Ellen Perez / Australia Astra Sharma
← 2019 · Abierto Zapopan · 2022 →

Originally scheduled for 16–21 March 2020 in Guadalajara, Mexico and was part of the 125K series during the 2020 tennis season, but was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic due to local restrictions, and the suspension of play on the WTA tour.[1][2]

It took place in Guadalajara, Mexico from 8 to 13 March 2021 and it was a part of the WTA 250 tournaments, offering a total of $235,238 in prize money.[3][4]

Champions edit

Singles edit

Doubles edit

Point distribution and prize money edit

Point distribution edit

Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32 Q Q2 Q1
Singles 280 180 110 60 30 1 18 12 1
Doubles 1

Prize money edit

Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32 Q2 Q1
Singles $29,200 $16,398 $10,100 $5,800 $3,675 $2,675 $1,950 $1,270
Doubles* $10,300 $6,000 $3,800 $2,300 $1,750

*per team

Singles main-draw entrants edit

Seeds edit

Country Player Rank1 Seed
  ARG Nadia Podoroska 45 1
  CZE Marie Bouzková 50 2
  RUS Anna Blinkova 69 3
  ESP Sara Sorribes Tormo 70 4
  JPN Nao Hibino 78 5
  MNE Danka Kovinić 84 6
  CAN Leylah Annie Fernandez 87 7
  SLO Kaja Juvan 91 8
  • 1 Rankings are as of 1 March 2021

Other entrants edit

The following players received a wildcard into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry using a protected ranking into the main draw:

The following players qualified into the singles main draw:

The following player received entry as a lucky loser:

Withdrawals edit

Before the tournament

Doubles entrants edit

Seeds edit

Country Player Country Player Rank1 Seed
  USA Desirae Krawczyk   MEX Giuliana Olmos 75 1
  USA Caroline Dolehide   USA Vania King 128 2
  AUS Ellen Perez   AUS Astra Sharma 165 3
  ROU Mihaela Buzărnescu   GER Anna-Lena Friedsam 185 4
  • 1 Rankings as of 1 March 2021.

Other entrants edit

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

The following pair received entry as alternates into the doubles main draw:

Withdrawals edit

Before the tournament

Retirements edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Abierto Zapopan Overview". wtatennis.com.
  2. ^ "WTA tournaments in Bogota, Guadalajara cancelled due to COVID-19". WTA. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  3. ^ "Abierto Zapopan Overview". wtatennis.com.
  4. ^ "Regresaría la WTA a México". Regio Deporte. Archived from the original on 21 January 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2021.

External links edit