The 2021 Prague Open (branded as the 2021 Livesport Prague Open for sponsorship reasons) was a professional women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the TK Sparta Prague. It was the 12th (WTA and non-WTA) edition of the tournament which was part of the 2021 WTA Tour, and of the 250 series of tournaments. It took place in Prague, Czech Republic between 12 and 18 July 2021. This was the first edition of the tournament held on outdoor hard courts, as opposed to clay courts in previous editions.[1]
| 2021 Prague Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | 12–18 July |
| Edition | 12th |
| Category | WTA 250 |
| Draw | 32S / 16D |
| Surface | Hard / outdoor |
| Location | Prague, Czech Republic |
| Venue | TK Sparta Prague |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Barbora Krejčíková | |
| Doubles | |
| Marie Bouzková / Lucie Hradecká | |
Finals
editSingles
edit
Barbora Krejčíková defeated Tereza Martincová, 6–2, 6–0.
This was Krejčíková's third WTA singles title of the year.
Doubles
edit- Marie Bouzková / Lucie Hradecká defeated
Viktória Kužmová / 
Nina Stojanović, 7–6(7–3), 6–4.
Singles main draw entrants
editSeeds
edit| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| CZE
|
Petra Kvitová | 10 | 1 |
| CZE
|
Barbora Krejčíková | 17 | 2 |
| CZE |
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| CZE
|
Marie Bouzková | 52 | 4 |
| CZE
|
Kateřina Siniaková | 64 | 5 |
 TPE |
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 SRB
|
Nina Stojanović | 86 | 7 |
| CZE
|
Tereza Martincová | 87 | 8 |
 BEL
|
Greet Minnen | 118 | 9 |
- Rankings are as of June 28, 2021 [2]
Other entrants
editThe following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry using protected rankings:
The following player received entry as a special exempt:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following players received entry as lucky losers:
Withdrawals
edit- Before the tournament
Belinda Bencic → replaced by 
Maddison Inglis
Océane Dodin → replaced by 
Samantha Murray Sharan
Hsieh Su-wei → replaced by Conny Perrin
Ons Jabeur → replaced by Leonie Küng
Daria Kasatkina → replaced by 
Wang Xinyu
Claire Liu → replaced by Tereza Smitková
Tsvetana Pironkova → replaced by Grace Min
Elena-Gabriela Ruse → replaced by Anastasia Gasanova
Clara Tauson → replaced by 
Nuria Párrizas Díaz- Ajla Tomljanović → replaced by Lizette Cabrera
- Markéta Vondroušová → replaced by Liang En-shuo
- Heather Watson → replaced by
Giulia Gatto-Monticone - Vera Zvonareva → replaced by Storm Sanders
Doubles main draw entrants
editSeeds
edit| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 SVK
|
Viktória Kužmová | SRB
|
Nina Stojanović | 87 | 1 |
 USA
|
Asia Muhammad |  AUS
|
Storm Sanders | 95 | 2 |
| CZE
|
Marie Bouzková | CZE
|
Lucie Hradecká | 102 | 3 |
 SUI
|
Conny Perrin |  NED
|
Rosalie van der Hoek | 296 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings are as of June 28, 2021
Other entrants
editThe following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
Withdrawals
edit- Before the tournament
- Anastasia Gasanova / Natalija Kostić → replaced by Anastasia Gasanova / Isabella Shinikova
- Ellen Perez / Samantha Stosur → replaced by Jodie Burrage / Samantha Stosur
Ankita Raina / 
Rosalie van der Hoek → replaced by Conny Perrin / Rosalie van der Hoek
Retirements
editReferences
edit- ^ "Livesport Prague Open Overview". wtatennis.com.
- ^ "Livesport Prague Open nabídne tři hvězdy z TOP 20 i šest Češek". tenisovysvet.c.