The 2021 WTA Lyon Open (also known as the Open 6ème Sens — Métropole de Lyon for sponsorship reasons) is a women's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is the second edition of the Lyon Open (WTA) and an International tournament on the 2021 WTA Tour. It will take place at the Halle Tony Garnier in Lyon, France, from 1 to 7 March 2021.
| 2021 WTA Lyon Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | 1 – 7 March |
| Edition | 2nd |
| Category | WTA 250 |
| Draw | 32S / 16D |
| Prize money | $235,238 |
| Surface | Hard - Indoors |
| Location | Lyon, France |
| Venue | Halle Tony Garnier |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Clara Tauson | |
| Doubles | |
 Viktória Kužmová /  Arantxa Rus | |
Champions edit
Singles edit
Clara Tauson def. 
Viktorija Golubic 6–4, 6–1.
This was Tauson's first WTA singles title.
Doubles edit
Viktória Kužmová / 
Arantxa Rus def. 
Eugenie Bouchard / 
Olga Danilović 3–6, 7–5, [10–7].
Points 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 321 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | €23,548 | €13,224 | €8,145 | €4,677 | €2,963 | €2,157 | €1,575 | €1,024 |
| Doubles* | €8,306 | €4,838 | €3,064 | €1,854 | €1,412 | — | — | — |
1Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money.
*per team
Singles main draw entrants edit
Seeds edit
| Country | Player | Ranking1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 RUS
|
Ekaterina Alexandrova | 33 | 1 |
 FRA
|
Fiona Ferro | 45 | 2 |
| FRA
|
Caroline Garcia | 46 | 3 |
| FRA
|
Kristina Mladenovic | 51 | 4 |
| FRA
|
Alizé Cornet | 58 | 5 |
 ROU
|
Sorana Cîrstea | 67 | 6 |
 ESP
|
Paula Badosa | 73 | 7 |
| NED
|
Arantxa Rus | 78 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings as of 22 February 2021.[1]
Other entrants edit
The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
The following players received entry into the main draw using a protected ranking:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Magdalena Fręch
Margarita Gasparyan
Giulia Gatto-Monticone- Viktorija Golubic
Tereza Martincová- Clara Tauson
Withdrawals edit
- Before the tournament
Zarina Diyas → replaced by Katarzyna Kawa
Kirsten Flipkens → replaced by Stefanie Vögele
Coco Gauff → replaced by 
Irina Bara
Kaja Juvan → replaced by 
Katarina Zavatska- Marta Kostyuk → replaced by Greet Minnen
- Kateryna Kozlova → replaced by
Océane Dodin 
Nadia Podoroska → replaced by 
Wang Xiyu
Doubles main draw entrants edit
Seeds edit
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SVK
|
Viktória Kužmová | NED
|
Arantxa Rus | 130 | 1 |
 JPN
|
Makoto Ninomiya |  CZE
|
Renata Voráčová | 132 | 2 |
 USA
|
Kaitlyn Christian | USA
|
Sabrina Santamaria | 146 | 3 |
| RUS
|
Ekaterina Alexandrova | RUS
|
Yana Sizikova | 226 | 4 |
- Rankings as of February 8, 2021.
Other entrants edit
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
The following pairs received entry into the doubles main draw using protected rankings:
Withdrawals edit
- Before the tournament
- Natela Dzalamidze /
Cornelia Lister → replaced by Margarita Gasparyan / Cornelia Lister
References edit
- ^ "WTA - Lyon - Les Bleues ont rendez-vous à la Halle Garnier de Lyon". tennisactu.net. Retrieved 11 January 2021.