2021 Zavarovalnica Sava Portorož

The 2021 WTA Slovenia Open (also known as the Zavarovalnica Sava Portorož for sponsorship purposes) was a WTA 250 tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 7th edition of the Slovenia Open, last held in 2010. It was primarily organised due to the cancellation of the Asian tournaments during the 2021 season because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The 2021 event took place at the Tennis Club Portorož in Portorož, Slovenia from 13 to 19 September 2021.[1]

2021 Zavarovalnica Sava Portorož
Date13–19 September
Edition7th
CategoryWTA 250
Draw32S / 24Q / 16D
Prize money$235,238
SurfaceHard
LocationPortorož, Slovenia
Champions
Singles
Italy Jasmine Paolini
Doubles
Russia Anna Kalinskaya / Slovakia Tereza Mihalíková
← 2010 · Slovenia Open · 2022 →

Champions

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Singles

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This was Paolini's maiden WTA Tour singles title.

Doubles

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Singles main-draw entrants

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Seeds

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Country Player Rank1 Seed
  CRO Petra Martić 32 1
  KAZ Yulia Putintseva 33 2
  USA Alison Riske 35 3
  ROU Sorana Cîrstea 39 4
  SLO Tamara Zidanšek 40 5
  UKR Dayana Yastremska 51 6
  SWE Rebecca Peterson 54 7
  CRO Donna Vekić 57 8
  • Rankings are as of August 30, 2021.[2][3]

Other entrants

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The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

Withdrawals

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Before the tournament

Doubles main-draw entrants

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Seeds

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Country Player Country Player Rank1 Seed
  SLO Andreja Klepač   SLO Tamara Zidanšek 101 1
  SRB Aleksandra Krunić   NED Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove 144 2
  KAZ Anna Danilina   HUN Fanny Stollár 198 3
  POL Katarzyna Piter   GBR Heather Watson 231 4
  • 1 Rankings are as of 30 August 2021.

Other entrants

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The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

Withdrawals

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Before the tournament

References

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  1. ^ "Zavarovalnica Sava Portorož Overview". Women's Tennis Association.
  2. ^ "Turnir WTA Zavarovalnica Sava Portorož". si21.com. 25 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Turnir WTA Zavarovalnica Sava Portorož se bliža". ekipa.svet24.si. 25 August 2021.
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