2021 MUSC Health Women's Open
| 2021 MUSC Health Women's Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | 12–18 April |
| Edition | 49th |
| Category | WTA 250 |
| Draw | 32S / 16D |
| Prize money | US$235,238 |
| Surface | Green clay |
| Location | Charleston, South Carolina, United States |
| Venue | Family Circle Tennis Center |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
| Astra Sharma | |
| Doubles | |
| Hailey Baptiste / Caty McNally | |
The second 2021 Charleston Open (branded as the MUSC Health Women's Open for commercial reasons) was a tournament on the 2021 WTA Tour. It was played on outdoor green clay courts in Daniel Island. It was held one day after the 48th edition ended and was a replacement tournament for other tournaments that were not held because of travel restrictions, and organised by Charleston Tennis with a single-year licence in 2021, held at Family Circle Tennis Center from April 12 to 18, 2021.[1]
Champions
Singles
- Astra Sharma def. Ons Jabeur, 2–6, 7–5, 6–1
Doubles
- Hailey Baptiste / Caty McNally def. Ellen Perez / Storm Sanders, 6–7(4–7), 6–4, [10–6]
Singles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| TUN | Ons Jabeur | 28 | 1 |
| POL | Magda Linette | 51 | 2 |
| USA | Shelby Rogers | 52 | 3 |
| FRA | Alizé Cornet | 59 | 4 |
| JPN | Misaki Doi | 77 | 5 |
| AUS | Ajla Tomljanović | 78 | 6 |
| USA | Lauren Davis | 79 | 7 |
| USA | Madison Brengle | 81 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings are as of April 5, 2021 [2]
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
The following player received entry as a special exempt:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
- Amanda Anisimova → replaced by Caty McNally
- Irina-Camelia Begu → replaced by Wang Yafan
- Anna Blinkova → replaced by Liudmila Samsonova
- Danielle Collins → replaced by Francesca Di Lorenzo
- Coco Gauff → replaced by Viktoriya Tomova
- Madison Keys → replaced by Sara Errani
- Barbora Krejčíková → replaced by Tereza Martincová
- Ann Li → replaced by Danka Kovinić
- Jessica Pegula → replaced by Clara Tauson
- Rebecca Peterson → replaced by Christina McHale
- Yulia Putintseva → replaced by Renata Zarazúa
- Anastasia Potapova → replaced by Stefanie Vögele
- Laura Siegemund → replaced by Kristie Ahn
- Sloane Stephens → replaced by Natalia Vikhlyantseva
Retirements
Doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS | Ellen Perez | AUS | Storm Sanders | 117 | 1 |
| USA | Kaitlyn Christian | USA | Sabrina Santamaria | 123 | 2 |
| AUS | Arina Rodionova | NED | Rosalie van der Hoek | 167 | 4 |
- Rankings are as of April 5, 2021.
Other entrants
The following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:
The following pair received entry into the doubles main draw using a protected ranking:
The following pair received entry into the doubles main draw as an alternate:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
- Anna Blinkova / Lucie Hradecká → replaced by Elixane Lechemia / Ingrid Neel
- Misaki Doi / Nao Hibino → replaced by Linda Fruhvirtová / Tereza Martincová
- Coco Gauff / Caty McNally → replaced by Beatrice Gumulya / Jessy Rompies
- Makoto Ninomiya / Yang Zhaoxuan → replaced by Jamie Loeb / Erin Routliffe
- During the tournament
Retirements
References
- ^ "MUSC Health Women's Open Overview". wtatennis.com.
- ^ "Charleston announces 250 event to follow Volvo Car Open". tennis.com.