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Abu Dhabi Tennis Open - Abu Dhabi 2021 Tournament Results

In brief

Abu Dhabi Tennis Open - Abu Dhabi 2021 is a WTA 500 tournament on the WTA tour that started on January 4, 2021. The title went to Aryna Sabalenka, who beat Veronika Kudermetova in the final (6-2 6-2). The draw features 36 players from 20 countries. Best represented: Russia (4). 34 matches played, 9 tie-breaks and no retirements.

Bracket

BYAryna Sabalenka
KZElena Rybakina
ITLucrezia Stefanini
6-1 6-3
CNXiyu Wang
NLArantxa Rus
6-3 3-6 6-4
KZElena Rybakina
CNXiyu Wang
6-4 6-4
AUDaria Kasatkina
KZElena Rybakina
AUDaria Kasatkina
6-3 6-4
BYAryna Sabalenka
KZElena Rybakina
6-4 4-6 6-3
GRMaria Sakkari
USSofia Kenin
KZYulia Putintseva
ITMartina Trevisan
6-3 6-3
CZBarbora Krejcikova
KZYulia Putintseva
CZBarbora Krejcikova
6-4 7-5
USSofia Kenin
KZYulia Putintseva
3-6 7-6(5) 6-4
GRMaria Sakkari
USSofia Kenin
2-6 6-2 6-0
BYAryna Sabalenka
GRMaria Sakkari
6-3 6-2
RUVeronika Kudermetova
ESPaula Badosa Gibert
RUVeronika Kudermetova
ESPaula Badosa Gibert
6-4 4-6 6-1
UAElina Svitolina
USJessica Pegula
6-4 6-3
RUVera Zvonareva
FRAmandine Hesse
6-3 6-4
UAElina Svitolina
RUVera Zvonareva
6-4 6-1
RUEkaterina Alexandrova
GBHeather Watson
RUEkaterina Alexandrova
GBHeather Watson
7-5 6-7(7) 6-3
UAElina Svitolina
RUEkaterina Alexandrova
6-2 6-7(5) 7-6(8)
RUVeronika Kudermetova
UAElina Svitolina
5-7 6-3 7-6(3)
UAMarta Kostyuk
SITamara Zidansek
CALeylah Annie Fernandez
ITJasmine Paolini
6-4 6-2
SITamara Zidansek
CALeylah Annie Fernandez
6-4 6-4
UAMarta Kostyuk
SITamara Zidansek
6-1 6-1
ESSara Sorribes Tormo
RUAnastasia Gasanova
DEMona Barthel
6-2 6-4
CZKarolina Pliskova
GRDespina Papamichail
6-2 7-6(4)
RUAnastasia Gasanova
CZKarolina Pliskova
6-2 6-4
ESSara Sorribes Tormo
RUAnastasia Gasanova
7-5 6-3
UAMarta Kostyuk
ESSara Sorribes Tormo
0-6 6-1 6-4
RUVeronika Kudermetova
UAMarta Kostyuk
7-6(8) 6-4
BYAryna Sabalenka
RUVeronika Kudermetova
6-2 6-2

Roll of honour

YearChampionRunner-up
2021BYAryna SabalenkaRUVeronika Kudermetova6-2 6-2

The tournament in numbers

Matches played
34
Tie-breaks
9
Matches to a deciding set
9
6-0 sets
2
Retirements
0

Most games in a match: Ekaterina Alexandrova-Heather Watson, 7-5 6-7(7) 6-3 (34 games).

Countries in the draw

CountryPlayersBest result
RURussia4Final
USUnited States3Quarterfinal
ITItaly3R64
BYBelarus2Title
GRGreece2Semifinal
UAUkraine2Semifinal
ESSpain2Quarterfinal
KZKazakhstan2Quarterfinal
AUAustralia2Round of 16
SISlovenia2Round of 16

Plus 10 more countries.

R64

WinnerLoserScore
CNXiyu WangNLArantxa Rus6-3 3-6 6-4
RUVera ZvonarevaFRAmandine Hesse6-3 6-4
BYAryna SabalenkaSIPolona Hercog7-6(5) 6-2
ESSara Sorribes TormoARNadia Podoroska6-3 6-3
RUAnastasia GasanovaDEMona Barthel6-2 6-4
UAElina SvitolinaUSJessica Pegula6-4 6-3
CZKarolina PliskovaGRDespina Papamichail6-2 7-6(4)
BYAliaksandra SasnovichHUAnna Bondar6-2 6-3
KZElena RybakinaITLucrezia Stefanini6-1 6-3
KZYulia PutintsevaITMartina Trevisan6-3 6-3
AUAjla TomljanovicCNLin Zhu6-2 7-6(1)
CALeylah Annie FernandezITJasmine Paolini6-4 6-2
GRMaria SakkariATAnastasia Potapova6-4 6-2

R32

WinnerLoserScore
UAElina SvitolinaRUVera Zvonareva6-4 6-1
GRMaria SakkariUSCori Gauff7-5 6-2
KZElena RybakinaCNXiyu Wang6-4 6-4
BYAryna SabalenkaAUAjla Tomljanovic7-5 6-4
RUEkaterina AlexandrovaGBHeather Watson7-5 6-7(7) 6-3
RUAnastasia GasanovaCZKarolina Pliskova6-2 6-4
KZYulia PutintsevaCZBarbora Krejcikova6-4 7-5
SITamara ZidansekCALeylah Annie Fernandez6-4 6-4

Round of 16

WinnerLoserScore
UAElina SvitolinaRUEkaterina Alexandrova6-2 6-7(5) 7-6(8)
RUVeronika KudermetovaESPaula Badosa Gibert6-4 4-6 6-1
USSofia KeninKZYulia Putintseva3-6 7-6(5) 6-4
KZElena RybakinaAUDaria Kasatkina6-3 6-4
UAMarta KostyukSITamara Zidansek6-1 6-1
ESSara Sorribes TormoRUAnastasia Gasanova7-5 6-3

Quarterfinal

WinnerLoserScore
UAMarta KostyukESSara Sorribes Tormo0-6 6-1 6-4
BYAryna SabalenkaKZElena Rybakina6-4 4-6 6-3
GRMaria SakkariUSSofia Kenin2-6 6-2 6-0
RUVeronika KudermetovaUAElina Svitolina5-7 6-3 7-6(3)

Semifinal

WinnerLoserScore
RUVeronika KudermetovaUAMarta Kostyuk7-6(8) 6-4
BYAryna SabalenkaGRMaria Sakkari6-3 6-2

Final

WinnerLoserScore
BYAryna SabalenkaRUVeronika Kudermetova6-2 6-2