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Istanbul Open - Istanbul 2021 Tournament Results

In brief

Istanbul Open - Istanbul 2021 is a WTA 250 tournament on the WTA tour that started on April 19, 2021. The title went to Sorana Cirstea, who beat Elise Mertens in the final (6-1 7-6(3)). The draw features 16 players from 13 countries. Best represented: Russia (3). 14 matches played, 6 tie-breaks and one retirement.

Bracket

Sorana Cirstea

Anastasia Potapova

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova

7-6(2) 6-7(8) 6-4

7-6(6) 6-4

6-3 6-3

6-3 6-3

rit. 6-4 0-0 ret.

6-4 6-4

6-4 4-6 6-1

6-4 6-4

6-1 6-4

6-1 7-6(3)

Roll of honour

Year	Champion	Runner-up
2022	Anastasia Potapova	Veronika Kudermetova 6-3 6-1
2021	Sorana Cirstea	Elise Mertens 6-1 7-6(3)

The tournament in numbers

Matches played: 14
Tie-breaks: 6
Matches to a deciding set: 4
6-0 sets: 1
Retirements: 1

Most games in a match: Anastasia Potapova-Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, 7-6(2) 6-7(8) 6-4 (36 games).

Countries in the draw

Country	Players	Best result
Russia	3	Semifinal
Czechia	2	Quarterfinal
Romania	1	Title
Belgium	1	Final
Ukraine	1	Semifinal
France	1	Quarterfinal
Austria	1	Round of 16
Australia	1	Round of 16
Switzerland	1	Round of 16
Spain	1	R32

Plus 3 more countries.

R32

Winner	Loser	Score
Anastasia Potapova	Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova	7-6(2) 6-7(8) 6-4
Barbora Krejcikova	Cagla Buyukakcay	6-7(8) 6-2 6-0
Vera Zvonareva	Polona Hercog	6-3 6-3
Marta Kostyuk	Kamilla Rakhimova	6-4 6-3
Katerina Siniakova	Cristina Bucsa	7-6(5) 3-6 6-3

Round of 16

Winner	Loser	Score
Fiona Ferro	Vera Zvonareva	6-3 6-3
Sorana Cirstea	Anastasia Potapova	7-6(6) 6-4
Marta Kostyuk	Daria Kasatkina	6-3 6-4
Elise Mertens	Viktorija Golubic	6-4 4-6 6-1

Quarterfinal

Winner	Loser	Score
Sorana Cirstea	Fiona Ferro	ret. 6-4 0-0 ret.
Elise Mertens	Katerina Siniakova	6-4 6-4

Semifinal

Winner	Loser	Score
Elise Mertens	Veronika Kudermetova	6-1 6-4
Sorana Cirstea	Marta Kostyuk	6-4 6-4

Final

Winner	Loser	Score
Sorana Cirstea	Elise Mertens	6-1 7-6(3)