2021 Monterrey Open

2021 Monterrey Open
Date	15 – 21 March
Edition	13th
Category	WTA 250
Draw	32S / 16D
Prize money	$235,238
Surface	Hard
Location	Monterrey, Mexico
Venue	Club Sonoma
Champions
Singles
Leylah Annie Fernandez
Doubles
Caroline Dolehide / Asia Muhammad

The 2021 Monterrey Open (also known as the Abierto GNP Seguros for sponsorship reasons) was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 13th edition of the Monterrey Open and a WTA 250 tournament on the 2021 WTA Tour. It took place at the Club Sonoma in Monterrey, Mexico, from 15 to 21 March 2021.^[1]

Champions

Singles

Main article: 2021 Monterrey Open – Singles

• Leylah Annie Fernandez def. Viktorija Golubic, 6–1, 6–4.

This was Fernandez's first WTA tour title.

Doubles

Main article: 2021 Monterrey Open – Doubles

• Caroline Dolehide / Asia Muhammad def. Heather Watson / Saisai Zheng 6–2, 6–3.

Points and prize money

Point distribution

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

Event	W	F	SF	QF	Round of 16	Round of 32	Q2	Q1
Singles	$29,200	$16,398	$10,100	$5,800	$3,675	$2,675	$1,950	$1,270
Doubles*	$10,300	$6,000	$3,800	$2,300	$1,750	—	—	—

_{*per team}

Singles main draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Ranking^1	Seed
USA	Sloane Stephens	44	1
ARG	Nadia Podoroska	46	2
CHN	Zheng Saisai	48	3
CZE	Marie Bouzková	50	4
GBR	Heather Watson	64	5
RUS	Anna Blinkova	70	6
ESP	Sara Sorribes Tormo	71	7
USA	Ann Li	72	8
JPN	Nao Hibino	79	9

• ¹ Rankings as of 8 March 2021.^[2]

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the main draw:

• Caroline Dolehide
• CoCo Vandeweghe
• Renata Zarazúa

The following player received entry into the singles main draw using a protected ranking:

• Katie Boulter
• Anna Karolína Schmiedlová

The following player received entry as a special exempt:

• Eugenie Bouchard

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

• Viktorija Golubic
• Kaja Juvan
• Anna Kalinskaya
• Camila Osorio
• Mayar Sherif
• Lesia Tsurenko

The following players received entry as lucky losers:

• Harriet Dart
• Kristína Kučová

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

• Victoria Azarenka → replaced by Jasmine Paolini
• Marie Bouzková → replaced by Kristína Kučová
• Coco Gauff → replaced by Varvara Gracheva
• Polona Hercog → replaced by Nina Stojanović
• Ons Jabeur → replaced by Anna Karolína Schmiedlová
• Johanna Konta → replaced by Tamara Zidanšek
• Danka Kovinić → replaced by Harriet Dart
• Magda Linette → replaced by Martina Trevisan
• Ajla Tomljanović → replaced by Zhu Lin

During the tournament

• Kaja Juvan (Covid-19 illness)

Doubles main draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Country	Player	Rank^1	Seed
USA	Desirae Krawczyk	MEX	Giuliana Olmos	76	1
USA	Caroline Dolehide	USA	Asia Muhammad	82	2
NED	Arantxa Rus	SLO	Tamara Zidanšek	121	3
ESP	Lara Arruabarrena	AUS	Ellen Perez	135	4

• Rankings as of March 8, 2021.

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

• Fernanda Contreras / Marcela Zacarías
• Camila Osorio / Renata Zarazúa

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

• Marie Bouzková / Sara Sorribes Tormo → replaced by Paula Kania-Choduń / Katarzyna Piter
• Anna Kalinskaya / Viktória Kužmová → replaced by Greet Minnen / Ingrid Neel

During the tournament

• Anna Blinkova / Nadia Podoroska (right hip injury)

Retirements

• Greet Minnen / Ingrid Neel (gastrointestinal illness)

References

1. "The Monterrey Open 2021 will be without an audience". explica.co. Retrieved 2021-02-20.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
2. "SEGUIMOS DE PIE!... ANUNCIAN EL ABIERTO GNP SEGUROS". Archived from the original on 6 March 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2021.

External links

• Official website