2021 Chicago Women's Open

The 2021 Chicago Women's Open was a tennis tournament held in Chicago, Illinois for female professional tennis players, and part of the 2021 WTA Tour.[1] It was played on outdoor hard courts in the week prior to the 2021 U.S. Open. This marked the first time since 1997 that a WTA tournament was held in Chicago.[2]

2021 Chicago Women's Open
Date22–28 August
Edition1st
CategoryWTA 250
Draw32S / 16Q / 16D
Prize money$235,238
SurfaceHard
LocationChicago, Illinois, U.S.
VenueXS Tennis Village
Champions
Singles
Ukraine Elina Svitolina
Doubles
Ukraine Nadiia Kichenok / Romania Raluca Olaru

Champions

Singles
Main article: 2021 Chicago Women's Open – Singles

This was Svitolina's sixteenth WTA Tour singles title, and first of the year.

Doubles
Main article: 2021 Chicago Women's Open – Doubles

Singles main draw entrants

Seeds
Country Player Rank1 Seed
 UKR Elina Svitolina 6 1
 ITA Camila Giorgi 33 2
 ROU Sorana Cîrstea 38 3
 SLO Tamara Zidanšek 40 4
 CZE Markéta Vondroušová 41 5
  SUI Viktorija Golubic 47 6
 FRA Kristina Mladenovic 54 7
 UKR Marta Kostyuk 56 8
 FRA Alizé Cornet 57 9
  • Rankings are as of August 16, 2021.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

The following player received entry as a lucky loser:

Withdrawals
Before the tournament

Doubles main draw entrants

Seeds
Country Player Country Player Rank1 Seed
 USA Nicole Melichar  NED Demi Schuurs 23 1
 TPE Chan Hao-ching  TPE Latisha Chan 42 2
 UKR Nadiia Kichenok  ROU Raluca Olaru 80 3
 UKR Lyudmyla Kichenok  JPN Makoto Ninomiya 100 4
  • Rankings are as of August 16, 2021.

Withdrawals
Before the tournament

References
  1. WTA ANNOUNCES 2021 FALL CALENDAR
  2. "WTA Chicago Women's Open Overview". wtatennis.com.
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