2021 Monterrey Open
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]
| 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 | |
| Doubles | |
Champions
    
    Singles
    
 Leylah Annie Fernandez def. 
 Viktorija Golubic, 6–1, 6–4.
This was Fernandez's first WTA tour title.
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 | Ranking1 | Seed | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Sloane Stephens | 44 | 1 | |
| Nadia Podoroska | 46 | 2 | |
| Zheng Saisai | 48 | 3 | |
| Heather Watson | 64 | 5 | |
| Anna Blinkova | 70 | 6 | |
| Sara Sorribes Tormo | 71 | 7 | |
| Ann Li | 72 | 8 | |
| Nao Hibino | 79 | 9 | |
- 1 Rankings as of 8 March 2021.[2]
 
Other entrants
    
The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
The following player received entry into the singles main draw using a protected ranking:
The following player received entry as a special exempt:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
 Viktorija Golubic
 Kaja Juvan
 Anna Kalinskaya
 María Camila Osorio Serrano
 Mayar Sherif
 Lesia Tsurenko
The following players received entry as lucky losers:
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 | Rank1 | Seed | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Desirae Krawczyk | Giuliana Olmos | 76 | 1 | ||
| Caroline Dolehide | Asia Muhammad | 82 | 2 | ||
| Arantxa Rus | Tamara Zidanšek | 121 | 3 | ||
| Lara Arruabarrena | Ellen Perez | 135 | 4 | 
- Rankings as of March 8, 2021.
 
Other entrants
    
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
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
    
- "The Monterrey Open 2021 will be without an audience". explica.co. Retrieved 2021-02-20.
 - "SEGUIMOS DE PIE!... ANUNCIAN EL ABIERTO GNP SEGUROS". Archived from the original on 6 March 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2021.