The 2021 Columbus Challenger was a professional challenger level tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the tenth edition of the men's tournament which was part of the 2021 ATP Challenger Tour[1] and the first edition of the women's event, that was part of 2021 WTA 125K series.[2] It took place in Columbus, United States between 20 and 26 September 2021.
| 2021 Columbus Challenger | |
|---|---|
| Date | 20–26 September |
| Edition | 10th (men) 1st (women) |
| Category | ATP Challenger 80 (men) WTA 125 (women) |
| Draw | 32S / 16D |
| Prize money | $52,080 (men) $115,000 (women) |
| Surface | Hard (Indoor) |
| Location | Columbus, United States |
| Venue | Ohio State Varsity Tennis Center |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
 Stefan Kozlov | |
| Women's singles | |
 Nuria Párrizas Díaz | |
| Men's doubles | |
Stefan Kozlov /  Peter Polansky | |
| Women's doubles | |
 Wang Xinyu / Zheng Saisai | |
Champions
editMen's singles
edit
Stefan Kozlov def. 
Max Purcell 4–6, 6–2, 6–4.
Women's singles
edit
Nuria Párrizas Díaz def. 
Wang Xinyu, 7–6(7–2), 6–3
Men's doubles
edit- Stefan Kozlov /
Peter Polansky def. Andrew Lutschaunig / 
James Trotter 7–5, 7–6(7–5).
Women's doubles
edit- Wang Xinyu / Zheng Saisai def.
Dalila Jakupović / Nuria Párrizas Díaz, 6–1, 6–1
ATP singles main draw entrants
editSeeds
edit| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| USA
|
Tennys Sandgren | 103 | 1 |
 ITA
|
Salvatore Caruso | 125 | 2 |
 AUS
|
Alex Bolt | 146 | 3 |
 IND
|
Prajnesh Gunneswaran | 165 | 4 |
 TPE
|
Jason Jung | 166 | 5 |
| USA
|
Ernesto Escobedo | 175 | 6 |
| USA
|
J. J. Wolf | 178 | 7 |
| USA
|
Mitchell Krueger | 182 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings are as of September 13, 2021.[3]
Other entrants
editThe following players received entry into the singles main draw as wildcards:
- Cannon Kingsley
- James Tracy
Matěj Vocel
The following players received entry into the singles main draw as alternates:
The following players received entry into the singles main draw from the qualifying draw:
The following players received entry as lucky losers:
WTA singles main draw entrants
editSeeds
edit| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| USA
|
Ann Li | 73 | 1 |
| ESP
|
Nuria Párrizas Díaz | 88 | 2 |
| USA
|
Madison Brengle | 91 | 3 |
| CHN
|
Zheng Saisai | 94 | 4 |
| USA
|
Lauren Davis | 99 | 5 |
 MEX
|
Renata Zarazúa | 120 | 6 |
 BRA
|
Beatriz Haddad Maia | 124 | 7 |
| CHN
|
Wang Xinyu | 130 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings are as of September 13, 2021.
Other entrants
editThe following players received entry into the singles main draw as wildcards:
The following player was accepted directly into the main draw using a protected or a special ranking:
The following players received entry into the singles main draw from the qualifying draw:
The following player received entry into the singles main draw as a lucky loser:
Withdrawals
edit- Before the tournament
- Marie Bouzková → replaced by
Beatriz Haddad Maia - Christina McHale → replaced by Kurumi Nara
- Caty McNally → replaced by Katie Volynets
- Grace Min → replaced by Francesca Di Lorenzo
Anna Kalinskaya → replaced by Dalila Jakupović
Kateryna Kozlova → replaced by Hailey Baptiste- Claire Liu → replaced by Asia Muhammad
Emma Raducanu → replaced by Rebecca Marino
Donna Vekić → replaced by Jamie Loeb
WTA doubles main draw entrants
editSeeds
edit| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA
|
Ingrid Neel | USA
|
Sabrina Santamaria | 155 | 1 |
 NOR
|
Ulrikke Eikeri |  FRA
|
Elixane Lechemia | 175 | 2 |
| USA
|
Jamie Loeb | USA
|
Asia Muhammad | 212 | 3 |
| TPE
|
Liang En-shuo | CAN
|
Rebecca Marino | 453 | 4 |
- Rankings are as of September 13, 2021
Other entrants
editThe following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
Luna Dormet / Lucía Marzal Martínez- Elsa Jacquemot / Eleana Yu
References
edit- ^ "Tennis Ohio Championships Overview". atptour.com.
- ^ "Columbus WTA 125 Overview". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
- ^ "Rankings - Singles - ATP Tour - Tennis". ATP Tour.