The 2021 Grampians Trophy was a tournament on the 2021 WTA Tour. It was played on outdoor hardcourts in Melbourne, Australia. It was organised as a lead-up tournament to the 2021 Australian Open, and was held at the same venue, due to other tournaments in Australia being cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This tournament was created for players who had originally intended to participate in the 2021 Yarra Valley Classic or the 2021 Gippsland Trophy, but were forced to undergo strict quarantine measures upon arrival in Australia due to confirmed COVID-19 cases found on several of the chartered player flights to Australia.[1] There was no doubles event.
| 2021 Grampians Trophy | |
|---|---|
| Date | 3–7 February |
| Edition | 1st |
| Category | WTA 500 |
| Draw | 28S |
| Prize money | $235,820 |
| Surface | Hard |
| Location | Melbourne, Australia |
| Venue | Melbourne Park |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
| No champion. Final match not played. | |
Due to a delayed schedule because of a COVID-19 case at a tournament quarantine hotel and the semifinals taking place just one day before the start of the Australian Open, the final was not played.[2]
Champions
editSingles
edit
Anett Kontaveit vs. 
Ann Li- Final not held due to delay in schedule. Both finalists received the points and prize money reserved for the finalists: 305 points and $33,520.[3]
Points and prize money
editPoint distribution
edit| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 |
| Singles | 470 | 305 | 185 | 100 | 55 | 1 |
|---|
Prize money
edit| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 |
| Singles | $50,000 | $33,520 | $18,610 | $8,770 | $5,500 | $3,000 |
*per team
Singles main-draw entrants
editSeeds
edit| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 CAN |
|||
 SUI
|
Belinda Bencic | 12 | 2 |
 BLR
|
Victoria Azarenka | 13 | 3 |
 KAZ
|
Elena Rybakina | 19 | 4 |
 GRE
|
Maria Sakkari | 22 | 5 |
 EST
|
Anett Kontaveit | 23 | 6 |
 USA
|
Jennifer Brady | 24 | 7 |
 GER
|
Angelique Kerber | 25 | 8 |
| USA |
- 1 Rankings are as of 25 January 2021
Other entrants
editThe following players received entry as an alternate:
Withdrawals
edit- before the tournament
Bianca Andreescu → replaced by 
Oksana Kalashnikova
Paula Badosa → replaced by Bethanie Mattek-Sands- Alison Riske → replaced by
Ellen Perez 
Dayana Yastremska → replaced by Gabriela Dabrowski
- during the tournament
References
edit- ^ "Third WTA 500 event added to Melbourne Summer Series". www.wtatennis.com.
- ^ Mulvenney, Nick (7 February 2021). "Li, Kontaveit share 'hard quarantine' WTA trophy". Reuters. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ^ Maine, D'Arcy (11 February 2021). "How American Ann Li has slipped under the radar while rising through the ranks". ESPN. Retrieved 11 February 2021.