2021 Kremlin Cup
The 2021 Kremlin Cup (also known as the 2021 VTB Kremlin Cup for sponsorship reasons) was a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 31st edition of the Kremlin Cup for the men and the 25th edition for the women. The tournament was part of the ATP 250 series of the 2021 ATP Tour,[1] and of the WTA 500 series of the 2021 WTA Tour.[2] It was held at the Irina Viner-Usmanova Gymnastics Palace and the Luzhniki Palace of Sports in Moscow, Russia, from 18 October through 24 October 2021.[3]
| 2021 Kremlin Cup | |
|---|---|
| Date | 18–24 October | 
| Edition | 31st (men) / 25th (women) | 
| Category | ATP 250 (men) WTA 500 (women)  | 
| Prize money | ATP $697,125 WTA $565,530  | 
| Surface | Hard (indoor) | 
| Location | Moscow, Russia | 
| Venue | Irina Viner-Usmanova Gymnastics Palace Luzhniki Palace of Sports  | 
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
| Women's singles | |
| Men's doubles | |
| Women's doubles | |
Champions
    
    Men's singles
    
 Aslan Karatsev def. 
 Marin Čilić, 6–2, 6–4
Women's singles
    
 Anett Kontaveit def. 
 Ekaterina Alexandrova, 4–6, 6–4, 7–5.
This was Kontaveit's 4th WTA title, and 3rd of the year.
Men's doubles
    
 Harri Heliövaara / 
 Matwé Middelkoop def. 
 Tomislav Brkić / 
 Nikola Ćaćić, 7–5, 4–6, [11–9]
Women's doubles
    
 Jeļena Ostapenko / 
 Kateřina Siniaková def. 
 Nadiia Kichenok / 
 Raluca Olaru, 6–2, 4–6, [10–8]
ATP singles main-draw entrants
    
    Seeds
    
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrey Rublev | 5 | 1 | |
| Aslan Karatsev | 23 | 2 | |
| Karen Khachanov | 29 | 3 | |
| Alexander Bublik | 34 | 4 | |
| Filip Krajinović | 37 | 5 | |
| Marin Čilić | 41 | 6 | |
| Laslo Đere | 47 | 8 | 
- Rankings are as of October 4, 2021
 
Other entrants
    
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry using a protected ranking:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following player received entry as a lucky loser:
Withdrawals
    
- Before the tournament
 
 Pablo Andújar → replaced by 
 Federico Coria
 Ilya Ivashka → replaced by 
 Ričardas Berankis
 Sebastian Korda → replaced by 
 Gilles Simon
 Daniil Medvedev → replaced by 
 Mikael Ymer
ATP doubles main-draw entrants
    
    Seeds
    
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raven Klaasen | Ben McLachlan | 57 | 1 | ||
| Andrey Golubev | Hugo Nys | 94 | 2 | ||
| Luke Saville | John-Patrick Smith | 96 | 3 | ||
| Tomislav Brkić | Nikola Ćaćić | 97 | 4 | 
- 1 Rankings are as of October 4, 2021
 
Other entrants
    
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
Withdrawals
    
- Before the tournament
 
 Pablo Andújar / 
 Laslo Đere → replaced by 
 Laslo Đere / 
 Guido Pella
 Marcelo Arévalo / 
 Matwé Middelkoop → replaced by 
 Harri Heliövaara / 
 Matwé Middelkoop
 Marin Čilić / 
 Sebastian Korda → replaced by 
 Ilya Ivashka / 
 Pedro Martínez
WTA singles main-draw entrants
    
    Seeds
    
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Aryna Sabalenka | 2 | 1 | |
| Garbiñe Muguruza | 6 | 2 | |
| Maria Sakkari | 9 | 3 | |
| Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 13 | 4 | |
| Ons Jabeur | 14 | 5 | |
| Elena Rybakina | 16 | 7 | |
| Simona Halep | 17 | 8 | |
| Anett Kontaveit | 20 | 9 | 
- Rankings are as of October 4, 2021 .[4]
 
Other entrants
    
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following player received entry as a lucky loser:
Withdrawals
    
- Before the tournament
 
 Bianca Andreescu → replaced by 
 Anhelina Kalinina
 Paula Badosa → replaced by 
 Andrea Petkovic
 Belinda Bencic → replaced by 
 Dayana Yastremska
 Danielle Collins → replaced by 
 Markéta Vondroušová
 Angelique Kerber  → replaced by 
 Irina Bara
 Petra Martić → replaced by 
 Kateřina Siniaková
 Elise Mertens → replaced by 
 Liudmila Samsonova
 Emma Raducanu → replaced by 
 Tereza Martincová
WTA doubles main-draw entrants
    
    Seeds
    
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexa Guarachi | Desirae Krawczyk | 29 | 1 | ||
| Jeļena Ostapenko | Kateřina Siniaková | 35 | 2 | ||
| Marie Bouzková | Lucie Hradecká | 70 | 3 | ||
| Nadiia Kichenok | Raluca Olaru | 72 | 4 | 
- 1 Rankings are as of October 4, 2021
 
Other entrants
    
The following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:
The following pair received entry using a protected ranking:
Withdrawals
    
- Before the tournament
 
 Sharon Fichman / 
 Giuliana Olmos → replaced by 
 Anna Kalinskaya / 
 Anastasia Potapova
 Veronika Kudermetova / 
 Elena Vesnina → replaced by 
 Natela Dzalamidze / 
 Kamilla Rakhimova
 Arina Rodionova / 
 Aliaksandra Sasnovich → replaced by 
 Anna Danilina / 
 Arina Rodionova
 Monica Niculescu / 
 Elena-Gabriela Ruse → replaced by 
 Vera Lapko / 
 Lidziya Marozava
References
    
- "ATP Kremlin Cup Overview". atptour.com.
 - "VTB Kremlin Cup Overview". wtatennis.com.
 - The VTB Kremlin Cup 2021 will be held in one week!
 - "Raducanu joins the entry list to challenge Muguruza, Bencic, Sakkari". tennistonic.com. 23 September 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2021.