2021 Gippsland Trophy – Singles

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Singles

2021 Gippsland Trophy
Final
Champion|  Elise Mertens
Runner-up|  Kaia Kanepi
Score| 6–4, 6–1
Events
| Singles | Doubles

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2021 tennis event results

Main article: 2021 Gippsland Trophy

The Gippsland Trophy is a new addition to the WTA Tour in 2021.

Elise Mertens won the title, defeating Kaia Kanepi in the final, 6–4, 6–1.

Due to a delayed schedule because of a COVID-19 case at a tournament quarantine hotel, all matches from the quarterfinal stage forward played a match tiebreaker in the final set (first to ten points, win by two).

## Seeds[edit]

The top ten seeds received a bye into the second round.

01. Simona Halep (quarterfinals)
02. Naomi Osaka (semifinals, withdrew)
03. Elina Svitolina (quarterfinals)
04. Aryna Sabalenka (second round)
05. Johanna Konta (third round)
06. Iga Świątek (third round)
07. Elise Mertens (champion)
08. Karolína Muchová (quarterfinals, withdrew)
09. Ekaterina Alexandrova (semifinals)
10. Wang Qiang (second round)
11. Zheng Saisai (first round)
12. Caroline Garcia (third round)
13. Jeļena Ostapenko (third round)
14. Coco Gauff (second round)
15. Polona Hercog (second round)
16. Laura Siegemund (third round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

## Draw[edit]

### Key[edit]

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals[edit]

| Quarterfinals | | | Semifinals | | | Final |

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| 1 |  Simona Halep | 2 | 1 |  | | |
| 9 |  Ekaterina Alexandrova | 6 | 6 |  |
| | 9 |  Ekaterina Alexandrova | 3 | 66 |  |
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| | |  |  Kaia Kanepi | 6 | 78 |  |
|  |  Kaia Kanepi | w/o |  |  |

| 8 |  Karolína Muchová |  |  |  |
| |  |  Kaia Kanepi | 4 | 1 |  |
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| | | 7 |  Elise Mertens | 6 | 6 |  |
| 7 |  Elise Mertens | 6 | 5 | [10] | |

| 3 |  Elina Svitolina | 3 | 7 | [6] |
| | 7 |  Elise Mertens | w/o |  |  |
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| | | 2 |  Naomi Osaka |  |  |  |
|  |  Irina-Camelia Begu | 5 | 1 |  |

| 2 |  Naomi Osaka | 7 | 6 |  |

### Top half[edit]

#### Section 1[edit]

| First round | | | Second round | | | Third round | | | Quarterfinals |

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| | | | 1 |  S Halep | 6 | 6 |  | | |
|  |  W Osuigwe | 3 | 0 |  | | | PR |  A Potapova | 4 | 4 |  |
| PR |  A Potapova | 6 | 6 |  | | | | | | 1 |  S Halep | 6 | 6 |  |
| WC |  D Aiava | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | 16 |  L Siegemund | 2 | 4 |  |
|  |  C Paquet | 1 | 6 | 4 | | | WC |  D Aiava | 2 | 2 |  | | | |
| Alt |  M Niculescu | 5 | 4 |  | | | 16 |  L Siegemund | 6 | 6 |  |
| 16 |  L Siegemund | 7 | 6 |  | | | | 1 |  S Halep | 2 | 1 |  |
| | | | | | | 9 |  E Alexandrova | 6 | 6 |  |
| | | | 9 |  E Alexandrova | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | |
|  |  AK Schmiedlová | 6 | 6 |  | | |  |  AK Schmiedlová | 6 | 4 | 2 |
|  |  V Savinykh | 1 | 3 |  | | | | | | 9 |  E Alexandrova | 6 | 6 |  |
|  |  K Juvan | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | 6 |  I Świątek | 4 | 2 |  |
| PR |  Y Wang | 6 | 1 | 4 | | |  |  K Juvan | 6 | 2 | 1 | |
| | | | 6 |  I Świątek | 2 | 6 | 6 |

#### Section 2[edit]

| First round | | | Second round | | | Third round | | | Quarterfinals |

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| | | | 4 |  A Sabalenka | 1 | 6 | 1 | | |
| WC |  A Sharma | 6 | 5 | 2 | | |  |  K Kanepi | 6 | 2 | 6 |
|  |  K Kanepi | 1 | 7 | 6 | | | | | |  |  K Kanepi | 7 | 6 |  |
|  |  M Buzărnescu | 1 | 1 |  | | | | |  |  D Kasatkina | 5 | 1 |  |
|  |  D Kasatkina | 6 | 6 |  | | |  |  D Kasatkina | 6 | 6 |  | | | |
|  |  M Gasparyan | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | 15 |  P Hercog | 4 | 3 |  |
| 15 |  P Hercog | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | |  |  K Kanepi | w/o |  |  |
| | | | | | | 8 |  K Muchová |  |  |  |
| | | | 10 |  Q Wang | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | |
|  |  J Paolini | 77 | 6 |  | | |  |  J Paolini | 3 | 7 | 6 |
| PR |  R Marino | 62 | 3 |  | | | | | |  |  J Paolini | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| Alt |  C McNally | 6 | 63 | 6 | | | | | 8 |  K Muchová | 6 | 4 | 6 |
|  |  S Sorribes Tormo | 2 | 77 | 3 | | | Alt |  C McNally | 1 | 1 |  | |
| | | | 8 |  K Muchová | 6 | 6 |  |

### Bottom half[edit]

#### Section 3[edit]

| First round | | | Second round | | | Third round | | | Quarterfinals |

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| | | | 7 |  E Mertens | 6 | 6 |  | | |
|  |  V Lepchenko | 4 | 77 | 1 | | |  |  M Hibi | 2 | 2 |  |
|  |  M Hibi | 6 | 63 | 6 | | | | | | 7 |  E Mertens | 77 | 6 |  |
|  |  PM Țig | 65 | 3 |  | | | | | 12 |  C Garcia | 61 | 3 |  |
|  |  T Babos | 77 | 6 |  | | |  |  T Babos | 4 | 4 |  | | | |
| WC |  Ar Rodionova | 3 | 4 |  | | | 12 |  C Garcia | 6 | 6 |  |
| 12 |  C Garcia | 6 | 6 |  | | | | 7 |  E Mertens | 6 | 5 | [10] |
| 13 |  J Ostapenko | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 3 |  E Svitolina | 3 | 7 | [6] |
|  |  S Errani | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | 13 |  J Ostapenko | 6 | 7 |  | | | |
|  |  D Kovinić | 6 | 6 |  | | |  |  D Kovinić | 4 | 5 |  |
|  |  T Zidanšek | 3 | 3 |  | | | | | | 13 |  J Ostapenko | 77 | 3 | 2 |
|  |  M Trevisan | 1 | 6 | 5 | | | | | 3 |  E Svitolina | 64 | 6 | 6 |
|  |  A Petkovic | 6 | 3 | 7 | | |  |  A Petkovic | 1 | 4 |  | |
| | | | 3 |  E Svitolina | 6 | 6 |  |

#### Section 4[edit]

| First round | | | Second round | | | Third round | | | Quarterfinals |

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| | | | 5 |  J Konta | 6 | 6 |  | | |
|  |  B Pera | 62 | 6 | 6 | | |  |  B Pera | 2 | 3 |  |
| WC |  O Gadecki | 77 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | 5 |  J Konta | 6 | 610 | 64 |
|  |  L Tsurenko | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | |  |  I-C Begu | 4 | 712 | 77 |
|  |  A Sasnovich | 3 | 6 | 6 | | |  |  A Sasnovich | 7 | 4 | 4 | | | |
|  |  I-C Begu | 3 | 7 | 6 | | |  |  I-C Begu | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| 11 |  S Zheng | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | |  |  I-C Begu | 5 | 1 |  |
| 14 |  C Gauff | 6 | 66 | 77 | | | | | | 2 |  N Osaka | 7 | 6 |  |
|  |  J Teichmann | 3 | 78 | 65 | | | 14 |  C Gauff | 6 | 5 | 2 | | | |
|  |  A Kalinskaya | 1 | 3 |  | | | PR |  K Boulter | 3 | 7 | 6 |
| PR |  K Boulter | 6 | 6 |  | | | | | | PR |  K Boulter | 6 | 3 | 1 |
|  |  A Cornet | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | 2 |  N Osaka | 3 | 6 | 6 |
|  |  A Tomljanović | 7 | 1 | 3 | | |  |  A Cornet | 2 | 2 |  | |
| | | | 2 |  N Osaka | 6 | 6 |  |

## References[edit]

* Main draw
* Official entry list

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Grand Slam events|

* Australian Open (S, D, X)†
* French Open (S, D, X)
* Wimbledon (S, D, X)
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WTA 1000 tournaments|

* Dubai (S, D)
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* ~~Wuhan~~ †
* ~~Beijing~~ †
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* ~~Zhengzhou~~ †
* Ostrava (S, D)
* ~~Tokyo~~ †
* Chicago 2 (S, D)*
* Moscow (S, D)

WTA 250 tournaments|

* Melbourne 4 (S, D)*
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Team events|

* Billie Jean King Cup
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Bold denotes the mandatory tournaments (WTA 1000)
† – Tournaments are affected by the COVID-19 pandemic
* – Tournaments are introduced due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic

* Summer Olympic Games, Tokyo (S, D, X)
* ~~WTA Elite Trophy~~ †
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