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, Australia. The Adelaide International is a WTA 500 Tournament. It was the second time this tournament was held and it took place at the Memorial Drive Tennis Centre from the 22nd to the 27th of February, 2021. For 2021, with the COVID-19 pandemic causing travel chaos, the ATP event was moved to Melbourne. It was held alongside another 250 tournament called Melbourne 2 and the

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. Adelaide was temporarily renamed the Great Ocean Road Open. The WTA event will be held the week after the Australian Open, in Adelaide.

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of Australia won the 2020 edition and sought to defend her domestic title. The tournament was eventually won by

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, who claimed her second career title, defeating

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in two sets.

Champions

Women's singles

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, 6–2, 6–2

Women's doubles

Alexa Guarachi Alexa Guarachi Bruner (née Guarachi (, born 17 November 1990) is an American-born Chilean former professional tennis player who specialised in doubles. She reached her career-high doubles ranking of world No. 11 in September 2021 and won five W ...

Desirae Krawczyk Desirae Marie Krawczyk ( , ; born January 11, 1994) is an American professional tennis player who specializes in doubles. She has a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 7, achieved August 2024, and has won twelve doubles titles on the WTA T ...

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Hayley Carter Hayley Nicole Carter (born May 17, 1995) is an American former professional tennis player. She has a career-high WTA doubles ranking of No. 25, which she achieved on 14 June 2021. Carter is primarily a doubles player. Over her career, she won ...

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, 6–7^(4–7), 6–4, 0–3

Points and prize money

Point distribution

Prize money

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Singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

* ¹ Rankings are as of 5 March 2005.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: *

Olivia Gadecki Olivia Gadecki (; born 24 April 2002) is an Australian professional tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking by the WTA of No. 83, reached on 7 October 2024, and a best doubles ranking of world No. 64, achieved on 22 July 2024. In ...

Samantha Stosur Samantha Jane Stosur (born 30 March 1984) is an Australian former professional tennis player. She is a former List of WTA number 1 ranked doubles tennis players, world No. 1 in doubles, a ranking which she first achieved on 6 February 2006 and ...

Ajla Tomljanović Ajla Tomljanović ( ; ; born 7 May 1993) is an Australian professional tennis player. On 3 April 2023, she reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 32. On 5 January 2015, she peaked at No. 47 in the doubles rankings. She has won four s ...

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: *

Madison Brengle Madison Brengle (born April 3, 1990) is an inactive American tennis player. Her biggest success came in early 2015 when she reached her first WTA Tour final in January, followed by a fourth round major event appearance at the Australian Open. I ...

Coco Gauff Cori Dionne "Coco" Gauff ( ; born March 13, 2004) is an American professional tennis player. She has a career-high ranking of world No. 2 in singles and of world No. 1 in doubles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). Gauff has won ten career ...

Maddison Inglis Maddison Inglis (born 14 January 1998) is an Australian tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 112, achieved on 2 March 2020. Inglis has won nine titles in singles and eight in doubles on the ITF Women's Circuit. Car ...

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Liudmila Samsonova Liudmila Dmitrievna Samsonova ( rus, Людмила Дмитриевна Самсонова, , lʲʊdˈmʲiɫə sɐmˈsonəvə; born 11 November 1998) is a Russian professional tennis player. She has career-high WTA rankings of No. 12 in singles ...

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The following players received entry as lucky losers: *

Misaki Doi is a Japanese former professional tennis player. Her highest WTA rankings are No. 30 in singles and No. 77 in doubles. Doi reached two junior Grand Slam doubles finals – at Wimbledon in 2007 with Kurumi Nara, and at the Australian Open in ...

Christina McHale Christina Maria McHale (born May 11, 1992) is an American professional tennis player. Her career-high WTA rankings are world No. 24 in singles and No. 35 in doubles. Known for an aggressive baseline game, McHale was recognized by ''The New Yor ...

Withdrawals

;Before the tournament

Doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

* ¹ Rankings are as of 8 February 2021.

Withdrawals

;Before the tournament *

Anna Blinkova Anna Vladimirovna Blinkova ( rus, Анна Владимировна Блинкова, , ˈanːə blʲɪnˈkovə, Ru-Anna Blinkova.ogg; born 10 September 1998) is a Russian professional tennis player. On 7 August 2023, she reached her best single ...

Veronika Kudermetova Veronika Eduardovna Kudermetova (born 24 April 1997) is a Russian professional tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 9, achieved on 24 October 2022, and a best WTA doubles ranking of No. 2, reached on 6 June 2022. In ...

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Sharon Fichman Sharon Fichman ( ; born December 3, 1990) is a Canadian former tennis player. She achieved career-high WTA rankings of 77 in singles (May 2014) and 21 in doubles (January 2022). In 2005, Fichman won the gold medal in women's singles at the 200 ...

Chan Hao-ching Chan Hao-ching (; ; born September 19, 1993), also known as Angel Chan, is a Taiwanese professional tennis player. She is primarily a doubles specialist, having won twenty-one WTA Tour, two WTA Challenger and six ITF titles in that discipline. ...

Latisha Chan Latisha Chan (born 17 August 1989), formerly known by her Chinese name Chan Yung-jan (; ), is a Taiwanese professional tennis player who is a former world No. 1 in doubles. She has won 33 career titles in doubles, including a Grand Slam title ...

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Arina Rodionova Arina Ivanovna Rodionova (; born 15 December 1989) is a Russian-born Australian professional tennis player. On 5 February 2024, she reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 97. On 27 July 2015, she peaked at No. 41 in the doubles ra ...

Gabriela Dabrowski Gabriela "Gaby" Dabrowski (; , ; born April 1, 1992) is a Canadian professional tennis player. She reached her career-high doubles ranking of world No. 3 on 15 July 2024. A three-time Grand Slam champion, she won the 2023 US Open doubles title, ...

Bethanie Mattek-Sands Bethanie Mattek-Sands ( Bethanie Lynn Mattek; born March 23, 1985) is an American professional tennis player. She has won nine Grand Slam titles (five in women's doubles and four in mixed doubles), and an Olympic gold medal, and is a former w ...

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Asia Muhammad Asia Muhammad (born April 4, 1991) is an American professional tennis player who specializes in doubles. She has been ranked as high as world No. 8 in doubles by the WTA, achieved on March 17, 2025. Muhammad has won 13 doubles titles on the WT ...

Nicole Melichar Nicole Melichar-Martinez (née Melichar; , ; born July 29, 1993) is an American professional tennis player who specializes in doubles. On 3 July 2023, she peaked at No. 6 in the WTA doubles rankings. Melichar has won fifteen doubles titles on the ...

Demi Schuurs Demi Schuurs (; born 1 August 1993) is a Dutch professional tennis player who specializes in doubles. On 22 October 2018, she peaked at No. 7 in the doubles rankings. In February 2015, she reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 512. ...

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Kaitlyn Christian Kaitlyn Christian (born January 13, 1992) is an American pickleball player and an inactive tennis player who specializes in doubles. In tennis, she has a career-high WTA doubles ranking of world No. 38, achieved in February 2019, and a best si ...

Sabrina Santamaria Sabrina Ashley Vida Santamaria (born February 24, 1993) is an American tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 384, achieved in June 2016, and a best WTA doubles ranking of No. 53, set on 12 August 2019. College career ...

Zhang Shuai Zhang Shuai ( zh , s = 张帅 , p = Zhāng Shuài ; ; born 21 January 1989) is a Chinese professional tennis player. She has a career-high doubles WTA rankings, ranking of world No. 2, achieved in July 2022 and a singles ranking of No. 22 re ...

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Ellen Perez Ellen Perez (born 10 October 1995) is an Australian professional tennis player. Her career-high rankings in singles and doubles are world No. 162 and No. 7, achieved in August 2019 and in April 2024, respectively. She has won eight doubles titl ...

References

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Adelaide International 2021: Belinda Bencic vs Misaki Doi preview, head-to-head & prediction
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Drama as Ash Barty crashes out in Adelaide shock defeat
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Barty to defend Adelaide International title

External links

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WTA tournament Official websiteAshleigh Barty vs Danielle Collins. 2021 Adelaide International video
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