2021 Gippsland Trophy

2021 Gippsland Trophy
2021 Gippsland Trophy
Date	31 January – 7 February
Edition	1st
Category	WTA 500
Draw	54S / 28D
Prize money	$447,620
Surface	Hard
Location	Melbourne, Australia
Venue	Melbourne Park
Champions
Singles
	Elise Mertens
Doubles
	Barbora Krejčíková / Kateřina Siniaková

It was played on outdoor hard courts 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 as a result from the COVID-19 pandemic. This tournament took place simultaneously with the 2021 Yarra Valley Classic and the 2021 Grampians Trophy. Players who had originally intended to participate in this tournament or the Yarra Valley Classic, but were forced to undergo strict quarantine measures upon arrival in Australia, were able to participate in the 2021 Grampians Trophy. The entry list of 2021 Australian Open was used to determine the entry list of this tournament; with half the players (selected randomly) playing the Gippsland Trophy, and the other half playing the 2021 Yarra Valley Classic.

Champions

Singles

Elise Mertens def. Kaia Kanepi, 6–4, 6–1

Doubles

Barbora Krejčíková / Kateřina Siniaková def. Chan Hao-ching / Latisha Chan, 6–3, 7–6^(7–4)

Points and prize money

Point distribution

Event	W	F	SF	QF	Round of 16	Round of 32	Round of 64
Singles	470	305	185	100	55	30	1
Doubles	470	305	185	100	55	1	—

Prize money

Event	W	F	SF	QF	Round of 16	Round of 32	Round of 64
Singles	$50,000	$33,520	$18,610	$8,770	$5,500	$4,250	$3,000
Doubles*	$20,890	$13,370	$8,350	$4,310	$2,670	$2,020	—

_{*per team}

Singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Rank¹	Seed
ROU	Simona Halep	2	1
JPN	Naomi Osaka	3	2
UKR	Elina Svitolina	5	3
BLR	Aryna Sabalenka	7	4
GBR	Johanna Konta	14	5
POL	Iga Świątek	17	6
BEL	Elise Mertens	20	7
CZE	Karolína Muchová	27	8
RUS	Ekaterina Alexandrova	33	9
CHN	Wang Qiang	34	10
CHN	Zheng Saisai	42	11
FRA	Caroline Garcia	44	12
LAT	Jeļena Ostapenko	45	13
USA	Cori Gauff	48	14
SLO	Polona Hercog	49	15
GER	Laura Siegemund	51	16

¹ Rankings are as of 25 January 2021

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards:

The following players received entry using a protected ranking into the Australian Open singles main draw, and hence this tournament as well:

The following players received entry from the Australian Open qualifying draw:

The following players received entry into this tournament as they were potential lucky losers for the Australian Open singles main draw:

The following players received entry as an alternate:

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

Zarina Diyas → replaced by Monica Niculescu
Nao Hibino → replaced by Caty McNally

During the tournament