2021 Monterrey Open
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The 2021 Monterrey Open (also known as the Abierto GNP Seguros for sponsorship reasons) was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 13th edition of the Monterrey Open and a WTA 250 tournament on the 2021 WTA Tour. It took place at the Club Sonoma in Monterrey, Mexico, from 15 to 21 March 2021.
Champions
Singles
- Canada Leylah Annie Fernandez def. Switzerland Viktorija Golubic, 6–1, 6–4.
This was Fernandez's first WTA tour title.
Doubles
- United States Caroline Dolehide / United States Asia Muhammad def. United Kingdom Heather Watson / China Saisai Zheng 6–2, 6–3.
Points and prize money
Point distribution
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | 280 | 180 | 110 | 60 | 30 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 1 |
| Doubles | 1 | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a |
Prize money
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | $29,200 | $16,398 | $10,100 | $5,800 | $3,675 | $2,675 | $1,950 | $1,270 |
| Doubles* | $10,300 | $6,000 | $3,800 | $2,300 | $1,750 | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a |
*per team
Singles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Ranking1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| USA | Sloane Stephens | 44 | 1 |
| ARG | Nadia Podoroska | 46 | 2 |
| CHN | Zheng Saisai | 48 | 3 |
| CZE | Marie Bouzková | 50 | 4 |
| GBR | Heather Watson | 64 | 5 |
| RUS | Anna Blinkova | 70 | 6 |
| ESP | Sara Sorribes Tormo | 71 | 7 |
| USA | Ann Li | 72 | 8 |
| JPN | Nao Hibino | 79 | 9 |
- 1 Rankings as of 8 March 2021.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
The following player received entry into the singles main draw using a protected ranking:
The following player received entry as a special exempt:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
- Switzerland Viktorija Golubic
- Slovenia Kaja Juvan
- Russia Anna Kalinskaya
- Colombia Camila Osorio
- Egypt Mayar Sherif
- Ukraine Lesia Tsurenko
The following players received entry as lucky losers:
Withdrawals
Before the tournament
- Belarus Victoria Azarenka → replaced by Italy Jasmine Paolini
- Czech Republic Marie Bouzková → replaced by Slovakia Kristína Kučová
- United States Coco Gauff → replaced by Russia Varvara Gracheva
- Slovenia Polona Hercog → replaced by Serbia Nina Stojanović
- Tunisia Ons Jabeur → replaced by Slovakia Anna Karolína Schmiedlová
- United Kingdom Johanna Konta → replaced by Slovenia Tamara Zidanšek
- Montenegro Danka Kovinić → replaced by United Kingdom Harriet Dart
- Poland Magda Linette → replaced by Italy Martina Trevisan
- Australia Ajla Tomljanović → replaced by China Zhu Lin
During the tournament
- Slovenia Kaja Juvan (Covid-19 illness)
Doubles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA | Desirae Krawczyk | MEX | Giuliana Olmos | 76 | 1 |
| USA | Caroline Dolehide | USA | Asia Muhammad | 82 | 2 |
| NED | Arantxa Rus | SLO | Tamara Zidanšek | 121 | 3 |
| ESP | Lara Arruabarrena | AUS | Ellen Perez | 135 | 4 |
- Rankings as of March 8, 2021.
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
Withdrawals
Before the tournament
- Czech Republic Marie Bouzková / Spain Sara Sorribes Tormo → replaced by Poland Paula Kania-Choduń / Poland Katarzyna Piter
- Russia Anna Kalinskaya / Slovakia Viktória Kužmová → replaced by Belgium Greet Minnen / United States Ingrid Neel
During the tournament
- Russia Anna Blinkova / Argentina Nadia Podoroska (right hip injury)
Retirements
- Belgium Greet Minnen / United States Ingrid Neel (gastrointestinal illness)