2021 Upper Austria Ladies Linz – Singles

Singles
2021 Upper Austria Ladies Linz
Final
ChampionUnited States Alison Riske
Runner-upRomania Jaqueline Cristian
Score2–6, 6–2, 7–5
Details
Draw28
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
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2021 tennis event results

Alison Riske won the title, defeating Jaqueline Cristian in the final, 2–6, 6–2, 7–5.[1][2]

Aryna Sabalenka was the defending champion,[3] but she qualified to compete at the WTA Finals instead.[4]

Seeds

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

  1. United Kingdom Emma Raducanu (second round)
  2. Romania Simona Halep (semifinals, withdrew)
  3. United States Danielle Collins (semifinals, retired due to shoulder injury)
  4. Russia Veronika Kudermetova (quarterfinals)
  5. Russia Ekaterina Alexandrova (first round)
  6. Romania Sorana Cîrstea (withdrew)
  7. Italy Jasmine Paolini (quarterfinals)
  8. United States Alison Riske (champion)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
8 United States Alison Riske 7 0
3 United States Danielle Collins 5 0r
8 United States Alison Riske 2 6 7
LL Romania Jaqueline Cristian 6 2 5
LL Romania Jaqueline Cristian w/o
2/WC Romania Simona Halep

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1/WC United Kingdom E Raducanu 1 77 5
Q Ukraine K Kozlova 6 2 3 Q China Xin Wang 6 60 7
Q China Xin Wang 2 6 6 Q China Xin Wang 3 5
France A Cornet 79 6 8 United States A Riske 6 7
WC Austria J Grabher 67 4 France A Cornet 4 4
PR Germany M Barthel 3 1 8 United States A Riske 6 6
8 United States A Riske 6 6 8 United States A Riske 7 0
3 United States D Collins 5 0r
3 United States D Collins 6 6
Belgium G Minnen 6 6 Belgium G Minnen 1 2
France O Dodin 4 3 3 United States D Collins 7 6
Belgium A Van Uytvanck 6 6 Belgium A Van Uytvanck 5 3
WC Austria S Kraus 1 0 Belgium A Van Uytvanck 6 6
Q Ukraine L Tsurenko 6 77 Q Ukraine L Tsurenko 0 3
5 Russia E Alexandrova 4 62

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
LL Romania J Cristian 2 6 7
Russia K Rakhimova 6 2 5 LL Romania J Cristian 5
Q France H Tan 2 4 Sweden R Peterson 2r
Sweden R Peterson 6 6 LL Romania J Cristian 6 77
Ukraine A Kalinina 6 6 4 Russia V Kudermetova 2 65
Italy M Trevisan 3 4 Ukraine A Kalinina 6 4 2
4 Russia V Kudermetova 4 6 6
LL Romania J Cristian w/o
7 Italy J Paolini 6 3 6 2/WC Romania S Halep
Ukraine D Yastremska 4 6 2 7 Italy J Paolini 6 2 6
France C Burel 4 1 China S Zheng 1 6 4
China S Zheng 6 6 7 Italy J Paolini 6 5 0
France F Ferro 2 6 2 2/WC Romania S Halep 4 7 6
Belarus A Sasnovich 6 3 6 Belarus A Sasnovich 5 3
2/WC Romania S Halep 7 6

Qualifying

Seeds

  1. Romania Jaqueline Cristian (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  2. China Wang Xinyu (qualified)
  3. Romania Ana Bogdan (qualifying competition)
  4. France Harmony Tan (qualified)
  5. Slovakia Kristína Kučová (qualifying competition)
  6. Bulgaria Viktoriya Tomova (first round)
  7. Ukraine Lesia Tsurenko (qualified)
  8. Russia Kamilla Rakhimova (moved to main draw)

Qualifiers

Lucky loser

First qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
1 Romania Jaqueline Cristian 6 6
PR Russia Irina Khromacheva 3 2
1 Romania Jaqueline Cristian 7 4 1
7 Ukraine Lesia Tsurenko 5 6 6
PR Luxembourg Mandy Minella 2 1
7 Ukraine Lesia Tsurenko 6 6

Second qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
2 China Wang Xinyu 6 6
Russia Anastasia Gasanova 2 2
2 China Wang Xinyu 4 6 6
Alt Switzerland Leonie Küng 6 2 3
WC Austria Mavie Österreicher 5 61
Alt Switzerland Leonie Küng 7 77

Third qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
3 Romania Ana Bogdan 6 4 77
WC Germany Eva Lys 4 6 64
3 Romania Ana Bogdan 62 4
PR Ukraine Kateryna Kozlova 77 6
PR Ukraine Kateryna Kozlova 6 2 6
6 Bulgaria Viktoriya Tomova 1 6 2

Fourth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
4 France Harmony Tan 6 6
Serbia Aleksandra Krunić 4 1
4 France Harmony Tan 5 6 6
5 Slovakia Kristína Kučová 7 3 4
Romania Mihaela Buzărnescu 2 77 3
5 Slovakia Kristína Kučová 6 64 6

References

  1. ^ "Upper Austria Ladies Linz: Alison Riske bags trophy with win over Jaqueline Cristian".
  2. ^ "The Washington Post: Breaking News, World, US, DC News and Analysis".[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ Kane, David (15 November 2020). "Sensational Sabalenka secures Linz crown over Mertens". WTA. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  4. ^ Nguyen, Courtney (2 November 2021). "Road to the WTA Finals: Sabalenka reaches new heights in 2021". WTA. Retrieved 5 November 2021.

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