2021 Silicon Valley Classic Explained

See also: Silicon Valley Classic.

The 2021 Silicon Valley Classic (also known as the Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic for sponsorship reasons) was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the 49th edition of the tournament, and part of the WTA 500 of the 2021 WTA Tour. It took place between 2 and 8 August 2021 in San Jose, California.^[1] It was the first women's event on the 2021 US Open Series.

Champions

Singles

See main article: article and 2021 Silicon Valley Classic – Singles.

• Danielle Collins def. Daria Kasatkina, 6–3, 6–7^(10–12), 6–1

Doubles

See main article: article and 2021 Silicon Valley Classic – Doubles.

• Darija Jurak / Andreja Klepač def. Gabriela Dabrowski / Luisa Stefani, 6−1, 7−5

Points and prize money

Point distribution

Event	W	F	SF	QF	Round of 16	Round of 32	width=85	Q	width=85	Q2	width=85	Q1
Women's singles	470	305	185	100	55	1	25	13	1
Women's doubles					1

Prize money

width=130 bgcolor=dfe2e9	Event	width=80 bgcolor=lime	W	width=85 bgcolor=thistle	F	width=85 bgcolor=ffff00	SF	width=85 bgcolor=ffebcd	QF	width=85 bgcolor=afeeee	Round of 16	width=85 bgcolor=afeeee	Round of 32	width=85	Q2	width=85	Q1
style=background:#ededed	Women's singles	$68,570	$51,000	$32,400	$15,500	$8,200	$7,200	$6,145	$3,700
style=background:#ededed	Women's doubles	$25,230	$17,750	$10,000	$5,500	$3,500

Singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Rank1	Seed
Belgium	Elise Mertens	17	1
Kazakhstan	Elena Rybakina	20	2
United States	Madison Keys	26	3
Russian Federation	Daria Kasatkina	31	4
Russian Federation	Veronika Kudermetova	32	5
	Petra Martić	33	6
United States	Danielle Collins	35	7
Kazakhstan	Yulia Putintseva	36	8
United States	Alison Riske	37	9

• Rankings are as of July 26, 2021.^[2]

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the main draw:

• Claire Liu
• Emma Raducanu

The following player received entry using a protected ranking:

• CoCo Vandeweghe

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

• Emina Bektas
• Han Na-lae
• Ana Konjuh
• Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

• Ekaterina Alexandrova → replaced by Kristina Mladenovic
• Paula Badosa → replaced by Caroline Garcia
• Sofia Kenin → replaced by Marie Bouzková
  • Veronika Kudermetova → replaced by Caty McNally Karolína Muchová → replaced by Donna Vekić
• Jeļena Ostapenko → replaced by Anastasija Sevastova

Doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Country	Player	Rank1	Seed
Canada	Gabriela Dabrowski	Brazil	Luisa Stefani	37	1
	Darija Jurak		Andreja Klepač	49	2
Australia	Ellen Perez	Czech Republic	Květa Peschke	76	3
Czech Republic	Marie Bouzková	Czech Republic	Lucie Hradecká	78	4
Mexico	Giuliana Olmos		Sabrina Santamaria	90	5

• ¹ Rankings are as of 26 July 2021.

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

• Makenna Jones / Elizabeth Scotty
• Ashlyn Krueger / Robin Montgomery

The following pair received entry as a alternates:

• Peyton Stearns / Maribella Zamarripa

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

• Marie Bouzková / Lucie Hradecká → replaced by Peyton Stearns / Maribella Zamarripa
• Chan Hao-ching / Latisha Chan → replaced by Elixane Lechemia / Ingrid Neel
• Desirae Krawczyk / Bethanie Mattek-Sands → replaced by Emina Bektas / Tara Moore
• Sania Mirza / Asia Muhammad → replaced by Erin Routliffe / Aldila Sutjiadi

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic Overview. wtatennis.com.
2. Web site: Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic Tennis Returns To San José State. sjsuspartans.com.