2021 İstanbul Cup
 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (March 2021) |
| 2021 İstanbul Cup | |
|---|---|
| Date | 19–25 April |
| Edition | 14th |
| Category | WTA International |
| Draw | 32S / 16D |
| Prize money | $235,238 |
| Surface | Clay |
| Location | Istanbul, Turkey |
| Venue | Istanbul Tennis Center |
| 2020 Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Patricia Maria Țig | |
| Doubles | |
 Alexa Guarachi /  Desirae Krawczyk | |
The 2021 İstanbul Cup (also known as the TEB BNP Paribas Tennis Championship İstanbul for sponsorship reasons) is a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It is the 14th edition of the İstanbul Cup, and part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2021 WTA Tour. It will take place in Istanbul, Turkey, from 19 through 25 April 2021.[1]
Points and prize money
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q2 | Q1 |
| Women's Singles | 280 | 180 | 110 | 60 | 30 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Doubles | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Prize money
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Women's Singles | $29,200 | $16,398 | $10,100 | $5,800 | $3,675 | $2,675 | $1,950 | $1,270 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Doubles | $10,300 | $6,000 | $3,800 | $2,300 | $1,750 | — | — | — |
Champions
Singles
vs.
Doubles
- / vs. /
Singles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 BEL
|
Elise Mertens | 17 | 1 |
 CRO
|
Petra Martić | 21 | 2 |
 RUS
|
Veronika Kudermetova | 29 | 3 |
| RUS
|
Daria Kasatkina | 37 | 4 |
 CZE
|
Barbora Krejčíková | 38 | 5 |
| RUS
|
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 40 | 6 |
 CHN
|
Zheng Saisai | 49 | 7 |
| CHN
|
Wang Qiang | 50 | 8 |
- Rankings are as of April 12, 2021.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Lara Arruabarrena- Cristina Bucșa
Anastasia Gasanova
Tereza Mrdeža- Nuria Párrizas Díaz
- Kamilla Rakhimova
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
Alizé Cornet → replaced by 
Zarina Diyas- Svetlana Kuznetsova → replaced by
Kateřina Siniaková 
Magda Linette → replaced by 
Nao Hibino- Yulia Putintseva → replaced by
Sara Errani 
Anastasija Sevastova → replaced by 
Marta Kostyuk- Sara Sorribes Tormo → replaced by Anastasia Potapova
Jil Teichmann → replaced by Viktorija Golubic
Patricia Maria Țig → replaced by Ana Bogdan
Doubles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RUS
|
Veronika Kudermetova | BEL
|
Elise Mertens | 31 | 1 |
 JPN
|
Nao Hibino | JPN
|
Makoto Ninomiya | 144 | 2 |
 ESP
|
Lara Arruabarrena | CZE
|
Renata Voráčová | 158 | 3 |
| RUS
|
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | RUS
|
Anastasia Potapova | 194 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings as of April 12, 2021.
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
The following pairs received entry using protected rankings:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
Arantxa Rus / 
Tamara Zidanšek → replaced by 
Beatrice Gumulya / Jessy Rompies
References
- ^ "TEB BNP Paribas Istanbul Cup Overview". wtatennis.com.