2021 WTA Lyon Open
| 2021 Lyon Open (WTA) | |
|---|---|
| Date | 1 – 7 March |
| Edition | 2nd |
| Category | WTA 250 |
| Draw | 32S / 16D |
| Prize money | $235,238 |
| Surface | Hard - Indoors |
| Location | Lyon, France |
| Venue | Halle Tony Garnier |
| 2020 Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Sofia Kenin | |
| Doubles | |
 Laura Ioana Paar /  Julia Wachaczyk | |
The 2021 Lyon Open (WTA) (also known as the Open 6ème Sens — Métropole de Lyon for sponsorship reasons) is a women's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is the second edition of the Lyon Open (WTA) and an International tournament on the 2021 WTA Tour. It will take place at the Halle Tony Garnier in Lyon, France, from 1 to 7 March 2021.
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 | — | — | — | — |
Prize money
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 321 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | €23,548 | €13,224 | €8,145 | €4,677 | €2,963 | €2,157 | €1,575 | €1,024 |
| Doubles* | € | € | € | € | € | — | — | — |
1Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money.
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Singles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Ranking1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 RUS
|
Ekaterina Alexandrova | 33 | 1 |
 FRA
|
Fiona Ferro | 45 | 2 |
| FRA
|
Caroline Garcia | 46 | 3 |
| FRA
|
Kristina Mladenovic | 51 | 4 |
| FRA
|
Alizé Cornet | 58 | 5 |
| ROU
|
Sorana Cîrstea | 67 | 6 |
 ESP
|
Paula Badosa | 73 | 7 |
 NED
|
Arantxa Rus | 78 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings as of 22 February 2021.[1]
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
The following player received entry into the main draw using a protected ranking:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
Zarina Diyas → replaced by 
Katarzyna Kawa
Kirsten Flipkens → replaced by 
Stefanie Vögele
Coco Gauff → replaced by 
Irina Bara
Kaja Juvan → replaced by 
Katarina Zavatska- Marta Kostyuk → replaced by Greet Minnen
- Kateryna Kozlova → replaced by
Océane Dodin 
Nadia Podoroska → replaced by 
Wang Xiyu
Doubles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 SVK
|
Viktória Kužmová | NED
|
Arantxa Rus | 130 | 1 |
 JPN
|
Makoto Ninomiya |  CZE
|
Renata Voráčová | 132 | 2 |
| USA
|
Kaitlyn Christian | USA
|
Sabrina Santamaria | 146 | 3 |
| RUS
|
Ekaterina Alexandrova | RUS
|
Yana Sizikova | 226 | 4 |
- Rankings as of February 8, 2021.
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
/ - /
The following pairs received entry into the doubles main draw using protected rankings:
Champions
Singles
- TBD vs. TBD
Doubles
- TBD / TBD vs. TBD / TBD
References
- ^ "WTA - Lyon - Les Bleues ont rendez-vous à la Halle Garnier de Lyon". tennisactu.net. Retrieved 11 January 2021.