2021 Yarra Valley Classic
| 2021 Yarra Valley Classic | |
|---|---|
| Date | 31 January–6 February |
| Edition | 1st |
| Category | WTA 500 |
| Draw | 54S / 28D |
| Prize money | $447,620 |
| Surface | Hard |
| Location | Melbourne, Australia |
| Venue | Melbourne Park |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
| new event | |
| Doubles | |
| new event | |
The 2021 Yarra Valley Classic is a tournament on the 2021 WTA Tour. It is played on outdoor hard courts in Melbourne, Australia. It was organised as a lead-up tournament to the 2021 Australian Open, and will be held at the same venue, due to other tournaments in Australia being cancelled as a result from the COVID-19 pandemic. This tournament will take place simultaneously with the 2021 Gippsland Trophy. Players who had originally intended to participate in this tournament or the Gippsland Trophy, but were forced to undergo strict quarantine measures upon arrival in Australia, were able to participate in the 2021 Grampians Trophy. The entry list of 2021 Australian Open was used to determine the entry list of this tournament; with half the players (selected randomly) playing the Yarra Valley Classic, and the other half playing the 2021 Gippsland Trophy.[1]
Points and prize money
Point distribution
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 |
| Singles | 470 | 305 | 185 | 100 | 55 | 30 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles | 1 | — |
Prize money
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 |
| Singles | $50,000 | $33,520 | $18,610 | $8,770 | $5,500 | $4,250 | $3,000 |
| Doubles* | $20,890 | $13,370 | $8,350 | $4,310 | $2,670 | $2,020 | — |
*per team
Singles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 AUS
|
Ashleigh Barty | 1 | 1 |
 USA
|
Sofia Kenin | 4 | 2 |
 CZE
|
Karolína Plíšková | 6 | 3 |
| CZE
|
Petra Kvitová | 9 | 4 |
| USA
|
Serena Williams | 11 | 5 |
 ESP
|
Garbiñe Muguruza | 15 | 6 |
 CRO
|
Petra Martić | 18 | 7 |
| CZE
|
Markéta Vondroušová | 21 | 8 |
| CRO
|
Donna Vekić | 32 | 9 |
 CHN
|
Zhang Shuai | 35 | 10 |
 RUS
|
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 39 | 11 |
 FRA
|
Fiona Ferro | 43 | 12 |
| USA
|
Danielle Collins | 46 | 13 |
 ARG
|
Nadia Podoroska | 47 | 14 |
| FRA
|
Kristina Mladenovic | 50 | 15 |
| CZE
|
Marie Bouzková | 52 | 16 |
- 1 Rankings are as of 25 January 2021
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the Australian Open singles main draw, and hence this tournament as well:
The following players received entry using a protected ranking into the Australian Open singles main draw, and hence this tournament as well:
The following players received entry from the Australian Open qualifying draw:
Clara Burel
Elisabetta Cocciaretto
Olga Danilović
Francesca Jones
Greet Minnen
Tsvetana Pironkova
Liudmila Samsonova
Mayar Sherif
The following players received entry into this tournament as they were potential Lucky Losers for the Australian Open singles main draw:
Doubles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 HUN
|
Tímea Babos | FRA
|
Kristina Mladenovic | 7 | 1 |
| USA
|
Nicole Melichar |  NED
|
Demi Schuurs | 23 | 2 |
 JPN
|
Shuko Aoyama | JPN
|
Ena Shibahara | 38 | 3 |
| CHN
|
Duan Yingying | CHN
|
Zheng Saisai | 47 | 4 |
 CHI
|
Alexa Guarachi | USA
|
Desirae Krawczyk | 51 | 5 |
| CHN
|
Xu Yifan | CHN
|
Yang Zhaoxuan | 64 | 6 |
 UKR
|
Lyudmyla Kichenok |  LAT
|
Jeļena Ostapenko | 67 | 7 |
| AUS
|
Ashleigh Barty | USA
|
Jennifer Brady | 80 | 8 |
- Rankings are as of 25 January 2021
Other entrants
The following pairs received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:
Lizette Cabrera / Maddison Inglis- Jaimee Fourlis / Charlotte Kempenaers-Pocz
- Olivia Gadecki / Belinda Woolcock
Champions
Singles
TBD vs. TBD
Doubles
- TBD / TBD vs. TBD / TBD