2021 Gippsland Trophy
| 2021 Gippsland Trophy | |
|---|---|
| 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 Gippsland Trophy 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 Yarra Valley Classic. Players who had originally intended to participate in this tournament or the Yarra Valley Classic, 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 Gippsland Trophy, and the other half playing the 2021 Yarra Valley Classic.[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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 ROU
|
Simona Halep | 2 | 1 |
 JPN
|
Naomi Osaka | 3 | 2 |
 UKR
|
Elina Svitolina | 5 | 3 |
 BLR
|
Aryna Sabalenka | 7 | 4 |
 GBR
|
Johanna Konta | 14 | 5 |
 POL
|
Iga Świątek | 17 | 6 |
 BEL
|
Elise Mertens | 20 | 7 |
 CZE
|
Karolína Muchová | 27 | 8 |
 RUS
|
Ekaterina Alexandrova | 33 | 9 |
 CHN
|
Wang Qiang | 34 | 10 |
| CHN
|
Zheng Saisai | 42 | 11 |
 FRA
|
Caroline Garcia | 44 | 12 |
 LAT
|
Jeļena Ostapenko | 45 | 13 |
 USA
|
Cori Gauff | 48 | 14 |
 SLO
|
Polona Hercog | 49 | 15 |
 GER
|
Laura Siegemund | 51 | 16 |
- 1 Rankings are as of 25 January 2021
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards:
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:
Tímea Babos
Sara Errani
Mayo Hibi
Kaja Juvan
Rebecca Marino
Whitney Osuigwe
Chloé Paquet
Valeria Savinykh
The following players received entry into this tournament as they were potential Lucky Losers for the Australian Open singles main draw:
The following players received entry as an alternate:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
Zarina Diyas → replaced by 
Monica Niculescu- Nao Hibino → replaced by Caty McNally
Doubles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CZE
|
Barbora Krejčíková | CZE
|
Kateřina Siniaková | 15 | 1 |
 TPE
|
Chan Hao-ching | TPE
|
Latisha Chan | 30 | 2 |
 CAN
|
Gabriela Dabrowski | USA
|
Bethanie Mattek-Sands | 32 | 3 |
| SLO
|
Andreja Klepač | BEL
|
Elise Mertens | 46 | 4 |
 AUS
|
Samantha Stosur | CHN
|
Zhang Shuai | 60 | 5 |
| USA
|
Hayley Carter |  BRA
|
Luisa Stefani | 64 | 6 |
| GER
|
Laura Siegemund | RUS
|
Vera Zvonareva | 75 | 7 |
| RUS
|
Anna Blinkova | RUS
|
Veronika Kudermetova | 75 | 8 |
- Rankings are as of 25 January 2021
Other entrants
The following pairs received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:
The following pair received entry using a protected ranking:
Champions
Singles
TBD vs. TBD
Doubles
- TBD / TBD vs. TBD / TBD