2021 Columbus Challenger
The 2021 Columbus Challenger was a professional challenger level tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the tenth edition of the men's tournament which was part of the 2021 ATP Challenger Tour[1] and the first edition of the women's event, that was part of 2021 WTA 125K series.[2] It took place in Columbus, United States between 20 and 26 September 2021.
| 2021 Columbus Challenger | |
|---|---|
| Date | 20–26 September |
| Edition | 10th (men) 1st (women) |
| Category | ATP Challenger 80 (men) WTA 125 (women) |
| Draw | 32S / 16D |
| Prize money | $52,080 (men) $115,000 (women) |
| Surface | Hard (Indoor) |
| Location | Columbus, United States |
| Venue | Ohio State Varsity Tennis Center |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
| Women's singles | |
| Men's doubles | |
| Women's doubles | |
Champions
Men's singles
Stefan Kozlov def.
Max Purcell 4–6, 6–2, 6–4.
Women's singles
Nuria Párrizas Díaz def.
Wang Xinyu, 7–6(7–2), 6–3
Men's doubles
Stefan Kozlov /
Peter Polansky def.
Andrew Lutschaunig /
James Trotter 7–5, 7–6(7–5).
Women's doubles
Wang Xinyu /
Zheng Saisai def.
Dalila Jakupović /
Nuria Párrizas Díaz, 6–1, 6–1
ATP singles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennys Sandgren | 103 | 1 | |
| Salvatore Caruso | 125 | 2 | |
| Alex Bolt | 146 | 3 | |
| Prajnesh Gunneswaran | 165 | 4 | |
| Jason Jung | 166 | 5 | |
| Ernesto Escobedo | 175 | 6 | |
| J.J. Wolf | 178 | 7 | |
| Mitchell Krueger | 182 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings are as of September 13, 2021.[3]
Other entrants
The following players received entry into the singles main draw as wildcards:
The following players received entry into the singles main draw as alternates:
Nick Chappell
Dayne Kelly
The following players received entry into the singles main draw from the qualifying draw:
Gijs Brouwer
Chung Yun-seong
Evan King
Aleksandar Kovacevic
The following players received entry as lucky losers:
WTA singles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ann Li | 73 | 1 | |
| Nuria Párrizas Díaz | 88 | 2 | |
| Madison Brengle | 91 | 3 | |
| Zheng Saisai | 94 | 4 | |
| Lauren Davis | 99 | 5 | |
| Renata Zarazúa | 120 | 6 | |
| Beatriz Haddad Maia | 124 | 7 | |
| Wang Xinyu | 130 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings are as of September 13, 2021.
Other entrants
The following players received entry into the singles main draw as wildcards:
The following player was accepted directly into the main draw using a protected or a special ranking:
The following players received entry into the singles main draw from the qualifying draw:
The following player received entry into the singles main draw as a lucky loser:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
Marie Bouzková → replaced by
Beatriz Haddad Maia
Christina McHale → replaced by
Kurumi Nara
Caty McNally → replaced by
Katie Volynets
Grace Min → replaced by
Francesca Di Lorenzo
Anna Kalinskaya → replaced by
Dalila Jakupović
Kateryna Kozlova → replaced by
Hailey Baptiste
Claire Liu → replaced by
Asia Muhammad
Emma Raducanu → replaced by
Rebecca Marino
Donna Vekić → replaced by
Jamie Loeb
WTA doubles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingrid Neel | Sabrina Santamaria | 155 | 1 | ||
| Ulrikke Eikeri | Elixane Lechemia | 175 | 2 | ||
| Jamie Loeb | Asia Muhammad | 212 | 3 | ||
| Liang En-shuo | Rebecca Marino | 453 | 4 |
- Rankings are as of September 13, 2021
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
Luna Dormet /
Lucía Marzal Martínez
Elsa Jacquemot /
Eleana Yu
References
- "Tennis Ohio Championships Overview". atptour.com.
- "Columbus WTA 125 Overview". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
- "Rankings - Singles - ATP Tour - Tennis". ATP Tour.