The 2021 WTA Slovenia Open (also known as the Zavarovalnica Sava Portorož for sponsorship purposes) was a
WTA 250 tournament played on outdoor
hard court
A hardcourt (or hard court) is a type of surface or floor on which a sport is played, most usually in reference to tennis courts. It is typically made of rigid materials such as Asphalt concrete, asphalt or concrete, and covered with acrylic resin ...
s. It was the 7th edition of the
Slovenia Open, last held in 2010. It was primarily organised due to the cancellation of the Asian tournaments during the 2021 season because of the ongoing
COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic and COVID pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an disease outbreak, outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December ...
. The 2021 event took place at the Tennis Club Portorož in
Portorož
Portorož (; ) is a Slovenian Adriatic seaside resort and spa settlement located in the Municipality of Piran in southwestern Slovenia. Its modern development began in the late 19th century with the vogue for the first health resorts. In the earl ...
,
Slovenia
Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia, is a country in Central Europe. It borders Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the south and southeast, and a short (46.6 km) coastline within the Adriati ...
from 13 to 19 September 2021.
Champions
Singles
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Jasmine Paolini
Jasmine Paolini (; born 4 January 1996) is an Italian professional tennis player. She is ranked world No. 4 in singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA), the joint-highest-ranked Italian woman in singles (alongside Francesca Schiavone). Sh ...
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Alison Riske
Alison Riske-Amritraj (née Riske; born July 3, 1990) is an inactive American tennis player. She reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 18 in November 2019 and won her first WTA Tour title in October 2014, at the Tianjin Open.
S ...
, 7–6
(7–4), 6–2
This was Paolini's maiden WTA Tour singles title.
Doubles
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Anna Kalinskaya
Anna Nikolayevna Kalinskaya ( rus, Анна Николаевна Калинская, , ˈanːə kɐˈlʲinskəjə, Ru-Anna_Kalinskaya.ogg; born 2 December 1998) is a Russian professional tennis player. She reached career-high rankings of world ...
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Tereza Mihalíková
Tereza Mihalíková (; born 2 June 1998) is a Slovak tennis player. She has a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 33 by the Women's Tennis Association, WTA, reached on 17 March 2025.
She has won one doubles title on the WTA Tour and three ...
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Aleksandra Krunić
Aleksandra Krunić ( sr-Cyrl, Александра Крунић; born 15 March 1993) is a Serbian professional tennis player. She is a Grand Slam doubles finalist at the 2025 French Open, partnering Anna Danilina.
In June 2018, she reached her b ...
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Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove
Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove (born 4 November 1991) is a former professional tennis player from the Netherlands.
She has won one doubles title on the WTA Tour, as well as ten singles and 17 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 6 June 2022, she re ...
, 4–6, 6–2,
2–10
Singles main-draw entrants
Seeds
* Rankings are as of August 30, 2021.
Other entrants
The following players received
wildcards into the singles main draw:
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Živa Falkner
Živa Falkner (born 7 July 2002) is a Slovenian tennis player.
Falkner has career-high WTA rankings of 397 in singles and 233 in doubles.
Partnering Matilda Mutavdzic, she was runner-up in the girls' doubles at the 2021 Portorož Open, losin ...
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Pia Lovrič
Pia Lovrič (born 23 April 2002) is a Slovenian tennis player.
Lovrič has a career-high singles ranking by the WTA of 438, reached on 17 March 2025. She also has a career-high WTA doubles ranking of 401, achieved on 5 August 2024.
Lovrič re ...
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Nika Radišić
Nika Radišić (born 19 March 2000) is a Slovenian tennis player.
Radišić has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 330, achieved on 12 August 2024. On 19 August 2024, she peaked at No. 173 in the WTA doubles ranking. Up to date, she has ...
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
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Katie Boulter
Katie Charlotte Boulter (born 1 August 1996) is an English professional tennis player. On 4 November 2024, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 23. On 6 January 2025, she peaked at No. 277 in the WTA doubles rankings. Boulter has ...
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Lucia Bronzetti
Lucia Bronzetti (born 10 December 1998) is an Italian professional tennis player. She has career-high WTA rankings of No. 46 in singles and No. 194 in doubles. She has played three finals and won one singles title on the WTA Tour, at the 2023 M ...
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Cristiana Ferrando
Cristiana Ferrando (born 10 August 1995) is an inactive Italian tennis player.
On 23 May 2022, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 247. On 2 October 2017, she peaked at No. 302 in the doubles rankings. Ferrando has won four singles ...
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Aleksandra Krunić
Aleksandra Krunić ( sr-Cyrl, Александра Крунић; born 15 March 1993) is a Serbian professional tennis player. She is a Grand Slam doubles finalist at the 2025 French Open, partnering Anna Danilina.
In June 2018, she reached her b ...
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Viktória Kužmová
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Tereza Mrdeža
Tereza Mrdeža (born 14 November 1990) is a Croatian former tennis player.https://www.wtatennis.com/players/314333/-
She won eight titles in singles and four in doubles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 12 October 2015, she achieved her best single ...
Withdrawals
;Before the tournament
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Paula Badosa
Paula Badosa Gibert () (born 15 November 1997) is a Spanish professional tennis player. She has been ranked as high as world No. 2 in singles by the WTA and No. 124 in doubles, achieved on 25 April 2022. She has won four WTA Tour singles titl ...
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Sara Errani
Sara Errani (; born 29 April 1987) is an Italian professional tennis player. Errani is one of only seven women who have completed a career Grand Slam (tennis)#Golden Slam, Golden Slam in doubles. She is an Olympic Games gold medalist, a former ...
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Anna Blinkova
Anna Vladimirovna Blinkova ( rus, Анна Владимировна Блинкова, , ˈanːə blʲɪnˈkovə, Ru-Anna Blinkova.ogg; born 10 September 1998) is a Russian professional tennis player. On 7 August 2023, she reached her best single ...
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Jaqueline Cristian
Jaqueline Adina Cristian (born 5 June 1998) is a Romanian professional tennis player. She has career-high WTA rankings of world No. 49 in singles and No. 108 in doubles. She is currently the No. 1 Romanian player. Cristian has won one WTA 125 tit ...
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Caroline Garcia
Caroline Garcia (, born 16 October 1993) is a French professional tennis player. She had a career-high WTA rankings, ranking of world No. 4 in singles and world No. 2 in doubles. Garcia was the 2022 WTA Finals – Singles, 2022 WTA Finals champi ...
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Kristína Kučová
Kristína Kučová (; born 23 May 1990) is a Slovak tennis player. On 12 September 2016, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 71. On 5 October 2009, she peaked at No. 168 in the WTA doubles rankings.
She has won one singles title on ...
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Polona Hercog
Polona Hercog (, born 20 January 1991) is a Slovenian professional tennis player. Her career-high WTA rankings are 35 in singles and 56 in doubles. She has won five titles on the WTA Tour, three in singles and two in doubles. Hercog also has had ...
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Kaja Juvan
Kaja Juvan (born 25 November 2000) is a Slovenian tennis player. She turned professional on 17 October 2016 and has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 58, achieved on 6 June 2022. On 18 July 2022, she peaked at No. 97 in the WTA doubles ...
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Daria Kasatkina
Daria Sergeyevna Kasatkina (born 7 May 1997) is a Russian-born Australian professional tennis player. She has been ranked as high as world No. 8 in women's singles by the Women's Tennis Association, WTA, achieved in October 2022. Kasatkina ha ...
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Ana Konjuh
Ana Konjuh (; born 27 December 1997) is a Croatian tennis player.
A successful junior player, Konjuh won both the 2013 Australian Open – Girls' singles, singles and 2013 Australian Open – Girls' doubles, doubles junior events at the 2013 A ...
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Elena-Gabriela Ruse
Elena-Gabriela Ruse (born 6 November 1997) is a Romanian professional tennis player. She has a career-high WTA singles ranking of world No. 51 and a doubles ranking of No. 32 achieved in May 2022 and 2023 respectively. She is currently the No. ...
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Anna Kalinskaya
Anna Nikolayevna Kalinskaya ( rus, Анна Николаевна Калинская, , ˈanːə kɐˈlʲinskəjə, Ru-Anna_Kalinskaya.ogg; born 2 December 1998) is a Russian professional tennis player. She reached career-high rankings of world ...
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Sara Sorribes Tormo
Sara Sorribes Tormo (; born 8 October 1996) is a Spanish professional tennis player. She achieved her career-high singles WTA rankings, ranking of world No. 32 on 7 February 2022 and No. 17 in doubles on 6 May 2024. She has won two singles titl ...
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Jasmine Paolini
Jasmine Paolini (; born 4 January 1996) is an Italian professional tennis player. She is ranked world No. 4 in singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA), the joint-highest-ranked Italian woman in singles (alongside Francesca Schiavone). Sh ...
Doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds
*
1 Rankings are as of 30 August 2021.
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
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Tina Cvetkovič /
Ela Nala Milić
Ela Nala Milić (born 28 February 2006) is a Slovenian tennis player.
Career
Milić made her WTA main-draw debut at the 2021 Zavarovalnica Sava Portorož, after receiving a wildcard for the doubles tournament. She and her partner Tina Cvetkovi ...
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Živa Falkner
Živa Falkner (born 7 July 2002) is a Slovenian tennis player.
Falkner has career-high WTA rankings of 397 in singles and 233 in doubles.
Partnering Matilda Mutavdzic, she was runner-up in the girls' doubles at the 2021 Portorož Open, losin ...
/
Pia Lovrič
Pia Lovrič (born 23 April 2002) is a Slovenian tennis player.
Lovrič has a career-high singles ranking by the WTA of 438, reached on 17 March 2025. She also has a career-high WTA doubles ranking of 401, achieved on 5 August 2024.
Lovrič re ...
Withdrawals
;Before the tournament
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Mihaela Buzărnescu
Mihaela Buzărnescu (born 4 May 1988) is a Romanian tennis player.
She has a career-high WTA singles ranking of No. 20, achieved on 6 August 2018. Her best doubles ranking of world No. 24, she reached on 22 October 2018. She won one singles tit ...
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Katarzyna Piter
Katarzyna Piter (; born 16 February 1991) is a Polish professional tennis player who specializes in doubles.
In May 2014, she reached her career-high ranking of No. 95 in singles and in July 2022, No. 66 in doubles. She has won three doubles ti ...
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Katarzyna Piter
Katarzyna Piter (; born 16 February 1991) is a Polish professional tennis player who specializes in doubles.
In May 2014, she reached her career-high ranking of No. 95 in singles and in July 2022, No. 66 in doubles. She has won three doubles ti ...
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Heather Watson
Heather Miriam Watson (born 19 May 1992) is a British professional tennis player. A former British No. 1, Watson has won nine titles over her career, including the mixed-doubles title at the 2016 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles, 2016 ...
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Harriet Dart
Harriet Dart (born 28 July 1996) is a British professional tennis player. She achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 70 and a career-high doubles ranking of No. 59, on 14 October 2024. She reached the final of the 2021 Wimbledon Ch ...
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Renata Voráčová
Renata Voráčová (; born 6 October 1983) is a Czech professional tennis player.
Voráčová has won eleven doubles titles on the WTA Tour and three on WTA 125 tournaments, as well as 15 singles and 58 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circui ...
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Danka Kovinić
Danka Kovinić ( sr-cyrl, Данка Ковинић; born 18 November 1994) is a Montenegrin professional tennis player.
On 22 February 2016, she reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 46, and on 20 June 2016, she peaked at No. 67 i ...
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Renata Voráčová
Renata Voráčová (; born 6 October 1983) is a Czech professional tennis player.
Voráčová has won eleven doubles titles on the WTA Tour and three on WTA 125 tournaments, as well as 15 singles and 58 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circui ...
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Katarzyna Kawa
Katarzyna Kawa (; born 17 November 1992) is a Polish professional tennis player. Her career-high WTA rankings are No. 64 in doubles, set on 10 October 2022, and No. 112 in singles, achieved on 9 November 2020. She has won five WTA Challenger d ...
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Tereza Mihalíková
Tereza Mihalíková (; born 2 June 1998) is a Slovak tennis player. She has a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 33 by the Women's Tennis Association, WTA, reached on 17 March 2025.
She has won one doubles title on the WTA Tour and three ...
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Anna Kalinskaya
Anna Nikolayevna Kalinskaya ( rus, Анна Николаевна Калинская, , ˈanːə kɐˈlʲinskəjə, Ru-Anna_Kalinskaya.ogg; born 2 December 1998) is a Russian professional tennis player. She reached career-high rankings of world ...
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Tereza Mihalíková
Tereza Mihalíková (; born 2 June 1998) is a Slovak tennis player. She has a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 33 by the Women's Tennis Association, WTA, reached on 17 March 2025.
She has won one doubles title on the WTA Tour and three ...
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Monica Niculescu
Monica Niculescu (born 25 September 1987) is a Romanian professional tennis player. She has been WTA rankings, ranked by the Women's Tennis Association, WTA as high as No. 28 in singles and No. 11 in doubles. She has won three singles and 10 dou ...
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Elena-Gabriela Ruse
Elena-Gabriela Ruse (born 6 November 1997) is a Romanian professional tennis player. She has a career-high WTA singles ranking of world No. 51 and a doubles ranking of No. 32 achieved in May 2022 and 2023 respectively. She is currently the No. ...
→ replaced by
Rutuja Bhosale
Rutuja Sampatrao Bhosale (born 27 March 1996) is an Indian tennis player.
She made her debut for India Fed Cup team in 2012, the same year, she achieved her highest junior ranking of world No. 55.
Bhosale, the former Indian number one in t ...
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Emily Webley-Smith
Emily Webley-Smith (born 14 July 1984) is a British professional tennis player.
She has a career-high WTA singles ranking of No. 240, achieved on 7 November 2011. She also has a best WTA doubles ranking of No. 113, set on 2 November 2015. Web ...
References
External links
WTA website
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Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the emergence of multiple Variants of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 variants. The major global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, which began at the end of 2020, continued ...