WTA Abu Dhabi 2021 Draw, Results & Schedule

Aryna Sabalenka won the 2021 Abu Dhabi, defeating Veronika Kudermetova 6-2 6-2 in the final. The WTA 500 event was played on hard courts in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, from January 6 to January 13, 2021. The match log contains 86 recorded singles results for this edition.

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Champion
Aryna Sabalenka
def. Veronika Kudermetova , 6-2 6-2
Dates
Jan 6 — Jan 13
Location
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Category
WTA 500
Surface
Hard
Prize money
$565,530
Abu Dhabi 2021 match log
WinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch DataDateRound
F (1)
Aryna Sabalenka #10 6-2 6-2 Veronika Kudermetova #46 H2H Match data Jan 13, 2021* F
SF (2)
Aryna Sabalenka #10 6-3 6-2 Maria Sakkari #22 H2H Match data Jan 12, 2021* SF
Veronika Kudermetova #46 7-6(8) 6-4 Marta Kostyuk #99 H2H Match data Jan 12, 2021* SF
QF (4)
Veronika Kudermetova #46 5-7 6-3 7-6(3) Elina Svitolina #5 H2H Match data Jan 12, 2021* QF
Aryna Sabalenka #10 6-4 4-6 6-3 Elena Rybakina #19 H2H Match data Jan 12, 2021* QF
Marta Kostyuk #99 0-6 6-1 6-4 Sara Sorribes Tormo #66 H2H Match data Jan 12, 2021* QF
Maria Sakkari #22 2-6 6-2 6-0 Sofia Kenin #4 H2H Match data Jan 12, 2021* QF
R16 (8)
Elina Svitolina #5 6-2 6-7(5) 7-6(8) Ekaterina Alexandrova #33 H2H Match data Jan 11, 2021* R16
Sofia Kenin #4 3-6 7-6(5) 6-4 Yulia Putintseva #28 H2H Match data Jan 11, 2021* R16
Sara Sorribes Tormo #66 7-5 6-3 Anastasia Gasanova #292 H2H Match data Jan 11, 2021* R16
Elena Rybakina #19 6-3 6-4 Daria Kasatkina #72 H2H Match data Jan 11, 2021* R16
Aryna Sabalenka #10 6-2 6-4 Ons Jabeur #31 H2H Match data Jan 11, 2021* R16
Veronika Kudermetova #46 6-4 4-6 6-1 Paula Badosa #70 H2H Match data Jan 11, 2021* R16
Marta Kostyuk #99 6-1 6-1 Tamara Zidansek #87 H2H Match data Jan 11, 2021* R16
Maria Sakkari #22 7-5 6-4 Garbiñe Muguruza #15 H2H Match data Jan 11, 2021* R16
R32 (16)
Garbiñe Muguruza #15 6-1 6-4 Aliaksandra Sasnovich #90 H2H Match data Jan 9, 2021* R32
Sofia Kenin #4 Score unavailable (source conflict) Kirsten Flipkens #86 H2H Match data Jan 9, 2021* R32
Anastasia Gasanova #292 6-2 6-4 Karolina Pliskova #6 H2H Match data Jan 9, 2021* R32 Upset: winner had a 8 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Ekaterina Alexandrova #33 7-5 6-7(7) 6-3 Heather Watson #58 H2H Match data Jan 9, 2021* R32
Elina Svitolina #5 6-4 6-1 Vera Zvonareva #164 H2H Match data Jan 9, 2021* R32
Maria Sakkari #22 7-5 6-2 Coco Gauff #48 H2H Match data Jan 9, 2021* R32
Veronika Kudermetova #46 6-2 6-1 Bianca Turati #318 H2H Match data Jan 9, 2021* R32
Daria Kasatkina #72 (w/o) Karolina Muchova #27 H2H Match data Jan 9, 2021* R32
Marta Kostyuk #99 Score unavailable (source conflict) Su-Wei Hsieh #67 H2H Match data Jan 9, 2021* R32
Elena Rybakina #19 6-4 6-4 Xiyu Wang #123 H2H Match data Jan 9, 2021* R32
Yulia Putintseva #28 6-4 7-5 Barbora Krejcikova #65 H2H Match data Jan 9, 2021* R32
Tamara Zidansek #87 6-4 6-4 Leylah Fernandez #88 H2H Match data Jan 9, 2021* R32
Aryna Sabalenka #10 7-5 6-4 Ajla Tomljanovic #68 H2H Match data Jan 9, 2021* R32
Ons Jabeur #31 Score unavailable (source conflict) Kateryna Volodko #285 H2H Match data Jan 9, 2021* R32
Paula Badosa #70 6-4 6-4 Alizé Cornet #53 H2H Match data Jan 9, 2021* R32
Sara Sorribes Tormo #66 5-7 6-3 6-4 Bernarda Pera #62 H2H Match data Jan 9, 2021* R32
R64 (32)
Xiyu Wang #123 6-3 3-6 6-4 Arantxa Rus #74 H2H Match data Jan 8, 2021* R64
Sara Sorribes Tormo #66 6-3 6-3 Nadia Podoroska #47 H2H Match data Jan 8, 2021* R64
Kateryna Volodko #285 6-3 3-6 7-5 Yafan Wang #95 H2H Match data Jan 8, 2021* R64
Marta Kostyuk #99 6-2 6-4 Lucie Hradecka #495 H2H Match data Jan 8, 2021* R64
Vera Zvonareva #164 6-3 6-4 Amandine Hesse #289 H2H Match data Jan 8, 2021* R64
Barbora Krejcikova #65 6-1 6-3 Jamie Loeb #255 H2H Match data Jan 8, 2021* R64
Elina Svitolina #5 6-4 6-3 Jessica Pegula #63 H2H Match data Jan 8, 2021* R64
Aryna Sabalenka #10 7-6(5) 6-2 Polona Hercog #49 H2H Match data Jan 8, 2021* R64
Bianca Turati #318 6-1 6-2 Yaroslava Shvedova #970 H2H Match data Jan 8, 2021* R64
Heather Watson #58 4-6 6-2 7-5 Jodie Burrage #263 H2H Match data Jan 8, 2021* R64
Garbiñe Muguruza #15 6-2 6-4 Kristina Mladenovic #50 H2H Match data Jan 8, 2021* R64
Elena Rybakina #19 6-1 6-3 Lucrezia Stefanini #394 H2H Match data Jan 8, 2021* R64
Coco Gauff #48 6-0 6-1 Ulrikke Eikeri #260 H2H Match data Jan 8, 2021* R64
Aliaksandra Sasnovich #90 6-2 6-3 Anna Bondar #275 H2H Match data Jan 8, 2021* R64
Leylah Fernandez #88 6-4 6-2 Jasmine Paolini #96 H2H Match data Jan 8, 2021* R64
Ekaterina Alexandrova #33 6-4 6-4 Zarina Diyas #80 H2H Match data Jan 8, 2021* R64
Ons Jabeur #31 7-6(3) 6-3 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova #38 H2H Match data Jan 8, 2021* R64
Ajla Tomljanovic #68 6-2 7-6(1) Lin Zhu #91 H2H Match data Jan 8, 2021* R64
Kirsten Flipkens #86 5-7 7-5 6-4 Laura Siegemund #51 H2H Match data Jan 8, 2021* R64
Daria Kasatkina #72 6-2 3-6 6-2 Qiang Wang #34 H2H Match data Jan 8, 2021* R64
Maria Sakkari #22 6-4 6-2 Anastasia Potapova #101 H2H Match data Jan 8, 2021* R64
Paula Badosa #70 6-2 5-7 6-2 Anastasija Sevastova #54 H2H Match data Jan 8, 2021* R64
Alizé Cornet #53 6-2 6-2 Valentini Grammatikopoulou #269 H2H Match data Jan 8, 2021* R64
Tamara Zidansek #87 0-6 6-3 6-4 Jennifer Brady #24 H2H Match data Jan 8, 2021* R64 Upset: winner had a 14 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Karolina Muchova #27 6-4 6-1 Danka Kovinic #77 H2H Match data Jan 8, 2021* R64
Veronika Kudermetova #46 7-5 6-1 Anett Kontaveit #23 H2H Match data Jan 8, 2021* R64
Karolina Pliskova #6 6-2 7-6(4) Despina Papamichail #278 H2H Match data Jan 8, 2021* R64
Sofia Kenin #4 7-6(4) 6-2 Zhaoxuan Yang #789 H2H Match data Jan 8, 2021* R64
Yulia Putintseva #28 6-3 6-3 Martina Trevisan #85 H2H Match data Jan 8, 2021* R64
Su-Wei Hsieh #67 3-6 6-3 7-6(3) Marketa Vondrousova #21 H2H Match data Jan 8, 2021* R64
Bernarda Pera #62 7-6(10) 2-6 6-4 Donna Vekic #32 H2H Match data Jan 8, 2021* R64
Anastasia Gasanova #292 6-2 6-4 Mona Barthel #229 H2H Match data Jan 8, 2021* R64
Q2 Q (8)
Amandine Hesse #289 6-3 6-2 Jodie Burrage #263 H2H Match data Jan 6, 2021 Q2 Q
Bianca Turati #318 6-0 6-3 Martina Caregaro #305 H2H Match data Jan 6, 2021 Q2 Q
Kateryna Volodko #285 6-1 6-3 Valentini Grammatikopoulou #269 H2H Match data Jan 6, 2021 Q2 Q
Lucrezia Stefanini #394 1-6 6-2 7-6(3) Irina Fetecau #303 H2H Match data Jan 6, 2021 Q2 Q
Anna Bondar #275 4-6 7-5 7-5 Jessica Pieri #294 H2H Match data Jan 6, 2021 Q2 Q
Anastasia Gasanova #292 4-6 7-5 6-2 Ena Shibahara #537 H2H Match data Jan 6, 2021 Q2 Q
Lucie Hradecka #495 7-6(7) 6-1 Carol Zhao #549 H2H Match data Jan 6, 2021 Q2 Q
Zhaoxuan Yang #789 6-2 6-2 Despina Papamichail #278 H2H Match data Jan 6, 2021 Q2 Q
Q1 Q (15)
Martina Caregaro #305 6-3 6-3 Valeriya Strakhova #387 H2H Match data Jan 5, 2021 Q1 Q
Bianca Turati #318 6-4 6-7(4) 6-1 Catherine Harrison #280 H2H Match data Jan 5, 2021 Q1 Q
Irina Fetecau #303 6-2 6-1 Riya Bhatia #353 H2H Match data Jan 5, 2021 Q1 Q
Kateryna Volodko #285 6-7(5) 6-2 6-4 Panna Udvardy #354 H2H Match data Jan 5, 2021 Q1 Q
Lucrezia Stefanini #394 4-6 6-4 6-2 Tena Lukas #256 H2H Match data Jan 5, 2021 Q1 Q
Amandine Hesse #289 6-3 6-3 Irene Burillo #331 H2H Match data Jan 5, 2021 Q1 Q
Jodie Burrage #263 6-2 6-3 Nadiia Kichenok #658 H2H Match data Jan 5, 2021 Q1 Q
Valentini Grammatikopoulou #269 6-4 1-6 6-1 Luisa Stefani #730 H2H Match data Jan 5, 2021 Q1 Q
Zhaoxuan Yang #789 3-6 7-6(4) 6-4 Anna Danilina #282 H2H Match data Jan 5, 2021 Q1 Q
Jessica Pieri #294 6-4 6-0 Katarzyna Piter #366 H2H Match data Jan 5, 2021 Q1 Q
Despina Papamichail #278 2-6 7-5 6-1 Federica Di Sarra #320 H2H Match data Jan 5, 2021 Q1 Q
Anna Bondar #275 6-0 6-1 Yana Sizikova H2H Match data Jan 5, 2021 Q1 Q
Lucie Hradecka #495 1-6 6-2 6-1 Andrea Lazaro Garcia #319 H2H Match data Jan 5, 2021 Q1 Q
Carol Zhao #549 6-0 2-6 6-2 Mirjam Bjorklund #314 H2H Match data Jan 5, 2021 Q1 Q
Anastasia Gasanova #292 7-5 6-3 Giuliana Olmos #475 H2H Match data Jan 5, 2021 Q1 Q

Most Titles

Players with the most Abu Dhabi titles
PlayerTitles
Belinda Bencic 2

Recent Finals

Recent Abu Dhabi finals
WinnerScoreRunner-upH2HMatch DataSeasonSurface
Sara Bejlek #101 7-6(5) 6-1 Ekaterina Alexandrova #11 H2H Match data 2026 Hard
Belinda Bencic #157 4-6 6-1 6-1 Ashlyn Krueger #50 H2H Match data 2025 Hard
Elena Rybakina #5 6-1 6-4 Daria Kasatkina #14 H2H Match data 2024 Hard
Belinda Bencic #9 1-6 7-6(8) 6-4 Liudmila Samsonova #19 H2H Match data 2023 Hard
Aryna Sabalenka #10 6-2 6-2 Veronika Kudermetova #46 H2H Match data 2021 Hard

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Abu Dhabi held?
Abu Dhabi is held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Who won the most recent Abu Dhabi?
The 2026 Abu Dhabi was won by Sara Bejlek 7-6(5) 6-1.
Who has won the most Abu Dhabi titles?
Belinda Bencic has won 2 Abu Dhabi titles, the most by any player.
When was the first Abu Dhabi played?
The first edition of Abu Dhabi was held in 2021.
What surface is Abu Dhabi played on?
Abu Dhabi is played on hard courts.