WTA Abu Dhabi 2021 Draw, Results & Schedule

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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.

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
DateRoundWinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch
F (1)
Jan 13, 2021* F Aryna Sabalenka #10 6-2 6-2 Veronika Kudermetova #46 H2H Match data
SF (2)
Jan 12, 2021* SF 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
QF (4)
Jan 12, 2021* QF 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
R16 (8)
Jan 11, 2021* R16 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
R32 (16)
Jan 9, 2021* R32 Garbiñe Muguruza #15 6-1 6-4 Aliaksandra Sasnovich #90 H2H Match data
Jan 9, 2021* R32 Sofia Kenin #4 5-7 5-4 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 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 6-3 6-7(4) 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 5-7 6-3 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
R64 (32)
Jan 8, 2021* R64 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 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
Q2 Q (8)
Jan 6, 2021 Q2 Q 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 #309 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
Q1 Q (15)
Jan 5, 2021 Q1 Q 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 #309 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 #272 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

Most Titles

PlayerTitles
Belinda Bencic 2
Aryna Sabalenka 1
Elena Rybakina 1
Sara Bejlek 1

Recent Finals

SeasonSurfaceWinnerScoreRunner-upH2HMatch
2026 Hard Sara Bejlek 7-6(5) 6-1 Ekaterina Alexandrova H2H Match data
2025 Hard Belinda Bencic 4-6 6-1 6-1 Ashlyn Krueger H2H Match data
2024 Hard Elena Rybakina 6-1 6-4 Daria Kasatkina H2H Match data
2023 Hard Belinda Bencic 1-6 7-6(8) 6-4 Liudmila Samsonova H2H Match data
2021 Hard Aryna Sabalenka 6-2 6-2 Veronika Kudermetova H2H Match data

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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.