2021 Transylvania Open – Singles

{{Tennis events|2021|Transylvania Open|

| champ = {{flagicon|EST}} Anett Kontaveit

| runner = {{flagicon|ROU}} Simona Halep

| score = 6–2, 6–3

| draw = 32

| seeds = 8

| type = singles doubles

| edition = 1st

| after_name = Transylvania Open – Singles

}}

{{further|2021 Transylvania Open}}

Anett Kontaveit defeated Simona Halep in the final, 6–2, 6–3 to win the first edition of the women's singles tennis event at the 2021 Transylvania Open.{{Cite news |title=WTA adds tournaments in Nur-Sultan, Cluj-Napoca and Columbus to 2021 calendar |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2232548/wta-adds-tournaments-in-nur-sultan-cluj-napoca-and-columbus-to-2021-calendar |date=13 September 2021 |publisher=Women's Tennis Association}}{{cite web | url=https://2021.transylvaniaopen.ro/ | title=2021 Transylvania Open | date=6 August 2021|accessdate=16 September 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2318807/kontaveit-sweeps-past-halep-in-cluj-napoca-for-fourth-title-of-year|title=Kontaveit sweeps past Halep in Cluj-Napoca for fourth title of year|publisher=Women's Tennis Association|accessdate=22 November 2024}} Kontaveit won the title without dropping a set. By winning the title, Kontaveit qualified for the WTA Finals, overtaking Ons Jabeur in the Race to Guadalajara, and also entered the top 10 of the WTA rankings for the first time. Her win over Halep in the final also marked her first victory over the former world No. 1.

Halep reached the final losing just 12 games. Her loss snapped a 14 match win streak on home soil.

Seeds

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  1. {{flagicon|ROU}} Simona Halep (final)
  2. {{flagicon|EST}} Anett Kontaveit (champion)
  3. {{flagicon|GBR}} Emma Raducanu (quarterfinals)
  4. {{flagicon|SUI}} Jil Teichmann (first round)
  5. {{flagicon|AUS}} Ajla Tomljanović (second round)
  6. {{flagicon|UKR}} Marta Kostyuk (semifinals)
  7. {{flagicon|ROU}} Irina-Camelia Begu (first round)
  8. {{flagicon|UKR}} Anhelina Kalinina (quarterfinals)

}}

Draw

{{Draw key}}

=Finals=

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| RD1-score2-2=1

| RD1-score2-3=

| RD1-seed3= 

| RD1-team3={{flagicon|SWE}} Rebecca Peterson

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| RD1-score3-3=

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| RD2-score2-2=6

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=Top half=

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| RD2=Second round

| RD3=Quarterfinals

| RD4=Semifinals

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| RD1-score01-2=6

| RD1-score01-3=

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| RD1-team02={{flagicon|ROU}} E-G Ruse

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| RD1-team03={{flagicon|GER}} A Petkovic

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| RD1-seed04=

| RD1-team04={{flagicon|RUS}} V Gracheva

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| RD1-score05-2=710

| RD1-score05-3=77

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| RD1-team06={{flagicon|SLO}} K Juvan

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| RD1-team07={{flagicon|RUS}} A Potapova

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| RD1-team08={{flagicon|AUS}} A Tomljanović

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| RD1-score08-3=7

| RD1-seed09=3

| RD1-team09={{flagicon|GBR}} E Raducanu

| RD1-score09-1=4

| RD1-score09-2=7

| RD1-score09-3=6

| RD1-seed10=

| RD1-team10={{flagicon|SLO}} P Hercog

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| RD1-score10-3=1

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| RD1-team11={{flagicon|ROU}} A Bogdan

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| RD1-score11-2=6

| RD1-score11-3=

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| RD1-team12={{flagicon|SRB}} I Jorović

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| RD1-score12-3=

| RD1-seed13=Q

| RD1-team13={{flagicon|HUN}} A Bondár

| RD1-score13-1=3

| RD1-score13-2=5

| RD1-score13-3=

| RD1-seed14=PR

| RD1-team14={{flagicon|GER}} M Barthel

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| RD1-seed15=

| RD1-team15={{flagicon|USA}} B Pera

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| RD2-score01-1=6

| RD2-score01-2=6

| RD2-score01-3=

| RD2-seed02=

| RD2-team02={{flagicon|RUS}} V Gracheva

| RD2-score02-1=4

| RD2-score02-2=2

| RD2-score02-3=

| RD2-seed03=WC

| RD2-team03={{flagicon|ROU}} J Cristian

| RD2-score03-1=77

| RD2-score03-2=7

| RD2-score03-3=

| RD2-seed04=5

| RD2-team04={{flagicon|AUS}} A Tomljanović

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| RD2-seed05=3

| RD2-team05={{flagicon|GBR}} E Raducanu

| RD2-score05-1=6

| RD2-score05-2=6

| RD2-score05-3=

| RD2-seed06=

| RD2-team06={{flagicon|ROU}} A Bogdan

| RD2-score06-1=3

| RD2-score06-2=4

| RD2-score06-3=

| RD2-seed07=PR

| RD2-team07={{flagicon|GER}} M Barthel

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| RD2-score07-3=

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| RD2-team08={{flagicon|UKR}} M Kostyuk

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| RD3-seed01=1

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| RD3-score01-1=6

| RD3-score01-2=6

| RD3-score01-3=

| RD3-seed02=WC

| RD3-team02={{flagicon|ROU}} J Cristian

| RD3-score02-1=1

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| RD3-score02-3=

| RD3-seed03=3

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| RD3-score03-1=2

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| RD3-seed04=6

| RD3-team04={{flagicon|UKR}} M Kostyuk

| RD3-score04-1=6

| RD3-score04-2=6

| RD3-score04-3=

| RD4-seed01=1

| RD4-team01={{flagicon|ROU}} S Halep

| RD4-score01-1=6

| RD4-score01-2=6

| RD4-score01-3=

| RD4-seed02=6

| RD4-team02={{flagicon|UKR}} M Kostyuk

| RD4-score02-1=0

| RD4-score02-2=1

| RD4-score02-3=

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=Bottom half=

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| RD1=First round

| RD2=Second round

| RD3=Quarterfinals

| RD4=Semifinals

| RD1-seed01=7

| RD1-team01={{flagicon|ROU}} I-C Begu

| RD1-score01-1=62

| RD1-score01-2=6

| RD1-score01-3=4

| RD1-seed02=WC

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| RD1-score02-3=6

| RD1-seed03=LL

| RD1-team03={{flagicon|CRO}} J Fett

| RD1-score03-1=1

| RD1-score03-2=3

| RD1-score03-3=

| RD1-seed04=

| RD1-team04={{flagicon|SWE}} R Peterson

| RD1-score04-1=6

| RD1-score04-2=6

| RD1-score04-3=

| RD1-seed05=Q

| RD1-team05={{flagicon|UKR}} L Tsurenko

| RD1-score05-1=7

| RD1-score05-2=6

| RD1-score05-3=

| RD1-seed06=WC

| RD1-team06={{flagicon|ROU}} A Prisăcariu

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| RD1-score06-2=2

| RD1-score06-3=

| RD1-seed07=Q

| RD1-team07={{flagicon|RUS}} A Gasanova

| RD1-score07-1=4

| RD1-score07-2=6

| RD1-score07-3=7

| RD1-seed08=4

| RD1-team08={{flagicon|SUI}} J Teichmann

| RD1-score08-1=6

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| RD1-seed09=8

| RD1-team09={{flagicon|UKR}} A Kalinina

| RD1-score09-1=6

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| RD1-score09-3=

| RD1-seed10=Q

| RD1-team10={{flagicon|NED}} L Pattinama Kerkhove

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| RD1-score10-3=

| RD1-seed11=Q

| RD1-team11={{flagicon|ROU}} A Ignatik

| RD1-score11-1=7

| RD1-score11-2=4

| RD1-score11-3=4

| RD1-seed12=

| RD1-team12={{flagicon|GER}} A-L Friedsam

| RD1-score12-1=5

| RD1-score12-2=6

| RD1-score12-3=6

| RD1-seed13=

| RD1-team13={{flagicon|MNE}} D Kovinić

| RD1-score13-1=4

| RD1-score13-2=4

| RD1-score13-3=

| RD1-seed14=

| RD1-team14={{flagicon|BEL}} A Van Uytvanck

| RD1-score14-1=6

| RD1-score14-2=6

| RD1-score14-3=

| RD1-seed15=Q

| RD1-team15={{flagicon|SRB}} A Krunić

| RD1-score15-1=3

| RD1-score15-2=5

| RD1-score15-3=

| RD1-seed16=2

| RD1-team16={{flagicon|EST}} A Kontaveit

| RD1-score16-1=6

| RD1-score16-2=7

| RD1-score16-3=

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| RD2-team01={{flagicon|ROU}} I Bara

| RD2-score01-1=0

| RD2-score01-2=3

| RD2-score01-3=

| RD2-seed02=

| RD2-team02={{flagicon|SWE}} R Peterson

| RD2-score02-1=6

| RD2-score02-2=6

| RD2-score02-3=

| RD2-seed03=Q

| RD2-team03={{flagicon|UKR}} L Tsurenko

| RD2-score03-1=6

| RD2-score03-2=7

| RD2-score03-3=

| RD2-seed04=Q

| RD2-team04={{flagicon|RUS}} A Gasanova

| RD2-score04-1=2

| RD2-score04-2=5

| RD2-score04-3=

| RD2-seed05=8

| RD2-team05={{flagicon|UKR}} A Kalinina

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| RD2-score05-2=6

| RD2-score05-3=

| RD2-seed06=

| RD2-team06={{flagicon|GER}} A-L Friedsam

| RD2-score06-1=2

| RD2-score06-2=2

| RD2-score06-3=

| RD2-seed07=

| RD2-team07={{flagicon|BEL}} A Van Uytvanck

| RD2-score07-1=3

| RD2-score07-2=4

| RD2-score07-3=

| RD2-seed08=2

| RD2-team08={{flagicon|EST}} A Kontaveit

| RD2-score08-1=6

| RD2-score08-2=6

| RD2-score08-3=

| RD3-seed01=

| RD3-team01={{flagicon|SWE}} R Peterson

| RD3-score01-1=6

| RD3-score01-2=3

| RD3-score01-3=6

| RD3-seed02=Q

| RD3-team02={{flagicon|UKR}} L Tsurenko

| RD3-score02-1=2

| RD3-score02-2=6

| RD3-score02-3=3

| RD3-seed03=8

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| RD3-score03-1=3

| RD3-score03-2=1

| RD3-score03-3=

| RD3-seed04=2

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| RD3-score04-2=6

| RD3-score04-3=

| RD4-seed01=

| RD4-team01={{flagicon|SWE}} R Peterson

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| RD4-score01-3=

| RD4-seed02=2

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| RD4-score02-3=

}}

Qualifying

= Seeds =

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  1. {{flagicon|HUN}} Anna Bondár (qualified)
  2. {{flagicon|GER}} Anna-Lena Friedsam (moved to main draw)
  3. {{flagicon|RUS}} Anastasia Gasanova (qualified)
  4. {{flagicon|SRB}} Aleksandra Krunić (qualified)
  5. {{flagicon|UKR}} Lesia Tsurenko (qualified)
  6. {{flagicon|NED}} Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove (qualified)
  7. {{flagicon|GEO}} Ekaterine Gorgodze (first round)
  8. {{flagicon|SVK}} Rebecca Šramková (first round)
  9. {{flagicon|AUS}} Ellen Perez (withdrew, still playing in Tenerife)
  10. {{flagicon|RUS}} Anastasia Zakharova (first round)
  11. {{flagicon|CRO}} Jana Fett (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  12. {{flagicon|AUS}} Seone Mendez (qualifying competition)

}}

= Qualifiers =

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  1. {{flagicon|HUN}} Anna Bondár
  2. {{flagicon|ROU}} Alexandra Ignatik
  3. {{flagicon|RUS}} Anastasia Gasanova
  4. {{flagicon|SRB}} Aleksandra Krunić
  5. {{flagicon|UKR}} Lesia Tsurenko
  6. {{flagicon|NED}} Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove

}}

=Lucky loser=

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  1. {{flagicon|CRO}} Jana Fett

}}

=Qualifying draw=

==First qualifier==

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| RD2=Qualifying competition

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| RD1-team1={{flagicon|HUN}} Anna Bondár

| RD1-score1-1=6

| RD1-score1-2=6

| RD1-score1-3=

| RD1-seed2=

| RD1-team2={{flagicon|RUS}} Angelina Gabueva

| RD1-score2-1=2

| RD1-score2-2=1

| RD1-score2-3=

| RD1-seed3=

| RD1-team3={{flagicon|RUS}} Amina Anshba

| RD1-score3-1=2

| RD1-score3-2=77

| RD1-score3-3=3

| RD1-seed4=11

| RD1-team4={{flagicon|CRO}} Jana Fett

| RD1-score4-1=6

| RD1-score4-2=63

| RD1-score4-3=6

| RD2-seed1=1

| RD2-team1={{flagicon|HUN}} Anna Bondár

| RD2-score1-1=6

| RD2-score1-2=6

| RD2-score1-3=

| RD2-seed2=11

| RD2-team2={{flagicon|CRO}} Jana Fett

| RD2-score2-1=2

| RD2-score2-2=0

| RD2-score2-3=

}}

==Second qualifier==

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| RD1=First round

| RD2=Qualifying competition

| score-width=

|team-width=170

| RD1-seed3=

| RD1-team3={{flagicon|ROU}} Alexandra Ignatik

| RD1-score3-1=6

| RD1-score3-2=6

| RD1-score3-3=

| RD1-seed4=8

| RD1-team4={{flagicon|SVK}} Rebecca Šramková

| RD1-score4-1=3

| RD1-score4-2=2

| RD1-score4-3=

| RD2-seed1=WC

| RD2-team1={{flagicon|ROU}} Vanessa Popa Teiușanu

| RD2-score1-1=0

| RD2-score1-2=1

| RD2-score1-3=

| RD2-seed2=

| RD2-team2={{flagicon|ROU}} Alexandra Ignatik

| RD2-score2-1=6

| RD2-score2-2=6

| RD2-score2-3=

}}

==Third qualifier==

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| RD1=First round

| RD2=Qualifying competition

| score-width=

|team-width=170

| RD1-seed1=3

| RD1-team1={{flagicon|RUS}} Anastasia Gasanova

| RD1-score1-1=6

| RD1-score1-2=6

| RD1-score1-3=

| RD1-seed2=WC

| RD1-team2={{flagicon|ROU}} Ilinca Amariei

| RD1-score2-1=1

| RD1-score2-2=1

| RD1-score2-3=

| RD2-seed1=3

| RD2-team1={{flagicon|RUS}} Anastasia Gasanova

| RD2-score1-1=6

| RD2-score1-2=6

| RD2-score1-3=

| RD2-seed2=WC

| RD2-team2={{flagicon|ROU}} Briana Szabó

| RD2-score2-1=1

| RD2-score2-2=0

| RD2-score2-3=

}}

==Fourth qualifier==

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| RD1=First round

| RD2=Qualifying competition

|team-width=170

| RD1-seed1=4

| RD1-team1={{flagicon|SRB}} Aleksandra Krunić

| RD1-score1-1=6

| RD1-score1-2=6

| RD1-score1-3=

| RD1-seed2=

| RD1-team2={{flagicon|KAZ}} Anna Danilina

| RD1-score2-1=2

| RD1-score2-2=0

| RD1-score2-3=

| RD1-seed3=

| RD1-team3={{flagicon|JPN}} Yuriko Miyazaki

| RD1-score3-1=6

| RD1-score3-2=7

| RD1-score3-3=

| RD1-seed4=7

| RD1-team4={{flagicon|GEO}} Ekaterine Gorgodze

| RD1-score4-1=4

| RD1-score4-2=5

| RD1-score4-3=

| RD2-seed1=4

| RD2-team1={{flagicon|SRB}} Aleksandra Krunić

| RD2-score1-1=6

| RD2-score1-2=6

| RD2-score1-3=

| RD2-seed2=

| RD2-team2={{flagicon|JPN}} Yuriko Miyazaki

| RD2-score2-1=1

| RD2-score2-2=2

| RD2-score2-3=

}}

==Fifth qualifier==

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| RD1=First round

| RD2=Qualifying competition

|team-width=170

| RD1-seed1=5

| RD1-team1={{flagicon|UKR}} Lesia Tsurenko

| RD1-score1-1=77

| RD1-score1-2=6

| RD1-score1-3=

| RD1-seed2=

| RD1-team2={{flagicon|ESP}} Yvonne Cavallé Reimers

| RD1-score2-1=63

| RD1-score2-2=3

| RD1-score2-3=

| RD1-seed3=WC

| RD1-team3={{flagicon|ROU}} Andreea Roșca

| RD1-score3-1=77

| RD1-score3-2=6

| RD1-score3-3=

| RD1-seed4=10

| RD1-team4={{flagicon|RUS}} Anastasia Zakharova

| RD1-score4-1=64

| RD1-score4-2=3

| RD1-score4-3=

| RD2-seed1=5

| RD2-team1={{flagicon|UKR}} Lesia Tsurenko

| RD2-score1-1=7

| RD2-score1-2=6

| RD2-score1-3=

| RD2-seed2=WC

| RD2-team2={{flagicon|ROU}} Andreea Roșca

| RD2-score2-1=5

| RD2-score2-2=1

| RD2-score2-3=

}}

==Sixth qualifier==

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| RD1=First round

| RD2=Qualifying competition

| score-width=

|team-width=170

| RD2-seed1=6

| RD2-team1={{flagicon|NED}} Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove

| RD2-score1-1=6

| RD2-score1-2=6

| RD2-score1-3=

| RD2-seed2=12

| RD2-team2={{flagicon|AUS}} Seone Mendez

| RD2-score2-1=3

| RD2-score2-2=1

| RD2-score2-3=

}}

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