title: 2021 Al Habtoor Tennis Challenge – Singles
text: # 2021 Al Habtoor Tennis Challenge – Singles
  
  Sorana Cîrstea was the defending champion but chose not to participate.
  
  Daria Snigur won the title, defeating Kristína Kučová in the final, 6–3, 6–0.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * Zhang Shuai (second round)
  * Zheng Saisai (first round)
  * Wang Xinyu (first round)
  * Kristína Kučová (final)
  * Ana Bogdan (first round)
  * Viktoriya Tomova (second round)
  * Lesia Tsurenko (second round, retired)
  * Polona Hercog (second round)
  
  ## Draw
  
  ### Key
  
  * Q = Qualifier
  * WC = Wild card
  * LL = Lucky loser
  * Alt = Alternate
  * SE = Special exempt
  * PR = Protected ranking
  * ITF = ITF entry
  * JE = Junior exempt
  * w/o = Walkover
  * r = Retired
  * d = Defaulted
  * SR = Special ranking
  
  ### Finals
  
  | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Anastasia Gasanova | 6 | 1 | 3 | | | | |
  | | Daria Snigur | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Daria Snigur | 4 | 6 | 6 | | Daria Snigur | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | 4 | Kristína Kučová | 3 | 0 |
  | 4 | Kristína Kučová | $7^{10}$ | 6 | | 4 | Kristína Kučová | 3 | 0 |
  | | Aleksandra Krunić | $6^8$ | 0 | | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | S Zhang | 6 | $7^8$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Raina | 1 | $6^6$ | | 1 | S Zhang | $7^7$ | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Q Zheng | 6 | 7 | | | Q Zheng | $6^5$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | N Bains | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | Q Zheng | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
  | WC | A Danilina | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | A Gasanova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | A Gasanova | 6 | 6 | | | A Gasanova | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | L Glushko | 3 | 5 | | 7 | L Tsurenko | 6 | 4 | $0^r$ | | | | | | | | |
  | 7 | L Tsurenko | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | A Gasanova | 6 | 1 | 3 |
  | 3 | Xin Wang | 0 | $7^7$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | | D Snigur | 4 | 6 | 6 |
  | | D Snigur | 6 | $6^5$ | 6 | | D Snigur | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | A Mitu | 3 | 0 | | Q | J Grabher | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | J Grabher | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | D Snigur | 6 | $6^4$ | 6 | | | | |
  | | V Kužmová | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | V Kužmová | 3 | $7^7$ | 0 | | | | |
  | | M Hontama | 7 | 3 | 3 | | V Kužmová | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
  | | L Pattinama Kerkhove | 4 | 6 | 1 | 6 | V Tomova | 2 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | V Tomova | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 8 | P Hercog | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | S Samir | 6 | 3 | 1 | 8 | P Hercog | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  | | N Vikhlyantseva | 3 | 6 | 3 | PR | V Diatchenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | PR | V Diatchenko | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | PR | V Diatchenko | $6^4$ | $6^1$ | | | | |
  | | Y Hatouka | 6 | $7^8$ | | | | | | 4 | K Kučová | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | | | |
  | Q | K Bondarenko | 2 | $6^6$ | | | Y Hatouka | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | W Falkowska | 1 | 2 | | 4 | K Kučová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | 4 | K Kučová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | K Kučová | $7^{10}$ | 6 |
  | 5 | A Bogdan | 6 | $6^4$ | 0 | | | | | | | | | | A Krunić | $6^8$ | 0 |
  | | A Krunić | 4 | $7^7$ | 6 | | A Krunić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | IG Ghioroaie | 2 | 6 | 6 | Q | IG Ghioroaie | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | A Sutjiadi | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | A Krunić | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | M Hibi | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | Q | I Shinikova | 1 | 2 | | | | |
  | Q | O Selekhmeteva | 6 | 4 | 4 | | M Hibi | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | I Shinikova | 6 | $7^{11}$ | | Q | I Shinikova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | S Zheng | 2 | $6^9$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  