title: 2021 Gippsland Trophy – Singles
text: # 2021 Gippsland Trophy – Singles
  
  The Gippsland Trophy is a new addition to the WTA Tour in 2021.
  
  Elise Mertens won the title, defeating Kaia Kanepi in the final, 6–4, 6–1.
  
  Due to a delayed schedule because of a COVID-19 case at a tournament quarantine hotel, all matches from the quarterfinal stage forward played a match tiebreaker in the final set (first to ten points, win by two).
  
  ## Seeds
  
  The top ten seeds received a bye into the second round.
  
      01. Simona Halep (quarterfinals)
      02. Naomi Osaka (semifinals, withdrew)
      03. Elina Svitolina (quarterfinals)
      04. Aryna Sabalenka (second round)
      05. Johanna Konta (third round)
      06. Iga Świątek (third round)
      07. Elise Mertens (champion)
      08. Karolína Muchová (quarterfinals, withdrew)
      09. Ekaterina Alexandrova (semifinals)
      10. Wang Qiang (second round)
      11. Zheng Saisai (first round)
      12. Caroline Garcia (third round)
      13. Jeļena Ostapenko (third round)
      14. Coco Gauff (second round)
      15. Polona Hercog (second round)
      16. Laura Siegemund (third round)
  
  Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.
  
  ## 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
  
  | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Simona Halep | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 9 | Ekaterina Alexandrova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 9 | Ekaterina Alexandrova | 6 | 6 | | 9 | Ekaterina Alexandrova | 3 | $6^6$ | | | | |
  | | | | | | | Kaia Kanepi | 6 | $7^8$ | | | | |
  | | Kaia Kanepi | w/o | | | | Kaia Kanepi | 6 | $7^8$ | | | | |
  | 8 | Karolína Muchová | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 8 | Karolína Muchová | | | | | | | | | Kaia Kanepi | 4 | 1 |
  | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Elise Mertens | 6 | 6 |
  | 7 | Elise Mertens | 6 | 5 | [10] | | | | | | | | | 7 | Elise Mertens | 6 | 6 |
  | 3 | Elina Svitolina | 3 | 7 | [6] | | | | | | | | |
  | 3 | Elina Svitolina | 3 | 7 | [6] | 7 | Elise Mertens | w/o | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 2 | Naomi Osaka | | | | | | |
  | | Irina-Camelia Begu | 5 | 1 | | 2 | Naomi Osaka | | | | | | |
  | 2 | Naomi Osaka | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  **Section 1**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 1 | S Halep | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | W Osuigwe | 3 | 0 | | PR | A Potapova | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | PR | A Potapova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | S Halep | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | WC | D Aiava | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | 16 | L Siegemund | 2 | 4 | | | | |
  | | C Paquet | 1 | 6 | 4 | WC | D Aiava | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Alt | M Niculescu | 5 | 4 | | 16 | L Siegemund | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 16 | L Siegemund | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | S Halep | 2 | 1 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | E Alexandrova | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | 9 | E Alexandrova | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | AK Schmiedlová | 6 | 6 | | | AK Schmiedlová | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  | | V Savinykh | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | 9 | E Alexandrova | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | K Juvan | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 6 | I Świątek | 4 | 2 | | | | |
  | PR | Y Wang | 6 | 1 | 4 | | K Juvan | 6 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 6 | I Świątek | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 2**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 4 | A Sabalenka | 1 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | A Sharma | 6 | 5 | 2 | | K Kanepi | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | K Kanepi | 1 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | K Kanepi | 7 | 6 | | | | |
  | | M Buzărnescu | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | D Kasatkina | 5 | 1 | | | | |
  | | D Kasatkina | 6 | 6 | | | D Kasatkina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Gasparyan | 6 | 3 | 3 | 15 | P Hercog | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 15 | P Hercog | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | K Kanepi | w/o |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | K Muchová | |
  | | | | | | 10 | Q Wang | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Paolini | $7^7$ | 6 | | | J Paolini | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | PR | R Marino | $6^2$ | 3 | | | | | | | | J Paolini | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | |
  | Alt | C McNally | 6 | $6^3$ | 6 | | | | | | 8 | K Muchová | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | |
  | | S Sorribes Tormo | 2 | $7^7$ | 3 | Alt | C McNally | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 8 | K Muchová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  **Section 3**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 7 | E Mertens | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | V Lepchenko | 4 | $7^7$ | 1 | | M Hibi | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Hibi | 6 | $6^3$ | 6 | | | | | 7 | E Mertens | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | |
  | | PM Țig | $6^5$ | 3 | | | | | | 12 | C Garcia | $6^1$ | 3 | | | | | | |
  | | T Babos | $7^7$ | 6 | | | T Babos | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | Ar Rodionova | 3 | 4 | | 12 | C Garcia | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 12 | C Garcia | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | E Mertens | 6 | 5 | [10] |
  | 13 | J Ostapenko | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | E Svitolina | 3 | 7 | [6] |
  | | S Errani | 6 | 3 | 1 | 13 | J Ostapenko | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Kovinić | 6 | 6 | | | D Kovinić | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | T Zidanšek | 3 | 3 | | | | | | 13 | J Ostapenko | $7^7$ | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
  | | M Trevisan | 1 | 6 | 5 | | | | | 3 | E Svitolina | $6^4$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | A Petkovic | 6 | 3 | 7 | | A Petkovic | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 3 | E Svitolina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 4**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 5 | J Konta | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | B Pera | $6^2$ | 6 | 6 | | B Pera | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | O Gadecki | $7^7$ | 3 | 3 | | | | | | 5 | J Konta | 6 | $6^{10}$ | $6^4$ | | | | |
  | | L Tsurenko | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | I-C Begu | 4 | $7^{12}$ | $7^7$ | | | | |
  | | A Sasnovich | 3 | 6 | 6 | | A Sasnovich | 7 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | I-C Begu | 3 | 7 | 6 | | I-C Begu | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 11 | S Zheng | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | I-C Begu | 5 | 1 |
  | 14 | C Gauff | 6 | $6^6$ | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | N Osaka | 7 | 6 |
  | | J Teichmann | 3 | $7^8$ | $6^5$ | 14 | C Gauff | 6 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Kalinskaya | 1 | 3 | | PR | K Boulter | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | PR | K Boulter | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | PR | K Boulter | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | |
  | | A Cornet | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | N Osaka | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | A Tomljanović | 7 | 1 | 3 | | A Cornet | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 2 | N Osaka | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  