# 2021 Zavarovalnica Sava Portorož – Singles

Anna Chakvetadze was the champion when the event was last held in 2010, but she retired from professional tennis in 2013.
Jasmine Paolini won her maiden WTA Tour title, defeating Alison Riske in the final, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 6–2.

## Seeds

* Petra Martić (first round)
* Yulia Putintseva (semifinals)
* Alison Riske (final)
* Sorana Cîrstea (quarterfinals)
* Tamara Zidanšek (quarterfinals)
* Dayana Yastremska (first round, retired)
* Rebecca Peterson (first round)
* Donna Vekić (first 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 |
| | Kaja Juvan | 0 | 4 | | | | | |
| 3 | Alison Riske | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 3 | Alison Riske | 6 | 6 | | 3 | Alison Riske | 6$^4$ | 2 |
| | | | | | | Jasmine Paolini | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | Jasmine Paolini | 1 | 6 | 6 | | Jasmine Paolini | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| 2 | Yulia Putintseva | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | |

### 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 | P Martić | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Juvan | 6 | 6 | | | K Juvan | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Krunić | 6 | 6 | | Q | A Krunić | 6$^1$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Ž Falkner | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | K Juvan | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | S Errani | 6$^3$ | 2 | | | | | | | 5 | T Zidanšek | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | | |
| | A Kalinina | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | A Kalinina | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Ferrando | 1 | 1 | | 5 | T Zidanšek | w/o | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | T Zidanšek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | K Juvan | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | A Riske | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | A Riske | 6 | 6 |
| WC | P Lovrič | 5 | 3 | | 3 | A Riske | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | V Kužmová | 6 | 6 | | Q | V Kužmová | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | T Mrdeža | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | 3 | A Riske | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | N Radišić | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | K Mladenovic | 4 | 1 | | | | |
| | K Mladenovic | 4 | 6 | 6 | | K Mladenovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Konjuh | 0 | 6 | 6 | | A Konjuh | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | D Vekić | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 6 | D Yastremska | 6$^5$ | 1$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Paolini | 7$^7$ | 4 | | J Paolini | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Kovinić | 0 | 4 | | A Kalinskaya | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Kalinskaya | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | J Paolini | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| | T Martincová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | S Cîrstea | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | |
| | K Kučová | 4 | 1 | | T Martincová | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Watson | 1 | 3 | 4 | S Cîrstea | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | S Cîrstea | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | J Paolini | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | R Peterson | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Y Putintseva | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| Q | L Bronzetti | 6 | 6 | Q | L Bronzetti | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Pera | 6 | 6 | | B Pera | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Ferro | 4 | 3 | | | | | | Q | L Bronzetti | 3 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | K Zavatska | 5 | 3 | | | | | | 2 | Y Putintseva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Q | K Boulter | 7 | 6 | Q | K Boulter | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Cristian | 4 | 4 | 2 | Y Putintseva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Y Putintseva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove (first round)
* Viktória Kužmová (qualified)
* Grace Min (first round, retired)
* Lucia Bronzetti (qualified)
* Aleksandra Krunić (qualified)
* Katie Boulter (qualified)
* Lucrezia Stefanini (qualifying competition)
* Urszula Radwańska (first round, retired)
* Susan Bandecchi (qualifying competition)
* Tereza Mrdeža (qualified)
* Yuliya Hatouka (qualifying competition)
* Irina Fetecău (qualifying competition)

### Qualifiers

* Cristiana Ferrando
* Viktória Kužmová
* Tereza Mrdeža
* Lucia Bronzetti
* Aleksandra Krunić
* Katie Boulter

### Qualifying draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | Cristiana Ferrando | 0 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Cristiana Ferrando | 0 | 6 | 6 | | Cristiana Ferrando | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | | | | | 11 | Yuliya Hatouka | 6$^2$ | 1 |
| | Camilla Rosatello | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11 | Yuliya Hatouka | 6$^2$ | 1 |
| 11 | Yuliya Hatouka | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Viktória Kužmová | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Stefania Rubini | 3 | 1 | | | | | |
| | Stefania Rubini | 3 | 1 | 2 | Viktória Kužmová | 6 | 4 | 7$^7$ |
| | | | | 7 | Lucrezia Stefanini | 4 | 6 | 6$^5$ |
| WC | Noka Jurič | 1 | 3 | 7 | Lucrezia Stefanini | 4 | 6 | 6$^5$ |
| 7 | Lucrezia Stefanini | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Grace Min | 5 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | |
| | Emina Bektas | 7 | 0 | | | | | | |
| | Emina Bektas | 7 | 0 | | | Emina Bektas | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| | | | | | 10 | Tereza Mrdeža | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| | Lina Gjorcheska | 6 | 0 | 1 | 10 | Tereza Mrdeža | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| 10 | Tereza Mrdeža | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Lucia Bronzetti | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Fanny Stollár | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | Fanny Stollár | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | Lucia Bronzetti | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | PR | Samantha Murray Sharan | 2 | 3 |
| PR | Samantha Murray Sharan | 6 | 2 | | PR | Samantha Murray Sharan | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Urszula Radwańska | 4 | 0$^r$ | | | | | |

#### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 5 | Aleksandra Krunić | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Tina Cvetkovič | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| WC | Tina Cvetkovič | 1 | 1 | 5 | Aleksandra Krunić | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 9 | Susan Bandecchi | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| Alt | Ekaterina Yashina | 5 | 5 | 9 | Susan Bandecchi | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Susan Bandecchi | 7 | 7 | | | | | |

#### Sixth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 6 | Katie Boulter | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Manca Pislak | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| WC | Manca Pislak | 3 | 2 | 6 | Katie Boulter | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | | | | 12 | Irina Fetecău | 6$^4$ | 2 |
| WC | Ela Nala Milić | 1 | 0 | 12 | Irina Fetecău | 6$^4$ | 2 |
| 12 | Irina Fetecău | 6 | 6 | | | | |