# 2021 Yarra Valley Classic – Singles

The Yarra Valley Classic was a new addition to the WTA Tour in 2021.
Ashleigh Barty won the title, defeating Garbiñe Muguruza in the final, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 6–4.
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. Ashleigh Barty (champion)
    02. Sofia Kenin (quarterfinals)
    03. Karolína Plíšková (third round)
    04. Petra Kvitová (third round)
    05. Serena Williams (semifinals, withdrew because of right shoulder injury)
    06. Garbiñe Muguruza (final)
    07. Petra Martić (third round)
    08. Markéta Vondroušová (semifinals)
    09. Donna Vekić (second round)
    10. Zhang Shuai (withdrew)
    11. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (third round)
    12. Fiona Ferro (first round)
    13. Danielle Collins (quarterfinals)
    14. Nadia Podoroska (quarterfinals)
    15. Kristina Mladenovic (first round)
    16. Marie Bouzková (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 | Ashleigh Barty | 7 | 2 | [10] | | | | | | | | |
| | Shelby Rogers | 5 | 6 | [4] | | | | | | | | |
| | Shelby Rogers | 5 | 6 | [4] | 1 | Ashleigh Barty | w/o | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Serena Williams | | | | | | |
| 13 | Danielle Collins | 2 | 6 | [6] | 5 | Serena Williams | | | | | | |
| 5 | Serena Williams | 6 | 4 | [10] | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Serena Williams | 6 | 4 | [10] | | | | | 1 | Ashleigh Barty | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | 6 | Garbiñe Muguruza | 6$^3$ | 4 |
| 8 | Markéta Vondroušová | 4 | 6 | [10] | | | | | | | | | 6 | Garbiñe Muguruza | 6$^3$ | 4 |
| 14 | Nadia Podoroska | 6 | 3 | [4] | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Nadia Podoroska | 6 | 3 | [4] | 8 | Markéta Vondroušová | 1 | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Garbiñe Muguruza | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 6 | Garbiñe Muguruza | 6 | 6 | | 6 | Garbiñe Muguruza | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 2 | Sofia Kenin | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 1 | A Barty | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Bogdan | 6 | 6 | | | A Bogdan | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Rakhimova | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | 1 | A Barty | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Raina | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | 16 | M Bouzková | 0 | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| | A Bolsova | 6 | 6 | | | A Bolsova | 3 | 7$^8$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Stosur | 2 | 0 | | 16 | M Bouzková | 6 | 6$^6$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | M Bouzková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | A Barty | 7 | 2 | [10] |
| 12 | F Ferro | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | S Rogers | 5 | 6 | [4] |
| | S Rogers | 6 | 7 | | | S Rogers | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Peterson | 6 | 6 | | | R Peterson | 4 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Inglis | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | S Rogers | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | |
| PR | Y Shvedova | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | 7 | P Martić | 6$^1$ | 3 | | | | | | |
| Alt | V Lapko | 4 | 6 | 6 | Alt | V Lapko | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | P Martić | 4 | 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 3 | Ka Plíšková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Cocciaretto | 0 | 6 | 7 | | E Cocciaretto | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| PR | L Zhu | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | 3 | Ka Plíšková | 6$^5$ | 6$^3$ | | | | | |
| | M Sherif | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | 13 | D Collins | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| | N Stojanović | 6 | 6 | | | N Stojanović | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Bonaventure | 3 | 3 | | 13 | D Collins | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | D Collins | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | D Collins | 2 | 6 | [6] |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | S Williams | 6 | 4 | [10] |
| | | | | | 9 | D Vekić | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| PR | T Pironkova | 6 | 6 | | PR | T Pironkova | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Samsonova | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | PR | T Pironkova | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
| | V Kužmová | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | 5 | S Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | D Gavrilova | 6 | 6 | | WC | D Gavrilova | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | S Williams | 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 |
| | | | | | 8 | M Vondroušová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Gracheva | 2 | 6 | 6 | | V Gracheva | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | L Cabrera | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | 8 | M Vondroušová | 7$^7$ | 6$^4$ | 6 | | | | | |
| PR | V Zvonareva | 6 | 6$^4$ | 6 | | | | | PR | V Zvonareva | 6$^4$ | 7$^7$ | 4 | | | | | |
| | Kr Plíšková | 4 | 7$^7$ | 3 | PR | V Zvonareva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Alt | C Dolehide | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | M Vondroušová | 4 | 6 | [10] |
| 14 | N Podoroska | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | N Podoroska | 6 | 3 | [4] |
| | F Jones | 1 | 3 | | 14 | N Podoroska | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | O Danilović | 4 | 4 | | | G Minnen | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Minnen | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 14 | N Podoroska | 5 | 6 | 7$^9$ | | | | | |
| | A Rus | 1 | 3 | | | | | | 4 | P Kvitová | 7 | 1 | 6$^7$ | | | | | |
| | V Williams | 6 | 6 | | | V Williams | 6$^6$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | P Kvitová | 7$^8$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| 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 |
| | | | | 6 | G Muguruza | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S-w Hsieh | 2 | 0 | | A Van Uytvanck | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Van Uytvanck | 6 | 6 | | | | | 6 | G Muguruza | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Sevastova | 6 | 6 | | | | | 11 | A Pavlyuchenkova | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| | M Brengle | 4 | 2 | | A Sevastova | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Doi | 1 | 4 | 11 | A Pavlyuchenkova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | A Pavlyuchenkova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | G Muguruza | 6 | 6 |
| 15 | K Mladenovic | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | S Kenin | 2 | 2 |
| | J Pegula | 6 | 6 | | J Pegula | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | K Birrell | 5 | 3 | PR | M Barthel | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| PR | M Barthel | 7 | 6 | | | | | | J Pegula | 7 | 5 | 2 | | | | |
| | C Burel | 4 | 3 | | | | | 2 | S Kenin | 5 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | C Giorgi | 6 | 6 | | C Giorgi | 5 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 2 | S Kenin | 7 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |