# 2021 Astana Open – Women's singles

This was the first edition of the women's event.
Alison Van Uytvanck won the title, defeating Yulia Putintseva in the final, 1–6, 6–4, 6–3.

## Seeds

* Yulia Putintseva (final)
* Alison Van Uytvanck (champion)
* Kristina Mladenovic (second round)
* Greet Minnen (first round)
* Ana Konjuh (second round)
* Rebecca Peterson (semifinals)
* Varvara Gracheva (quarterfinals)
* Clara Burel (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 | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Yulia Putintseva | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 6 | Rebecca Peterson | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| 6 | Rebecca Peterson | 2 | 4 | 1 | Yulia Putintseva | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| | | | | 2 | Alison Van Uytvanck | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| | Jaqueline Cristian | 3 | 3 | 2 | Alison Van Uytvanck | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | Alison Van Uytvanck | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | Y Putintseva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Gorgodze | 1 | 2 | | 1 | Y Putintseva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| PR | V Lapko | 7 | 4 | 6 | PR | V Lapko | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Niemeier | 5 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | 1 | Y Putintseva | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Gasanova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | A Gasanova | 3 | 6 | 0 | | | | |
| Q | Y Hatouka | 1 | 1 | | | A Gasanova | 2 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | U Radwańska | 6$^6$ | 1 | | 5 | A Konjuh | 6 | 6$^4$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | A Konjuh | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Y Putintseva | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | K Mladenovic | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | R Peterson | 2 | 4 |
| WC | A Danilina | 4 | 7$^7$ | 4 | 3 | K Mladenovic | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Pattinama Kerkhove | 5 | 1 | | WC | A Potapova | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Potapova | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | WC | A Potapova | 4 | 7$^9$ | 4 | | | | |
| | Z Diyas | 7$^8$ | 4 | 7 | | | | | | 6 | R Peterson | 6 | 6$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| Q | A Zakharova | 6$^6$ | 6 | 5 | | Z Diyas | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Vögele | 5 | 6 | 3 | 6 | R Peterson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | R Peterson | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom 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 |
| 8 | C Burel | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| PR | M Minella | 2$^r$ | | | 8 | C Burel | 7$^7$ | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Cristian | 4 | 7 | 6 | | J Cristian | 6$^3$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | N Vikhlyantseva | 6 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | J Cristian | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | A Krunić | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | Q | A Krunić | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| Q | K Boulter | 6 | 3 | 5 | Q | A Krunić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Juvan | 2 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | K Juvan | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | G Minnen | 6 | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | J Cristian | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | V Gracheva | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | A Van Uytvanck | 6 | 6 |
| | Kr Plíšková | 3 | 6$^5$ | | 7 | V Gracheva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Tsurenko | 6 | 3 | | Q | L Tsurenko | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| PR | V Diatchenko | 1 | 1$^r$ | | | | | | | 7 | V Gracheva | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | A-L Friedsam | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | A Van Uytvanck | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Ar Rodionova | 6 | 4 | 2 | | A-L Friedsam | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Z Kulambayeva | 3 | 4 | | 2 | A Van Uytvanck | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | A Van Uytvanck | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Lucia Bronzetti (qualifying competition)
* Katie Boulter (qualified)
* Lesia Tsurenko (qualified)
* Aleksandra Krunić (qualified)
* Natalia Vikhlyantseva (qualified)
* Valeria Savinykh (first round)
* Urszula Radwańska (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Monica Niculescu (qualifying competition, withdrew)
* Anastasia Zakharova (qualified)
* Yuliya Hatouka (qualified)
* Samantha Murray Sharan (qualifying competition)
* Valeriya Strakhova (qualifying competition)

### Qualifiers

* Yuliya Hatouka
* Katie Boulter
* Lesia Tsurenko
* Aleksandra Krunić
* Natalia Vikhlyantseva
* Anastasia Zakharova

### Lucky loser

* Urszula Radwańska

### Draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Lucia Bronzetti | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Yana Sizikova | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| WC | Yana Sizikova | 2 | 4 | 1 | Lucia Bronzetti | 4 | 6 | 6$^3$ |
| | | | | 10 | Yuliya Hatouka | 6 | 3 | 7$^7$ |
| WC | Gozal Ainitdinova | 3 | 1 | 10 | Yuliya Hatouka | 6 | 3 | 7$^7$ |
| 10 | Yuliya Hatouka | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Katie Boulter | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Dana Baidaulet | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| WC | Dana Baidaulet | 2 | 1 | 2 | Katie Boulter | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 11/PR | Samantha Murray Sharan | 0 | 4 |
| PR | Angelina Gabueva | 4 | 3 | 11/PR | Samantha Murray Sharan | 0 | 4 |
| 11/PR | Samantha Murray Sharan | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Lesia Tsurenko | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Rutuja Bhosale | 0 | 3 | | | | |
| | Rutuja Bhosale | 0 | 3 | 3 | Lesia Tsurenko | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | 7 | Urszula Radwańska | 5 | 1 |
| WC | Sofiya Chursina | 3 | 3 | 7 | Urszula Radwańska | 5 | 1 |
| 7 | Urszula Radwańska | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Aleksandra Krunić | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Daria Mishina | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| | Daria Mishina | 2 | 1 | 4 | Aleksandra Krunić | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 12 | Valeriya Strakhova | 3 | 1 |
| WC | Yekaterina Dmitrichenko | 2 | 2 | 12 | Valeriya Strakhova | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | Valeriya Strakhova | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 5 | Natalia Vikhlyantseva | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | |
| WC | Tatyana Nikolenko | 0 | 6 | 1 | | | |
| WC | Tatyana Nikolenko | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | Natalia Vikhlyantseva | w/o |
| | | | | | 8 | Monica Niculescu | |
| | Emily Webley-Smith | 1 | 1 | | 8 | Monica Niculescu | |
| 8 | Monica Niculescu | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Sixth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 6 | Valeria Savinykh | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| | Ekaterina Yashina | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Ekaterina Yashina | 4 | 6 | 6 | | Ekaterina Yashina | 2 | 3 |
| | | | | | 9 | Anastasia Zakharova | 6 | 6 |
| | Ekaterina Kazionova | 3 | 2 | | 9 | Anastasia Zakharova | 6 | 6 |
| 9 | Anastasia Zakharova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |