2021 Chicago Fall Tennis Classic Entry List with Svitolina, Andreescu and Muguruza (Last Update - 21-09-2021)
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The Chicago Fall Tennis Classic is a WTA 500 event that will be making it's debut on the WTA Calendar this fall, taking place on the hard-courts of Chicago, Illinois in September.
A new addition to the tour, the tournament will not be lacking in star power as Olympic Bronze medalist Elina Svitolina, 2019 US Open champion Bianca Andreescu, Garbine Muguruza and Maria Sakkari will be leading the field.
The Chicago Classic will feature a 64-player singles main draw, along with a 32-woman doubles event, and runs from September 27-October 3, 2021.
MAIN DRAW SINGLES
3 Elina Svitolina (UKR) 5
5 Bianca Andreescu (CAN) 7
6 Garbiñe Muguruza (ESP) 10
7 Petra Kvitova (CZE) 11
8 Belinda Bencic (SUI) 12
9 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) 15
10 Elise Mertens (BEL) 16
11 Maria Sakkari (GRE) 18
12 Victoria Azarenka (BLR) 19
13 Elena Rybakina (KAZ) 20
14 Ons Jabeur (TUN) 21
16 Jessica Pegula (USA) 25
18 Anett Kontaveit (EST) 28
19 Danielle Collins (USA) 29
20 Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) 30
21 Veronika Kudermetova (RUS) 31
22 Petra Martic (CRO) 32
23 Alison Riske (USA) 35
24 Camila Giorgi (ITA) 36
25 Marketa Vondrousova (CZE) 38
26 Sorana Cirstea (ROU) 39
27 Tamara Zidansek (SLO) 40
28 Madison Keys (USA) 42
29 Shelby Rogers (USA) 43
30 Jil Teichmann (SUI) 44
31 Viktorija Golubic (SUI) 45
32 Ajla Tomljanovic (AUS) 46
34 Magda Linette (POL) 48
35 Shuai Zhang (CHN) 49
36 Dayana Yastremska (UKR) 51
37 Elena Vesnina (RUS) 52
38 Marta Kostyuk (UKR) 55
39 Alizé Cornet (FRA) 56
40 Donna Vekic (CRO) 57
41 Tereza Martincova (CZE) 60
42 Caroline Garcia (FRA) 6243 Heather Watson (GBR) 64
44 Sloane Stephens (USA) 66
45 Andrea Petkovic (GER) 68
46 Ann Li (USA) 69
46 Ann Li (USA) 69
47 Kaia Kanepi (EST) 70
48 Amanda Anisimova (USA) 75
49 Madison Brengle (USA) 82
(WC) Kim Clijsters (BEL) (1091)
(WC) Angelique Kerber (GER) (15)
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(WC) Angelique Kerber (GER) (15)
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