The event will be played indoors as a sort of the start of the indoor hard court season. The 2021 edition will be the 2nd edition of the event with the first one being held last year.
The defending champion is Aryna Sabalenka who defeated Victoria Azarenka in the final 6-2 6-2. Neither of those players will attend the 2021 edition of the event but it will still be a very strong event headlined by Iga Swiatek, Petra Kvitova and Belinda Bencic.
Karolina Pliskova was set for a homecoming but due to injury is out with Barbora Krejcikova and Elina Svitolina also the latest withdrawals.
Besides those, we will also see the likes of Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Elise Mertens, Angelique Kerber and more. Check out the full entry list below.
Karolina Pliskova (CZE) 4
Elina Svitolina (UKR) 6
1 Iga Swiatek (POL) 8
2 Barbora Krejcikova (CZE) 9
3 Petra Kvitova (CZE) 11
4 Belinda Bencic (SUI) 12
5 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) 15
6 Elise Mertens (BEL) 16
7 Angelique Kerber (GER) 17
8 Maria Sakkari (GRE) 18
9 Elena Rybakina (KAZ) 20
10 Karolina Muchova (CZE) 24
11 Paula Badosa (ESP) 26
12 Anett Kontaveit (EST) 30
13 Veronika Kudermetova (RUS) 31
Petra Martic (CRO) 32
14 Yulia Putintseva (KAZ) 33
15 Alison Riske (USA) 35
16 Sorana Cirstea (ROU) 38
17 Sara Sorribes Tormo (ESP) 43
18 Jil Teichmann (SUI) 44
19 Shuai Zhang (CHN) 49
(WC) Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) 30
(WC) Katerina Siniakova (CZE) 51
(WC) Caroline Garcia (FRA) 62
(WC) Tereza Martincova (CZE) 61
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Alternates
2 Magda Linette (POL) 51
3 Katerina Siniakova (CZE) 53
4 Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) 57
5 Alison Van Uytvanck (BEL) 58