The 2021 Volvo Car Open in Charleston will run from April 5th - 11th and it will start the clay-court swing with some of the best WTA players on the entry list.
Fans in Charleston saw the best players at the WTA event last time in 2019. Now, the Volvo Car Open returns in 2021 as WTA 500 event with a lot to fight for. 2019 champion Madison Keys is on the entry list, and we should see also 2018 champion Kiki Bertens and 2016 champion Sloane Stephens.
2014 champion Andrea Petkovic will also play with the main draw with 2004 champion Venus Williams not joining the event.
However, the eyes will be also on other players than just former champions. World number 1, Ashleigh Barty will take part at the 2021 Volvo Car Open in Charleston and she will be challenged by Sofia Kenin, Garbine Muguruza, and also Elise Mertens for the title.
2021 WTA Charleston Volvo Car Open Entry List:
1 BARTY, ASHLEIGH (AUS) 1
2 KENIN, SOFIA (USA) 4
3 BERTENS, KIKI (NED) 11
4 MUGURUZA, GARBIÑE (ESP) 16
5 MERTENS, ELISE (BEL) 18
6 KEYS, MADISON (USA) 19
7 RYBAKINA, ELENA (KAZ) 23
8 SAKKARI, MARIA (GRE) 25
9 PUTINTSEVA, YULIA (KAZ) 28
10 JABEUR, ONS (TUN) 31
11 ANISIMOVA, AMANDA (USA) 32
12 KUDERMETOVA, VERONIKA (RUS) 34
13 ZHANG, SHUAI (CHN) 38
14 GAUFF, CORI (USA) 40
15 STEPHENS, SLOANE (USA) 44
16 LINETTE, MAGDA (POL) 45
17 SHVEDOVA, YAROSLAVA (KAZ) 47 SR
18 ROGERS, SHELBY (USA) 49
19 BOUZKOVA, MARIE (CZE) 50
20 MLADENOVIC, KRISTINA (FRA) 53
21 SEVASTOVA, ANASTASIJA (LAT) 55
22 CORNET, ALIZÉ (FRA) 59
23 PERA, BERNARDA (USA) 65
24 BADOSA, PAULA (ESP) 69
25 TOMLJANOVIC, AJLA (AUS) 74
26 DOI, MISAKI (JPN) 77
27 BRENGLE, MADISON (USA) 78
28 HIBINO, NAO (JPN) 79
29 PETKOVIC, ANDREA (GER) 80 SR
30 GIORGI, CAMILA (ITA) 82
31 DAVIS, LAUREN (USA) 83
32 KOVINIC, DANKA (MNE) 84
33 POTAPOVA, ANASTASIA (RUS) 84 SR
34 DIYAS, ZARINA (KAZ) 85
35 MCHALE, CHRISTINA (USA) 86
36 FERNANDEZ, LEYLAH (CAN) 87
37 TREVISAN, MARTINA (ITA) 90
38 GRACHEVA, VARVARA (RUS) 94
39 BABOS, TIMEA (HUN) 106
40 SAMSONOVA, LIUDMILA (RUS) 119
41 MCNALLY, CATHERINE (USA) 120
42 PIRONKOVA, TSVETANA (BUL) 124
43 ZARAZUA, RENATA (MEX) 143
Main Draw Alternates
1 DI LORENZO, FRANCESCA (USA) 145
2 VIKHLYANTSEVA, NATALIA (RUS) 148
3 KUCOVA, KRISTINA (SVK) 149
4 RAKHIMOVA, KAMILLA (RUS) 152
5 DART, HARRIET (GBR) 153
2 KENIN, SOFIA (USA) 4
3 BERTENS, KIKI (NED) 11
4 MUGURUZA, GARBIÑE (ESP) 16
5 MERTENS, ELISE (BEL) 18
6 KEYS, MADISON (USA) 19
7 RYBAKINA, ELENA (KAZ) 23
8 SAKKARI, MARIA (GRE) 25
9 PUTINTSEVA, YULIA (KAZ) 28
10 JABEUR, ONS (TUN) 31
11 ANISIMOVA, AMANDA (USA) 32
12 KUDERMETOVA, VERONIKA (RUS) 34
13 ZHANG, SHUAI (CHN) 38
14 GAUFF, CORI (USA) 40
15 STEPHENS, SLOANE (USA) 44
16 LINETTE, MAGDA (POL) 45
17 SHVEDOVA, YAROSLAVA (KAZ) 47 SR
18 ROGERS, SHELBY (USA) 49
19 BOUZKOVA, MARIE (CZE) 50
20 MLADENOVIC, KRISTINA (FRA) 53
21 SEVASTOVA, ANASTASIJA (LAT) 55
22 CORNET, ALIZÉ (FRA) 59
23 PERA, BERNARDA (USA) 65
24 BADOSA, PAULA (ESP) 69
25 TOMLJANOVIC, AJLA (AUS) 74
26 DOI, MISAKI (JPN) 77
27 BRENGLE, MADISON (USA) 78
28 HIBINO, NAO (JPN) 79
29 PETKOVIC, ANDREA (GER) 80 SR
30 GIORGI, CAMILA (ITA) 82
31 DAVIS, LAUREN (USA) 83
32 KOVINIC, DANKA (MNE) 84
33 POTAPOVA, ANASTASIA (RUS) 84 SR
34 DIYAS, ZARINA (KAZ) 85
35 MCHALE, CHRISTINA (USA) 86
36 FERNANDEZ, LEYLAH (CAN) 87
37 TREVISAN, MARTINA (ITA) 90
38 GRACHEVA, VARVARA (RUS) 94
39 BABOS, TIMEA (HUN) 106
40 SAMSONOVA, LIUDMILA (RUS) 119
41 MCNALLY, CATHERINE (USA) 120
42 PIRONKOVA, TSVETANA (BUL) 124
43 ZARAZUA, RENATA (MEX) 143
Main Draw Alternates
1 DI LORENZO, FRANCESCA (USA) 145
2 VIKHLYANTSEVA, NATALIA (RUS) 148
3 KUCOVA, KRISTINA (SVK) 149
4 RAKHIMOVA, KAMILLA (RUS) 152
5 DART, HARRIET (GBR) 153
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