2021 MUSC Health Women's Open
| 2021 MUSC Health Women's Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | 12–18 April | 
| Edition | 49th | 
| Category | WTA 250 | 
| Draw | 32S / 16D | 
| Prize money | US$235,238 | 
| Surface | Green clay | 
| Location | Charleston, South Carolina, United States | 
| Venue | Family Circle Tennis Center | 
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
| .svg.png) Astra Sharma | |
| Doubles | |
|  Hailey Baptiste /  Caty McNally | |
The second 2021 Charleston Open (branded as the MUSC Health Women's Open for commercial reasons) was a tournament on the 2021 WTA Tour. It was played on outdoor green clay courts in Daniel Island. It was held one day after the 48th edition ended and was a replacement tournament for other tournaments that were not held because of travel restrictions, and organised by Charleston Tennis with a single-year licence in 2021, held at Family Circle Tennis Center from April 12 to 18, 2021.[1]
Champions
Singles
.svg.png) Astra Sharma def. Astra Sharma def. Ons Jabeur, 2–6, 7–5, 6–1 Ons Jabeur, 2–6, 7–5, 6–1
Doubles
 Hailey Baptiste / Hailey Baptiste / Caty McNally def. Caty McNally def..svg.png) Ellen Perez / Ellen Perez /.svg.png) Storm Sanders, 6–7(4–7), 6–4, [10–6] Storm Sanders, 6–7(4–7), 6–4, [10–6]
Singles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | 
|---|---|---|---|
|  TUN | Ons Jabeur | 28 | 1 | 
|  POL | Magda Linette | 51 | 2 | 
|  USA | Shelby Rogers | 52 | 3 | 
|  FRA | Alizé Cornet | 59 | 4 | 
|  JPN | Misaki Doi | 77 | 5 | 
| .svg.png) AUS | Ajla Tomljanović | 78 | 6 | 
|  USA | Lauren Davis | 79 | 7 | 
|  USA | Madison Brengle | 81 | 8 | 
- 1 Rankings are as of April 5, 2021 [2]
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
The following player received entry as a special exempt:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
 Amanda Anisimova → replaced by Amanda Anisimova → replaced by Caty McNally Caty McNally
 Irina-Camelia Begu → replaced by Irina-Camelia Begu → replaced by Wang Yafan Wang Yafan
 Anna Blinkova → replaced by Anna Blinkova → replaced by Liudmila Samsonova Liudmila Samsonova
 Danielle Collins → replaced by Danielle Collins → replaced by Francesca Di Lorenzo Francesca Di Lorenzo
 Coco Gauff → replaced by Coco Gauff → replaced by Viktoriya Tomova Viktoriya Tomova
 Madison Keys → replaced by Madison Keys → replaced by Sara Errani Sara Errani
 Barbora Krejčíková → replaced by Barbora Krejčíková → replaced by Tereza Martincová Tereza Martincová
 Ann Li → replaced by Ann Li → replaced by Danka Kovinić Danka Kovinić
 Jessica Pegula → replaced by Jessica Pegula → replaced by Clara Tauson Clara Tauson
 Rebecca Peterson → replaced by Rebecca Peterson → replaced by Christina McHale Christina McHale
 Yulia Putintseva → replaced by Yulia Putintseva → replaced by Renata Zarazúa Renata Zarazúa
 Anastasia Potapova → replaced by Anastasia Potapova → replaced by.svg.png) Stefanie Vögele Stefanie Vögele
 Laura Siegemund → replaced by Laura Siegemund → replaced by Kristie Ahn Kristie Ahn
 Sloane Stephens → replaced by Sloane Stephens → replaced by Natalia Vikhlyantseva Natalia Vikhlyantseva
Retirements
Doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .svg.png) AUS | Ellen Perez | .svg.png) AUS | Storm Sanders | 117 | 1 | 
|  USA | Kaitlyn Christian |  USA | Sabrina Santamaria | 123 | 2 | 
|  JPN |  JPN | ||||
| .svg.png) AUS | Arina Rodionova |  NED | Rosalie van der Hoek | 167 | 4 | 
- Rankings are as of April 5, 2021.
Other entrants
The following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:
The following pair received entry into the doubles main draw using a protected ranking:
The following pair received entry into the doubles main draw as an alternate:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
 Anna Blinkova / Anna Blinkova / Lucie Hradecká → replaced by Lucie Hradecká → replaced by Elixane Lechemia / Elixane Lechemia / Ingrid Neel Ingrid Neel
 Misaki Doi / Misaki Doi / Nao Hibino → replaced by Nao Hibino → replaced by Linda Fruhvirtová / Linda Fruhvirtová / Tereza Martincová Tereza Martincová
 Coco Gauff / Coco Gauff / Caty McNally → replaced by Caty McNally → replaced by Beatrice Gumulya / Beatrice Gumulya / Jessy Rompies Jessy Rompies
 Makoto Ninomiya / Makoto Ninomiya / Yang Zhaoxuan → replaced by Yang Zhaoxuan → replaced by Jamie Loeb / Jamie Loeb / Erin Routliffe Erin Routliffe
- During the tournament
Retirements
References
- ^ "MUSC Health Women's Open Overview". wtatennis.com.
- ^ "Charleston announces 250 event to follow Volvo Car Open". tennis.com.

