| Prize Money | Schedule | Players List | Draws | Past Champions |
2021 Chicago Challenger Facts
Date August 16–22
Edition 2nd
Category WTA 125K series
Draw 32S / 16D
Prize money $125,000
Surface Hard, outdoor
Location Chicago, United States
Venue XS Tennis Village
2018 Champions
- Singles
Croatia Petra Martić - Doubles
Germany Mona Barthel / Czech Republic Kristýna Plíšková
Prize Money
Total Prize Money is $125,000
Players List
Singles
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEL | Alison Van Uytvanck | 60 | 1 |
| MNE | Danka Kovinić | 66 | 2 |
| USA | Ann Li | 69 | 3 |
| UKR | Anhelina Kalinina | 78 | 4 |
| USA | Madison Brengle | 79 | 5 |
| USA | Amanda Anisimova | 86 | 6 |
| CRO | Ana Konjuh | 88 | 7 |
| RUS | Varvara Gracheva | 89 | 8 |
Wildcards
- Hailey Baptiste
- Whitney Osuigwe
- Emma Raducanu
- CoCo Vandeweghe
Protected rankings:
- Ivana Jorović
- Kateryna Kozlova
Qualifying draw:
- Harriet Dart
- Vitalia Diatchenko
- Caroline Dolehide
- Maryna Zanevska
Withdrawals
Before the tournament
- Mona Barthel → replaced by Harmony Tan
- Nao Hibino → replaced by Ana Konjuh
- Kaia Kanepi → replaced by Anna Kalinskaya
- Marta Kostyuk → replaced by Nuria Párrizas Díaz
- Anastasia Potapova → replaced by Jule Niemeier
- Nina Stojanović → replaced by Greet Minnen
Doubles
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA | Kaitlyn Christian | NED | Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove | 152 | 1 |
| GER | Julia Lohoff | CZE | Renata Voráčová | 170 | 2 |
| GBR | Harriet Dart | USA | Caroline Dolehide | 180 | 3 |
| ITA | Sara Errani | GEO | Oksana Kalashnikova | 202 | 4 |
Wildcard
Abigail Forbes / Dalayna Hewitt
Protected rankings:
- Mona Barthel / Hsieh Yu-chieh
- Beatrice Gumulya / Aldila Sutjiadi
Withdrawals
Before the tournament
- Eri Hozumi / Valeria Savinykh → replaced by Eri Hozumi / Peangtarn Plipuech
Draws
Chicago Challenger Results 2021
Past Champions
Men’s singles
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Denis Istomin | Reilly Opelka | 6–4, 6–2 |
Women’s singles
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Petra Martić | Mona Barthel | 6–4, 6–1 |
| 2019–20 | Not held | ||
Men’s doubles
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Luke Bambridge Neal Skupski | Leander Paes Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela | 6–3, 6–4 |
Women’s doubles
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Mona Barthel Kristýna Plíšková | Asia Muhammad Maria Sanchez | 6–3, 6–2 |
| 2019–20 | Not held | ||