2021 Gippsland Trophy Tennis Facts
Date 31 January–6 February
Edition 1st
Category WTA 500
Draw 54S / 28D
Prize money $447,620
Surface Hard
Location Melbourne, Australia
Venue Melbourne Park
Prize Money
Point distribution
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 |
| Singles | 470 | 305 | 185 | 100 | 55 | 30 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles | 1 | N/A |
Prize money
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 |
| Singles | $50,000 | $33,520 | $18,610 | $8,770 | $5,500 | $4,250 | $3,000 |
| Doubles* | $20,890 | $13,370 | $8,350 | $4,310 | $2,670 | $2,020 | N/A |
Players List
Singles
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROU | Simona Halep | 2 | 1 |
| JPN | Naomi Osaka | 3 | 2 |
| UKR | Elina Svitolina | 5 | 3 |
| BLR | Aryna Sabalenka | 7 | 4 |
| GBR | Johanna Konta | 14 | 5 |
| POL | Iga Świątek | 17 | 6 |
| BEL | Elise Mertens | 20 | 7 |
| CZE | Karolína Muchová | 27 | 8 |
| RUS | Ekaterina Alexandrova | 33 | 9 |
| CHN | Wang Qiang | 34 | 10 |
| CHN | Zheng Saisai | 42 | 11 |
| FRA | Caroline Garcia | 44 | 12 |
| LAT | Jeļena Ostapenko | 45 | 13 |
| USA | Cori Gauff | 48 | 14 |
| SLO | Polona Hercog | 49 | 15 |
| GER | Laura Siegemund | 51 | 16 |
Wildcards:
- Destanee Aiava
- Olivia Gadecki
- Arina Rodionova
- Astra Sharma
Protected ranking
- Katie Boulter
- Anastasia Potapova
- Wang Yafan
Australian Open qualifying draw
- Tímea Babos
- Sara Errani
- Mayo Hibi
- Kaja Juvan
- Rebecca Marino
- Whitney Osuigwe
- Chloé Paquet
- Valeria Savinykh
Lucky Losers
- Mihaela Buzărnescu
- Margarita Gasparyan
- Varvara Lepchenko
- Anna Karolína Schmiedlová
- Lesia Tsurenko
Alternate:
- Caty McNally
- Monica Niculescu
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
- Zarina Diyas → replaced by Monica Niculescu
- Nao Hibino → replaced by Caty McNally
Doubles
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CZE | Barbora Krejčíková | CZE | Kateřina Siniaková | 15 | 1 |
| TPE | Chan Hao-ching | TPE | Latisha Chan | 30 | 2 |
| CAN | Gabriela Dabrowski | USA | Bethanie Mattek-Sands | 32 | 3 |
| SLO | Andreja Klepač | BEL | Elise Mertens | 46 | 4 |
| AUS | Samantha Stosur | CHN | Zhang Shuai | 60 | 5 |
| USA | Hayley Carter | BRA | Luisa Stefani | 64 | 6 |
| GER | Laura Siegemund | RUS | Vera Zvonareva | 75 | 7 |
| RUS | Anna Blinkova | RUS | Veronika Kudermetova | 75 | 8 |
Wildcard
- Destanee Aiava / Astra Sharma
- Daria Gavrilova / Simona Halep
- Abbie Myers / Ivana Popovic
Protected ranking:
- Mona Barthel / Zhu Lin
Draws
Past Champions
Singles
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 |
Doubles
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 |