| Prize Money | Schedule | Players List | Draws | Past Champions |
2021 Volvo Car Open
Facts
Date April 5 – 11
Edition 48th
Category WTA 500
Draw 56S / 16D
Prize money $565,530
Surface Green clay
Location Charleston, United States
Venue Family Circle Tennis Center
2019 Champions
Singles
United States Madison Keys
Doubles
Germany Anna-Lena Grönefeld / Poland Alicja Rosolska
Prize Money
Point distribution
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Q | Q2 | Q1 |
| Women’s Singles | 470 | 305 | 185 | 100 | 55 | 30 | 1 | 25 | 13 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women’s Doubles | 1 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Prize money
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Women’s Singles | $68,570 | $50,130 | $26,745 | $12,670 | $6,480 | $4,100 | $3,330 | $2,000 | $1,020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women’s Doubles | $25,230 | $17,750 | $10,000 | $5,500 | $3,500 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Players List
Singles
Seeds
| Country | Player | Ranking1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUS | Ashleigh Barty | 1 | 1 |
| USA | Sofia Kenin | 4 | 2 |
| CZE | Petra Kvitová | 10 | 3 |
| NED | Kiki Bertens | 11 | 4 |
| SUI | Belinda Bencic | 12 | 5 |
| ESP | Garbiñe Muguruza | 13 | 6 |
| BEL | Elise Mertens | 17 | 7 |
| USA | Madison Keys | 19 | 8 |
| CZE | Markéta Vondroušová | 21 | 9 |
| KAZ | Elena Rybakina | 24 | 10 |
| TUN | Ons Jabeur | 28 | 11 |
| USA | Amanda Anisimova | 31 | 12 |
| KAZ | Yulia Putintseva | 33 | 13 |
| USA | Coco Gauff | 36 | 14 |
| RUS | Veronika Kudermetova | 37 | 15 |
| CHN | Zhang Shuai | 43 | 16 |
| CZE | Marie Bouzková | 47 | 17 |
Wildcards
- Hailey Baptiste
- Belinda Bencic
- Petra Kvitová
- Emma Navarro
- Markéta Vondroušová
Protected ranking
- Anastasia Potapova
- Yaroslava Shvedova
Qualifying draw:
- Magdalena Fręch
- Desirae Krawczyk
- Grace Min
- Asia Muhammad
- Kurumi Nara
- Storm Sanders
- Gabriela Talabă
- Natalia Vikhlyantseva
Lucky losers:
- Harriet Dart
- Caroline Dolehide
- Whitney Osuigwe
- Wang Xinyu
Withdrawals
Before the tournament
- Irina-Camelia Begu → replaced by Leylah Annie Fernandez
- Kiki Bertens → replaced by Wang Xinyu
- Anna Blinkova → replaced by Tímea Babos
- Danielle Collins → replaced by Martina Trevisan
- Fiona Ferro → replaced by Anastasia Potapova
- Polona Hercog → replaced by Nao Hibino
- Kaia Kanepi → replaced by Caroline Dolehide
- Anett Kontaveit → replaced by Harriet Dart
- Barbora Krejčíková → replaced by Danka Kovinić
- Ann Li → replaced by Misaki Doi
- Jeļena Ostapenko → replaced by Christina McHale
- Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova → replaced by Tsvetana Pironkova
- Jessica Pegula → replaced by Zarina Diyas
- Rebecca Peterson → replaced by Renata Zarazúa
- Maria Sakkari → replaced by Francesca Di Lorenzo
- Laura Siegemund → replaced by Liudmila Samsonova
- Kateřina Siniaková → replaced by Lauren Davis
- Jil Teichmann → replaced by Madison Brengle
- Markéta Vondroušová → replaced by Whitney Osuigwe
- Heather Watson → replaced by Caty McNally
Retirements
Elena Rybakina
Doubles
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA | Nicole Melichar | NED | Demi Schuurs | 23 | 1 |
| HUN | Tímea Babos | RUS | Veronika Kudermetova | 30 | 2 |
| CHN | Xu Yifan | CHN | Zhang Shuai | 39 | 3 |
| CHI | Alexa Guarachi | USA | Desirae Krawczyk | 39 | 4 |
Wildcard
- Caroline Dolehide / Emma Navarro
Protected rankings:
- Oksana Kalashnikova / Alla Kudryavtseva
- Vania King / Yaroslava Shvedova
- Ellen Perez / CoCo Vandeweghe
Withdrawals
Before the tournament
- Ashleigh Barty / Storm Sanders → replaced by Misaki Doi / Nao Hibino
- Anna Blinkova / Lucie Hradecká → replaced by Oksana Kalashnikova / Alla Kudryavtseva
Draws
Past Champions
Singles
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Angelique vKerber | Madison Keys | 6–2, 4–6, 7–5 |
| 2016 | Sloane Stephens | Elena Vesnina | 7–6(7–4), 6–2 |
| 2017 | Daria Kasatkina | Jeļena Ostapenko | 6–3, 6–1 |
| 2018 | Kiki Bertens | Julia Görges | 6–2, 6–1 |
| 2019 | Madison Keys | Caroline Wozniacki | 7–6(7–5), 6–3 |
Doubles
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Martina Hingis (2) Sania Mirza (2) |
Casey Dellacqua Darija Jurak |
6–0, 6–4 |
| 2016 | Caroline Garcia Kristina Mladenovic (2) |
Bethanie Mattek-Sands Lucie Šafářová |
6–2, 7–5 |
| 2017 | Bethanie Mattek-Sands (2) Lucie Šafářová (3) |
Lucie Hradecká Kateřina Siniaková |
6–1, 4–6, [10–7] |
| 2018 | Alla Kudryavtseva Katarina Srebotnik (2) |
Andreja Klepač María José Martínez Sánchez |
6–3, 6–3 |
| 2019 | Anna-Lena Grönefeld Alicja Rosolska |
Irina Khromacheva Veronika Kudermetova |
7–6(9–7), 6–2 |