2021 Yarra Valley Classic 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUS | Ashleigh Barty | 1 | 1 |
| USA | Sofia Kenin | 4 | 2 |
| CZE | Karolína Plíšková | 6 | 3 |
| CZE | Petra Kvitová | 9 | 4 |
| USA | Serena Williams | 11 | 5 |
| ESP | Garbiñe Muguruza | 15 | 6 |
| CRO | Petra Martić | 18 | 7 |
| CZE | Markéta Vondroušová | 21 | 8 |
| CRO | Donna Vekić | 32 | 9 |
| CHN | Zhang Shuai | 35 | 10 |
| RUS | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 39 | 11 |
| FRA | Fiona Ferro | 43 | 12 |
| USA | Danielle Collins | 46 | 13 |
| ARG | Nadia Podoroska | 47 | 14 |
| FRA | Kristina Mladenovic | 50 | 15 |
| CZE | Marie Bouzková | 52 | 16 |
Wildcards
- Kimberly Birrell
- Lizette Cabrera
- Daria Gavrilova
- Maddison Inglis
Protected ranking
- Mona Barthel
- Yaroslava Shvedova
- Zhu Lin
- Vera Zvonareva
Qualifying draw:
- Clara Burel
- Elisabetta Cocciaretto
- Olga Danilović
- Francesca Jones
- Greet Minnen
- Tsvetana Pironkova
- Liudmila Samsonova
- Mayar Sherif
Lucky Losers
- Ysaline Bonaventure
- Ankita Raina
- Kamilla Rakhimova
Alternate:
- Caroline Dolehide
- Vera Lapko
Withdrawals
Before the tournament
- Kirsten Flipkens → replaced by Vera Lapko
- Zhang Shuai → replaced by Caroline Dolehide
Doubles
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HUN | Tímea Babos | FRA | Kristina Mladenovic | 7 | 1 |
| USA | Nicole Melichar | NED | Demi Schuurs | 23 | 2 |
| JPN | Shuko Aoyama | JPN | Ena Shibahara | 38 | 3 |
| CHN | Duan Yingying | CHN | Zheng Saisai | 47 | 4 |
| CHI | Alexa Guarachi | USA | Desirae Krawczyk | 51 | 5 |
| CHN | Xu Yifan | CHN | Yang Zhaoxuan | 64 | 6 |
| UKR | Lyudmyla Kichenok | LAT | Jeļena Ostapenko | 67 | 7 |
| AUS | Ashleigh Barty | USA | Jennifer Brady | 80 | 8 |
Wildcards
- Lizette Cabrera / Maddison Inglis
- Jaimee Fourlis / Charlotte Kempenaers-Pocz
- Olivia Gadecki / Belinda Woolcock
Alternates:
- Leylah Annie Fernandez / Anastasia Potapova
- Danka Kovinić / Jasmine Paolini
- Aleksandra Krunić / Martina Trevisan
Withdrawals
Before the tournament
- Tímea Babos / Kristina Mladenovic → replaced by Leylah Annie Fernandez / Anastasia Potapova
- Misaki Doi / Nao Hibino → replaced by Aleksandra Krunić / Martina Trevisan
- Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova / Anastasija Sevastova → replaced by Danka Kovinić / Jasmine Paolini
Draws
2021 Yarra Valley Classic Results
Past Champions
Singles
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 |
Doubles
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 |