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| 2021 Chicago Women's Open | ||||
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| Date | 22–28 August | |||
| Edition | 1st | |||
| Category | WTA 250 | |||
| Draw | 32S / 16Q / 16D | |||
| Prize money | $235,238 | |||
| Surface | Hard | |||
| Location | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |||
| Venue | XS Tennis Village | |||
| Champions | ||||
| Singles | ||||
 Elina Svitolina | ||||
| Doubles | ||||
Nadiia Kichenok /  Raluca Olaru | ||||
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The 2021 Chicago Women's Open was a tennis tournament held in Chicago, Illinois for female professional tennis players, and part of the 2021 WTA Tour.[1] It was played on outdoor hard courts in the week prior to the 2021 U.S. Open. This marked the first time since 1997 that a WTA tournament was held in Chicago.[2]
Elina Svitolina def. 
Alizé Cornet, 7–5, 6–4.This was Svitolina's sixteenth WTA Tour singles title, and first of the year.
Nadiia Kichenok / Raluca Olaru def. Lyudmyla Kichenok / 
Makoto Ninomiya, 7–6(8–6), 5–7, [10–8].| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| UKR
|
Elina Svitolina | 6 | 1 |
 ITA |
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| ROU
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Sorana Cîrstea | 38 | 3 |
 SLO
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Tamara Zidanšek | 40 | 4 |
 CZE
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Markéta Vondroušová | 41 | 5 |
 SUI
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Viktorija Golubic | 47 | 6 |
| FRA
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Kristina Mladenovic | 54 | 7 |
| UKR
|
Marta Kostyuk | 56 | 8 |
| FRA
|
Alizé Cornet | 57 | 9 |
The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following player received entry as a lucky loser:
Camila Giorgi → replaced by Clara Burel
Andrea Petkovic → replaced by 
Varvara Gracheva
Elena Rybakina → replaced by Misaki Doi
Ajla Tomljanović → replaced by Fiona Ferro| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 USA
|
Nicole Melichar |  NED
|
Demi Schuurs | 23 | 1 |
 TPE
|
Chan Hao-ching | TPE
|
Latisha Chan | 42 | 2 |
| UKR
|
Nadiia Kichenok | ROU
|
Raluca Olaru | 80 | 3 |
| UKR
|
Lyudmyla Kichenok | JPN
|
Makoto Ninomiya | 100 | 4 |
Anastasia Potapova / 
Heather Watson → replaced by 
Bárbara Gatica / 
Rebeca Pereira|
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| Grand Slam events |
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| WTA 1000 tournaments |
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| WTA 500 tournaments |
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| WTA 250 tournaments |
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| Team events |
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Bold denotes the mandatory tournaments (WTA 1000) | |
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