2021 Abu Dhabi Women's Tennis Open

The 2021 Abu Dhabi Women's Tennis Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the inaugural professional edition of the tournament and a WTA 500 tournament on the 2021 WTA Tour. It took place at the Zayed Sports City International Tennis Centre in Abu Dhabi, from 6 January to 13 January 2021. Fourth-seeded Aryna Sabalenka won the singles title.

Singles

 * 🇧🇾 Aryna Sabalenka def. 🇷🇺 Veronika Kudermetova, 6–2, 6–2

Doubles

 * 🇯🇵 Shuko Aoyama / 🇯🇵 Ena Shibahara def. 🇺🇸 Hayley Carter / 🇧🇷 Luisa Stefani, 7–6(7–5), 6–4

Seeds

 * 1 Rankings are as of December 21, 2020

Other entrants
The following players received entry using a protected ranking into the singles main draw:
 * 🇰🇿 Yaroslava Shvedova
 * 🇨🇳 Zhu Lin

The following player received entry as an alternate:
 * 🇳🇴 Ulrikke Eikeri

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
 * 🇺🇦 Kateryna Bondarenko
 * 🇭🇺 Anna Bondár
 * 🇷🇺 Anastasia Gasanova
 * 🇫🇷 Amandine Hesse
 * 🇨🇿 Lucie Hradecká
 * 🇮🇹 Lucrezia Stefanini
 * 🇮🇹 Bianca Turati
 * 🇨🇳 Yang Zhaoxuan

The following players received entry as lucky losers:
 * 🇬🇧 Jodie Burrage
 * Valentini Grammatikopoulou
 * Despina Papamichail

Withdrawals

 * before the tournament
 * 🇺🇸 Amanda Anisimova → replaced by 🇳🇴 Ulrikke Eikeri
 * Belinda Bencic → replaced by 🇷🇺 Vera Zvonareva
 * 🇷🇴 Sorana Cîrstea → replaced by Despina Papamichail
 * 🇺🇸 Danielle Collins → replaced by Tamara Zidanšek
 * 🇫🇷 Fiona Ferro → replaced by 🇬🇧 Jodie Burrage
 * 🇫🇷 Caroline Garcia → replaced by 🇮🇹 Jasmine Paolini
 * 🇷🇺 Svetlana Kuznetsova → replaced by 🇨🇳 Wang Xiyu
 * 🇧🇪 Elise Mertens → replaced by Valentini Grammatikopoulou
 * Jeļena Ostapenko → replaced by 🇺🇦 Marta Kostyuk
 * 🇨🇿 Kateřina Siniaková → replaced by 🇧🇾 Aliaksandra Sasnovich
 * 🇷🇴 Patricia Maria Țig → replaced by 🇷🇺 Anastasia Potapova
 * 🇧🇪 Alison Van Uytvanck → replaced by 🇺🇸 Jamie Loeb
 * 🇨🇳 Zheng Saisai → replaced by 🇨🇦 Leylah Fernandez
 * during the tournament
 * 🇨🇿 Karolína Muchová

Retirements

 * 🇧🇪 Kirsten Flipkens

Seeds

 * Rankings are as of December 21, 2020

Other entrants
The following pairs received entry into the doubles main draw using a protected ranking:
 * 🇺🇦 Kateryna Bondarenko / 🇺🇦 Nadiia Kichenok
 * 🇰🇿 Elena Rybakina / 🇰🇿 Yaroslava Shvedova

The following pairs received entry into the doubles main draw as alternates:
 * 🇮🇹 Jasmine Paolini / 🇮🇹 Martina Trevisan
 * 🇦🇷 Nadia Podoroska / 🇪🇸 Sara Sorribes Tormo

Withdrawals

 * Before the tournament
 * 🇧🇪 Elise Mertens / 🇧🇾 Aryna Sabalenka → replaced by 🇦🇷 Nadia Podoroska / 🇪🇸 Sara Sorribes Tormo
 * 🇧🇪 Kirsten Flipkens / 🇫🇷 Kristina Mladenovic → replaced by 🇮🇹 Jasmine Paolini / 🇮🇹 Martina Trevisan
 * During the tournament
 * 🇨🇿 Karolína Muchová / 🇨🇿 Markéta Vondroušová