PREVIEW NOTES: ABU DHABI WTA WOMEN’S TENNIS OPEN ABU DHABI, UAE | JANUARY 6-13, 2021 | USD $565,530 WTA 500 WTA Website: www.wtatennis.com | @WTA | facebook.com/wta WTA Communications: Alex Prior (
[email protected]) ABU DHABI WTA WOMEN’S TENNIS OPEN – QUICK FACTS Main draw dates: January 6-13, 2021 Singles Final: Wednesday, January 13, 12:00 noon Doubles Final: Wednesday, January 13, after singles final Venue: Zayed Sports City International Tennis Centre Status: WTA 500 Staging: Tournament’s first year Draw sizes: 64 singles / 28 doubles teams / 32 singles qualifying Surface: Laykold / Outdoors Total prize money: USD $565,530 Tennis Ball: Dunlop Fort All Court RANK RANK SINGLES USD $ DOUBLES USD $ POINTS POINTS Winner 68,570 470 Winner 7,258 470 Runner-Up 50,130 305 Runner-Up 4,032 305 Semifinalist 26,745 185 Semifinalist 2,606 185 Quarterfinalist 12,675 120 Quarterfinalist 1,598 100 Round of 16 6,480 55 Round of 16 1,226 55 Round of 32 4,100 30 Round of 32 2,020 1 Round of 64 2,500 1 MAIN DRAW QUICK-HITS Seeds: Sofia Kenin, Elina Svitolina, Karolina Pliskova, Aryna Sabalenka, Garbiñe Muguruza, Elena Rybakina, Elise Mertens, Marketa Vondrousova Most career WTA singles titles: Karolina Pliskova (16) Prize money leader: Garbiñe Muguruza ($21,159,801) Youngest singles player: Coco Gauff, 16 years old (March 13, 2004) Oldest singles player: Vera Zvonareva, 36 years old (September 7, 1984) TOURNAMENT TALKING POINTS • This opening tournament of 2021 season takes place at the Zayed Sports City International Tennis Centre, previously home to the Mubadala World Tennis Championship exhibition event.