2021 Belgrade Challenger
The 2021 Belgrade Challenger is a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the ninth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2021 ATP Challenger Tour.[1] It took place in Belgrade, Serbia between 12 and 18 April 2021.
| 2021 Belgrade Challenger | |
|---|---|
| Date | 12–18 April (men) 26–31 July (women) |
| Edition | 9th (men) 1st (women) |
| Prize money | $115,000 |
| Surface | Clay |
| Location | Belgrade, Serbia |
| Venue | Novak Tennis Center |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
 Roberto Carballés Baena | |
| Women's singles | |
 Anna Karolína Schmiedlová | |
| Men's doubles | |
 Guillermo Durán / Andrés Molteni | |
| Women's doubles | |
 Olga Govortsova / Lidziya Marozava | |
For the first time, a women's tournament was also held between 26 and 31 July, categorized as a WTA 125[2] event at the same venue, which was part of 2021 WTA 125K series.
ATP singles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| ESP |
Roberto Carballés Baena | 98 | 1 |
| ARG |
Facundo Bagnis | 104 | 2 |
 COL |
Daniel Elahi Galán | 110 | 3 |
 GER |
Philipp Kohlschreiber | 112 | 4 |
| ARG |
Francisco Cerúndolo | 114 | 5 |
 JPN |
Taro Daniel | 117 | 6 |
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Hugo Dellien | 121 | 7 |
 FRA |
Benjamin Bonzi | 125 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings are as of 5 April 2021.[3]
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry into the singles main draw as special exempts:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
WTA singles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 RUS |
Anna Blinkova | 83 | 1 |
 NED |
Arantxa Rus | 85 | 2 |
| RUS |
Varvara Gracheva | 89 | 3 |
| GER |
Andrea Petkovic | 97 | 4 |
 ITA |
Martina Trevisan | 102 | 5 |
 SLO |
Kaja Juvan | 107 | 6 |
 ROU |
Irina Bara | 116 | 7 |
 BUL |
Viktoriya Tomova | 117 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings are as of 19 July 2021.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
Tena Lukas
Lola Radivojević- Iva Šepa
- Draginja Vuković
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
- Ana Bogdan → replaced by Tereza Mrdeža
- Elisabetta Cocciaretto → replaced by
Lesia Tsurenko 
Zarina Diyas → replaced by Olga Govortsova- Océane Dodin → replaced by Amandine Hesse
- Sara Errani → replaced by Jaqueline Cristian
Viktorija Golubic → replaced by Rebecca Šramková- Polona Hercog → replaced by Jule Niemeier
- Anna Kalinskaya → replaced by Andrea Petkovic
- Jasmine Paolini → replaced by Jana Fett
- Elena-Gabriela Ruse → replaced by
Panna Udvardy - Aliaksandra Sasnovich → replaced by Isabella Shinikova
- Patricia Maria Țig → replaced by Susan Bandecchi
- Stefanie Vögele → replaced by Olga Danilović
WTA doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RUS |
Natela Dzalamidze |  GEO |
Oksana Kalashnikova | 251 | 1 |
| BLR |
Olga Govortsova | BLR |
Lidziya Marozava | 355 | 2 |
 NOR |
Ulrikke Eikeri | HUN |
Panna Udvardy | 378 | 3 |
| FRA |
Estelle Cascino | ITA |
Camilla Rosatello | 382 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings are as of 19 July 2021.
Other entrants
The following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:
Champions
Men's singles
- Roberto Carballés Baena def.
Damir Džumhur 6–4, 7–5.
Women's singles
- Anna Karolína Schmiedlová def. Arantxa Rus 6–3, 6–3
Men's doubles
- Guillermo Durán / Andrés Molteni def. Tomislav Brkić / Nikola Ćaćić 6–4, 6–4.
Women's doubles
- Olga Govortsova / Lidziya Marozava def. Alena Fomina / Ekaterina Yashina 6–2, 6–2
References
- "Serbia Challenger Open Overview". atptour.com.
- "Belgrade Ladies Open Overview". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 2021-07-03.
- "Rankings – Singles – ATP Tour – Tennis". ATP Tour.