2021 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo

The 2021 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo was a professional women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Country Time Club. It was the 29th edition of the tournament and part of the 2021 WTA Tour. It took place in Palermo, Italy between 19 and 25 July 2021. First-seeded Danielle Collins won the singles title. ^[1]

2021 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo
Date	19–25 July
Edition	29th
Category	International
Draw	32S / 16D
Prize money	$235,238
Surface	Clay / outdoor
Location	Palermo, Italy
Venue	Country Time Club
Champions
Singles
Danielle Collins
Doubles
Erin Routliffe / Kimberley Zimmermann

Finals

Singles

Main article: 2021 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo – Singles

Danielle Collins defeated Elena-Gabriela Ruse, 6–4, 6–2.

• It was Collins' 1st singles title of the year and of her career.

Doubles

Main article: 2021 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo – Doubles

• Erin Routliffe / Kimberley Zimmermann defeated Natela Dzalamidze / Kamilla Rakhimova 7–6^(7–5), 4–6, [10–4]

Singles main draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Rank1	Seed
USA	Danielle Collins	49	1
RUS	Liudmila Samsonova	55	2
SUI	Jil Teichmann	56	3
CHN	Zhang Shuai	60	4
BUL	Viktoriya Tomova	109	5
FRA	Océane Dodin	116	6
AUS	Astra Sharma	128	7
RUS	Kamilla Rakhimova	132	8

• ¹ Rankings are as of 12 July 2021.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the main draw:

• Nuria Brancaccio
• Lucia Bronzetti
• Lucrezia Stefanini
• Zhang Shuai

The following player received entry using a protected ranking:

• Alexandra Dulgheru
• Mandy Minella

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

• Marina Bassols Ribera
• Katharina Gerlach
• Elena-Gabriela Ruse
• Zheng Qinwen

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

• Sorana Cîrstea → replaced by Leonie Küng
• Elisabetta Cocciaretto → replaced by Grace Min
• Sara Errani → replaced by Lara Arruabarrena
• Viktorija Golubic → replaced by Francesca Di Lorenzo
• Ana Konjuh → replaced by Alexandra Dulgheru
• Jasmine Paolini → replaced by Jaqueline Cristian
• Bernarda Pera → replaced by Olga Danilović
• Andrea Petkovic → replaced by Valeria Savinykh
• Arantxa Rus → replaced by Natalia Vikhlyantseva
• Patricia Maria Țig → replaced by Cristina Bucșa
• Martina Trevisan → replaced by Giulia Gatto-Monticone
• Renata Zarazúa → replaced by Vitalia Diatchenko

During the tournament

• Jil Teichmann

Doubles main draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Country	Player	Rank1	Seed
JPN	Eri Hozumi	CHN	Zhang Shuai	181	1
ROU	Andreea Mitu	NED	Rosalie van der Hoek	187	2
GER	Vivian Heisen	AUS	Astra Sharma	235	3
NZL	Erin Routliffe	BEL	Kimberley Zimmermann	278	4

• ¹ Rankings are as of July 12, 2021.

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

• Matilde Paoletti / Lisa Pigato
• Camilla Rosatello / Dalila Spiteri

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

• Lizette Cabrera / Maddison Inglis → replaced by Sarah Beth Grey / Emily Webley-Smith
• Dalma Gálfi / Samantha Murray Sharan → replaced by Maddison Inglis / Samantha Murray Sharan
• Beatrice Gumulya / Hsieh Yu-chieh → replaced by Lara Arruabarrena / Beatrice Gumulya