First round commenced in Moscow.
2021 VTB Kremlin Cup - a WTA 500 tournament, on Hard Indoor, in Moscow, Russia, 18-24 October 2021.
Event not held last year due to COVID-19.
2019 champion (not defending):
Wildcard Belinda Bencic (3) who defeated Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 3-6 6-1 6-1
Sixth seed Angelique Kerber withdrew after the main draw was published due to illness, and was replaced by lucky loser Irina Bara.
Anett Kontaveit was instated as ninth seed and moved to the place in the draw previously occupied by Kerber.
First round results:
- Ajla Tomljanovic defeated Liudmila Samsonova 6-2 6-4
- Anhelina Kalinina defeated Daria Kasatkina 6-2 6-3
- Qualifier Anna Kalinskaya d Dayana Yastremska 7-6(5) 6-4
- Qualifier Lesia Tsurenko defeated qualifier Zheng Qinwen 6-4 6-3
- Qualifier Bernarda Pera d Qualifier Aleksandra Krunic 7-6(3) 6-3
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