Another week begins, with a full slate at the 1000 in Dubai and the main-draw start in Guadalajara.

Abierto Zapopan 2021
Dates: March 8 – 13, 2021
Location: Guadajalara, Mexico
Surface: Hard, outdoors (WTA 250)
Prize money: $235,238
Draws: S32 – D16

Monday, March 8, 2021
Final results

Singles, first round

[2] Marie Bouzkova (CZE) def. Irina Bara (ROU) 63 26 63
[6] Danka Kovinic (MNE) def. Varvara Gracheva (RUS) 36 64 75

Anna Karolina Schmiedlova (SVK) def [5] Nao Hibino (JPN) 61 75

Mihaela Buzarnaescu (ROU) def. Coco Vandeweghe (USA) 76 (4) 67 (5)
[Q] Elisabetta Cocciaretto (ITA) def Xiyu Wang (CHN)64 64 62
[Q] Lauren Davis (USA) def Anna-Lena Friedsam (GER) 75 64
[Q] Astra Sharma (AUS) def [LL] Harriet Dart (GBR) 26 62 76 (2)
[WC] Renata Zarazua (MEX) def Katarzyna Kawa (POL) 76 (7) 60

Doubles, first round

[4] Mihaela Buzarnescu (ROU) / Anna-Lena Friedsam (GER) def. Anna Blinkova (RUS) / Kristina Kucova (SVK) 64 62

Nadia Podoroska (ARG) / Sara Sorribes Tormo (ESP) def. Lara Arruabarrena (ESP) / Katarzyna Piter (POL) 57 64 [10-8]
Maria Sanchez (USA) / Fanny Stollar (HUN) def ~~Caty McNally (USA)./ Mayar Sherif (EGY)~~ [ALT[ Ingrid Neel (USA) / Tamara Zidansek (SLO) 76 (1) 57 [10-4]

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Dubai Duty-Free Tennis Championships
Dates: March 7 – 13, 2021
Location: Dubai, UAE
Surface: Hard, outdoors (WTA 1000)
Prize money: $1,835,490
Draws: S56 – D28

Monday, March 8, 2021
Final results

Singles, first round

Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) def [13] Petra Martic (CRO) 76 (2) 64

[9] Garbiñe Muguruza (ESP) def. [Q] Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU) 63 75
[10] Elise Mertens (BEL) def. ~~Fiona Ferro (FRA)~~ [LL] Viktoriya Tomova (BUL) 46 62 64 (Ferro:Fatigue)
[11] Madison Keys (USA) def [Q] En-Shuo Liang (TPE) 61 61
[12] Marketa Vondrousova (CZE) def. [Q] Ana Bogdan (ROU)64 64
[14] Elena Rybakina (KAZ) def. Zheng Saisai (CHN) 60 64
[15] Anett Kontaveit (EST) def. [WC] Timea Babos (HUN) 62 61

Amanda Anisimova (USA) def. [Q] Ana Konjuh (CRO) 62 62
Sorana Cirstea (ROU) def. [Q] Lesia Tsurenko (UKR) 64 64
[LL] Misaki Doi (JPN) def Polona Hercog (SLO) 62 46 63
Caroline Garcia (FRA) def Angelique Kerber (GER) 36 62 64
[Q] Tereza Martincova (CZE) def Kristyna Pliskova (CZE) 76 (5) 67 (6) 63
Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) def. Patricia Maria Tig (ROU) 63 63
Jessica Pegula (USA) def [PR] Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ) 62 61
[WC] Anastasia Potapova (RUS) def Laura SIegemund (GER) 63 62
Shelby Rogers (USA) def. [Q] Kaia Kanepi (EST) 76 (4) 62
Jil Teichmann (SUI) def. [Q] Katarina Zavatska (UKR) 61 62

Doubles, first round

Laura Siegemund (GER) / Vera Zvonareva (RUS) def [6] Gabriela Dabrowski (CAN) / Coco Gauff (USA) 26 62 [10-8]

[5] Timea Babos (HUN) / Veronika Kudermetova (RUS) def. Aleksandra Krunic (SRB) / Alexandra Panova (RUS) 63 63
Nadiia Kichenok (UKR) / Raluca Olaru (ROU) def Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) / Arina Rodionova (RUS) 46 62 [10-5]