2021 Birmingham Classic – Singles

Singles
2021 Birmingham Classic
2019 Champion	Ashleigh Barty

Main article: 2021 Birmingham Classic

Ashleigh Barty was the defending champion from when the event was last held in 2019, but she chose to play in Berlin instead; however, she had to withdraw from Berlin before the beginning of the tournament due to injury. It took place at the Edgbaston Priory Club in Birmingham, United Kingdom, on 13–20 June 2021.

Seeds

1. Elise Mertens (First round)
2. Ons Jabeur
3. Donna Vekić (Quarterfinals)
4. Daria Kasatkina
5. Jeļena Ostapenko (Second round)
6. Zhang Shuai (Second round, retired)
7. Fiona Ferro (First round)
8. Marie Bouzková (Quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	Q	CoCo Vandeweghe
	4	Daria Kasatkina
								2	Ons Jabeur
		Heather Watson	3	3
	2	Ons Jabeur	6	6

Top half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	E Mertens	65	77	64
		A Tomljanović	77	65	77				A Tomljanović	6	4	3
	Q	C Vandeweghe	6	77				Q	C Vandeweghe	4	6	6
		Kr Plíšková	4	61											Q	C Vandeweghe	6	6
	WC	H Dart	5	6	4										8	M Bouzková	4	4
		C Garcia	7	4	6				C Garcia	3	0
		S-w Hsieh	6	1	2			8	M Bouzková	6	6
	8	M Bouzková	3	6	6																	Q	C Vandeweghe
	4	D Kasatkina	4	6	6																	4	D Kasatkina
		P Hercog	6	3	3			4	D Kasatkina	6	7
		M Brengle	6	5	3				M Kostyuk	2	5
		M Kostyuk	4	7	6										4	D Kasatkina	6	2	6
	WC	S Stosur	3	4											Q	T Martincová	4	6	0
	Q	T Martincová	6	6				Q	T Martincová	77	4	6
		L Davis	4	1				5	J Ostapenko	64	6	2
	5	J Ostapenko	6	6

Bottom half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	6	S Zhang	6	7
	Q	V Diatchenko	2	5				6	S Zhang	2r
		V Golubic	6	2	2				H Watson	5
		H Watson	3	6	6											H Watson	6	6
		C Giorgi	6	6											3	D Vekić	4	2
	Q	G Gatto-Monticone	3	0					C Giorgi	6	3	4
	WC	F Jones	1	3				3	D Vekić	2	6	6
	3	D Vekić	6	6																			H Watson	3
	7	F Ferro	6	3	4																	2	O Jabeur	6
		K Mladenovic	3	6	6				K Mladenovic	3	3
		N Stojanović	7	68	4				A Potapova	6	6
		A Potapova	5	710	6											A Potapova	4	0
		LA Fernandez	7	6											2	O Jabeur	6	6
	Q	Y Wang	5	3					LA Fernandez	4	6	63
	Q	C McNally	4	2				2	O Jabeur	6	3	77
	2	O Jabeur	6	6

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Tereza Martincová (Qualified)
2. María Camila Osorio Serrano (Withdrew)
3. Caty McNally (Qualified)
4. Wang Yafan (Qualified)
5. Astra Sharma (First round)
6. Vitalia Diatchenko (Qualified)
7. Kurumi Nara (Qualifying competition)
8. Kateryna Kozlova (Qualifying competition)
9. Giulia Gatto-Monticone (Qualified)
10. Georgina García Pérez (Qualifying competition)
11. Marina Melnikova (Qualifying competition)
12. Francesca Jones (Received main draw wildcard)

Qualifiers

1. Tereza Martincová
2. CoCo Vandeweghe
3. Caty McNally
4. Wang Yafan
5. Giulia Gatto-Monticone
6. Vitalia Diatchenko

Qualifying draw

First Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	1	Tereza Martincová	4
		Dalila Jakupović	2r
								1	Tereza Martincová	6	6
								10	Georgina García Pérez	3	2
		Ellen Perez	65	5
	10	Georgina García Pérez	77	7

Second Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	Alt	Gabriela Dabrowski	2	2
	PR	CoCo Vandeweghe	6	6
								PR	CoCo Vandeweghe	6	61	6
								8/PR	Kateryna Kozlova	4	77	4
		Emily Webley-Smith	2	0
	8/PR	Kateryna Kozlova	6	6

Third Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	3	Caty McNally	6	77
	WC	Tara Moore	2	64
								3	Caty McNally	6	6
								7	Kurumi Nara	3	0
	WC	Naomi Broady	3	4
	7	Kurumi Nara	6	6

Fourth Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	4/PR	Wang Yafan	6	6
		Valeria Savinykh	1	4
								4/PR	Wang Yafan	6	7
								11	Marina Melnikova	3	5
	WC	Sarah Beth Grey	2	6	3
	11	Marina Melnikova	6	2	6

Fifth Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	5	Astra Sharma	2	66
	WC	Eden Silva	6	78
								WC	Eden Silva	0	1
								9	Giulia Gatto-Monticone	6	6
		Martina Di Giuseppe	4	4
	9	Giulia Gatto-Monticone	6	6

Sixth Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	6	Vitalia Diatchenko	6	1	7
		Katie Volynets	3	6	5
								6	Vitalia Diatchenko	77	6
								WC	Naiktha Bains	61	3
	WC	Naiktha Bains	6	77
	Alt	Ingrid Neel	4	63

References

• Main Draw
• Qualifying Draw

External links

• Official website
• WTA website