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2021 Birmingham Classic – Singles

Ons Jabeur defeated Daria Kasatkina in the final, 7–5, 6–4, to win the singles tennis title at the 2021 Birmingham Classic. By winning her first career singles title on her third attempt, Jabeur became the first Tunisian and Arab woman to win a singles title on the WTA Tour.[1]

Singles
2021 Birmingham Classic
Final
ChampionTunisia Ons Jabeur
Runner-upRussia Daria Kasatkina
Score7–5, 6–4
Details
Draw32 (6 Q / 3 WC )
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
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Ashleigh Barty was the defending champion from when the event was last held in 2019,[2] but she chose to play in Berlin instead,[3] where she later withdrew from due to injury.[4]

Seeds edit

  1.   Elise Mertens (first round)
  2.   Ons Jabeur (champion)
  3.   Donna Vekić (quarterfinals)
  4.   Daria Kasatkina (final)
  5.   Jeļena Ostapenko (second round)
  6.   Zhang Shuai (second round, retired)
  7.   Fiona Ferro (first round)
  8.   Marie Bouzková (quarterfinals)

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Draw edit

Key edit

Finals edit

Semifinals Final
          
Q   CoCo Vandeweghe 2 4
4   Daria Kasatkina 6 6
4   Daria Kasatkina 5 4
2   Ons Jabeur 7 6
    Heather Watson 3 3
2   Ons Jabeur 6 6

Top half edit

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 2 4
4   D Kasatkina 4 6 6 4   D Kasatkina 6 6
  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 edit

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 3
7   F Ferro 6 3 4 2   O Jabeur 6 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 edit

Seeds edit

  1.   Tereza Martincová (qualified)
  2.   Camila Osorio (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 edit

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

Qualifying draw edit

First qualifier edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

  1. ^ "Viking Classic Birmingham 2021: Jabeur makes history with first win". Lawn Tennis Association. 20 June 2021. Archived from the original on 17 June 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Ashleigh Barty to become world No 1 after Birmingham win over Julia Görges". The Guardian. Press Association. 23 June 2019. Archived from the original on 18 December 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Barty, Osaka lead strong field at new Berlin WTA 500 on grass". Women's Tennis Association. 20 May 2021. Archived from the original on 27 February 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Sakkari joins Swiatek, Kenin, Barty, Osaka and Brady in withdrawing from bett1 Open Berlin". Tennis Up to Date. 11 June 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  5. ^ "Viking Classic Birmingham". WTA Tour. Retrieved 11 June 2021.

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