2021 Birmingham Classic – Singles
# 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.

Ashleigh Barty was the defending champion from when the event was last held in 2019, but she chose to play in Berlin instead, where she later withdrew from due to injury.

## Seeds

* Elise Mertens (first round)
* Ons Jabeur (champion)
* Donna Vekić (quarterfinals)
* Daria Kasatkina (final)
* Jeļena Ostapenko (second round)
* Zhang Shuai (second round, retired)
* Fiona Ferro (first round)
* 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Q | CoCo Vandeweghe | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| 4 | Daria Kasatkina | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 4 | Daria Kasatkina | 6 | 6 | 4 | Daria Kasatkina | 5 | 4 |
| | | | | 2 | Ons Jabeur | 7 | 6 |
| | Heather Watson | 3 | 3 | 2 | Ons Jabeur | 7 | 6 |
| 2 | Ons Jabeur | 6 | 6 | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | E Mertens | $6^5$ | $7^7$ | $6^4$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Tomljanović | $7^7$ | $6^5$ | $7^7$ | | A Tomljanović | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Vandeweghe | 6 | $7^7$ | | Q | C Vandeweghe | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kr Plíšková | 4 | $6^1$ | | | | | | | 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 | $7^7$ | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Davis | 4 | 1 | | 5 | J Ostapenko | $6^4$ | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | J Ostapenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | S Zhang | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | V Diatchenko | 2 | 5 | | 6 | S Zhang | $2^r$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 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 | $6^8$ | 4 | | A Potapova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Potapova | 5 | $7^{10}$ | 6 | | | | | | | A Potapova | 4 | 0 | | | | |
| | LA Fernandez | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | O Jabeur | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | Y Wang | 5 | 3 | | | LA Fernandez | 4 | 6 | $6^3$ | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C McNally | 4 | 2 | | 2 | O Jabeur | 6 | 3 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | O Jabeur | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying

### Seeds

* Tereza Martincová (qualified)
* María Camila Osorio Serrano (withdrew)
* Caty McNally (qualified)
* Wang Yafan (qualified)
* Astra Sharma (first round)
* Vitalia Diatchenko (qualified)
* Kurumi Nara (qualifying competition)
* Kateryna Kozlova (qualifying competition)
* Giulia Gatto-Monticone (qualified)
* Georgina García Pérez (qualifying competition)
* Marina Melnikova (qualifying competition)
* Francesca Jones (Received main draw wildcard)

### Qualifiers

* Tereza Martincová
* CoCo Vandeweghe
* Caty McNally
* Wang Yafan
* Giulia Gatto-Monticone
* Vitalia Diatchenko

### Qualifying draw

**First qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Tereza Martincová | 4 | | | | | |
| | Dalila Jakupović | $2^r$ | | | | | |
| | Dalila Jakupović | $2^r$ | | 1 | Tereza Martincová | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 10 | Georgina García Pérez | 3 | 2 |
| | Ellen Perez | $6^5$ | 5 | 10 | Georgina García Pérez | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | Georgina García Pérez | $7^7$ | 7 | | | | |

**Second qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Alt | Gabriela Dabrowski | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| PR | CoCo Vandeweghe | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| PR | CoCo Vandeweghe | 6 | 6 | PR | CoCo Vandeweghe | 6 | $6^1$ | 6 |
| | | | | 8/PR | Kateryna Kozlova | 4 | $7^7$ | 4 |
| | Emily Webley-Smith | 2 | 0 | 8/PR | Kateryna Kozlova | 4 | $7^7$ | 4 |
| 8/PR | Kateryna Kozlova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

**Third qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | Caty McNally | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | |
| WC | Tara Moore | 2 | $6^4$ | | | | |
| WC | Tara Moore | 2 | $6^4$ | 3 | Caty McNally | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 7 | Kurumi Nara | 3 | 0 |
| WC | Naomi Broady | 3 | 4 | 7 | Kurumi Nara | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | Kurumi Nara | 6 | 6 | | | | |

**Fourth qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4/PR | Wang Yafan | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Valeria Savinykh | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
| | 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 | 3 | 5 |
| 11 | Marina Melnikova | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | |

**Fifth qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | Astra Sharma | 2 | $6^6$ | | | | |
| WC | Eden Silva | 6 | $7^8$ | | | | |
| WC | Eden Silva | 6 | $7^8$ | WC | Eden Silva | 0 | 1 |
| | | | | 9 | Giulia Gatto-Monticone | 6 | 6 |
| | Martina Di Giuseppe | 4 | 4 | 9 | Giulia Gatto-Monticone | 6 | 6 |
| 9 | Giulia Gatto-Monticone | 6 | 6 | | | | |

**Sixth qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | Vitalia Diatchenko | 6 | 1 | 7 | | | | |
| | Katie Volynets | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | | |
| | Katie Volynets | 3 | 6 | 5 | 6 | Vitalia Diatchenko | $7^7$ | 6 |
| | | | | | WC | Naiktha Bains | $6^1$ | 3 |
| WC | Naiktha Bains | 6 | $7^7$ | | WC | Naiktha Bains | $6^1$ | 3 |
| Alt | Ingrid Neel | 4 | $6^3$ | | | | | |
