2021 Eastbourne International – Women's singles
# 2021 Eastbourne International – Women's singles

Jeļena Ostapenko defeated Anett Kontaveit in the final, 6–3, 6–3, to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2021 Eastbourne International. By winning her fourth career WTA Tour singles title, Ostapenko became the tournament's third wildcard champion, following Monica Seles (1996) and Julie Halard-Decugis (2000).

Karolína Plíšková was the defending champion from when the event was last held in 2019, but she lost in the first round to Camila Giorgi. As a result, Plíšková exited the top 10 of the WTA rankings for the first time since September 2016.

## Seeds

* Aryna Sabalenka (quarterfinals)
* Elina Svitolina (second round)
* Bianca Andreescu (second round)
* Iga Świątek (second round)
* Karolína Plíšková (first round)
* Belinda Bencic (second round)
* Elise Mertens (first round)
* Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (first round)

## 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 | Camila Giorgi | $4^r$ | | | | | |
| | Anett Kontaveit | 5 | | | | | |
| | Anett Kontaveit | 5 | | | Anett Kontaveit | 3 | 3 |
| | | | | WC | Jeļena Ostapenko | 6 | 6 |
| WC | Jeļena Ostapenko | 6 | 6 | WC | Jeļena Ostapenko | 6 | 6 |
| | Elena Rybakina | 4 | 1 | | | | |

### 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | A Sabalenka | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | B Pera | 3 | 4 | | 1 | A Sabalenka | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Kudermetova | 3 | 4 | | | A Riske | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Riske | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | A Sabalenka | $6^5$ | 6 | 4 | | | |
| LL | S Rogers | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | Q | C Giorgi | $7^7$ | 0 | 6 | | | |
| | K Bertens | 1 | 5 | | LL | S Rogers | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Giorgi | 2 | 6 | 6 | Q | C Giorgi | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Ka Plíšková | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | Q | C Giorgi | $4^r$ |
| 3 | B Andreescu | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | A Kontaveit | 5 |
| Q | C McHale | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | B Andreescu | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Kontaveit | 6 | 3 | 6 | | A Kontaveit | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Kuznetsova | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | A Kontaveit | 2 | $7^7$ | 7 | | | |
| Q | V Golubic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Q | V Golubic | 6 | $6^2$ | 5 | | | |
| WC | S Stosur | 2 | 3 | | Q | V Golubic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Martić | 1 | 3 | | 6 | B Bencic | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | B Bencic | 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 8 | A Pavlyuchenkova | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Ostapenko | 6 | 6 | | WC | J Ostapenko | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | O Jabeur | 6 | $7^7$ | | | O Jabeur | 7 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Vondroušová | 3 | $6^4$ | | | | | | | WC | J Ostapenko | 1 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | D Kasatkina | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | D Kasatkina | 6 | 5 | 2 | | | | |
| Q | V Zvonareva | 5 | $2^r$ | | | D Kasatkina | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | H Watson | 3 | $7^7$ | 5 | 4 | I Świątek | 6 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | I Świątek | 6 | $6^4$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | WC | J Ostapenko | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | E Mertens | 6 | $6^4$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | E Rybakina | 4 | 1 |
| | C Gauff | 0 | $7^7$ | 7 | | C Gauff | 6 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | A Sevastova | 6 | $6^6$ | 6 | LL | A Sevastova | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Kostyuk | 1 | $7^8$ | 4 | | | | | | LL | A Sevastova | 6 | $6^7$ | $6^5$ | | | | |
| WC | H Dart | 2 | $7^7$ | 4 | | | | | | | E Rybakina | 2 | $7^9$ | $7^7$ | | | | |
| | E Rybakina | 6 | $6^5$ | 6 | | E Rybakina | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Badosa | 6 | 1 | $6^1$ | 2 | E Svitolina | 4 | $6^3$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | E Svitolina | 4 | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying

### Seeds

* Zhang Shuai (qualifying competition)
* Yulia Putintseva (first round)
* Magda Linette (first round)
* Shelby Rogers (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Fiona Ferro (first round)
* Anastasija Sevastova (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Kristina Mladenovic (qualifying competition)
* Hsieh Su-wei (withdrew, still competing in Birmingham)
* Marta Kostyuk (qualified)
* Bernarda Pera (qualified)
* Viktorija Golubic (qualified)
* Ajla Tomljanović (qualifying competition)

### Qualifiers

* Marta Kostyuk
* Viktorija Golubic
* Camila Giorgi
* Bernarda Pera
* Vera Zvonareva
* Christina McHale

### Lucky losers

* Shelby Rogers
* Anastasija Sevastova

### Qualifying draw

**First qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Zhang Shuai | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Polona Hercog | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Polona Hercog | 1 | 3 | 1 | Zhang Shuai | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| | | | | 9 | Marta Kostyuk | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| WC | Samantha Murray Sharan | 5 | 3 | 9 | Marta Kostyuk | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| 9 | Marta Kostyuk | 7 | 6 | | | | | |

**Second qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 | Yulia Putintseva | 5 | 5 | | | | | |
| | Madison Brengle | 7 | 7 | | | | | |
| | Madison Brengle | 7 | 7 | | Madison Brengle | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| | | | | 11 | Viktorija Golubic | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| WC | Sarah Beth Grey | 3 | 0 | 11 | Viktorija Golubic | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| 11 | Viktorija Golubic | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

**Third qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | Magda Linette | $7^7$ | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | Camila Giorgi | $6^3$ | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Camila Giorgi | $6^3$ | 6 | 6 | | Camila Giorgi | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | | 12 | Ajla Tomljanović | 5 | 3 |
| | Lauren Davis | 1 | $6^7$ | | 12 | Ajla Tomljanović | 5 | 3 |
| 12 | Ajla Tomljanović | 6 | $7^9$ | | | | | |

**Fourth qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | Shelby Rogers | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Caroline Garcia | 5 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Caroline Garcia | 5 | 4 | 4 | Shelby Rogers | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| | | | | 10 | Bernarda Pera | 7 | 0 | 6 |
| WC | Francesca Jones | 3 | $6^7$ | 10 | Bernarda Pera | 7 | 0 | 6 |
| 10 | Bernarda Pera | 6 | $7^9$ | | | | | |

**Fifth qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | Fiona Ferro | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| PR | Vera Zvonareva | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| PR | Vera Zvonareva | 6 | 6 | | PR | Vera Zvonareva | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | | 7 | Kristina Mladenovic | 3 | 5 |
| WC | Jodie Burrage | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | Kristina Mladenovic | 3 | 5 |
| 7 | Kristina Mladenovic | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | |

**Sixth qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | Anastasija Sevastova | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | |
| | Nao Hibino | 0 | $6^3$ | | | | | |
| | Nao Hibino | 0 | $6^3$ | 6 | Anastasija Sevastova | 6 | 3 | 5 |
| | | | | | Christina McHale | 3 | 6 | 7 |
| | Christina McHale | 6 | 6 | | Christina McHale | 3 | 6 | 7 |
| Alt | Zhu Lin | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
