2021 Eastbourne International – Women's singles

Women's singles
2021 Eastbourne International
Final
Champion	Jeļena Ostapenko
Runner-up	Anett Kontaveit
Score	6–3, 6–3
Events
Singles men women Doubles men women
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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).^[1]

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.^[2] As a result, Plíšková exited the top 10 of the WTA rankings for the first time since September 2016.^[3]

Seeds

Draw

Key

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	Q	Camila Giorgi	4r
		Anett Kontaveit	5
									Anett Kontaveit	3	3
								WC	Jeļena Ostapenko	6	6
	WC	Jeļena Ostapenko	6	6
		Elena Rybakina	4	1

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							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	65	6	4
	LL	S Rogers	6	7											Q	C Giorgi	77	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	4r
	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	77	7
	Q	V Golubic	6	6											Q	V Golubic	6	62	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							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	8	A Pavlyuchenkova	1	3
	WC	J Ostapenko	6	6				WC	J Ostapenko	5	6	6
		O Jabeur	6	77					O Jabeur	7	4	3
		M Vondroušová	3	64											WC	J Ostapenko	1	7	6
		D Kasatkina	7	2												D Kasatkina	6	5	2
	Q	V Zvonareva	5	2r					D Kasatkina	4	6	6
	WC	H Watson	3	77	5			4	I Świątek	6	0	1
	4	I Świątek	6	64	7																	WC	J Ostapenko	6	6
	7	E Mertens	6	64	5																		E Rybakina	4	1
		C Gauff	0	77	7				C Gauff	6	5	2
	LL	A Sevastova	6	66	6			LL	A Sevastova	4	7	6
	Q	M Kostyuk	1	78	4										LL	A Sevastova	6	67	65
	WC	H Dart	2	77	4											E Rybakina	2	79	77
		E Rybakina	6	65	6				E Rybakina	6	77
		P Badosa	6	1	61			2	E Svitolina	4	63
	2	E Svitolina	4	6	77

Qualifying

Seeds

Qualifiers

Lucky losers

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Zhang Shuai	6	6
		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	7	6

Second qualifier

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

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Magda Linette	77	4	4
		Camila Giorgi	63	6	6
									Camila Giorgi	7	6
								12	Ajla Tomljanović	5	3
		Lauren Davis	1	67
	12	Ajla Tomljanović	6	79

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Shelby Rogers	7	6
		Caroline Garcia	5	4
								4	Shelby Rogers	5	6	0
								10	Bernarda Pera	7	0	6
	WC	Francesca Jones	3	67
	10	Bernarda Pera	6	79

Fifth qualifier

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

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	6	Anastasija Sevastova	6	77
		Nao Hibino	0	63
								6	Anastasija Sevastova	6	3	5
									Christina McHale	3	6	7
		Christina McHale	6	6
	Alt	Zhu Lin	1	1

References

External links

• Main draw
• Qualifying draw
• Official website
• WTA Website