2021 Birmingham Classic
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Tennis tournament
| 2021 Birmingham Classic | |
|---|---|
| Date | 14–20 June |
| Edition | 39th |
| Category | WTA 250 tournaments |
| Draw | 32S / 16D |
| Surface | Grass |
| Location | Birmingham, United Kingdom |
| Venue | Edgbaston Priory Club |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
| Tunisia Ons Jabeur | |
| Doubles | |
| Czech Republic Marie Bouzková / Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká | |
The 2021 Birmingham Classic (also known as the Viking Classic Birmingham for sponsorship reasons) was a women's tennis tournament being played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 39th edition of the event, and a WTA 250 tournament on the 2021 WTA Tour. It took place at the Edgbaston Priory Club in Birmingham, United Kingdom, on 14–20 June 2021.[1]
Champions
[edit ]Singles
[edit ]Main article: 2021 Birmingham Classic – Singles
- Tunisia Ons Jabeur def. Russia Daria Kasatkina, 7–5, 6–4
Doubles
[edit ]Main article: 2021 Birmingham Classic – Doubles
- Czech Republic Marie Bouzková / Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká def. Tunisia Ons Jabeur / Australia Ellen Perez 6–4, 2–6, [10–8]
Points and prize money
[edit ]Point distribution
[edit ]| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 321 | Q | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | 280 | 180 | 110 | 60 | 30 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Prize money
[edit ]| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | 29,800ドル | 16,398ドル | 10,100ドル | 5,800ドル | 3,675ドル | 2,675ドル | 1,950ドル | 1,270ドル |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles * | 10,300ドル | 6,000ドル | 3,800ドル | 2,300ドル | 1,750ドル | — | — | — |
1Qualifiers prize money is also the round of 32 prize money.
*per team
Singles main draw entrants
[edit ]Seeds
[edit ]| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEL | Elise Mertens | 15 | 1 |
| TUN | Ons Jabeur | 26 | 2 |
| CRO | Donna Vekić | 36 | 3 |
| RUS | Daria Kasatkina | 37 | 4 |
| LAT | Jeļena Ostapenko | 44 | 5 |
| CHN | Zhang Shuai | 46 | 6 |
| FRA | Fiona Ferro | 51 | 7 |
| CZE | Marie Bouzková | 52 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings are as of 31 May 2021. [2]
Other entrants
[edit ]The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
- Russia Vitalia Diatchenko
- Italy Giulia Gatto-Monticone
- Czech Republic Tereza Martincová
- United States Caty McNally
- United States CoCo Vandeweghe
- China Wang Yafan
Withdrawals
[edit ]- Before the tournament
- Spain Paula Badosa → replaced by Serbia Nina Stojanović
- United States Coco Gauff → replaced by Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei
- United Kingdom Johanna Konta → replaced by Italy Camila Giorgi
- Estonia Anett Kontaveit → replaced by Canada Leylah Annie Fernandez
- Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova → replaced by United Kingdom Heather Watson
- Poland Magda Linette → replaced by Switzerland Viktorija Golubic
- Latvia Anastasija Sevastova → replaced by Ukraine Marta Kostyuk
- Switzerland Jil Teichmann → replaced by Australia Ajla Tomljanović
- Russia Elena Vesnina → replaced by France Kristina Mladenovic
- China Wang Qiang → replaced by Slovenia Polona Hercog
- China Zheng Saisai → replaced by Russia Anastasia Potapova
Doubles main draw entrants
[edit ]Seeds
[edit ]| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TPE | Hsieh Su-wei | BEL | Elise Mertens | 5 | 1 |
| TPE | Chan Hao-ching | TPE | Latisha Chan | 42 | 2 |
| CAN | Gabriela Dabrowski | CHN | Zhang Shuai | 54 | 3 |
| USA | Caroline Dolehide | USA | Caty McNally | 80 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings are as of 31 May 2021.
Other entrants
[edit ]The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
- United Kingdom Naiktha Bains / Czech Republic Tereza Martincová
- United Kingdom Sarah Beth Grey / United Kingdom Emily Webley-Smith
Withdrawals
[edit ]- Before the tournament
- Slovenia Dalila Jakupović / United States Sabrina Santamaria → replaced by United Kingdom Harriet Dart / United Kingdom Heather Watson
- Poland Magda Linette / Poland Alicja Rosolska → replaced by Latvia Jeļena Ostapenko / Poland Alicja Rosolska
- United States Bethanie Mattek-Sands / India Sania Mirza → replaced by United Kingdom Tara Moore / United Kingdom Eden Silva
References
[edit ]- ^ "Nature Valley Open Overview". www.wtatennis.com. WTA Tour.
- ^ "Johanna Konta, Elise Mertens and Coco Gauff confirmed for Birmingham Classic". LTA. 21 May 2021. Archived from the original on 26 September 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.