2021 Lyon Open (WTA) – Singles

Singles
2021 Lyon Open (WTA)
Champion	Clara Tauson
Runner-up	Viktorija Golubic
Final score	6–4, 6–1
Details
Draw	32 (6 Q / 3 WC )
Seeds	8
Events
Singles Doubles
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Main article: 2021 Lyon Open (WTA)

Sofia Kenin was the defending champion, ^[1] but chose not to participate after undergoing surgery for appendicitis. ^[2]

World No. 139 Clara Tauson won her first WTA singles title as a qualifier, defeating Viktorija Golubic in the final, 6–4, 6–1. Tauson did not drop a set throughout the entire tournament, including qualifying rounds, and dropped just 35 games across seven matches. Tauson became the second Danish player in history, after Caroline Wozniacki, to win a WTA Tour singles title. The final match was the first WTA singles final to be contested between two qualifiers since the 2017 Japan Women's Open.

Seeds

1. Ekaterina Alexandrova (First round)
2. Fiona Ferro (Semifinals)
3. Caroline Garcia (Second round)
4. Kristina Mladenovic (Quarterfinals)
5. Alizé Cornet (First round)
6. Sorana Cîrstea (First round)
7. Paula Badosa (Semifinals)
8. Arantxa Rus (Second 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

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	Q	Clara Tauson	7	6
	7	Paula Badosa	5	1
								Q	Clara Tauson	6	6
								Q	Viktorija Golubic	4	1
	Q	Viktorija Golubic	4	6	77
	2	Fiona Ferro	6	0	64

Top half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	E Alexandrova	3	4
	Q	C Tauson	6	6				Q	C Tauson	6	6
		T Babos	6	5	6				T Babos	2	3
		V Gracheva	4	7	3										Q	C Tauson	6	6
		V Kužmová	2	3												C Giorgi	3	1
		C Giorgi	6	6					C Giorgi	2	6	77
		N Stojanović	6	6					N Stojanović	6	1	65
	6	S Cîrstea	4	0																		Q	C Tauson	7	6
	4	K Mladenovic	5	7	6																	7	P Badosa	5	1
	PR	M Buzărnescu	7	5	2			4	K Mladenovic	6	6
		K Zavatska	4	1				Q	M Gasparyan	4	2
	Q	M Gasparyan	6	6											4	K Mladenovic	5	77	2
		S Vögele	77	65	6										7	P Badosa	7	65	6
		I Bara	63	77	3				S Vögele	2	4
	WC	H Tan	4	6	65			7	P Badosa	6	6
	7	P Badosa	6	0	77

Bottom half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	8	A Rus	78	6
		Xiy Wang	66	4				8	A Rus	6	2	3
		G Minnen	7	7					G Minnen	4	6	6
		K Kawa	5	5												G Minnen	3	60
		V Lapko	7	4	3										Q	V Golubic	6	77
	Q	V Golubic	5	6	6			Q	V Golubic	6	6
		O Dodin	2	6	3			3	C Garcia	1	2
	3	C Garcia	6	2	6																	Q	V Golubic	4	6	77
	5	A Cornet	1	6	3																	2	F Ferro	6	0	64
	WC	C Burel	6	1	6			WC	C Burel	7	2	6
		A Sasnovich	79	6					A Sasnovich	5	6	0
	WC	E Bouchard	67	2											WC	C Burel	6	1	3
	Q	G Gatto-Monticone	2	6	2										2	F Ferro	2	6	6
	Q	T Martincová	6	3	6			Q	T Martincová	2	1r
	Q	M Fręch	7	5	5			2	F Ferro	6	4
	2	F Ferro	5	7	7

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Tereza Martincová (Qualified)
2. Margarita Gasparyan (Qualified)
3.   Viktorija Golubic (Qualified)
4. Viktoriya Tomova (Qualifying competition)
5. Clara Tauson (Qualified)
6. Barbara Haas (Qualifying competition)
7. Harriet Dart (First round)
8. Kamilla Rakhimova (Qualifying competition)
9. Olga Danilović (First round)
10.     Leonie Küng (Qualifying competition)
11. Wang Xinyu (First round)
12. Jaqueline Cristian (First round)

Qualifiers

1. Tereza Martincová
2. Margarita Gasparyan
3.     Viktorija Golubic
4. Magdalena Fręch
5. Clara Tauson
6. Giulia Gatto-Monticone

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Tereza Martincová	6	6
	WC	Margot Yerolymos	2	1
								1	Tereza Martincová	6	6
									Yuki Naito	2	3
		Yuki Naito	77	6
	7	Harriet Dart	65	3

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Margarita Gasparyan	6	6
		Chloé Paquet	3	4
								2	Margarita Gasparyan	3	79	6
								8	Kamilla Rakhimova	6	67	3
		You Xiaodi	6	64	3
	8	Kamilla Rakhimova	1	77	6

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Viktorija Golubic	6	6
		Laura Ioana Paar	1	1
								3	Viktorija Golubic	6	6
								10	Leonie Küng	3	0
		Natalija Kostić	0	0
	10	Leonie Küng	6	6

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Viktoriya Tomova	6	6
	PR	Lu Jiajing	1	1
								4	Viktoriya Tomova	4	4
									Magdalena Fręch	6	6
		Magdalena Fręch	6	6
	9	Olga Danilović	1	1

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	5	Clara Tauson	6	6
	WC	Juline Fayard	2	0
								5	Clara Tauson	6	6
								WC	Amandine Hesse	4	2
	WC	Amandine Hesse	6	6
	11	Wang Xinyu	3	4

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	6	Barbara Haas	3	6	7
	WC	Loïs Boisson	6	2	5
								6	Barbara Haas	6	3	3
									Giulia Gatto-Monticone	2	6	6
		Giulia Gatto-Monticone	6	6
	12	Jaqueline Cristian	4	1

References

When nothing else is mentioned: Main Draw and Qualifying Draw (from Official website).

Others:

1. "Kenin captures second title of 2020 in Lyon over Friedsam". WTA Tennis. 8 March 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
2. "Sofia Kenin undergoes surgery for appendicitis in Melbourne". Tennis.com. 17 February 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2021.