2021 Nottingham Open

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2021 Nottingham Open
Date6–13 June
Edition13th (women)
25th (men)
Category WTA 250 (women)
ATP Challenger Tour (men)
Draw48S / 16D (women)
32S / 16D (men)
Surface Grass
Location Nottingham, United Kingdom
Venue Nottingham Tennis Centre
Champions
Men's singles
Flag of the United States.svg Frances Tiafoe
Women's singles
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Johanna Konta
Men's doubles
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matt Reid / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ken Skupski
Women's doubles
Flag of Ukraine.svg Lyudmyla Kichenok / Flag of Japan.svg Makoto Ninomiya
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The 2021 Nottingham Open (also known as the Viking Open Nottingham for sponsorship purposes) was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 13th edition of the event for women and the 25th edition for men. It was classified as a WTA 250 on the 2021 WTA Tour for the women, and as an ATP Challenger Tour event for the men. The event took place at the Nottingham Tennis Centre in Nottingham, United Kingdom from 6 through 13 June 2021. [1]

Contents

Champions

Men's singles

Women's singles

Men's doubles

Women's doubles

ATP singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  GBR Dan Evans 271
Flag of the United States.svg USA Frances Tiafoe 742
Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Andreas Seppi 983
Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Kevin Anderson 1004
Flag of the United States.svg USA Mackenzie McDonald 1195
Flag of the United States.svg USA Denis Kudla 1206
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  BIH Damir Džumhur 1257
Flag of Poland.svg  POL Kamil Majchrzak 1268

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

WTA singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  GBR Johanna Konta 201
Flag of the United States.svg USA Alison Riske 282
Flag of Croatia.svg  CRO Donna Vekić 363
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  CHN Zhang Shuai 484
Flag of the United States.svg USA Danielle Collins 505
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Marie Bouzková 526
Flag of France.svg  FRA Kristina Mladenovic 617
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Alison Van Uytvanck 678
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  GBR Heather Watson 719
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   SUI Viktorija Golubic 7210
Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Camila Giorgi 8011
Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Nao Hibino 8212
Flag of the United States.svg USA Madison Brengle 8413
Flag of the United States.svg USA Lauren Davis 8614
Flag of Serbia.svg  SRB Nina Stojanović 8715
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  KAZ Zarina Diyas 9316
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Tereza Martincová 9417
Flag of the United States.svg USA Christina McHale 9518

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

The following players received entry as lucky losers:

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

Retirements

WTA doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerCountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Ellen Perez Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  CHN Zhang Shuai 921
Flag of the United States.svg USA Caroline Dolehide Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Storm Sanders 1062
Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Lyudmyla Kichenok Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Makoto Ninomiya 1093
Flag of the United States.svg USA Kaitlyn Christian Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Nao Hibino 1264

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

The following pair received entry using a protected ranking:

The following pair received entry as an alternate:

Withdrawals

Before the tournament
During the tournament

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References

  1. "Viking Open Nottingham". www.wtatennis.com. WTA Tour.
  2. "Venus Williams and Johanna Konta lead stellar entry list for Nottingham Open". LTA. 21 May 2021.