2021 Open Angers Arena Loire – Singles

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Singles
2021 Open Angers Arena Loire
Champion Flag of Russia.svg Vitalia Diatchenko
Runner-up Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Shuai
Final score6–0, 6–4
Details
Draw32
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
Open Angers Arena Loire ·  2022  

This was the first edition of this tennis tournament. [1]

Contents

Vitalia Diatchenko won her third career WTA 125 title, defeating Zhang Shuai 6–0, 6–4 in the final.

Seeds

  1. Flag of Ukraine.svg Anhelina Kalinina (withdrew)
  2. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Shuai (final)
  3. Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Greet Minnen (second round)
  4. Flag of France.svg Clara Burel (quarterfinals, withdrew)
  5. Flag of Russia.svg Varvara Gracheva (first round)
  6. Flag of Russia.svg Vera Zvonareva (second round)
  7. Flag of France.svg Océane Dodin (first round)
  8. Flag of France.svg Kristina Mladenovic (quarterfinals)
  9. Flag of Ukraine.svg Dayana Yastremska (withdrew)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
LL Flag of Russia.svg Vitalia Diatchenko 76
Q Flag of Russia.svg Natalia Vikhlyantseva 5 2
LL Flag of Russia.svg Vitalia Diatchenko 66
2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Shuai 0 4
Q Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yuan Yue 4 0
2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Shuai 66

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
LL Flag of Italy.svg M Di Giuseppe 6561
Q Flag of Latvia.svg D Vismane 772 6Q Flag of Latvia.svg D Vismane 66660
LL Flag of Russia.svg V Diatchenko 66LL Flag of Russia.svg V Diatchenko 2 7877
Flag of Spain.svg C Bucșa 1 2 LL Flag of Russia.svg V Diatchenko 67
WC Flag of France.svg M Noël 7106WC Flag of France.svg M Noël 1 5
Flag of India.svg A Raina 683 WC Flag of France.svg M Noël 71177
Flag of Slovenia.svg P Hercog 76 Flag of Slovenia.svg P Hercog 6964
7 Flag of France.svg O Dodin 5 0 LL Flag of Russia.svg V Diatchenko 76
4 Flag of France.svg C Burel 2 66Q Flag of Russia.svg N Vikhlyantseva 5 2
WC Flag of France.svg E Jacquemot 63 1 4 Flag of France.svg C Burel 62 6
Flag of Georgia.svg M Bolkvadze 653 Q Flag of Bulgaria.svg I Shinikova 4 63
Q Flag of Bulgaria.svg I Shinikova 7764 Flag of France.svg C Burel
Flag of Romania.svg A Bogdan 2 2 Q Flag of Russia.svg N Vikhlyantseva w/o
Q Flag of Russia.svg N Vikhlyantseva 66Q Flag of Russia.svg N Vikhlyantseva 66
Flag of Switzerland.svg S Vögele 4 4 6 Flag of Russia.svg V Zvonareva 3 4
6 Flag of Russia.svg V Zvonareva 66

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5 Flag of Russia.svg V Gracheva 4 3
Flag of Austria.svg J Grabher 66 Flag of Austria.svg J Grabher 3 64
Flag of Croatia.svg J Fett 66 Flag of Croatia.svg J Fett 62 6
WC Flag of Andorra.svg V Jiménez Kasintseva 4 2 Flag of Croatia.svg J Fett 5 60
Q Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Y Yuan 66Q Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Y Yuan 73 6
Flag of Switzerland.svg L Küng 1 2 Q Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Y Yuan 66
Flag of France.svg C Paquet 4 4 3 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg G Minnen 3 3
3 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg G Minnen 66Q Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Y Yuan 4 0
8 Flag of France.svg K Mladenovic 2 65 2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg S Zhang 66
Flag of Serbia.svg N Stojanović 64 3r8 Flag of France.svg K Mladenovic 3 66
Flag of Germany.svg T Korpatsch 3 1 WC Flag of France.svg J Ponchet 63 4
WC Flag of France.svg J Ponchet 668 Flag of France.svg K Mladenovic 3 2
Flag of Russia.svg A Blinkova 662 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg S Zhang 66
Flag of Russia.svg A Zakharova 2 3 Flag of Russia.svg A Blinkova 1 1
Flag of Switzerland.svg Y In-Albon 3 3 2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg S Zhang 66
2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg S Zhang 66

Qualifying

Seeds

  1. Flag of Russia.svg Vitalia Diatchenko (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  2. Flag of the Netherlands.svg Indy de Vroome (first round, retired)
  3. Flag of Bulgaria.svg Isabella Shinikova (qualified)
  4. Flag of Russia.svg Natalia Vikhlyantseva (qualified)
  5. Flag of Belarus.svg Iryna Shymanovich (qualifying competition)
  6. Flag of Italy.svg Martina Di Giuseppe (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  7. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yuan Yue (qualified)
  8. Flag of Latvia.svg Daniela Vismane (qualified)

Qualifiers

Lucky loser

Draw

First qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
1 Flag of Russia.svg Vitalia Diatchenko 66
WC Flag of France.svg Chloé Noël 0 3
1 Flag of Russia.svg Vitalia Diatchenko 2 65
8 Flag of Latvia.svg Daniela Vismane 677
  Flag of Norway.svg Ulrikke Eikeri 3 64
8 Flag of Latvia.svg Daniela Vismane 677

Second qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
2 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Indy de Vroome 6622r
WC Flag of France.svg Séléna Janicijevic 2 773
WC Flag of France.svg Séléna Janicijevic 2 0
7 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yuan Yue 66
WC Flag of France.svg Léolia Jeanjean 3 3
7 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yuan Yue 66

Third qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
3 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Isabella Shinikova 66
WC Flag of France.svg Alice Robbe 4 1
3 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Isabella Shinikova 66
6 Flag of Italy.svg Martina Di Giuseppe 3 2
  Flag of Russia.svg Angelina Gabueva 3 2
6 Flag of Italy.svg Martina Di Giuseppe 66

Fourth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
4 Flag of Russia.svg Natalia Vikhlyantseva 67
WC Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Hsieh Yu-chieh 3 5
4 Flag of Russia.svg Natalia Vikhlyantseva 76
5 Flag of Belarus.svg Iryna Shymanovich 5 1
  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Lara Salden 651
5 Flag of Belarus.svg Iryna Shymanovich 776

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References

  1. WTA - Angers - Jacquemot, Ponchet et Noël récupèrent les wild-cards