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Singles
Singles
2021 Birmingham Classic
Final
Champion	Ons Jabeur
Runner-up	Daria Kasatkina
Score	7–5, 6–4
Details
Draw	32 (6 Q / 3 WC )
Seeds	8
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Singles	Doubles

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Ons Jabeur defeated Daria Kasatkina in the final, 7–5, 6–4, to win the singles tennis title at the 2021 Birmingham Classic. By winning her first career singles title on her third attempt, Jabeur became the first Tunisian and Arab woman to win a singles title on the WTA Tour.^[1]

Ashleigh Barty was the defending champion from when the event was last held in 2019,^[2] but she chose to play in Berlin instead,^[3] where she later withdrew from due to injury.^[4]

Seeds

Elise Mertens (first round)
Ons Jabeur (champion)
Donna Vekić (quarterfinals)
Daria Kasatkina (final)
Jeļena Ostapenko (second round)
Zhang Shuai (second round, retired)
Fiona Ferro (first round)
Marie Bouzková (quarterfinals)

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Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals				Final

Q	CoCo Vandeweghe	2	4

4	Daria Kasatkina	6	6
				4	Daria Kasatkina	5	4

				2	Ons Jabeur	7	6
	Heather Watson	3	3

2	Ons Jabeur	6	6

Top half

First round					Second round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals

1	E Mertens	6⁵	7⁷	6⁴
	A Tomljanović	7⁷	6⁵	7⁷		A Tomljanović	6	4	3
Q	C Vandeweghe	6	7⁷		Q	C Vandeweghe	4	6	6
	Kr Plíšková	4	6¹							Q	C Vandeweghe	6	6
WC	H Dart	5	6	4						8	M Bouzková	4	4
	C Garcia	7	4	6		C Garcia	3	0
	S-w Hsieh	6	1	2	8	M Bouzková	6	6
8	M Bouzková	3	6	6											Q	C Vandeweghe	2	4
4	D Kasatkina	4	6	6											4	D Kasatkina	6	6
	P Hercog	6	3	3	4	D Kasatkina	6	7
	M Brengle	6	5	3		M Kostyuk	2	5
	M Kostyuk	4	7	6						4	D Kasatkina	6	2	6
WC	S Stosur	3	4							Q	T Martincová	4	6	0
Q	T Martincová	6	6		Q	T Martincová	7⁷	4	6
	L Davis	4	1		5	J Ostapenko	6⁴	6	2
5	J Ostapenko	6	6

Bottom half

First round					Second round					Quarterfinals				Semifinals

6	S Zhang	6	7
Q	V Diatchenko	2	5		6	S Zhang	2^r
	V Golubic	6	2	2		H Watson	5
	H Watson	3	6	6							H Watson	6	6
	C Giorgi	6	6							3	D Vekić	4	2
Q	G Gatto-Monticone	3	0			C Giorgi	6	3	4
WC	F Jones	1	3		3	D Vekić	2	6	6
3	D Vekić	6	6												H Watson	3	3
7	F Ferro	6	3	4										2	O Jabeur	6	6
	K Mladenovic	3	6	6		K Mladenovic	3	3
	N Stojanović	7	6⁸	4		A Potapova	6	6
	A Potapova	5	7¹⁰	6							A Potapova	4	0
	LA Fernandez	7	6							2	O Jabeur	6	6
Q	Y Wang	5	3			LA Fernandez	4	6	6³
Q	C McNally	4	2		2	O Jabeur	6	3	7⁷
2	O Jabeur	6	6

Qualifying

Seeds

Tereza Martincová (qualified)
Camila Osorio (withdrew)
Caty McNally (qualified)
Wang Yafan (qualified)
Astra Sharma (first round)
Vitalia Diatchenko (qualified)
Kurumi Nara (qualifying competition)
Kateryna Kozlova (qualifying competition)
Giulia Gatto-Monticone (qualified)
Georgina García Pérez (qualifying competition)
Marina Melnikova (qualifying competition)
Francesca Jones (Received main draw wildcard)

Qualifiers

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

First round				Qualifying competition

1	Tereza Martincová	4

	Dalila Jakupović	2^r
				1	Tereza Martincová	6	6

				10	Georgina García Pérez	3	2
	Ellen Perez	6⁵	5

10	Georgina García Pérez	7⁷	7

Second qualifier

First round				Qualifying competition

Alt	Gabriela Dabrowski	2	2

PR	CoCo Vandeweghe	6	6
				PR	CoCo Vandeweghe	6	6¹	6

				8/PR	Kateryna Kozlova	4	7⁷	4
	Emily Webley-Smith	2	0

8/PR	Kateryna Kozlova	6	6

Third qualifier

First round				Qualifying competition

3	Caty McNally	6	7⁷

WC	Tara Moore	2	6⁴
				3	Caty McNally	6	6

				7	Kurumi Nara	3	0
WC	Naomi Broady	3	4

7	Kurumi Nara	6	6

Fourth qualifier

First round					Qualifying competition

4/PR	Wang Yafan	6	6

	Valeria Savinykh	1	4
					4/PR	Wang Yafan	6	7

					11	Marina Melnikova	3	5
WC	Sarah Beth Grey	2	6	3

11	Marina Melnikova	6	2	6

Fifth qualifier

First round				Qualifying competition

5	Astra Sharma	2	6⁶

WC	Eden Silva	6	7⁸
				WC	Eden Silva	0	1

				9	Giulia Gatto-Monticone	6	6
	Martina Di Giuseppe	4	4

9	Giulia Gatto-Monticone	6	6

Sixth qualifier

First round					Qualifying competition

6	Vitalia Diatchenko	6	1	7

	Katie Volynets	3	6	5
					6	Vitalia Diatchenko	7⁷	6

					WC	Naiktha Bains	6¹	3
WC	Naiktha Bains	6	7⁷

Alt	Ingrid Neel	4	6³

References

^ "Viking Classic Birmingham 2021: Jabeur makes history with first win". Lawn Tennis Association. 20 June 2021. Archived from the original on 17 June 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
^ "Ashleigh Barty to become world No 1 after Birmingham win over Julia Görges". The Guardian. Press Association. 23 June 2019. Archived from the original on 18 December 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
^ "Barty, Osaka lead strong field at new Berlin WTA 500 on grass". Women's Tennis Association. 20 May 2021. Archived from the original on 27 February 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
^ "Sakkari joins Swiatek, Kenin, Barty, Osaka and Brady in withdrawing from bett1 Open Berlin". Tennis Up to Date. 11 June 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
^ "Viking Classic Birmingham". WTA Tour. Retrieved 11 June 2021.

External links

[1] "Viking Classic Birmingham 2021: Jabeur makes history with first win". Lawn Tennis Association. 20 June 2021. Archived from the original on 17 June 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2022.

[2] "Ashleigh Barty to become world No 1 after Birmingham win over Julia Görges". The Guardian. Press Association. 23 June 2019. Archived from the original on 18 December 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2022.

[3] "Barty, Osaka lead strong field at new Berlin WTA 500 on grass". Women's Tennis Association. 20 May 2021. Archived from the original on 27 February 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2022.

[4] "Sakkari joins Swiatek, Kenin, Barty, Osaka and Brady in withdrawing from bett1 Open Berlin". Tennis Up to Date. 11 June 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2022.

[5] "Viking Classic Birmingham". WTA Tour. Retrieved 11 June 2021.

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 | champ = {{flagicon|TUN}} [[Ons Jabeur]]
 | runner = {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Daria Kasatkina]]
 | score = 7–5, 6–4
+| draw = 32 (6{{abbr| Q | Qualifiers}} / 3{{abbr| WC | Wild Cards}})
+| seeds = 8
 | type = singles doubles
 | before_year = 2019
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 {{main|2021 Birmingham Classic}}
+[[Ons Jabeur]] defeated [[Daria Kasatkina]] in the final, 7–5, 6–4, to win the singles tennis title at the 2021 Birmingham Classic. By winning her first career singles title on her third attempt, Jabeur became the first Tunisian and Arab woman to win a singles title on the [[WTA Tour]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 June 2021 |title=Viking Classic Birmingham 2021: Jabeur makes history with first win |url=https://www.lta.org.uk/fan-zone/viking-classic-birmingham/news/jabeur-makes-history-with-first-win/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220617002208/https://www.lta.org.uk/fan-zone/viking-classic-birmingham/news/jabeur-makes-history-with-first-win/ |archive-date=17 June 2022 |access-date=16 June 2022 |publisher=[[Lawn Tennis Association]]}}</ref>
-The '''2021 [[Birmingham Classic (tennis)|Birmingham Classic]]''' (also known as the '''Viking Classic Birmingham''' for sponsorship reasons) was a women's [[tennis]] tournament being played on outdoor [[grass court]]s. 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.<ref>{{cite web|title=Nature Valley Open Overview|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/tournament/2019-birmingham-great-britain-1052|website=www.wtatennis.com|publisher=WTA Tour}}</ref>
+[[Ashleigh Barty]] was the defending champion from when the event was last held in [[2019 Birmingham Classic – Singles|2019]],<ref>{{Cite news |date=23 June 2019 |title=Ashleigh Barty to become world No 1 after Birmingham win over Julia Görges |work=[[The Guardian]] |agency=[[PA Media|Press Association]] |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/jun/23/ashleigh-barty-world-no1-tennis |url-status=live |access-date=16 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211218205425/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/jun/23/ashleigh-barty-world-no1-tennis |archive-date=18 December 2021}}</ref> but she chose to play in [[2021 WTA German Open|Berlin]] instead,<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 May 2021 |title=Barty, Osaka lead strong field at new Berlin WTA 500 on grass |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2152244/barty-osaka-lead-strong-field-at-new-berlin-wta-500-on-grass |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220227091459/https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2152244/barty-osaka-lead-strong-field-at-new-berlin-wta-500-on-grass |archive-date=27 February 2022 |access-date=16 June 2022 |publisher=[[Women's Tennis Association]]}}</ref> where she later withdrew from due to injury.<ref>{{Cite web |date=11 June 2021 |title=Sakkari joins Swiatek, Kenin, Barty, Osaka and Brady in withdrawing from bett1 Open Berlin |url=https://tennisuptodate.com/wta/sakkari-joins-swiatek-kenin-barty-osaka-and-brady-in-withdrawing-from-bett1-open-berlin |access-date=16 June 2022 |website=Tennis Up to Date}}</ref>
-[[Ashleigh Barty]] was the defending champion from when the event was last held in [[2019 Birmingham Classic|2019]], but she chose to play in [[2021 WTA German Open|Berlin]] instead; however, she had to withdraw from Berlin before the beginning of the tournament due to injury.
-[[Ons Jabeur]] won her first WTA Tour singles title, defeating [[Daria Kasatkina]] in the final, 7–5, 6–4. Jabeur became the first Tunisian and Arab woman to win a singles title on the WTA Tour.
 ==Seeds==
 {{columns-list|colwidth=30em|
-#{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Elise Mertens]] ''(First round)''
+# {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Elise Mertens]] ''(first round)''
-#{{flagicon|TUN}} '''[[Ons Jabeur]] (Champion)'''
+# {{flagicon|TUN}} '''[[Ons Jabeur]] (champion)'''
-#{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Donna Vekić]] ''(Quarterfinals)''
+# {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Donna Vekić]] ''(quarterfinals)''
-#{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Daria Kasatkina]] ''(Final)''
+# {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Daria Kasatkina]] ''(final)''
-#{{flagicon|LAT}} [[Jeļena Ostapenko]] ''(Second round)''
+# {{flagicon|LAT}} [[Jeļena Ostapenko]] ''(second round)''
-#{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Zhang Shuai]] ''(Second round, retired)''
+# {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Zhang Shuai]] ''(second round, retired)''
-#{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Fiona Ferro]] ''(First round)''
+# {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Fiona Ferro]] ''(first round)''
-#{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Marie Bouzková]] ''(Quarterfinals)''
+# {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Marie Bouzková]] ''(quarterfinals)''
 }}
 <ref>{{cite web |title=Viking Classic Birmingham |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/tournament/1052/birmingham/2021/draws |website=WTA Tour |access-date=11 June 2021}}</ref>
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 ===Top half===
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-| RD1=First Round
+| RD1=First round
-| RD2=Second Round
+| RD2=Second round
 | RD3=Quarterfinals
 | RD4=Semifinals
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 ===Bottom half===
 {{16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3
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+| RD1=First round
-| RD2=Second Round
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+| RD1-team16='''{{flagicon|TUN}} [[Ons Jabeur|O Jabeur]]'''
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 ==Qualifying==
 ===Seeds===
 {{columns-list|colwidth=30em|
-# {{flagicon|CZE}} '''[[Tereza Martincová]] (Qualified)'''
+# {{flagicon|CZE}} '''[[Tereza Martincová]] (qualified)'''
-# {{flagicon|COL}} [[María Camila Osorio Serrano]] ''(Withdrew)''
+# {{flagicon|COL}} [[Camila Osorio]] ''(withdrew)''
-# {{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Caty McNally]] (Qualified)'''
+# {{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Caty McNally]] (qualified)'''
-# {{flagicon|CHN}} '''[[Wang Yafan]] (Qualified)'''
+# {{flagicon|CHN}} '''[[Wang Yafan]] (qualified)'''
-# {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Astra Sharma]] ''(First round)''
+# {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Astra Sharma]] ''(first round)''
-# {{flagicon|RUS}} '''[[Vitalia Diatchenko]] (Qualified)'''
+# {{flagicon|RUS}} '''[[Vitalia Diatchenko]] (qualified)'''
-# {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Kurumi Nara]] ''(Qualifying competition)''
+# {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Kurumi Nara]] ''(qualifying competition)''
-# {{flagicon|UKR}} [[Kateryna Kozlova]] ''(Qualifying competition)''
+# {{flagicon|UKR}} [[Kateryna Kozlova]] ''(qualifying competition)''
-# {{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[Giulia Gatto-Monticone]] (Qualified)'''
+# {{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[Giulia Gatto-Monticone]] (qualified)'''
-# {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Georgina García Pérez]] ''(Qualifying competition)''
+# {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Georgina García Pérez]] ''(qualifying competition)''
-# {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Marina Melnikova]] ''(Qualifying competition)''
+# {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Marina Melnikova]] ''(qualifying competition)''
 # {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Francesca Jones (tennis)|Francesca Jones]] ''(Received main draw wildcard)''
 }}
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 ====First qualifier====
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+| RD1=First round
-| RD2=Qualifying Competition
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 ====Third qualifier====
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-| RD2=Qualifying Competition
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 ====Fifth qualifier====
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+| RD1=First round
-| RD2=Qualifying Competition
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 == References ==
 {{Reflist}}
-* [http://wtafiles.wtatennis.com/pdf/draws/2021/1052/MDS.pdf Main Draw]
-* [http://wtafiles.wtatennis.com/pdf/draws/2021/1052/QS.pdf Qualifying Draw]
 == External links ==
+* [http://wtafiles.wtatennis.com/pdf/draws/2021/1052/MDS.pdf Main Draw]
+* [http://wtafiles.wtatennis.com/pdf/draws/2021/1052/QS.pdf Qualifying Draw]
 * {{Official website|https://www.lta.org.uk/major-tennis-events/british-major-events/viking-classic-birmingham/}}
 * [https://www.wtatennis.com/tournament/1052/birmingham/2021/draws WTA website]
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-{{DEFAULTSORT:Birmingham Classic, 2021}}
+{{DEFAULTSORT:Birmingham Classic, Singles, 2021}}
 [[Category:2021 WTA Tour]]
-[[Category:Birmingham Classic (tennis)|2021]]
+[[Category:Birmingham Classic (tennis)|2021 Singles]]
 [[Category:2021 in English tennis]]
-[[Category:June 2021 sports events in the United Kingdom|Birmingham Classic]]
+[[Category:June 2021 sports events in the United Kingdom]]

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