2021 Nottingham Open
| 2021 Nottingham Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | 6–13 June |
| Edition | 13th (women) 25th (men) |
| Category | WTA 250 (women) ATP Challenger Tour (men) |
| Draw | 48S / 16D (women) 32S / 16D (men) |
| Surface | Grass |
| Location | Nottingham, United Kingdom |
| Venue | Nottingham Tennis Centre |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
 Frances Tiafoe | |
| Women's singles | |
 Johanna Konta | |
| Men's doubles | |
 Matt Reid / Ken Skupski | |
| Women's doubles | |
 Lyudmyla Kichenok /  Makoto Ninomiya | |
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]
Champions
[edit]Men's singles
[edit]- Frances Tiafoe def. Denis Kudla 6–1, 6–3.
Women's singles
[edit]- Johanna Konta def.
Zhang Shuai 6–2, 6–1
Men's doubles
[edit]- Matt Reid / Ken Skupski def. Matthew Ebden / John-Patrick Smith 4–6, 7–5, [10–6].
Women's doubles
[edit]- Lyudmyla Kichenok / Makoto Ninomiya def. Caroline Dolehide / Storm Sanders, 6–4, 6–7(3–7), [10–8]
ATP singles main-draw entrants
[edit]Seeds
[edit]| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| GBR
|
Dan Evans | 27 | 1 |
| USA
|
Frances Tiafoe | 74 | 2 |
 ITA
|
Andreas Seppi | 98 | 3 |
 RSA
|
Kevin Anderson | 100 | 4 |
| USA
|
Mackenzie McDonald | 119 | 5 |
| USA
|
Denis Kudla | 120 | 6 |
 BIH
|
Damir Džumhur | 125 | 7 |
 POL
|
Kamil Majchrzak | 126 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings are as of 31 May 2021.
Other entrants
[edit]The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
WTA singles main-draw entrants
[edit]Seeds
[edit]| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| GBR
|
Johanna Konta | 20 | 1 |
| USA
|
Alison Riske | 28 | 2 |
 CRO
|
Donna Vekić | 36 | 3 |
| CHN
|
Zhang Shuai | 48 | 4 |
| USA |
|||
 CZE
|
Marie Bouzková | 52 | 6 |
 FRA
|
Kristina Mladenovic | 61 | 7 |
 BEL
|
Alison Van Uytvanck | 67 | 8 |
| GBR
|
Heather Watson | 71 | 9 |
 SUI
|
Viktorija Golubic | 72 | 10 |
| ITA |
|||
| JPN
|
Nao Hibino | 82 | 12 |
| USA
|
Madison Brengle | 84 | 13 |
| USA
|
Lauren Davis | 86 | 14 |
 SRB
|
Nina Stojanović | 87 | 15 |
 KAZ
|
Zarina Diyas | 93 | 16 |
| CZE
|
Tereza Martincová | 94 | 17 |
| USA
|
Christina McHale | 95 | 18 |
- 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:
- Sarah Beth Grey
- Kateryna Kozlova
- Tara Moore
Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove
Ankita Raina- Eden Silva
- CoCo Vandeweghe
- Katie Volynets
The following players received entry as lucky losers:
Withdrawals
[edit]- Before the tournament
Paula Badosa → replaced by Kurumi Nara- Belinda Bencic → replaced by Caty McNally
- Danielle Collins → replaced by
Marina Melnikova - Misaki Doi → replaced by Kristie Ahn
- Camila Giorgi → replaced by Martina Di Giuseppe
Polona Hercog → replaced by Georgina García Pérez
Hsieh Su-wei → replaced by Arina Rodionova- Marta Kostyuk → replaced by Wang Yafan
- Ann Li → replaced by
Viktoriya Tomova - Magda Linette → replaced by
Camila Osorio - Jessica Pegula → replaced by Wang Xiyu
- Kristýna Plíšková → replaced by Maddison Inglis
- Yulia Putintseva → replaced by Harriet Dart
- Shelby Rogers → replaced by Lizette Cabrera
- Elena Rybakina → replaced by Océane Dodin
Clara Tauson → replaced by Zarina Diyas- Ajla Tomljanović → replaced by Wang Xinyu
- Venus Williams → replaced by Giulia Gatto-Monticone
- Wang Qiang → replaced by Anastasia Gasanova
- Zheng Saisai → replaced by Leonie Küng
Retirements
[edit]WTA doubles main-draw entrants
[edit]Seeds
[edit]| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS
|
Ellen Perez | CHN
|
Zhang Shuai | 92 | 1 |
| USA
|
Caroline Dolehide | AUS
|
Storm Sanders | 106 | 2 |
| UKR
|
Lyudmyla Kichenok | JPN
|
Makoto Ninomiya | 109 | 3 |
| USA
|
Kaitlyn Christian | JPN
|
Nao Hibino | 126 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings are as of 31 May 2021.
Other entrants
[edit]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
[edit]- Before the tournament
- Lauren Davis / Caty McNally → replaced by Marie Bouzková / Alicja Rosolska
Sharon Fichman / 
Giuliana Olmos → replaced by Elixane Lechemia / Ingrid Neel
Vivian Heisen / Květa Peschke → replaced by Tara Moore / Eden Silva- Dalila Jakupović / Yana Sizikova → replaced by Sarah Beth Grey / Emily Webley-Smith
- Ellen Perez / Danielle Collins → replaced by Naiktha Bains / Samantha Murray Sharan
- Xu Yifan / Zhang Shuai → replaced by Ellen Perez / Zhang Shuai
- During the tournament
References
[edit]- ^ "Viking Open Nottingham". www.wtatennis.com. WTA Tour.
- ^ "Venus Williams and Johanna Konta lead stellar entry list for Nottingham Open". LTA. 21 May 2021.