2021 Eastbourne International – Women's singles explained

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Jeļena Ostapenko defeated Anett Kontaveit in the final, 6–3, 6–3, to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2021 Eastbourne International. By winning her fourth career WTA Tour singles title, Ostapenko became the tournament's third wildcard champion, following Monica Seles (1996) and Julie Halard-Decugis (2000).^[1]

Karolína Plíšková was the defending champion from when the event was last held in 2019, but she lost in the first round to Camila Giorgi.^[2] As a result, Plíšková exited the top 10 of the WTA rankings for the first time since September 2016.^[3]

Draw

Bottom half

Qualifying

Qualifying draw

Sixth qualifier

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Notes and References

Web site: 26 June 2021 . Ostapenko storms past Kontaveit to win Eastbourne title . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210626131718/https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2179166/ostapenko-storms-past-kontaveit-to-claim-eastbourne-title . 26 June 2021 . 18 June 2022 . Women's Tennis Association.
Web site: 24 June 2021 . Giorgi takes seesaw battle over Sabalenka in Eastbourne QFs . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211207231654/https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2178203/giorgi-takes-seesaw-battle-over-sabalenka-in-eastbourne-qfs . 7 December 2021 . 18 June 2022 . Women's Tennis Association.
Web site: Maine . D'Arcy . 9 July 2021 . Wimbledon 2021 - Karolina Pliskova looks to finally lock up that elusive Grand Slam title . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210711002940/https://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/31784936/wimbledon-2021-karolina-pliskova-looks-locks-elusive-grand-slam-title . 11 July 2021 . 18 June 2022 . ESPN.