2021 Nottingham Open – Women's singles explained

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Johanna Konta defeated Zhang Shuai in the final, 6–2, 6–1 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2021 Nottingham Open. The win earned Konta her fourth career singles title, her first since 2017, and made her the first British player to win a WTA Tour singles title on home soil since Sue Barker in 1981.^{[1] [2]} This would also be Konta's final title before she announced her retirement in December 2021 due to a long-term knee injury.^[3]

Caroline Garcia was the reigning champion from when the event was last held in 2019,^[4] but she did not return to compete.

This tournament marked the WTA Tour main draw debut of future US Open champion Emma Raducanu;^[5] she lost in the first round to Harriet Dart.

Seeds

All seeds received byes into the second round.

Draw

Top half

Section 2

Bottom half

Section 4

Qualifying

Draw

Eighth qualifier

External links

• Main Draw
• Qualifying Draw

Notes and References

1. Web site: 13 June 2021 . Konta wins fourth career title at Nottingham . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220604054345/https://www.lta.org.uk/fan-zone/viking-open-nottingham/news/konta-wins-fourth-career-title-at-nottingham/ . 4 June 2022 . 3 June 2022 . .
2. Web site: 13 June 2021 . Konta storms past Zhang to take Nottingham title . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220505035727/https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2170939/konta-storms-past-zhang-to-take-nottingham-title . 5 May 2022 . 3 June 2022 . .
3. Web site: Carayol . Tumaini . 1 November 2021 . 'I got to live my dreams': Johanna Konta announces retirement from tennis . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220427183741/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/dec/01/i-got-to-live-my-dreams-johanna-konta-announces-retirement-from-tennis . 27 April 2022 . 3 June 2022 . .
4. Web site: 16 June 2019 . Garcia vanquishes Vekic in thriller to claim Nottingham title . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211208095209/https://www.wtatennis.com/news/1447502/garcia-vanquishes-vekic-in-thriller-to-claim-nottingham-title . 8 December 2021 . 5 June 2021 . .
5. Web site: 5 June 2021 . Burrage and Raducanu receive main draw wildcards at Viking Open Nottingham . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220516131910/https://www.lta.org.uk/fan-zone/viking-open-nottingham/news/burrage-raducanu-receive-main-draw-wildcards/ . 16 May 2022 . 3 June 2022 . .