2021 WTA German Open – Singles

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Singles
2021 WTA German Open
Champion	Liudmila Samsonova
Runner-up	Belinda Bencic
Final score	1–6, 6–1, 6–3
Details
Draw	28
Seeds	8
Events
Singles Doubles
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Dinara Safina was the defending champion from when the event was last held in 2008, but she retired in 2014. It is the 94th edition of the event on the 2021 WTA Tour, and the first tournament since 2008 after the 2020 event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany. This is also the first event of the tournament being held on grass courts, as opposed to clay courts.

Liudmila Samsonova won her maiden WTA Tour singles title as a qualifier, defeating Belinda Bencic in the final, 1–6, 6–1, 6–3.

Seeds[]

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Draw[]

Key[]

Finals[]

	Semifinals							Final
	Q	Liudmila Samsonova	6	6
	7	Victoria Azarenka	4	2
								Q	Liudmila Samsonova	1	6	6
								5	Belinda Bencic	6	1	3
		Alizé Cornet	5	4
	5	Belinda Bencic	7	6

Top half[]

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	A Sabalenka	4	6	5
	Q	M Fręch	3	4					M Keys	6	1	7
		M Keys	6	6												M Keys	64	6	60
		M Vondroušová	4	66											Q	L Samsonova	77	2	77
	Q	L Samsonova	6	78				Q	L Samsonova	6	6
		V Kudermetova	77	5	6				V Kudermetova	4	3
	8	K Muchová	65	7	2																	Q	L Samsonova	6	6
																						7	V Azarenka	4	2
								4	Ka Plíšková	5	2
		J Pegula	6						J Pegula	7	6
	Q	H Baptiste	6r													J Pegula	2	7	4
		A Kerber	6	6											7	V Azarenka	6	5	6
	Q	M Doi	2	1					A Kerber	3	5
	WC	A Petkovic	4	62				7	V Azarenka	6	7
	7	V Azarenka	6	77

Bottom half[]

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	6	G Muguruza	6	6
		S Cîrstea	3	2				6	G Muguruza	6	6
		E Rybakina	2	6	6				E Rybakina	4	3
		S Rogers	6	3	4										6	G Muguruza	6	3	65
		A Anisimova	3	1												A Cornet	4	6	77
		A Cornet	6	6					A Cornet	77	7
								3	B Andreescu	62	5
																							A Cornet	5	4
	5	B Bencic	4	6	7																	5	B Bencic	7	6
	Q	J Niemeier	6	4	5			5	B Bencic	6	6
		P Martić	77	4	6				P Martić	3	4
	Q	A Muhammad	60	6	3										5	B Bencic	6	4	77
		E Alexandrova	6	6												E Alexandrova	4	6	64
	WC	A Kalinskaya	3	2					E Alexandrova	6	7
								2	E Svitolina	4	5

Qualifying[]

Seeds[]

Qualifiers[]

Qualifying draw[]

First qualifier[]

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	1	Ann Li	3	62
	WC	Jule Niemeier	6	77
								WC	Jule Niemeier	77	6
								8	Claire Liu	63	1
		Varvara Flink	2	3
	8	Claire Liu	6	6

Second qualifier[]

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	2	Anna Blinkova	5	2
	PR	Mandy Minella	7	6
								PR	Mandy Minella	2	3
									Magdalena Fręch	6	6
		Magdalena Fręch	3	6	6
	11	Tamara Korpatsch	6	1	0

Third qualifier[]

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	3	Misaki Doi	77	7
		Mona Barthel	62	5
								3	Misaki Doi	6	64	77
								7	Anna-Lena Friedsam	3	77	63
		Varvara Lepchenko	3	4r
	7	Anna-Lena Friedsam	6	3

Fourth qualifier[]

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	4	Kaja Juvan	3	7	5
		Asia Muhammad	6	5	7
									Asia Muhammad	7	5	6
								9	Stefanie Vögele	5	7	3
	WC	Julia Middendorf	1	2
	9	Stefanie Vögele	6	6

Fifth qualifier[]

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	5	Aliaksandra Sasnovich	3	64
		Priscilla Hon	6	77
									Priscilla Hon	3	5
									Hailey Baptiste	6	7
		Hailey Baptiste	6	6
	12	Jaqueline Cristian	3	1

Sixth qualifier[]

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	6	Liudmila Samsonova	6	6
	WC	Noma Noha Akugue	3	1
								6	Liudmila Samsonova	4	6	77
								10	Ana Konjuh	6	1	64
	WC	Nicole Rivkin	4	0
	10	Ana Konjuh	6	6

References[]

External links[]

• Official website
• WTA website
• Main draw
• Qualifying draw