2021 WTA Lyon Open – Singles

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Singles
2021 WTA Lyon Open
Champion	Clara Tauson
Runner-up	Viktorija Golubic
Final score	6–4, 6–1
Details
Draw	32 (6 Q / 3 WC )
Seeds	8
Events
Singles Doubles
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Sofia Kenin was the defending champion,^[1] but chose not to participate after undergoing surgery for appendicitis.^[2]

World No. 139 Clara Tauson won her first WTA singles title as a qualifier, defeating Viktorija Golubic in the final, 6–4, 6–1. Tauson did not drop a set throughout the entire tournament, including qualifying rounds, and dropped just 35 games across seven matches. Tauson became the second Danish player in history, after Caroline Wozniacki, to win a WTA Tour singles title. The final match was the first WTA singles final to be contested between two qualifiers since the 2017 Japan Women's Open.

Seeds[]

Draw[]

Key[]

Finals[]

	Semifinals							Final
	Q	Clara Tauson	7	6
	7	Paula Badosa	5	1
								Q	Clara Tauson	6	6
								Q	Viktorija Golubic	4	1
	Q	Viktorija Golubic	4	6	77
	2	Fiona Ferro	6	0	64

Top half[]

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	E Alexandrova	3	4
	Q	C Tauson	6	6				Q	C Tauson	6	6
		T Babos	6	5	6				T Babos	2	3
		V Gracheva	4	7	3										Q	C Tauson	6	6
		V Kužmová	2	3												C Giorgi	3	1
		C Giorgi	6	6					C Giorgi	2	6	77
		N Stojanović	6	6					N Stojanović	6	1	65
	6	S Cîrstea	4	0																		Q	C Tauson	7	6
	4	K Mladenovic	5	7	6																	7	P Badosa	5	1
	PR	M Buzărnescu	7	5	2			4	K Mladenovic	6	6
		K Zavatska	4	1				Q	M Gasparyan	4	2
	Q	M Gasparyan	6	6											4	K Mladenovic	5	77	2
		S Vögele	77	65	6										7	P Badosa	7	65	6
		I Bara	63	77	3				S Vögele	2	4
	WC	H Tan	4	6	65			7	P Badosa	6	6
	7	P Badosa	6	0	77

Bottom half[]

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	8	A Rus	78	6
		Xiy Wang	66	4				8	A Rus	6	2	3
		G Minnen	7	7					G Minnen	4	6	6
		K Kawa	5	5												G Minnen	3	60
		V Lapko	7	4	3										Q	V Golubic	6	77
	Q	V Golubic	5	6	6			Q	V Golubic	6	6
		O Dodin	2	6	3			3	C Garcia	1	2
	3	C Garcia	6	2	6																	Q	V Golubic	4	6	77
	5	A Cornet	1	6	3																	2	F Ferro	6	0	64
	WC	C Burel	6	1	6			WC	C Burel	7	2	6
		A Sasnovich	79	6					A Sasnovich	5	6	0
	WC	E Bouchard	67	2											WC	C Burel	6	1	3
	Q	G Gatto-Monticone	2	6	2										2	F Ferro	2	6	6
	Q	T Martincová	6	3	6			Q	T Martincová	2	1r
	Q	M Fręch	7	5	5			2	F Ferro	6	4
	2	F Ferro	5	7	7

Qualifying[]

Seeds[]

Qualifiers[]

Qualifying draw[]

First qualifier[]

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Tereza Martincová	6	6
	WC	Margot Yerolymos	2	1
								1	Tereza Martincová	6	6
									Yuki Naito	2	3
		Yuki Naito	77	6
	7	Harriet Dart	65	3

Second qualifier[]

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Margarita Gasparyan	6	6
		Chloé Paquet	3	4
								2	Margarita Gasparyan	3	79	6
								8	Kamilla Rakhimova	6	67	3
		You Xiaodi	6	64	3
	8	Kamilla Rakhimova	1	77	6

Third qualifier[]

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Viktorija Golubic	6	6
		Laura Ioana Paar	1	1
								3	Viktorija Golubic	6	6
								10	Leonie Küng	3	0
		Natalija Kostić	0	0
	10	Leonie Küng	6	6

Fourth qualifier[]

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Viktoriya Tomova	6	6
	PR	Lu Jiajing	1	1
								4	Viktoriya Tomova	4	4
									Magdalena Fręch	6	6
		Magdalena Fręch	6	6
	9	Olga Danilović	1	1

Fifth qualifier[]

	First round							Qualifying competition
	5	Clara Tauson	6	6
	WC	Juline Fayard	2	0
								5	Clara Tauson	6	6
								WC	Amandine Hesse	4	2
	WC	Amandine Hesse	6	6
	11	Wang Xinyu	3	4

Sixth qualifier[]

	First round							Qualifying competition
	6	Barbara Haas	3	6	7
	WC	Loïs Boisson	6	2	5
								6	Barbara Haas	6	3	3
									Giulia Gatto-Monticone	2	6	6
		Giulia Gatto-Monticone	6	6
	12	Jaqueline Cristian	4	1

References[]

When nothing else is mentioned: Main Draw and Qualifying Draw (from Official website).

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