2021 Birmingham Classic
Appearance
2021 Birmingham Classic | |
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Date | 14 – 20 June |
Edition | 39th |
Category | WTA International tournaments |
Draw | 32S / 16D |
Surface | Grass |
Location | Birmingham, United Kingdom |
Venue | Edgbaston Priory Club |
2019 Champions | |
Singles | |
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Doubles | |
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The 2021 Birmingham Classic (also known as the Viking Classic Birmingham for sponsorship reasons) is a women's tennis tournament being played on outdoor grass courts. It is the 39th edition of the event, and an International tournament on the 2021 WTA Tour. It will take place at the Edgbaston Priory Club in Birmingham, United Kingdom, on 13–20 June 2021.[1]
Champions
Singles
vs.
Doubles
/
vs.
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Points and prize money
Point distribution
Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 321 | Q | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
Women's singles | 470 | 305 | 185 | 100 | 55 | 1 | 25 | 18 | 13 | 1 |
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Women's doubles | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Prize money
Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
Women's singles | $163,085 | $86,840 | $46,345 | $24,880 | $13,311 | $6,398 | $3,791 | $2,021 | $1,122 |
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Women's doubles * | $50,876 | $27,155 | $14,845 | $7,562 | $4,098 | — | — | — | — |
1Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money.
*per team
Singles main draw entrants
Seeds
Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
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Elise Mertens | 15 | 1 |
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Ons Jabeur | 26 | 2 |
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Donna Vekić | 36 | 3 |
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Daria Kasatkina | 37 | 4 |
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Jeļena Ostapenko | 44 | 5 |
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Zhang Shuai | 46 | 6 |
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Fiona Ferro | 51 | 7 |
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Marie Bouzková | 52 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings are as of 31 May 2021. [2]
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
Paula Badosa → replaced by
Nina Stojanović
Coco Gauff → replaced by
Hsieh Su-wei
Johanna Konta → replaced by
Camila Giorgi
Anett Kontaveit → replaced by
Leylah Annie Fernandez
Svetlana Kuznetsova → replaced by
Heather Watson
Magda Linette → replaced by
Viktorija Golubic
Anastasija Sevastova → replaced by
Marta Kostyuk
Jil Teichmann → replaced by
Ajla Tomljanović
Elena Vesnina → replaced by
Kristina Mladenovic
Wang Qiang → replaced by
Polona Hercog
Zheng Saisai → replaced by
Anastasia Potapova
Doubles main draw entrants
Seeds
Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
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Hsieh Su-wei | ![]() |
Elise Mertens | 5 | 1 |
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Chan Hao-ching | ![]() |
Latisha Chan | 42 | 2 |
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Gabriela Dabrowski | ![]() |
Zhang Shuai | 54 | 3 |
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Caroline Dolehide | ![]() |
Caty McNally | 80 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings are as of 31 May 2021.
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
Dalila Jakupović /
Sabrina Santamaria → replaced by
Harriet Dart /
Heather Watson
Magda Linette /
Alicja Rosolska → replaced by
Jeļena Ostapenko /
Alicja Rosolska
Bethanie Mattek-Sands /
Sania Mirza → replaced by
Tara Moore /
Eden Silva
References
- ^ "Nature Valley Open Overview". www.wtatennis.com. WTA Tour.
- ^ "Johanna Konta, Elise Mertens and Coco Gauff confirmed for Birmingham Classic". LTA. 21 May 2021.