2021 Birmingham Classic

The 2021 Birmingham Classic (also known as the Viking Classic Birmingham for sponsorship reasons) was a women's tennis tournament being played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 39th edition of the event, and a WTA 250 tournament on the 2021 WTA Tour. It took place at the Edgbaston Priory Club in Birmingham, United Kingdom, on 14–20 June 2021.[1]

2021 Birmingham Classic
Date14–20 June
Edition39th
CategoryWTA 250 tournaments
Draw32S / 16D
SurfaceGrass
LocationBirmingham, United Kingdom
VenueEdgbaston Priory Club
Champions
Singles
Tunisia Ons Jabeur
Doubles
Czech Republic Marie Bouzková / Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká
← 2019 · Birmingham Classic · 2022 →

Champions

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Singles

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Doubles

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Points and prize money

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Point distribution

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Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 321 Q Q2 Q1
Singles 280 180 110 60 30 1 18 12 1
Doubles 1

Prize money

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Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32 Q2 Q1
Singles $29,800 $16,398 $10,100 $5,800 $3,675 $2,675 $1,950 $1,270
Doubles * $10,300 $6,000 $3,800 $2,300 $1,750

1Qualifiers prize money is also the round of 32 prize money.
*per team

Singles main draw entrants

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Seeds

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Country Player Rank1 Seed
  BEL Elise Mertens 15 1
  TUN Ons Jabeur 26 2
  CRO Donna Vekić 36 3
  RUS Daria Kasatkina 37 4
  LAT Jeļena Ostapenko 44 5
  CHN Zhang Shuai 46 6
  FRA Fiona Ferro 51 7
  CZE Marie Bouzková 52 8
  • 1 Rankings are as of 31 May 2021. [2]

Other entrants

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The following players received wildcards into the main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

Withdrawals

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Before the tournament

Doubles main draw entrants

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Seeds

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Country Player Country Player Rank1 Seed
  TPE Hsieh Su-wei   BEL Elise Mertens 5 1
  TPE Chan Hao-ching   TPE Latisha Chan 42 2
  CAN Gabriela Dabrowski   CHN Zhang Shuai 54 3
  USA Caroline Dolehide   USA Caty McNally 80 4
  • 1 Rankings are as of 31 May 2021.

Other entrants

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The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

Withdrawals

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Before the tournament

References

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  1. ^ "Nature Valley Open Overview". www.wtatennis.com. WTA Tour.
  2. ^ "Johanna Konta, Elise Mertens and Coco Gauff confirmed for Birmingham Classic". LTA. 21 May 2021. Archived from the original on 26 September 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
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