2021 Nottingham Open
The 2021 Nottingham Open (also known as the Viking Open Nottingham for sponsorship purposes) is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It is the 13th edition of the event for women and the 25th edition for men. It is classified as a WTA 250 on the 2021 WTA Tour for the women, and as an ATP Challenger Tour event for the men. The event took place at the Nottingham Tennis Centre in Nottingham, United Kingdom from 6 through 13 June 2021.[1]
| 2021 Nottingham Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | 6–13 June | 
| Edition | 13th (women) 25th (men) | 
| Category | WTA 250 (women) ATP Challenger Tour (men) | 
| Draw | 48S / 16D (women) 32S / 16D (men) | 
| Surface | Grass | 
| Location | Nottingham, United Kingdom | 
| Venue | Nottingham Tennis Centre | 
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
|  Frances Tiafoe | |
| Women's singles | |
|  Johanna Konta | |
| Men's doubles | |
| .svg.png.webp) Matt Reid /  Ken Skupski | |
| Women's doubles | |
|  Lyudmyla Kichenok /  Makoto Ninomiya | |
Champions
    
    Men's singles
    
 Frances Tiafoe def. Frances Tiafoe def. Denis Kudla 6–1, 6–3. Denis Kudla 6–1, 6–3.
Women's singles
    
 Johanna Konta def. Johanna Konta def. Zhang Shuai 6–2, 6–1 Zhang Shuai 6–2, 6–1
Men's doubles
    
.svg.png.webp) Matt Reid / Matt Reid / Ken Skupski def. Ken Skupski def..svg.png.webp) Matthew Ebden / Matthew Ebden /.svg.png.webp) John-Patrick Smith 4–6, 7–5, [10–6]. John-Patrick Smith 4–6, 7–5, [10–6].
Women's doubles
    
 Lyudmyla Kichenok / Lyudmyla Kichenok / Makoto Ninomiya def. Makoto Ninomiya def. Caroline Dolehide / Caroline Dolehide /.svg.png.webp) Storm Sanders, 6–4, 6–7(3–7), [10–8] Storm Sanders, 6–4, 6–7(3–7), [10–8]
ATP singles main-draw entrants
    
    Seeds
    
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | 
|---|---|---|---|
|  GBR | Dan Evans | 27 | 1 | 
|  USA | Frances Tiafoe | 74 | 2 | 
|  ITA | Andreas Seppi | 98 | 3 | 
|  RSA | Kevin Anderson | 100 | 4 | 
|  USA | Mackenzie McDonald | 119 | 5 | 
|  USA | Denis Kudla | 120 | 6 | 
|  BIH | Damir Džumhur | 125 | 7 | 
|  POL | Kamil Majchrzak | 126 | 8 | 
- 1 Rankings are as of 31 May 2021.
Other entrants
    
The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
WTA singles main-draw entrants
    
    Seeds
    
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | 
|---|---|---|---|
|  GBR | Johanna Konta | 20 | 1 | 
|  USA | Alison Riske | 28 | 2 | 
|  CRO | Donna Vekić | 36 | 3 | 
|  CHN | Zhang Shuai | 48 | 4 | 
|  USA | |||
|  CZE | Marie Bouzková | 52 | 6 | 
|  FRA | Kristina Mladenovic | 61 | 7 | 
| .svg.png.webp) BEL | Alison Van Uytvanck | 67 | 8 | 
|  GBR | Heather Watson | 71 | 9 | 
|  SUI | Viktorija Golubic | 72 | 10 | 
|  ITA | |||
|  JPN | Nao Hibino | 82 | 12 | 
|  USA | Madison Brengle | 84 | 13 | 
|  USA | Lauren Davis | 86 | 14 | 
|  SRB | Nina Stojanović | 87 | 15 | 
|  KAZ | Zarina Diyas | 93 | 16 | 
|  CZE | Tereza Martincová | 94 | 17 | 
|  USA | Christina McHale | 95 | 18 | 
- 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:
 Sarah Beth Grey Sarah Beth Grey
 Kateryna Kozlova Kateryna Kozlova
 Tara Moore Tara Moore
 Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove
 Ankita Raina Ankita Raina
 Eden Silva Eden Silva
 CoCo Vandeweghe CoCo Vandeweghe
 Katie Volynets Katie Volynets
The following players received entry as lucky losers:
Withdrawals
    
- Before the tournament
 Paula Badosa → replaced by Paula Badosa → replaced by Kurumi Nara Kurumi Nara
 Belinda Bencic → replaced by Belinda Bencic → replaced by Caty McNally Caty McNally
 Danielle Collins → replaced by Danielle Collins → replaced by Marina Melnikova Marina Melnikova
 Misaki Doi → replaced by Misaki Doi → replaced by Kristie Ahn Kristie Ahn
 Camila Giorgi → replaced by Camila Giorgi → replaced by Martina Di Giuseppe Martina Di Giuseppe
 Polona Hercog → replaced by Polona Hercog → replaced by Georgina García Pérez Georgina García Pérez
 Hsieh Su-wei → replaced by Hsieh Su-wei → replaced by.svg.png.webp) Arina Rodionova Arina Rodionova
 Marta Kostyuk → replaced by Marta Kostyuk → replaced by Wang Yafan Wang Yafan
 Ann Li → replaced by Ann Li → replaced by Viktoriya Tomova Viktoriya Tomova
 Magda Linette → replaced by Magda Linette → replaced by María Camila Osorio Serrano María Camila Osorio Serrano
 Jessica Pegula → replaced by Jessica Pegula → replaced by Wang Xiyu Wang Xiyu
 Kristýna Plíšková → replaced by Kristýna Plíšková → replaced by.svg.png.webp) Maddison Inglis Maddison Inglis
 Yulia Putintseva → replaced by Yulia Putintseva → replaced by Harriet Dart Harriet Dart
 Shelby Rogers → replaced by Shelby Rogers → replaced by.svg.png.webp) Lizette Cabrera Lizette Cabrera
 Elena Rybakina → replaced by Elena Rybakina → replaced by Océane Dodin Océane Dodin
 Clara Tauson → replaced by Clara Tauson → replaced by Zarina Diyas Zarina Diyas
.svg.png.webp) Ajla Tomljanović → replaced by Ajla Tomljanović → replaced by Wang Xinyu Wang Xinyu
 Venus Williams → replaced by Venus Williams → replaced by Giulia Gatto-Monticone Giulia Gatto-Monticone
 Wang Qiang → replaced by Wang Qiang → replaced by Anastasia Gasanova Anastasia Gasanova
 Zheng Saisai → replaced by Zheng Saisai → replaced by Leonie Küng Leonie Küng
Retirements
    
WTA doubles main-draw entrants
    
    Seeds
    
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .svg.png.webp) AUS | Ellen Perez |  CHN | Zhang Shuai | 92 | 1 | 
|  USA | Caroline Dolehide | .svg.png.webp) AUS | Storm Sanders | 106 | 2 | 
|  UKR | Lyudmyla Kichenok |  JPN | Makoto Ninomiya | 109 | 3 | 
|  USA | Kaitlyn Christian |  JPN | Nao Hibino | 126 | 4 | 
- 1 Rankings are as of 31 May 2021.
Other entrants
    
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
The following pair received entry using a protected ranking:
The following pair received entry as an alternate:
Withdrawals
    
- Before the tournament
 Lauren Davis / Lauren Davis / Caty McNally → replaced by Caty McNally → replaced by Marie Bouzková / Marie Bouzková / Alicja Rosolska Alicja Rosolska
.svg.png.webp) Sharon Fichman / Sharon Fichman / Giuliana Olmos → replaced by Giuliana Olmos → replaced by Elixane Lechemia / Elixane Lechemia / Ingrid Neel Ingrid Neel
 Vivian Heisen / Vivian Heisen / Květa Peschke → replaced by Květa Peschke → replaced by Tara Moore / Tara Moore / Eden Silva Eden Silva
 Dalila Jakupović / Dalila Jakupović / Yana Sizikova → replaced by Yana Sizikova → replaced by Sarah Beth Grey / Sarah Beth Grey / Emily Webley-Smith Emily Webley-Smith
.svg.png.webp) Ellen Perez / Ellen Perez / Danielle Collins → replaced by Danielle Collins → replaced by Naiktha Bains / Naiktha Bains / Samantha Murray Sharan Samantha Murray Sharan
 Xu Yifan / Xu Yifan / Zhang Shuai → replaced by Zhang Shuai → replaced by.svg.png.webp) Ellen Perez / Ellen Perez / Zhang Shuai Zhang Shuai
- During the tournament
References
    
- "Viking Open Nottingham". www.wtatennis.com. WTA Tour.
- "Venus Williams and Johanna Konta lead stellar entry list for Nottingham Open". LTA. 21 May 2021.

