2021 WTA German Open – Singles

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.

Singles
2021 WTA German Open
Champion Liudmila Samsonova
Runner-up Belinda Bencic
Final score1–6, 6–1, 6–3
Draw28
Seeds8
Main article: 2021 WTA German Open

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
  1. Aryna Sabalenka (second round)
  2. Elina Svitolina (second round)
  3. Bianca Andreescu (second round)
  4. Karolína Plíšková (second round)
  5. Belinda Bencic (final)
  6. Garbiñe Muguruza (quarterfinals)
  7. Victoria Azarenka (semifinals)
  8. Karolína Muchová (first round)

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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
  1. Ann Li (first round)
  2. Anna Blinkova (first round)
  3. Misaki Doi (qualified)
  4. Kaja Juvan (first round)
  5. Aliaksandra Sasnovich (first round)
  6. Liudmila Samsonova (qualified)
  7. Anna-Lena Friedsam (qualifying competition)
  8. Claire Liu (qualifying competition)
  9. Stefanie Vögele (qualifying competition)
  10. Ana Konjuh (qualifying competition)
  11. Tamara Korpatsch (first round)
  12. Jaqueline Cristian (first round)

Qualifiers
  1. Jule Niemeier
  2. Magdalena Fręch
  3. Misaki Doi
  4. Asia Muhammad
  5. Hailey Baptiste
  6. Liudmila Samsonova

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
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  2. "bett1open: Ashleigh Barty und Naomi Osaka kommen nach Berlin". Tennis Net. 11 Jun 2021.
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