2021 WTA Lyon Open – Singles

Sofia Kenin was the defending champion,[1] but chose not to participate after undergoing surgery for appendicitis.[2]

Singles
2021 WTA Lyon Open
Champion Clara Tauson
Runner-up   Viktorija Golubic
Final score6–4, 6–1
Draw32 (6 Q / 3 WC )
Seeds8
Main article: 2021 WTA Lyon Open

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
  1. Ekaterina Alexandrova (first round)
  2. Fiona Ferro (semifinals)
  3. Caroline Garcia (second round)
  4. Kristina Mladenovic (quarterfinals)
  5. Alizé Cornet (first round)
  6. Sorana Cîrstea (first round)
  7. Paula Badosa (semifinals)
  8. Arantxa Rus (second round)

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
  1. Tereza Martincová (qualified)
  2. Margarita Gasparyan (qualified)
  3.   Viktorija Golubic (qualified)
  4. Viktoriya Tomova (qualifying competition)
  5. Clara Tauson (qualified)
  6. Barbara Haas (qualifying competition)
  7. Harriet Dart (first round)
  8. Kamilla Rakhimova (qualifying competition)
  9. Olga Danilović (first round)
  10.    Leonie Küng (qualifying competition)
  11. Wang Xinyu (first round)
  12. Jaqueline Cristian (first round)

Qualifiers
  1. Tereza Martincová
  2. Margarita Gasparyan
  3.    Viktorija Golubic
  4. Magdalena Fręch
  5. Clara Tauson
  6. Giulia Gatto-Monticone

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
  1. "Kenin captures second title of 2020 in Lyon over Friedsam". WTA Tennis. 8 March 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  2. "Sofia Kenin undergoes surgery for appendicitis in Melbourne". Tennis.com. 17 February 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
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