2021 Birmingham Classic | |
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Date | 14–20 June |
Edition | 39th |
Category | WTA 250 tournaments |
Draw | 32S / 16D |
Surface | Grass |
Location | Birmingham, United Kingdom |
Venue | Edgbaston Priory Club |
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) 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]
Main article: 2021 Birmingham Classic – Singles |
Main article: 2021 Birmingham Classic – Doubles |
Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 321 | Q | Q2 | Q1 |
Singles | 280 | 180 | 110 | 60 | 30 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 1 |
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Doubles | 1 | — | — | — | — |
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 |
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Doubles * | $10,300 | $6,000 | $3,800 | $2,300 | $1,750 | — | — | — |
1Qualifiers prize money is also the round of 32 prize money.
*per team
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 |
The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
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 |
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: