Jeļena Ostapenko defeated
Anett Kontaveit in the final, 6–3, 6–3, to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2021 Eastbourne International. By winning her fourth career
WTA Tour singles title, Ostapenko became the tournament's third wildcard champion, following
Monica Seles (
1996
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) and
Julie Halard-Decugis (
2000
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).
Karolína Plíšková was the defending champion from when the event was last held in
2019
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, but she lost in the first round to
Camila Giorgi. As a result, Plíšková exited the top 10 of the
WTA rankings for the first time since September 2016.
Seeds
Draw
Finals
Top half
Bottom half
Qualifying
Seeds
Qualifiers
Lucky losers
Qualifying draw
First qualifier
Second qualifier
Third qualifier
Fourth qualifier
Fifth qualifier
Sixth qualifier
References
External links
Main drawQualifying drawOfficial websiteWTA Website
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