2021 WTA German Open – Singles

Liudmila Samsonova defeated Belinda Bencic in the final, 1–6, 6–1, 6–3, to win the singles tennis title at the 2021 WTA German Open. Samsonova was contesting her first career final on the WTA Tour and had entered the main draw as a qualifier. Her win made her the 10th maiden titlist on the 2021 WTA Tour and the second qualifier of the season to claim a title.^[1]

Singles
2021 WTA German Open
Champion	Liudmila Samsonova
Runner-up	Belinda Bencic
Score	1–6, 6–1, 6–3
Draw	28 (6 Q / 2 WC )
Seeds	8

Main article: 2021 WTA German Open

Dinara Safina was the defending champion from when the event was last held in 2008 on clay courts,^[2] but she retired from professional tennis in 2014.^[3] As the inaugural edition of the tournament following its relaunch, this marked the first year the tournament was played on grass.

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)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

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

Qualifying draw

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