Women's singles
2021 Nottingham Open
Champion	Johanna Konta
Runner-up	Zhang Shuai
Score	6–2, 6–1
Draw	48 (8 Q / 5 WC )
Seeds	16

Johanna Konta defeated Zhang Shuai in the final, 6–2, 6–1 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2021 Nottingham Open. The win earned Konta her fourth career singles title, her first since 2017, and made her the first British player to win a WTA Tour singles title on home soil since Sue Barker in 1981.^[1][2] This would also be Konta's final title before she announced her retirement in December 2021 due to a long-term knee injury.^[3]

Caroline Garcia was the reigning champion from when the event was last held in 2019,^[4] but she did not return to compete.

This tournament marked the WTA Tour main draw debut of future US Open champion Emma Raducanu;^[5] she lost in the first round to Harriet Dart.

Seeds

All seeds received byes into the second round.

Draw

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Johanna Konta	6	78
	8	Alison Van Uytvanck	3	66
								1	Johanna Konta	6	62	7
								15	Nina Stojanović	2	77	5
	15	Nina Stojanović	6	6
	17	Tereza Martincová	2	4
															1	Johanna Konta	6	6
															4	Zhang Shuai	2	1
	7	Kristina Mladenovic	6	2	64
	4	Zhang Shuai	3	6	77
								4	Zhang Shuai	6	6
								14	Lauren Davis	4	3
	WC	Katie Boulter	78	0r
	14	Lauren Davis	66	2

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	J Konta	6	6
		M Inglis	1	4				Q	L Pattinama Kerkhove	1	3
	Q	L Pattinama Kerkhove	6	6											1	J Konta	6	1	6
		A Gasanova	6	4	4										Q	K Kozlova	2	6	3
	Q	K Kozlova	1	6	6			Q	K Kozlova	6	5	6
								13	M Brengle	3	7	3
																						1	J Konta	6	78
																						8	A Van Uytvanck	3	66
								10	V Golubic	6	0
		K Ahn	1	6	6				K Ahn	1	0r
	WC	J Burrage	6	3	2										10	V Golubic	1	5
	Q	K Volynets	3	6	66										8	A Van Uytvanck	6	7
	LL	M Melnikova	6	2	78			LL	M Melnikova	1	1
								8	A Van Uytvanck	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								3	D Vekić	7	6
		L Küng	6	6					L Küng	5	1
	Q	SB Grey	2	2											3	D Vekić	3	4
		O Dodin	77	6											15	N Stojanović	6	6
	Q	C Vandeweghe	64	4					O Dodin	64	5
								15	N Stojanović	77	7
																						15	N Stojanović	6	6
																						17	T Martincová	2	4
								18	C McHale	79	4	5
	WC	F Jones	6	3	4			LL	G García Pérez	67	6	7
	LL	G García Pérez	4	6	6										LL	G García Pérez	1	6	2
	C Dolehide		6	6											17	T Martincová	6	3	6
	G Gatto-Monticone		4	3					C Dolehide	2	3
								17	T Martincová	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								7	K Mladenovic	6	5	6
	V Tomova		4	77	2				K Nara	2	7	2
	K Nara		6	61	6										7	K Mladenovic	78	1	6
		C McNally	6	6												C McNally	66	6	1
	Q	A Raina	4	3					C McNally	6	6
								12	N Hibino	0	3
																						7	K Mladenovic	6	2	64
																						4	S Zhang	3	6	77
								16	Z Diyas	4	6	6
	Y Wang		3	77	2				L Cabrera	6	3	4
	L Cabrera		6	64	6										16	Z Diyas	4	2
	Ar Rodionova		5	77	6										4	S Zhang	6	6
	Xin Wang		7	64	4				Ar Rodionova	4	3
								4	S Zhang	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								6	M Bouzková	4	3
		C Osorio	2	3				WC	K Boulter	6	6
	WC	K Boulter	6	6											WC	K Boulter	77	6
	Q	E Silva	2	6	63										9	H Watson	64	3
	Q	T Moore	6	3	77			Q	T Moore	3	6	2
								9	H Watson	6	4	6
																						WC	K Boulter	78	0r
																						14	L Davis	66	2
								14	L Davis	1	6	6
	WC	E Raducanu	3	4					H Dart	6	3	4
		H Dart	6	6											14	L Davis	63	6	6
	LL	M Di Giuseppe	63	62											2	A Riske	77	4	4
		Xiy Wang	77	77					Xiy Wang	6	5	63
								2	A Riske	3	7	77

Qualifying

Draw

First qualifier

	Qualifying competition
	1	Kateryna Kozlova	2	6	6
		Natalija Kostić	6	3	1

Second qualifier

	Qualifying competition
	Alt	Eden Silva	77	6
		Samantha Murray Sharan	64	2

Third qualifier

	Qualifying competition
	Alt	Sarah Beth Grey	6	5	7
	WC	Emily Webley-Smith	3	7	5

Fourth qualifier

	Qualifying competition
	4	Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove	6	6
		Naiktha Bains	2	4

Fifth qualifier

	Qualifying competition
	5	Ankita Raina	77	6
		Ellen Perez	65	4

Sixth qualifier

	Qualifying competition
	6	Georgina García Pérez	4	3
		Katie Volynets	6	6

Seventh qualifier

	Qualifying competition
	7	Marina Melnikova	6	3	2
		CoCo Vandeweghe	1	6	6

Eighth qualifier

	Qualifying competition
	8	Martina Di Giuseppe	6	67	2
	WC	Tara Moore	3	79	6

References

External Links

• Main Draw
• Qualifying Draw