2021 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix – Singles

Ashleigh Barty defeated Aryna Sabalenka in the final, 3–6, 6–0, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2021 Stuttgart Open. It marked her 11th career Women's Tennis Association (WTA) singles title and her second on clay. She became the first reigning world No. 1 to win the title since Justine Henin in 2007.^[1]

Singles
2021 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix
Final
Champion	Ashleigh Barty
Runner-up	Aryna Sabalenka
Score	3–6, 6–0, 6–3
Details
Draw	28 (6 Q / 3 WC )
Seeds	8
Events
Singles Doubles
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Petra Kvitová was the defending champion from when the tournament was last held in 2019,^[2] but lost in the quarterfinals to Elina Svitolina.^[3]

Seeds

The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.

1.   Ashleigh Barty (champion)
2.   Simona Halep (semifinals)
3.   Sofia Kenin (second round)
4.   Elina Svitolina (semifinals)
5.   Aryna Sabalenka (final)
6.   Karolína Plíšková (quarterfinals)
7.   Petra Kvitová (quarterfinals)
8.   Belinda Bencic (second round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Ashleigh Barty	4	7^7	6
	4	Elina Svitolina	6	6^5	2
								1	Ashleigh Barty	3	6	6
								5	Aryna Sabalenka	6	0	3
	5	Aryna Sabalenka	6	6
	2	Simona Halep	3	2

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	A Barty	6	7
		L Siegemund	6	3	6				L Siegemund	0	5
	Q	M Barthel	4	6	1										1	A Barty	2	6	7
		J Ostapenko	6	7											6	Ka Plíšková	6	1	5
	Q	S Vögele	4	5					J Ostapenko	7^9	4	3
	LL	T Korpatsch	5	6	3			6	Ka Plíšková	6^7	6	6
	6	Ka Plíšková	7	3	6																	1	A Barty	4	7^7	6
																						4	E Svitolina	6	6^5	2
								4	E Svitolina	7^7	6
		A Kerber	6	6					A Kerber	6^4	3
	LL	E Gorgodze	2	2											4	E Svitolina	6^4	7	6
		M Sakkari	6	6											7	P Kvitová	7^7	5	2
	WC	A Petkovic	2	2					M Sakkari	3	6	3
		J Brady	4	3				7	P Kvitová	6	3	6
	7	P Kvitová	6	6

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	5	A Sabalenka	6	6
		S Zhang	2	2				5	A Sabalenka	6	6
	Q	U Eikeri	2	0				Q	A-L Friedsam	4	2
	Q	A-L Friedsam	6	6											5	A Sabalenka	7	4	6
	Q	J Middendorf	2	3												A Kontaveit	5	6	1
		A Kontaveit	6	6					A Kontaveit	7	6
								3	S Kenin	5	4
																						5	A Sabalenka	6	6
	8	B Bencic	6	6																		2	S Halep	3	2
	Q	N Schunk	4	2				8	B Bencic	1	5
		E Alexandrova	4	6	6				E Alexandrova	6	7
		K Muchová	6	2	3											E Alexandrova	1	4
		M Bouzková	1	6^6											2	S Halep	6	6
		M Vondroušová	6	7^8					M Vondroušová	1	3
								2	S Halep	6	6

Qualifying

Seeds

1.   Margarita Gasparyan (first round)
2.   Varvara Gracheva (qualifying competition)
3.   Wang Yafan (withdrew)
4.   Anna-Lena Friedsam (qualified)
5.   Stefanie Vögele (qualified)
6.   Tamara Korpatsch (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
7.   Mona Barthel (qualified)
8.   Daniela Seguel (first round)
9.   Jana Fett (first round)
10.   Indy de Vroome (first round)
11.   Antonia Lottner (first round)
12.   Laura Ioana Paar (first round)

Qualifiers

1.   Nastasja Schunk
2.   Mona Barthel
3.   Ulrikke Eikeri
4.   Anna-Lena Friedsam
5.   Stefanie Vögele
6.   Julia Middendorf

Lucky losers

1.   Tamara Korpatsch
2.   Ekaterine Gorgodze

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Margarita Gasparyan	3	4
	WC	Noma Noha Akugue	6	6
								WC	Noma Noha Akugue	0	4
								WC	Nastasja Schunk	6	6
	WC	Nastasja Schunk	6	6
	8	Daniela Seguel	4	4

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Varvara Gracheva	6	7
		Bethanie Mattek-Sands	2	5
								2	Varvara Gracheva	2	6	3
								7	Mona Barthel	6	3	6
		Martina Caregaro	1	4
	7	Mona Barthel	6	6

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	Alt	Angelica Moratelli	6	7
		Tena Lukas	0	5
								Alt	Angelica Moratelli	3	4
									Ulrikke Eikeri	6	6
		Ulrikke Eikeri	3	6	6
	11	Antonia Lottner	6	3	3

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Anna-Lena Friedsam	6	4	6
		Stephanie Wagner	4	6	3
								4	Anna-Lena Friedsam	6	6
									Ekaterine Gorgodze	3	1
		Ekaterine Gorgodze	6	6
	10	Indy de Vroome	2	2

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	5	Stefanie Vögele	6	6
	PR	Anna Zaja	1	3
								5	Stefanie Vögele	6	6
									Katharina Gerlach	3	1
		Katharina Gerlach	6	7
	12	Laura Ioana Paar	3	5

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	6	Tamara Korpatsch	2	6	6
	WC	Alexandra Vecic	6	4	2
								6	Tamara Korpatsch	6	3	0
								WC	Julia Middendorf	2	6	6
	WC	Julia Middendorf	4	6	6
	9	Jana Fett	6	1	3

Sources

• Main draw
• Qualifying draw

References

1. "Barty battles past Sabalenka to claim Stuttgart title". Women's Tennis Association. 25 April 2021. from the original on 28 March 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
2. "Commanding Kvitova claims second title of season at Stuttgart". Women's Tennis Association. 28 April 2019. from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
3. "Svitolina saves 2 match points, outlasts Kvitova in Stuttgart". Women's Tennis Association. 23 April 2021. from the original on 7 December 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2022.