The 2021 Bad Homburg Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 1st edition of the Bad Homburg Open, and part of the WTA 250 series of the 2021 WTA Tour. The event took place at the TC Bad Homburg in Bad Homburg, Germany, from 20 until 26 June 2021.
| 2021 Bad Homburg Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | 20–26 June |
| Edition | 1st |
| Category | WTA 250 |
| Draw | 32S / 16D |
| Prize money | $235,238 |
| Surface | Grass |
| Location | Bad Homburg, Germany |
| Venue | TC Bad Homburg |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Angelique Kerber | |
| Doubles | |
 Darija Jurak /  Andreja Klepač | |
Bad Homburg is historically significant in the development and popularity of tennis in Europe.[1]
Champions
editSingles
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Angelique Kerber def. 
Kateřina Siniaková, 6–3, 6–2.
Doubles
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Darija Jurak / 
Andreja Klepač def. 
Nadiia Kichenok / 
Raluca Olaru, 6–3, 6–1.
WTA singles main-draw entrants
editSeeds
edit| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 CZE
|
Petra Kvitová | 11 | 1 |
 BLR
|
Victoria Azarenka | 16 | 2 |
 USA
|
Jessica Pegula | 26 | 3 |
| GER
|
Angelique Kerber | 27 | 4 |
 ARG
|
Nadia Podoroska | 42 | 5 |
 ROU
|
Sorana Cîrstea | 45 | 6 |
 ESP
|
Sara Sorribes Tormo | 53 | 7 |
| GER
|
Laura Siegemund | 55 | 8 |
Other entrants
editThe following players received wildcards into the main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Yuliya Hatouka
Katarzyna Piter
Ekaterina Yashina- Anna Zaja
The following player received entry as a lucky loser:
Withdrawals
edit- Before the tournament
- Irina-Camelia Begu → replaced by Andrea Petkovic
Jennifer Brady → replaced by Varvara Gracheva
Caroline Garcia → replaced by 
Misaki Doi- Barbora Krejčíková → replaced by Tamara Korpatsch
Maria Sakkari → replaced by 
Clara Tauson- Sloane Stephens → replaced by
Riya Bhatia 
Jil Teichmann → replaced by 
Arantxa Rus
Alison Van Uytvanck → replaced by 
Martina Trevisan
- During the tournament
- Victoria Azarenka (back injury)
WTA doubles main-draw entrants
editSeeds
edit| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRO
|
Darija Jurak | SLO
|
Andreja Klepač | 57 | 1 |
 UKR
|
Nadiia Kichenok | ROU
|
Raluca Olaru | 85 | 2 |
 RUS
|
Anna Blinkova |  NED
|
Arantxa Rus | 126 | 3 |
| GER
|
Vivian Heisen | CZE
|
Květa Peschke | 138 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings are as of June 14, 2021.
Other entrants
editThe following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
Withdrawals
edit- Amanda Anisimova / Sloane Stephens (Stephens – right foot injury)
References
edit- ^ Kerber salutes in Bad Homburg debut
- ^ "Kvitova Joins Bad Homburg Open Line-Up". Archived from the original on 2021-06-02. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
- ^ "Petkovic und Kerber starten bei Bad Homburg Open". Archived from the original on 2021-04-27. Retrieved 2021-05-29.