World No. 139 Clara Tauson won her first WTA singles tennis title as a qualifier, defeating Viktorija Golubic in the final of the 2021 Lyon Open, 6–4, 6–1.[1] Tauson did not drop a set throughout the entire tournament, including qualifying rounds, and dropped just 35 games across seven matches. Tauson became the second Danish player in history, after Caroline Wozniacki, to win a WTA Tour singles title. The final match was the first WTA singles final to be contested between two qualifiers since the 2017 Japan Women's Open.
Singles | |
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2021 WTA Lyon Open | |
Champion | Clara Tauson |
Runner-up | Viktorija Golubic |
Score | 6–4, 6–1 |
Draw | 32 (6 Q / 3 WC ) |
Seeds | 8 |
Sofia Kenin was the defending champion,[2] but chose not to participate after undergoing surgery for appendicitis.[3]
Seeds
edit- Ekaterina Alexandrova (first round)
- Fiona Ferro (semifinals)
- Caroline Garcia (second round)
- Kristina Mladenovic (quarterfinals)
- Alizé Cornet (first round)
- Sorana Cîrstea (first round)
- Paula Badosa (semifinals)
- Arantxa Rus (second round)
Draw
editKey
edit- 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
editSemifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
Q | Clara Tauson | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||
7 | Paula Badosa | 5 | 1 | ||||||||||
Q | Clara Tauson | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
Q | Viktorija Golubic | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||
Q | Viktorija Golubic | 4 | 6 | 77 | |||||||||
2 | Fiona Ferro | 6 | 0 | 64 |
Top half
editFirst round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | E Alexandrova | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Q | C Tauson | 6 | 6 | Q | C Tauson | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T Babos | 6 | 5 | 6 | T Babos | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
V Gracheva | 4 | 7 | 3 | Q | C Tauson | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
V Kužmová | 2 | 3 | C Giorgi | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
C Giorgi | 6 | 6 | C Giorgi | 2 | 6 | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||||
N Stojanović | 6 | 6 | N Stojanović | 6 | 1 | 65 | |||||||||||||||||||||
6 | S Cîrstea | 4 | 0 | Q | C Tauson | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
4 | K Mladenovic | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | P Badosa | 5 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
PR | M Buzărnescu | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 | K Mladenovic | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
K Zavatska | 4 | 1 | Q | M Gasparyan | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Q | M Gasparyan | 6 | 6 | 4 | K Mladenovic | 5 | 77 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
S Vögele | 77 | 65 | 6 | 7 | P Badosa | 7 | 65 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
I Bara | 63 | 77 | 3 | S Vögele | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WC | H Tan | 4 | 6 | 65 | 7 | P Badosa | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | P Badosa | 6 | 0 | 77 |
Bottom half
editFirst round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | A Rus | 78 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Xiy Wang | 66 | 4 | 8 | A Rus | 6 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
G Minnen | 7 | 7 | G Minnen | 4 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
K Kawa | 5 | 5 | G Minnen | 3 | 60 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
V Lapko | 7 | 4 | 3 | Q | V Golubic | 6 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Q | V Golubic | 5 | 6 | 6 | Q | V Golubic | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
O Dodin | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | C Garcia | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | C Garcia | 6 | 2 | 6 | Q | V Golubic | 4 | 6 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||
5 | A Cornet | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | F Ferro | 6 | 0 | 64 | ||||||||||||||||||
WC | C Burel | 6 | 1 | 6 | WC | C Burel | 7 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
A Sasnovich | 79 | 6 | A Sasnovich | 5 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WC | E Bouchard | 67 | 2 | WC | C Burel | 6 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
Q | G Gatto-Monticone | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | F Ferro | 2 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
Q | T Martincová | 6 | 3 | 6 | Q | T Martincová | 2 | 1r | |||||||||||||||||||
Q | M Fręch | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | F Ferro | 6 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
2 | F Ferro | 5 | 7 | 7 |
Qualifying
editSeeds
edit- Tereza Martincová (qualified)
- Margarita Gasparyan (qualified)
- Viktorija Golubic (qualified)
- Viktoriya Tomova (qualifying competition)
- Clara Tauson (qualified)
- Barbara Haas (qualifying competition)
- Harriet Dart (first round)
- Kamilla Rakhimova (qualifying competition)
- Olga Danilović (first round)
- Leonie Küng (qualifying competition)
- Wang Xinyu (first round)
- Jaqueline Cristian (first round)
Qualifiers
editQualifying draw
editFirst qualifier
editFirst round | Qualifying competition | ||||||||||||
1 | Tereza Martincová | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
WC | Margot Yerolymos | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||
1 | Tereza Martincová | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
Yuki Naito | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||
Yuki Naito | 77 | 6 | |||||||||||
7 | Harriet Dart | 65 | 3 |
Second qualifier
editFirst round | Qualifying competition | ||||||||||||
2 | Margarita Gasparyan | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
Chloé Paquet | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||
2 | Margarita Gasparyan | 3 | 79 | 6 | |||||||||
8 | Kamilla Rakhimova | 6 | 67 | 3 | |||||||||
You Xiaodi | 6 | 64 | 3 | ||||||||||
8 | Kamilla Rakhimova | 1 | 77 | 6 |
Third qualifier
editFirst round | Qualifying competition | ||||||||||||
3 | Viktorija Golubic | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
Laura Ioana Paar | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
3 | Viktorija Golubic | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
10 | Leonie Küng | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||
Natalija Kostić | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
10 | Leonie Küng | 6 | 6 |
Fourth qualifier
editFirst round | Qualifying competition | ||||||||||||
4 | Viktoriya Tomova | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
PR | Lu Jiajing | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
4 | Viktoriya Tomova | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||
Magdalena Fręch | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||
Magdalena Fręch | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||
9 | Olga Danilović | 1 | 1 |
Fifth qualifier
editFirst round | Qualifying competition | ||||||||||||
5 | Clara Tauson | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
WC | Juline Fayard | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||
5 | Clara Tauson | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
WC | Amandine Hesse | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||
WC | Amandine Hesse | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
11 | Wang Xinyu | 3 | 4 |
Sixth qualifier
editFirst round | Qualifying competition | ||||||||||||
6 | Barbara Haas | 3 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||
WC | Loïs Boisson | 6 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||
6 | Barbara Haas | 6 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||
Giulia Gatto-Monticone | 2 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
Giulia Gatto-Monticone | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||
12 | Jaqueline Cristian | 4 | 1 |
References
edit- ^ "Tauson charges to first title in Lyon". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ^ "Kenin captures second title of 2020 in Lyon over Friedsam". WTA Tennis. 8 March 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
- ^ "Sofia Kenin undergoes surgery for appendicitis in Melbourne". Tennis.com. 17 February 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2021.