2021 Volvo Car Open – Singles

Singles
Singles
2021 Volvo Car Open
Final
Champion	Veronika Kudermetova
Runner-up	Danka Kovinić
Score	6–4, 6–2
Details
Draw	56
Seeds	16
Events
Singles	Doubles

Veronika Kudermetova defeated Danka Kovinić in the final, 6–4, 6–2, to win the singles tennis title at the 2021 Charleston Open. Kudermetova did not drop a set en route to her first career Women's Tennis Association (WTA) singles title.^[1]

Madison Keys was the defending champion, but she lost in the second round to Sloane Stephens in a rematch of the previous tournament's quarterfinal.^[2] As all losing quarterfinalists were previous WTA title holders, all four semifinalists were in contention to become a maiden WTA champion.^[3]

Seeds

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

01.

Ashleigh Barty (quarterfinals)

02.

Sofia Kenin (second round)

03.

Petra Kvitová (third round)

04.

Kiki Bertens (withdrew)

05.

Belinda Bencic (second round)

06.

Garbiñe Muguruza (third round, retired)

07.

Elise Mertens (second round)

08.

Madison Keys (second round)

09.

Markéta Vondroušová (withdrew)

10.

Elena Rybakina (first round, retired)

11.

Yulia Putintseva (quarterfinals)

12.

Ons Jabeur (semifinals)

13.

Amanda Anisimova (second round)

14.

Coco Gauff (quarterfinals)

15.

Veronika Kudermetova (champion)

16.

Zhang Shuai (first round)

17.

Marie Bouzková (second round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals					Semifinals				Final

1	Ashleigh Barty	4	3

	Paula Badosa	6	6
						Paula Badosa	3	3

					15	Veronika Kudermetova	6	6
15	Veronika Kudermetova	6	6

	Sloane Stephens	3	4
									15	Veronika Kudermetova	6	6

										Danka Kovinić	4	2
11	Yulia Putintseva	7⁷	5	1

	Danka Kovinić	6²	7	6
						Danka Kovinić	6	6

					12	Ons Jabeur	3	2
12	Ons Jabeur	6	6

14	Coco Gauff	3	3

Top half

Section 1

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

					1	A Barty	6	6
	M Doi	6	6			M Doi	2	1
PR	Y Shvedova	3	3							1	A Barty	7⁷	4	6
	K Mladenovic	4	3								S Rogers	6³	6	4
	S Rogers	6	6			S Rogers	1	7	6
	M Linette	7	2	3	13	A Anisimova	6	5	4
13	A Anisimova	5	6	6											1	A Barty	4	3
10	E Rybakina	4	0^r													P Badosa	6	6
	C McNally	6	0			C McNally	7⁷	2	6
	A Sevastova	6	6			A Sevastova	6³	6	4
PR	A Potapova	3	3								C McNally	3	3
	V Gracheva	6	5	1							P Badosa	6	6
	P Badosa	3	7	6		P Badosa	6	6²	6
					5/WC	B Bencic	2	7⁷	1

Section 2

First round				Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

				LL	W Osuigwe	1	4
Q	K Nara	6	6	Q	K Nara	6	6
	F Di Lorenzo	2	2						Q	K Nara	0	3
	R Zarazúa	4	3						15	V Kudermetova	6	6
WC	E Navarro	6	6	WC	E Navarro	4	4
Q	D Krawczyk	1	2	15	V Kudermetova	6	6
15	V Kudermetova	6	6										15	V Kudermetova	6	6
17	M Bouzková	6	7											S Stephens	3	4
	T Babos	2	5	17	M Bouzková	6	5	5
	A Tomljanović	6	6		A Tomljanović	4	7	7
	C McHale	3	0							A Tomljanović	3	4
	S Stephens	6	6							S Stephens	6	6
LL	Xin Wang	2	4		S Stephens	6	6
				8	M Keys	4	4

Bottom half

Section 3

First round				Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

				6	G Muguruza	6	6
Q	M Fręch	6	6	Q	M Fręch	1	3
Q	G Min	2	4						6	G Muguruza	6	2^r
Q	N Vikhlyantseva	3	1						11	Y Putintseva	0	2
	Z Diyas	6	6		Z Diyas	2	2
LL	H Dart	6⁸	4	11	Y Putintseva	6	6
11	Y Putintseva	7¹⁰	6										11	Y Putintseva	7⁷	5	1
16	S Zhang	3	1											D Kovinić	6²	7	6
	LA Fernandez	6	6		LA Fernandez	4	6	3
Q	G Talabă	6²	4		D Kovinić	6	3	6
	D Kovinić	7⁷	6							D Kovinić	6	6
Q	S Sanders	6	6						3/WC	P Kvitová	4	1
Q	A Muhammad	2	4	Q	S Sanders	6⁴	2
				3/WC	P Kvitová	7⁷	6

Section 4

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

					7	E Mertens	5	3
	B Pera	6	4	4		A Cornet	7	6
	A Cornet	4	6	6							A Cornet	7	3	3
LL	C Dolehide	3	3							12	O Jabeur	5	6	6
WC	H Baptiste	6	6		WC	H Baptiste	3	3
	M Trevisan	2	2		12	O Jabeur	6	6
12	O Jabeur	6	6												12	O Jabeur	6	6
14	C Gauff	6	6												14	C Gauff	3	3
	T Pironkova	3	0		14	C Gauff	4	6	6
	N Hibino	2	1			L Samsonova	6	1	4
	L Samsonova	6	6							14	C Gauff	6	7⁷
	L Davis	6	6								L Davis	2	6²
	M Brengle	4	2			L Davis	4	6	6
					2	S Kenin	6	3	4

Qualifying

Seeds

Harriet Dart (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
Kristína Kučová (first round, retired)
Wang Xinyu (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
Natalia Vikhlyantseva (qualified)
Caroline Dolehide (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
Whitney Osuigwe (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
Magdalena Fręch (qualified)
Kurumi Nara (qualified)
Varvara Flink (first round)
Allie Kiick (qualifying competition)
Storm Sanders (qualified)
Asia Muhammad (qualified)
Gabriela Talabă (qualified)
Grace Min (qualified)
Ellen Perez (first round)
Kateryna Bondarenko (qualifying competition)

Qualifiers

Lucky losers

Draw

First qualifier

First round				Qualifying competition

1	Harriet Dart	6	6

WC	Rachel Gailis	1	2
				1	Harriet Dart	2	2

				14	Grace Min	6	6
	Katerina Stewart	2	1

14	Grace Min	6	6

Second qualifier

First round					Qualifying competition

2	Kristína Kučová	2	2^r

	Desirae Krawczyk	6	1
						Desirae Krawczyk	2	7	6

					16	Kateryna Bondarenko	6	5	4
	Catherine Harrison	7	2	3

16	Kateryna Bondarenko	5	6	6

Third qualifier

First round					Qualifying competition

3	Wang Xinyu	6⁵	6	6

WC	Kennedy Shaffer	7⁷	1	0
					3	Wang Xinyu	6	1	3

					13	Gabriela Talabă	4	6	6
	Fernanda Contreras	6	4	1

13	Gabriela Talabă	4	6	6

Fourth qualifier

First round				Qualifying competition

4	Natalia Vikhlyantseva	6	6

WC	Oksana Kalashnikova	0	0
				4	Natalia Vikhlyantseva	6	6

					Alycia Parks	4	1
	Alycia Parks	6	6

15	Ellen Perez	2	4

Fifth qualifier

First round				Qualifying competition

5	Caroline Dolehide	6	6

	Mirjam Björklund	4	3
				5	Caroline Dolehide	6	4	6⁴

				11	Storm Sanders	2	6	7⁷
	Gabriela Dabrowski	3	3

11	Storm Sanders	6	6

Sixth qualifier

First round					Qualifying competition

6	Whitney Osuigwe	6	3	6

	Alexa Guarachi	3	6	2
					6	Whitney Osuigwe	2	6³

					12	Asia Muhammad	6	7⁷
	Jamie Loeb	4	2

12	Asia Muhammad	6	6

Seventh qualifier

First round				Qualifying competition

7	Magdalena Fręch	7⁷	6

	Katrina Scott	6³	3
				7	Magdalena Fręch	7	6

					Katherine Sebov	5	1
	Katherine Sebov	6	6

9	Varvara Flink	2	3