WTA - Nottingham 1R start

First round commenced in Nottingham

2021 Viking Open Nottingham - a WTA 250 tournament, on Grass, in Nottingham, Great Britain, 5-13 June 2021.

Event not held last year due to COVID-19

2019 champion (not defending):

Caroline Garcia (1) who defeated Donna Vekic (2) 2-6 7-6(4) 7-6(4)

The following players withdrew after the main draw was published:

5th seed Danielle Collins, replaced by lucky loser Marina Melnikova

11th seed Camila Giorgi, replaced by lucky loser Martina Di Giuseppe

Astra Sharma, replaced by lucky loser Georgina Garcia Pérez 

First round results:

- Qualifier Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove defeated Maddison Inglis 6-1 6-4

- Qualifier Kateryna Kozlova defeated Anastasia Gasanova 1-6 6-4 6-4

- Kristie Ahn defeated wildcard Jodie Burrage 1-6 6-3 6-2

- Lucky loser Marina Melnikova defeated qualifier Katie Volynets 6-3 2-6 7-6(6)

- Leonie Küng defeated qualifier Sarah Beth Grey 6-2 6-2

- Oceane Dodin defeated qualifier CoCo Vandeweghe 7-6(4) 6-4

- Qualifier Tara Moore defeated qualifier Eden Silva 6-2 3-6 7-6(3)

- Wang Xiyu defeated lucky loser Martina Di Giuseppe 7-6(3) 7-6(2)