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. 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 | |
|---|---|
| 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,[1] but chose not to participate after undergoing surgery for appendicitis.[2]
Seeds
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
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 | ||||||||||||
| 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
| First 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
| First 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
Seeds
Tereza Martincová (qualified)- Margarita Gasparyan (qualified)
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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
Qualifying draw
First qualifier
| First 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
| First 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
| First 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
| First 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
| First 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
| First 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
External links
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