| 2021 Eastbourne International | |
|---|---|
| Date | 21–26 June | 
| Edition | 10th (men) 46th (women) | 
| Category | ATP 250 (men) WTA 500 (women) | 
| Draw | 28S / 16D (men) 56S / 16D (women) | 
| Prize money | €697,405 (men) $757,900 (women) | 
| Surface | Grass | 
| Location | Eastbourne, United Kingdom | 
| Venue | Devonshire Park LTC | 
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
| .svg.png.webp) Alex de Minaur | |
| Women's singles | |
|  Jeļena Ostapenko | |
| Men's doubles | |
|  Nikola Mektić /  Mate Pavić | |
| Women's doubles | |
|  Shuko Aoyama /  Ena Shibahara | |
The 2021 Eastbourne International (also known as the Viking International Eastbourne for sponsorship reasons) was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 46th edition of the event for the women and the 10th edition for the men. The tournament was classified as a WTA 500 tournament on the 2021 WTA Tour and as an ATP Tour 250 series on the 2021 ATP Tour. The tournament took place at the Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club in Eastbourne, United Kingdom between 21 and 26 June 2021.[1][2]
Champions
Men's singles
.svg.png.webp) Alex de Minaur def. Alex de Minaur def. Lorenzo Sonego, 4–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–5) Lorenzo Sonego, 4–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–5)
Women's singles
 Jeļena Ostapenko def. Jeļena Ostapenko def. Anett Kontaveit, 6–3, 6–3 Anett Kontaveit, 6–3, 6–3
Men's doubles
 Nikola Mektić / Nikola Mektić / Mate Pavić def. Mate Pavić def. Rajeev Ram / Rajeev Ram / Joe Salisbury, 6–4, 6–3 Joe Salisbury, 6–4, 6–3
Women's doubles
 Shuko Aoyama / Shuko Aoyama / Ena Shibahara def. Ena Shibahara def. Nicole Melichar / Nicole Melichar / Demi Schuurs, 6–1, 6–4 Demi Schuurs, 6–1, 6–4
Points and prize money
Point distribution
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q2 | Q1 | 
| Singles | 250 | 150 | 90 | 45 | 20 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles | 0 | — | — | — | — | 
Prize money
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q2 | Q1 | 
| Singles | €53,680 | €38,485 | €27,400 | €18,265 | €11,740 | €7,065 | €3,450 | €1,795 | 
| Doubles* | €20,050 | €14,350 | €9,460 | €6,145 | €3,600 | — | — | — | 
*per team
ATP singles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | 
|---|---|---|---|
|  FRA | Gaël Monfils | 16 | 1 | 
| .svg.png.webp) AUS | Alex de Minaur | 22 | 2 | 
|  ITA | Lorenzo Sonego | 26 | 3 | 
|  GEO | |||
|  USA | |||
|  ESP | Alejandro Davidovich Fokina | 35 | 6 | 
|  ESP | Albert Ramos Viñolas | 38 | 7 | 
|  KAZ | Alexander Bublik | 39 | 8 | 
|  GBR | 
- 1 Rankings are as of 14 June 2021. [3]
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following players received entry as lucky losers:
Withdrawals
 Nikoloz Basilashvili → replaced by Nikoloz Basilashvili → replaced by Andreas Seppi Andreas Seppi
 Marin Čilić → replaced by Marin Čilić → replaced by.svg.png.webp) Vasek Pospisil Vasek Pospisil
 Laslo Đere → replaced by Laslo Đere → replaced by Alastair Gray Alastair Gray
 Taylor Fritz → replaced by Taylor Fritz → replaced by Yoshihito Nishioka Yoshihito Nishioka
 Richard Gasquet → replaced by Richard Gasquet → replaced by.svg.png.webp) Max Purcell Max Purcell
 Aslan Karatsev → replaced by Aslan Karatsev → replaced by Emil Ruusuvuori Emil Ruusuvuori
 Filip Krajinović → replaced by Filip Krajinović → replaced by Egor Gerasimov Egor Gerasimov
 Cameron Norrie → replaced by Cameron Norrie → replaced by Norbert Gombos Norbert Gombos
 Reilly Opelka → replaced by Reilly Opelka → replaced by Kwon Soon-woo Kwon Soon-woo
 Benoît Paire → replaced by Benoît Paire → replaced by.svg.png.webp) Alexei Popyrin Alexei Popyrin
.svg.png.webp) Stan Wawrinka → replaced by Stan Wawrinka → replaced by Aljaž Bedene Aljaž Bedene
Retirements
ATP doubles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  CRO | Nikola Mektić |  CRO | Mate Pavić | 3 | 1 | 
|  COL | Juan Sebastián Cabal |  COL | Robert Farah | 9 | 2 | 
|  USA | Rajeev Ram |  GBR | Joe Salisbury | 21 | 3 | 
|  FRA | Fabrice Martin |  FRA | Édouard Roger-Vasselin | 51 | 4 | 
- 1 Rankings are as of 14 June 2021.
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
 Jamie Murray / Jamie Murray / Bruno Soares → replaced by Bruno Soares → replaced by Luke Bambridge / Luke Bambridge / Jamie Murray Jamie Murray
 Łukasz Kubot / Łukasz Kubot / Marcelo Melo → replaced by Marcelo Melo → replaced by Alexander Bublik / Alexander Bublik / Nicholas Monroe Nicholas Monroe
 Marin Čilić / Marin Čilić / Ivan Dodig → replaced by Ivan Dodig → replaced by Hugo Nys / Hugo Nys / Jonny O'Mara Jonny O'Mara
- During the tournament
WTA singles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | 
|---|---|---|---|
|  BLR | Aryna Sabalenka | 4 | 1 | 
|  UKR | Elina Svitolina | 6 | 2 | 
| .svg.png.webp) CAN | Bianca Andreescu | 7 | 3 | 
|  POL | Iga Świątek | 9 | 4 | 
|  CZE | Karolína Plíšková | 10 | 5 | 
| .svg.png.webp) SUI | Belinda Bencic | 12 | 6 | 
| .svg.png.webp) BEL | Elise Mertens | 17 | 7 | 
|  RUS | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 19 | 8 | 
- 1 Rankings are as of 14 June 2021. [4]
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following players received entry as lucky losers:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
 Sofia Kenin → replaced by Sofia Kenin → replaced by Donna Vekić Donna Vekić
 Johanna Konta → replaced by Johanna Konta → replaced by Daria Kasatkina Daria Kasatkina
 Donna Vekić → replaced by Donna Vekić → replaced by Shelby Rogers Shelby Rogers
 Madison Keys → replaced by Madison Keys → replaced by Anastasija Sevastova Anastasija Sevastova
Retirements
 Camila Giorgi (left thigh injury) Camila Giorgi (left thigh injury)
 Vera Zvonareva (left hip injury) Vera Zvonareva (left hip injury)
WTA doubles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  USA | Nicole Melichar |  NED | Demi Schuurs | 19 | 1 | 
|  JPN | Shuko Aoyama |  JPN | Ena Shibahara | 28 | 2 | 
|  CHI | Alexa Guarachi |  USA | Desirae Krawczyk | 33 | 3 | 
|  TPE | Chan Hao-ching |  TPE | Latisha Chan | 36 | 4 | 
- 1 Rankings are as of 14 June 2021.
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
The following pairs received entry using protected rankings:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
 Hayley Carter / Hayley Carter / Luisa Stefani → replaced by Luisa Stefani → replaced by Hayley Carter / Hayley Carter / Nao Hibino Nao Hibino
.svg.png.webp) Gabriela Dabrowski / Gabriela Dabrowski / Vera Zvonareva → replaced by Vera Zvonareva → replaced by Christina McHale / Christina McHale / Sabrina Santamaria Sabrina Santamaria
References
- ↑ "Viking International Eastbourne Overview". ATP.
- ↑ "WTA Viking International Eastbourne: Overview". Women's Tennis Association.
- ↑ "Grand Slam champions Wawrinka, Cilic and Brit star Norrie headline men's field at Viking International Eastbourne". LTA.
- ↑ "Eastbourne's Johanna Konta to play on home turf at Devonshire Park". The Argus.

