# 2021 Emilia-Romagna Open – Women's singles

This was the first edition of the tournament.
Coco Gauff won the title, defeating Wang Qiang in the final, 6–1, 6–3.

## Seeds

* Serena Williams (second round)
* Petra Martić (quarterfinals)
* Coco Gauff (champion)
* Daria Kasatkina (second round)
* Amanda Anisimova (quarterfinals)
* Wang Qiang (final)
* Sara Sorribes Tormo (second round, retired)
* Caroline Garcia (quarterfinals)

## 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Kateřina Siniaková | 5 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| 3 | Coco Gauff | 7 | 1 | 6 | | | | |
| 3 | Coco Gauff | 7 | 1 | 6 | 3 | Coco Gauff | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 6 | Wang Qiang | 1 | 3 |
| | Sloane Stephens | 2 | 6$^3$ | | 6 | Wang Qiang | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Wang Qiang | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1/WC | S Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Pigato | 3 | 2 | | 1/WC | S Williams | 6$^4$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Siniaková | 6 | 6 | | | K Siniaková | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Tauson | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | K Siniaková | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | A-L Friedsam | 6 | 6$^1$ | 6 | | | | | 8 | C Garcia | 5 | 1 | | | | | |
| | V Golubic | 4 | 7$^7$ | 2 | Q | A-L Friedsam | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | P Ormaechea | 4 | 4 | | 8 | C Garcia | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | C Garcia | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | K Siniaková | 5 | 6 | 2 |
| 3 | C Gauff | 7$^8$ | 7$^9$ | | | | | | | | | | 3 | C Gauff | 7 | 1 | 6 |
| | K Kanepi | 6$^6$ | 6$^7$ | | 3 | C Gauff | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Giorgi | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6 | | C Giorgi | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C McHale | 7$^7$ | 4 | 4 | | | | | 3 | C Gauff | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | AK Schmiedlová | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | 5 | A Anisimova | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| WC | V Williams | 7 | 2 | 2 | Q | AK Schmiedlová | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Paolini | 2 | 1 | | 5 | A Anisimova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | A Anisimova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 7 | S Sorribes Tormo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Pera | 4 | 2 | | 7 | S Sorribes Tormo | 6 | 5 | 2$^r$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Bogdan | 5 | 6 | 1 | WC | S Errani | 4 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Errani | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | WC | S Errani | 3 | 0 | | | | | |
| Q | C McNally | 6$^4$ | 4 | | | | | | | | S Stephens | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | S Stephens | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | S Stephens | 1 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S-w Hsieh | 4 | 3 | | 4 | D Kasatkina | 6 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | D Kasatkina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | S Stephens | 2 | 6$^3$ |
| 6 | Q Wang | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Q Wang | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | M Doi | 2 | 7 | 1 | 6 | Q Wang | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Di Giuseppe | 7 | 7$^7$ | | Q | M Di Giuseppe | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Hibino | 5 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | 6 | Q Wang | 7$^7$ | 3 | 7 | | | | |
| WC | G Gatto-Monticone | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | 2 | P Martić | 6$^4$ | 6 | 5 | | | | |
| LL | L Samsonova | 6 | 6 | | LL | L Samsonova | 6$^5$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Gracheva | 4 | 2 | | 2 | P Martić | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | P Martić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Ana Bogdan (moved to main draw)
* Liudmila Samsonova (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Caty McNally (qualified)
* Anna-Lena Friedsam (qualified)
* Wang Yafan (first round)
* Anna Karolína Schmiedlová (qualified)
* Katarina Zavatska (qualifying competition)
* Stefanie Vögele (qualifying competition)
* Katarzyna Kawa (first round)
* Leonie Küng (first round)
* Giulia Gatto-Monticone (Received main draw wildcard)
* Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove (qualifying competition)

### Qualifiers

* Paula Ormaechea
* Lisa Pigato
* Caty McNally
* Anna-Lena Friedsam
* Martina Di Giuseppe
* Anna Karolína Schmiedlová

### Lucky loser

* Liudmila Samsonova

### Qualifying draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| Alt | Paula Ormaechea | 6$^1$ | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Varvara Flink | 7$^7$ | 5 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Varvara Flink | 7$^7$ | 5 | 4 | Alt | Paula Ormaechea | 6 | 2 | 7 |
| | | | | | 8 | Stefanie Vögele | 2 | 6 | 5 |
| WC | Stefania Rubini | 4 | 6 | 4 | 8 | Stefanie Vögele | 2 | 6 | 5 |
| 8 | Stefanie Vögele | 6 | 0 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Liudmila Samsonova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Ellen Perez | 2 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | Ellen Perez | 2 | 2 | | 2 | Liudmila Samsonova | 6 | 6$^2$ | 3 |
| | | | | | WC | Lisa Pigato | 2 | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| WC | Lisa Pigato | 1 | 7 | 6 | WC | Lisa Pigato | 2 | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| 10 | Leonie Küng | 6 | 5 | 0 | | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Caty McNally | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | Jessica Pieri | 2 | 6$^0$ | | | | |
| | Jessica Pieri | 2 | 6$^0$ | 3 | Caty McNally | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 7 | Katarina Zavatska | 3 | 4 |
| WC | Nuria Brancaccio | 6$^6$ | 6$^6$ | 7 | Katarina Zavatska | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | Katarina Zavatska | 7$^8$ | 7$^8$ | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Anna-Lena Friedsam | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Asia Muhammad | 2 | 0 | | | | | |
| | Asia Muhammad | 2 | 0 | 4 | Anna-Lena Friedsam | 3 | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | 12 | Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| | Julia Grabher | 5 | 3 | 12 | Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| 12 | Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove | 7 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 5 | Wang Yafan | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| WC | Lucia Bronzetti | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Lucia Bronzetti | 3 | 6 | 6 | WC | Lucia Bronzetti | 5 | 3 |
| | | | | | | Martina Di Giuseppe | 7 | 6 |
| | Martina Di Giuseppe | 4 | 6 | 6 | | Martina Di Giuseppe | 7 | 6 |
| 9 | Katarzyna Kawa | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | |

#### Sixth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 6 | Anna Karolína Schmiedlová | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Bianca Turati | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| | Bianca Turati | 2 | 2 | 6 | Anna Karolína Schmiedlová | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | Rebecca Marino | 1 | 4 |
| | Rebecca Marino | 6 | 6 | | Rebecca Marino | 1 | 4 |
| Alt | Anna Danilina | 3 | 1 | | | | |