# 2021 Nottingham Trophy – Women's singles

Kristýna Plíšková was the defending champion, winning the last edition of the tournament in 2014, however she chose not to participate.
Alison Van Uytvanck won the title, defeating Arina Rodionova in the final, 6–0, 6–4.

## Seeds

* Alison Van Uytvanck (champion)
* Nao Hibino (first round)
* Zarina Diyas (first round, retired)
* Christina McHale (first round)
* Zhu Lin (first round)
* Sara Errani (second round)
* Viktoriya Tomova (first round)
* Tímea Babos (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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Alison Van Uytvanck | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | |
| | Renata Zarazúa | 2 | 6 | 0 | | | | |
| | Renata Zarazúa | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | Alison Van Uytvanck | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | Q | Arina Rodionova | 0 | 4 |
| Q | Arina Rodionova | 6 | 0 | | Q | Arina Rodionova | 0 | 4 |
| | Tsvetana Pironkova | 4 | 0$^r$ | | | | | |

### Top 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | A Van Uytvanck | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Bonaventure | 3 | 2 | | 1 | A Van Uytvanck | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Burrage | 6 | 4 | 5 | | L Cabrera | 1 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Cabrera | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 1 | A Van Uytvanck | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | M Hibi | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | G Minnen | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| Q | C Bucșa | 6 | 6 | | Q | C Bucșa | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Minnen | 3 | 6 | 6 | | G Minnen | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | L Zhu | 6 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | A Van Uytvanck | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Z Diyas | 3 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | | R Zarazúa | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| | R Zarazúa | 6 | 1 | | | R Zarazúa | 7$^{10}$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Ahn | 4 | 4 | | | K Kawa | 6$^8$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Kawa | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | R Zarazúa | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Xin Wang | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | Xin Wang | 1 | 0$^r$ | | | | | |
| WC | M Mutavdzic | 5 | 1 | | | Xin Wang | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | O Danilović | 4 | 4 | | 6 | S Errani | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | S Errani | 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 | V Tomova | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | O Dodin | 6 | 6 | | | O Dodin | 6 | 3 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Murray Sharan | 7 | 3 | 3 | Q | Ar Rodionova | 3 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Ar Rodionova | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Q | Ar Rodionova | 7$^7$ | 4 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | A Kalinina | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | Xiy Wang | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6$^4$ | | | | |
| Q | D Snigur | 6 | 4 | 6 | Q | D Snigur | 6$^5$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Xiy Wang | 6 | 7$^9$ | | | Xiy Wang | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | C McHale | 3 | 6$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | Q | Ar Rodionova | 6 | 0 |
| 8 | T Babos | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | T Pironkova | 4 | 0$^r$ |
| | M Inglis | 4 | 3 | | 8 | T Babos | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | E Raducanu | 7$^7$ | 6 | | WC | E Raducanu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Sanders | 6$^3$ | 2 | | | | | | | WC | E Raducanu | 5 | 6$^2$ | | | | | |
| | K Rakhimova | 6$^2$ | 2 | | | | | | | | T Pironkova | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| Q | M Niculescu | 7$^7$ | 6 | | Q | M Niculescu | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Pironkova | 6 | 6$^{13}$ | 6 | | T Pironkova | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | N Hibino | 3 | 7$^{15}$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |