2021 WTA German Open – Singles
Dinara Safina was the defending champion from when the event was last held in 2008, but she retired in 2014. It is the 94th edition of the event on the 2021 WTA Tour, and the first tournament since 2008 after the 2020 event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany. This is also the first event of the tournament being held on grass courts, as opposed to clay courts. Liudmila Samsonova won her maiden WTA Tour singles title as a qualifier, defeating Belinda Bencic in the final, 1–6, 6–1, 6–3. 2021 WTA German