Singles
2021 Volvo Car Open
Champion	Veronika Kudermetova
Runner-up	Danka Kovinić
Score	6–4, 6–2
Draw	56
Seeds	16

Veronika Kudermetova defeated Danka Kovinić in the final, 6–4, 6–2, to win the singles tennis title at the 2021 Charleston Open. Kudermetova did not drop a set en route to her first career Women's Tennis Association (WTA) singles title.^[1]

Madison Keys was the defending champion, but she lost in the second round to Sloane Stephens in a rematch of the previous tournament's quarterfinal.^[2] As all losing quarterfinalists were previous WTA title holders, all four semifinalists were in contention to become a maiden WTA champion.^[3]

Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round.

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Ashleigh Barty	4	3
		Paula Badosa	6	6
									Paula Badosa	3	3
								15	Veronika Kudermetova	6	6
	15	Veronika Kudermetova	6	6
		Sloane Stephens	3	4
															15	Veronika Kudermetova	6	6
																Danka Kovinić	4	2
	11	Yulia Putintseva	77	5	1
		Danka Kovinić	62	7	6
									Danka Kovinić	6	6
								12	Ons Jabeur	3	2
	12	Ons Jabeur	6	6
	14	Coco Gauff	3	3

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	A Barty	6	6
		M Doi	6	6					M Doi	2	1
	PR	Y Shvedova	3	3											1	A Barty	77	4	6
		K Mladenovic	4	3												S Rogers	63	6	4
		S Rogers	6	6					S Rogers	1	7	6
		M Linette	7	2	3			13	A Anisimova	6	5	4
	13	A Anisimova	5	6	6																	1	A Barty	4	3
	10	E Rybakina	4	0r																			P Badosa	6	6
		C McNally	6	0					C McNally	77	2	6
		A Sevastova	6	6					A Sevastova	63	6	4
	PR	A Potapova	3	3												C McNally	3	3
		V Gracheva	6	5	1											P Badosa	6	6
		P Badosa	3	7	6				P Badosa	6	62	6
								5/WC	B Bencic	2	77	1

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								LL	W Osuigwe	1	4
	Q	K Nara	6	6				Q	K Nara	6	6
		F Di Lorenzo	2	2											Q	K Nara	0	3
		R Zarazúa	4	3											15	V Kudermetova	6	6
	WC	E Navarro	6	6				WC	E Navarro	4	4
	Q	D Krawczyk	1	2				15	V Kudermetova	6	6
	15	V Kudermetova	6	6																		15	V Kudermetova	6	6
	17	M Bouzková	6	7																			S Stephens	3	4
		T Babos	2	5				17	M Bouzková	6	5	5
		A Tomljanović	6	6					A Tomljanović	4	7	7
		C McHale	3	0												A Tomljanović	3	4
		S Stephens	6	6												S Stephens	6	6
	LL	Xin Wang	2	4					S Stephens	6	6
								8	M Keys	4	4

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								6	G Muguruza	6	6
	Q	M Fręch	6	6				Q	M Fręch	1	3
	Q	G Min	2	4											6	G Muguruza	6	2r
	Q	N Vikhlyantseva	3	1											11	Y Putintseva	0	2
		Z Diyas	6	6					Z Diyas	2	2
	LL	H Dart	68	4				11	Y Putintseva	6	6
	11	Y Putintseva	710	6																		11	Y Putintseva	77	5	1
	16	S Zhang	3	1																			D Kovinić	62	7	6
		LA Fernandez	6	6					LA Fernandez	4	6	3
	Q	G Talabă	62	4					D Kovinić	6	3	6
		D Kovinić	77	6												D Kovinić	6	6
	Q	S Sanders	6	6											3/WC	P Kvitová	4	1
	Q	A Muhammad	2	4				Q	S Sanders	64	2
								3/WC	P Kvitová	77	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								7	E Mertens	5	3
		B Pera	6	4	4				A Cornet	7	6
		A Cornet	4	6	6											A Cornet	7	3	3
	LL	C Dolehide	3	3											12	O Jabeur	5	6	6
	WC	H Baptiste	6	6				WC	H Baptiste	3	3
		M Trevisan	2	2				12	O Jabeur	6	6
	12	O Jabeur	6	6																		12	O Jabeur	6	6
	14	C Gauff	6	6																		14	C Gauff	3	3
		T Pironkova	3	0				14	C Gauff	4	6	6
		N Hibino	2	1					L Samsonova	6	1	4
		L Samsonova	6	6											14	C Gauff	6	77
		L Davis	6	6												L Davis	2	62
		M Brengle	4	2					L Davis	4	6	6
								2	S Kenin	6	3	4

Qualifying

Draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Harriet Dart	6	6
	WC	Rachel Gailis	1	2
								1	Harriet Dart	2	2
								14	Grace Min	6	6
		Katerina Stewart	2	1
	14	Grace Min	6	6

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Kristína Kučová	2	2r
		Desirae Krawczyk	6	1
									Desirae Krawczyk	2	7	6
								16	Kateryna Bondarenko	6	5	4
		Catherine Harrison	7	2	3
	16	Kateryna Bondarenko	5	6	6

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Wang Xinyu	65	6	6
	WC	Kennedy Shaffer	77	1	0
								3	Wang Xinyu	6	1	3
								13	Gabriela Talabă	4	6	6
		Fernanda Contreras	6	4	1
	13	Gabriela Talabă	4	6	6

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Natalia Vikhlyantseva	6	6
	WC	Oksana Kalashnikova	0	0
								4	Natalia Vikhlyantseva	6	6
									Alycia Parks	4	1
		Alycia Parks	6	6
	15	Ellen Perez	2	4

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	5	Caroline Dolehide	6	6
		Mirjam Björklund	4	3
								5	Caroline Dolehide	6	4	64
								11	Storm Sanders	2	6	77
		Gabriela Dabrowski	3	3
	11	Storm Sanders	6	6

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	6	Whitney Osuigwe	6	3	6
		Alexa Guarachi	3	6	2
								6	Whitney Osuigwe	2	63
								12	Asia Muhammad	6	77
		Jamie Loeb	4	2
	12	Asia Muhammad	6	6

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	7	Magdalena Fręch	77	6
		Katrina Scott	63	3
								7	Magdalena Fręch	7	6
									Katherine Sebov	5	1
		Katherine Sebov	6	6
	9	Varvara Flink	2	3

Eighth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	8	Kurumi Nara	6	6
	WC	Whitley Pate	3	2
								8	Kurumi Nara	6	6
								10	Allie Kiick	2	1
		Lucie Hradecká	0	1
	10	Allie Kiick	6	6

References

External links

• Main draw
• Qualifying draw