Liudmila Samsonova defeated
Belinda Bencic in the final, 1–6, 6–1, 6–3, to win the singles tennis title at the 2021 WTA German Open. Samsonova was contesting her first career final on the
WTA Tour and had entered the main draw as a qualifier. Her win made her the 10th maiden titlist on the
2021 WTA Tour and the second qualifier of the season to claim a title.[1]
Dinara Safina was the defending champion from when the event was last held in
2008 on
clay courts,[2] but she retired from professional tennis in 2014.[3] As the inaugural edition of the tournament following its relaunch, this marked the first year the tournament was played on
grass.
Bold denotes the mandatory tournaments (WTA 1000) †– Tournaments are affected by the
COVID-19 pandemic * – Tournaments are introduced due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic