2021 Eastbourne International

The 2021 Eastbourne International (also known as the Viking International Eastbourne for sponsorship reasons) was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 46th edition of the event for the women and the 10th edition for the men. The tournament was classified as a WTA 500 tournament on the 2021 WTA Tour and as an ATP Tour 250 series on the 2021 ATP Tour. The tournament took place at the Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club in Eastbourne, United Kingdom between 21 and 26 June 2021.

Men's singles

 * 🇦🇺 Alex de Minaur def. 🇮🇹 Lorenzo Sonego, 4–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–5)

Women's singles

 * Jeļena Ostapenko def. 🇪🇪 Anett Kontaveit, 6–3, 6–3

Men's doubles

 * Nikola Mektić / Mate Pavić def. 🇺🇸 Rajeev Ram / 🇬🇧 Joe Salisbury, 6–4, 6–3

Women's doubles

 * 🇯🇵 Shuko Aoyama / 🇯🇵 Ena Shibahara def. 🇺🇸 Nicole Melichar / Demi Schuurs, 6–1, 6–4

Prize money

 * per team

Seeds

 * 1 Rankings are as of 14 June 2021.

Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
 * 🇬🇧 Liam Broady
 * 🇬🇧 Jay Clarke
 * 🇬🇧 James Ward

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
 * 🇦🇺 James Duckworth
 * 🇧🇾 Ilya Ivashka
 * 🇰🇿 Mikhail Kukushkin
 * 🇸🇪 Mikael Ymer

The following players received entry as lucky losers:
 * 🇸🇰 Norbert Gombos
 * 🇬🇧 Alastair Gray
 * 🇰🇷 Kwon Soon-woo
 * 🇦🇺 Max Purcell
 * 🇮🇹 Andreas Seppi

Withdrawals

 * Nikoloz Basilashvili → replaced by 🇮🇹 Andreas Seppi
 * Marin Čilić → replaced by 🇨🇦 Vasek Pospisil
 * 🇷🇸 Laslo Đere → replaced by 🇬🇧 Alastair Gray
 * 🇺🇸 Taylor Fritz → replaced by 🇯🇵 Yoshihito Nishioka
 * 🇫🇷 Richard Gasquet → replaced by 🇦🇺 Max Purcell
 * 🇷🇺 Aslan Karatsev → replaced by 🇫🇮 Emil Ruusuvuori
 * 🇷🇸 Filip Krajinović → replaced by 🇧🇾 Egor Gerasimov
 * 🇬🇧 Cameron Norrie → replaced by 🇸🇰 Norbert Gombos
 * 🇺🇸 Reilly Opelka → replaced by 🇰🇷 Kwon Soon-woo
 * 🇫🇷 Benoît Paire → replaced by 🇦🇺 Alexei Popyrin
 * Stan Wawrinka → replaced by Aljaž Bedene

Retirements

 * 🇪🇸 Alejandro Davidovich Fokina

Seeds

 * 1 Rankings are as of 14 June 2021.

Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
 * 🇬🇧 Lloyd Glasspool / 🇫🇮 Harri Heliövaara
 * 🇬🇧 Alastair Gray / 🇬🇧 Luke Johnson

Withdrawals

 * Before the tournament
 * 🇬🇧 Jamie Murray / 🇧🇷 Bruno Soares → replaced by 🇬🇧 Luke Bambridge / 🇬🇧 Jamie Murray
 * 🇵🇱 Łukasz Kubot / 🇧🇷 Marcelo Melo → replaced by 🇰🇿 Alexander Bublik / 🇺🇸 Nicholas Monroe
 * Marin Čilić / Ivan Dodig → replaced by  Hugo Nys / 🇬🇧 Jonny O'Mara
 * During the tournament
 * 🇬🇧 Luke Bambridge / 🇬🇧 Jamie Murray

Seeds

 * 1 Rankings are as of 14 June 2021.

Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
 * 🇬🇧 Harriet Dart
 * Jeļena Ostapenko
 * 🇦🇺 Samantha Stosur
 * 🇬🇧 Heather Watson

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
 * 🇮🇹 Camila Giorgi
 * Viktorija Golubic
 * 🇺🇦 Marta Kostyuk
 * 🇺🇸 Christina McHale
 * 🇺🇸 Bernarda Pera
 * 🇷🇺 Vera Zvonareva

The following players received entry as lucky losers:
 * 🇺🇸 Shelby Rogers
 * Anastasija Sevastova

Withdrawals

 * Before the tournament
 * 🇺🇸 Sofia Kenin → replaced by Donna Vekić
 * 🇬🇧 Johanna Konta → replaced by 🇷🇺 Daria Kasatkina
 * Donna Vekić → replaced by 🇺🇸 Shelby Rogers
 * 🇺🇸 Madison Keys → replaced by Anastasija Sevastova

Retirements

 * 🇮🇹 Camila Giorgi (left thigh injury)
 * 🇷🇺 Vera Zvonareva (left hip injury)

Seeds

 * 1 Rankings are as of 14 June 2021.

Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
 * 🇬🇧 Harriet Dart / 🇬🇧 Heather Watson

The following pairs received entry using protected rankings:
 * 🇷🇺 Veronika Kudermetova / 🇷🇺 Elena Vesnina
 * 🇺🇸 Bethanie Mattek-Sands / 🇮🇳 Sania Mirza
 * 🇦🇺 Samantha Stosur / 🇺🇸 CoCo Vandeweghe

Withdrawals

 * Before the tournament
 * 🇺🇸 Hayley Carter / 🇧🇷 Luisa Stefani → replaced by 🇺🇸 Hayley Carter / 🇯🇵 Nao Hibino
 * 🇨🇦 Gabriela Dabrowski / 🇷🇺 Vera Zvonareva → replaced by 🇺🇸 Christina McHale / 🇺🇸 Sabrina Santamaria