2021 tennis tournament
Women's Singles Champion Naomi Osaka Runner-up Jennifer Brady Final score 6–4, 6–3 Draw 128 (16 / 8 ) Seeds 32
2021 tennis event results
Main article: 2021 Australian Open
Naomi Osaka defeated Jennifer Brady in the final, 6–4, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2021 Australian Open.[1] It was her second Australian Open title and fourth major singles title overall.[2] With the win, Osaka extended her winning streak to 21 matches, dating back to the 2020 Cincinnati Open . She only lost one set during the tournament, to Garbiñe Muguruza in the fourth round; she also saved two match points in that match, making her the eighth woman to win the Australian Open after saving match points . Osaka became the first woman to win her fourth major singles title since Maria Sharapova in 2012 , and the youngest since Justine Henin won the 2005 French Open . She also became the third player in the Open Era , after Monica Seles and Roger Federer , to win their first four major finals.
Sofia Kenin was the defending champion,[3] but she lost to Kaia Kanepi in the second round.[4]
Mayar Sherif became the first Egyptian woman to win a match in a major main draw.[5] Hsieh Su-wei became the first female Taiwanese player to make a major singles quarterfinal. At 35 years of age, Hsieh also became the oldest player to make her quarterfinal debut.[6] [7]
Serena Williams equalled Chris Evert 's all-time record of reaching 54 major quarterfinals.[8] [9]
Seeds [ ]
Seeding per WTA rankings.[10]
0 1 . Ashleigh Barty (Quarterfinals)
0 2 . Simona Halep (Quarterfinals)
0 3 . Naomi Osaka (Champion)
0 4 . Sofia Kenin (Second round)
0 5 . Elina Svitolina (Fourth round)
0 6 . Karolína Plíšková (Third round)
0 7 . Aryna Sabalenka (Fourth round)
0 8 . Bianca Andreescu (Second round)
0 9 . Petra Kvitová (Second round)
10 . Serena Williams (Semifinals)
11 . Belinda Bencic (Third round)
12 . Victoria Azarenka (First round)
13 . Johanna Konta (First round, retired)
14 . Garbiñe Muguruza (Fourth round)
15 . Iga Świątek (Fourth round)
16 . Petra Martić (First round)
17 . Elena Rybakina (Second round)
18 . Elise Mertens (Fourth round)
19 . Markéta Vondroušová (Fourth round)
20 . Maria Sakkari (First round)
21 . Anett Kontaveit (Third round)
22 . Jennifer Brady (Final)
23 . Angelique Kerber (First round)
24 . Alison Riske (First round)
25 . Karolína Muchová (Semifinals)
26 . Yulia Putintseva (Third round)
27 . Ons Jabeur (Third round)
28 . Donna Vekić (Fourth round)
29 . Ekaterina Alexandrova (Third round)
30 . Wang Qiang (First round)
31 . Zhang Shuai (First round)
32 . Veronika Kudermetova (Third round)
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.
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
Finals [ ]
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final
1
Ashleigh Barty
6
3
2
25
Karolína Muchová
1
6
6
25
Karolína Muchová
4
6
4
22
Jennifer Brady
6
3
6
22
Jennifer Brady
4
6
6
Jessica Pegula
6
2
1
22
Jennifer Brady
4
3
3
Naomi Osaka
6
6
Hsieh Su-wei
2
2
3
Naomi Osaka
6
6
3
Naomi Osaka
6
6
10
Serena Williams
3
4
10
Serena Williams
6
6
2
Simona Halep
3
3
Top half [ ]
Section 1 [ ]
First Round
Second Round
Third Round
Fourth Round
1
A Barty
6
6
D Kovinić
0
0
1
A Barty
6
79
S Sorribes Tormo
1
5
WC
D Gavrilova
1
67
WC
D Gavrilova
6
7
1
A Barty
6
6
S Zheng
3
6
2
29
E Alexandrova
2
4
B Krejčíková
6
2
6
B Krejčíková
3
64
M Trevisan
3
4
29
E Alexandrova
6
77
29
E Alexandrova
6
6
1
A Barty
6
6
21
A Kontaveit
7
6
S Rogers
3
4
A Sasnovich
5
2
21
A Kontaveit
65
6
6
Kr Plíšková
64
63
H Watson
77
4
2
H Watson
77
77
21
A Kontaveit
4
3
Q
F Jones
4
1
S Rogers
6
6
S Rogers
6
6
S Rogers
6
6
Q
O Danilović
7
3
6
Q
O Danilović
2
3
16
P Martić
5
6
4
Section 2 [ ]
Section 3 [ ]
First Round
Second Round
Third Round
Fourth Round
4
S Kenin
7
6
WC
M Inglis
5
4
4
S Kenin
3
2
A Sevastova
3
1
K Kanepi
6
6
K Kanepi
6
6
K Kanepi
7
62
4
N Podoroska
6
6
28
D Vekić
5
77
6
C McHale
4
4
N Podoroska
2
2
Y Wang
6
3
4
28
D Vekić
6
6
28
D Vekić
4
6
6
28
D Vekić
1
5
22
J Brady
6
6
22
J Brady
6
7
A Bolsova
1
3
22
J Brady
6
6
M Brengle
6
6
M Brengle
1
2
WC
Ar Rodionova
1
2
22
J Brady
6
6
Q
C Paquet
5
5
Q
K Juvan
1
3
Q
M Sherif
7
7
Q
M Sherif
6
62
3
Q
K Juvan
4
2
Q
K Juvan
3
77
6
13
J Konta
6
0r
Section 4 [ ]
First Round
Second Round
Third Round
Fourth Round
12
V Azarenka
5
4
J Pegula
7
6
J Pegula
6
6
WC
D Aiava
4
4
WC
S Stosur
0
1
WC
S Stosur
6
6
J Pegula
6
6
N Hibino
2
6
7
K Mladenovic
2
1
WC
A Sharma
6
3
5
N Hibino
5
1
K Mladenovic
6
0
6
K Mladenovic
7
6
20
M Sakkari
2
6
3
J Pegula
6
3
6
26
Y Putintseva
4
6
6
5
E Svitolina
4
6
3
S Stephens
6
2
3
26
Y Putintseva
6
1
6
A Van Uytvanck
4
6
6
A Van Uytvanck
4
6
2
Q
C Burel
6
3
4
26
Y Putintseva
4
0
C Gauff
6
6
5
E Svitolina
6
6
J Teichmann
3
2
C Gauff
4
3
M Bouzková
3
65
5
E Svitolina
6
6
5
E Svitolina
6
77
Bottom half [ ]
Section 5 [ ]
Section 6 [ ]
First Round
Second Round
Third Round
Fourth Round
14
G Muguruza
6
6
LL
M Gasparyan
4
0
14
G Muguruza
6
6
Q
L Samsonova
64
77
7
Q
L Samsonova
3
1
P Badosa
77
64
5
14
G Muguruza
6
6
Z Diyas
6
7
Z Diyas
1
1
T Zidanšek
2
5
Z Diyas
6
3
6
B Pera
6
6
B Pera
4
6
3
23
A Kerber
0
4
14
G Muguruza
6
4
5
27
O Jabeur
6
3
6
3
N Osaka
4
6
7
A Petkovic
3
6
4
27
O Jabeur
6
6
Q
M Hibi
62
4
LL
AK Schmiedlová
3
2
LL
AK Schmiedlová
77
6
27
O Jabeur
3
2
P Hercog
66
3
3
N Osaka
6
6
C Garcia
78
6
C Garcia
2
3
A Pavlyuchenkova
1
2
3
N Osaka
6
6
3
N Osaka
6
6
Section 7 [ ]
First Round
Second Round
Third Round
Fourth Round
7
A Sabalenka
6
6
V Kužmová
0
4
7
A Sabalenka
77
6
PR
K Boulter
1
4
D Kasatkina
65
3
D Kasatkina
6
6
7
A Sabalenka
6
6
A Cornet
6
4
710
A Li
3
1
Q
V Savinykh
2
6
67
A Cornet
2
66
A Li
6
6
A Li
6
78
31
S Zhang
2
0
7
A Sabalenka
4
6
4
24
A Riske
2
1
10
S Williams
6
2
6
A Potapova
6
6
A Potapova
6
6
Q
T Babos
77
6
Q
T Babos
2
4
LL
Y Bonaventure
60
4
A Potapova
65
2
N Stojanović
6
6
10
S Williams
77
6
I-C Begu
3
4
N Stojanović
3
0
L Siegemund
1
1
10
S Williams
6
6
10
S Williams
6
6
Section 8 [ ]
First Round
Second Round
Third Round
Fourth Round
15
I Świątek
6
6
A Rus
1
3
15
I Świątek
6
6
PR
Y Shvedova
3
3
C Giorgi
2
4
C Giorgi
6
6
15
I Świątek
6
6
F Ferro
65
6
6
F Ferro
4
3
K Siniaková
77
2
4
F Ferro
6
6
PR
V Zvonareva
6
4
4
17
E Rybakina
4
4
17
E Rybakina
4
6
6
15
I Świątek
6
1
4
32
V Kudermetova
6
77
2
S Halep
3
6
6
M Kostyuk
2
65
32
V Kudermetova
5
6
6
V Gracheva
6
3
710
V Gracheva
7
2
2
A Blinkova
1
6
67
32
V Kudermetova
1
3
M Doi
2
1
2
S Halep
6
6
A Tomljanović
6
6
A Tomljanović
6
4
5
WC
L Cabrera
2
1
2
S Halep
4
6
7
2
S Halep
6
6
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Other entry information [ ]
Wild cards [ ]
Destanee Aiava
Kimberly Birrell
Lizette Cabrera
Daria Gavrilova
Maddison Inglis
Arina Rodionova
Astra Sharma
Samantha Stosur
Protected ranking [ ]
Mona Barthel (101)
Katie Boulter (85)
Yaroslava Shvedova (47)
Vera Zvonareva (78)
Qualifiers [ ]
Lucky losers [ ]
Withdrawals [ ]
Before the Qualifying tournament
After the Qualifying tournament
Championship match statistics [ ]
Category
Osaka
Brady
1st serve %
30/63 (48%)
29/60 (48%)
1st serve points won
22 of 30 = 73%
18 of 29 = 62%
2nd serve points won
18 of 33 = 55%
13 of 31 = 42%
Total service points won
40 of 63 = 63.49%
31 of 60 = 51.67%
Aces
6
2
Double faults
2
4
Winners
16
15
Unforced errors
24
31
Net points won
4 of 5 = 80%
2 of 3 = 67%
Break points converted
4 of 5 = 80%
2 of 4 = 50%
Return points won
25 of 60 = 42%
21 of 63 = 33%
Total points won
69
54
Source
See also [ ]
References [ ]
^ "Naomi Osaka overpowers Jennifer Brady to win second Australian Open" . Guardian . 20 February 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2021 .
^ "Australian Open: Naomi Osaka beats Jennifer Brady in women's final" . BBC Sport . 20 February 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2021 .
^ "Sofia Kenin battles back to beat Garbiñe Muguruza in Australian Open final" . Guardian . 1 February 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2020 .
^ Pentony, Luke (11 February 2021). "Ash Barty beats Daria Gavrilova in straight sets, Sofia Kenin out of Australian Open" . ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation ). Retrieved 11 February 2021 .
^ "Egypt's Mayar Sherif Wins First Round Australian Open Match" . egyptianstreets.com .
^ "Hsieh makes tennis history in Melbourne" . Taipei Times . AFP . 2021-02-15. Archived from the original on 2021-02-14.
^ "35-year-old Hsieh Su-wei makes history after unbelievable Aus Open boilovers" . Fox Sports Australia . 2021-02-14. Archived from the original on 2021-02-16. Retrieved 2021-02-16 .
^ "Australian Open 2021 tennis, day 7 live, scores, results, Naomi Osaka, Grigor Dimitrov def Dominic Thiem, Aslan Karatsev, latest news, schedule" . Fox Sports . 2021-02-14. Retrieved 2021-02-14 .
^ "Serena Williams Matches Incredible Grand Slam Feat. After Victory Over Aryna Sabalenka at Australian Open 2021" . EssentiallySports. 2021-02-14. Retrieved 2021-02-14 .
^ "Seeding per WTA rulebook" (PDF) . Retrieved 17 February 2021 .
^ "Dayana Yastremska" . International Tennis Federation Anti-Doping . 7 January 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2021 .
^ "Media Release, Tennis Anti-Doping: The Court of Arbitration of Sport (CAS) dismisses the appeal filed by Dayana Yastremska: Provisional suspension maintained" (PDF) . Court of Arbitration for Sport . 3 February 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2020 .
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