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Women's Singles Champion Barbora Krejčíková Runner-up Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Final score 6–1, 2–6, 6–4 Draw 128 (12 / 8 ) Seeds 34
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Barbora Krejčíková defeated Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the final, 6–1, 2–6, 6–4, to win the Women's Singles tennis title at the 2021 French Open.[1]
This was Krejčíková's first singles Major title, and her sixth Major tournament title overall.[2]
Krejčíková won the title after saving a match point in her semifinal match against Maria Sakkari , making her the first player since Justine Henin in 2005 and the third woman in the Open Era to win the French Open after saving a match point . Krejčíková and Pavlyuchenkova were the lowest ranked Major finalists (numbers 33 and 32, respectively) since the introduction of computer rankings began in 1975 .
Krejčíková became the first Czech player to win the women's singles title at Roland Garros since Hana Mandlíková in 1981 .[a] She also became the first player to win in both the singles and doubles events at the same Major tournament since Serena Williams at the 2016 Wimbledon Championships , and the first to do so at the French Open since Mary Pierce in 2000 . Pavlyuchenkova reached her maiden Major final after participating in 52 Major main draws, breaking the record previously set by Flavia Pennetta in 2015 .[3]
Iga Świątek was the defending champion, but she lost to Sakkari in the quarterfinals. Świątek's loss marked the fourteenth consecutive year where the defending French Open champion failed to defend her title, with Henin being the last woman to do so in 2007 .[4] It also ensured the sixth consecutive French Open to feature a first-time Major champion.[5] Świątek's loss also ensured that this was the first French Open and the third Major in the Open Era to feature all first-time Major semifinalists,[6] and it was the first Major in the Open Era in which six players made their Major tournament quarterfinal debuts.[7]
Ashleigh Barty and Naomi Osaka were in contention for the WTA No. 1 singles ranking . Barty retained the top ranking after Osaka withdrew from the second round.[8]
Serena Williams became the oldest woman to reach the fourth round at the French Open in the Open Era; a record previously held by her sister Venus .[9] [10] Sakkari and Tamara Zidanšek became the first Greek woman and Slovenian player to reach the singles quarterfinals and semifinals of a Major tournament, respectively.[11] [12] [b] Coco Gauff became the youngest player to reach a Major quarterfinal since Nicole Vaidišová at the 2006 French Open .[13]
Seeds [ ]
0 1 . Ashleigh Barty (Second round, retired)
0 2 . Naomi Osaka (Second round, withdrew)
0 3 . Aryna Sabalenka (Third round)
0 4 . Sofia Kenin (Fourth round)
0 5 . Elina Svitolina (Third round)
0 6 . Bianca Andreescu (First round)
0 7 . Serena Williams (Fourth round)
0 8 . Iga Świątek (Quarterfinals)
0 9 . Karolína Plíšková (Second round)
10 . Belinda Bencic (Second round)
11 . Petra Kvitová (Second round, withdrew)
12 . Garbiñe Muguruza (First round)
13 . Jennifer Brady (Third round, retired)
14 . Elise Mertens (Third round)
15 . Victoria Azarenka (Fourth round)
16 . Kiki Bertens (First round)
17 . Maria Sakkari (Semifinals)
18 . Karolína Muchová (Third round)
19 . Johanna Konta (First round)
20 . Markéta Vondroušová (Fourth round)
21 . Elena Rybakina (Quarterfinals)
22 . Petra Martić (First round)
23 . Madison Keys (Third round)
24 . Coco Gauff (Quarterfinals)
25 . Ons Jabeur (Fourth round)
26 . Angelique Kerber (First round)
27. Alison Riske (Withdrew)
28 . Jessica Pegula (Third round)
29 . Veronika Kudermetova (Second round)
30 . Anett Kontaveit (Third round)
31 . Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (Final)
32 . Ekaterina Alexandrova (Second round)
33 . Paula Badosa (Quarterfinals)
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
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Finals [ ]
Top half [ ]
Section 1 [ ]
First Round
Second Round
Third Round
Fourth Round
1
A Barty
6
3
6
B Pera
4
6
2
1
A Barty
1
2r
M Linette
6
6
M Linette
6
2
WC
C Paquet
3
3
M Linette
6
0
1
Q
I Bara
65
2
25
O Jabeur
3
6
6
WC
A Sharma
77
6
WC
A Sharma
2
4
Y Putintseva
5
2
25
O Jabeur
6
6
25
O Jabeur
7
6
25
O Jabeur
3
1
24
C Gauff
713
6
24
C Gauff
6
6
Q
A Krunić
611
4
24
C Gauff
6
77
Q Wang
2
6
7
Q Wang
3
61
S-w Hsieh
6
4
5
24
C Gauff
6
0
Q
E-s Liang
1
6
4
13
J Brady
1
0r
F Ferro
6
1
6
F Ferro
4
6
5
A Sevastova
3
3
13
J Brady
6
2
7
13
J Brady
6
6
Section 2 [ ]
Section 3 [ ]
First Round
Second Round
Third Round
Fourth Round
4
S Kenin
6
4
6
J Ostapenko
4
6
3
4
S Kenin
7
6
Q
H Baptiste
6
6
Q
H Baptiste
5
3
A Blinkova
1
4
4
S Kenin
4
6
6
T Martincová
6
78
28
J Pegula
6
1
4
PR
I Jorović
3
66
T Martincová
3
3
L Zhu
4
6
4
28
J Pegula
6
6
28
J Pegula
6
4
6
4
S Kenin
1
3
17
M Sakkari
6
6
17
M Sakkari
6
6
Q
K Zavatska
4
1
17
M Sakkari
6
6
J Paolini
7
6
J Paolini
2
3
Q
S Vögele
5
1
17
M Sakkari
7
62
6
H Watson
4
5
14
E Mertens
5
77
2
Z Diyas
6
7
Z Diyas
6
2
4
Q
S Sanders
4
1
14
E Mertens
4
6
6
14
E Mertens
6
6
Section 4 [ ]
First Round
Second Round
Third Round
Fourth Round
12
G Muguruza
1
4
M Kostyuk
6
6
M Kostyuk
6
6
S Zheng
4
6
6
S Zheng
3
4
S Sorribes Tormo
6
4
4
M Kostyuk
6
6
Q
L Arruabarrena
2
3
V Gracheva
1
2
V Gracheva
6
6
V Gracheva
7
1
6
C Giorgi
6
65
6
C Giorgi
5
6
2
22
P Martić
2
77
4
M Kostyuk
3
4
30
A Kontaveit
64
77
6
8
I Świątek
6
6
V Golubic
77
65
0
30
A Kontaveit
6
6
Q
AK Schmiedlová
4
0
K Mladenovic
2
0
K Mladenovic
6
6
30
A Kontaveit
64
0
R Peterson
63
710
6
8
I Świątek
77
6
S Rogers
77
68
2
R Peterson
1
1
K Juvan
0
5
8
I Świątek
6
6
8
I Świątek
6
7
Bottom half [ ]
Section 5 [ ]
First Round
Second Round
Third Round
Fourth Round
7
S Williams
78
6
I-C Begu
66
2
7
S Williams
6
5
6
A Rus
5
5
PR
M Buzărnescu
3
7
1
PR
M Buzărnescu
7
7
7
S Williams
6
6
D Collins
6
4
6
D Collins
4
4
Q
Xiyu Wang
2
6
4
D Collins
6
6
Q
A Kalinina
6
6
Q
A Kalinina
0
2
26
A Kerber
2
4
7
S Williams
3
5
21
E Rybakina
6
6
21
E Rybakina
6
7
WC
E Jacquemot
4
1
21
E Rybakina
6
6
N Hibino
77
6
N Hibino
3
1
N Stojanović
64
2
21
E Rybakina
6
6
PR
E Vesnina
6
6
PR
E Vesnina
1
4
LL
O Govortsova
1
0
PR
E Vesnina
w/o
Q
G Minnen
77
65
1
11
P Kvitová
11
P Kvitová
63
77
6
Section 6 [ ]
First Round
Second Round
Third Round
Fourth Round
15
V Azarenka
6
2
6
S Kuznetsova
4
6
3
15
V Azarenka
7
6
C Tauson
6
6
C Tauson
5
4
Q
E Gorgodze
4
2
15
V Azarenka
6
6
L Fernandez
6
6
23
M Keys
2
2
A Potapova
2
1
L Fernandez
1
5
WC
O Dodin
3
6
1
23
M Keys
6
7
23
M Keys
6
3
6
15
V Azarenka
7
3
2
31
A Pavlyuchenkova
6
6
31
A Pavlyuchenkova
5
6
6
C McHale
4
0
31
A Pavlyuchenkova
6
6
PR
K Kozlova
2
4
A Tomljanović
2
3
A Tomljanović
6
6
31
A Pavlyuchenkova
6
2
6
WC
D Parry
3
6
3
3
A Sabalenka
4
6
0
A Sasnovich
6
3
6
A Sasnovich
5
3
Q
A Konjuh
4
3
3
A Sabalenka
7
6
3
A Sabalenka
6
6
Section 7 [ ]
Section 8 [ ]
Championship match statistics [ ]
Category
Krejčíková
Pavlyuchenkova
1st serve %
58/80 (73%)
53/80 (66%)
1st serve points won
32 of 58 = 55%
26 of 53 = 49%
2nd serve points won
12 of 22 = 55%
13 of 27 = 48%
Total service points won
44 of 80 = 55.00%
39 of 80 = 48.75%
Aces
2
2
Double faults
5
1
Winners
34
23
Unforced errors
31
16
Net points won
11 of 15 = 73%
2 of 6 = 33%
Break points converted
6 of 14 = 43%
5 of 12 = 42%
Return points won
41 of 80 = 51%
36 of 80 = 45%
Total points won
85
75
Source
Seeded players [ ]
The following are the seeded players. Seedings are based on WTA rankings as of 24 May 2021. Rankings and points before are as of 31 May 2021. Because the tournament was moved a week and points of the week of 10 June 2019 includes results only from Nottingham . The defending points from 's-Hertogenbosch is not included towards on dropping points.
1
1
Ashleigh Barty
10,175
2,000
-
70
8,245
Second round retired against Magda Linette
2
2
Naomi Osaka
7,461
130
-
70
7,401
Second round withdrew due to mental health issues
3
4
Aryna Sabalenka
6,195
70
130
130
6,195
Third round lost to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova [31]
4
5
Sofia Kenin
5,865
240
1,300
240
5,865
Fourth round lost to Maria Sakkari [17]
5
6
Elina Svitolina
5,835
130
430
130
5,835
Third round lost to Barbora Krejčíková
6
7
Bianca Andreescu
5,325
70
-
10
5,265
First round lost to Tamara Zidanšek
7
8
Serena Williams
4,821
130
70
240
4,931
Fourth round lost to Elena Rybakina [21]
8
9
Iga Świątek
4,435
240
2,000
430
4,435
Quarterfinals lost to Maria Sakkari [17]
9
10
Karolína Plíšková
4,345
130
70
70
4,285
Second round lost to Sloane Stephens
10
11
Belinda Bencic
4,140
130
-
70
4,080
Second round lost to Daria Kasatkina
11
12
Petra Kvitová
4,115
0
780
70
4,115
Second round withdrew due to an ankle injury
12
13
Garbiñe Muguruza
4,110
240
130
10
4,000
First round lost to Marta Kostyuk
13
14
Jennifer Brady
3,830
70+110
10
70+130
3,830
Third round retired against Coco Gauff [24]
14
15
Elise Mertens
3,685
130
130
130
3,685
Third round lost to Maria Sakkari [17]
15
16
Victoria Azarenka
3,526
70
70
240
3,696
Fourth round lost to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova [31]
16
17
Kiki Bertens
3,220
70
240
10
3,220
First round lost to Polona Hercog
17
18
Maria Sakkari
2,830
70
130
780
3,480
Semifinals lost to Barbora Krejčíková
18
19
Karolína Muchová
2,816
70
10
130
2,876
Third round lost to Sloane Stephens
19
20
Johanna Konta
2,756
780
10
10
1,986
First round lost to Sorana Cîrstea
20
21
Markéta Vondroušová
2,746
1,300
10
240
1,686
Fourth round lost to Paula Badosa [33]
21
22
Elena Rybakina
2,683
40
70
430
3,043
Quarterfinals lost to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova [31]
22
23
Petra Martić
2,660
430
130
10
2,360
First round lost to Camila Giorgi
23
24
Madison Keys
2,606
430
10
130
2,306
Third round lost to Victoria Azarenka [15]
24
25
Coco Gauff
2,420
20
70
430
2,780
Quarterfinals lost to Barbora Krejčíková
25
26
Ons Jabeur
2,415
10
240
240
2,415
Fourth round lost to Coco Gauff [24]
26
27
Angelique Kerber
2,320
10
10
10
2,320
First round lost to Anhelina Kalinina [Q]
27
28
Alison Riske
2,222
10+70
10
0
2,152
Withdrew due to a right knee injury
28
29
Jessica Pegula
2,219
10
10
130
2,339
Third round lost to Sofia Kenin [4]
29
30
Veronika Kudermetova
2,160
130
70
70
2,100
Second round lost to Kateřina Siniaková
30
31
Anett Kontaveit
2,145
10
10
130
2,265
Third round lost to Iga Świątek [8]
31
32
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
2,070
10
70
1300
3,300
Runner-up, lost to Barbora Krejčíková
32
34
Ekaterina Alexandrova
1,940
130
130
70
1,940
Second round lost to Barbora Krejčíková
33
35
Paula Badosa
1,870
(18)†
240
430
2,060
Quarterfinals lost to Tamara Zidanšek
†The player did not qualify for the tournament in 2019. Accordingly, points from her 16th best result are deducted instead.
Withdrawn players [ ]
The following players would have been seeded, but withdrew before the tournament began.
3
Simona Halep
6,520
430
240
190
6,330
Calf injury
Other entry information [ ]
Wildcards [ ]
The following players were awarded wildcards into the main draw.[14]
Protected ranking [ ]
Qualifiers [ ]
Lucky losers [ ]
Withdrawals [ ]
Before the tournament
During the tournament
Retirements [ ]
Ashleigh Barty
Jennifer Brady
Notes [ ]
^ Although Martina Navratilova was the women's singles champion at the French Open in 1982 and 1984 , she won both these titles whilst competing for the United States of America.[citation needed ]
^ Zidanšek became the first player representing Slovenia as an independent country following its independence from Yugoslavia in 1991. Mima Jaušovec , who was the first Slovenian to reach a Grand Slam semifinal in 1977 , did so when Slovenia was part of Yugoslavia.
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^ "Venus becomes oldest woman in Open era to reach fourth round in Paris" .
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