2021 tennis event results
Iga Świątek defeated Karolína Plíšková in the final, 6–0, 6–0, to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2021 Italian Open. It was Świątek's first WTA 1000 singles title, and the 13 points Świątek lost in the championship match is the fewest on record in a WTA 1000 final; Serena Williams previously held the record, from the 2015 Miami Open final. This was the first WTA singles final to be resolved with a 'double bagel ' scoreline since Simona Halep defeated Anastasija Sevastova at the 2016 Bucharest Open , and was just the tenth such final in WTA history. With the win, Świątek broke into the top 10 of the WTA rankings for the first time.[1]
Both finalists saved match points in prior rounds – Świątek saved two match points in her third round match against Barbora Krejčíková ,[2] whilst Plíšková saved three match points in her quarterfinal match against Jeļena Ostapenko .[3]
Simona Halep was the defending champion,[4] but retired due to a left calf muscle tear in the second round against Angelique Kerber .[5]
Seeds [ ]
The top nine seeds received a bye into the second round.
0 1 . Ashleigh Barty (Quarterfinals, retired)
0 2 . Naomi Osaka (Second round)
0 3 . Simona Halep (Second round, retired)
0 4 . Sofia Kenin (Second round)
0 5 . Elina Svitolina (Quarterfinals)
0 6. Bianca Andreescu (Withdrew)
0 7 . Aryna Sabalenka (Third round)
0 8 . Serena Williams (Second round)
0 9 . Karolína Plíšková (Final)
10 . Belinda Bencic (First round)
11 . Petra Kvitová (Second round)
12 . Garbiñe Muguruza (Third round)
13 . Jennifer Brady (Second round, withdrew)
14 . Elise Mertens (First round)
15 . Iga Świątek (Champion)
16 . Johanna Konta (First round)
17 . Maria Sakkari (Second 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 [ ]
Top half [ ]
Section 1 [ ]
First Round
Second Round
Third Round
Quarterfinals
1
A Barty
6
6
WC
M Trevisan
6
64
66
PR
Y Shvedova
4
1
PR
Y Shvedova
0
77
78
1
A Barty
6
6
WC
C Garcia
710
6
V Kudermetova
3
3
WC
E Cocciaretto
68
2
WC
C Garcia
4
4
V Kudermetova
4
6
6
V Kudermetova
6
6
14
E Mertens
6
2
3
1
A Barty
6
2r
17
M Sakkari
78
3
6
C Gauff
4
1
Q
P Hercog
66
6
2
17
M Sakkari
1
6
1
Y Putintseva
5
6
4
C Gauff
6
1
6
C Gauff
7
4
6
C Gauff
7
6
S Sorribes Tormo
77
67
7
7
A Sabalenka
5
3
WC
C Giorgi
64
79
5
S Sorribes Tormo
5
1
7
A Sabalenka
7
6
Section 2 [ ]
Bottom half [ ]
Section 3 [ ]
Section 4 [ ]
Qualifying [ ]
Seeds [ ]
Sloane Stephens (Qualifying competition, Lucky loser )
Kristina Mladenovic (Qualifying competition, Lucky loser )
Laura Siegemund (Qualifying competition, Lucky loser )
Alizé Cornet (Qualified)
Patricia Maria Țig (Qualifying competition, Lucky loser )
Hsieh Su-wei (First round)
Heather Watson (First round)
Bernarda Pera (Qualified)
Leylah Annie Fernandez (First round)
Polona Hercog (Qualified)
Irina-Camelia Begu (First round)
Anastasia Potapova (Qualifying competition)
Marta Kostyuk (Qualified)
Ajla Tomljanović (Qualified)
Misaki Doi (First round)
Tamara Zidanšek (Qualified)
Qualifiers [ ]
Lucky losers [ ]
Draw [ ]
First qualifier [ ]
Second qualifier [ ]
First Round
Qualifying Competition
2
Kristina Mladenovic
6
2
6
Leonie Küng
3
6
2
2
Kristina Mladenovic
2
5
PR
Vera Zvonareva
6
7
PR
Vera Zvonareva
4
6
6
15
Misaki Doi
6
3
3
Third qualifier [ ]
Fourth qualifier [ ]
Fifth qualifier [ ]
Sixth qualifier [ ]
First Round
Qualifying Competition
6
Hsieh Su-wei
2
0
Nao Hibino
6
6
Nao Hibino
5
3
13
Marta Kostyuk
7
6
WC
Nuria Brancaccio
4
0
13
Marta Kostyuk
6
6
Seventh qualifier [ ]
First Round
Qualifying Competition
7
Heather Watson
3
2
Sara Errani
6
6
Sara Errani
2
3
10
Polona Hercog
6
6
WC
Lucia Bronzetti
4
3
10
Polona Hercog
6
6
Eighth qualifier [ ]
First Round
Qualifying Competition
8
Bernarda Pera
6
6
Liudmila Samsonova
3
4
8
Bernarda Pera
6
6
12
Anastasia Potapova
4
1
Margarita Gasparyan
4
61
12
Anastasia Potapova
6
77
WTA singles main draw entrants [ ]
Seeds [ ]
The following are the seeded players. Seedings are based on WTA rankings as of 26 April 2021. Rankings and points before are as of 10 May 2021.
Seed
Rank
Player
Points before
Points defending [a]
Next best tournament or Rome 2020
Points won
Points after
Status
1
1
Ashleigh Barty
10,090
105
100
190
10,175
Quarterfinals, retired against Coco Gauff
2
2
Naomi Osaka
7,650
190
0
1
7,461
Second round, lost to Jessica Pegula
3
3
Simona Halep
6,520
(900)
900
1
6,520
Second round, retired against Angelique Kerber
4
5
Sofia Kenin
5,905
105
65
1
5,865
Second round, lost to Barbora Krejčíková
5
6
Elina Svitolina
5,835
(190)
190
190
5,835
Quarterfinals, lost to Iga Świątek [15]
6
7
Bianca Andreescu
5,265
(0)
0
0
5,265
Withdrew due to COVID-19 protocols
7
4
Aryna Sabalenka
6,195
(1)
190
105
6,195
Third round, lost to Coco Gauff
8
8
Serena Williams
4,850
60
0
1
4,791
Second round, lost to Nadia Podoroska
9
9
Karolína Plíšková
4,660
900
585
585
4,345
Runner-up, lost to Iga Świątek [15]
10
11
Belinda Bencic
4,140
(60)
65
1
4,140
First round, lost to Kristina Mladenovic [LL]
11
10
Petra Kvitová
4,160
105
1
60
4,115
Second round, lost to Vera Zvonareva [Q]
12
12
Garbiñe Muguruza
4,110
(350)
350
105
4,110
Third round, lost to Elina Svitolina [5]
13
13
Jennifer Brady
3,830
(0)
60
60
3,830
Second round, withdrew due to left foot injury
14
14
Elise Mertens
3,685
(190)
190
1
3,685
First round, lost to Veronika Kudermetova
15
15
Iga Świątek
3,555
(1)
20
900
4,435
Champion , defeated Karolína Plíšková [9]
16
18
Johanna Konta
3,236
585
105
1
2,756
First round, lost to Jeļena Ostapenko
17
19
Maria Sakkari
3,130
380
80
60
2,830
Second round, lost to Coco Gauff
^ This also includes points earned in 2020 , will count toward a player's ranking until October 2021[6]
Other entrants [ ]
The following players received wild cards into the main singles draw:
The following players received entry using a protected ranking:
The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:
The following players received entry as lucky losers :
Withdrawals [ ]
Before the tournament
During the tournament
Jennifer Brady
Retirements [ ]
References [ ]
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