Women's singles Champion Ashleigh Barty Runner-up Bianca Andreescu Final score 6–3, 4–0, ret. Draw 96 Seeds 32
2021 tennis event results
Ashleigh Barty was the defending champion from when the tournament was last held in 2019 ,[1] and she successfully defended her title after Bianca Andreescu retired from the final with the scoreline at 6–3, 4–0. Barty won the title after saving a match point in the second round against Kristína Kučová . This was also the first time in Barty's career that she successfully defended a singles title.
Barty and Naomi Osaka were in contention for the WTA no. 1 singles ranking . Barty retained the top ranking after Osaka lost to Maria Sakkari in the quarterfinals.[2] [3] Osaka's loss snapped a 23-match winning streak, dating back to the 2020 Cincinnati Masters .[4]
Seeds [ ]
All seeds received a bye into the second round.
0 1 . Ashleigh Barty (Champion)
0 2 . Naomi Osaka (Quarterfinals)
0 3 . Simona Halep (Third round, withdrew)
0 4 . Sofia Kenin (Third round)
0 5 . Elina Svitolina (Semifinals)
0 6 . Karolína Plíšková (Third round)
0 7 . Aryna Sabalenka (Quarterfinals)
0 8 . Bianca Andreescu (Final, retired)
0 9 . Petra Kvitová (Fourth round)
10 . Kiki Bertens (Second round)
11 . Belinda Bencic (Third round)
12 . Garbiñe Muguruza (Fourth round)
13 . Jennifer Brady (Second round)
14 . Victoria Azarenka (Fourth round)
15 . Iga Świątek (Third round)
16 . Elise Mertens (Fourth round)
17 . Johanna Konta (Third round)
18 . Madison Keys (Second round)
19 . Markéta Vondroušová (Fourth round)
20 . Petra Martić (Second round)
21 . Elena Rybakina (Third round)
22 . Anett Kontaveit (Third round)
23 . Maria Sakkari (Semifinals)
24 . Angelique Kerber (Third round)
25. Alison Riske (Withdrew)
26 . Yulia Putintseva (Second round)
27 . Ons Jabeur (Fourth round)
28 . Amanda Anisimova (Third round)
29 . Jessica Pegula (Fourth round)
30 . Ekaterina Alexandrova (Third round)
31 . Coco Gauff (Second 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
65
6
7
Aryna Sabalenka
4
77
3
1
Ashleigh Barty
6
6
5
Elina Svitolina
3
3
Anastasija Sevastova
3
2
5
Elina Svitolina
6
6
1
Ashleigh Barty
6
4
8
Bianca Andreescu
3
0r
8
Bianca Andreescu
6
3
6
Sara Sorribes Tormo
4
6
3
8
Bianca Andreescu
79
3
77
23
Maria Sakkari
67
6
64
23
Maria Sakkari
6
6
2
Naomi Osaka
0
4
Top half [ ]
Section 1 [ ]
First Round
Second Round
Third Round
Fourth Round
1
A Barty
6
4
7
Q
H Baptiste
4
6
5
Q
K Kučová
3
6
5
Q
K Kučová
6
2
7
1
A Barty
6
6
J Ostapenko
6
64
6
J Ostapenko
3
2
WC
Xiyu Wang
4
77
1
J Ostapenko
6
5
6
LL
K Flipkens
2
7
3
1
A Barty
6
1
6
14
V Azarenka
1
6
2
24
A Kerber
6
6
N Hibino
4
6
1
Q
R Zarazúa
0
0
Q
R Zarazúa
6
4
6
24
A Kerber
5
2
C McHale
3
5
14
V Azarenka
7
6
L Siegemund
6
7
L Siegemund
14
V Azarenka
w/o
Section 2 [ ]
First Round
Second Round
Third Round
Fourth Round
11
B Bencic
6
6
Z Diyas
6
712
Z Diyas
2
1
V Williams
2
610
11
B Bencic
6
4
4
Q
A Bolsova
1
6
3
19
M Vondroušová
4
6
6
Q Wang
6
3
6
Q Wang
4
4
19
M Vondroušová
6
6
19
M Vondroušová
1
2
7
A Sabalenka
6
6
32
V Kudermetova
6
6
K Mladenovic
3
3
D Collins
3
2
D Collins
6
6
32
V Kudermetova
64
4
Q
T Pironkova
77
3
6
7
A Sabalenka
77
6
M Kostyuk
64
6
3
Q
T Pironkova
6
3
69
7
A Sabalenka
0
6
711
Section 3 [ ]
First Round
Second Round
Third Round
Fourth Round
3
S Halep
3
6
6
Q
M Buzărnescu
1
2
C Garcia
6
4
0
C Garcia
6
6
3
S Halep
Q
O Danilović
1
6
63
A Sevastova
w/o
A Sevastova
6
3
77
A Sevastova
1
6
6
31
C Gauff
6
2
3
A Sevastova
6
7
WC
A Konjuh
1
5
18
M Keys
4
2
K Siniaková
63
5
WC
A Konjuh
6
6
WC
A Konjuh
77
7
WC
A Konjuh
6
2
6
B Krejčíková
6
3
6
15
I Świątek
4
6
2
A Blinkova
1
6
3
B Krejčíková
4
2
15
I Świątek
6
6
Section 4 [ ]
First Round
Second Round
Third Round
Fourth Round
9
P Kvitová
6
6
A Cornet
2
6
6
A Cornet
0
4
S Kuznetsova
6
2
1
9
P Kvitová
6
6
M Linette
6
3
6
17
J Konta
1
2
WC
R Montgomery
1
6
0
M Linette
4
5
17
J Konta
6
7
9
P Kvitová
6
5
5
5
E Svitolina
2
7
7
30
E Alexandrova
6
6
N Podoroska
6
6
N Podoroska
0
4
WC
M Sherif
3
1
30
E Alexandrova
61
4
S Rogers
6
6
5
E Svitolina
77
6
M Brengle
3
3
S Rogers
6
5
3
5
E Svitolina
3
7
6
Bottom half [ ]
Section 5 [ ]
First Round
Second Round
Third Round
Fourth Round
8
B Andreescu
77
6
PR
Y Shvedova
4
2
Q
T Martincová
65
2
Q
T Martincová
6
6
8
B Andreescu
77
62
6
S Stephens
66
6
6
28
A Anisimova
64
77
4
Q
O Dodin
78
4
2
S Stephens
3
3
28
A Anisimova
6
6
8
B Andreescu
3
6
6
12
G Muguruza
6
3
2
20
P Martić
7
2
64
WC
A Kalinskaya
6
77
WC
A Kalinskaya
5
6
77
I-C Begu
4
65
WC
A Kalinskaya
6
3
4
R Peterson
2
2
12
G Muguruza
4
6
6
WC
Xin Wang
6
6
WC
Xin Wang
4
1
12
G Muguruza
6
6
Section 6 [ ]
First Round
Second Round
Third Round
Fourth Round
13
J Brady
6
4
1
B Pera
2
6
5
S Sorribes Tormo
3
6
6
S Sorribes Tormo
6
2
7
S Sorribes Tormo
6
3
6
K Kanepi
6
7
21
E Rybakina
1
6
2
L Davis
3
5
K Kanepi
4
0
21
E Rybakina
6
6
S Sorribes Tormo
6
0
6
27
O Jabeur
4
6
1
27
O Jabeur
78
5
7
J Teichmann
6r
P Badosa
66
7
5
P Badosa
5
27
O Jabeur
6
4
6
PR
A Petkovic
7
6
4
S Kenin
4
6
4
S Zhang
5
1
PR
A Petkovic
78
1
3
4
S Kenin
66
6
6
Section 7 [ ]
Section 8 [ ]
Qualifying [ ]
Seeds [ ]
Qualifiers [ ]
Lucky loser [ ]
Kirsten Flipkens
Qualifying draw [ ]
First qualifier [ ]
First Round
Qualifying Competition
1
Misaki Doi
6
0
66
WC
Hailey Baptiste
1
6
78
WC
Hailey Baptiste
6
6
16
Greet Minnen
3
4
Usue Maitane Arconada
4
4
16
Greet Minnen
6
6
Second qualifier [ ]
Third qualifier [ ]
Fourth qualifier [ ]
Fifth qualifier [ ]
Sixth qualifier [ ]
First Round
Qualifying Competition
6
Varvara Gracheva
7
6
Alt
Gabriela Dabrowski
5
2
6
Varvara Gracheva
2
4
23
Liudmila Samsonova
6
6
Monica Niculescu
6
0r
23
Liudmila Samsonova
2
4
Seventh qualifier [ ]
Eighth qualifier [ ]
Ninth qualifier [ ]
Tenth qualifier [ ]
Eleventh qualifier [ ]
Twelfth qualifier [ ]
Sources [ ]
References [ ]
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