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Women's singles Champion Emma Raducanu Runner-up Leylah Fernandez Final score 6–4, 6–3 Draw 128 (16 / 8 Seeds 32
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Emma Raducanu defeated Leylah Fernandez in the final, 6–4, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2021 US Open . She became the first qualifier , male or female, to reach a major final and win a major title, as well as the first singles qualifier to reach the semifinals at the US Open. Additionally, she became the first British woman to win a singles major since Virginia Wade at the 1977 Wimbledon Championships and the second player to win the US Open on her debut appearance, following Bianca Andreescu in 2019 .[1] [2] [3] Maria Sharapova at the 2004 Wimbledon Championships and with a WTA Ranking of world No. 150, the lowest-ranked player to win a major since Kim Clijsters at the 2009 US Open . Raducanu won the title without losing a set during the tournament, including during her three qualification matches. Furthermore, she did not play a tiebreak in any set. This was her first WTA singles title, making her the fourth woman in the Open Era to win a major tournament as their maiden singles title.
The final marked the first all-teenage major final since Serena Williams defeated Martina Hingis at the 1999 US Open and the first women's singles major final in the Open Era to feature two unseeded players.[4] [5] [6]
Naomi Osaka was the defending champion,[7]
This was the first major since the 2011 French Open and first US Open since 2003 where neither of the Williams sisters participated, after Venus Williams subsequently announced her withdrawal.[8] 2013 US Open and 2018 US Open quarterfinalist Carla Suárez Navarro .[9] Danielle Collins .
None of the top 20 seeds lost prior to the third round of the tournament, marking the first time this had occurred since the introduction of the 32-seed format in 2001 .[10]
The defeats of Karolína Plíšková and Barbora Krejčíková in the quarterfinals guaranteed two first-time major finalists; Raducanu and Fernandez emerged to become those players. This also ensured that, for the first time since 2014 , eight different players contested the four Grand Slam finals in a season.
Seeds [ ]
0 1 . Ashleigh Barty (third round) 0 2 . Aryna Sabalenka (semifinals) 0 3 . Naomi Osaka (third round) 0 4 . Karolína Plíšková (quarterfinals) 0 5 . Elina Svitolina (quarterfinals) 0 6 . Bianca Andreescu (fourth round) 0 7 . Iga Świątek (fourth round) 0 8 . Barbora Krejčíková (quarterfinals) 0 9 . Garbiñe Muguruza (fourth round) 10 . Petra Kvitová (third round) 11 . Belinda Bencic (quarterfinals) 12 . Simona Halep (fourth round) 13. Jennifer Brady (withdrew)
14 . Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (fourth round) 15 . Elise Mertens (fourth round) 16 . Angelique Kerber (fourth round) 17 . Maria Sakkari (semifinals) 18 . Victoria Azarenka (third round) 19 . Elena Rybakina (third round) 20 . Ons Jabeur (third round) 21 . Coco Gauff (second round) 22 . Karolína Muchová (first round) 23 . Jessica Pegula (third round) 24 . Paula Badosa (second round) 25 . Daria Kasatkina (third round) 26 . Danielle Collins (third round) 27. Jeļena Ostapenko (withdrew)
28 . Anett Kontaveit (third round) 29 . Veronika Kudermetova (first round) 30 . Petra Martić (second round) 31 . Yulia Putintseva (first round) 32 . Ekaterina Alexandrova (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
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Finals [ ] Top half [ ] Section 1 [ ] First round
Second round
Third round
Fourth round
1
A Barty 6
79
V Zvonareva
1
67
1
A Barty 6
7
C Burel
5
0
C Tauson
1
5
C Tauson 7
6
1
A Barty
2
6
65
S Rogers 6
6
S Rogers 6
1
77
M Brengle
4
0
S Rogers 7
6
S Cîrstea 77
3
6
S Cîrstea
5
2
29
V Kudermetova
65
6
0
S Rogers
2
1
22
K Muchová
2
63
Q
E Raducanu 6
6
S Sorribes Tormo 6
77
S Sorribes Tormo 6
6
S-w Hsieh 6
6
S-w Hsieh
1
3
C Liu
1
4
S Sorribes Tormo
0
1
WC
H Baptiste
3
4
Q
E Raducanu 6
6
S Zhang 6
6
S Zhang
2
4
Q
E Raducanu 6
6
Q
E Raducanu 6
6
LL
S Vögele
2
3
Section 2 [ ] First round
Second round
Third round
Fourth round
11
B Bencic 6
6
A Rus
4
4
11
B Bencic 6
6
M Trevisan 6
7
M Trevisan
3
1
WC
C Vandeweghe
1
5
11
B Bencic 6
6
M Doi 77
6
23
J Pegula
2
4
WC
S Sanders
63
3
M Doi
3
2
A Potapova
2
2
23
J Pegula 6
6
23
J Pegula 6
6
11
B Bencic 714
6
28
A Kontaveit 6
6
7
I Świątek
612
3
PR
S Stosur
3
0
28
A Kontaveit 6
6
Q
C Bucșa
3
4
J Teichmann
4
1
J Teichmann 6
6
28
A Kontaveit
3
6
3
F Ferro 6
6
7
I Świątek 6
4
6
N Hibino
1
4
F Ferro
6
63
0
Q
J Loeb
3
4
7
I Świątek 3
77
6
7
I Świątek 6
6
Section 3 [ ] Section 4 [ ] Bottom half [ ] Section 5 [ ] First round
Second round
Third round
Fourth round
5
E Svitolina 6
6
Q
R Marino
2
3
5
E Svitolina 6
7
Q
R Masarova 69
77
711
Q
R Masarova
2
5
A Bogdan
711
62
69
5
E Svitolina 6
6
M Vondroušová 7
6
25
D Kasatkina
4
2
Q
E-G Ruse
5
0
M Vondroušová
6
4
4
T Pironkova
2
1
25
D Kasatkina 3
6
6
25
D Kasatkina 6
6
5
E Svitolina 6
6
19
E Rybakina 6
6
12
S Halep
3
3
A Sasnovich
2
3
19
E Rybakina 6
6
C Garcia 66
6
6
C Garcia
1
4
Q
H Dart
78
4
2
19
E Rybakina
611
6
3
A Li
5
1
12
S Halep 713
4
6
LL
K Kučová 7
6
LL
K Kučová
3
1
C Giorgi
4
63
12
S Halep 6
6
12
S Halep 6
77
Section 6 [ ] First round
Second round
Third round
Fourth round
16
A Kerber 3
6
77
D Yastremska
6
4
63
16
A Kerber 6
6
LL
M Sherif
6
1
1
A Kalinina
3
2
A Kalinina 4
6
6
16
A Kerber 5
6
6
M Keys
3
6
67
S Stephens
7
2
3
S Stephens 6
1
79
S Stephens 6
6
M Linette
7
3
4
21
C Gauff
4
2
21
C Gauff 5
6
6
16
A Kerber
6
65
2
31
Y Putintseva
6
64
2
L Fernandez 4
77
6
K Kanepi 2
77
6
K Kanepi
5
5
L Fernandez 77
6
L Fernandez 7
7
Q
A Konjuh
63
2
L Fernandez 5
77
6
WC
A Parks
3
5
3
N Osaka
7
62
4
Q
O Danilović 6
7
Q
O Danilović
M Bouzková
4
1
3
N Osaka w/o
3
N Osaka 6
6
Section 7 [ ] First round
Second round
Third round
Fourth round
8
B Krejčíková 6
6
Q
A Sharma
0
4
8
B Krejčíková 6
6
WC
E Navarro
1
65
C McHale
3
1
C McHale 6
77
8
B Krejčíková 6
6
K Mladenovic
6
2
3
LL
K Rakhimova
4
2
LL
K Rakhimova 2
6
6
LL
K Rakhimova 6
6
S Errani
3
2
32
E Alexandrova
4
1
32
E Alexandrova 6
6
8
B Krejčíková 6
77
18
V Azarenka 6
6
9
G Muguruza
3
64
T Martincová
4
0
18
V Azarenka 6
77
J Paolini 6
6
J Paolini
3
61
PR
Y Shvedova
3
4
18
V Azarenka
4
6
2
A Petkovic 6
77
9
G Muguruza 6
3
6
I-C Begu
2
63
A Petkovic
4
2
D Vekić
64
65
9
G Muguruza 6
6
9
G Muguruza 77
77
Section 8 [ ] First round
Second round
Third round
Fourth round
15
E Mertens 3
77
77
R Peterson
6
65
65
15
E Mertens 6
6
Q
V Grammatikopoulou 6
6
Q
V Grammatikopoulou
2
2
A Blinkova
3
2
15
E Mertens 6
7
PR
I Jorović
2
2
20
O Jabeur
3
5
C Osorio 6
6
C Osorio
0
1
A Cornet
5
5
20
O Jabeur 6
6
20
O Jabeur 7
7
15
E Mertens
4
1
26
D Collins 6
6
2
A Sabalenka 6
6
PR
C Suárez Navarro
2
4
26
D Collins 6
6
H Watson
1
4
K Juvan
4
2
K Juvan 6
6
26
D Collins
3
3
B Pera
4
64
2
A Sabalenka 6
6
T Zidanšek 6
77
T Zidanšek
3
1
N Stojanović
4
77
0
2
A Sabalenka 6
6
2
A Sabalenka 6
64
6
Championship match statistics [ ]
Category
1st serve %
49/71 (69%)
45/78 (58%)
1st serve points won
33 of 49 = 67%
25 of 45 = 56%
2nd serve points won
10 of 22 = 45%
15 of 33 = 45%
Total service points won
43 of 71 = 57.33%
40 of 78 = 51.28%
Aces
3
2
Double faults
2
5
Winners
22
18
Unforced errors
25
26
Net points won
11 of 15 = 73%
9 of 12 = 75%
Break points converted
4 of 18 = 22%
2 of 9 = 22%
Return points won
38 of 78 = 49%
28 of 71 = 43%
Total points won
81
68
Source
Seeded players [ ] The following are the seeded players. Seedings are based on WTA rankings as of August 23, 2021. Rank and points before are as of August 30, 2021.
As a result of pandemic-related adjustments to the ranking system, players are defending the greater of their points from the 2019 and 2020 tournaments.[11] September 9, 2019 and September 7, 2020 will be dropped at the end of the tournament and replaced by the player's next best result.
Seed
Rank
Player
Points before
Points defending from 2019 or 2020
Points won
Points after
Status
1
1
Ashleigh Barty
10,185
240
130
10,075
Third round lost to Shelby Rogers
2
2
Aryna Sabalenka
7,010
70
780
7,720
Semifinals lost to Leylah Fernandez
3
3
Naomi Osaka
6,666
2,000
130
4,796
Third round lost to Leylah Fernandez
4
4
Karolína Plíšková
5,530
240+470
430+65
5,315
Quarterfinals lost to Maria Sakkari [17]
5
5
Elina Svitolina
5,210
780
430
4,860
Quarterfinals lost to Leylah Fernandez
6
7
Bianca Andreescu
4,537
2,000
240
2,777
Fourth round lost to Maria Sakkari [17]
7
8
Iga Świątek
4,461
130
240
4,571
Fourth round lost to Belinda Bencic [11]
8
9
Barbora Krejčíková
4,273
(35)†
430
4,668
Quarterfinals lost to Aryna Sabalenka [2]
9
10
Garbiñe Muguruza
4,210
70
240
4,380
Fourth round lost to Barbora Krejčíková [8]
10
11
Petra Kvitová
4,170
240
130
4,060
Third round lost to Maria Sakkari [17]
11
12
Belinda Bencic
4,170
780
430
3,820
Quarterfinals lost to Emma Raducanu [Q]
12
13
Simona Halep
3,881
70
240
4,051
Fourth round lost to Elina Svitolina [5]
13
14
Jennifer Brady 3,489
780+29
0+15
2,695
Withdrew due to injury
14
15
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 3,420
70
240
3,590
Fourth round lost to Karolína Plíšková [4]
15
16
Elise Mertens
3,330
430
240
3,140
Fourth round lost to Aryna Sabalenka [2]
16
17
Angelique Kerber
3,245
240
240
3,245
Fourth round lost to Leylah Fernandez
17
18
Maria Sakkari
3,210
240
780
3,750
Semifinals lost to Emma Raducanu [Q]
18
19
Victoria Azarenka
3,160
1,300
130
1,990
Third round lost to Garbiñe Muguruza [9]
19
20
Elena Rybakina
3,083
70+180
130+105
3,068
Third round lost to Simona Halep [12]
20
21
Ons Jabeur
2,975
130
130
2,975
Third round lost to Elise Mertens [15]
21
23
Coco Gauff
2,875
130
70
2,815
Second round lost to Sloane Stephens
22
24
Karolína Muchová
2,862
240
10
2,632
First round lost to Sara Sorribes Tormo
23
25
Jessica Pegula
2,425
130
130
2,425
Third round lost to Belinda Bencic [11]
24
26
Paula Badosa
2,343
30+110
70+30
2,303
Second round lost to Varvara Gracheva
25
27
Daria Kasatkina
2,340
10
130
2,460
Third round lost to Elina Svitolina [5]
26
29
Danielle Collins
2,270
70
130
2,330
Third round lost to Aryna Sabalenka [2]
27
30
Jeļena Ostapenko 2,170
130
0
2,040
Withdrew due to medical reasons
28
28
Anett Kontaveit
2,315
240
130
2,205
Third round lost to Iga Świątek [7]
29
31
Veronika Kudermetova
2,040
10+110
10+100
2,030
First round lost to Sorana Cîrstea
30
32
Petra Martić
2,005
240+305
70+55
1,585
Second round lost to Ajla Tomljanović
31
33
Yulia Putintseva
1,910
430
10
1,490
First round lost to Kaia Kanepi
32
34
Ekaterina Alexandrova
1,866
70
70
1,866
Second round lost to Kamilla Rakhimova [LL]
† The player did not qualify for the tournament in 2019 or 2020. Accordingly, points for her 16th best result are deducted instead.
Withdrawn players [ ] The following players would have been seeded, but withdrew before the tournament began.
Rank
Player
Points before
Points defending from 2019 or 2020
Points after
Withdrawal reason
6
Sofia Kenin
5,030
240+100
4,691
Positive COVID-19 test
22
Serena Williams
2,891
1,300
1,591
Hamstring injury in right leg
Other entry information [ ] Wild card entries [ ]
Hailey Baptiste Ashlyn Krueger [12] Caty McNally Emma Navarro Alycia Parks Storm Sanders CoCo Vandeweghe Katie Volynets
Qualifiers [ ] Lucky losers [ ] Protected ranking [ ] Withdrawals [ ]
^ Kirsten Flipkens was the next player initially entered into the main draw, but she later withdrew due to an ongoing left ankle injury.[17] Venus Williams was the next player initially entered into the main draw, but she also withdrew due to a leg injury.[14]
See also [ ] References [ ]
^ "Emma Raducanu marches into US Open semis with easy win over Bencic" . The Guardian . Retrieved 9 September 2021 .^ "Emma Raducanu roars past Sakkari to set up US Open final against Fernandez" . The Guardian . Retrieved 10 September 2021 .^ "Emma Raducanu: British 18-year-old makes tennis history with US Open final win" . The Guardian . Retrieved 14 September 2021 .^ "Raducanu makes history with win over Sakkari; sets all-teen US Open final vs. Fernandez" . wtatennis.com .^ "Fearless Fernandez battles past Sabalenka into first Grand Slam final at US Open" . wtatennis.com . Retrieved 12 September 2021 .^ "Emma Raducanu wins US Open by beating Leylah Fernandez for maiden Grand Slam" . BBC Sport . 12 September 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021 .^ "Naomi Osaka fights back to sink Victoria Azarenka and regain US Open" . The Guardian . Retrieved 14 September 2020 .^ "Venus Williams joins Serena in withdrawing from US Open: 'Not the best news' . New York Post . Retrieved 26 August 2021 .^ "Cancer-free Suarez Navarro preparing for final farewell tour" . wtatennis.com . Retrieved 30 August 2021 .^ "Players by Seed: Women's Seeds" . usopen.org . Archived from the original on 2020-03-11. Retrieved 3 September 2021 .^ "WTA weighs up rankings change that could affect world number one Ash Barty" . www.abc.net.au . 2021-03-05. Retrieved 2021-09-17 .^ "Ashlyn Krueger crowned singles and doubles champion at USTA Billie Jean King Girls' 18s National Championships" . www.sdnews.com .^ a b c d e f Chiesa, Victoria (July 21, 2021). "Ashleigh Barty, Naomi Osaka lead 2021 US Open women's entry list" . US Open . Retrieved July 27, 2021 . ^ a b "Sofia Kenin, Milos Raonic withdraw from 2021 US Open" . US Open . August 25, 2021. Retrieved August 26, 2021 .^ "STAN WAWRINKA WITHDRAWS FROM US OPEN, MOVING ANDY MURRAY INTO MAIN DRAW" . Tennis.com. Retrieved August 18, 2021 .^ "Wang Out, Flipkens In US Open" . Tennis Now. Retrieved August 7, 2021 .^ "Flipkens Out, Venus in US Open Main Draw" . Tennis Now . August 23, 2021. Retrieved August 26, 2021 .
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Emma Raducanu
Leylah Fernandez
Ashleigh Barty (third round)
Aryna Sabalenka (semifinals)
Naomi Osaka (third round)
Karolína Plíšková (quarterfinals)
Elina Svitolina (quarterfinals)
Bianca Andreescu (fourth round)
Iga Świątek (fourth round)
Garbiñe Muguruza (fourth round)
Belinda Bencic (quarterfinals)
Simona Halep (fourth round)
Jennifer Brady (withdrew)
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (fourth round)
Elise Mertens (fourth round)
Angelique Kerber (fourth round)
Maria Sakkari (semifinals)
Elena Rybakina (third round)
Ons Jabeur (third round)
Jeļena Ostapenko (withdrew)
Anett Kontaveit (third round)
Petra Martić (second round)
Belinda Bencic
Maria Sakkari
Karolína Plíšková
Elina Svitolina
Aryna Sabalenka
A Barty
V Zvonareva
C Burel
C Tauson
S Rogers
S Cîrstea
S Sorribes Tormo
S-w Hsieh
S Zhang
A Rus
M Trevisan
M Doi
A Kontaveit
I Świątek
Z Diyas
D Gálfi
P Martić
A Van Uytvanck
AK Schmiedlová
P Hercog
D Kovinić
A Sevastova
N Podoroska
V Tomova
A Kerber
M Sherif
O Danilović
R Peterson
O Jabeur
C Osorio
Katie Boulter
Olga Danilović
Dalma Gálfi
Anna Karolína Schmiedlová
Mayar Sherif
Viktoriya Tomova
Kaja Juvan
Wang Qiang[16] → replaced by 
Sara Errani
– Tournaments are affected by the COVID-19 pandemic