2021 French Open – Women's singles

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] It was her first Major singles title, and her sixth Major title overall.[2] Krejčíková saved 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 combined lowest ranked Major finalists (numbers 33 and 32, respectively) since the introduction of computer rankings began in 1975.

Women's singles
2021 French Open
Champion Barbora Krejčíková
Runner-up Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Final score6–1, 2–6, 6–4
Draw128 (16 Q / 8 WC)
Seeds32
Main article: 2021 French Open

Krejčíková became the first Czech woman to win the singles title at Roland Garros since Hana Mandlíková in 1981.[lower-alpha 1] 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]

This was the second time in three years that none of the four semifinalists had previously reached a Grand Slam singles final.

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][lower-alpha 2] Coco Gauff became the youngest player to reach a Major quarterfinal since Nicole Vaidišová at the 2006 French Open.[13]

Seeds
01.   Ashleigh Barty (second round, retired)
02.   Naomi Osaka (second round, withdrew)
03.   Aryna Sabalenka (third round)
04.   Sofia Kenin (fourth round)
05.   Elina Svitolina (third round)
06.   Bianca Andreescu (first round)
07.   Serena Williams (fourth round)
08.   Iga Świątek (quarterfinals)
09.   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

Finals
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
24 Coco Gauff 66 3
  Barbora Krejčíková 78 6
Barbora Krejčíková 7 4 9
17 Maria Sakkari 5 6 7
17 Maria Sakkari 6 6
8 Iga Świątek 4 4
Barbora Krejčíková 6 2 6
31 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 1 6 4
21 Elena Rybakina 77 2 7
31 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 62 6 9
31 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 7 6
Tamara Zidanšek 5 3
  Tamara Zidanšek 7 4 8
33 Paula Badosa 5 6 6

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
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
9 Ka Plíšková 7 6
D Vekić 5 4 9 Ka Plíšková 5 1
C Suárez Navarro 6 64 4 S Stephens 7 6
S Stephens 3 77 6 S Stephens 6 7
Q V Lepchenko 6 6 18 K Muchová 3 5
S Zhang 3 3 Q V Lepchenko 3 4
PR A Petkovic 6 3 4 18 K Muchová 6 6
18 K Muchová 1 6 6 S Stephens 2 0
32 E Alexandrova 6 6 B Krejčíková 6 6
V Williams 3 1 32 E Alexandrova 2 3
B Krejčíková 5 6 6 B Krejčíková 6 6
Kr Plíšková 7 4 2 B Krejčíková 6 6
A Li 6 6 5 E Svitolina 3 2
M Gasparyan 0 1 A Li 0 4
WC O Babel 2 5 5 E Svitolina 6 6
5 E Svitolina 6 7

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

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 Xiy 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
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
6 B Andreescu 77 62 7
T Zidanšek 61 77 9 T Zidanšek 6 6
M Brengle 7 6 M Brengle 4 1
Q MC Osorio Serrano 5 4 T Zidanšek 0 77 6
M Bouzková 0 6 2 K Siniaková 6 65 2
K Siniaková 6 4 6 K Siniaková 79 5 7
A Anisimova 65 1 29 V Kudermetova 67 7 5
29 V Kudermetova 77 6 T Zidanšek 77 6
19 J Konta 65 2 S Cîrstea 64 1
S Cîrstea 77 6 S Cîrstea 6 3 6
A Van Uytvanck 5 6 4 M Trevisan 4 6 4
M Trevisan 7 4 6 S Cîrstea 6 6
D Kasatkina 6 5 6 D Kasatkina 3 2
M Doi 3 7 3 D Kasatkina 6 6
N Podoroska 0 3 10 B Bencic 2 2
10 B Bencic 6 6

Section 8
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
16 K Bertens 1 6 4
P Hercog 6 3 6 P Hercog 7 6
L Siegemund 3 1 C Garcia 5 4
C Garcia 6 6 P Hercog 3 3
A Cornet 4 4 20 M Vondroušová 6 6
WC H Tan 6 6 WC H Tan 1 3
K Kanepi 6 3 0 20 M Vondroušová 6 6
20 M Vondroušová 4 6 6 20 M Vondroušová 4 6 2
33 P Badosa 6 77 33 P Badosa 6 3 6
L Davis 2 63 33 P Badosa 6 6
WC C Burel 3 68 D Kovinić 2 0
D Kovinić 6 710 33 P Badosa 2 77 6
LL E Cocciaretto 1 3 A Bogdan 6 64 4
A Bogdan 6 6 A Bogdan w/o
PM Țig 4 64 2 N Osaka
2 N Osaka 6 77

Championship match statistics
Category Krejčíková Pavlyuchenkova
1st serve %58/80 (73%)53/80 (66%)
1st serve points won32 of 58 = 55%26 of 53 = 49%
2nd serve points won12 of 22 = 55%13 of 27 = 48%
Total service points won44 of 80 = 55.00%39 of 80 = 48.75%
Aces22
Double faults51
Winners3423
Unforced errors3116
Net points won11 of 15 = 73%2 of 6 = 33%
Break points converted6 of 14 = 43%5 of 12 = 42%
Return points won41 of 80 = 51%36 of 80 = 45%
Total points won8575
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.

As a result of pandemic-related adjustments to the ranking system and changes to the WTA Tour calendar in 2020, players will have the following potential adjustments to their ranking points after the tournament:

  • Players who are defending points from the 2019 tournament in which are higher will be dropped on 14 June 2021; those points will be replaced by the higher of their points from 2019 or 2020 (points from 2020 will still be valid at the end of the 2021 tournament because the 2020 tournament delayed to four months in the normal scheduled calendar year; both 2019 and 2020 points are equaled within the same result will also be dropped on 11 October 2021).
  • Players who are defending points from the 2020 tournament will have those points replaced by 2021 points only if the latter are higher.
  • Players who have points from the 2020 tournament still counting towards their ranking on 14 June 2021 will have those points dropped on 11 October 2021 (52 weeks after the 2020 tournament); any 2020 points will be replaced by 2021 points at that time.
  • Players who are not defending points from either the 2019 or 2020 tournaments will have their 16th best result replaced by their points from the 2021 tournament.

Note that this is a different ranking adjustment system than the one being used by the ATP for the men's event.

Seed Rank Player Points before 2019 Points 2020 Points Points won Points after Status
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 1,300 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's 2019 points will be replaced by (or the player will continue to count) her 2020 points, which will be dropped on 11 October 2021, four months after the end of the 2021 tournament.
§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.

Rank Player Points before 2019 Points 2020 Points Points lost Points after Withdrawal reason
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
Main article: 2021 French Open – Women's singles qualifying

Lucky losers

Withdrawals
Before the tournament
During the tournament

Retirements

Notes
  1. 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.
  2. 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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