2021 Italian Open – Women's singles

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]

Women's singles
2021 Italian Open
Champion Iga Świątek
Runner-up Karolína Plíšková
Final score6–0, 6–0
Draw56 (8 Q / 5 WC )
Seeds16
Main article: 2021 Italian Open (tennis)

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.

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

Finals
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 Ashleigh Barty 6 2r
Coco Gauff 4 1
Coco Gauff 63 3
15 Iga Świątek 77 6
15 Iga Świątek 6 7
5 Elina Svitolina 2 5
15 Iga Świątek 6 6
9 Karolína Plíšková 0 0
9 Karolína Plíšková 4 7 77
Jeļena Ostapenko 6 5 61
9 Karolína Plíšková 6 3 6
Petra Martić 1 6 2
Petra Martić 7 6
Jessica Pegula 5 4

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
First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4 S Kenin 1 4
PR S Zheng 2 0 B Krejčíková 6 6
B Krejčíková 6 6 B Krejčíková 6 65 5
LL S Stephens 6 2 5 15 I Świątek 3 77 7
M Keys 4 6 7 M Keys 5 1
A Riske 4r 15 I Świątek 7 6
15 I Świątek 5 15 I Świątek 6 7
12 G Muguruza 6 6 5 E Svitolina 2 5
LL PM Țig 1 2 12 G Muguruza 2 6 7
Q B Pera 6 6 Q B Pera 6 0 5
Q T Zidanšek 3 2 12 G Muguruza 4 2
Q Wang 5 3 5 E Svitolina 6 6
A Anisimova 7 6 A Anisimova 6 3 4
5 E Svitolina 2 6 6

Section 3
First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
9 Ka Plíšková 6 6
A Sevastova 3 6 6 A Sevastova 2 3
J Teichmann 6 1 3 9 Ka Plíšková 7 6
Q C McHale 3 0 Q V Zvonareva 5 3
Q V Zvonareva 6 6 Q V Zvonareva 6 3 6
M Linette 6 0 2 11 P Kvitová 4 6 4
11 P Kvitová 1 6 6 9 Ka Plíšková 4 7 77
16 J Konta 3 1 J Ostapenko 6 5 61
J Ostapenko 6 6 J Ostapenko 6 77
Q A Tomljanović 6 6 Q A Tomljanović 2 63
M Vondroušová 4 2 J Ostapenko 4 6 6
A Kerber 6 7 A Kerber 6 3 4
Q A Cornet 2 5 A Kerber 1 3
3 S Halep 6 3r

Section 4
First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
8 S Williams 66 5
LL L Siegemund 6 63 1 N Podoroska 78 7
N Podoroska 2 77 6 N Podoroska 6 1 2
P Martić 5 6 6 P Martić 3 6 6
S Rogers 7 3 4 P Martić 7 6
LL K Mladenovic 6 6 LL K Mladenovic 5 3
10 B Bencic 3 4 P Martić 7 6
13 J Brady 6 6 J Pegula 5 4
S Zhang 1 4 13 J Brady
Q M Kostyuk 3 1 E Alexandrova w/o
E Alexandrova 6 6 E Alexandrova 2 4
D Kasatkina 5 3 J Pegula 6 6
J Pegula 7 6 J Pegula 77 6
2 N Osaka 62 2

Qualifying

Seeds
  1. Sloane Stephens (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  2. Kristina Mladenovic (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  3. Laura Siegemund (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  4. Alizé Cornet (qualified)
  5. Patricia Maria Țig (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  6. Hsieh Su-wei (first round)
  7. Heather Watson (first round)
  8. Bernarda Pera (qualified)
  9. Leylah Annie Fernandez (first round)
  10. Polona Hercog (qualified)
  11. Irina-Camelia Begu (first round)
  12. Anastasia Potapova (qualifying competition)
  13. Marta Kostyuk (qualified)
  14. Ajla Tomljanović (qualified)
  15. Misaki Doi (first round)
  16. Tamara Zidanšek (qualified)

Qualifiers
  1. Tamara Zidanšek
  2. Vera Zvonareva
  3. Ajla Tomljanović
  4. Alizé Cornet
  5. Christina McHale
  6. Marta Kostyuk
  7. Polona Hercog
  8. Bernarda Pera

Lucky losers
  1. Kristina Mladenovic
  2. Laura Siegemund
  3. Sloane Stephens
  4. Patricia Maria Țig

First qualifier
First round Qualifying competition
          
1 Sloane Stephens 6 6
  Aliona Bolsova 3 4
1 Sloane Stephens 4 5
16 Tamara Zidanšek 6 7
WC Bianca Turati 1 1
16 Tamara Zidanšek 6 6

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
First round Qualifying competition
          
3 Laura Siegemund 6 6
PR Elena Vesnina 3 3
3 Laura Siegemund 77 3 2
14 Ajla Tomljanović 65 6 6
  Tereza Martincová 6 2 3
14 Ajla Tomljanović 2 6 6

Fourth qualifier
First round Qualifying competition
          
4 Alizé Cornet 79 64 6
WC Giulia Gatto-Monticone 67 77 4
4 Alizé Cornet 6 77
PR Andrea Petkovic 2 65
PR Andrea Petkovic 6 5 6
11 Irina-Camelia Begu 4 7 3

Fifth qualifier
First round Qualifying competition
          
5 Patricia Maria Țig 0 6 77
PR Wang Yafan 6 3 64
5 Patricia Maria Țig 3 6 2
Christina McHale 6 2 6
Christina McHale 77 6
9 Leylah Annie Fernandez 62 4

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[lower-alpha 1] 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
  1. 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

Retirements

References
  1. "Swiatek whitewashes Pliskova to capture Rome title and break top 10". Women's Tennis Association. 16 May 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  2. "Swiatek saves 2 match points against Krejcikova, Gauff upsets Sabalenka in Rome". Women's Tennis Association. 13 May 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  3. "Pliskova saves 3 match points to oust Ostapenko; Martic advances in Rome". Women's Tennis Association. 14 May 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  4. "Halep Wins Rome as Pained Pliskova Retires". www.tennisnow.com.
  5. "Halep suffers calf tear in Rome, unsure of recovery time". www.wtatennis.com.
  6. "WTA ANNOUNCES RANKING SYSTEM ADJUSTMENTS". WTA. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
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