2021 US Open – Women's singles

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] Aged 18, she also became the youngest major champion since 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.

Women's singles
2021 US Open
Champion Emma Raducanu
Runner-up Leylah Fernandez
Final score6–4, 6–3
Draw128 (16 Q / 8 WC )
Seeds32
Main article: 2021 US Open (tennis)

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] Raducanu and Fernandez both made their top 30 debuts following the tournament. Fernandez was the youngest player to defeat three top 5 seeded players in the same major since Williams at the 1999 US Open.[5][6]

Naomi Osaka was the defending champion,[7] but she lost to Fernandez in the third round.

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] This event also marked the final major appearance for former world No. 6, 2013 US Open and 2018 US Open quarterfinalist Carla Suárez Navarro.[9] She lost in the first round to 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
01.   Ashleigh Barty (third round)
02.   Aryna Sabalenka (semifinals)
03.   Naomi Osaka (third round)
04.   Karolína Plíšková (quarterfinals)
05.   Elina Svitolina (quarterfinals)
06.   Bianca Andreescu (fourth round)
07.   Iga Świątek (fourth round)
08.   Barbora Krejčíková (quarterfinals)
09.   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

Finals
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
Q Emma Raducanu 6 6
11 Belinda Bencic 3 4
Q Emma Raducanu 6 6
17 Maria Sakkari 1 4
4 Karolína Plíšková 4 4
17 Maria Sakkari 6 6
Q Emma Raducanu 6 6
Leylah Fernandez 4 3
5 Elina Svitolina 3 6 65
Leylah Fernandez 6 3 77
Leylah Fernandez 77 4 6
2 Aryna Sabalenka 63 6 4
8 Barbora Krejčíková 1 4
2 Aryna Sabalenka 6 6

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
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4 Ka Plíšková 6 6
WC C McNally 3 4 4 Ka Plíšková 7 65 79
Z Diyas 5 2 A Anisimova 5 77 67
A Anisimova 7 6 4 Ka Plíšková 6 6
A Tomljanović 6 6 A Tomljanović 3 2
WC K Volynets 3 1 A Tomljanović 78 6
Q D Gálfi 3 2 30 P Martić 66 4
30 P Martić 6 6 4 Ka Plíšková 7 6
24 P Badosa 6 6 14 A Pavlyuchenkova 5 4
A Van Uytvanck 4 3 24 P Badosa 4 4
V Gracheva 5 6 6 V Gracheva 6 6
Q N Párrizas Díaz 7 0 2 V Gracheva 1 4
Q AK Schmiedlová 7 63 6 14 A Pavlyuchenkova 6 6
WC A Krueger 5 77 3 Q AK Schmiedlová 2 7 2
A Riske 4 2 14 A Pavlyuchenkova 6 5 6
14 A Pavlyuchenkova 6 6

Section 4
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
10 P Kvitová 6 6
P Hercog 1 2 10 P Kvitová 77 6
D Kovinić 4 3 Q Kr Plíšková 64 2
Q Kr Plíšková 6 6 10 P Kvitová 4 3
A Sevastova 66 3 17 M Sakkari 6 6
K Siniaková 78 6 K Siniaková 4 2
M Kostyuk 4 3 17 M Sakkari 6 6
17 M Sakkari 6 6 17 M Sakkari 62 78 6
LL G Minnen 6 1 6 6 B Andreescu 77 66 3
N Podoroska 4 6 3 LL G Minnen 6 6
L Samsonova 6 6 L Samsonova 4 4
Q K Boulter 3 2 LL G Minnen 1 2
L Davis 6 2 6 6 B Andreescu 6 6
LL V Tomova 2 6 3 L Davis 4 4
V Golubic 5 6 5 6 B Andreescu 6 6
6 B Andreescu 7 4 7

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 Raducanu Fernandez
1st serve %49/71 (69%)45/78 (58%)
1st serve points won33 of 49 = 67%25 of 45 = 56%
2nd serve points won10 of 22 = 45%15 of 33 = 45%
Total service points won43 of 71 = 57.33%40 of 78 = 51.28%
Aces32
Double faults25
Winners2218
Unforced errors2526
Net points won11 of 15 = 73%9 of 12 = 75%
Break points converted4 of 18 = 22%2 of 9 = 22%
Return points won38 of 78 = 49%28 of 71 = 43%
Total points won8168
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] In addition, points from tournaments held during the weeks of 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

Qualifiers
See also: 2021 US Open – Women's singles qualifying

Lucky losers

Protected ranking

Withdrawals
  1. Kirsten Flipkens was the next player initially entered into the main draw, but she later withdrew due to an ongoing left ankle injury.[17] After Flipkens's withdrawal from the event, 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
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