2021 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Ashleigh Barty defeated Karolína Plíšková in the final, 6–3, 6–7(4–7), 6–3 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 2021 Wimbledon Championships.[1][2] It was her second major singles title. She became the first Australian to win the title since Evonne Goolagong Cawley in 1980, the first top seed to win the title since Serena Williams in 2016 and the first to do so at any major since Simona Halep at the 2018 French Open. Barty's victory made her the fourth player (following Ann Jones, Martina Hingis and Amélie Mauresmo) to win the women's singles title after previously winning the girls' singles title. She retained the world No. 1 ranking by reaching the semifinals, with Aryna Sabalenka having also been in contention for the top ranking.

Ladies' singles
2021 Wimbledon Championships
Final
ChampionAustralia Ashleigh Barty
Runner-upCzech Republic Karolína Plíšková
Score6–3, 6–7(4–7), 6–3
Details
Draw128 (16 Q / 7 WC)
Seeds32
Events
Singlesmenwomenboysgirls
Doublesmenwomenmixedboysgirls
WC Singlesmenwomenquad
WC Doublesmenwomenquad
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Halep was the reigning champion from when the tournament was last held in 2019,[3] but she withdrew before the tournament due to a calf injury.[4][5]

Serena Williams retired from her first-round match against Aliaksandra Sasnovich due to injury.[6] This marked only the second time that she lost in the first round of a major, and the first time since 2014 that the Wimbledon final did not feature one of the Williams sisters (as Venus Williams lost to Ons Jabeur in the second round), as well as the first time since 1997 that neither sister progressed beyond the second round.[7]

This was the first edition of Wimbledon since 2009 that saw the top two seeds progress to the semifinals.[8] Additionally, this was the first major in the Open Era where two wildcards, Liudmila Samsonova and Emma Raducanu (who made her first major appearance overall), reached the fourth round.[9] Raducanu became the youngest British woman to reach the fourth round at Wimbledon in the Open Era.[10] Jabeur became the first Tunisian player and the first Arabian woman in history to reach the quarterfinals at Wimbledon.[11]

Seeds

01.   Ashleigh Barty (champion)
02.   Aryna Sabalenka (semifinals)
03.   Elina Svitolina (second round)
04.   Sofia Kenin (second round)
05.   Bianca Andreescu (first round)
06.   Serena Williams (first round, retired)
07.   Iga Świątek (fourth round)
08.   Karolína Plíšková (final)
09.   Belinda Bencic (first round)
10.   Petra Kvitová (first round)
11.   Garbiñe Muguruza (third round)
12.   Victoria Azarenka (second round)
13.   Elise Mertens (third round)
14.   Barbora Krejčíková (fourth round)
15.   Maria Sakkari (second round)
16.   Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (third round)
17.   Kiki Bertens (first round)
18.   Elena Rybakina (fourth round)
19.   Karolína Muchová (quarterfinals)
20.   Coco Gauff (fourth round)
21.   Ons Jabeur (quarterfinals)
22.   Jessica Pegula (second round)
23.   Madison Keys (fourth round)
24.   Anett Kontaveit (first round)
25.   Angelique Kerber (semifinals)
26.   Petra Martić (second round)
27.   Johanna Konta (withdrew due to close contact with positive COVID-19 test)
28.   Alison Riske (first round)
29.   Veronika Kudermetova (first round)
30.   Paula Badosa (fourth round)
31.   Daria Kasatkina (second round)
32.   Ekaterina Alexandrova (second round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw

Key

Finals

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
               
1 Ashleigh Barty66
Ajla Tomljanović13
1 Ashleigh Barty677
25 Angelique Kerber363
19 Karolína Muchová23
25 Angelique Kerber66
1 Ashleigh Barty6646
8 Karolína Plíšková3773
8 Karolína Plíšková66
Viktorija Golubic22
8 Karolína Plíšková566
2 Aryna Sabalenka744
21 Ons Jabeur43
2 Aryna Sabalenka66

Top half

Section 1

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
1 A Barty6616
PR C Suárez Navarro17711 A Barty66
A Blinkova66 A Blinkova43
T Babos221 A Barty67
Q O Govortsova42 K Siniaková35
PR C Vandeweghe66PR C Vandeweghe622
K Siniaková66 K Siniaková466
LL Y Wang101 A Barty76
17 K Bertens3414 B Krejčíková53
M Kostyuk66 M Kostyuk643
A Sevastova66 A Sevastova166
Z Diyas41 A Sevastova6165
PR A Petkovic6614 B Krejčíková7737
J Paolini43PR A Petkovic54
C Tauson3214 B Krejčíková76
14 B Krejčíková66

Section 2

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
12 V Azarenka66
PR K Kozlova1312 V Azarenka6564
S Cîrstea66 S Cîrstea7736
WC S Murray Sharan33 S Cîrstea35
WC E Raducanu776WC E Raducanu67
Q V Diatchenko640WC E Raducanu66
M Vondroušová266 M Vondroušová24
24 A Kontaveit642WC E Raducanu40r
31 D Kasatkina636 A Tomljanović63
PM Țig06331 D Kasatkina166
L Fernandez12 J Ostapenko638
J Ostapenko66 J Ostapenko642
Q G Minnen265 A Tomljanović466
A Tomljanović677 A Tomljanović606
A Cornet66 A Cornet463
5 B Andreescu21

Section 3

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
3 E Svitolina626
A Van Uytvanck3633 E Svitolina34
M Linette266 M Linette66
A Anisimova631 M Linette724
LL T Pironkova3130 P Badosa566
Y Putintseva66 Y Putintseva41
A Bolsova27230 P Badosa66
30 P Badosa65630 P Badosa664
19 K Muchová6619 K Muchová786
S Zhang3319 K Muchová656
J Teichmann22 C Giorgi373
C Giorgi6619 K Muchová76
Kr Plíšková36616 A Pavlyuchenkova53
LL A Sharma644 Kr Plíšková33
A Bogdan2216 A Pavlyuchenkova66
16 A Pavlyuchenkova66

Section 4

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
9 B Bencic33
K Juvan66 K Juvan66
Q E Perez22Q C Burel34
Q C Burel66 K Juvan33
PR E Vesnina7620 C Gauff66
M Trevisan51PR E Vesnina43
WC F Jones5420 C Gauff66
20 C Gauff7620 C Gauff44
25 A Kerber6625 A Kerber66
N Stojanović4325 A Kerber756
S Sorribes Tormo636 S Sorribes Tormo574
Q A Konjuh36325 A Kerber266
N Hibino656 A Sasnovich601
B Pera173 N Hibino464
A Sasnovich3 A Sasnovich677
6 S Williams3r

Bottom half

Section 5

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
8 Ka Plíšková76
T Zidanšek548 Ka Plíšková66
D Vekić66 D Vekić22
A Potapova148 Ka Plíšková66
A Li461 T Martincová33
N Podoroska677 N Podoroska365
T Martincová646 T Martincová677
28 A Riske2618 Ka Plíšková66
22 J Pegula66WC L Samsonova23
C Garcia3122 J Pegula463
WC L Samsonova66WC L Samsonova636
K Kanepi42WC L Samsonova626
LL K Ahn2778 S Stephens264
H Watson6636LL K Ahn53
S Stephens66 S Stephens76
10 P Kvitová34

Section 6

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
13 E Mertens66
WC H Dart1313 E Mertens66
L Zhu6266 L Zhu20
PR M Barthel773313 E Mertens53
WC J Burrage2123 M Keys76
L Davis66 L Davis14
Q K Swan3423 M Keys66
23 M Keys6623 M Keys633
29 V Kudermetova619 V Golubic776
V Golubic3611 V Golubic66
P Hercog632 D Collins20
D Collins466 V Golubic66
M Brengle3710 M Brengle21
C McHale658 M Brengle66
Q Xin Wang424 S Kenin24
4 S Kenin66

Section 7

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
7 I Świątek66
S-w Hsieh447 I Świątek66
M Bouzková54 V Zvonareva13
V Zvonareva767 I Świątek66
I-C Begu67 I-C Begu10
Q K Volynets45 I-C Begu7676
V Gracheva774326 P Martić5793
26 P Martić63667 I Świątek711
21 O Jabeur6621 O Jabeur566
R Peterson2121 O Jabeur76
PR M Buzǎrnescu563 V Williams50
V Williams74621 O Jabeur566
S Kuznetsova3311 G Muguruza732
Q L Pattinama Kerkhove66Q L Pattinama Kerkhove14
F Ferro0111 G Muguruza66
11 G Muguruza66

Section 8

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
15 M Sakkari66
A Rus1115 M Sakkari54
S Rogers656 S Rogers76
PR S Stosur173 S Rogers14
M Doi63718 E Rybakina66
Q C Liu269Q C Liu44
K Mladenovic4018 E Rybakina66
18 E Rybakina6618 E Rybakina363
32 E Alexandrova662 A Sabalenka646
L Siegemund1332 E Alexandrova52
Q C Osorio166Q C Osorio76
Q A Kalinskaya604Q C Osorio03
Q D Lao78342 A Sabalenka66
WC K Boulter6666WC K Boulter633
Q M Niculescu142 A Sabalenka466
2 A Sabalenka66

Championship match statistics

Category Barty Ka. Plíšková
1st serve %54/89 (61%)54/77 (70%)
1st serve points won36 of 54 = 67%36 of 54 = 67%
2nd serve points won19 of 35 = 54%8 of 23 = 35%
Total service points won55 of 89 = 61.79%44 of 77 = 57.14%
Aces76
Double faults75
Winners3027
Unforced errors2932
Net points won8 of 15 = 53%13 of 21 = 62%
Break points converted6 of 8 = 75%4 of 5 = 80%
Return points won33 of 77 = 42%34 of 89 = 38%
Total points won8878
[1]

Seeded players

The following are the seeded players. Seedings are based on WTA rankings as of 21 June 2021. Rankings and points are as of 28 June 2021.

SeedRankPlayerPoints beforePoints defendingPoints wonPoints afterStatus
11 Ashleigh Barty7,8752402,0009,635Champion, defeated Karolína Plíšková [8]
24 Aryna Sabalenka6,195107806,965Semifinals lost to Karolína Plíšková [8]
35 Elina Svitolina5,835780705,135Second round lost to Magda Linette
46 Sofia Kenin5,64070705,640Second round lost to Madison Brengle
57 Bianca Andreescu5,3210105,331First round lost to Alizé Cornet
68 Serena Williams4,9311,300103,641First round retired against Aliaksandra Sasnovich
79 Iga Świątek4,465102404,695Fourth round lost to Ons Jabeur [21]
813 Karolína Plíšková3,9152401,3004,975Runner-up, lost to Ashleigh Barty [1]
911 Belinda Bencic4,205130104,085First round lost to Kaja Juvan
1010 Petra Kvitová4,215240103,985First round lost to Sloane Stephens
1112 Garbiñe Muguruza4,045101304,165Third round lost to Ons Jabeur [21]
1214 Victoria Azarenka3,905130703,845Second round lost to Sorana Cîrstea
1316 Elise Mertens3,6852401303,575Third round lost to Madison Keys [23]
1417 Barbora Krejčíková3,683(30)2403,893Fourth round lost to Ashleigh Barty [1]
1518 Maria Sakkari3,480130703,420Second round lost to Shelby Rogers
1619 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova3,300101303,420Third round lost to Karolína Muchová [19]
1721 Kiki Bertens3,095130102,975First round lost to Marta Kostyuk
1820 Elena Rybakina3,123(100)2403,263Fourth round lost to Aryna Sabalenka [2]
1922 Karolína Muchová2,8764304302,876Quarterfinals lost to Angelique Kerber [25]
2023 Coco Gauff2,8052802402,765Fourth round lost to Angelique Kerber [25]
2124 Ons Jabeur2,510104302,930Quarterfinals lost to Aryna Sabalenka [2]
2226 Jessica Pegula2,41010702,460Second round lost to Liudmila Samsonova [WC]
2327 Madison Keys2,405702402,575Fourth round lost to Viktorija Golubic
2425 Anett Kontaveit2,505130102,385First round lost to Markéta Vondroušová
2528 Angelique Kerber2,240707802,950Semifinals lost to Ashleigh Barty [1]
2630 Petra Martić2,230240702,060Second round lost to Irina-Camelia Begu
2731 Johanna Konta2,15743001,727Withdrew due to close contact with COVID-19 positive test
2829 Alison Riske2,235430101,815First round lost to Tereza Martincová
2932 Veronika Kudermetova2,10070102,040First round lost to Viktorija Golubic
3033 Paula Badosa2,060402402,260Fourth round lost to Karolína Muchová [19]
3135 Daria Kasatkina2,03010702,090Second round lost to Jeļena Ostapenko
3236 Ekaterina Alexandrova1,94010702,000Second round lost to Camila Osorio [Q]

†The player did not qualify for the tournament in 2019. 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.

RankPlayerPoints beforePoints defendingPoints afterWithdrawal reason
2 Naomi Osaka7,346107,336Personal reasons
3 Simona Halep6,3302,0004,330Calf injury
15 Jennifer Brady3,840103,830Foot injury

Other entry information

Wild card entries

The following players were awarded wild cards into the main draw.[12]

Qualifiers

Lucky losers

Protected ranking

Withdrawals

Before the tournament
During the tournament

See also

References

External links

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