2021 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

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
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
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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 first Wimbledon title and second major singles title overall. 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.

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

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

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 Australia Ashleigh Barty 6 6
Australia Ajla Tomljanović 1 3
1 Australia Ashleigh Barty 6 77
25 Germany Angelique Kerber 3 63
19 Czech Republic Karolína Muchová 2 3
25 Germany Angelique Kerber 6 6
1 Australia Ashleigh Barty 6 64 6
8 Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková 3 77 3
8 Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková 6 6
Switzerland Viktorija Golubic 2 2
8 Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková 5 6 6
2 Belarus Aryna Sabalenka 7 4 4
21 Tunisia Ons Jabeur 4 3
2 Belarus Aryna Sabalenka 6 6

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 Australia A Barty 6 61 6
PR Spain C Suárez Navarro 1 77 1 1 Australia A Barty 6 6
Russia A Blinkova 6 6 Russia A Blinkova 4 3
Hungary T Babos 2 2 1 Australia A Barty 6 7
Q Belarus O Govortsova 4 2 Czech Republic K Siniaková 3 5
PR United States C Vandeweghe 6 6 PR United States C Vandeweghe 6 2 2
Czech Republic K Siniaková 6 6 Czech Republic K Siniaková 4 6 6
LL China Y Wang 1 0 1 Australia A Barty 7 6
17 Netherlands K Bertens 3 4 14 Czech Republic B Krejčíková 5 3
Ukraine M Kostyuk 6 6 Ukraine M Kostyuk 6 4 3
Latvia A Sevastova 6 6 Latvia A Sevastova 1 6 6
Kazakhstan Z Diyas 4 1 Latvia A Sevastova 61 6 5
PR Germany A Petkovic 6 6 14 Czech Republic B Krejčíková 77 3 7
Italy J Paolini 4 3 PR Germany A Petkovic 5 4
Denmark C Tauson 3 2 14 Czech Republic B Krejčíková 7 6
14 Czech Republic B Krejčíková 6 6

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
12 Belarus V Azarenka 6 6
PR Ukraine K Kozlova 1 3 12 Belarus V Azarenka 65 6 4
Romania S Cîrstea 6 6 Romania S Cîrstea 77 3 6
WC United Kingdom S Murray Sharan 3 3 Romania S Cîrstea 3 5
WC United Kingdom E Raducanu 77 6 WC United Kingdom E Raducanu 6 7
Q Russia V Diatchenko 64 0 WC United Kingdom E Raducanu 6 6
Czech Republic M Vondroušová 2 6 6 Czech Republic M Vondroušová 2 4
24 Estonia A Kontaveit 6 4 2 WC United Kingdom E Raducanu 4 0r
31 Russia D Kasatkina 6 3 6 Australia A Tomljanović 6 3
Romania PM Țig 0 6 3 31 Russia D Kasatkina 1 6 6
Canada L Fernandez 1 2 Latvia J Ostapenko 6 3 8
Latvia J Ostapenko 6 6 Latvia J Ostapenko 6 4 2
Q Belgium G Minnen 2 65 Australia A Tomljanović 4 6 6
Australia A Tomljanović 6 77 Australia A Tomljanović 6 0 6
France A Cornet 6 6 France A Cornet 4 6 3
5 Canada B Andreescu 2 1

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
3 Ukraine E Svitolina 6 2 6
Belgium A Van Uytvanck 3 6 3 3 Ukraine E Svitolina 3 4
Poland M Linette 2 6 6 Poland M Linette 6 6
United States A Anisimova 6 3 1 Poland M Linette 7 2 4
LL Bulgaria T Pironkova 3 1 30 Spain P Badosa 5 6 6
Kazakhstan Y Putintseva 6 6 Kazakhstan Y Putintseva 4 1
Spain A Bolsova 2 7 2 30 Spain P Badosa 6 6
30 Spain P Badosa 6 5 6 30 Spain P Badosa 66 4
19 Czech Republic K Muchová 6 6 19 Czech Republic K Muchová 78 6
China S Zhang 3 3 19 Czech Republic K Muchová 6 5 6
Switzerland J Teichmann 2 2 Italy C Giorgi 3 7 3
Italy C Giorgi 6 6 19 Czech Republic K Muchová 7 6
Czech Republic Kr Plíšková 3 6 6 16 Russia A Pavlyuchenkova 5 3
LL Australia A Sharma 6 4 4 Czech Republic Kr Plíšková 3 3
Romania A Bogdan 2 2 16 Russia A Pavlyuchenkova 6 6
16 Russia A Pavlyuchenkova 6 6

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
9 Switzerland B Bencic 3 3
Slovenia K Juvan 6 6 Slovenia K Juvan 6 6
Q Australia E Perez 2 2 Q France C Burel 3 4
Q France C Burel 6 6 Slovenia K Juvan 3 3
PR Russia E Vesnina 7 6 20 United States C Gauff 6 6
Italy M Trevisan 5 1 PR Russia E Vesnina 4 3
WC United Kingdom F Jones 5 4 20 United States C Gauff 6 6
20 United States C Gauff 7 6 20 United States C Gauff 4 4
25 Germany A Kerber 6 6 25 Germany A Kerber 6 6
Serbia N Stojanović 4 3 25 Germany A Kerber 7 5 6
Spain S Sorribes Tormo 6 3 6 Spain S Sorribes Tormo 5 7 4
Q Croatia A Konjuh 3 6 3 25 Germany A Kerber 2 6 6
Japan N Hibino 6 5 6 Belarus A Sasnovich 6 0 1
United States B Pera 1 7 3 Japan N Hibino 4 64
Belarus A Sasnovich 3 Belarus A Sasnovich 6 77
6 United States S Williams 3r

Bottom half

Section 5

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8 Czech Republic Ka Plíšková 7 6
Slovenia T Zidanšek 5 4 8 Czech Republic Ka Plíšková 6 6
Croatia D Vekić 6 6 Croatia D Vekić 2 2
Russia A Potapova 1 4 8 Czech Republic Ka Plíšková 6 6
United States A Li 4 61 Czech Republic T Martincová 3 3
Argentina N Podoroska 6 77 Argentina N Podoroska 3 65
Czech Republic T Martincová 6 4 6 Czech Republic T Martincová 6 77
28 United States A Riske 2 6 1 8 Czech Republic Ka Plíšková 6 6
22 United States J Pegula 6 6 WC Russia L Samsonova 2 3
France C Garcia 3 1 22 United States J Pegula 4 6 3
WC Russia L Samsonova 6 6 WC Russia L Samsonova 6 3 6
Estonia K Kanepi 4 2 WC Russia L Samsonova 6 2 6
LL United States K Ahn 2 77 8 United States S Stephens 2 6 4
United Kingdom H Watson 6 63 6 LL United States K Ahn 5 3
United States S Stephens 6 6 United States S Stephens 7 6
10 Czech Republic P Kvitová 3 4

Section 6

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
13 Belgium E Mertens 6 6
WC United Kingdom H Dart 1 3 13 Belgium E Mertens 6 6
China L Zhu 62 6 6 China L Zhu 2 0
PR Germany M Barthel 77 3 3 13 Belgium E Mertens 5 3
WC United Kingdom J Burrage 2 1 23 United States M Keys 7 6
United States L Davis 6 6 United States L Davis 1 4
Q United Kingdom K Swan 3 4 23 United States M Keys 6 6
23 United States M Keys 6 6 23 United States M Keys 63 3
29 Russia V Kudermetova 6 1 9 Switzerland V Golubic 77 6
Switzerland V Golubic 3 6 11 Switzerland V Golubic 6 6
Slovenia P Hercog 6 3 2 United States D Collins 2 0
United States D Collins 4 6 6 Switzerland V Golubic 6 6
United States M Brengle 3 7 10 United States M Brengle 2 1
United States C McHale 6 5 8 United States M Brengle 6 6
Q China Xin Wang 4 2 4 United States S Kenin 2 4
4 United States S Kenin 6 6

Section 7

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
7 Poland I Świątek 6 6
Chinese Taipei S-w Hsieh 4 4 7 Poland I Świątek 6 6
Czech Republic M Bouzková 5 4 Russia V Zvonareva 1 3
Russia V Zvonareva 7 6 7 Poland I Świątek 6 6
Romania I-C Begu 6 7 Romania I-C Begu 1 0
Q United States K Volynets 4 5 Romania I-C Begu 7 67 6
Russia V Gracheva 77 4 3 26 Croatia P Martić 5 79 3
26 Croatia P Martić 63 6 6 7 Poland I Świątek 7 1 1
21 Tunisia O Jabeur 6 6 21 Tunisia O Jabeur 5 6 6
Sweden R Peterson 2 1 21 Tunisia O Jabeur 7 6
PR Romania M Buzǎrnescu 5 6 3 United States V Williams 5 0
United States V Williams 7 4 6 21 Tunisia O Jabeur 5 6 6
Russia S Kuznetsova 3 3 11 Spain G Muguruza 7 3 2
Q Netherlands L Pattinama Kerkhove 6 6 Q Netherlands L Pattinama Kerkhove 1 4
France F Ferro 0 1 11 Spain G Muguruza 6 6
11 Spain G Muguruza 6 6

Section 8

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
15 Greece M Sakkari 6 6
Netherlands A Rus 1 1 15 Greece M Sakkari 5 4
United States S Rogers 6 5 6 United States S Rogers 7 6
PR Australia S Stosur 1 7 3 United States S Rogers 1 4
Japan M Doi 6 3 7 18 Kazakhstan E Rybakina 6 6
Q United States C Liu 2 6 9 Q United States C Liu 4 4
France K Mladenovic 4 0 18 Kazakhstan E Rybakina 6 6
18 Kazakhstan E Rybakina 6 6 18 Kazakhstan E Rybakina 3 6 3
32 Russia E Alexandrova 6 6 2 Belarus A Sabalenka 6 4 6
Germany L Siegemund 1 3 32 Russia E Alexandrova 5 2
Q Colombia C Osorio 1 6 6 Q Colombia C Osorio 7 6
Q Russia A Kalinskaya 6 0 4 Q Colombia C Osorio 0 3
Q United States D Lao 78 3 4 2 Belarus A Sabalenka 6 6
WC United Kingdom K Boulter 66 6 6 WC United Kingdom K Boulter 6 3 3
Q Romania M Niculescu 1 4 2 Belarus A Sabalenka 4 6 6
2 Belarus A Sabalenka 6 6

Championship match statistics

Category Australia Barty Czech Republic Ka. Plíšková
1st serve % 54/89 (61%) 54/77 (70%)
1st serve points won 36 of 54 = 67% 36 of 54 = 67%
2nd serve points won 19 of 35 = 54% 8 of 23 = 35%
Total service points won 55 of 89 = 61.79% 44 of 77 = 57.14%
Aces 7 6
Double faults 7 5
Winners 30 27
Unforced errors 29 32
Net points won 8 of 15 = 53% 13 of 21 = 62%
Break points converted 6 of 8 = 75% 4 of 5 = 80%
Return points won 33 of 77 = 42% 34 of 89 = 38%
Total points won 88 78
[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.

Seed Rank Player Points before Points defending Points won Points after Status
1 1 Australia Ashleigh Barty 7,875 240 2,000 9,635 Champion, defeated Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková [8]
2 4 Belarus Aryna Sabalenka 6,195 10 780 6,965 Semifinals lost to Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková [8]
3 5 Ukraine Elina Svitolina 5,835 780 70 5,135 Second round lost to Poland Magda Linette
4 6 United States Sofia Kenin 5,640 70 70 5,640 Second round lost to United States Madison Brengle
5 7 Canada Bianca Andreescu 5,321 0 10 5,331 First round lost to France Alizé Cornet
6 8 United States Serena Williams 4,931 1,300 10 3,641 First round retired against Belarus Aliaksandra Sasnovich
7 9 Poland Iga Świątek 4,465 10 240 4,695 Fourth round lost to Tunisia Ons Jabeur [21]
8 13 Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková 3,915 240 1,300 4,975 Runner-up, lost to Australia Ashleigh Barty [1]
9 11 Switzerland Belinda Bencic 4,205 130 10 4,085 First round lost to Slovenia Kaja Juvan
10 10 Czech Republic Petra Kvitová 4,215 240 10 3,985 First round lost to United States Sloane Stephens
11 12 Spain Garbiñe Muguruza 4,045 10 130 4,165 Third round lost to Tunisia Ons Jabeur [21]
12 14 Belarus Victoria Azarenka 3,905 130 70 3,845 Second round lost to Romania Sorana Cîrstea
13 16 Belgium Elise Mertens 3,685 240 130 3,575 Third round lost to United States Madison Keys [23]
14 17 Czech Republic Barbora Krejčíková 3,683 (30) 240 3,893 Fourth round lost to Australia Ashleigh Barty [1]
15 18 Greece Maria Sakkari 3,480 130 70 3,420 Second round lost to United States Shelby Rogers
16 19 Russia Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 3,300 10 130 3,420 Third round lost to Czech Republic Karolína Muchová [19]
17 21 Netherlands Kiki Bertens 3,095 130 10 2,975 First round lost to Ukraine Marta Kostyuk
18 20 Kazakhstan Elena Rybakina 3,123 (100) 240 3,263 Fourth round lost to Belarus Aryna Sabalenka [2]
19 22 Czech Republic Karolína Muchová 2,876 430 430 2,876 Quarterfinals lost to Germany Angelique Kerber [25]
20 23 United States Coco Gauff 2,805 280 240 2,765 Fourth round lost to Germany Angelique Kerber [25]
21 24 Tunisia Ons Jabeur 2,510 10 430 2,930 Quarterfinals lost to Belarus Aryna Sabalenka [2]
22 26 United States Jessica Pegula 2,410 10 70 2,460 Second round lost to Russia Liudmila Samsonova [WC]
23 27 United States Madison Keys 2,405 70 240 2,575 Fourth round lost to Switzerland Viktorija Golubic
24 25 Estonia Anett Kontaveit 2,505 130 10 2,385 First round lost to Czech Republic Markéta Vondroušová
25 28 Germany Angelique Kerber 2,240 70 780 2,950 Semifinals lost to Australia Ashleigh Barty [1]
26 30 Croatia Petra Martić 2,230 240 70 2,060 Second round lost to Romania Irina-Camelia Begu
27 31 United Kingdom Johanna Konta 2,157 430 0 1,727 Withdrew due to close contact with COVID-19 positive test
28 29 United States Alison Riske 2,235 430 10 1,815 First round lost to Czech Republic Tereza Martincová
29 32 Russia Veronika Kudermetova 2,100 70 10 2,040 First round lost to Switzerland Viktorija Golubic
30 33 Spain Paula Badosa 2,060 40 240 2,260 Fourth round lost to Czech Republic Karolína Muchová [19]
31 35 Russia Daria Kasatkina 2,030 10 70 2,090 Second round lost to Latvia Jeļena Ostapenko
32 36 Russia Ekaterina Alexandrova 1,940 10 70 2,000 Second round lost to Colombia 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.

Rank Player Points before Points defending Points after Withdrawal reason
2 Japan Naomi Osaka 7,346 10 7,336 Personal reasons
3 Romania Simona Halep 6,330 2,000 4,330 Calf injury
15 United States Jennifer Brady 3,840 10 3,830 Foot 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

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