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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.[2] Krejčíková saved a match point en route to the title, in the semifinals 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 the computer rankings began in 1975 (a feat that was surpassed just three months later at the US Open).

Women's singles
2021 French Open
Final
ChampionCzech Republic Barbora Krejčíková
Runner-upRussia Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Score6–1, 2–6, 6–4
Details
Draw128 (16 Q / 8 WC)
Seeds32
Events
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Doubles men women mixed boys girls
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Krejčíková became the first Czech woman to win the title since Hana Mandlíková in 1981.[a] She also became the first player to win both the singles and doubles titles at the same major 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 lost to Sakkari in the quarterfinals. Świątek's loss marked the 14th consecutive year where the reigning 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 quarterfinal debuts.[7]

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 in the Open Era to reach the fourth round; this was also the three-time former champion's final French Open appearance before retiring from professional tennis the following year.[9][10] Sakkari and Tamara Zidanšek became the first Greek woman and Slovenian player to reach the singles quarterfinals and semifinals of a major, respectively.[11][12][b] Coco Gauff became the youngest player to reach a major quarterfinal since Nicole Vaidišová at the 2006 French Open.[13]

Seeds edit

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 edit

Key edit

Finals edit

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

Top half edit

Section 1 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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

Bottom half edit

Section 5 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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   C Osorio 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 edit

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 edit

Category   Krejčíková   Pavlyuchenkova
1st serve % 58/80 (73%) 53/80 (66%)
1st serve points won 32 of 58 = 55% 26 of 53 = 49%
2nd serve points won 12 of 22 = 55% 13 of 27 = 48%
Total service points won 44 of 80 = 55.00% 39 of 80 = 48.75%
Aces 2 2
Double faults 5 1
Winners 34 23
Unforced errors 31 16
Net points won 11 of 15 = 73% 2 of 6 = 33%
Break points converted 6 of 14 = 43% 5 of 12 = 42%
Return points won 41 of 80 = 51% 36 of 80 = 45%
Total points won 85 75
Source

Seeded players edit

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 edit

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 edit

Wildcards edit

The following players were awarded wildcards into the main draw.[14]

Protected ranking edit

Qualifiers edit

Main article: 2021 French Open – Women's singles qualifying

Lucky losers edit

Withdrawals edit

Before the tournament

† – not included on entry list
& – withdrew from entry list

During the tournament

Retirements edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ Although Martina Navratilova was the women's singles champion at the French Open in 1982 and 1984, she won both titles whilst competing for the United States of America.[citation needed]
  2. ^ Zidanšek became the first player representing Slovenia as an independent country following its independence from Yugoslavia in 1991. Mima Jaušovec, who the 1977 semifinals, did so when Slovenia was part of Yugoslavia.
  3. ^ Last direct acceptance

References edit

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