2021 Miami Open – Women's singles

Defending champion Ashleigh Barty[1] won the women's singles tennis title at the 2021 Miami Open after Bianca Andreescu retired from the final with the scoreline at 6–3, 4–0. Barty saved a match point en route to the title, in the second round against Kristína Kučová.[2]

Women's singles
2021 Miami Open
Final
ChampionAustralia Ashleigh Barty
Runner-upCanada Bianca Andreescu
Score6–3, 4–0, ret.
Details
Draw96
Seeds32
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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Barty and Naomi Osaka were in contention for the WTA No. 1 singles ranking.[3] Barty retained the top ranking by winning the title after Osaka lost to Maria Sakkari in the quarterfinals, ending a 23-match winning streak dating to the 2020 Cincinnati Masters.[4][2]

Seeds

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All seeds received a bye into the second round.

01.     Ashleigh Barty (champion)
02.     Naomi Osaka (quarterfinals)
03.     Simona Halep (third round, withdrew)
04.     Sofia Kenin (third round)
05.     Elina Svitolina (semifinals)
06.     Karolína Plíšková (third round)
07.     Aryna Sabalenka (quarterfinals)
08.     Bianca Andreescu (final, retired)
09.     Petra Kvitová (fourth round)
10.     Kiki Bertens (second round)
11.     Belinda Bencic (third round)
12.     Garbiñe Muguruza (fourth round)
13.     Jennifer Brady (second round)
14.     Victoria Azarenka (fourth round)
15.     Iga Świątek (third round)
16.     Elise Mertens (fourth round)
17.     Johanna Konta (third round)
18.     Madison Keys (second round)
19.     Markéta Vondroušová (fourth round)
20.     Petra Martić (second round)
21.     Elena Rybakina (third round)
22.     Anett Kontaveit (third round)
23.     Maria Sakkari (semifinals)
24.     Angelique Kerber (third round)
25.     Alison Riske (withdrew)
26.     Yulia Putintseva (second round)
27.     Ons Jabeur (fourth round)
28.     Amanda Anisimova (third round)
29.     Jessica Pegula (fourth round)
30.     Ekaterina Alexandrova (third round)
31.     Coco Gauff (second round)
32.     Veronika Kudermetova (third round)

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

Draw

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1   Ashleigh Barty 6 65 6
7   Aryna Sabalenka 4 77 3
1   Ashleigh Barty 6 6
5   Elina Svitolina 3 3
  Anastasija Sevastova 3 2
5   Elina Svitolina 6 6
1   Ashleigh Barty 6 4
8   Bianca Andreescu 3 0r
8   Bianca Andreescu 6 3 6
  Sara Sorribes Tormo 4 6 3
8   Bianca Andreescu 79 3 77
23   Maria Sakkari 67 6 64
23   Maria Sakkari 6 6
2   Naomi Osaka 0 4

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1   A Barty 6 4 7
Q   H Baptiste 4 6 5 Q   K Kučová 3 6 5
Q   K Kučová 6 2 7 1   A Barty 6 6
  J Ostapenko 6 64 6   J Ostapenko 3 2
WC   Xiyu Wang 4 77 1   J Ostapenko 6 5 6
LL   K Flipkens 2 7 3
1   A Barty 6 1 6
14   V Azarenka 1 6 2
24   A Kerber 6 6
  N Hibino 4 6 1 Q   R Zarazúa 0 0
Q   R Zarazúa 6 4 6 24   A Kerber 5 2
  C McHale 3 5 14   V Azarenka 7 6
  L Siegemund 6 7   L Siegemund
14   V Azarenka w/o

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
11   B Bencic 6 6
  Z Diyas 6 712   Z Diyas 2 1
  V Williams 2 610 11   B Bencic 6 4 4
Q   A Bolsova 1 6 3 19   M Vondroušová 4 6 6
  Q Wang 6 3 6   Q Wang 4 4
19   M Vondroušová 6 6
19   M Vondroušová 1 2
7   A Sabalenka 6 6
32   V Kudermetova 6 6
  K Mladenovic 3 3   D Collins 3 2
  D Collins 6 6 32   V Kudermetova 64 4
Q   T Pironkova 77 3 6 7   A Sabalenka 77 6
  M Kostyuk 64 6 3 Q   T Pironkova 6 3 69
7   A Sabalenka 0 6 711

Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
3   S Halep 3 6 6
Q   M Buzărnescu 1 2   C Garcia 6 4 0
  C Garcia 6 6 3   S Halep
Q   O Danilović 1 6 63   A Sevastova w/o
  A Sevastova 6 3 77   A Sevastova 1 6 6
31   C Gauff 6 2 3
  A Sevastova 6 7
WC   A Konjuh 1 5
18   M Keys 4 2
  K Siniaková 63 5 WC   A Konjuh 6 6
WC   A Konjuh 77 7 WC   A Konjuh 6 2 6
  B Krejčíková 6 3 6 15   I Świątek 4 6 2
  A Blinkova 1 6 3   B Krejčíková 4 2
15   I Świątek 6 6

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
9   P Kvitová 6 6
  A Cornet 2 6 6   A Cornet 0 4
  S Kuznetsova 6 2 1 9   P Kvitová 6 6
  M Linette 6 3 6 17   J Konta 1 2
WC   R Montgomery 1 6 0   M Linette 4 5
17   J Konta 6 7
9   P Kvitová 6 5 5
5   E Svitolina 2 7 7
30   E Alexandrova 6 6
  N Podoroska 6 6   N Podoroska 0 4
WC   M Sherif 3 1 30   E Alexandrova 61 4
  S Rogers 6 6 5   E Svitolina 77 6
  M Brengle 3 3   S Rogers 6 5 3
5   E Svitolina 3 7 6

Bottom half

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Section 5

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8   B Andreescu 77 6
PR   Y Shvedova 4 2 Q   T Martincová 65 2
Q   T Martincová 6 6 8   B Andreescu 77 62 6
  S Stephens 66 6 6 28   A Anisimova 64 77 4
Q   O Dodin 78 4 2   S Stephens 3 3
28   A Anisimova 6 6
8   B Andreescu 3 6 6
12   G Muguruza 6 3 2
20   P Martić 7 2 64
WC   A Kalinskaya 6 77 WC   A Kalinskaya 5 6 77
  I-C Begu 4 65 WC   A Kalinskaya 6 3 4
  R Peterson 2 2 12   G Muguruza 4 6 6
WC   Xin Wang 6 6 WC   Xin Wang 4 1
12   G Muguruza 6 6

Section 6

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
13   J Brady 6 4 1
  B Pera 2 6 5   S Sorribes Tormo 3 6 6
  S Sorribes Tormo 6 2 7   S Sorribes Tormo 6 3 6
  K Kanepi 6 7 21   E Rybakina 1 6 2
  L Davis 3 5   K Kanepi 4 0
21   E Rybakina 6 6
  S Sorribes Tormo 6 0 6
27   O Jabeur 4 6 1
27   O Jabeur 78 5 7
  J Teichmann 6r   P Badosa 66 7 5
  P Badosa 5 27   O Jabeur 6 4 6
PR   A Petkovic 7 6 4   S Kenin 4 6 4
  S Zhang 5 1 PR   A Petkovic 78 1 3
4   S Kenin 66 6 6

Section 7

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
6   Ka Plíšková 6 6
  S Zheng 2 6 6   S Zheng 2 1
  F Ferro 6 4 3 6   Ka Plíšková 1 6 4
Q   E Cocciaretto 1 7 1 29   J Pegula 6 4 6
WC   S Sanders 6 5 6 WC   S Sanders 3 4
29   J Pegula 6 6
29   J Pegula 4 6 66
23   M Sakkari 6 2 78
23   M Sakkari 6 6
  M Bouzková 3 2   A Rus 2 3
  A Rus 6 6 23   M Sakkari 6 6
  C Giorgi 2 4 Q   L Samsonova 0 1
Q   L Samsonova 6 6 Q   L Samsonova 6 6
10   K Bertens 2 1

Section 8

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
16   E Mertens 6 6
  Kr Plíšková 6 3 3 PR   K Boulter 4 1
PR   K Boulter 4 6 6 16   E Mertens 6 0 6
  S Cîrstea 6 6 22   A Kontaveit 2 6 2
WC   K Scott 2 2   S Cîrstea 3 6 3
22   A Kontaveit 6 4 6
16   E Mertens 3 3
2   N Osaka 6 6
26   Y Putintseva 7 5 2
  H Watson 4 1 Q   N Stojanović 5 7 6
Q   N Stojanović 6 6 Q   N Stojanović
PR   A Potapova 5 0 2   N Osaka w/o
  A Tomljanović 7 6   A Tomljanović 63 4
2   N Osaka 77 6

Qualifying

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Seeds

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  1.   Misaki Doi (first round)
  2.   Leylah Fernandez (first round)
  3.   Martina Trevisan (first round)
  4.   Kirsten Flipkens (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  5.   Tamara Zidanšek (qualifying competition)
  6.   Varvara Gracheva (qualifying competition)
  7.   Nina Stojanović (qualified)
  8.   Jasmine Paolini (first round)
  9.   Zhu Lin (first round)
  10.   Wang Yafan (first round)
  11.   Viktória Kužmová (qualifying competition, retired)
  12.   Tímea Babos (qualifying competition)
  13.   Tereza Martincová (qualified)
  14.   Aliona Bolsova (qualified)
  15.   Sara Errani (first round)
  16.   Greet Minnen (qualifying competition)
  17.   Anna Karolína Schmiedlová (qualifying competition)
  18.   Elisabetta Cocciaretto (qualified)
  19.   Caty McNally (first round)
  20.   Océane Dodin (qualified)
  21.   Kristie Ahn (qualifying competition)
  22.   Anna-Lena Friedsam (qualifying competition)
  23.   Liudmila Samsonova (qualified)
  24.   Astra Sharma (first round)

Qualifiers

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Lucky loser

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  1.   Kirsten Flipkens

Qualifying draw

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First qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
1   Misaki Doi 6 0 66
WC   Hailey Baptiste 1 6 78
WC   Hailey Baptiste 6 6
16   Greet Minnen 3 4
  Usue Maitane Arconada 4 4
16   Greet Minnen 6 6

Second qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
2   Leylah Fernandez 4 2
  Mihaela Buzărnescu 6 6
  Mihaela Buzărnescu 2 77 7
22   Anna-Lena Friedsam 6 64 5
  Leonie Küng 7 1 4
22   Anna-Lena Friedsam 5 6 6

Third qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
3   Martina Trevisan 6 1 64
  Olga Govortsova 4 6 77
  Olga Govortsova 0 3
    Tsvetana Pironkova 6 6
  Tsvetana Pironkova 77 77
19   Caty McNally 60 64

Fourth qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
4   Kirsten Flipkens 4 6 6
  Whitney Osuigwe 6 3 1
4   Kirsten Flipkens 4 3
14   Aliona Bolsova 6 6
PR   CoCo Vandeweghe 2 3
14   Aliona Bolsova 6 6

Fifth qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
5   Tamara Zidanšek 6 6
  Arina Rodionova 3 0
5   Tamara Zidanšek 1 5
20   Océane Dodin 6 7
WC   Mirjam Björklund 2 1
20   Océane Dodin 6 6

Sixth qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
6   Varvara Gracheva 7 6
Alt   Gabriela Dabrowski 5 2
6   Varvara Gracheva 2 4
23   Liudmila Samsonova 6 6
  Monica Niculescu 6 0r
23   Liudmila Samsonova 2 4

Seventh qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
7   Nina Stojanović 4 6 6
WC   Linda Fruhvirtová 6 4 2
7   Nina Stojanović 6 6
WC   Bethanie Mattek-Sands 4 3
WC   Bethanie Mattek-Sands 6 3 6
15   Sara Errani 4 6 4

Eighth qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
8   Jasmine Paolini 77 1 4
  Olga Danilović 62 6 6
  Olga Danilović 77 6
21   Kristie Ahn 64 3
  Francesca Di Lorenzo 1 4
21   Kristie Ahn 6 6

Ninth qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
9   Zhu Lin 610 6 2
  Harriet Dart 712 4 6
  Harriet Dart 3 5
13   Tereza Martincová 6 7
  Viktoriya Tomova 4 1
13   Tereza Martincová 6 6

Tenth qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
10   Wang Yafan 5 2
  Kristína Kučová 7 6
  Kristína Kučová 6 6
17   Anna Karolína Schmiedlová 2 3
  Katarzyna Kawa 4 3
17   Anna Karolína Schmiedlová 6 6

Eleventh qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
11   Viktória Kužmová 4 6 6
WC   Alex Eala 6 4 2
11   Viktória Kužmová 3 0r
  Renata Zarazúa 6 1
  Renata Zarazúa 5 6 7
24   Astra Sharma 7 3 5

Twelfth qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
12   Tímea Babos 4 6 6
  Caroline Dolehide 6 2 2
12   Tímea Babos 6 3 3
18   Elisabetta Cocciaretto 2 6 6
WC   Claire Liu 4 4
18   Elisabetta Cocciaretto 6 6

References

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  1. ^ Kane, David (March 30, 2019). "Barty soars to biggest career title, Top 10 debut, with Pliskova stunner at Miami Open". Women's Tennis Association. Archived from the original on December 8, 2021. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Barty defends Miami Open title with win over injured Andreescu". Women's Tennis Association. April 3, 2021. Archived from the original on April 3, 2021. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  3. ^ Nguyen, Courtney (March 30, 2021). "How Osaka can retake the No.1 spot from Barty". Women's Tennis Association. Archived from the original on March 27, 2021. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  4. ^ "Sakkari ends Osaka winning streak in Miami quarters". Women's Tennis Association. March 31, 2021. Archived from the original on January 18, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
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