2021 Mutua Madrid Open – Women's singles
Aryna Sabalenka defeated Ashleigh Barty in the final, 6–0, 3–6, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2021 Madrid Open. It was her 10th career WTA Tour singles title, and her first on clay.[1]
Women's singles | |
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2021 Mutua Madrid Open | |
Champion | ![]() |
Runner-up | ![]() |
Score | 6–0, 3–6, 6–4 |
Draw | 64 (12 Q/ 5 WC) |
Seeds | 16 |
Kiki Bertens was the defending champion from when the tournament was last held in 2019,[2] but lost in the second round to Veronika Kudermetova.[3]
Paula Badosa became the first Spaniard in the tournament's history to reach the semifinals.[4]
Seeds
edit- 1. Ashleigh Barty (final)
- 2. Naomi Osaka (second round)
- 3. Simona Halep (third round)
- 4. Elina Svitolina (first round)
- 5. Aryna Sabalenka (champion)
- 6. Karolína Plíšková (second round)
- 7. Kiki Bertens (second round)
- 8. Belinda Bencic (quarterfinals)
- 9. Petra Kvitová (quarterfinals)
- 10. Garbiñe Muguruza (withdrew)
- 11. Jennifer Brady (third round)
- 12. Victoria Azarenka (second round, withdrew)
- 13. Elise Mertens (quarterfinals, retired)
- 14. Iga Świątek (third round)
- 15. Johanna Konta (second round)
- 16. Maria Sakkari (third round)
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.
Draw
editKey
edit- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- SE = Special exempt
- PR = Protected ranking
- ITF = ITF entry
- JE = Junior exempt
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
- SR = Special ranking
Finals
editQuarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | Ashleigh Barty | 6 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
9 | Petra Kvitová | 1 | 6 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Ashleigh Barty | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
WC | Paula Badosa | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
WC | Paula Badosa | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Belinda Bencic | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Ashleigh Barty | 0 | 6 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Aryna Sabalenka | 6 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Aryna Sabalenka | 6 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
13 | Elise Mertens | 1 | 0r | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Aryna Sabalenka | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 77 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||
Karolína Muchová | 64 | 62 |
Top half
editSection 1
editFirst round | Second round | Third round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | A Barty | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S Rogers | 2 | 1 | 1 | A Barty | 6 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
LL | S-w Hsieh | 2 | 4 | Q | T Zidanšek | 4 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
Q | T Zidanšek | 6 | 6 | 1 | A Barty | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Q | K Kozlova | 4 | 2 | 14 | I Świątek | 5 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Q | L Siegemund | 6 | 6 | Q | L Siegemund | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A Riske | 1 | 1 | 14 | I Świątek | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
14 | I Świątek | 6 | 6 | 1 | A Barty | 6 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | P Kvitová | 6 | 2 | 9 | P Kvitová | 1 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
M Bouzková | 2 | 3r | 9 | P Kvitová | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
A Kerber | 77 | 6 | A Kerber | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
M Vondroušová | 65 | 1 | 9 | P Kvitová | 6 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
V Kudermetova | 6 | 6 | V Kudermetova | 3 | 6 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
PR | E Vesnina | 1 | 4 | V Kudermetova | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WC | V Jiménez Kasintseva | 4 | 0 | 7 | K Bertens | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
7 | K Bertens | 6 | 6 |
Section 2
editFirst round | Second round | Third round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | E Svitolina | 6 | 4 | 65 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
J Teichmann | 2 | 6 | 77 | J Teichmann | 7 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
WC | P Badosa | 6 | 7 | WC | P Badosa | 5 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
B Krejčíková | 1 | 5 | WC | P Badosa | 60 | 77 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Q | A Bogdan | 0 | 3 | Q | A Sevastova | 77 | 63 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
Q | A Sevastova | 6 | 6 | Q | A Sevastova | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Y Putintseva | 4 | 2 | 15 | J Konta | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
15 | J Konta | 6 | 6 | WC | P Badosa | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
LL | D Kovinić | 4 | 1 | 8 | B Bencic | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
S Stephens | 6 | 6 | S Stephens | 6 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
PR | Y Shvedova | 2 | 3 | O Jabeur | 4 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
O Jabeur | 6 | 6 | O Jabeur | 62 | 3r | ||||||||||||||||||||||
P Martić | 3 | 2 | 8 | B Bencic | 77 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Q | B Pera | 6 | 6 | Q | B Pera | 6 | 1 | 65 | |||||||||||||||||||
Q | K Mladenovic | 4 | 2 | 8 | B Bencic | 3 | 6 | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | B Bencic | 6 | 6 |
Bottom half
editSection 3
editFirst round | Second round | Third round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | A Sabalenka | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Q | V Zvonareva | 1 | 2 | 5 | A Sabalenka | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Q | I-C Begu | 6 | 4 | 61 | D Kasatkina | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D Kasatkina | 4 | 6 | 77 | 5 | A Sabalenka | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J Pegula | 77 | 6 | J Pegula | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
WC | S Cîrstea | 65 | 3 | J Pegula | w/o | ||||||||||||||||||||||
E Alexandrova | 5 | 6 | 1 | 12 | V Azarenka | ||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | V Azarenka | 7 | 3 | 6 | 5 | A Sabalenka | 6 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | E Mertens | 6 | 6 | 13 | E Mertens | 1 | 0r | ||||||||||||||||||||
S Zhang | 3 | 3 | 13 | E Mertens | 77 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Q | A Tomljanović | 4 | 0 | E Rybakina | 64 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
E Rybakina | 6 | 6 | 13 | E Mertens | 4 | 7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M Linette | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | S Halep | 6 | 5 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
S Zheng | 6 | 3 | 6 | S Zheng | 0 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WC | S Sorribes Tormo | 0 | 5 | 3 | S Halep | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | S Halep | 6 | 7 |
Section 4
editFirst round | Second round | Third round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Ka Plíšková | 5 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
C Gauff | 7 | 3 | 2 | 6 | Ka Plíšková | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A Pavlyuchenkova | 7 | 6 | A Pavlyuchenkova | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
M Keys | 5 | 2 | A Pavlyuchenkova | 7 | 68 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
LL | P Hercog | 3 | 1 | 11 | J Brady | 5 | 710 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
J Ostapenko | 6 | 6 | J Ostapenko | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
WC | V Williams | 2 | 4 | 11 | J Brady | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
11 | J Brady | 6 | 6 | A Pavlyuchenkova | 77 | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||||
16 | M Sakkari | 0 | 6 | 6 | K Muchová | 64 | 62 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A Anisimova | 6 | 1 | 4 | 16 | M Sakkari | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Q | N Stojanović | 64 | 5 | A Kontaveit | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
A Kontaveit | 77 | 7 | 16 | M Sakkari | 0 | 711 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Q Wang | 1 | 3 | K Muchová | 6 | 69 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
K Muchová | 6 | 6 | K Muchová | 6 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Q | M Doi | 5 | 2 | 2 | N Osaka | 4 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
2 | N Osaka | 7 | 6 |
Qualifying
editSeeds
edit- Anastasija Sevastova (qualified)
- Kristina Mladenovic (qualified)
- Laura Siegemund (qualified)
- Alizé Cornet (first round)
- Danka Kovinić (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
- Hsieh Su-wei (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
- Kaia Kanepi (first round)
- Kateřina Siniaková (first round)
- Alison Van Uytvanck (first round)
- Heather Watson (first round)
- Bernarda Pera (qualified)
- Leylah Annie Fernandez (first round)
- Polona Hercog (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
- Irina-Camelia Begu (qualified)
- Anastasia Potapova (qualifying competition)
- Marta Kostyuk (qualifying competition)
- Ajla Tomljanović (qualified)
- Misaki Doi (qualified)
- Tamara Zidanšek (qualified)
- Nao Hibino (qualifying competition)
- Arantxa Rus (first round)
- Nina Stojanović (qualified)
- Zarina Diyas (qualifying competition)
- Aliaksandra Sasnovich (qualifying competition)
Qualifiers
editLucky losers
editDraw
editFirst qualifier
editFirst round | Qualifying competition | ||||||||||||
1 | Anastasija Sevastova | 3 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||
Tsvetana Pironkova | 6 | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||
1 | Anastasija Sevastova | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||
16 | Marta Kostyuk | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||
Margarita Gasparyan | 4 | 1 | |||||||||||
16 | Marta Kostyuk | 6 | 6 |
Second qualifier
editFirst round | Qualifying competition | ||||||||||||
2 | Kristina Mladenovic | 6 | 5 | 77 | |||||||||
WC | Ane Mintegi del Olmo | 3 | 7 | 61 | |||||||||
2 | Kristina Mladenovic | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
15 | Anastasia Potapova | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||
Varvara Gracheva | 4 | 62 | |||||||||||
15 | Anastasia Potapova | 6 | 77 |
Third qualifier
editFirst round | Qualifying competition | ||||||||||||
3 | Laura Siegemund | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
Andrea Petkovic | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||
3 | Laura Siegemund | 4 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||
24 | Aliaksandra Sasnovich | 6 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||
WC | Jéssica Bouzas Maneiro | 5 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||
24 | Aliaksandra Sasnovich | 7 | 4 | 6 |
Fourth qualifier
editFirst round | Qualifying competition | ||||||||||||
4 | Alizé Cornet | 1 | 6 | 66 | |||||||||
Wang Xiyu | 6 | 4 | 78 | ||||||||||
Wang Xiyu | 64 | 1 | |||||||||||
17 | Ajla Tomljanović | 77 | 6 | ||||||||||
PR | Mona Barthel | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||
17 | Ajla Tomljanović | 6 | 6 |
Fifth qualifier
editFirst round | Qualifying competition | ||||||||||||
5 | Danka Kovinić | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
WC | Marta Custic | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||
5 | Danka Kovinić | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||
18 | Misaki Doi | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
WC | Eva Guerrero Álvarez | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||
18 | Misaki Doi | 6 | 6 |
Sixth qualifier
editFirst round | Qualifying competition | ||||||||||||
6 | Hsieh Su-wei | 1 | 78 | 6 | |||||||||
WC | Jaqueline Cristian | 6 | 66 | 0 | |||||||||
6 | Hsieh Su-wei | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
19 | Tamara Zidanšek | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
Kaja Juvan | 78 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||
19 | Tamara Zidanšek | 66 | 6 | 6 |
Seventh qualifier
editFirst round | Qualifying competition | ||||||||||||
7 | Kaia Kanepi | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||
PR | Kateryna Kozlova | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
PR | Kateryna Kozlova | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
23 | Zarina Diyas | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||
Martina Trevisan | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||
23 | Zarina Diyas | 6 | 6 |
Eighth qualifier
editFirst round | Qualifying competition | ||||||||||||
8 | Kateřina Siniaková | 67 | 5 | ||||||||||
Ana Bogdan | 79 | 7 | |||||||||||
Ana Bogdan | 4 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
20 | Nao Hibino | 6 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||
Océane Dodin | 2 | 6 | 3 | ||||||||||
20 | Nao Hibino | 6 | 3 | 6 |
Ninth qualifier
editFirst round | Qualifying competition | ||||||||||||
9 | Alison Van Uytvanck | 6 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||
Anna Karolína Schmiedlová | 0 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
Anna Karolína Schmiedlová | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||
PR | Vera Zvonareva | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
PR | Vera Zvonareva | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
21 | Arantxa Rus | 3 | 2 |
Tenth qualifier
editFirst round | Qualifying competition | ||||||||||||
10 | Heather Watson | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||
Stefanie Vögele | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||
Stefanie Vögele | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||
14 | Irina-Camelia Begu | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
Anna Kalinskaya | 6 | 64 | 0 | ||||||||||
14 | Irina-Camelia Begu | 4 | 77 | 6 |
Eleventh qualifier
editFirst round | Qualifying competition | ||||||||||||
11 | Bernarda Pera | 6 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||
Aliona Bolsova | 4 | 6 | 3 | ||||||||||
11 | Bernarda Pera | 6 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||
13 | Polona Hercog | 4 | 7 | 4 | |||||||||
Wang Yafan | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||
13 | Polona Hercog | 6 | 6 |
Twelfth qualifier
editFirst round | Qualifying competition | ||||||||||||
12 | Leylah Annie Fernandez | 66 | 6 | 4 | |||||||||
WC | Ana Konjuh | 78 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||
WC | Ana Konjuh | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||
22 | Nina Stojanović | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
Jasmine Paolini | 4 | 77 | 4 | ||||||||||
22 | Nina Stojanović | 6 | 65 | 6 |
WTA singles main draw entrants
editSeeds
editThe following are the seeded players. Seedings are based on WTA rankings as of 26 April 2021. Rankings and points before are as of 26 April 2021.
Seed | Rank | Player | Points before | Points defending | Points won | Points after | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | Ashleigh Barty | 9,655 | 215 | 650 | 10,090 | Runner-up, lost to Aryna Sabalenka [5] |
2 | 2 | Naomi Osaka | 7,800 | 215 | 65 | 7,650 | Second round lost to Karolína Muchová |
3 | 3 | Simona Halep | 7,050 | 650 | 120 | 6,520 | Third round lost to Elise Mertens [13] |
4 | 5 | Elina Svitolina | 5,835 | 10 | 10 | 5,835 | First round lost to Jil Teichmann |
5 | 7 | Aryna Sabalenka | 5,205 | 10 | 1000 | 6,195 | Champion, defeated Ashleigh Barty [1] |
6 | 9 | Karolína Plíšková | 4,660 | 65 | 65 | 4,660 | Second round lost to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova |
7 | 10 | Kiki Bertens | 4,405 | 1,000 | 65 | 3,470 | Second round lost to Veronika Kudermetova |
8 | 11 | Belinda Bencic | 4,315 | 390 | 215 | 4,140 | Quarterfinals lost to Paula Badosa [WC] |
9 | 12 | Petra Kvitová | 4,160 | 215 | 215 | 4,160 | Quarterfinals lost to Ashleigh Barty [1] |
4,120 | 10 | 0 | 4,110 | Withdrew due to a leg injury | |||
11 | 14 | Jennifer Brady | 3,765 | (55)† | 120 | 3,830 | Third round lost to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova |
12 | 15 | Victoria Azarenka | 3,526 | 65 | 65 | 3,526 | Second round, withdrew due to a back injury |
13 | 16 | Elise Mertens | 3,480 | 10 | 215 | 3,685 | Quarterfinals retired against Aryna Sabalenka [5] |
14 | 17 | Iga Świątek | 3,453 | (18)† | 120 | 3,555 | Third round lost to Ashleigh Barty [1] |
15 | 18 | Johanna Konta | 3,236 | 65 | 65 | 3,236 | Second round lost to Anastasija Sevastova [Q] |
16 | 19 | Maria Sakkari | 3,020 | 10 | 120 | 3,130 | Third round lost to Karolína Muchová |
† The player did not qualify for the tournament in 2019. Accordingly, this was her 16th best result deducted instead.
Other entrants
editThe following players received wildcards into the main draw:
The following players received entry using a protected ranking:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
- Irina-Camelia Begu
- Ana Bogdan
- Misaki Doi
- Kateryna Kozlova
- Kristina Mladenovic
- Bernarda Pera
- Anastasija Sevastova
- Laura Siegemund
- Nina Stojanović
- Ajla Tomljanović
- Tamara Zidanšek
- Vera Zvonareva
The following players received entry as lucky losers:
Withdrawals
edit- Before the tournament
- Bianca Andreescu → replaced by Zheng Saisai
- Danielle Collins → replaced by Magda Linette
- Fiona Ferro → replaced by Elena Vesnina
- Sofia Kenin → replaced by Shelby Rogers
- Svetlana Kuznetsova → replaced by Polona Hercog
- Garbiñe Muguruza → replaced by Danka Kovinić
- Barbora Strýcová → replaced by Yaroslava Shvedova
- Donna Vekić → replaced by Sloane Stephens
- Serena Williams → replaced by Hsieh Su-wei
- Dayana Yastremska → replaced by Jeļena Ostapenko
- During the tournament
Retirements
editReferences
edit- ^ "Sabalenka captures Madrid title in thriller over Barty". Women's Tennis Association. 8 May 2021. Archived from the original on 26 March 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
- ^ "Bertens touches the sky in Madrid". Madrid Open. 11 May 2019. Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
- ^ "Kudermetova ousts defending champion Bertens in Madrid". Women's Tennis Association. 1 May 2021. Archived from the original on 1 May 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
- ^ "Barty holds off Kvitova, Badosa upsets Bencic again to set rematch in Madrid SFs". Women's Tennis Association. 5 May 2021. Archived from the original on 12 June 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
- ^ Players' List - Madrid Open 2021 WTA Retrieved 29 April 2021