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
2021 Mutua Madrid Open
Final
ChampionBelarus Aryna Sabalenka
Runner-upAustralia Ashleigh Barty
Score6–0, 3–6, 6–4
Details
Draw64 (12 Q/ 5 WC)
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
← 2019 · Mutua Madrid Open · 2022 →

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

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01.    Ashleigh Barty (final)
02.    Naomi Osaka (second round)
03.    Simona Halep (third round)
04.    Elina Svitolina (first round)
05.    Aryna Sabalenka (champion)
06.    Karolína Plíšková (second round)
07.    Kiki Bertens (second round)
08.    Belinda Bencic (quarterfinals)
09.    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

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Finals

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Quarterfinals 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

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Section 1

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First 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

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First 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

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Section 3

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First 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

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First 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

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Seeds

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  1.   Anastasija Sevastova (qualified)
  2.   Kristina Mladenovic (qualified)
  3.   Laura Siegemund (qualified)
  4.   Alizé Cornet (first round)
  5.   Danka Kovinić (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  6.   Hsieh Su-wei (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  7.   Kaia Kanepi (first round)
  8.   Kateřina Siniaková (first round)
  9.   Alison Van Uytvanck (first round)
  10.   Heather Watson (first round)
  11.   Bernarda Pera (qualified)
  12.   Leylah Annie Fernandez (first round)
  13.   Polona Hercog (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  14.   Irina-Camelia Begu (qualified)
  15.   Anastasia Potapova (qualifying competition)
  16.   Marta Kostyuk (qualifying competition)
  17.   Ajla Tomljanović (qualified)
  18.   Misaki Doi (qualified)
  19.   Tamara Zidanšek (qualified)
  20.   Nao Hibino (qualifying competition)
  21.   Arantxa Rus (first round)
  22.   Nina Stojanović (qualified)
  23.   Zarina Diyas (qualifying competition)
  24.   Aliaksandra Sasnovich (qualifying competition)

Qualifiers

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Lucky losers

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Draw

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First qualifier

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First 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

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First 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

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First 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

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First 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

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First 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

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First 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

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First 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

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First 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

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First 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

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First 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

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First 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

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First 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

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Seeds

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The 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]
10 13   Garbiñe Muguruza 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

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The 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:

The following players received entry as lucky losers:

Withdrawals

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Before the tournament
During the tournament

Retirements

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References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Bertens touches the sky in Madrid". Madrid Open. 11 May 2019. Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ Players' List - Madrid Open 2021 WTA Retrieved 29 April 2021
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