2021 Western & Southern Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
Women's singles
2021 Western & Southern Open
Final
Champion	Ashleigh Barty
Runner-up	Jil Teichmann
Score	6–3, 6–1
Details
Draw	56 (8 Q / 5 WC )
Seeds	16
Events

Ashleigh Barty defeated Jil Teichmann in the final, 6–3, 6–1 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2021 Cincinnati Masters. Barty did not drop a set en route to her first Cincinnati Masters title.^[1] It was her fifth and last title of the season, her third WTA 1000 title, and her 13th career WTA Tour singles title.^[2]

Victoria Azarenka was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to Barty.^[3]

Angelique Kerber contested her 1000th match in her professional career in the quarterfinals against Petra Kvitová; she won the match after Kvitová retired.^{[citation needed]}

This was the final tournament in which former world No. 4 and British No. 1 Johanna Konta competed before her retirement. She was defeated in the first round by Karolína Muchová.

Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round.

01.

Ashleigh Barty (champion)

02.

Naomi Osaka (third round)

03.

Aryna Sabalenka (second round)

04.

Elina Svitolina (second round)

05.

Karolína Plíšková (semifinals)

06.

Iga Świątek (second round)

07.

Bianca Andreescu (second round)

08.

Garbiñe Muguruza (third round)

09.

Barbora Krejčíková (quarterfinals)

10.

Belinda Bencic (quarterfinals)

11.

Petra Kvitová (quarterfinals, retired)

12.

Simona Halep (second round, withdrew)

13.

Jennifer Brady (second round, retired)

14.

Victoria Azarenka (third round)

15.

Elise Mertens (second round)

16.

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (withdrew)

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

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Final

1	Ashleigh Barty	6	6

9	Barbora Krejčíková	2	4
				1	Ashleigh Barty	6	7

					Angelique Kerber	2	5
	Angelique Kerber	6	3

11	Petra Kvitová	4	3^r
								1	Ashleigh Barty	6	6

								WC	Jil Teichmann	3	1
5	Karolína Plíšková	7	2

	Paula Badosa	5	0^r
				5	Karolína Plíšková	2	4

				WC	Jil Teichmann	6	6
10	Belinda Bencic	3	2

WC	Jil Teichmann	6	6

Top half

Section 1

First round					Second round				Third round					Quarterfinals

					1	A Barty	6	7⁷
Q	A Sasnovich	2	6	1	Q	H Watson	4	6³
Q	H Watson	6	3	6					1	A Barty	6	6
	A Riske	6	6						14	V Azarenka	0	2
Q	L Fernandez	2	2			A Riske	2	5
Q	L Samsonova	2	3		14	V Azarenka	6	7
14	V Azarenka	6	6											1	A Barty	6	6
9	B Krejčíková	6	6											9	B Krejčíková	2	4
	D Kasatkina	3	2		9	B Krejčíková	6	7⁷
WC	C McNally	6³	6¹			D Yastremska	1	6⁵
	D Yastremska	7⁷	7⁷						9	B Krejčíková	6	6⁵	6
Q	C Garcia	7⁹	4	6					8	G Muguruza	1	7⁷	2
WC	S Stephens	6⁷	6	4	Q	C Garcia	4	3
					8	G Muguruza	6	6

Section 2

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

					4	E Svitolina	5	6	4
	M Sakkari	2	2			A Kerber	7	2	6
	A Kerber	6	6								A Kerber	4	6	7
	J Ostapenko	7	6								J Ostapenko	6	2	5
	T Zidanšek	5	1			J Ostapenko	6²	5
	E Alexandrova	3	6³		13	J Brady	7⁷	4^r
13	J Brady	6	7⁷													A Kerber	6	3
11	P Kvitová	7	6												11	P Kvitová	4	3^r
	M Keys	5	4		11	P Kvitová	6	6
	V Kudermetova	6	6			V Kudermetova	2	4
Q	J Paolini	3	2							11	P Kvitová	6	6
	O Jabeur	6	4	7							O Jabeur	1	2
	A Kontaveit	2	6	5		O Jabeur	6	6
					6	I Świątek	3	3

Bottom half

Section 3

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

					5	Ka Plíšková	6	6
	Y Putintseva	6	6			Y Putintseva	3	2
Q	S Zhang	2	0							5	Ka Plíšková	6	7⁷
	J Pegula	6	6								J Pegula	4	6⁵
SE	C Giorgi	2	2			J Pegula	w/o
	M Linette	4	6	1	12	S Halep
12	S Halep	6	3	6										5	Ka Plíšková	7	2
15	E Mertens	6	6												P Badosa	5	0^r
	N Podoroska	3	4		15	E Mertens	3	2
WC	S Stosur	3	3			E Rybakina	6	6
	E Rybakina	6	6								E Rybakina	2	6⁵
	P Badosa	4	6	7¹¹							P Badosa	6	7⁷
	P Martić	6	4	6⁹		P Badosa	5	6	7⁷
					3	A Sabalenka	7	2	6⁴

Section 4

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

					7	B Andreescu	4	2
	K Muchová	3	7⁷	6		K Muchová	6	6
	J Konta	6	6⁵	2							K Muchová	5	1^r
	D Collins	4	1^r							10	B Bencic	7	2
	S Rogers	6	2			S Rogers	6¹	1
	M Vondroušová	3	5		10	B Bencic	7⁷	6
10	B Bencic	6	7												10	B Bencic	3	2
LL	R Peterson	4	1												WC	J Teichmann	6	6
WC	B Pera	6	6		WC	B Pera	1	4
WC	J Teichmann	6	6		WC	J Teichmann	6	6
	S Cîrstea	2	0							WC	J Teichmann	3	6	6
Q	S-w Hsieh	1	2							2	N Osaka	6	3	3
	C Gauff	6	6			C Gauff	6	3	4
					2	N Osaka	4	6	6

Qualifying

Seeds

Viktorija Golubic (first round)
Zhang Shuai (qualified)
Liudmila Samsonova (qualified)
Rebecca Peterson (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
Kateřina Siniaková (withdrew)
Donna Vekić (qualifying competition)
Kristina Mladenovic (first round)
Tereza Martincová (first round)
Caroline Garcia (qualified)
Anastasija Sevastova (first round, retired)
Heather Watson (qualified)
Andrea Petkovic (qualifying competition)
Leylah Annie Fernandez (qualified)
Hsieh Su-wei (qualified)
Marie Bouzková (qualifying competition)
Camila Osorio (first round)

Qualifiers

Lucky loser

Rebecca Peterson

Draw

First qualifier

First round					Qualifying competition

1	Viktorija Golubic	2	6	0

	Fiona Ferro	6	2	6
						Fiona Ferro	6	3	0

					9	Caroline Garcia	3	6	6
WC	Alycia Parks	3	6	3

9	Caroline Garcia	6	1	6

Second qualifier

First round					Qualifying competition

2	Zhang Shuai	6	6

PR	Yaroslava Shvedova	2	4
					2	Zhang Shuai	7	4	6

					15	Marie Bouzková	5	6	0
	Polona Hercog	6	2	3

15	Marie Bouzková	4	6	6

Third qualifier

First round				Qualifying competition

3	Liudmila Samsonova	6	7

	Vera Zvonareva	2	5
				3	Liudmila Samsonova	7	7⁷

					Anna Blinkova	5	6¹
	Anna Blinkova	6	6

16	Camila Osorio	3	0

Fourth qualifier

First round					Qualifying competition

4	Rebecca Peterson	7	6

	Astra Sharma	5	3
					4	Rebecca Peterson	4	6	3

					11	Heather Watson	6	4	6
WC	Katie Volynets	7	2	2

11	Heather Watson	5	6	6

Fifth qualifier

First round					Qualifying competition

Alt	Kristie Ahn	6	2	2

	Lauren Davis	4	6	6
						Lauren Davis	0	4

					14	Hsieh Su-wei	6	6
WC	Peyton Stearns	6³	4

14	Hsieh Su-wei	7⁷	6

Sixth qualifier

First round				Qualifying competition

6	Donna Vekić	6	6

	Christina McHale	4	1
				6	Donna Vekić	6²	2

					Jasmine Paolini	7⁷	6
	Jasmine Paolini	6	2

10	Anastasija Sevastova	1	1^r

Seventh qualifier

First round				Qualifying competition

7	Kristina Mladenovic	4	5

	Aliaksandra Sasnovich	6	7
					Aliaksandra Sasnovich	7	6

				12	Andrea Petkovic	5	2
WC	Emma Navarro	6³	4

12	Andrea Petkovic	7⁷	6

Eighth qualifier

First round				Qualifying competition

8	Tereza Martincová	3	5

	Elena-Gabriela Ruse	6	7
					Elena-Gabriela Ruse	2	0

				13	Leylah Annie Fernandez	6	6
	Irina-Camelia Begu	3	3

13	Leylah Annie Fernandez	6	6

References

^ Bardahl, Jayna (August 22, 2021). "Ash Barty wins her first career Western & Southern Open title". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
^ "Barty charges past Teichmann in Cincinnati for fifth title of the season". Women's Tennis Association. August 22, 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-10-31. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
^ "Kerber triumphs in thriller over Ostapenko, Barty routs Azarenka in Cincinnati". Women's Tennis Association. August 19, 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-08-20. Retrieved October 31, 2021.

External links

[1] Bardahl, Jayna (August 22, 2021). "Ash Barty wins her first career Western & Southern Open title". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved October 31, 2021.

[2] "Barty charges past Teichmann in Cincinnati for fifth title of the season". Women's Tennis Association. August 22, 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-10-31. Retrieved October 31, 2021.

[3] "Kerber triumphs in thriller over Ostapenko, Barty routs Azarenka in Cincinnati". Women's Tennis Association. August 19, 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-08-20. Retrieved October 31, 2021.

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