2021 tennis event results
Iga Świątek defeated Karolína Plíšková in the final, 6–0, 6–0 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2021 Italian Open. It was her first WTA 1000 singles title, and the 13 points Świątek lost in the championship match is the fewest on record in a WTA 1000-level final (Serena Williams previously held the record, from the 2015 Miami Open final). This was the first WTA Tour singles final to be resolved with a 'double bagel' scoreline since Simona Halep defeated Anastasija Sevastova at the 2016 Bucharest Open, and was just the tenth such final in WTA Tour history. With the win, Świątek broke into the top 10 of the WTA rankings for the first time.[1] Both finalists saved match points in prior rounds – Świątek saved two match points in her third round match against Barbora Krejčíková,[2] whilst Plíšková saved three match points in her quarterfinal match against Jeļena Ostapenko.[3]
This was Serena Williams' last appearance in Rome, which was ended by the hands of Nadia Podoroska in the straight sets loss in the second round. The loss also ended Williams' 21-match winning streak in the tournament dating back to 2012. The streak includes three Italian Open titles. The last loss before this tournament was in 2010 against Jelena Janković, despite Williams had a match point in the final set.
Simona Halep was the defending champion,[4] but retired due to a left calf muscle tear in the second round against Angelique Kerber.[5]
Seeds
The top nine seeds received a bye into the second round.
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.
Draw
Key
Finals
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Bottom half
Section 3
Section 4
Qualifying
Seeds
Qualifiers
Lucky losers
Draw
First qualifier
Second qualifier
Third qualifier
Fourth qualifier
Fifth qualifier
Sixth qualifier
Seventh qualifier
Eighth qualifier
Championship match statistics
Category | Świątek | Plíšková |
1st serve % | 15/28 (54%) | 18/36 (50%) |
1st serve points won | 14 of 15 = 93% | 8 of 18 = 44% |
2nd serve points won | 11 of 13 = 85% | 2 of 18 = 11% |
Total service points won | 25 of 28 = 89.29% | 10 of 36 = 27.78% |
Aces | 1 | 1 |
Double faults | 0 | 6 |
Winners | 17 | 5 |
Unforced errors | 4 | 19 |
Net points won | 2 of 2 = 100% | 3 of 5 = 60% |
Break points converted | 6 of 8 = 75% | 0 of 2 = 0% |
Return points won | 26 of 36 = 72% | 3 of 28 = 11% |
Total points won | 51 | 13 |
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WTA singles main-draw entrants
Seeds
The following are the seeded players. Seedings are based on WTA rankings as of 26 April 2021. Rankings and points before are as of 10 May 2021.
Seed | Rank | Player | Points before | Points defending[a] | Next best tournament or Rome 2020 | Points won | Points after | Status |
1 | 1 | Ashleigh Barty | 10,090 | 105 | 100 | 190 | 10,175 | Quarterfinals, retired against Coco Gauff |
2 | 2 | Naomi Osaka | 7,650 | 190 | 0 | 1 | 7,461 | Second round, lost to Jessica Pegula |
3 | 3 | Simona Halep | 6,520 | (900) | 900 | 1 | 6,520 | Second round, retired against Angelique Kerber |
4 | 5 | Sofia Kenin | 5,905 | 105 | 65 | 1 | 5,865 | Second round, lost to Barbora Krejčíková |
5 | 6 | Elina Svitolina | 5,835 | (190) | 190 | 190 | 5,835 | Quarterfinals, lost to Iga Świątek [15] |
6 | 7 | Bianca Andreescu | 5,265 | (0) | 0 | 0 | 5,265 | Withdrew due to COVID-19 protocols |
7 | 4 | Aryna Sabalenka | 6,195 | (1) | 190 | 105 | 6,195 | Third round, lost to Coco Gauff |
8 | 8 | Serena Williams | 4,850 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 4,791 | Second round, lost to Nadia Podoroska |
9 | 9 | Karolína Plíšková | 4,660 | 900 | 585 | 585 | 4,345 | Runner-up, lost to Iga Świątek [15] |
10 | 11 | Belinda Bencic | 4,140 | (60) | 65 | 1 | 4,140 | First round, lost to Kristina Mladenovic [LL] |
11 | 10 | Petra Kvitová | 4,160 | 105 | 1 | 60 | 4,115 | Second round, lost to Vera Zvonareva [Q] |
12 | 12 | Garbiñe Muguruza | 4,110 | (350) | 350 | 105 | 4,110 | Third round, lost to Elina Svitolina [5] |
13 | 13 | Jennifer Brady | 3,830 | (0) | 60 | 60 | 3,830 | Second round, withdrew due to left foot injury |
14 | 14 | Elise Mertens | 3,685 | (190) | 190 | 1 | 3,685 | First round, lost to Veronika Kudermetova |
15 | 15 | Iga Świątek | 3,555 | (1) | 20 | 900 | 4,435 | Champion, defeated Karolína Plíšková [9] |
16 | 18 | Johanna Konta | 3,236 | 585 | 105 | 1 | 2,756 | First round, lost to Jeļena Ostapenko |
17 | 19 | Maria Sakkari | 3,130 | 380 | 80 | 60 | 2,830 | Second round, lost to Coco Gauff |
- ^ This also includes points earned in 2020, will count toward a player's ranking until October 2021[6]
Other entrants
The following players received wild cards into the main singles draw:
The following players received entry using a protected ranking:
The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:
The following players received entry as lucky losers:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
- During the tournament
Retirements
References
- ^ "Swiatek whitewashes Pliskova to capture Rome title and break top 10". Women's Tennis Association. 16 May 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- ^ "Swiatek saves 2 match points against Krejcikova, Gauff upsets Sabalenka in Rome". Women's Tennis Association. 13 May 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- ^ "Pliskova saves 3 match points to oust Ostapenko; Martic advances in Rome". Women's Tennis Association. 14 May 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- ^ "Halep Wins Rome as Pained Pliskova Retires". www.tennisnow.com.
- ^ "Halep suffers calf tear in Rome, unsure of recovery time". www.wtatennis.com.
- ^ "WTA ANNOUNCES RANKING SYSTEM ADJUSTMENTS". WTA. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
External links
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- Qualifying draw
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WTA 1000 tournaments | |
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WTA 500 tournaments | - Abu Dhabi (S, D)*
- Melbourne 1 (S, D)*
- Melbourne 2 (S, D)*
- Melbourne 3 (S)*
- Adelaide (S, D)
- Doha (S, D)
- St. Petersburg (S, D)
- Charleston 1 (S, D)
- Stuttgart (S, D)
- Berlin (S, D)
- Eastbourne (S, D)
- San Jose (S, D)
Zhengzhou† - Ostrava (S, D)
Tokyo† - Chicago 2 (S, D)*
- Moscow (S, D)
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WTA 250 tournaments | - Melbourne 4 (S, D)*
- Lyon (S, D)
- Guadalajara (S, D)
- Monterrey (S, D)
- Bogotá (S, D)
- Charleston 2 (S, D)*
- İstanbul (S, D)
- Belgrade (S, D)
- Parma (S, D)*
- Strasbourg (S, D)
- Nottingham (S, D)
Rosmalen† - Birmingham (S, D)
- Bad Homburg (S, D)
- Hamburg (S, D)
- Budapest (S, D)
- Lausanne (S, D)
- Prague (S, D)
- Palermo (S, D)
- Gdynia (S, D)
- Cluj-Napoca 1 (S, D)
- Chicago 1 (S, D)*
- Cleveland (S, D)
- Luxembourg (S, D)
- Portorož (S, D)*
- Nur-Sultan (S, D)*
- Tenerife (S, D)*
- Courmayeur (S, D)*
- Cluj-Napoca 2 (S, D)*
- Linz (S, D)
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Team events | |
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Bold denotes the mandatory tournaments (WTA 1000)† – Tournaments are affected by the COVID-19 pandemic* – Tournaments are introduced due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic |
- Summer Olympic Games, Tokyo (S, D, X)
WTA Elite Trophy† - WTA Finals, Guadalajara (S, D)
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