2021 Italian Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
2021 Italian Open
Champion	Iga Świątek
Runner-up	Karolína Plíšková
Score	6–0, 6–0
Draw	56 (8 Q / 5 WC )
Seeds	16

Main article: 2021 Italian Open (tennis)

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. Both finalists saved match points in prior rounds – Świątek saved two match points in her third round match against Barbora Krejčíková, whilst Plíšková saved three match points in her quarterfinal match against Jeļena Ostapenko.

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 having a match point in the final set.

Simona Halep was the defending champion, but retired due to a left calf muscle tear in the second round against Angelique Kerber.

Seeds

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

01.   Ashleigh Barty (quarterfinals, retired)

02.   Naomi Osaka (second round)

03.   Simona Halep (second round, retired)

04.   Sofia Kenin (second round)

05.   Elina Svitolina (quarterfinals)

06.   Bianca Andreescu (withdrew)

07.   Aryna Sabalenka (third round)

08.   Serena Williams (second round)

09.   Karolína Plíšková (final)

10.   Belinda Bencic (first round)

11.   Petra Kvitová (second round)

12.   Garbiñe Muguruza (third round)

13.   Jennifer Brady (second round, withdrew)

14.   Elise Mertens (first round)

15.   Iga Świątek (champion)

16.   Johanna Konta (first round)

17.   Maria Sakkari (second round)

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

Draw

Key

• 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

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Ashleigh Barty	6	2r
		Coco Gauff	4	1
									Coco Gauff	63	3
								15	Iga Świątek	77	6
	15	Iga Świątek	6	7
	5	Elina Svitolina	2	5
															15	Iga Świątek	6	6
															9	Karolína Plíšková	0	0
	9	Karolína Plíšková	4	7	77
		Jeļena Ostapenko	6	5	61
								9	Karolína Plíšková	6	3	6
									Petra Martić	1	6	2
		Petra Martić	7	6
		Jessica Pegula	5	4

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	A Barty	6	6
	WC	M Trevisan	6	64	66			PR	Y Shvedova	4	1
	PR	Y Shvedova	0	77	78										1	A Barty	6	6
	WC	C Garcia	710	6												V Kudermetova	3	3
	WC	E Cocciaretto	68	2				WC	C Garcia	4	4
		V Kudermetova	4	6	6				V Kudermetova	6	6
	14	E Mertens	6	2	3																	1	A Barty	6	2r
	17	M Sakkari	78	3	6																		C Gauff	4	1
	Q	P Hercog	66	6	2			17	M Sakkari	1	6	1
		Y Putintseva	5	6	4				C Gauff	6	1	6
		C Gauff	7	4	6											C Gauff	7	6
		S Sorribes Tormo	77	67	7										7	A Sabalenka	5	3
	WC	C Giorgi	64	79	5				S Sorribes Tormo	5	1
								7	A Sabalenka	7	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								4	S Kenin	1	4
	PR	S Zheng	2	0					B Krejčíková	6	6
		B Krejčíková	6	6												B Krejčíková	6	65	5
	LL	S Stephens	6	2	5										15	I Świątek	3	77	7
		M Keys	4	6	7				M Keys	5	1
		A Riske	4r					15	I Świątek	7	6
	15	I Świątek	5																			15	I Świątek	6	7
	12	G Muguruza	6	6																		5	E Svitolina	2	5
	LL	PM Țig	1	2				12	G Muguruza	2	6	7
	Q	B Pera	6	6				Q	B Pera	6	0	5
	Q	T Zidanšek	3	2											12	G Muguruza	4	2
		Q Wang	5	3											5	E Svitolina	6	6
		A Anisimova	7	6					A Anisimova	6	3	4
								5	E Svitolina	2	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								9	Ka Plíšková	6	6
		A Sevastova	3	6	6				A Sevastova	2	3
		J Teichmann	6	1	3										9	Ka Plíšková	7	6
	Q	C McHale	3	0											Q	V Zvonareva	5	3
	Q	V Zvonareva	6	6				Q	V Zvonareva	6	3	6
		M Linette	6	0	2			11	P Kvitová	4	6	4
	11	P Kvitová	1	6	6																	9	Ka Plíšková	4	7	77
	16	J Konta	3	1																			J Ostapenko	6	5	61
		J Ostapenko	6	6					J Ostapenko	6	77
	Q	A Tomljanović	6	6				Q	A Tomljanović	2	63
		M Vondroušová	4	2												J Ostapenko	4	6	6
		A Kerber	6	7												A Kerber	6	3	4
	Q	A Cornet	2	5					A Kerber	1	3
								3	S Halep	6	3r

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								8	S Williams	66	5
	LL	L Siegemund	6	63	1				N Podoroska	78	7
		N Podoroska	2	77	6											N Podoroska	6	1	2
		P Martić	5	6	6											P Martić	3	6	6
		S Rogers	7	3	4				P Martić	7	6
	LL	K Mladenovic	6	6				LL	K Mladenovic	5	3
	10	B Bencic	3	4																			P Martić	7	6
	13	J Brady	6	6																			J Pegula	5	4
		S Zhang	1	4				13	J Brady
	Q	M Kostyuk	3	1					E Alexandrova	w/o
		E Alexandrova	6	6												E Alexandrova	2	4
		D Kasatkina	5	3												J Pegula	6	6
		J Pegula	7	6					J Pegula	77	6
								2	N Osaka	62	2

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Sloane Stephens (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
2. Kristina Mladenovic (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
3. Laura Siegemund (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
4. Alizé Cornet (qualified)
5. Patricia Maria Țig (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
6. Hsieh Su-wei (first round)
7. Heather Watson (first round)
8. Bernarda Pera (qualified)
9. Leylah Annie Fernandez (first round)
10. Polona Hercog (qualified)
11. Irina-Camelia Begu (first round)
12. Anastasia Potapova (qualifying competition)
13. Marta Kostyuk (qualified)
14. Ajla Tomljanović (qualified)
15. Misaki Doi (first round)
16. Tamara Zidanšek (qualified)

Qualifiers

1. Tamara Zidanšek
2. Vera Zvonareva
3. Ajla Tomljanović
4. Alizé Cornet
5. Christina McHale
6. Marta Kostyuk
7. Polona Hercog
8. Bernarda Pera

Lucky losers

1. Kristina Mladenovic
2. Laura Siegemund
3. Sloane Stephens
4. Patricia Maria Țig

Draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Sloane Stephens	6	6
		Aliona Bolsova	3	4
								1	Sloane Stephens	4	5
								16	Tamara Zidanšek	6	7
	WC	Bianca Turati	1	1
	16	Tamara Zidanšek	6	6

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Kristina Mladenovic	6	2	6
		Leonie Küng	3	6	2
								2	Kristina Mladenovic	2	5
								PR	Vera Zvonareva	6	7
	PR	Vera Zvonareva	4	6	6
	15	Misaki Doi	6	3	3

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Laura Siegemund	6	6
	PR	Elena Vesnina	3	3
								3	Laura Siegemund	77	3	2
								14	Ajla Tomljanović	65	6	6
		Tereza Martincová	6	2	3
	14	Ajla Tomljanović	2	6	6

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Alizé Cornet	79	64	6
	WC	Giulia Gatto-Monticone	67	77	4
								4	Alizé Cornet	6	77
								PR	Andrea Petkovic	2	65
	PR	Andrea Petkovic	6	5	6
	11	Irina-Camelia Begu	4	7	3

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	5	Patricia Maria Țig	0	6	77
	PR	Wang Yafan	6	3	64
								5	Patricia Maria Țig	3	6	2
									Christina McHale	6	2	6
		Christina McHale	77	6
	9	Leylah Annie Fernandez	62	4

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	6	Hsieh Su-wei	2	0
		Nao Hibino	6	6
									Nao Hibino	5	3
								13	Marta Kostyuk	7	6
	WC	Nuria Brancaccio	4	0
	13	Marta Kostyuk	6	6

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	7	Heather Watson	3	2
		Sara Errani	6	6
									Sara Errani	2	3
								10	Polona Hercog	6	6
	WC	Lucia Bronzetti	4	3
	10	Polona Hercog	6	6

Eighth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	8	Bernarda Pera	6	6
		Liudmila Samsonova	3	4
								8	Bernarda Pera	6	6
								12	Anastasia Potapova	4	1
		Margarita Gasparyan	4	61
	12	Anastasia Potapova	6	77

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
Source

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	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

Other entrants

The following players received wild cards into the main singles draw:

• Elisabetta Cocciaretto
• Caroline Garcia
• Camila Giorgi
• Martina Trevisan
• Venus Williams

The following players received entry using a protected ranking:

• Yaroslava Shvedova
• Zheng Saisai

The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:

• Alizé Cornet
• Polona Hercog
• Marta Kostyuk
• Christina McHale
• Bernarda Pera
• Ajla Tomljanović
• Tamara Zidanšek
• Vera Zvonareva

The following players received entry as lucky losers:

• Kristina Mladenovic
• Laura Siegemund
• Sloane Stephens
• Patricia Maria Țig

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

• Bianca Andreescu → replaced by Kristina Mladenovic
• Victoria Azarenka → replaced by Magda Linette
• Kiki Bertens → replaced by Anastasija Sevastova
• Ons Jabeur → replaced by Jil Teichmann
• Anett Kontaveit → replaced by Sara Sorribes Tormo
• Svetlana Kuznetsova → replaced by Shelby Rogers
• Karolína Muchová → replaced by Sloane Stephens
• Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova → replaced by Patricia Maria Țig
• Elena Rybakina → replaced by Yaroslava Shvedova
• Donna Vekić → replaced by Nadia Podoroska
• Venus Williams → replaced by Laura Siegemund
• Dayana Yastremska → replaced by Jeļena Ostapenko

During the tournament

• Jennifer Brady

Retirements

• Ashleigh Barty
• Simona Halep
• Alison Riske

External links

• Main draw
• Qualifying draw