2021 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles explained

Event:Ladies' singles
Type:grandslamwc
Champ: Ashleigh Barty
Runner: Karolína Plíšková
Score:6–3, 6–7(4–7), 6–3
Draw:128 (16 / 7)
Seeds:32
Before Year:2019
Before Name:Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles
After Name:Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

See main article: article and 2021 Wimbledon Championships.

Ashleigh Barty defeated Karolína Plíšková in the final, 6–3, 6–7(4–7), 6–3 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 2021 Wimbledon Championships.[1] [2] It was her first Wimbledon title and second major singles title overall. She became the first Australian to win the title since Evonne Goolagong Cawley in 1980, the first top seed to win the title since Serena Williams in 2016 and the first to do so at any major since Simona Halep at the 2018 French Open. Barty's victory made her the fourth player (following Ann Jones, Martina Hingis and Amélie Mauresmo) to win the women's singles title after previously winning the girls' singles title. She retained the world No. 1 ranking by reaching the semifinals, with Aryna Sabalenka having also been in contention for the top ranking.

Halep was the reigning champion from when the tournament was last held in 2019,[3] but she withdrew before the tournament due to a calf injury.[4] [5]

Serena Williams retired from her first-round match against Aliaksandra Sasnovich due to injury.[6] This marked only the second time that she lost in the first round of a major, and the first time since 2014 that the Wimbledon final did not feature one of the Williams sisters (as Venus Williams lost to Ons Jabeur in the second round), as well as the first time since 1997 that neither sister progressed beyond the second round.[7]

This was the first edition of Wimbledon since 2009 that saw the top two seeds progress to the semifinals.[8] Additionally, this was the first major in the Open Era where two wildcards, Liudmila Samsonova and Emma Raducanu (who made her first major appearance overall), reached the fourth round.[9] Raducanu became the youngest British woman to reach the fourth round at Wimbledon in the Open Era.[10] Jabeur became the first Tunisian player and the first Arabian woman in history to reach the quarterfinals at Wimbledon.[11]

Draw

Top half

Section 4

Bottom half

Section 8

Championship match statistics

Category Barty Ka. Plíšková
1st serve %54/89 (61%) 54/77 (70%)
1st serve points won36 of 54 = 67% 36 of 54 = 67%
2nd serve points won19 of 35 = 54%8 of 23 = 35%
Total service points won55 of 89 = 61.79% 44 of 77 = 57.14%
Aces7 6
Double faults 7 5
Winners30 27
Unforced errors29 32
Net points won 8 of 15 = 53% 13 of 21 = 62%
Break points converted 6 of 8 = 75% 4 of 5 = 80%
Return points won 33 of 77 = 42% 34 of 89 = 38%
Total points won bgcolor=98FB98988 78
https://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/scores/stats/2701.html

Seeded players

The following are the seeded players. Seedings are based on WTA rankings as of 21 June 2021. Rankings and points are as of 28 June 2021.

SeedRankPlayerPoints before Points defendingPoints wonPoints afterStatus
11 Ashleigh Barty7,8752402,0009,635Champion, defeated Karolína Plíšková [8]
24 Aryna Sabalenka6,195107806,965Semifinals lost to Karolína Plíšková [8]
35 Elina Svitolina5,835780705,135Second round lost to Magda Linette
46 Sofia Kenin5,64070705,640Second round lost to Madison Brengle
57 Bianca Andreescu5,3210105,331First round lost to Alizé Cornet
68 Serena Williams4,9311,300103,641First round retired against Aliaksandra Sasnovich
79 Iga Świątek4,465102404,695Fourth round lost to Ons Jabeur [21]
813 Karolína Plíšková3,9152401,3004,975Runner-up, lost to Ashleigh Barty [1]
911 Belinda Bencic4,205130104,085First round lost to Kaja Juvan
1010 Petra Kvitová4,215240103,985
1112 Garbiñe Muguruza4,045101304,165Third round lost to Ons Jabeur [21]
1214 Victoria Azarenka3,905130703,845Second round lost to Sorana Cîrstea
1316 Elise Mertens3,6852401303,575Third round lost to Madison Keys [23]
1417 Barbora Krejčíková3,683(30)2403,893Fourth round lost to Ashleigh Barty [1]
1518 Maria Sakkari3,480130703,420Second round lost to Shelby Rogers
16193,300101303,420Third round lost to Karolína Muchová [19]
1721 Kiki Bertens3,095130102,975First round lost to Marta Kostyuk
1820 Elena Rybakina3,123(100)2403,263Fourth round lost to Aryna Sabalenka [2]
1922 Karolína Muchová2,8764304302,876Quarterfinals lost to Angelique Kerber [25]
2023 Coco Gauff2,8052802402,765Fourth round lost to Angelique Kerber [25]
2124 Ons Jabeur2,510104302,930Quarterfinals lost to Aryna Sabalenka [2]
2226 Jessica Pegula2,41010702,460Second round lost to Liudmila Samsonova [WC]
2327 Madison Keys2,405702402,575Fourth round lost to Viktorija Golubic
2425 Anett Kontaveit2,505130102,385First round lost to Markéta Vondroušová
2528 Angelique Kerber2,240707802,950Semifinals lost to Ashleigh Barty [1]
2630 Petra Martić2,230240702,060Second round lost to Irina-Camelia Begu
2731 Johanna Konta2,15743001,727Withdrew due to close contact with COVID-19 positive test
2829 Alison Riske2,235430101,815First round lost to Tereza Martincová
2932 Veronika Kudermetova2,10070102,040First round lost to Viktorija Golubic
3033 Paula Badosa2,060402402,260Fourth round lost to Karolína Muchová [19]
3135 Daria Kasatkina2,03010702,090Second round lost to Jeļena Ostapenko
3236 Ekaterina Alexandrova1,94010702,000Second round lost to Camila Osorio [Q]

†The player did not qualify for the tournament in 2019. Accordingly, points for her 16th best result are deducted instead.

Withdrawn players

The following players would have been seeded, but withdrew before the tournament began.

RankPlayerPoints beforePoints defendingPoints afterWithdrawal reason
27,346107,336Personal reasons
36,3302,0004,330Calf injury
153,840103,830Foot injury

Other entry information

Wild card entries

The following players were awarded wild cards into the main draw.[12]

Qualifiers

See also: 2021 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles qualifying.

Withdrawals

Before the tournament
During the tournament

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ashleigh Barty battles past Karolina Pliskova to clinch first Wimbledon title. 10 July 2021. Guardian. 13 July 2021.
  2. Web site: Ashleigh Barty beats Karolina Pliskova to win title. 10 July 2021. BBC Sport. 13 July 2021.
  3. Web site: Flawless Simona Halep beats Serena Williams to win first Wimbledon. CNN. 14 July 2019.
  4. Web site: Halep withdraws from Championships 2021 . 2021-06-25 . www.wimbledon.com.
  5. Web site: June 25, 2021. Wimbledon 2021: Defending champion Simona Halep pulls out with calf injury. 2021-06-25. India Today. en.
  6. Web site: 'Heartbroken' Serena forced to retire from Wimbledon opener after injury. 2021-07-05. Women's Tennis Association. en.
  7. Web site: wimbledon.org. All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. Ladies' Singles. 2021-07-07.
  8. Web site: Top Seeds Ash Barty, Aryna Sabalenka, 2018 Champion Angelique Kerber Advance to Wimbledon Semifinals. Forbes. Zagoria. Adam. 6 July 2021. 7 July 2021.
  9. Web site: WTA Insider on Twitter. 3 July 2021. 3 July 2021.
  10. Web site: Emma Raducanu's Wimbledon dream goes on after win over Sorana Cîrstea. Cambers. Simon. The Guardian. 3 July 2021. 3 July 2021.
  11. Web site: espn.com.au. ESPN. Ons Jabeur continues trailblazing Wimbledon run. 5 July 2021. 2021-07-11.
  12. Web site: WIMBLEDON 2021 - Andy Murray and Venus Williams Have Both Been Handed Wildcards for This Summer's Tournament. EuroSport. 16 June 2021. 17 June 2021.
  13. https://www.sheppnews.com.au/tennis/2021/06/30/4570243/lucky-loser-sharma-chokes-at-wimbledon{{Dead link|date=January 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}