2021 tennis event results
Aryna Sabalenka defeatedAshleigh Barty in the final, 6–0, 3–6, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the2021 Madrid Open . It was her tenth careerWTA Tour singles title, and her first onclay .[ 1]
Kiki Bertens was the defending champion from when the tournament was last held in2019 ,[ 2] but lost in the second round toVeronika Kudermetova .[ 3]
Paula Badosa became the first Spaniard in the tournament's history to reach the semifinals.[ 4]
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Key
WTA singles main draw entrants [ edit ] 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 toAryna Sabalenka [5] 2 2 Naomi Osaka 7,800 215 65 7,650 Second round lost toKarolína Muchová 3 3 Simona Halep 7,050 650 120 6,520 Third round lost toElise Mertens [13] 4 5 Elina Svitolina 5,835 10 10 5,835 First round lost toJil Teichmann 5 7 Aryna Sabalenka 5,205 10 1000 6,195 Champion , defeatedAshleigh Barty [1]6 9 Karolína Plíšková 4,660 65 65 4,660 Second round lost toAnastasia Pavlyuchenkova 7 10 Kiki Bertens 4,405 1,000 65 3,470 Second round lost toVeronika Kudermetova 8 11 Belinda Bencic 4,315 390 215 4,140 Quarterfinals lost toPaula Badosa [WC] 9 12 Petra Kvitová 4,160 215 215 4,160 Quarterfinals lost toAshleigh 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 toAnastasia 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 againstAryna Sabalenka [5] 14 17 Iga Świątek 3,453 (18)† 120 3,555 Third round lost toAshleigh Barty [1] 15 18 Johanna Konta 3,236 65 65 3,236 Second round lost toAnastasija Sevastova [Q] 16 19 Maria Sakkari 3,020 10 120 3,130 Third round lost toKarolína Muchová
† The player did not qualify for the tournament in 2019. Accordingly, this was her 16th best result deducted instead.
The following players receivedwildcards 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:
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