Iga Świątek defeatedAryna Sabalenka in the final, 6–2, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the2024 Italian Open. It was her third title at theItalian Open in four years.[1] Świątek was the first woman to win a third title in Rome sinceMaria Sharapova in2015, and the youngest (as a 22-year-old) to do so sinceGabriela Sabatini in1991.[2] Świątek did not lose a set or face a tiebreak during the tournament.[3]
This marked the first time that the same players contested the finals of bothMadrid and Rome consecutively in the same year (since the women's event in Madrid was created in2009).[4] This also marked the first time in the tournament's history the Rome final was contested by the top two players in the world.[5] Świątek and Sabalenka were the fifth and sixth players to reach the finals of both events in the same year, afterDinara Safina,Serena Williams,Simona Halep andOns Jabeur, with Świątek joining Safina (2009) and Williams (2013) as the only women to winboth tournaments in the same year.[6]
With Świątek, Sabalenka, andCoco Gauff all reaching the semifinals, this marked the first time that the top three women's players in the world all reached the semifinals at the same event since the2013 French Open, excluding theWTA Finals.[9][10]
† The player's 2023 points did not count towards her ranking on 6 May 2024 because the 2023 tournament was not mandatory. She is defending points from aWTA 125 event held during the second week of the 2023 tournament instead. ‡ The player withdrew from the tournament in 2023, when it was non-mandatory. Points from her 18th best result will be deducted instead. § The player did not qualify for the main draw in 2023. Points from her 18th best result will be deducted instead. ^ The player did not qualify for the main draw in 2023. She is defending points from anITF tournament instead.
† The player's 2023 points did not count towards her ranking on 6 May 2024 because the 2023 tournament was not mandatory. Points for her 18th best result will be deducted instead.