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2024 Australian Open – Women's singles

Main article: 2024 Australian Open

Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka defeated Zheng Qinwen in the final, 6–3, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2024 Australian Open.[1][2] It was her second major singles title. Sabalenka did not lose a set during the tournament, and lost only 31 games in total.[3][4] Sabalenka became the first player to defend the title since Victoria Azarenka in 2013.[5]

Women's singles
2024 Australian Open
Final
Champion Aryna Sabalenka
Runner-upChina Zheng Qinwen
Score6–3, 6–2
Details
Draw128
Seeds32
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
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This tournament marked the first time in the Open Era that multiple Ukrainians reached the quarterfinals at a singles major.[6] Ukrainian Dayana Yastremska became the first qualifier to reach the semifinals of the Australian Open since Christine Matison in 1978, and the first of any major since Emma Raducanu in the 2021 US Open.[7] Yastremska was also the first Ukrainian, male or female, to reach the semifinals at this major and only the third to do so, at any major, after Elina Svitolina and Andrei Medvedev.[8] The loss of Azarenka to Yastremska in the fourth round guaranteed a first-time major finalist from the top half of the draw; Zheng emerged to become that player. Zheng became the second Chinese player to reach that level at a singles major, after Li Na.[9] Zheng also became the second player in the Open Era to beat six unseeded players en route to the final after Arantxa Sánchez Vicario in 1995,[10] and the third player to do so at any major (after Sánchez Vicario and Martina Hingis at 1996 and 1997 Wimbledon, respectively, with still the 16 seeds draw in place). By reaching the final, Zheng made her debut in the top ten of the WTA rankings, at No. 7.[11]

For the first time in the tournament's history, there were six former champions in the main draw: Sabalenka, Naomi Osaka, Sofia Kenin, Caroline Wozniacki, Angelique Kerber, and Azarenka.[12]

The defeat of world No. 1 Iga Świątek by Linda Nosková in the third round marked the earliest loss by a top seed at the Australian Open since 1979,[13] and the first time that the top seed failed to make the round of 16 since the tournament became a 128-player draw in 1988. Nosková was the first teenager to defeat a world No. 1 at a major since Petra Kvitová defeated Dinara Safina at the 2009 US Open.[14] The five top-10 seeds to reach the third round were the fewest since 1988.[15] Only seven seeded players reached the fourth round; this was the worst performance by seeded players since the draw was expanded to 128 players in 1988, and the worst overall since 1985.[citation needed]

Elena Rybakina and Anna Blinkova played the longest tiebreak in a major singles match in the final set of their second-round match. Blinkova won the tiebreak 22–20.[15]

This marked the final Australian Open appearance of 2022 finalist Danielle Collins, as she announced that 2024 would be the final year of her career. She lost to Świątek in the second round.[16]

Seeds edit

01.     Iga Świątek (third round)
02.     Aryna Sabalenka (champion)
03.     Elena Rybakina (second round)
04.     Coco Gauff (semifinals)
05.     Jessica Pegula (second round)
06.     Ons Jabeur (second round)
07.     Markéta Vondroušová (first round)
08.     Maria Sakkari (second round)
09.     Barbora Krejčíková (quarterfinals)
10.     Beatriz Haddad Maia (third round)
11.     Jeļena Ostapenko (third round)
12.     Zheng Qinwen (final)
13.     Liudmila Samsonova (first round)
14.     Daria Kasatkina (second round)
15.     Veronika Kudermetova (first round)
16.     Caroline Garcia (second round)
17.     Ekaterina Alexandrova (first round)
18.     Victoria Azarenka (fourth round)
19.     Elina Svitolina (fourth round, retired)
20.     Magda Linette (first round, retired)
21.     Donna Vekić (first round)
22.     Sorana Cîrstea (first round)
23.     Anastasia Potapova (first round)
24.     Anhelina Kalinina (first round)
25.     Elise Mertens (second round)
26.     Jasmine Paolini (fourth round)
27.     Emma Navarro (third round)
28.     Lesia Tsurenko (third round)
29.     Zhu Lin (first round)
30.     Wang Xinyu (first round)
31.     Marie Bouzková (first round)
32.     Leylah Fernandez (second round)

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

Draw edit

Key edit

Finals edit

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
  Linda Nosková 3 4
Q   Dayana Yastremska 6 6
Q   Dayana Yastremska 4 4
12   Zheng Qinwen 6 6
  Anna Kalinskaya 77 3 1
12   Zheng Qinwen 64 6 6
12   Zheng Qinwen 3 2
2   Aryna Sabalenka 6 6
  Marta Kostyuk 66 77 2
4   Coco Gauff 78 63 6
4   Coco Gauff 62 4
2   Aryna Sabalenka 77 6
9   Barbora Krejčíková 2 3
2   Aryna Sabalenka 6 6

Top half edit

Section 1 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1   I Świątek 77 6
  S Kenin 62 2 1   I Świątek 6 3 6
  D Collins 6 3 6   D Collins 4 6 4
PR   A Kerber 2 6 1 1   I Świątek 6 3 4
Q   F Ferro 6 3 2   L Nosková 3 6 6
WC   M Kessler 3 6 6 WC   M Kessler 3 6 4
  L Nosková 6 7   L Nosková 6 1 6
31   M Bouzková 1 5   L Nosková 3
19   E Svitolina 6 6 19   E Svitolina 0r
WC   T Preston 2 2 19   E Svitolina 6 6
  K Day 4 2   V Tomova 1 3
  V Tomova 6 6 19   E Svitolina 6 6
  J Cristian 2 5   V Golubic 2 3
  K Siniaková 6 7   K Siniaková 3 6 4
  V Golubic 77 1 6   V Golubic 6 2 6
15   V Kudermetova 64 6 1

Section 2 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
11   J Ostapenko 77 6
WC   K Birrell 65 1 11   J Ostapenko 6 3 6
  P Martić 63 6 4 PR   A Tomljanović 0 6 4
PR   A Tomljanović 77 4 6 11   J Ostapenko 1 5
  G Minnen 5 5 18   V Azarenka 6 7
  C Tauson 7 7   C Tauson 4 6 2
  C Giorgi 1 6 3 18   V Azarenka 6 3 6
18   V Azarenka 6 4 6 18   V Azarenka 66 4
27   E Navarro 6 65 7 Q   D Yastremska 78 6
  Xiy Wang 1 77 5 27   E Navarro 4 6 6
  E Cocciaretto 6 7   E Cocciaretto 6 3 3
Q   L Sun 1 5 27   E Navarro 2 6 1
  Y Wickmayer 3 4 Q   D Yastremska 6 2 6
  V Gracheva 6 6   V Gracheva 3 2
Q   D Yastremska 6 6 Q   D Yastremska 6 6
7   M Vondroušová 1 2

Section 3 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
3   E Rybakina 78 6
  Ka Plíšková 66 4 3   E Rybakina 4 6 620
  C Bucșa 2 4   A Blinkova 6 4 722
  A Blinkova 6 6   A Blinkova 61 4
  T Maria 7 64 6 26   J Paolini 77 6
  C Osorio 5 77 4   T Maria 2 3
  D Shnaider 3 4 26   J Paolini 6 6
26   J Paolini 6 6 26   J Paolini 4 2
24   A Kalinina 1 0   A Kalinskaya 6 6
  A Rus 6 6   A Rus 1 5
  A Kalinskaya 6 3 6   A Kalinskaya 6 7
Q   K Volynets 3 6 2   A Kalinskaya 68 6 6
  S Stephens 6 6   S Stephens 710 1 4
WC   O Gadecki 3 1   S Stephens 4 6 6
  P Stearns 2 6 2 14   D Kasatkina 6 3 3
14   D Kasatkina 6 3 6

Section 4 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
12   Q Zheng 3 6 6
  A Krueger 6 2 3 12   Q Zheng 6 6
  K Boulter 7 77   K Boulter 3 3
  Y Yuan 5 61 12   Q Zheng 6 2 710
PR   E Raducanu 6 6   Y Wang 4 6 68
PR   S Rogers 3 2 PR   E Raducanu 4 6 4
  Y Wang 0 7 6   Y Wang 6 4 6
22   S Cîrstea 6 5 2 12   Q Zheng 6 6
29   L Zhu 4 3   O Dodin 0 3
  O Dodin 6 6   O Dodin 6 6
Q   R Zarazúa 6 4 2   M Trevisan 4 4
  M Trevisan 4 6 6   O Dodin 6 6
PR   A Krunić 4 1   C Burel 2 4
  C Burel 6 6   C Burel 6 6
Q   R Marino 2 4 5   J Pegula 4 2
5   J Pegula 6 6

Bottom half edit

Section 5 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8   M Sakkari 6 6
  N Hibino 4 1 8   M Sakkari 4 4
  Z Bai 6 5 2   E Avanesyan 6 6
  E Avanesyan 4 7 6   E Avanesyan 6 4 4
  M Kostyuk 6 4 6   M Kostyuk 2 6 6
  C Liu 3 6 1   M Kostyuk 5 6 710
  M Sherif 2 0r 25   E Mertens 7 1 66
25   E Mertens 6 2   M Kostyuk 6 6
20   M Linette 2 0r Q   M Timofeeva 2 1
WC   C Wozniacki 6 2 WC   C Wozniacki 6 4 1
WC   A Cornet 2 4 Q   M Timofeeva 1 6 6
Q   M Timofeeva 6 6 Q   M Timofeeva 79 6
  S Sorribes Tormo 6 3 2 10   B Haddad Maia 67 3
Q   A Korneeva 4 6 6 Q   A Korneeva 1 2
  L Fruhvirtová 2 6 2 10   B Haddad Maia 6 6
10   B Haddad Maia 6 3 6

Section 6 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
16   C Garcia 6 77
PR   N Osaka 4 62 16   C Garcia 4 62
  M Fręch 65 6 7   M Fręch 6 77
WC   D Saville 77 3 5   M Fręch 4 7 6
  Y Putintseva 6 0 3 Q   A Zakharova 6 5 4
Q   A Zakharova 2 6 6 Q   A Zakharova 6 6
  K Juvan 6 6   K Juvan 1 1
23   A Potapova 1 4   M Fręch 1 2
32   L Fernandez 77 6 4   C Gauff 6 6
Q   S Bejlek 65 2 32   L Fernandez 5 4
  A Parks 2 6 6   A Parks 7 6
Q   D Snigur 6 2 4   A Parks 0 2
  C Dolehide 6 6 4   C Gauff 6 6
Q   L Jeanjean 2 4   C Dolehide 62 2
  AK Schmiedlová 3 0 4   C Gauff 77 6
4   C Gauff 6 6

Section 7 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
6   O Jabeur 6 6
Q   Y Starodubtseva 3 1 6   O Jabeur 0 2
  M Andreeva 7 6   M Andreeva 6 6
  B Pera 5 2   M Andreeva 1 6 710
  K Rakhimova 6 6   D Parry 6 1 65
  E Bektas 4 4   K Rakhimova 5 2
  D Parry 6 2 6   D Parry 7 6
30   Xin Wang 3 6 3   M Andreeva 6 3 2
17   E Alexandrova 2 6 69 9   B Krejčíková 4 6 6
  L Siegemund 6 3 711   L Siegemund 4 6 3
Q   S Hunter 6 6 Q   S Hunter 6 3 6
  S Errani 4 3 Q   S Hunter 6 5 3
  T Korpatsch 2 6 6 9   B Krejčíková 4 7 6
  J Burrage 6 3 0   T Korpatsch 2 2
WC   M Hontama 6 4 3 9   B Krejčíková 6 6
9   B Krejčíková 2 6 6

Section 8 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
13   L Samsonova 3 4
PR   A Anisimova 6 6 PR   A Anisimova 6 6
  N Podoroska 6 6   N Podoroska 2 3
  T Zidanšek 1 0 PR   A Anisimova 7 6
  T Townsend 1 3   P Badosa 5 4
  P Badosa 6 6   P Badosa 6 6
  A Pavlyuchenkova 6 6   A Pavlyuchenkova 2 3
21   D Vekić 4 4 PR   A Anisimova 3 2
28   L Tsurenko 3 7 6 2   A Sabalenka 6 6
  L Bronzetti 6 5 3 28   L Tsurenko 6 6
  R Masarova 6 6   R Masarova 3 4
  A Sasnovich 3 4 28   L Tsurenko 0 0
  A Bogdan 6 4 3 2   A Sabalenka 6 6
Q   B Fruhvirtová 2 6 6 Q   B Fruhvirtová 3 2
Q   E Seidel 0 1 2   A Sabalenka 6 6
2   A Sabalenka 6 6

Championship match statistics edit

Category   Sabalenka   Zheng
1st serve % 38/57 (67%) 27/51 (53%)
1st serve points won 32 of 38 = 84% 20 of 27 = 74%
2nd serve points won 8 of 19 = 42% 9 of 24 = 38%
Total service points won 40 of 57 = 70.16% 29 of 51 = 56.86%
Aces 3 6
Double faults 0 6
Winners 14 19
Unforced errors 14 16
Net points won 4 of 8 = 50% 3 of 3 = 100%
Break points converted 3 of 6 = 50% 0 of 4 = 0%
Return points won 22 of 51 = 43% 17 of 57 = 30%
Total points won 62 46
Source

Seeded players edit

The following are the seeded players. Seedings are based on WTA rankings as of 8 January 2024. Rankings and points before are as of 15 January 2024.

Seed Rank Player Points before Points defending Points won Points after Status
1 1   Iga Świątek 9,880 240 130 9,770 Third round lost to   Linda Nosková
2 2   Aryna Sabalenka 8,905 2,000 2,000 8,905 Champion, defeated   Zheng Qinwen [12]
3 3   Elena Rybakina 6,918 1,300 70 5,688 Second round lost to   Anna Blinkova
4 4   Coco Gauff 6,660 240 780 7,200 Semifinals lost to   Aryna Sabalenka [2]
5 5   Jessica Pegula 6,065 430 70 5,705 Second round lost to   Clara Burel
6 6   Ons Jabeur 4,076 70 70 4,076 Second round lost to   Mirra Andreeva
7 7   Markéta Vondroušová 3,966 130 10 3,846 First round lost to   Dayana Yastremska [Q]
8 8   Maria Sakkari 3,770 130 70 3,710 Second round lost to   Elina Avanesyan
9 11   Barbora Krejčíková 2,891 240 430 3,081 Quarterfinals lost to   Aryna Sabalenka [2]
10 12   Beatriz Haddad Maia 2,830 10 130 2,950 Third round lost to   Maria Timofeeva [Q]
11 10   Jeļena Ostapenko 3,328 430 130 3,028 Third round lost to   Victoria Azarenka [18]
12 15   Zheng Qinwen 2,720 70 1,300 3,950 Runner-up, lost to   Aryna Sabalenka [2]
13 14   Liudmila Samsonova 2,760 70 10 2,700 First round lost to   Amanda Anisimova [PR]
14 13   Daria Kasatkina 2,778 10 70 2,838 Second round lost to   Sloane Stephens
15 17   Veronika Kudermetova 2,555 70 10 2,495 First round lost to   Viktorija Golubic
16 19   Caroline Garcia 2,330 240 70 2,160 Second round lost to   Magdalena Fręch
17 20   Ekaterina Alexandrova 2,215 130 10 2,095 First round lost to   Laura Siegemund
18 22   Victoria Azarenka 2,011 780 240 1,471 Fourth round lost to   Dayana Yastremska [Q]
19 23   Elina Svitolina 1,972 0 240 2,212 Fourth round retired against   Linda Nosková
20 24   Magda Linette 1,896 780 10 1,126 First round retired against   Caroline Wozniacki [WC]
21 25   Donna Vekić 1,865 430 10 1,445 First round lost to   Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
22 27   Sorana Cîrstea 1,722 10 10 1,722 First round lost to   Wang Yafan
23 29   Anastasia Potapova 1,694 70 10 1,634 First round lost to   Kaja Juvan
24 30   Anhelina Kalinina 1,600 130 10 1,480 First round lost to   Arantxa Rus
25 28   Elise Mertens 1,713 130 70 1,653 Second round lost to   Marta Kostyuk
26 31   Jasmine Paolini 1,530 10 240 1,760 Fourth round lost to   Anna Kalinskaya
27 26   Emma Navarro 1,730 (57)† 130 1,803 Third round lost to   Dayana Yastremska [Q]
28 33   Lesia Tsurenko 1,452 40 130 1,542 Third round lost to   Aryna Sabalenka [2]
29 32   Zhu Lin 1,464 240 10 1,234 First round lost to   Océane Dodin
30 36   Wang Xinyu 1,353 70 10 1,293 First round lost to   Diane Parry
31 34   Marie Bouzková 1,382 10 10 1,382 First round lost to   Linda Nosková
32 35   Leylah Fernandez 1,355 70 70 1,355 Second round lost to   Alycia Parks

† The player did not qualify for the main draw in 2023. Points from her 18th best result will be deducted instead.

Withdrawn players edit

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

Rank Player Points before Points defending Points after Withdrawal reason
9   Karolína Muchová 3,590 70 3,520 Wrist injury[17]
16   Madison Keys 2,608 130 2,478 Shoulder injury[18]
18   Petra Kvitová 2,535 70 2,465 Pregnancy[19]
21   Belinda Bencic 2,077 240 1,837 Pregnancy[20]

Other entry information edit

Wildcards edit

Protected ranking edit

Qualifiers edit

Main article: 2024 Australian Open – Women's singles qualifying

Withdrawals edit

The entry list was released by Tennis Australia based on the WTA rankings for the week of 4 December 2023.[22]

† – not included on entry list
‡ – withdrew from entry list

References edit

  1. ^ "Aryna Sabalenka thrashes Zheng Qinwen to retain Australian Open title". The Guardian. 2024-01-27. Retrieved 2024-01-27.
  2. ^ Scott Spits (2024-01-27). "Super Sabalenka: Star Belarusian wins back-to-back Australian Open titles". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2024-01-27.
  3. ^ Jonathan Jurejko (2024-01-27). "Australian Open 2024 women's final result: Aryna Sabalenka beats Zheng Qinwen in Melbourne". BBC. Retrieved 2024-01-27.
  4. ^ "Still her Aryna: Brutal blowout as Sabalenka claims second straight Aus Open title". foxsports.com.au. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  5. ^ Issy Ronald (2024-01-27). "Aryna Sabalenka successfully defends women's Australian Open title, defeating Zheng Qinwen in dominant fashion". CNN. Retrieved 2024-01-27.
  6. ^ "Flying the flag: Kostyuk, Yastremska stand tall for Ukraine".
  7. ^ "Australian Open 2024: Zheng, Yastremska, Noskova & Kalinskaya aim for Melbourne final". bbc. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  8. ^ "Qualifier Yastremska dismisses Noskova to head into semis".
  9. ^ "China's 'Queen Wen' sets up Australian Open final against Sabalenka". france24.com. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  10. ^ https://twitter.com/OptaAce/status/1750498034751054015
  11. ^ "Queen victorious: Zheng to meet Sabalenka in AO 2024 decider". 25 January 2024.
  12. ^ "Mom's the word as Kerber, Osaka and Wozniacki learn 2024 Australian Open draws". usopen.org. 11 January 2024.
  13. ^ "Australian Open top seed Iga Swiatek shocked by 19yo Linda Noskova in third round". abc.net.au. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  14. ^ "Noskova, 19, upsets top seed Swiatek in Australian Open third round". wtatennis.com. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  15. ^ a b "Blinkova wins 22-20 tiebreaker to oust Rybakina". ESPN.com. 18 January 2024. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  16. ^ "Collins announces impending retirement after Australian Open exit". Reuters.
  17. ^ "Roland Garros finalist Karolina Muchova to miss 2024 Australian Open due to wrist injury". tennis.com. 28 December 2023.
  18. ^ "Madison Keys to miss 2024 Australian Open due to shoulder injury". tennis.com. 4 January 2024.
  19. ^ "Kvitova to miss Australian Open after announcing pregnancy". reuters.com. 1 January 2024.
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