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2021 US Open – Women's singles

Emma Raducanu defeated Leylah Fernandez in the final, 6–4, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2021 US Open. It was her first major title, and she became the first qualifier to win a major. Additionally, she became the first British woman to win a singles major since Virginia Wade at the 1977 Wimbledon Championships, and the second player to win the US Open on her debut after Bianca Andreescu in 2019.[1][2][3] Aged 18, Raducanu became the youngest major champion since Maria Sharapova at the 2004 Wimbledon Championships and with a ranking of world No. 150, the lowest-ranked player to win a major since Kim Clijsters at the 2009 US Open, and the youngest player to win the title since Serena Williams at the 1999 US Open. She also won the title without losing a set during the tournament, including during her three qualification matches, and was not taken to a tiebreaker in any set. This was her first WTA Tour singles title, making her the fourth woman in the Open Era to win a major as her first singles title.[i]

Women's singles
2021 US Open
Final
ChampionUnited Kingdom Emma Raducanu
Runner-upCanada Leylah Fernandez
Score6–4, 6–3
Details
Draw128 (16 Q / 8 WC )
Seeds32
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends men women mixed
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Main article: 2021 US Open (tennis)

Naomi Osaka was the defending champion,[4] but was defeated by Fernandez in the third round.

The final marked the first all-teenage major final since Serena Williams defeated Martina Hingis in 1999, and the first women's singles major final in the Open Era to feature two unseeded players.[5] Raducanu and Fernandez both made their top 30 debuts following the tournament. Fernandez was the youngest player to defeat three top-five seeded players in the same major since Williams at the 1999 US Open.[6][7]

This was the first major since the 2011 French Open and first US Open since 2003 where neither of the Williams sisters participated.[8] This event also marked the final major appearance for former world No. 6 Carla Suárez Navarro, who lost in the first round to Danielle Collins.[9]

None of the top 20 seeds lost prior to the third round, the first time this occurred since the introduction of the 32-seed format in 2001.[10] The defeats of Karolína Plíšková and Barbora Krejčíková in the quarterfinals guaranteed two first-time major finalists; Raducanu and Fernandez emerged to become those players. This also ensured that, for the first time since 2014, eight different players contested the four major finals in a season.

Seeds edit

01.     Ashleigh Barty (third round)
02.     Aryna Sabalenka (semifinals)
03.     Naomi Osaka (third round)
04.     Karolína Plíšková (quarterfinals)
05.     Elina Svitolina (quarterfinals)
06.     Bianca Andreescu (fourth round)
07.     Iga Świątek (fourth round)
08.     Barbora Krejčíková (quarterfinals)
09.     Garbiñe Muguruza (fourth round)
10.     Petra Kvitová (third round)
11.     Belinda Bencic (quarterfinals)
12.     Simona Halep (fourth round)
13.     Jennifer Brady (withdrew)
14.     Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (fourth round)
15.     Elise Mertens (fourth round)
16.     Angelique Kerber (fourth round)
17.     Maria Sakkari (semifinals)
18.     Victoria Azarenka (third round)
19.     Elena Rybakina (third round)
20.     Ons Jabeur (third round)
21.     Coco Gauff (second round)
22.     Karolína Muchová (first round)
23.     Jessica Pegula (third round)
24.     Paula Badosa (second round)
25.     Daria Kasatkina (third round)
26.     Danielle Collins (third round)
27.     Jeļena Ostapenko (withdrew)
28.     Anett Kontaveit (third round)
29.     Veronika Kudermetova (first round)
30.     Petra Martić (second round)
31.     Yulia Putintseva (first round)
32.     Ekaterina Alexandrova (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
               
Q   Emma Raducanu 6 6
11   Belinda Bencic 3 4
Q   Emma Raducanu 6 6
17   Maria Sakkari 1 4
4   Karolína Plíšková 4 4
17   Maria Sakkari 6 6
Q   Emma Raducanu 6 6
  Leylah Fernandez 4 3
5   Elina Svitolina 3 6 65
  Leylah Fernandez 6 3 77
  Leylah Fernandez 77 4 6
2   Aryna Sabalenka 636 4
8   Barbora Krejčíková 1 4
2   Aryna Sabalenka 6 6

Top half edit

Section 1 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1   A Barty 6 79
  V Zvonareva 1 67 1   A Barty 6 7
  C Burel 5 0   C Tauson 1 5
  C Tauson 7 6 1   A Barty 2 6 65
  S Rogers 6 6   S Rogers 6 1 77
  M Brengle 4 0   S Rogers 7 6
  S Cîrstea 77 3 6   S Cîrstea 5 2
29   V Kudermetova 656 0   S Rogers 2 1
22   K Muchová 2 63 Q   E Raducanu 6 6
  S Sorribes Tormo 6 77   S Sorribes Tormo 6 6
  S-w Hsieh 6 6   S-w Hsieh 1 3
  C Liu 1 4   S Sorribes Tormo 0 1
WC   H Baptiste 3 4 Q   E Raducanu 6 6
  S Zhang 6 6   S Zhang 2 4
Q   E Raducanu 6 6 Q   E Raducanu 6 6
LL   S Vögele 2 3

Section 2 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
11   B Bencic 6 6
  A Rus 4 4 11   B Bencic 6 6
  M Trevisan 6 7   M Trevisan 3 1
WC   C Vandeweghe 1 5 11   B Bencic 6 6
  M Doi 77 6 23   J Pegula 2 4
WC   S Sanders 633   M Doi 3 2
  A Potapova 2 2 23   J Pegula 6 6
23   J Pegula 6 6 11   B Bencic 714 6
28   A Kontaveit 6 6 7   I Świątek 6123
PR   S Stosur 3 0 28   A Kontaveit 6 6
Q   C Bucșa 3 4   J Teichmann 4 1
  J Teichmann 6 6 28   A Kontaveit 3 6 3
  F Ferro 6 6 7   I Świątek 6 4 6
  N Hibino 1 4   F Ferro 6 630
Q   J Loeb 3 4 7   I Świątek 3 77 6
7   I Świątek 6 6

Section 3 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4   Ka Plíšková 6 6
WC   C McNally 3 4 4   Ka Plíšková 7 6579
  Z Diyas 5 2   A Anisimova 5 77 67
  A Anisimova 7 6 4   Ka Plíšková 6 6
  A Tomljanović 6 6   A Tomljanović 3 2
WC   K Volynets 3 1   A Tomljanović 78 6
Q   D Gálfi 3 2 30   P Martić 664
30   P Martić 6 6 4   Ka Plíšková 7 6
24   P Badosa 6 6 14   A Pavlyuchenkova 5 4
  A Van Uytvanck 4 3 24   P Badosa 4 4
  V Gracheva 5 6 6   V Gracheva 6 6
Q   N Párrizas Díaz 7 0 2   V Gracheva 1 4
Q   AK Schmiedlová 7 636 14   A Pavlyuchenkova 6 6
WC   A Krueger 5 77 3 Q   AK Schmiedlová 2 7 2
  A Riske 4 2 14   A Pavlyuchenkova 6 5 6
14   A Pavlyuchenkova 6 6

Section 4 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
10   P Kvitová 6 6
  P Hercog 1 2 10   P Kvitová 77 6
  D Kovinić 4 3 Q   Kr Plíšková 642
Q   Kr Plíšková 6 6 10   P Kvitová 4 3
  A Sevastova 663 17   M Sakkari 6 6
  K Siniaková 78 6   K Siniaková 4 2
  M Kostyuk 4 3 17   M Sakkari 6 6
17   M Sakkari 6 6 17   M Sakkari 6278 6
LL   G Minnen 6 1 6 6   B Andreescu 77 663
  N Podoroska 4 6 3 LL   G Minnen 6 6
  L Samsonova 6 6   L Samsonova 4 4
Q   K Boulter 3 2 LL   G Minnen 1 2
  L Davis 6 2 6 6   B Andreescu 6 6
LL   V Tomova 2 6 3   L Davis 4 4
  V Golubic 5 6 5 6   B Andreescu 6 6
6   B Andreescu 7 4 7

Bottom half edit

Section 5 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5   E Svitolina 6 6
Q   R Marino 2 3 5   E Svitolina 6 7
Q   R Masarova 6977 711 Q   R Masarova 2 5
  A Bogdan 711 62695   E Svitolina 6 6
  M Vondroušová 7 6 25   D Kasatkina 4 2
Q   E-G Ruse 5 0   M Vondroušová 6 4 4
  T Pironkova 2 1 25   D Kasatkina 3 6 6
25   D Kasatkina 6 6 5   E Svitolina 6 6
19   E Rybakina 6 6 12   S Halep 3 3
  A Sasnovich 2 3 19   E Rybakina 6 6
  C Garcia 666 6   C Garcia 1 4
Q   H Dart 78 4 2 19   E Rybakina 6116 3
  A Li 5 1 12   S Halep 713 4 6
LL   K Kučová 7 6 LL   K Kučová 3 1
  C Giorgi 4 63 12   S Halep 6 6
12   S Halep 6 77

Section 6 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
16   A Kerber 3 6 77
  D Yastremska 6 4 6316   A Kerber 6 6
LL   M Sherif 6 1 1   A Kalinina 3 2
  A Kalinina 4 6 6 16   A Kerber 5 6 6
  M Keys 3 6 67   S Stephens 7 2 3
  S Stephens 6 1 79   S Stephens 6 6
  M Linette 7 3 4 21   C Gauff 4 2
21   C Gauff 5 6 6 16   A Kerber 6 652
31   Y Putintseva 6 642   L Fernandez 4 77 6
  K Kanepi 2 77 6   K Kanepi 5 5
  L Fernandez 77 6   L Fernandez 7 7
Q   A Konjuh 632   L Fernandez 5 77 6
WC   A Parks 3 5 3   N Osaka 7 624
Q   O Danilović 6 7 Q   O Danilović
  M Bouzková 4 1 3   N Osaka w/o
3   N Osaka 6 6

Section 7 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8   B Krejčíková 6 6
Q   A Sharma 0 4 8   B Krejčíková 6 6
WC   E Navarro 1 65   C McHale 3 1
  C McHale 6 77 8   B Krejčíková 6 6
  K Mladenovic 6 2 3 LL   K Rakhimova 4 2
LL   K Rakhimova 2 6 6 LL   K Rakhimova 6 6
  S Errani 3 2 32   E Alexandrova 4 1
32   E Alexandrova 6 6 8   B Krejčíková 6 77
18   V Azarenka 6 6 9   G Muguruza 3 64
  T Martincová 4 0 18   V Azarenka 6 77
  J Paolini 6 6   J Paolini 3 61
PR   Y Shvedova 3 4 18   V Azarenka 4 6 2
  A Petkovic 6 77 9   G Muguruza 6 3 6
  I-C Begu 2 63   A Petkovic 4 2
  D Vekić 6465 9   G Muguruza 6 6
9   G Muguruza 77 77

Section 8 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
15   E Mertens 3 77 77
  R Peterson 6 656515   E Mertens 6 6
Q   V Grammatikopoulou 6 6 Q   V Grammatikopoulou 2 2
  A Blinkova 3 2 15   E Mertens 6 7
PR   I Jorović 2 2 20   O Jabeur 3 5
  C Osorio 6 6   C Osorio 0 1
  A Cornet 5 5 20   O Jabeur 6 6
20   O Jabeur 7 7 15   E Mertens 4 1
26   D Collins 6 6 2   A Sabalenka 6 6
PR   C Suárez Navarro 2 4 26   D Collins 6 6
  H Watson 1 4   K Juvan 4 2
  K Juvan 6 6 26   D Collins 3 3
  B Pera 4 64 2   A Sabalenka 6 6
  T Zidanšek 6 77   T Zidanšek 3 1
  N Stojanović 4 77 0 2   A Sabalenka 6 6
2   A Sabalenka 6 646

Championship match statistics edit

See also: 2021 US Open – Women's singles final
Category   Raducanu   Fernandez
1st serve % 49/71 (69%) 45/78 (58%)
1st serve points won 33 of 49 = 67% 25 of 45 = 56%
2nd serve points won 10 of 22 = 45% 15 of 33 = 45%
Total service points won 43 of 71 = 57.33% 40 of 78 = 51.28%
Aces 3 2
Double faults 2 5
Winners 22 18
Unforced errors 25 26
Net points won 11 of 15 = 73% 9 of 12 = 75%
Break points converted 4 of 18 = 22% 2 of 9 = 22%
Return points won 38 of 78 = 49% 28 of 71 = 43%
Total points won 81 68
Source

Seeded players edit

The following are the seeded players. Seedings are based on WTA rankings as of August 23, 2021. Rank and points before are as of August 30, 2021.

As a result of pandemic-related adjustments to the ranking system, players are defending the greater of their points from the 2019 and 2020 tournaments.[11] In addition, points from tournaments held during the weeks of September 9, 2019 and September 7, 2020 will be dropped at the end of the tournament and replaced by the player's next best result.

Seed Rank Player Points before Points defending from 2019 or 2020 Points won Points after Status
1 1   Ashleigh Barty 10,185 240 130 10,075 Third round lost to   Shelby Rogers
2 2   Aryna Sabalenka 7,010 70 780 7,720 Semifinals lost to   Leylah Fernandez
3 3   Naomi Osaka 6,666 2,000 130 4,796 Third round lost to   Leylah Fernandez
4 4   Karolína Plíšková 5,530 240+470 430+65 5,315 Quarterfinals lost to   Maria Sakkari [17]
5 5   Elina Svitolina 5,210 780 430 4,860 Quarterfinals lost to   Leylah Fernandez
6 7   Bianca Andreescu 4,537 2,000 240 2,777 Fourth round lost to   Maria Sakkari [17]
7 8   Iga Świątek 4,461 130 240 4,571 Fourth round lost to   Belinda Bencic [11]
8 9   Barbora Krejčíková 4,273 (35)† 430 4,668 Quarterfinals lost to   Aryna Sabalenka [2]
9 10   Garbiñe Muguruza 4,210 70 240 4,380 Fourth round lost to   Barbora Krejčíková [8]
10 11   Petra Kvitová 4,170 240 130 4,060 Third round lost to   Maria Sakkari [17]
11 12   Belinda Bencic 4,170 780 430 3,820 Quarterfinals lost to   Emma Raducanu [Q]
12 13   Simona Halep 3,881 70 240 4,051 Fourth round lost to   Elina Svitolina [5]
13 14   Jennifer Brady 3,489 780+29 0+15 2,695 Withdrew due to injury
14 15   Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 3,420 70 240 3,590 Fourth round lost to   Karolína Plíšková [4]
15 16   Elise Mertens 3,330 430 240 3,140 Fourth round lost to   Aryna Sabalenka [2]
16 17   Angelique Kerber 3,245 240 240 3,245 Fourth round lost to   Leylah Fernandez
17 18   Maria Sakkari 3,210 240 780 3,750 Semifinals lost to   Emma Raducanu [Q]
18 19   Victoria Azarenka 3,160 1,300 130 1,990 Third round lost to   Garbiñe Muguruza [9]
19 20   Elena Rybakina 3,083 70+180 130+105 3,068 Third round lost to   Simona Halep [12]
20 21   Ons Jabeur 2,975 130 130 2,975 Third round lost to   Elise Mertens [15]
21 23   Coco Gauff 2,875 130 70 2,815 Second round lost to   Sloane Stephens
22 24   Karolína Muchová 2,862 240 10 2,632 First round lost to   Sara Sorribes Tormo
23 25   Jessica Pegula 2,425 130 130 2,425 Third round lost to   Belinda Bencic [11]
24 26   Paula Badosa 2,343 30+110 70+30 2,303 Second round lost to   Varvara Gracheva
25 27   Daria Kasatkina 2,340 10 130 2,460 Third round lost to   Elina Svitolina [5]
26 29   Danielle Collins 2,270 70 130 2,330 Third round lost to   Aryna Sabalenka [2]
27 30   Jeļena Ostapenko 2,170 130 0 2,040 Withdrew due to medical reasons
28 28   Anett Kontaveit 2,315 240 130 2,205 Third round lost to   Iga Świątek [7]
29 31   Veronika Kudermetova 2,040 10+110 10+100 2,030 First round lost to   Sorana Cîrstea
30 32   Petra Martić 2,005 240+305 70+55 1,585 Second round lost to   Ajla Tomljanović
31 33   Yulia Putintseva 1,910 430 10 1,490 First round lost to   Kaia Kanepi
32 34   Ekaterina Alexandrova 1,866 70 70 1,866 Second round lost to   Kamilla Rakhimova [LL]

† The player did not qualify for the tournament in 2019 or 2020. Accordingly, points for her 16th best result are deducted instead.

Withdrawn players edit

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

Rank Player Points before Points defending from 2019 or 2020 Points after Withdrawal reason
6   Sofia Kenin 5,030 240+100 4,691 Positive COVID-19 test
22   Serena Williams 2,891 1,300 1,591 Hamstring injury in right leg

Other entry information edit

Wild card entries edit

Qualifiers edit

See also: 2021 US Open – Women's singles qualifying

Lucky losers edit

Protected ranking edit

Withdrawals edit

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

See also edit

Explanatory notes edit

  1. ^ Leylah Fernandez became the first player of Southeast Asian descent (Filipino descent) to reach the final.
  2. ^ Last direct acceptance
  3. ^ Kirsten Flipkens (105) had initially replaced Wang, but later withdrew due to continuous injuries.[15] Venus Williams (108) as the next player initially entered into the main draw to replace Flipkens, but she later withdrew due to recurring injury.[16][17]

References edit

  1. ^ "Emma Raducanu marches into US Open semis with easy win over Bencic". The Guardian. September 8, 2021. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
  2. ^ "Emma Raducanu roars past Sakkari to set up US Open final against Fernandez". The Guardian. September 10, 2021. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
  3. ^ "Emma Raducanu: British 18-year-old makes tennis history with US Open final win". The Guardian. September 12, 2021. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
  4. ^ "Naomi Osaka fights back to sink Victoria Azarenka and regain US Open". The Guardian. September 12, 2020. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
  5. ^ "Raducanu makes history with win over Sakkari; sets all-teen US Open final vs. Fernandez". wtatennis.com.
  6. ^ "Fearless Fernandez battles past Sabalenka into first Grand Slam final at US Open". wtatennis.com. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
  7. ^ "Emma Raducanu wins US Open by beating Leylah Fernandez for maiden Grand Slam". BBC Sport. September 12, 2021. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
  8. ^ "Venus Williams joins Serena in withdrawing from US Open: 'Not the best news'". New York Post. August 25, 2021. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
  9. ^ "Cancer-free Suarez Navarro preparing for final farewell tour". wtatennis.com. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  10. ^ "Players by Seed: Women's Seeds". usopen.org. Archived from the original on March 11, 2020. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
  11. ^ "WTA weighs up rankings change that could affect world number one Ash Barty". www.abc.net.au. March 5, 2021. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  12. ^ "Ashlyn Krueger crowned singles and doubles champion at USTA Billie Jean King Girls' 18s National Championships". www.sdnews.com. Archived from the original on August 17, 2021. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
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  14. ^ "STAN WAWRINKA WITHDRAWS FROM US OPEN, MOVING ANDY MURRAY INTO MAIN DRAW". Tennis.com. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  15. ^ "Wang Out, Flipkens In US Open". Tennis Now. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
  16. ^ "Flipkens Out, Venus in US Open Main Draw". Tennis Now. August 23, 2021. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
  17. ^ a b "Sofia Kenin, Milos Raonic withdraw from 2021 US Open". US Open. August 25, 2021. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
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