# Table tennis at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's singles

The women's singles table tennis event was part of the table tennis programme at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. The event took place from 24 July to 29 July 2021 at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium.

## Schedule

| Sat 24 | Sun 25 | Sun 25 | Mon 26 | Tue 27 | Wed 28 | Thu 29 | Thu 29 |
| P | P | P | P | P | ¼ | ½ | F |

## Seeds

The top 16 seeded players qualified directly to the third round.
    01. Chen Meng (CHN) (champion, gold medalist)
    02. Sun Yingsha (CHN) (final, silver medalist)
    03. Mima Ito (JPN) (semifinals, bronze medalist)
    04. Cheng I-ching (TPE) (third round)
    05. Kasumi Ishikawa (JPN) (quarterfinals)
    06. Feng Tianwei (SGP) (fourth round)
    07. Jeon Ji-hee (KOR) (quarterfinals)
    08. Doo Hoi Kem (HKG) (quarterfinals)
    09. Adriana Díaz (PUR) (third round)
    10. Sofia Polcanova (AUT) (fourth round)
    11. Petrissa Solja (GER) (third round)
    12. Han Ying (GER) (quarterfinals)
    13. Chen Szu-yu (TPE) (fourth round)
    14. Bernadette Szőcs (ROU) (third round)
    15. Elizabeta Samara (ROU) (third round)
    16. Britt Eerland (NED) (fourth round)
The players seeded from 17 to 32 qualified directly to the second round.
    17. Minnie Soo Wai Yam (HKG) (second round)
    18. Lily Zhang (USA) (third round)
    19. Dina Meshref (EGY) (third round)
    20. Margaryta Pesotska (UKR) (second round)
    21. Zhang Mo (CAN) (fourth round)
    22. Suthasini Sawettabut (THA) (fourth round)
    23. Bruna Takahashi (BRA) (second round)
    24. Ni Xialian (LUX) (second round)
    25. Xiaoxin Yang (MON) (third round)
    26. Yu Mengyu (SGP) (semifinals, fourth place)
    27. Polina Mikhaylova (ROC) (second round)
    28. Li Qian (POL) (second round)
    29. Hana Matelová (CZE) (second round)
    30. Georgina Póta (HUN) (second round)
    31. Barbora Balážová (SVK) (second round)
    32. Fu Yu (POR) (third round)

## Draw
### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Gold medal match | Gold medal match | Gold medal match | Gold medal match | Gold medal match | Gold medal match | Gold medal match | Gold medal match | Gold medal match |
| 1 | Chen Meng (CHN) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| 26 | Yu Mengyu (SGP) | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 26 | Yu Mengyu (SGP) | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 1 | Chen Meng (CHN) | 9 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 11 | |
| | | | | | | 2 | Sun Yingsha (CHN) | 11 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 9 | |
| 3 | Mima Ito (JPN) | 3 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | Sun Yingsha (CHN) | 11 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 9 | |
| 2 | Sun Yingsha (CHN) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
| | | | | | | 26 | Yu Mengyu (SGP) | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Mima Ito (JPN) | 6 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | | | | | 1 | Chen M (CHN) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 30 | G Póta (HUN) | 9 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 9 | | | 48 | R Moret (SUI) | 3 | 6 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 48 | R Moret (SUI) | 11 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Chen M (CHN) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 21 | Zhang M (CAN) | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 11 | P Solja (GER) | 7 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 21 | Zhang M (CAN) | 7 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 21 | Zhang M (CAN) | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 33 | Y Noskova (ROC) | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Chen M (CHN) | 6 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Doo H K (HKG) | 11 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 8 |
| | | | | | | | | | 16 | B Eerland (NED) | 9 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 19 | D Meshref (EGY) | 15 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 13 | | 19 | D Meshref (EGY) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 47 | N Partyka (POL) | 13 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | B Eerland (NED) | 13 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 8 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Doo H K (HKG) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 8 | Doo H K (HKG) | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 24 | Ni XL (LUX) | 11 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 44 | Shin YB (KOR) | 10 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 44 | Shin YB (KOR) | 2 | 19 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | | | | | 5 | K Ishikawa (JPN) | 11 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 29 | H Matelová (CZE) | 11 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 8 | | 49 | O Paranang (THA) | 5 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 49 | O Paranang (THA) | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | K Ishikawa (JPN) | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | S Polcanova (AUT) | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 10 | S Polcanova (AUT) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 20 | M Pesotska (UKR) | 11 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 34 | M Batra (IND) | 8 | 2 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 34 | M Batra (IND) | 4 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | K Ishikawa (JPN) | 11 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 26 | Yu MY (SGP) | 8 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 11 |
| | | | | | | | | | 14 | B Szőcs (ROU) | 4 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 31 | B Balážová (SVK) | 9 | 6 | 9 | 7 | | | | 68 | Ju Liu (USA) | 11 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 68 | Ju Liu (USA) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | 68 | Ju Liu (USA) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 8 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 26 | Yu MY (SGP) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 4 | Cheng I-c (TPE) | 5 | 9 | 10 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 26 | Yu MY (SGP) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | 26 | Yu MY (SGP) | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 35 | Shao JN (POR) | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | | | | | 3 | M Ito (JPN) | 11 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 32 | F Yu (POR) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | 32 | F Yu (POR) | 9 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 52 | S Mukherjee (IND) | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | M Ito (JPN) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 22 | S Sawettabut (THA) | 7 | 6 | 9 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 15 | E Samara (ROU) | 7 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 22 | S Sawettabut (THA) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | 22 | S Sawettabut (THA) | 11 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 42 | M P Vega (CHI) | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | M Ito (JPN) | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Jeon J-h (KOR) | 5 | 1 | 10 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | 9 | A Díaz (PUR) | 9 | 4 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 27 | P Mikhaylova (ROC) | 11 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 55 | Liu J (AUT) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 55 | Liu J (AUT) | 8 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | 55 | Liu J (AUT) | 1 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Jeon J-h (KOR) | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 7 | Jeon J-h (KOR) | 12 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 23 | B Takahashi (BRA) | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | | | | 46 | Yuan JN (FRA) | 10 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 46 | Yuan JN (FRA) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | | | | 6 | Feng TW (SGP) | 8 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 17 | M Soo W Y (HKG) | 11 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 43 | M Xiao (ESP) | 11 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 43 | M Xiao (ESP) | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 11 | | | | | | | | 6 | Feng TW (SGP) | 11 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 8 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | Han Y (GER) | 13 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 11 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 12 | Han Y (GER) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 28 | Li Q (POL) | 7 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 58 | J F Lay (AUS) | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 58 | J F Lay (AUS) | 11 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | Han Y (GER) | 8 | 3 | 8 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Sun YS (CHN) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| | | | | | | | | 13 | Chen S-y (TPE) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 18 | L Zhang (USA) | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | 18 | L Zhang (USA) | 8 | 7 | 6 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 60 | O Edem (NGR) | 15 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 13 | Chen S-y (TPE) | 6 | 12 | 3 | 10 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Sun YS (CHN) | 11 | 14 | 11 | 12 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 2 | Sun YS (CHN) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 25 | XX Yang (MON) | 11 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | 25 | XX Yang (MON) | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 66 | P Trifonova (BUL) | 3 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Preliminary rounds
### Top half
#### Section 1

| Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round |
| | | | | | | | 48 | R Moret (SUI) | 11 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 14 |
| | | | | | | | 56 | J Yamada (BRA) | 6 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 12 |
| | | | | | | | 33 | Y Noskova (ROC) | 12 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| | | | | | | | 63 | P Pavade (FRA) | 10 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 9 |
| | | | | | | | 47 | N Partyka (POL) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | |
| | | | | | | | 62 | M Bromley (AUS) | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | | |
| 64 | S Yee (FIJ) | 5 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 44 | Shin YB (KOR) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | | |
| 67 | C Edghill (GUY) | 11 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 67 | C Edghill (GUY) | 7 | 8 | 1 | 10 | | |

#### Section 2

| Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round |
| | | | | | | | 37 | M Díaz (PUR) | 11 | 6 | 8 | 7 | | | |
| | | | | | | | 49 | O Paranang (THA) | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | |
| | | | | | | | 34 | M Batra (IND) | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | | | |
| | | | | | | | 51 | T-T Ho (GBR) | 7 | 6 | 10 | 9 | | | |
| 53 | O Oshonaike (NGR) | 7 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 45 | G Dvorak (ESP) | 9 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 8 | | |
| 68 | Ju Liu (USA) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 68 | Ju Liu (USA) | 11 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | |
| | | | | | | | 35 | Shao JN (POR) | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| | | | | | | | 57 | C Källberg (SWE) | 11 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 6 |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round |
| | | | | | | | 39 | L Bergström (SWE) | 11 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 5 |
| | | | | | | | 52 | S Mukherjee (IND) | 5 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| 61 | F Garci (TUN) | 11 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 42 | M P Vega (CHI) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | |
| 69 | B-E Batmunkh (MGL) | 5 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 69 | B-E Batmunkh (MGL) | 8 | 9 | 4 | 7 | | | |
| 55 | Liu J (AUT) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | 38 | H Haponova (UKR) | 4 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 5 | |
| 70 | H Zaza (SYR) | 4 | 9 | 3 | 5 | | 55 | Liu J (AUT) | 11 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
| | | | | | | | 46 | Yuan JN (FRA) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | |
| | | | | | | | 50 | Y Abdel Razek (EGY) | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | | | |

#### Section 4

| Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round |
| | | | | | | | 43 | M Xiao (ESP) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 11 | | |
| | | | | | | | 59 | A Lavrova (KAZ) | 9 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 3 | | |
| 58 | J F Lay (AUS) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | | 40 | D Vivarelli (ITA) | 7 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 2 | | |
| 65 | D Fonseca (CUB) | 5 | 7 | 5 | 12 | | 58 | J F Lay (AUS) | 11 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 11 | | |
| | | | | | | | 36 | D Madarász (HUN) | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 4 | | |
| | | | | | | | 60 | O Edem (NGR) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | | |
| 54 | S Hanffou (CMR) | 11 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 41 | S De Nutte (LUX) | 11 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
| 66 | P Trifonova (BUL) | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 66 | P Trifonova (BUL) | 6 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 11 |