# 2021 French Open – Women's singles

Barbora Krejčíková defeated Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the final, 6–1, 2–6, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2021 French Open. It was her first major singles title. Krejčíková saved a match point en route to the title, in the semifinals against Maria Sakkari. Krejčíková and Pavlyuchenkova were the combined lowest-ranked major finalists (numbers 33 and 32, respectively) since the introduction of the computer rankings in 1975 (a feat surpassed just three months later at the US Open).
Krejčíková was the first Czech woman to win the title since Hana Mandlíková in 1981. She was also the first player to win both the singles and doubles titles at the same major since Serena Williams at the 2016 Wimbledon Championships, and the first to do so at the French Open since Mary Pierce in 2000. Pavlyuchenkova reached her first major final after participating in 52 major main draws, breaking the record previously set by Flavia Pennetta in the 2015 US Open.
Iga Świątek was the defending champion, but lost to Sakkari in the quarterfinals. Świątek's loss marked the 14th consecutive year where the reigning French Open champion failed to defend their title, with Justine Henin being the last woman to do so in 2007 (Świątek would end this stretch herself two years later). It ensured the sixth consecutive French Open to feature a first-time major champion. Świątek's loss also ensured that this was the first French Open and the third major in the Open Era to feature all first-time major semifinalists, and it was the first major in the Open Era in which six players made their major quarterfinal debuts.
Ashleigh Barty and Naomi Osaka were in contention for the world No. 1 singles ranking. Barty retained the top ranking after Osaka withdrew from the second round.
Serena Williams was the oldest woman in the Open Era to reach the fourth round; this was also the three-time champion's final French Open appearance before retiring from professional tennis the following year. Sakkari and Tamara Zidanšek became the first Greek woman and Slovenian player to reach the singles quarterfinals and semifinals of a major, respectively. Coco Gauff was the youngest player to reach a major quarterfinal since Nicole Vaidišová at the 2006 French Open.

## Seeds

    01. Ashleigh Barty (second round, retired)
    02. Naomi Osaka (second round, withdrew)
    03. Aryna Sabalenka (third round)
    04. Sofia Kenin (fourth round)
    05. Elina Svitolina (third round)
    06. Bianca Andreescu (first round)
    07. Serena Williams (fourth round)
    08. Iga Świątek (quarterfinals)
    09. Karolína Plíšková (second round)
    10. Belinda Bencic (second round)
    11. Petra Kvitová (second round, withdrew)
    12. Garbiñe Muguruza (first round)
    13. Jennifer Brady (third round, retired)
    14. Elise Mertens (third round)
    15. Victoria Azarenka (fourth round)
    16. Kiki Bertens (first round)
    17. Maria Sakkari (semifinals)
    18. Karolína Muchová (third round)
    19. Johanna Konta (first round)
    20. Markéta Vondroušová (fourth round)
    21. Elena Rybakina (quarterfinals)
    22. Petra Martić (first round)
    23. Madison Keys (third round)
    24. Coco Gauff (quarterfinals)
    25. Ons Jabeur (fourth round)
    26. Angelique Kerber (first round)
    27. Alison Riske (withdrew)
    28. Jessica Pegula (third round)
    29. Veronika Kudermetova (second round)
    30. Anett Kontaveit (third round)
    31. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (final)
    32. Ekaterina Alexandrova (second round)
    33. Paula Badosa (quarterfinals)
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

## Draw
### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 24 | Coco Gauff | 6$^6$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Barbora Krejčíková | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Barbora Krejčíková | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | Barbora Krejčíková | 7 | 4 | 9 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 17 | Maria Sakkari | 5 | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| 17 | Maria Sakkari | 6 | 6 | | 17 | Maria Sakkari | 5 | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| 8 | Iga Świątek | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Iga Świątek | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | Barbora Krejčíková | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 31 | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| 21 | Elena Rybakina | 7$^7$ | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 31 | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| 31 | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 6$^2$ | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 31 | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 6$^2$ | 6 | 9 | 31 | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 7 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Tamara Zidanšek | 5 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | Tamara Zidanšek | 7 | 4 | 8 | | Tamara Zidanšek | 5 | 3 | | | | | | |
| 33 | Paula Badosa | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 1 | A Barty | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Pera | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | A Barty | 1 | 2$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Linette | 6 | 6 | | | M Linette | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | C Paquet | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | M Linette | 6 | 0 | 1 | | | | |
| Q | I Bara | 6$^5$ | 2 | | | | | | | 25 | O Jabeur | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | A Sharma | 7$^7$ | 6 | | WC | A Sharma | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Putintseva | 5 | 2 | | 25 | O Jabeur | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 25 | O Jabeur | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 25 | O Jabeur | 3 | 1 |
| 24 | C Gauff | 7$^{13}$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 24 | C Gauff | 6 | 6 |
| Q | A Krunić | 6$^{11}$ | 4 | | 24 | C Gauff | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Q Wang | 2 | 6 | 7 | | Q Wang | 3 | 6$^1$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S-w Hsieh | 6 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | 24 | C Gauff | 6 | 0 | | | | | |
| Q | E-s Liang | 1 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | 13 | J Brady | 1 | 0$^r$ | | | | | |
| | F Ferro | 6 | 1 | 6 | | F Ferro | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Sevastova | 3 | 3 | | 13 | J Brady | 6 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | J Brady | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 9 | Ka Plíšková | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Vekić | 5 | 4 | | 9 | Ka Plíšková | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | C Suárez Navarro | 6 | 6$^4$ | 4 | | S Stephens | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | S Stephens | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | S Stephens | 6 | 7 | | | |
| Q | V Lepchenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 18 | K Muchová | 3 | 5 | | | |
| | S Zhang | 3 | 3 | | Q | V Lepchenko | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| PR | A Petkovic | 6 | 3 | 4 | 18 | K Muchová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 18 | K Muchová | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | S Stephens | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | E Alexandrova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | B Krejčíková | 6 | 6 |
| | V Williams | 3 | 1 | | 32 | E Alexandrova | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | B Krejčíková | 5 | 6 | 6 | | B Krejčíková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Kr Plíšková | 7 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | B Krejčíková | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | A Li | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | E Svitolina | 3 | 2 | | | |
| | M Gasparyan | 0 | 1 | | | A Li | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| WC | O Babel | 2 | 5 | | 5 | E Svitolina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 5 | E Svitolina | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 4 | S Kenin | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Ostapenko | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | S Kenin | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | H Baptiste | 6 | 6 | | Q | H Baptiste | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Blinkova | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | 4 | S Kenin | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | T Martincová | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | 28 | J Pegula | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | |
| PR | I Jorović | 3 | 6$^6$ | | | T Martincová | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Zhu | 4 | 6 | 4 | 28 | J Pegula | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 28 | J Pegula | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | S Kenin | 1 | 3 |
| 17 | M Sakkari | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 17 | M Sakkari | 6 | 6 |
| Q | K Zavatska | 4 | 1 | | 17 | M Sakkari | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Paolini | 7 | 6 | | | J Paolini | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Vögele | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | 17 | M Sakkari | 7 | 6$^2$ | 6 | | | | |
| | H Watson | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | 14 | E Mertens | 5 | 7$^7$ | 2 | | | | |
| | Z Diyas | 6 | 7 | | | Z Diyas | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Sanders | 4 | 1 | | 14 | E Mertens | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | E Mertens | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 12 | G Muguruza | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Kostyuk | 6 | 6 | | | M Kostyuk | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Zheng | 4 | 6 | 6 | | S Zheng | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Sorribes Tormo | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | M Kostyuk | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | L Arruabarrena | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | V Gracheva | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| | V Gracheva | 6 | 6 | | | V Gracheva | 7 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Giorgi | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | C Giorgi | 5 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| 22 | P Martić | 2 | 7$^7$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | M Kostyuk | 3 | 4 |
| 30 | A Kontaveit | 6$^4$ | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 8 | I Świątek | 6 | 6 |
| | V Golubic | 7$^7$ | 6$^5$ | 0 | 30 | A Kontaveit | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | AK Schmiedlová | 4 | 0 | | | K Mladenovic | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Mladenovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 30 | A Kontaveit | 6$^4$ | 0 | | | | |
| | R Peterson | 6$^3$ | 7$^{10}$ | 6 | | | | | | 8 | I Świątek | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | S Rogers | 7$^7$ | 6$^8$ | 2 | | R Peterson | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Juvan | 0 | 5 | | 8 | I Świątek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | I Świątek | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 5

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 7 | S Williams | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I-C Begu | 6$^6$ | 2 | | 7 | S Williams | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Rus | 5 | 5 | | PR | M Buzărnescu | 3 | 7 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| PR | M Buzărnescu | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | 7 | S Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | D Collins | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | D Collins | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| Q | Xiy Wang | 2 | 6 | 4 | | D Collins | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Kalinina | 6 | 6 | | Q | A Kalinina | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 26 | A Kerber | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | S Williams | 3 | 5 |
| 21 | E Rybakina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 21 | E Rybakina | 6 | 7 |
| WC | E Jacquemot | 4 | 1 | | 21 | E Rybakina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Hibino | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | N Hibino | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Stojanović | 6$^4$ | 2 | | | | | | | 21 | E Rybakina | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| PR | E Vesnina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | PR | E Vesnina | 1 | 4 | | | | |
| LL | O Govortsova | 1 | 0 | | PR | E Vesnina | w/o | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | G Minnen | 7$^7$ | 6$^5$ | 1 | 11 | P Kvitová | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | P Kvitová | 6$^3$ | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 6

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 15 | V Azarenka | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Kuznetsova | 4 | 6 | 3 | 15 | V Azarenka | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Tauson | 6 | 6 | | | C Tauson | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | E Gorgodze | 4 | 2 | | | | | | 15 | V Azarenka | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | L Fernandez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 23 | M Keys | 2 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | A Potapova | 2 | 1 | | | L Fernandez | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | O Dodin | 3 | 6 | 1 | 23 | M Keys | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 23 | M Keys | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 15 | V Azarenka | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| 31 | A Pavlyuchenkova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 31 | A Pavlyuchenkova | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| | C McHale | 4 | 0 | | 31 | A Pavlyuchenkova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| PR | K Kozlova | 2 | 4 | | | A Tomljanović | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Tomljanović | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 31 | A Pavlyuchenkova | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | D Parry | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | 3 | A Sabalenka | 4 | 6 | 0 | | | | | |
| | A Sasnovich | 6 | 3 | 6 | | A Sasnovich | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Konjuh | 4 | 3 | | 3 | A Sabalenka | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | A Sabalenka | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 7

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 6 | B Andreescu | 7$^7$ | 6$^2$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Zidanšek | 6$^1$ | 7$^7$ | 9 | | T Zidanšek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Brengle | 7 | 6 | | | M Brengle | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Osorio | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | T Zidanšek | 0 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | |
| | M Bouzková | 0 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | K Siniaková | 6 | 6$^5$ | 2 | | | |
| | K Siniaková | 6 | 4 | 6 | | K Siniaková | 7$^9$ | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| | A Anisimova | 6$^5$ | 1 | | 29 | V Kudermetova | 6$^7$ | 7 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| 29 | V Kudermetova | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | T Zidanšek | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| 19 | J Konta | 6$^5$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | S Cîrstea | 6$^4$ | 1 |
| | S Cîrstea | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | S Cîrstea | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | A Van Uytvanck | 5 | 6 | 4 | | M Trevisan | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | M Trevisan | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | S Cîrstea | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | D Kasatkina | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | D Kasatkina | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | M Doi | 3 | 7 | 3 | | D Kasatkina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | N Podoroska | 0 | 3 | | 10 | B Bencic | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | B Bencic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 8

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 16 | K Bertens | 1 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Hercog | 6 | 3 | 6 | | P Hercog | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Siegemund | 3 | 1 | | | C Garcia | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Garcia | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | P Hercog | 3 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | A Cornet | 4 | 4 | | | | | | 20 | M Vondroušová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| WC | H Tan | 6 | 6 | | WC | H Tan | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Kanepi | 6 | 3 | 0 | 20 | M Vondroušová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 20 | M Vondroušová | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 20 | M Vondroušová | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| 33 | P Badosa | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | 33 | P Badosa | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| | L Davis | 2 | 6$^3$ | | 33 | P Badosa | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | C Burel | 3 | 6$^8$ | | | D Kovinić | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Kovinić | 6 | 7$^{10}$ | | | | | | 33 | P Badosa | 2 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| LL | E Cocciaretto | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | A Bogdan | 6 | 6$^4$ | 4 | | | | | |
| | A Bogdan | 6 | 6 | | | A Bogdan | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | PM Țig | 4 | 6$^4$ | | 2 | N Osaka | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | N Osaka | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Championship match statistics

| Category | Krejčíková | Pavlyuchenkova |
| 1st serve % | 58/80 (73%) | 53/80 (66%) |
| 1st serve points won | 32 of 58 = 55% | 26 of 53 = 49% |
| 2nd serve points won | 12 of 22 = 55% | 13 of 27 = 48% |
| Total service points won | 44 of 80 = 55.00% | 39 of 80 = 48.75% |
| Aces | 2 | 2 |
| Double faults | 5 | 1 |
| Winners | 34 | 23 |
| Unforced errors | 31 | 16 |
| Net points won | 11 of 15 = 73% | 2 of 6 = 33% |
| Break points converted | 6 of 14 = 43% | 5 of 12 = 42% |
| Return points won | 41 of 80 = 51% | 36 of 80 = 45% |
| Total points won | 85 | 75 |
| Source |||

## Seeded players

The following are the seeded players. Seedings are based on WTA rankings as of 24 May 2021. Rankings and points before are as of 31 May 2021. Because the tournament was moved a week and points of the week of 10 June 2019 includes results only from Nottingham. The defending points from 's-Hertogenbosch is not included towards on dropping points.
As a result of pandemic-related adjustments to the ranking system and changes to the WTA Tour calendar in 2020, players will have the following potential adjustments to their ranking points after the tournament:
* Players who are defending points from the 2019 tournament in which are higher will be dropped on 14 June 2021; those points will be replaced by the higher of their points from 2019 or 2020 (points from 2020 will still be valid at the end of the 2021 tournament because the 2020 tournament delayed to four months in the normal scheduled calendar year; both 2019 and 2020 points are equaled within the same result will also be dropped on 11 October 2021).
* Players who are defending points from the 2020 tournament will have those points replaced by 2021 points only if the latter are higher.
* Players who have points from the 2020 tournament still counting towards their ranking on 14 June 2021 will have those points dropped on 11 October 2021 (52 weeks after the 2020 tournament); any 2020 points will be replaced by 2021 points at that time.
* Players who are not defending points from either the 2019 or 2020 tournaments will have their 16th best result replaced by their points from the 2021 tournament.
Note that this is a different ranking adjustment system than the one being used by the ATP for the men's event.
| Seed | Rank | Player | Points before | 2019 Points | 2020 Points | Points won | Points after | Status |
| 1 | 1 | Ashleigh Barty | 10,175 | 2,000 | - | 70 | 8,245 | Second round retired against Magda Linette |
| 2 | 2 | Naomi Osaka | 7,461 | 130 | - | 70 | 7,401 | Second round withdrew due to mental health issues |
| 3 | 4 | Aryna Sabalenka | 6,195 | 70 | 130 | 130 | 6,195 | Third round lost to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova [31] |
| 4 | 5 | Sofia Kenin | 5,865 | 240 | 1,300 | 240 | 5,865$^†$ | Fourth round lost to Maria Sakkari [17] |
| 5 | 6 | Elina Svitolina | 5,835 | 130 | 430 | 130 | 5,835$^†$ | Third round lost to Barbora Krejčíková |
| 6 | 7 | Bianca Andreescu | 5,325 | 70 | - | 10 | 5,265 | First round lost to Tamara Zidanšek |
| 7 | 8 | Serena Williams | 4,821 | 130 | 70 | 240 | 4,931 | Fourth round lost to Elena Rybakina [21] |
| 8 | 9 | Iga Świątek | 4,435 | 240 | 2,000 | 430 | 4,435$^†$ | Quarterfinals lost to Maria Sakkari [17] |
| 9 | 10 | Karolína Plíšková | 4,345 | 130 | 70 | 70 | 4,285 | Second round lost to Sloane Stephens |
| 10 | 11 | Belinda Bencic | 4,140 | 130 | - | 70 | 4,080 | Second round lost to Daria Kasatkina |
| 11 | 12 | Petra Kvitová | 4,115 | 0 | 780 | 70 | 4,115$^†$ | Second round withdrew due to an ankle injury |
| 12 | 13 | Garbiñe Muguruza | 4,110 | 240 | 130 | 10 | 4,000 | First round lost to Marta Kostyuk |
| 13 | 14 | Jennifer Brady | 3,830 | 70+110 | 10 | 70+130 | 3,830 | Third round retired against Coco Gauff [24] |
| 14 | 15 | Elise Mertens | 3,685 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 3,685 | Third round lost to Maria Sakkari [17] |
| 15 | 16 | Victoria Azarenka | 3,526 | 70 | 70 | 240 | 3,696 | Fourth round lost to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova [31] |
| 16 | 17 | Kiki Bertens | 3,220 | 70 | 240 | 10 | 3,220$^†$ | First round lost to Polona Hercog |
| 17 | 18 | Maria Sakkari | 2,830 | 70 | 130 | 780 | 3,480 | Semifinals lost to Barbora Krejčíková |
| 18 | 19 | Karolína Muchová | 2,816 | 70 | 10 | 130 | 2,876 | Third round lost to Sloane Stephens |
| 19 | 20 | Johanna Konta | 2,756 | 780 | 10 | 10 | 1,986 | First round lost to Sorana Cîrstea |
| 20 | 21 | Markéta Vondroušová | 2,746 | 1,300 | 10 | 240 | 1,686 | Fourth round lost to Paula Badosa [33] |
| 21 | 22 | Elena Rybakina | 2,683 | 40 | 70 | 430 | 3,043 | Quarterfinals lost to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova [31] |
| 22 | 23 | Petra Martić | 2,660 | 430 | 130 | 10 | 2,360 | First round lost to Camila Giorgi |
| 23 | 24 | Madison Keys | 2,606 | 430 | 10 | 130 | 2,306 | Third round lost to Victoria Azarenka [15] |
| 24 | 25 | Coco Gauff | 2,420 | 20 | 70 | 430 | 2,780 | Quarterfinals lost to Barbora Krejčíková |
| 25 | 26 | Ons Jabeur | 2,415 | 10 | 240 | 240 | 2,415 | Fourth round lost to Coco Gauff [24] |
| 26 | 27 | Angelique Kerber | 2,320 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 2,320 | First round lost to Anhelina Kalinina [Q] |
| 27 | 28 | Alison Riske | 2,222 | 10+70 | 10 | 0 | 2,152 | Withdrew due to a right knee injury |
| 28 | 29 | Jessica Pegula | 2,219 | 10 | 10 | 130 | 2,339 | Third round lost to Sofia Kenin [4] |
| 29 | 30 | Veronika Kudermetova | 2,160 | 130 | 70 | 70 | 2,100 | Second round lost to Kateřina Siniaková |
| 30 | 31 | Anett Kontaveit | 2,145 | 10 | 10 | 130 | 2,265 | Third round lost to Iga Świątek [8] |
| 31 | 32 | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 2,070 | 10 | 70 | 1,300 | 3,300 | Runner-up, lost to Barbora Krejčíková |
| 32 | 34 | Ekaterina Alexandrova | 1,940 | 130 | 130 | 70 | 1,940$^†$ | Second round lost to Barbora Krejčíková |
| 33 | 35 | Paula Badosa | 1,870 | (18)$^§$ | 240 | 430 | 2,060 | Quarterfinals lost to Tamara Zidanšek |
†The player's 2019 points will be replaced by (or the player will continue to count) her 2020 points, which will be dropped on 11 October 2021, four months after the end of the 2021 tournament. §The player did not qualify for the tournament in 2019. Accordingly, points from her 16th best result are deducted instead.

### Withdrawn players

The following players would have been seeded, but withdrew before the tournament began.
| Rank | Player | Points before | 2019 Points | 2020 Points | Points lost | Points after | Withdrawal reason |
| 3 | Simona Halep | 6,520 | 430 | 240 | 190 | 6,330 | Calf injury |

## Other entry information
### Wildcards

The following players were awarded wildcards into the main draw.
* Océane Babel
* Clara Burel
* Océane Dodin
* Elsa Jacquemot
* Chloé Paquet
* Diane Parry
* Astra Sharma
* Harmony Tan

### Protected ranking

* Mihaela Buzărnescu (104)
* Ivana Jorović (90)
* Kateryna Kozlova (104)
* Andrea Petkovic (80)
* Elena Vesnina (52)

### Qualifiers

* Lara Arruabarrena
* Hailey Baptiste
* Irina Bara
* Ekaterine Gorgodze
* Anhelina Kalinina
* Ana Konjuh
* Aleksandra Krunić
* Varvara Lepchenko
* Liang En-shuo
* Greet Minnen
* Camila Osorio
* Storm Sanders
* Anna Karolína Schmiedlová
* Stefanie Vögele
* Wang Xiyu
* Katarina Zavatska

### Lucky losers

* Elisabetta Cocciaretto
* Olga Govortsova

### Withdrawals
#### Before the tournament

* † Barbora Strýcová (44) → replaced by Clara Tauson (101)
* & Samantha Stosur (97 PR) → replaced by Ana Bogdan (102)
* & Simona Halep (3) → replaced by Jasmine Paolini (104)
* & Dayana Yastremska (32) → replaced by Kateryna Kozlova (104 PR)
* & Kirsten Flipkens (98) → replaced by Mihaela Buzărnescu (104 PR)
* & Alison Riske (28) → replaced by Olga Govortsova (LL)
* & Jil Teichmann (42) → replaced by Elisabetta Cocciaretto (LL)
† – not included on entry list & – withdrew from entry list

#### During the tournament

* Naomi Osaka
* Petra Kvitová

### Retirements

* Ashleigh Barty
* Jennifer Brady