# 2021 Italian Open – Women's singles

Iga Świątek defeated Karolína Plíšková in the final, 6–0, 6–0 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2021 Italian Open. It was her first WTA 1000 singles title, and the 13 points Świątek lost in the championship match is the fewest on record in a WTA 1000-level final (Serena Williams previously held the record, from the 2015 Miami Open final). This was the first WTA Tour singles final to be resolved with a 'double bagel' scoreline since Simona Halep defeated Anastasija Sevastova at the 2016 Bucharest Open, and was just the tenth such final in WTA Tour history. With the win, Świątek broke into the top 10 of the WTA rankings for the first time. Both finalists saved match points in prior rounds – Świątek saved two match points in her third round match against Barbora Krejčíková, whilst Plíšková saved three match points in her quarterfinal match against Jeļena Ostapenko.
This was Serena Williams' last appearance in Rome, which was ended by the hands of Nadia Podoroska in the straight sets loss in the second round. The loss also ended Williams' 21-match winning streak in the tournament dating back to 2012. The streak includes three Italian Open titles. The last loss before this tournament was in 2010 against Jelena Janković, despite Williams having a match point in the final set.
Simona Halep was the defending champion, but retired due to a left calf muscle tear in the second round against Angelique Kerber.

## Seeds

The top nine seeds received a bye into the second round.
    01. Ashleigh Barty (quarterfinals, retired)
    02. Naomi Osaka (second round)
    03. Simona Halep (second round, retired)
    04. Sofia Kenin (second round)
    05. Elina Svitolina (quarterfinals)
    06. Bianca Andreescu (withdrew)
    07. Aryna Sabalenka (third round)
    08. Serena Williams (second round)
    09. Karolína Plíšková (final)
    10. Belinda Bencic (first round)
    11. Petra Kvitová (second round)
    12. Garbiñe Muguruza (third round)
    13. Jennifer Brady (second round, withdrew)
    14. Elise Mertens (first round)
    15. Iga Świątek (champion)
    16. Johanna Konta (first round)
    17. Maria Sakkari (second round)
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 |
| 1 | Ashleigh Barty | 6 | 2$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Coco Gauff | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Coco Gauff | 4 | 1 | | | Coco Gauff | 6$^3$ | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 15 | Iga Świątek | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| 15 | Iga Świątek | 6 | 7 | | 15 | Iga Świątek | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| 5 | Elina Svitolina | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Elina Svitolina | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | 15 | Iga Świątek | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 9 | Karolína Plíšková | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Karolína Plíšková | 4 | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | 9 | Karolína Plíšková | 0 | 0 |
| | Jeļena Ostapenko | 6 | 5 | 6$^1$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jeļena Ostapenko | 6 | 5 | 6$^1$ | 9 | Karolína Plíšková | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Petra Martić | 1 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| | Petra Martić | 7 | 6 | | | Petra Martić | 1 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| | Jessica Pegula | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 1 | A Barty | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Trevisan | 6 | 6$^4$ | 6$^6$ | PR | Y Shvedova | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| PR | Y Shvedova | 0 | 7$^7$ | 7$^8$ | | | | | | 1 | A Barty | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | C Garcia | 7$^{10}$ | 6 | | | | | | | | V Kudermetova | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| WC | E Cocciaretto | 6$^8$ | 2 | | WC | C Garcia | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Kudermetova | 4 | 6 | 6 | | V Kudermetova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | E Mertens | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | A Barty | 6 | 2$^r$ |
| 17 | M Sakkari | 7$^8$ | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | C Gauff | 4 | 1 |
| Q | P Hercog | 6$^6$ | 6 | 2 | 17 | M Sakkari | 1 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Putintseva | 5 | 6 | 4 | | C Gauff | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Gauff | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | C Gauff | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | S Sorribes Tormo | 7$^7$ | 6$^7$ | 7 | | | | | | 7 | A Sabalenka | 5 | 3 | | | | |
| WC | C Giorgi | 6$^4$ | 7$^9$ | 5 | | S Sorribes Tormo | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | A Sabalenka | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 4 | S Kenin | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| PR | S Zheng | 2 | 0 | | | B Krejčíková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Krejčíková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | B Krejčíková | 6 | 6$^5$ | 5 | | | | |
| LL | S Stephens | 6 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | 15 | I Świątek | 3 | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | |
| | M Keys | 4 | 6 | 7 | | M Keys | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Riske | 4$^r$ | | | 15 | I Świątek | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | I Świątek | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | I Świątek | 6 | 7 |
| 12 | G Muguruza | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | E Svitolina | 2 | 5 |
| LL | PM Țig | 1 | 2 | | 12 | G Muguruza | 2 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | B Pera | 6 | 6 | | Q | B Pera | 6 | 0 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | T Zidanšek | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | 12 | G Muguruza | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Q Wang | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | 5 | E Svitolina | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Anisimova | 7 | 6 | | | A Anisimova | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | E Svitolina | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 9 | Ka Plíšková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Sevastova | 3 | 6 | 6 | | A Sevastova | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Teichmann | 6 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | 9 | Ka Plíšková | 7 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Q | C McHale | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | Q | V Zvonareva | 5 | 3 | | | | | | |
| Q | V Zvonareva | 6 | 6 | | Q | V Zvonareva | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Linette | 6 | 0 | 2 | 11 | P Kvitová | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | P Kvitová | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | Ka Plíšková | 4 | 7 | 7$^7$ |
| 16 | J Konta | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Ostapenko | 6 | 5 | 6$^1$ |
| | J Ostapenko | 6 | 6 | | | J Ostapenko | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Tomljanović | 6 | 6 | | Q | A Tomljanović | 2 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Vondroušová | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | J Ostapenko | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Kerber | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | A Kerber | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| Q | A Cornet | 2 | 5 | | | A Kerber | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | S Halep | 6 | 3$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 8 | S Williams | 6$^6$ | 5 | | | | | | | |
| LL | L Siegemund | 6 | 6$^3$ | 1 | | N Podoroska | 7$^8$ | 7 | | | | | | | |
| | N Podoroska | 2 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | N Podoroska | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | |
| | P Martić | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | P Martić | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | S Rogers | 7 | 3 | 4 | | P Martić | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| LL | K Mladenovic | 6 | 6 | | LL | K Mladenovic | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 10 | B Bencic | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | P Martić | 7 | 6 |
| 13 | J Brady | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | J Pegula | 5 | 4 |
| | S Zhang | 1 | 4 | | 13 | J Brady | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Kostyuk | 3 | 1 | | | E Alexandrova | w/o | | | | | | | | |
| | E Alexandrova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | E Alexandrova | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| | D Kasatkina | 5 | 3 | | | | | | J Pegula | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Pegula | 7 | 6 | | | J Pegula | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | N Osaka | 6$^2$ | 2 | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Sloane Stephens (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Kristina Mladenovic (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Laura Siegemund (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Alizé Cornet (qualified)
* Patricia Maria Țig (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Hsieh Su-wei (first round)
* Heather Watson (first round)
* Bernarda Pera (qualified)
* Leylah Annie Fernandez (first round)
* Polona Hercog (qualified)
* Irina-Camelia Begu (first round)
* Anastasia Potapova (qualifying competition)
* Marta Kostyuk (qualified)
* Ajla Tomljanović (qualified)
* Misaki Doi (first round)
* Tamara Zidanšek (qualified)

### Qualifiers

* Tamara Zidanšek
* Vera Zvonareva
* Ajla Tomljanović
* Alizé Cornet
* Christina McHale
* Marta Kostyuk
* Polona Hercog
* Bernarda Pera

### Lucky losers

* Kristina Mladenovic
* Laura Siegemund
* Sloane Stephens
* Patricia Maria Țig

### Draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Sloane Stephens | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Aliona Bolsova | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | Aliona Bolsova | 3 | 4 | 1 | Sloane Stephens | 4 | 5 |
| | | | | 16 | Tamara Zidanšek | 6 | 7 |
| WC | Bianca Turati | 1 | 1 | 16 | Tamara Zidanšek | 6 | 7 |
| 16 | Tamara Zidanšek | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Kristina Mladenovic | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | |
| | Leonie Küng | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| | Leonie Küng | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | Kristina Mladenovic | 2 | 5 |
| | | | | | PR | Vera Zvonareva | 6 | 7 |
| PR | Vera Zvonareva | 4 | 6 | 6 | PR | Vera Zvonareva | 6 | 7 |
| 15 | Misaki Doi | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Laura Siegemund | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| PR | Elena Vesnina | 3 | 3 | | | | | | |
| PR | Elena Vesnina | 3 | 3 | | 3 | Laura Siegemund | 7$^7$ | 3 | 2 |
| | | | | | 14 | Ajla Tomljanović | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 |
| | Tereza Martincová | 6 | 2 | 3 | 14 | Ajla Tomljanović | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 |
| 14 | Ajla Tomljanović | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Alizé Cornet | 7$^9$ | 6$^4$ | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Giulia Gatto-Monticone | 6$^7$ | 7$^7$ | 4 | | | | |
| WC | Giulia Gatto-Monticone | 6$^7$ | 7$^7$ | 4 | 4 | Alizé Cornet | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | | | | | PR | Andrea Petkovic | 2 | 6$^5$ |
| PR | Andrea Petkovic | 6 | 5 | 6 | PR | Andrea Petkovic | 2 | 6$^5$ |
| 11 | Irina-Camelia Begu | 4 | 7 | 3 | | | | |

#### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 5 | Patricia Maria Țig | 0 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| PR | Wang Yafan | 6 | 3 | 6$^4$ | | | | | |
| PR | Wang Yafan | 6 | 3 | 6$^4$ | 5 | Patricia Maria Țig | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| | | | | | | Christina McHale | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| | Christina McHale | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | Christina McHale | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| 9 | Leylah Annie Fernandez | 6$^2$ | 4 | | | | | | |

#### Sixth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 6 | Hsieh Su-wei | 2 | 0 | | | | |
| | Nao Hibino | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Nao Hibino | 6 | 6 | | Nao Hibino | 5 | 3 |
| | | | | 13 | Marta Kostyuk | 7 | 6 |
| WC | Nuria Brancaccio | 4 | 0 | 13 | Marta Kostyuk | 7 | 6 |
| 13 | Marta Kostyuk | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Seventh qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 7 | Heather Watson | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | Sara Errani | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Sara Errani | 6 | 6 | | Sara Errani | 2 | 3 |
| | | | | 10 | Polona Hercog | 6 | 6 |
| WC | Lucia Bronzetti | 4 | 3 | 10 | Polona Hercog | 6 | 6 |
| 10 | Polona Hercog | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Eighth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 8 | Bernarda Pera | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Liudmila Samsonova | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | Liudmila Samsonova | 3 | 4 | 8 | Bernarda Pera | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 12 | Anastasia Potapova | 4 | 1 |
| | Margarita Gasparyan | 4 | 6$^1$ | 12 | Anastasia Potapova | 4 | 1 |
| 12 | Anastasia Potapova | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |

## Championship match statistics

| Category | Świątek | Plíšková |
| 1st serve % | 15/28 (54%) | 18/36 (50%) |
| 1st serve points won | 14 of 15 = 93% | 8 of 18 = 44% |
| 2nd serve points won | 11 of 13 = 85% | 2 of 18 = 11% |
| Total service points won | 25 of 28 = 89.29% | 10 of 36 = 27.78% |
| Aces | 1 | 1 |
| Double faults | 0 | 6 |
| Winners | 17 | 5 |
| Unforced errors | 4 | 19 |
| Net points won | 2 of 2 = 100% | 3 of 5 = 60% |
| Break points converted | 6 of 8 = 75% | 0 of 2 = 0% |
| Return points won | 26 of 36 = 72% | 3 of 28 = 11% |
| Total points won | 51 | 13 |
| Source |||

## WTA singles main-draw entrants
### Seeds

The following are the seeded players. Seedings are based on WTA rankings as of 26 April 2021. Rankings and points before are as of 10 May 2021.
| Seed | Rank | Player | Points before | Points defending | Next best tournament or Rome 2020 | Points won | Points after | Status |
| 1 | 1 | Ashleigh Barty | 10,090 | 105 | 100 | 190 | 10,175 | Quarterfinals, retired against Coco Gauff |
| 2 | 2 | Naomi Osaka | 7,650 | 190 | 0 | 1 | 7,461 | Second round, lost to Jessica Pegula |
| 3 | 3 | Simona Halep | 6,520 | (900) | 900 | 1 | 6,520 | Second round, retired against Angelique Kerber |
| 4 | 5 | Sofia Kenin | 5,905 | 105 | 65 | 1 | 5,865 | Second round, lost to Barbora Krejčíková |
| 5 | 6 | Elina Svitolina | 5,835 | (190) | 190 | 190 | 5,835 | Quarterfinals, lost to Iga Świątek [15] |
| 6 | 7 | Bianca Andreescu | 5,265 | (0) | 0 | 0 | 5,265 | Withdrew due to COVID-19 protocols |
| 7 | 4 | Aryna Sabalenka | 6,195 | (1) | 190 | 105 | 6,195 | Third round, lost to Coco Gauff |
| 8 | 8 | Serena Williams | 4,850 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 4,791 | Second round, lost to Nadia Podoroska |
| 9 | 9 | Karolína Plíšková | 4,660 | 900 | 585 | 585 | 4,345 | Runner-up, lost to Iga Świątek [15] |
| 10 | 11 | Belinda Bencic | 4,140 | (60) | 65 | 1 | 4,140 | First round, lost to Kristina Mladenovic [LL] |
| 11 | 10 | Petra Kvitová | 4,160 | 105 | 1 | 60 | 4,115 | Second round, lost to Vera Zvonareva [Q] |
| 12 | 12 | Garbiñe Muguruza | 4,110 | (350) | 350 | 105 | 4,110 | Third round, lost to Elina Svitolina [5] |
| 13 | 13 | Jennifer Brady | 3,830 | (0) | 60 | 60 | 3,830 | Second round, withdrew due to left foot injury |
| 14 | 14 | Elise Mertens | 3,685 | (190) | 190 | 1 | 3,685 | First round, lost to Veronika Kudermetova |
| 15 | 15 | Iga Świątek | 3,555 | (1) | 20 | 900 | 4,435 | Champion, defeated Karolína Plíšková [9] |
| 16 | 18 | Johanna Konta | 3,236 | 585 | 105 | 1 | 2,756 | First round, lost to Jeļena Ostapenko |
| 17 | 19 | Maria Sakkari | 3,130 | 380 | 80 | 60 | 2,830 | Second round, lost to Coco Gauff |
* ↑ This also includes points earned in 2020, will count toward a player's ranking until October 2021

### Other entrants

The following players received wild cards into the main singles draw:
* Elisabetta Cocciaretto
* Caroline Garcia
* Camila Giorgi
* Martina Trevisan
* Venus Williams
The following players received entry using a protected ranking:
* Yaroslava Shvedova
* Zheng Saisai
The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:
* Alizé Cornet
* Polona Hercog
* Marta Kostyuk
* Christina McHale
* Bernarda Pera
* Ajla Tomljanović
* Tamara Zidanšek
* Vera Zvonareva
The following players received entry as lucky losers:
* Kristina Mladenovic
* Laura Siegemund
* Sloane Stephens
* Patricia Maria Țig

### Withdrawals
#### Before the tournament

* Bianca Andreescu → replaced by Kristina Mladenovic
* Victoria Azarenka → replaced by Magda Linette
* Kiki Bertens → replaced by Anastasija Sevastova
* Ons Jabeur → replaced by Jil Teichmann
* Anett Kontaveit → replaced by Sara Sorribes Tormo
* Svetlana Kuznetsova → replaced by Shelby Rogers
* Karolína Muchová → replaced by Sloane Stephens
* Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova → replaced by Patricia Maria Țig
* Elena Rybakina → replaced by Yaroslava Shvedova
* Donna Vekić → replaced by Nadia Podoroska
* Venus Williams → replaced by Laura Siegemund
* Dayana Yastremska → replaced by Jeļena Ostapenko

#### During the tournament

* Jennifer Brady

### Retirements

* Ashleigh Barty
* Simona Halep
* Alison Riske