2021 Australian Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
Women's singles
2021 Australian Open
Final
Champion	Naomi Osaka
Runner-up	Jennifer Brady
Score	6–4, 6–3
Details
Draw	128 (16 Q / 8 WC)
Seeds	32
Events

Naomi Osaka defeated Jennifer Brady in the final, 6–4, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2021 Australian Open.^[1] It was her second Australian Open title and fourth major title overall.^[2] With the win, Osaka extended her winning streak to 21 matches, dating to the 2020 Cincinnati Open. She only lost one set during the tournament, to Garbiñe Muguruza in the fourth round; she also saved two match points in that match, making her the eighth woman to win the Australian Open after saving match points. Osaka became the third player in the Open Era, after Monica Seles and Roger Federer, to win their first four major finals.

Sofia Kenin was the defending champion,^[3] but lost to Kaia Kanepi in the second round.^[4]

Venus Williams became the first player to win a match at a major after turning 40 since Martina Navratilova at the 2004 Wimbledon Championships.

Mayar Sherif became the first Egyptian woman to win a major main draw match.^[5] Hsieh Su-wei became the first Taiwanese woman to make a major singles quarterfinal. At 35 years of age, Hsieh also became the oldest player to make her quarterfinal debut.^[6]^[7]

Serena Williams equaled Chris Evert's all-time record of 54 major quarterfinals at this tournament;^[8]^[9] she then lost to Osaka in the semifinals. This was the seven-time champion's final appearance at the event, as Williams announced her retirement from professional tennis the following year.

Seeds

Seeding per WTA rankings.^[10]

1.

Ashleigh Barty (quarterfinals)

2.

Simona Halep (quarterfinals)

3. Naomi Osaka (champion)

4.

Sofia Kenin (second round)

5.

Elina Svitolina (fourth round)

6.

Karolína Plíšková (third round)

7.

Aryna Sabalenka (fourth round)

8.

Bianca Andreescu (second round)

9.

Petra Kvitová (second round)

10.

Serena Williams (semifinals)

11.

Belinda Bencic (third round)

12.

Victoria Azarenka (first round)

13.

Johanna Konta (first round, retired)

14.

Garbiñe Muguruza (fourth round)

15.

Iga Świątek (fourth round)

16.

Petra Martić (first round)

17.

Elena Rybakina (second round)

18.

Elise Mertens (fourth round)

19.

Markéta Vondroušová (fourth round)

20.

Maria Sakkari (first round)

21.

Anett Kontaveit (third round)

22.

Jennifer Brady (final)

23.

Angelique Kerber (first round)

24.

Alison Riske (first round)

25.

Karolína Muchová (semifinals)

26.

Yulia Putintseva (third round)

27.

Ons Jabeur (third round)

28.

Donna Vekić (fourth round)

29.

Ekaterina Alexandrova (third round)

30.

Wang Qiang (first round)

31.

Zhang Shuai (first round)

32.

Veronika Kudermetova (third round)

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

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final

1	Ashleigh Barty	6	3	2

25	Karolína Muchová	1	6	6
					25	Karolína Muchová	4	6	4

					22	Jennifer Brady	6	3	6
22	Jennifer Brady	4	6	6

	Jessica Pegula	6	2	1
										22	Jennifer Brady	4	3

										3	Naomi Osaka	6	6
	Hsieh Su-wei	2	2

3	Naomi Osaka	6	6
					3	Naomi Osaka	6	6

					10	Serena Williams	3	4
10	Serena Williams	6	6

2	Simona Halep	3	3

Top half

Section 1

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

1	A Barty	6	6
	D Kovinić	0	0		1	A Barty	6	7⁹
	S Sorribes Tormo	1	5		WC	D Gavrilova	1	6⁷
WC	D Gavrilova	6	7							1	A Barty	6	6
	S Zheng	3	6	2						29	E Alexandrova	2	4
	B Krejčíková	6	2	6		B Krejčíková	3	6⁴
	M Trevisan	3	4		29	E Alexandrova	6	7⁷
29	E Alexandrova	6	6											1	A Barty	6	6
21	A Kontaveit	7	6												S Rogers	3	4
	A Sasnovich	5	2		21	A Kontaveit	6⁵	6	6
	Kr Plíšková	6⁴	6³			H Watson	7⁷	4	2
	H Watson	7⁷	7⁷							21	A Kontaveit	4	3
Q	F Jones	4	1								S Rogers	6	6
	S Rogers	6	6			S Rogers	6	6
Q	O Danilović	7	3	6	Q	O Danilović	2	3
16	P Martić	5	6	4

Section 2

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

11	B Bencic	6	4	6
	L Davis	3	6	1	11	B Bencic	7	2	6
	S Kuznetsova	6	6			S Kuznetsova	5	6	4
	B Strýcová	2	2							11	B Bencic	2	1
	L Zhu	6	6							18	E Mertens	6	6
Q	W Osuigwe	1	1			L Zhu	6⁸	1
	L Fernandez	1	3		18	E Mertens	7¹⁰	6
18	E Mertens	6	6											18	E Mertens	6⁵	5
25	K Muchová	7	6											25	K Muchová	7⁷	7
	J Ostapenko	5	2		25	K Muchová	6	6
PR	M Barthel	3	6	6	PR	M Barthel	4	1
Q	E Cocciaretto	6	4	4						25	K Muchová	7	7
	D Collins	6	6							6	Ka Plíšková	5	5
	A Bogdan	3	1			D Collins	5	2
	J Paolini	0	2		6	Ka Plíšková	7	6
6	Ka Plíšková	6	6

Section 3

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

4	S Kenin	7	6
WC	M Inglis	5	4		4	S Kenin	3	2
	A Sevastova	3	1			K Kanepi	6	6
	K Kanepi	6	6								K Kanepi	7	6²	4
	N Podoroska	6	6							28	D Vekić	5	7⁷	6
	C McHale	4	4			N Podoroska	2	2
	Y Wang	6	3	4	28	D Vekić	6	6
28	D Vekić	4	6	6											28	D Vekić	1	5
22	J Brady	6	6												22	J Brady	6	7
	A Bolsova	1	3		22	J Brady	6	6
	M Brengle	6	6			M Brengle	1	2
WC	Ar Rodionova	1	2							22	J Brady	6	6
Q	C Paquet	5	5							Q	K Juvan	1	3
Q	M Sherif	7	7		Q	M Sherif	6	6²	3
Q	K Juvan	4	2		Q	K Juvan	3	7⁷	6
13	J Konta	6	0^r

Section 4

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

12	V Azarenka	5	4
	J Pegula	7	6			J Pegula	6	6
WC	D Aiava	4	4		WC	S Stosur	0	1
WC	S Stosur	6	6								J Pegula	6	6
	N Hibino	2	6	7							K Mladenovic	2	1
WC	A Sharma	6	3	5		N Hibino	5	1
	K Mladenovic	6	0	6		K Mladenovic	7	6
20	M Sakkari	2	6	3											J Pegula	6	3	6
26	Y Putintseva	4	6	6										5	E Svitolina	4	6	3
	S Stephens	6	2	3	26	Y Putintseva	6	1	6
	A Van Uytvanck	4	6	6		A Van Uytvanck	4	6	2
Q	C Burel	6	3	4						26	Y Putintseva	4	0
	C Gauff	6	6							5	E Svitolina	6	6
	J Teichmann	3	2			C Gauff	4	3
	M Bouzková	3	6⁵		5	E Svitolina	6	6
5	E Svitolina	6	7⁷

Bottom half

Section 5

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

8	B Andreescu	6	4	6
LL	M Buzărnescu	2	6	3	8	B Andreescu	3	2
	S-w Hsieh	7	6			S-w Hsieh	6	6
Q	T Pironkova	5	2								S-w Hsieh	6	2	7
	K Flipkens	5	2							Q	S Errani	4	6	5
	V Williams	7	6			V Williams	1	0
Q	S Errani	2	6	6	Q	S Errani	6	6
30	Q Wang	6	4	4												S-w Hsieh	6	6
19	M Vondroušová	2	7	7											19	M Vondroušová	4	2
	R Peterson	6	5	5	19	M Vondroušová	6	7
Q	R Marino	6	7¹¹		Q	R Marino	1	5
WC	K Birrell	0	6⁹							19	M Vondroušová	6	6
	PM Țig	2	1								S Cîrstea	2	4
	S Cîrstea	6	6			S Cîrstea	6	1	6
Q	G Minnen	3	4		9	P Kvitová	4	6	1
9	P Kvitová	6	6

Section 6

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

14	G Muguruza	6	6
LL	M Gasparyan	4	0		14	G Muguruza	6	6
Q	L Samsonova	6⁴	7⁷	7	Q	L Samsonova	3	1
	P Badosa	7⁷	6⁴	5						14	G Muguruza	6	6
	Z Diyas	6	7								Z Diyas	1	1
	T Zidanšek	2	5			Z Diyas	6	3	6
	B Pera	6	6			B Pera	4	6	3
23	A Kerber	0	4											14	G Muguruza	6	4	5
27	O Jabeur	6	3	6										3	N Osaka	4	6	7
	A Petkovic	3	6	4	27	O Jabeur	6	6
Q	M Hibi	6²	4		LL	AK Schmiedlová	3	2
LL	AK Schmiedlová	7⁷	6							27	O Jabeur	3	2
	P Hercog	6⁶	3							3	N Osaka	6	6
	C Garcia	7⁸	6			C Garcia	2	3
	A Pavlyuchenkova	1	2		3	N Osaka	6	6
3	N Osaka	6	6

Section 7

First round					Second round				Third round				Fourth round

7	A Sabalenka	6	6
	V Kužmová	0	4		7	A Sabalenka	7⁷	6
PR	K Boulter	1	4			D Kasatkina	6⁵	3
	D Kasatkina	6	6						7	A Sabalenka	6	6
	A Cornet	6	4	7¹⁰						A Li	3	1
Q	V Savinykh	2	6	6⁷		A Cornet	2	6⁶
	A Li	6	6			A Li	6	7⁸
31	S Zhang	2	0										7	A Sabalenka	4	6	4
24	A Riske	2	1										10	S Williams	6	2	6
	A Potapova	6	6			A Potapova	6	6
Q	T Babos	7⁷	6		Q	T Babos	2	4
LL	Y Bonaventure	6⁰	4							A Potapova	6⁵	2
	N Stojanović	6	6						10	S Williams	7⁷	6
	I-C Begu	3	4			N Stojanović	3	0
	L Siegemund	1	1		10	S Williams	6	6
10	S Williams	6	6

Section 8

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

15	I Świątek	6	6
	A Rus	1	3		15	I Świątek	6	6
PR	Y Shvedova	3	3			C Giorgi	2	4
	C Giorgi	6	6							15	I Świątek	6	6
	F Ferro	6⁵	6	6							F Ferro	4	3
	K Siniaková	7⁷	2	4		F Ferro	6	6
PR	V Zvonareva	6	4	4	17	E Rybakina	4	4
17	E Rybakina	4	6	6										15	I Świątek	6	1	4
32	V Kudermetova	6	7⁷											2	S Halep	3	6	6
	M Kostyuk	2	6⁵		32	V Kudermetova	5	6	6
	V Gracheva	6	3	7¹⁰		V Gracheva	7	2	2
	A Blinkova	1	6	6⁷						32	V Kudermetova	1	3
	M Doi	2	1							2	S Halep	6	6
	A Tomljanović	6	6			A Tomljanović	6	4	5
WC	L Cabrera	2	1		2	S Halep	4	6	7
2	S Halep	6	6

Other entry information

Wild cards

Protected ranking

Qualifiers

Lucky losers

Potential lucky losers

Lesia Tsurenko (did not play)
Kamilla Rakhimova (did not play)
Varvara Lepchenko (did not play)
Ankita Raina (did not play)

Withdrawals

† Carla Suárez Navarro (83) → replaced by Mona Barthel (101 PR)
† Taylor Townsend (89) → replaced by Andrea Petkovic (102)
& Kiki Bertens (9) → replaced by Aliona Bolsova (103)^[i]
& Amanda Anisimova (30) → replaced by Ysaline Bonaventure (LL)^[ii]
& Magda Linette (40) → replaced by Margarita Gasparyan (LL)^[ii]
& Madison Keys (16) → replaced by Anna Karolína Schmiedlová (LL)^[ii]
& Dayana Yastremska (suspension by ITF, upheld by CAS) (29)^[11]^[12] → replaced by Mihaela Buzărnescu (LL)^[ii]

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

Championship match statistics

Category	Osaka	Brady
1st serve %	30/63 (48%)	29/60 (48%)
1st serve points won	22 of 30 = 73%	18 of 29 = 62%
2nd serve points won	18 of 33 = 55%	13 of 31 = 42%
Total service points won	40 of 63 = 63.49%	31 of 60 = 51.67%
Aces	6	2
Double faults	2	4
Winners	16	15
Unforced errors	24	31
Net points won	4 of 5 = 80%	2 of 3 = 67%
Break points converted	4 of 5 = 80%	2 of 4 = 50%
Return points won	25 of 60 = 42%	21 of 63 = 33%
Total points won	69	54
Source Archived 2021-02-20 at the Wayback Machine

Explanatory notes

^ Last direct acceptance
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Lucky losers who lost in qualifying match in Dubai and decided to travel to Australia that was a subject into a mandatory 14-day quarantine period descending by order of the rankings of 4 January 2021.

References

^ "Naomi Osaka overpowers Jennifer Brady to win second Australian Open". Guardian. 20 February 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
^ "Australian Open: Naomi Osaka beats Jennifer Brady in women's final". BBC Sport. 20 February 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
^ "Sofia Kenin battles back to beat Garbiñe Muguruza in Australian Open final". Guardian. 1 February 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
^ Pentony, Luke (11 February 2021). "Ash Barty beats Daria Gavrilova in straight sets, Sofia Kenin out of Australian Open". ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). Retrieved 11 February 2021.
^ "Egypt's Mayar Sherif Wins First Round Australian Open Match". egyptianstreets.com.
^ "Hsieh makes tennis history in Melbourne". Taipei Times. AFP. 2021-02-15. Archived from the original on 2021-02-14.
^ "35-year-old Hsieh Su-wei makes history after unbelievable Aus Open boilovers". Fox Sports Australia. 2021-02-14. Archived from the original on 2021-02-16. Retrieved 2021-02-16.
^ "Australian Open 2021 tennis, day 7 live, scores, results, Naomi Osaka, Grigor Dimitrov def Dominic Thiem, Aslan Karatsev, latest news, schedule". Fox Sports. 2021-02-14. Retrieved 2021-02-14.
^ "Serena Williams Matches Incredible Grand Slam Feat. After Victory Over Aryna Sabalenka at Australian Open 2021". EssentiallySports. 2021-02-14. Retrieved 2021-02-14.
^ "Seeding per WTA rulebook" (PDF). Retrieved 17 February 2021.
^ "Dayana Yastremska". International Tennis Federation Anti-Doping. 7 January 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
^ "Media Release, Tennis Anti-Doping: The Court of Arbitration of Sport (CAS) dismisses the appeal filed by Dayana Yastremska: Provisional suspension maintained" (PDF). Court of Arbitration for Sport. 3 February 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2020.

External links

Draw information

Preceded by 2020 French Open – Women's singles	Grand Slam women's singles	Succeeded by 2021 French Open – Women's singles

[11] Last direct acceptance

[Lucky_losers-12] Lucky losers who lost in qualifying match in Dubai and decided to travel to Australia that was a subject into a mandatory 14-day quarantine period descending by order of the rankings of 4 January 2021.

[1] "Naomi Osaka overpowers Jennifer Brady to win second Australian Open". Guardian. 20 February 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2021.

[2] "Australian Open: Naomi Osaka beats Jennifer Brady in women's final". BBC Sport. 20 February 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2021.

[3] "Sofia Kenin battles back to beat Garbiñe Muguruza in Australian Open final". Guardian. 1 February 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2020.

[4] Pentony, Luke (11 February 2021). "Ash Barty beats Daria Gavrilova in straight sets, Sofia Kenin out of Australian Open". ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). Retrieved 11 February 2021.

[5] "Egypt's Mayar Sherif Wins First Round Australian Open Match". egyptianstreets.com.

[6] "Hsieh makes tennis history in Melbourne". Taipei Times. AFP. 2021-02-15. Archived from the original on 2021-02-14.

[7] "35-year-old Hsieh Su-wei makes history after unbelievable Aus Open boilovers". Fox Sports Australia. 2021-02-14. Archived from the original on 2021-02-16. Retrieved 2021-02-16.

[8] "Australian Open 2021 tennis, day 7 live, scores, results, Naomi Osaka, Grigor Dimitrov def Dominic Thiem, Aslan Karatsev, latest news, schedule". Fox Sports. 2021-02-14. Retrieved 2021-02-14.

[9] "Serena Williams Matches Incredible Grand Slam Feat. After Victory Over Aryna Sabalenka at Australian Open 2021". EssentiallySports. 2021-02-14. Retrieved 2021-02-14.

[10] "Seeding per WTA rulebook" (PDF). Retrieved 17 February 2021.

[13] "Dayana Yastremska". International Tennis Federation Anti-Doping. 7 January 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2021.

[14] "Media Release, Tennis Anti-Doping: The Court of Arbitration of Sport (CAS) dismisses the appeal filed by Dayana Yastremska: Provisional suspension maintained" (PDF). Court of Arbitration for Sport. 3 February 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2020.

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v t e Australian Open (Open Era) singles drawsheets
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Women's singles	1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 Jan Dec 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

v t e Australian Open women's singles drawsheets
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Open Era	1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977^J 1977^D 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

v t e 2021 WTA Tour « 2020 2022 »
Grand Slam events	Australian Open (S, D, X)^† French Open (S, D, X) Wimbledon (S, D, X) US Open (S, D, X)
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