2021 WTA Finals – Singles

Singles
2021 WTA Finals
Final
Champion	Garbiñe Muguruza
Runner-up	Anett Kontaveit
Score	6–3, 7–5
Details
Draw	8 (RR + elimination)
Seeds	8
Events
Singles Doubles
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Garbiñe Muguruza defeated Anett Kontaveit in the final, 6–3, 7–5 to win the singles tennis title at the 2021 WTA Finals. It was her 10th and last career WTA Tour title.

Ashleigh Barty was the reigning champion from when the event was last held in 2019, but withdrew to prioritize her recovery and prepare for the upcoming season.^[1]

Aryna Sabalenka, Barbora Krejčíková, Maria Sakkari, Iga Świątek, Paula Badosa, and Kontaveit made their singles debuts at the event. Krejčíková was the only player in this edition to qualify for both the singles and doubles tournaments.^[2]

Notes:

• Ons Jabeur, Naomi Osaka, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, and Elina Svitolina all qualified as alternates but withdrew before the start of the event

	Semifinals							Final
	7	Paula Badosa	3	3
	6	Garbiñe Muguruza	6	6
								6	Garbiñe Muguruza	6	7
								8	Anett Kontaveit	3	5
	4	Maria Sakkari	1	6	3
	8	Anett Kontaveit	6	3	6

		Sabalenka	Sakkari	Świątek	Badosa	RR W–L	Set W–L	Game W–L	Standings
1	Aryna Sabalenka		6–7(1–7), 7–6(8–6), 3–6	2–6, 6–2, 7–5	4–6, 0–6	1–2	3–5 (38%)	35–44 (44%)	3
4	Maria Sakkari	7–6(7–1), 6–7(6–8), 6–3		6–2, 6–4	6–7(4–7), 4–6	2–1	4–3 (57%)	41–35 (54%)	2
5	Iga Świątek	6–2, 2–6, 5–7	2–6, 4–6		7–5, 6–4	1–2	3–4 (43%)	32–36 (47%)	4
7	Paula Badosa	6–4, 6–0	7–6(7–4), 6–4	5–7, 4–6		2–1	4–2 (67%)	34–27 (56%)	1

		Krejčíková	Plíšková	Muguruza	Kontaveit	RR W–L	Set W–L	Game W–L	Standings
2	Barbora Krejčíková		6–0, 4–6, 4–6	6–2, 3–6, 4–6	3–6, 4–6	0–3	2–6 (25%)	34–38 (47%)	4
3	Karolína Plíšková	0–6, 6–4, 6–4		4–6, 6–2, 7–6(8–6)	4–6, 0–6	2–1	4–4 (50%)	33–40 (45%)	3
6	Garbiñe Muguruza	2–6, 6–3, 6–4	6–4, 2–6, 6–7(6–8)		6–4, 6–4	2–1	5–3 (63%)	40–38 (51%)	2
8	Anett Kontaveit	6–3, 6–4	6–4, 6–0	4–6, 4–6		2–1	4–2 (67%)	32–23 (58%)	1

Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-player ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-player ties, (a) percentage of sets won (head-to-head records if two players remain tied), then (b) percentage of games won (head-to-head records if two players remain tied), then (c) WTA rankings.

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