2021 tennis tournament
2021 tennis event results
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]
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.
Draw
Key
Finals
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
Bottom half
Section 5
Section 6
Section 7
Section 8
Other entry information
Wild cards
Protected ranking
Qualifiers
Lucky losers
Potential lucky losers
Withdrawals
† – 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
See also
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 .
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