2021 WTA Finals – Singles

Garbiñe Muguruza won the women's singles title at the 2021 WTA Finals, defeating Anett Kontaveit in the final, 6–3, 7–5. Muguruza became the first Spanish player to win the WTA Finals.

Singles
2021 WTA Finals
Champion Garbiñe Muguruza
Runner-up Anett Kontaveit
Final score6–3, 7–5
Draw8 (round robin)
Main article: 2021 WTA Finals

Ashleigh Barty was the defending 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 were all making their singles debuts at the WTA Finals.[2]

Karolína Plíšková became the first player since Ana Ivanovic in 2014, and just the third player since the introduction of the round robin format in 2003, to not reach the semifinals despite amassing a 2–1 record in the round-robin stage.

Seeds
  1. Aryna Sabalenka (Round robin)
  2. Barbora Krejčíková (Round robin)
  3. Karolína Plíšková (Round robin)
  4. Maria Sakkari (Semifinals)
  5. Iga Świątek (Round robin)
  6. Garbiñe Muguruza (Champion)
  7. Paula Badosa (Semifinals)
  8. Anett Kontaveit (Final)

Alternates
  1. Jessica Pegula (Did not play)
  2. Elise Mertens (Did not play)

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

Draw

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

Group Chichén Itzá
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

Group Teotihuacán
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

References
  1. Cooper, Benjamin (23 October 2021). "Ashleigh Barty withdraws from WTA Finals over Australia quarantine rules". The Independent. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  2. "By The Numbers: Akron WTA Finals Guadalajara". WTA. 8 November 2021.
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