2021 WTA Finals: Difference between revisions

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==Champions==

===Singles===

{{main article|2021 WTA Finals – Singles}}

 

===Doubles===

{{main article|2021 WTA Finals – Doubles}}

 

==Tournament==

 

 

===Qualifying===

 

==Prize money and points==

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|5||align=left|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Iga Świątek]] || 3,226 || {{dts|25 October}}<ref name="IgaGarbinePaula">{{cite web|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2308912/swiatek-muguruza-and-badosa-secure-qualification-for-2021-akron-wta-finals-guadalajara|title=Swiatek, Muguruza and Badosa secure qualification for 2021 Akron WTA Finals Guadalajara|website=WTA|date=25 October 2021}}</ref>

|6||align=left|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Garbiñe Muguruza]] || 3,195 || {{dts|25 October}}<ref name="IgaGarbinePaula"/>

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|7||align=left|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Paula Badosa]] || 3,112 || {{dts|25 October}}<ref name="IgaGarbinePaula"/>

|8||align=left|{{flagicon|EST}} [[Anett Kontaveit]] || 3,096 || {{dts|31 October}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2318389/anett-kontaveit-secures-qualification-for-2021-akron-wta-finals-guadalajara|title=Anett Kontaveit secures qualification for 2021 Akron WTA Finals Guadalajara|website=WTA|date=31 October 2021}}</ref>

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[[Ashleigh Barty]], [[Aryna Sabalenka]] and [[Barbora Krejčíková]] were announced as the first three qualifiers on September 20.

'''Ashleigh Barty''' began 2021 by defeating Garbiñe Muguruza in the final of the Yarra Valley Classic, the Australian's first tour event in 11 months. After a quarterfinal defeat to Karolína Muchová in the quarterfinals of the Australian Open, Barty defended her title at the Miami Open, won Stuttgart, and reached the final in Madrid, losing only to Aryna Sabalenka and Paula Badosa during that time.

 

'''Maria Sakkari''' became the first Greek player to qualify for the WTA Finals. Sakkari had a very strong start to the season reaching consecutive semifinals in Abu Dhabi and Melbourne's Grampians Trophy. A first round loss at the Australian Open was followed by a quarterfinal appearance in Doha. In Miami, she ended Naomi Osaka's 23 match winning streak en route to the semifinal. An average clay season culminated into a run to her first ever grand slam semifinal at the French Open where she lost 7–9 in the third set to the eventual champion Krejčíková, despite having a match point. Prior to that defeat, she had already eliminated Sofia Kenin and Iga Świątek, both of whom contested the 2020 French Open final. She lost in the second round of Wimbledon to Shelby Rogers. At the US Open, Sakkari defeated Petra Kvitová, Bianca Andreescu and Karolína Plíšková to reach her second career grand slam semifinal where she lost to the eventual champion, Emma Raducanu. During the European indoor hardcourt fall season, she reached the final in Ostrava, losing to Anett Kontaveit and semifinal in Moscow where she retired against Ekaterina Alexandrova.

 

On October 25, [[Iga Świątek]], [[Garbiñe Muguruza]], and [[Paula Badosa]] were announced as the next three qualifiers.

'''Iga Świątek''' became the first player born in the 21st century to qualify for the WTA Finals on October 25. She was the only player this year to have reached the second week of all four grand slam tournaments, although she lost in the fourth round of three of those four majors. Only at the French Open, did she reach the quarterfinals where her title defense was ended by Sakkari. Among the WTA events, she won her second career title in Adelaide in February, defeating Belinda Bencic in the final. After three straight third round losses in Dubai, Miami and Madrid, Świątek won her third WTA singles title in Rome, defeating former champions, Elina Svitolina and Plíšková en route to the title. At the Olympics, she suffered a second round defeat at the hands of Paula Badosa. During the fall season, she made the semifinal in Ostrava, losing to Sakkari again and also lost in fourth round at Indian Wells to Jeļena Ostapenko in a battle between two former Roland Garros champions.

 

'''Paula Badosa''' qualified for the WTA Finals for the first time in her career. After a third round defeat in Abu Dhabi and first round loss at the Australian Open, Badosa reached her first semifinal of the season in Lyon, losing to eventual champion Clara Tauson. After suffering some hiccups in St. Petersburg and Miami, Badosa went on a tear during the clay season, defeating Belinda Bencic and World No. 1, Barty to reach the semifinals in Charleston, losing to eventual champion, Veronika Kudermetova. She defeated Krejčíková and Bencic again en route to her first ever WTA 1000 semifinal in Madrid, becoming the first home player to reach the semifinal stage of the tournament. She then went on to win her first career WTA singles title in Belgrade, without dropping a set. At the French Open, she reached her first ever grand slam quarterfinal, losing to Tamara Zidanšek 6–8 in the third set. She also made the fourth round at Wimbledon, losing to Karolína Muchová. She reached the quarterfinals at both the Tokyo Olympics, where she had to retired due to a heatstroke, and Cincinnati, where she also retired due to shoulder pain. That pain made Badosa arrive at the US Open not 100% fit, suffering a shocking second round defeat to Varvara Gracheva. Following a second round loss in Ostrava, Badosa won the second and the biggest title of her career in Indian Wells, with wins over Dayana Yastremska, Coco Gauff, Krejćíková, Angelique Kerber, Ons Jabeur and Victoria Azarenka along the way. She also became the first Spanish woman to win that tournament.

 

On October 31, [[Anett Kontaveit]] was announced as the final qualifier on 31 October, after winning the title in [[2021 Transylvania Open|Cluj-Napoca]].

 

'''Anett Kontaveit''' qualified for the WTA Finals for the first time in her career, and became the first Estonian player to qualify for the WTA Finals. After an opening round loss to Veronika Kudermetova in Abu Dhabi, Kontaveit reached her first final of the year at the Grampians Trophy in Melbourne, although she and Ann Li were unable to contest the final match. She lost to Shelby Rogers at the Australian Open, and reached the quarterfinals at Doha, losing to Petra Kvitová, and lost in the third round at Dubai to Aryna Sabalenka. She lost in Miami to Elise Mertens, and lost once again to Sabalenka in Stuttgart. After a loss to Sakkari in Madrid, she withdrew from Rome, and lost to Iga Świątek at the French Open. She next reached the final at Eastbourne, losing to Jeļena Ostapenko after defeating No. 7 Bianca Andreescu, before suffering a four match losing streak at Wimbledon, the Olympics, Montréal, and Cincinnati. She began working with Dmitry Tursunov in August, and immediately won her first title since 2017 at Cleveland, defeating Irina-Camelia Begu in the final, before losing once again to Świątek, this time at the US Open. She won the title at Ostrava without dropping a set, defeating Paula Badosa, Belinda Bencic, Kvitová, and Sakkari, before reaching the quarterfinals at Indian Wells, defeating Andreescu for the second time, before falling to Ons Jabeur. She next won back-to-back titles in Moscow and Cluj-Napoca, defeating Ekaterina Alexandrova and Simona Halep in the two finals.

 

===Doubles===

!width=50|Points

!Date qualified

| 6,450

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| 5,070

|20 September<ref name=":0" />

| 3,892

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| 3,440

|19 October 2021<ref name=":1" />

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| 2,911

|19 October 2021<ref name=":1" />

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| 2,770

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| 2,695

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| 2,650

|28 October 2021<ref name=":2" />

|-bgcolor=c2b280

|2,570

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|2,491

|28 October 2021<ref name=":2" />

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| caption14 = [[Andreja Klepač|Klepač]]

| caption15 = [[Sharon Fichman|Fichman]]

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===Singles===

 

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Updated {{As of|2021|November|8|lc=y}}.

 

!rowspan=3|Player

!rowspan=2 colspan=4|Grand Slam

!rowspan=3 width=60|Total <br/> points

!rowspan=3|{{abbr|Tourn|Tournament}}

!rowspan=3|Titles

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!colspan=2|Best two

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|style="background:#e5d1cb; width:30px;"|'''[[2021 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles|WIM]]'''

|style="background:#e5d1cb; width:30px;"|'''[[2021 US Open – Women's Singles|USO]]'''

|style="background:#dfe2e9; width:30px;"|'''[[2021 Miami Open – Women's Singles|MI]]'''

|style="background:#dfe2e9; width:30px;"|'''[[2021 Mutua Madrid Open – Women's Singles|MA]]'''

|style="background:#dfe2e9; width:30px;"|'''[[2021 BNP Paribas Open – Women's Singles|IW]]'''{{efn|The Indian Wells Masters was rescheduled to October due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.desertsun.com/story/sports/tennis/bnp/2021/05/20/bnp-paribas-open-indian-wells-tournament-rescheduled-october/4110940001/|title=BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament rescheduled for October 2021 at Indian Wells|work=[[The Desert Sun]]|date=20 May 2021|access-date=21 May 2021}}</ref>}}

!width=30|1

!width=30|2

!width=30|5

!width=30|6

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|bgcolor=cd7f32|–

|bgcolor=thistle|<!--Madrid-->F<br/>650

|<!--Indian Wells-->A<br />0

|bgcolor=lime|'''[[2021 Western & Southern Open – Women's Singles|W]]'''<br/>900

|bgcolor=ffebcd|[[2021 Italian Open – Women's Singles|QF]]<br/>190

|bgcolor=ffebcd|[[2021 Volvo Car Open – Singles|QF]]<br/>100

|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2021 Adelaide International – Singles|R16]]<br/>1

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|bgcolor=lime|<!--Madrid-->'''W'''<br/>1000

|<!--Indian Wells-->''[[2021 Qatar Total Open – Singles|R16]]<br/>1''

|bgcolor=yellow|[[2021 National Bank Open – Women's Singles|SF]]<br/>350

|bgcolor=ffebcd|[[2021 Dubai Tennis Championships – Women's Singles|QF]]<br/>190

|bgcolor=ffebcd|[[2021 Eastbourne International – Women's Singles|QF]]<br/>100

|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2021 Western & Southern Open – Women's Singles|R32]]<br/>1

!4,768

!16

|bgcolor=afeeee|<!--Madrid-->R64<br/>10

|bgcolor=afeeee|<!--Indian Wells-->R16<br/>120

|bgcolor=thistle|[[2021 Dubai Tennis Championships – Women's Singles|F]]<br/>585

|bgcolor=ffebcd|[[2021 Western & Southern Open – Women's Singles|QF]]<br/>190

|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2021 İstanbul Cup – Singles|R16]]<br/>30

|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2021 Abu Dhabi Women's Tennis Open – Singles|R32]]<br/>30

!4,518

!16

|bgcolor=afeeee|<!--Madrid-->R32<br/>65

|bgcolor=afeeee|<!--Indian Wells-->R32<br/>65

|bgcolor=thistle|[[2021 National Bank Open – Women's Singles|F]]<br/>585

|bgcolor=thistle|[[2021 Italian Open – Women's Singles|F]]<br/>585

|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2021 Yarra Valley Classic – Singles|R16]]<br/>55

|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2021 Abu Dhabi Women's Tennis Open – Singles|R32]]<br/>30

!4,036

!17

|bgcolor="afeeee"|<!--Madrid-->R16<br />120

|bgcolor=afeeee|<!--Indian Wells-->R64<br/>10

|bgcolor="afeeee"|[[2021 National Bank Open – Women's Singles|R16]]<br />105

|bgcolor="afeeee"|[[2021 Italian Open – Women's Singles|R32]]<br />60

|bgcolor="ffebcd"|[[2021 Qatar Total Open – Singles|QF]]<br />100

|bgcolor="afeeee"|[[2021 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix – Singles|R16]]<br />55

!3,341

!17

|bgcolor="afeeee"|<!--Madrid-->R16<br />120

|bgcolor=afeeee|<!--Indian Wells-->R16<br/>120

|bgcolor="lime"|'''[[2021 Italian Open – Women's Singles|W]]'''<br />900

|bgcolor="afeeee"|[[2021 Dubai Tennis Championships – Women's Singles|R16]]<br />105

|bgcolor="afeeee"|[[2021 Gippsland Trophy – Singles|R16]]<br />55

|bgcolor="afeeee"|[[2021 Western & Southern Open – Women's Singles|R32]]<br />1

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!3,226

|<!--Madrid-->A<br />0

|bgcolor=afeeee|<!--Indian Wells-->R64<br/>10

|bgcolor=lime|'''[[2021 Dubai Tennis Championships – Women's Singles|W]]'''<br/>900

|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2021 Western & Southern Open – Women's Singles|R16]]<br/>105

|bgcolor=ffebcd|[[2021 Kremlin Cup – Women's Singles|QF]]<br/>100

|bgcolor=ffebcd|[[2021 WTA German Open – Singles|QF]]<br/>100

!3,195

!17

|bgcolor="yellow"|<!--Madrid-->SF<br />390

|bgcolor=lime|<!--Indian Wells-->'''W'''<br/>1000

|bgcolor="ffebcd"|[[2021 Western & Southern Open – Women's Singles|QF]]<br />190

|bgcolor="afeeee"|[[2021 National Bank Open – Women's Singles|R32]]<br />60

|bgcolor="afeeee"|[[2021 Abu Dhabi Women's Tennis Open – Singles|R16]]<br />55

|bgcolor="afeeee"|[[2021 Eastbourne International – Women's Singles|R32]]<br/>1

!3,112

!16

| bgcolor="afeeee" |<!--Madrid-->R32<br />65

| bgcolor="ffebcd" |<!--Indian Wells-->QF<br />215

| bgcolor="afeeee" |[[2021 Dubai Tennis Championships – Women's Singles|R16]]<br />105

| bgcolor="afeeee" |[[2021 National Bank Open – Women's Singles |R64]]<br />1

| bgcolor="lime" |'''[[2021 Transylvania Open – Singles|W]]'''<br />280

| bgcolor="lime" |'''[[2021 Tennis in the Land – Singles|W]]'''<br />280

!3,096

!20

| bgcolor="afeeee" |<!--Madrid-->R16<br />120

| bgcolor="yellow" |<!--Indian Wells-->SF<br />390

| bgcolor="ffebcd" |[[2021 National Bank Open – Women's Singles|QF]]<br />190

| bgcolor="afeeee" |[[2021 Western & Southern Open – Women's Singles|R16]]<br />105

| bgcolor="afeeee" |[[2021 Dubai Tennis Championships – Women's Singles|R16]]<br />105

| bgcolor="afeeee" |[[2021 Eastbourne International – Women's Singles|R16]]<br />55

!3,020

!19

| bgcolor="afeeee" |<!--Madrid-->R32<br />65

|<!--Indian Wells-->A<br />0

| bgcolor="afeeee" |[[2021 Western & Southern Open – Women's Singles|R16]]<br />105

| bgcolor="afeeee" |[[2021 Italian Open – Women's Singles|R32]]<br />1

| bgcolor="yellow" |[[2021 Gippsland Trophy – Singles|SF]]<br />185

|

|

| bgcolor="yellow" |<!--Madrid-->SF<br />390

| bgcolor="afeeee" |<!--Indian Wells-->R32<br />65

| bgcolor="afeeee" |[[2021 National Bank Open – Women's Singles|R32]]<br />60

| bgcolor="afeeee" |[[2021 Dubai Tennis Championships – Women's Singles|R64]]<br />1

| bgcolor="afeeee" |[[2021 Yarra Valley Classic – Singles|R16]]<br />55

| bgcolor="afeeee" |[[2021 Phillip Island Trophy – Singles|R16]]<br />30

!2,548

!18

| bgcolor="afeeee" |<!--Madrid-->R64<br />10

| bgcolor="afeeee" |<!--Indian Wells-->R16<br />120

| bgcolor="ffebcd" |[[2021 Italian Open – Women's Singles|QF]]<br />190

| bgcolor="afeeee" |[[2021 Western & Southern Open – Women's Singles|R32]]<br />1

| bgcolor="ffebcd" |[[2021 Gippsland Trophy – Singles|QF]]<br />100

| bgcolor="ffebcd" |[[2021 Abu Dhabi Women's Tennis Open – Singles|QF]]<br />100

!2,501

!19

| bgcolor="afeeee" |<!--Madrid-->R16<br />120

| bgcolor="ffebcd" |<!--Indian Wells-->QF<br />215

| bgcolor="yellow" |[[2021 National Bank Open – Women's Singles|SF]]<br />350

| bgcolor="ffebcd" |[[2021 Italian Open – Women's Singles|QF]]<br />190

| bgcolor="afeeee" |[[2021 Chicago Fall Tennis Classic – Singles|R16]]<br />55

| bgcolor="afeeee" |[[2021 Yarra Valley Classic – Singles|R16]]<br />55

!2,500

!18

| bgcolor="ffebcd" |<!--Madrid-->QF<br />215

| bgcolor="afeeee" |<!--Indian Wells-->R64<br />10

| bgcolor="yellow" |[[2021 Dubai Tennis Championships – Women's Singles|SF]]<br />350

| bgcolor="afeeee" |[[2021 Western & Southern Open – Women's Singles|R32]]<br />60

| bgcolor="afeeee" |[[2021 Chicago Fall Tennis Classic – Singles|R16]]<br />55

| bgcolor="afeeee" |[[2021 National Bank Open – Women's Singles|R64]]<br />1

!2,447

!19

!width=30|9

!width=30|10

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|bgcolor=gold|1

!1

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!2

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==Player head-to-head==

 

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