2021 WTA Finals – Singles explained

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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.^[2]

Alternates

Notes:

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

Draw

Group Teotihuacán

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.

External links

• Singles Draw
• Official website
• WTA website draw

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ashleigh Barty withdraws from WTA Finals over Australia quarantine rules. https://web.archive.org/web/20211023081758/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/australia-brisbane-wta-mexico-wimbledon-b1943948.html . 2021-10-23 . limited . live. The Independent. Cooper. Benjamin. 23 October 2021. 9 November 2021.
2. Web site: By The Numbers: Akron WTA Finals Guadalajara . WTA. 8 November 2021.