2021 Miami Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
Women's singles
2021 Miami Open
2019 Champion	Ashleigh Barty
Events

Ashleigh Barty is the defending champion from when the tournament was last held in 2019.^[1]

Barty and Naomi Osaka are in contention for the WTA no. 1 singles ranking. Barty will guarantee retention by reaching the final, whilst Osaka must reach the final (with Barty losing beforehand) to replace her at the top.^[2]

Seeds

All seeds received a bye into the second round.

01. Ashleigh Barty

02. Naomi Osaka

03. Simona Halep

04. Sofia Kenin

05. Elina Svitolina

06. Karolína Plíšková

07. Aryna Sabalenka

08. Bianca Andreescu

09. Petra Kvitová

10. Kiki Bertens

11. Belinda Bencic

12. Garbiñe Muguruza

13. Jennifer Brady

14. Victoria Azarenka

15. Iga Świątek

16. Elise Mertens

17. Johanna Konta

18. Madison Keys

19. Markéta Vondroušová

20. Petra Martić

21. Elena Rybakina

22. Anett Kontaveit

23. Maria Sakkari

24. Angelique Kerber

25. Alison Riske

26. Yulia Putintseva

27. Ons Jabeur

28. Amanda Anisimova

29. Jessica Pegula

30. Ekaterina Alexandrova

31. Coco Gauff

32. Veronika Kudermetova

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

Top half

Section 1

First Round

Second Round

Third Round

Fourth Round

1

A Barty

Q

Q

WC

25

A Riske

24

Q

3

5

L Siegemund

6

7

L Siegemund

14

V Azarenka

Section 2

First Round

Second Round

Third Round

Fourth Round

11

B Bencic

Z Diyas

6

7¹²

Z Diyas

V Williams

2

6¹⁰

Q

A Bolsova

Q Wang

19

32

Q

7

Section 3

First Round

Second Round

Third Round

Fourth Round

3

S Halep

Q

Q

31

C Gauff

18

M Keys

K Siniaková

WC

A Konjuh

B Krejčíková

6

3

6

A Blinkova

1

6

3

B Krejčíková

15

I Świątek

Section 4

First Round					Second Round		Third Round	Fourth Round

					9	P Kvitová
	A Cornet
	S Kuznetsova
	M Linette	6	3	6
WC	R Montgomery	1	6	0		M Linette
					17	J Konta


					30	E Alexandrova
	N Podoroska	6	6			N Podoroska
WC	M Sherif	3	1
	S Rogers	6	6
	M Brengle	3	3			S Rogers
					5	E Svitolina

Bottom half

Section 5

First Round

Second Round

Third Round

Fourth Round

8

PR

Q

Q

O Dodin

28

20

WC

2

WC

Xin Wang

6

WC

Xin Wang

12

G Muguruza

Section 6

First Round

Second Round

Third Round

Fourth Round

13

J Brady

B Pera

S Sorribes Tormo

K Kanepi

6

7

L Davis

3

5

21

27

6^r

P Badosa

5

PR

A Petkovic

S Zhang

4

S Kenin

Section 7

First Round

Second Round

Third Round

Fourth Round

6

Ka Plíšková

S Zheng

F Ferro

Q

WC

29

23

3

2

A Rus

A Rus

6

C Giorgi

Q

L Samsonova

10

K Bertens

Section 8

First Round

Second Round

Third Round

Fourth Round

16

E Mertens

Kr Plíšková

PR

K Boulter

S Cîrstea

6

WC

K Scott

2

22

26

Q

PR

5

7

2

N Osaka

Qualifying

Seeds

Misaki Doi (First round)
Leylah Annie Fernandez (First round)
Martina Trevisan (First round)
Kirsten Flipkens (Qualifying competition)
Tamara Zidanšek (Qualifying competition)
Varvara Gracheva (Qualifying competition)
Nina Stojanović (Qualified)
Jasmine Paolini (First round)
Zhu Lin (First round)
Wang Yafan (First round)
Viktória Kužmová (Qualifying competition, retired)
Tímea Babos (Qualifying competition)
Tereza Martincová (Qualified)
Aliona Bolsova (Qualified)
Sara Errani (First round)
Greet Minnen (Qualifying competition)
Anna Karolína Schmiedlová (Qualifying competition)
Elisabetta Cocciaretto (Qualified)
Caty McNally (First round)
Océane Dodin (Qualified)
Kristie Ahn (Qualifying competition)
Anna-Lena Friedsam (Qualifying competition)
Liudmila Samsonova (Qualified)
Astra Sharma (First round)

Qualifiers

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

First Round					Qualifying Competition

1	Misaki Doi	6	0	6⁶

WC	Hailey Baptiste	1	6	7⁸
					WC	Hailey Baptiste	6	6

					16	Greet Minnen	3	4
	Usue Maitane Arconada	4	4

16	Greet Minnen	6	6

Second qualifier

First Round					Qualifying Competition

2	Leylah Annie Fernandez	4	2

	Mihaela Buzărnescu	6	6
						Mihaela Buzărnescu	2	7⁷	7

					22	Anna-Lena Friedsam	6	6⁴	5
	Leonie Küng	7	1	4

22	Anna-Lena Friedsam	5	6	6

Third qualifier

First Round					Qualifying Competition

3	Martina Trevisan	6	1	6⁴

	Olga Govortsova	4	6	7⁷
						Olga Govortsova	0	3

						Tsvetana Pironkova	6	6
	Tsvetana Pironkova	7⁷	7⁷

19	Caty McNally	6⁰	6⁴

Fourth qualifier

First Round					Qualifying Competition

4	Kirsten Flipkens	4	6	6

	Whitney Osuigwe	6	3	1
					4	Kirsten Flipkens	4	3

					14	Aliona Bolsova	6	6
PR	CoCo Vandeweghe	2	3

14	Aliona Bolsova	6	6

Fifth qualifier

First Round				Qualifying Competition

5	Tamara Zidanšek	6	6

	Arina Rodionova	3	0
				5	Tamara Zidanšek	1	5

				20	Océane Dodin	6	7
WC	Mirjam Björklund	2	1

20	Océane Dodin	6	6

Sixth qualifier

First Round				Qualifying Competition

6	Varvara Gracheva	7	6

Alt	Gabriela Dabrowski	5	2
				6	Varvara Gracheva	2	4

				23	Liudmila Samsonova	6	6
	Monica Niculescu	6	0^r

23	Liudmila Samsonova	2	4

Seventh qualifier

First Round					Qualifying Competition

7	Nina Stojanović	4	6	6

WC	Linda Fruhvirtová	6	4	2
					7	Nina Stojanović	6	6

					WC	Bethanie Mattek-Sands	4	3
WC	Bethanie Mattek-Sands	6	3	6

15	Sara Errani	4	6	4

Eighth qualifier

First Round					Qualifying Competition

8	Jasmine Paolini	7⁷	1	4

	Olga Danilović	6²	6	6
						Olga Danilović	7⁷	6

					21	Kristie Ahn	6⁴	3
	Francesca Di Lorenzo	1	4

21	Kristie Ahn	6	6

Ninth qualifier

First Round					Qualifying Competition

9	Zhu Lin	6¹⁰	6	2

	Harriet Dart	7¹²	4	6
						Harriet Dart	3	5

					13	Tereza Martincová	6	7
	Viktoriya Tomova	4	1

13	Tereza Martincová	6	6

Tenth qualifier

First Round				Qualifying Competition

10	Wang Yafan	5	2

	Kristína Kučová	7	6
					Kristína Kučová	6	6

				17	Anna Karolína Schmiedlová	2	3
	Katarzyna Kawa	4	3

17	Anna Karolína Schmiedlová	6	6

Eleventh qualifier

First Round					Qualifying Competition

11	Viktória Kužmová	4	6	6

WC	Alex Eala	6	4	2
					11	Viktória Kužmová	3	0^r

						Renata Zarazúa	6	1
	Renata Zarazúa	5	6	7

24	Astra Sharma	7	3	5

Twelfth qualifier

First Round					Qualifying Competition

12	Tímea Babos	4	6	6

	Caroline Dolehide	6	2	2
					12	Tímea Babos	6	3	3

					18	Elisabetta Cocciaretto	2	6	6
WC	Claire Liu	4	4

18	Elisabetta Cocciaretto	6	6

Sources

References

^ Ashleigh Barty defeats Karolina Pliskova to win her maiden Miami Open title
^ "Naomi Osaka could overtake Ashleigh Barty as World No.1 by the end of Miami Open". Sportskeeda. 23 March 2021.

[1] Ashleigh Barty defeats Karolina Pliskova to win her maiden Miami Open title

[2] "Naomi Osaka could overtake Ashleigh Barty as World No.1 by the end of Miami Open". Sportskeeda. 23 March 2021.

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