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Tennis tournament
2021 tennis event results
Naomi Osaka is the defending champion.[ 1]
This is the first Grand Slam since the 2011 French Open where neither Venus Williams nor Serena Williams participated in the tournament, as well as the first time that neither of the Williams sisters played at the US Open since 2003 .[ 2]
Seeds
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.
Draw
Key
Finals
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
Bottom half
Section 5
Section 6
Section 7
Section 8
Seeded players
The following are the seeded players. Seedings are based on WTA rankings as of August 23, 2021. Rank and points before are as of August 30, 2021.
As a result of pandemic-related adjustments to the ranking system, players are defending the greater of their points from the 2019 and 2020 tournaments.
Seed
Rank
Player
Points before
Points defending from 2019 or 2020
Points won
Points after
Status
1
1
Ashleigh Barty
10,185
240
10
9,955
First round vs Vera Zvonareva
2
2
Aryna Sabalenka
7,010
70
10
6,950
First round vs Nina Stojanović
3
3
Naomi Osaka
6,666
2,000
10
4,676
First round vs Marie Bouzková
4
4
Karolína Plíšková
5,530
240
10
5,300
First round vs Caty McNally [WC]
5
5
Elina Svitolina
780
10
First round vs [Q]
6
7
Bianca Andreescu
4,537
2,000
10
2,547
First round vs Viktorija Golubic
7
8
Iga Świątek
4,461
130
10
4,341
First round vs [Q]
8
9
Barbora Krejčíková
4,273
(35)†
10
4,248
First round vs [Q]
9
10
Garbiñe Muguruza
4,210
70
10
4,150
First round vs Donna Vekić
10
11
Petra Kvitová
4,170
240
10
3,940
First round vs Polona Hercog
11
12
Belinda Bencic
4,170
780
10
3,400
First round vs Arantxa Rus
12
13
Simona Halep
3,881
70
10
3,821
First round vs Camila Giorgi
13
14
Jennifer Brady
3,489
780+29
10+15
2,705
First round vs [Q]
14
15
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
3,420
70
10
3,360
First round vs Alison Riske
15
16
Elise Mertens
3,330
430
10
2,910
First round vs Rebecca Peterson
16
17
Angelique Kerber
3,245
240
10
3,015
First round vs Dayana Yastremska
17
18
Maria Sakkari
3,210
240
10
2,980
First round vs Marta Kostyuk
18
19
Victoria Azarenka
3,160
1,300
10
1,870
First round vs Tereza Martincová
19
20
Elena Rybakina
3,083
70
10
3,023
First round vs Aliaksandra Sasnovich
20
21
Ons Jabeur
2,975
130
10
2,855
First round vs Alizé Cornet
21
23
Coco Gauff
2,875
130
10
2,755
First round vs Magda Linette
22
24
Karolína Muchová
2,862
240
10
2,632
First round vs Sara Sorribes Tormo
23
25
Jessica Pegula
2,425
130
10
2,305
First round vs Anastasia Potapova
24
26
Paula Badosa
2,343
30+110
10+30
2,243
First round vs Alison Van Uytvanck
25
27
Daria Kasatkina
2,340
10
10
2,340
First round vs Tsvetana Pironkova
26
Danielle Collins
2,270
70
10
2,210
First round vs Carla Suárez Navarro [PR]
27
Jeļena Ostapenko
2,170
130
10
2,050
First round vs Nadia Podoroska
28
Anett Kontaveit
240
10
First round vs Samantha Stosur [PR]
29
31
Veronika Kudermetova
2,040
10
10
2,040
First round vs Sorana Cîrstea
30
32
Petra Martić
2,005
240
10
1,775
First round vs [Q]
31
33
Yulia Putintseva
1,910
430
10
1,490
First round vs Kaia Kanepi
32
Ekaterina Alexandrova
1,866
70
10
1,806
First round vs Sara Errani
† The player did not qualify for the tournament in 2019 or 2020. Accordingly, points for her 16th best result are deducted instead.
Withdrawn players
The following players would have been seeded, but withdrew before the tournament began.
Rank
Player
Points before
Points defending from 2019 or 2020
Points after
Withdrawal reason
6
Sofia Kenin
5,030
240
4,790
Positive COVID-19 test
22
Serena Williams
2,891
1,300
1,591
Hamstring injury
Other entry information
Wild card entries
Qualifiers
Lucky losers
Protected ranking
Withdrawals
^ Kirsten Flipkens was the next player initially entered into the main draw, but she later withdrew due to ongoing left ankle injury.[ 8]
^ After Flipkens's withdrawal from the event, Venus Williams was the next player initially entered into the main draw, but also withdrew due to a leg injury.[ 5]
References
^ "Naomi Osaka fights back to sink Victoria Azarenka and regain US Open" . The Guardian . 12 September 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2020 .
^ "Venus Williams joins Serena in withdrawing from US Open: 'Not the best news' " . New York Post . 25 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021 .
^ "Ashlyn Krueger crowned singles and doubles champion at USTA Billie Jean King Girls' 18s National Championships" . www.sdnews.com .
^ a b c d e f Chiesa, Victoria (July 21, 2021). "Ashleigh Barty, Naomi Osaka lead 2021 US Open women's entry list" . US Open . Retrieved July 27, 2021 .
^ a b "Sofia Kenin, Milos Raonic withdraw from 2021 US Open" . US Open . August 25, 2021. Retrieved August 26, 2021 .
^ "STAN WAWRINKA WITHDRAWS FROM US OPEN, MOVING ANDY MURRAY INTO MAIN DRAW" . Tennis.com. Retrieved August 18, 2021 .
^ "Wang Out, Flipkens In US Open" . Tennis Now. Retrieved August 7, 2021 .
^ "Flipkens Out, Venus in US Open Main Draw" . Tennis Now . August 23, 2021. Retrieved August 26, 2021 .
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