Barbora Krejčíková defeated Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the final, 6–1, 2–6, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2021 French Open. It was her first major singles title. Krejčíková saved a match point en route to the title, in the semifinals against Maria Sakkari. Krejčíková and Pavlyuchenkova were the combined lowest-ranked major finalists (world Nos. 33 and 32, respectively) since the introduction of the computer rankings in 1975 (a feat surpassed just three months later at the US Open).

Krejčíková was the first Czech to win the title since Hana Mandlíková in 1981. She was also the first player to win both the singles and doubles titles at the same major since Serena Williams at the 2016 Wimbledon Championships, and the first to do so at the French Open since Mary Pierce in 2000. Pavlyuchenkova reached her first major final after participating in 52 major main draws, breaking the record previously set by Flavia Pennetta in the 2015 US Open.

Iga Świątek was the defending champion, but lost to Sakkari in the quarterfinals. Świątek's loss marked the 14th consecutive year where the reigning French Open champion failed to defend their title, with Justine Henin being the last woman to do so in 2007 (Świątek would end this stretch herself two years later). It ensured the sixth consecutive French Open to feature a first-time major champion. Świątek's loss also ensured that this was the first French Open and the third major in the Open Era to feature all first-time major semifinalists, and it was the first major in the Open Era in which six players made their major quarterfinal debuts.

Ashleigh Barty and Naomi Osaka were in contention for the world No. 1 singles ranking. Barty retained the top ranking after Osaka withdrew from the second round.

Serena Williams was the oldest woman in the Open Era to reach the fourth round; this was also the three-time champion's final French Open appearance before retiring from professional tennis the following year. Sakkari and Tamara Zidanšek became the first Greek woman and Slovenian player to reach the singles quarterfinals and semifinals of a major, respectively. Coco Gauff was the youngest player to reach a major quarterfinal since Nicole Vaidišová at the 2006 French Open.

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Draw

Finals

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Championship match statistics Category Krejčíková Pavlyuchenkova 1st serve % 58/80 (73%) 53/80 (66%) 1st serve points won 32 of 58 = 55% 26 of 53 = 49% 2nd serve points won 12 of 22 = 55% 13 of 27 = 48% Total service points won 44 of 80 = 55.00% 39 of 80 = 48.75% Aces 2 2 Double faults 5 1 Winners 34 23 Unforced errors 31 16 Net points won 11 of 15 = 73% 2 of 6 = 33% Break points converted 6 of 14 = 43% 5 of 12 = 42% Return points won 41 of 80 = 51% 36 of 80 = 45% Total points won 85 75Source

Seeded players The following are the seeded players. Seedings are based on WTA rankings as of 24 May 2021. Rankings and points before are as of 31 May 2021. Because the tournament was moved a week and points of the week of 10 June 2019 includes results only from Nottingham. The defending points from 's-Hertogenbosch is not included towards on dropping points.

As a result of pandemic-related adjustments to the ranking system and changes to the WTA Tour calendar in 2020, players will have the following potential adjustments to their ranking points after the tournament: Players who are defending points from the 2019 tournament in which are higher will be dropped on 14 June 2021; those points will be replaced by the higher of their points from 2019 or 2020 (points from 2020 will still be valid at the end of the 2021 tournament because the 2020 tournament delayed to four months in the normal scheduled calendar year; both 2019 and 2020 points are equaled within the same result will also be dropped on 11 October 2021). Players who are defending points from the 2020 tournament will have those points replaced by 2021 points only if the latter are higher. Players who have points from the 2020 tournament still counting towards their ranking on 14 June 2021 will have those points dropped on 11 October 2021 (52 weeks after the 2020 tournament); any 2020 points will be replaced by 2021 points at that time. Players who are not defending points from either the 2019 or 2020 tournaments will have their 16th best result replaced by their points from the 2021 tournament.

Note that this is a different ranking adjustment system than the one being used by the ATP for the men's event.

SeedRankPlayerPoints before 2019 Points2020 PointsPoints wonPoints after Status 1 1 Ashleigh Barty 10,175 2,000 - 70 8,245 Second round retired against Magda Linette 2 2 Naomi Osaka 7,461 130 - 70 7,401 Second round withdrew due to mental health issues 3 4 Aryna Sabalenka 6,195 70 130 130 6,195 Third round lost to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 4 5 Sofia Kenin 5,865 240 1,300 240 5,865† Fourth round lost to Maria Sakkari 5 6 Elina Svitolina 5,835 130 430 130 5,835† Third round lost to Barbora Krejčíková 6 7 Bianca Andreescu 5,325 70 - 10 5,265 First round lost to Tamara Zidanšek 7 8 Serena Williams 4,821 130 70 240 4,931 Fourth round lost to Elena Rybakina 8 9 Iga Świątek 4,435 240 2,000 430 4,435† Quarterfinals lost to Maria Sakkari 9 10 Karolína Plíšková 4,345 130 70 70 4,285 Second round lost to Sloane Stephens 10 11 Belinda Bencic 4,140 130 - 70 4,080 Second round lost to Daria Kasatkina 11 12 Petra Kvitová 4,115 0 780 70 4,115† Second round withdrew due to an ankle injury 12 13 Garbiñe Muguruza 4,110 240 130 10 4,000 First round lost to Marta Kostyuk 13 14 Jennifer Brady 3,830 70+110 10 70+130 3,830 Third round retired against Coco Gauff 14 15 Elise Mertens 3,685 130 130 130 3,685 Third round lost to Maria Sakkari 15 16 Victoria Azarenka 3,526 70 70 240 3,696 Fourth round lost to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 16 17 Kiki Bertens 3,220 70 240 10 3,220† First round lost to Polona Hercog 17 18 Maria Sakkari 2,830 70 130 780 3,480 Semifinals lost to Barbora Krejčíková 18 19 Karolína Muchová 2,816 70 10 130 2,876 Third round lost to Sloane Stephens 19 20 Johanna Konta 2,756 780 10 10 1,986 First round lost to Sorana Cîrstea 20 21 Markéta Vondroušová 2,746 1,300 10 240 1,686 Fourth round lost to Paula Badosa 21 22 Elena Rybakina 2,683 40 70 430 3,043 Quarterfinals lost to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 22 23 Petra Martić 2,660 430 130 10 2,360 First round lost to Camila Giorgi 23 24 Madison Keys 2,606 430 10 130 2,306 Third round lost to Victoria Azarenka 24 25 Coco Gauff 2,420 20 70 430 2,780 Quarterfinals lost to Barbora Krejčíková 25 26 Ons Jabeur 2,415 10 240 240 2,415 Fourth round lost to Coco Gauff 26 27 Angelique Kerber 2,320 10 10 10 2,320 First round lost to Anhelina Kalinina [Q] 27 28 Alison Riske 2,222 10+70 10 0 2,152 Withdrew due to a right knee injury 28 29 Jessica Pegula 2,219 10 10 130 2,339 Third round lost to Sofia Kenin 29 30 Veronika Kudermetova 2,160 130 70 70 2,100 Second round lost to Kateřina Siniaková 30 31 Anett Kontaveit 2,145 10 10 130 2,265 Third round lost to Iga Świątek 31 32 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 2,070 10 70 1,300 3,300 Runner-up, lost to Barbora Krejčíková 32 34 Ekaterina Alexandrova 1,940 130 130 70 1,940† Second round lost to Barbora Krejčíková 33 35 Paula Badosa 1,870 (18)§ 240 430 2,060 Quarterfinals lost to Tamara Zidanšek

†The player's 2019 points will be replaced by (or the player will continue to count) her 2020 points, which will be dropped on 11 October 2021, four months after the end of the 2021 tournament. §The player did not qualify for the tournament in 2019. Accordingly, points from her 16th best result are deducted instead.

Withdrawn players The following players would have been seeded, but withdrew before the tournament began.

Rank PlayerPoints before 2019 Points2020 PointsPoints lost Points after Withdrawal reason 3 Simona Halep 6,520 430 240 190 6,330 Calf injury

Other entry information

Wildcards The following players were awarded wildcards into the main draw.

Protected ranking

Qualifiers

Lucky losers

Withdrawals

† – not included on entry list ‡ – withdrew from entry list § – withdrew from main draw

Notes

References

External links Main draw 2021 French Open – Women's draws at the Roland Garros 2021 French Open – Women's draws at the International Tennis Federation