Garbiñe Muguruza defeated
Anett Kontaveit in the final, 6–3, 7–5 to win the Singles title at the 2021 WTA Finals. She became the first Spaniard to win the title.
Ashleigh Barty was the defending champion from when the event was last held in
2019
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, but withdrew to prioritize her recovery and prepare for the upcoming season.
Aryna Sabalenka,
Barbora Krejčíková,
Maria Sakkari,
Iga Świątek,
Paula Badosa, and Kontaveit made their singles debuts at the
WTA Finals.
became the first player since
Ana Ivanovic
Ana Schweinsteiger ( sr, Ана Швајнштајгер / ''Ana Švajnštajger''; born 6 November 1987), professionally known by her birth name Ana Ivanovic (Ана Ивановић / ''Ana Ivanović'', ), is a Serbian former world No. 1 tenn ...
in
2014
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, and the third player since the introduction of the round-robin format in
2003
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, to not reach the semifinals despite amassing a 2–1 record in the round-robin stage.
Seeds
Alternates
Ons Jabeur,
Naomi Osaka,
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and
Elina Svitolina all qualified as alternates but withdrew before the start of the event.
Draw
Finals
Group Chichén Itzá
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.''
References
External links
Official websiteWTA website draw
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2021 Singles
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