Iga Świątek defeated Aryna Sabalenka in the final, 6–2, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2024 Italian Open. This was her third title at the
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in four years. She was the first woman to win a third title in Rome since Maria Sharapova in
2015
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, and the youngest (as a 22-year-old) to do so since
Gabriela Sabatini
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in
1991
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. Świątek won the title without dropping a set or facing a tiebreak in any match; she became just the fifth woman to have won multiple titles in Rome without dropping a set.
This marked the first time that the same players contested the finals of both
Madrid
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and Rome consecutively in the same year (since the women's event in Madrid was created in
2009
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). This also marked the first time in the tournament's history the Rome final was contested by the top two players in the world. Świątek and Sabalenka were the fifth and sixth players to reach the finals of both Madrid and Rome in the same year, after Dinara Safina,
Serena Williams
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,
Simona Halep
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and
Ons Jabeur
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, with Świątek joining Safina (
2009
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) and Williams (
2013
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Elena Rybakina
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was the reigning champion, but withdrew due to illness.
With Świątek, Sabalenka, and
Coco Gauff
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all reaching the semifinals, this marked the first time that the top three players in the world all reached the semifinals at the same event since the
2013 French Open
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, excluding the
WTA Finals
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.
Seeds
All
seeds
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The following are the seeded players. Seedings are based on WTA rankings as of 22 April 2024. Rankings and points before are as of 6 May 2024.
Under the 2024 WTA Rulebook, points from all combined ATP/WTA 1000 tournaments (which include Rome) are required to be counted in a player's ranking.
† The player's 2023 points did not count towards her ranking on 6 May 2024 because the 2023 tournament was not mandatory. She is defending points from a
WTA 125
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In the past (2012–2015) sometimes called the WTA Challenger seriesITF tournament instead.
Withdrawn players
The following players would have been seeded, but withdrew before the tournament began.
† The player's 2023 points did not count towards her ranking on 6 May 2024 because the 2023 tournament was not mandatory. Points for her 18th best result will be deducted instead.
Other entry information
Wild cards
Protected ranking
Withdrawals
† – not included on entry list
‡ – withdrew from entry list