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defeated

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in the final, 6–2, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2024 Italian Open. It was her third title at the Italian Open in four years. Świątek was the first woman to win a third title in Rome since

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, and the youngest (as a 22-year-old) to do so since

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. Świątek did not lose a set or face a tiebreak during the tournament. This marked the first time that the same players contested the finals of both

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and Rome consecutively in the same year (since the women's event in Madrid was created in

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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 events in the same year, after

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and

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, with Świątek joining Safina (

) and Williams (

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) as the only women to win both tournaments in the same year.

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was the reigning champion, but withdrew due to illness. With Świątek, Sabalenka, and

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all reaching the semifinals, this marked the first time that the top three women's players in the world all reached the semifinals at the same event since the

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, excluding the

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Seeds

All

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received a bye into the second round.

Draw

Finals

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 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

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event held during the second week of the 2023 tournament instead.
‡ The player withdrew from the tournament in 2023, when it was non-mandatory. Points from her 18th best result will be deducted instead.
§ The player did not qualify for the main draw in 2023. Points from her 18th best result will be deducted instead.
^ The player did not qualify for the main draw in 2023. She is defending points from an ITF 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
§ – withdrew from main draw

Qualifying

Seeds

Qualifiers

Lucky losers

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

Second qualifier

Third qualifier

Fourth qualifier

Fifth qualifier

Sixth qualifier

Seventh qualifier

Eighth qualifier

Ninth qualifier

Tenth qualifier

Eleventh qualifier

Twelfth qualifier

References

External links

Qualifying draw

Main draw
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