2021 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singlesTennis tournament← 2019 ·Wimbledon Championships· 2022 →2021 tennis event resultsAshleigh Barty defeated Karolína Plíšková in the final, 6–3, 6–7, 6–3 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 2021 Wimbledon Championships. It was her first Wimbledon title and second major singles title overall.
2023 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singlesTennis championship← 2022 ·Wimbledon Championships· 2024 →2023 tennis event resultsMarkéta Vondroušová (pictured in semifinals) won the title.Markéta Vondroušová defeated Ons Jabeur in the final, 6–4, 6–4 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships. It was her first major title, second career WTA Tour title and her first title overall since 2017.
2022 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singlesTennis championship← 2021 ·Wimbledon Championships· 2023 →2022 tennis event resultsElena Rybakina defeated Ons Jabeur in the final, 3–6, 6–2, 6–2 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships. It was her first major title, third WTA Tour–level title overall, and first career title on grass courts.
2022 US Open – Women's singlesTennis championship← 2021 ·US Open· 2023 →2022 tennis event resultsIga Świątek defeated Ons Jabeur in the final, 6–2, 7–6 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2022 US Open. It was her first US Open title and third major title overall. Świątek was the first player since Angelique Kerber in 2016 to win multiple majors in a season, having also won the French Open.
2020 Australian Open – Women's singles← 2019·Australian Open·2021 →Sofia Kenin defeated Garbiñe Muguruza in the final, 4–6, 6–2, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2020 Australian Open. It was her first major title. Kenin was the youngest Australian Open finalist since Ana Ivanovic and the youngest champion since Maria Sharapova, both in 2008. This was the first Australian Open final in the Open Era between two players ranked outside the top ten.
2022 Mutua Madrid Open – Women's singles← 2021 · Madrid Open· 2023 →2022 tennis event resultsOns Jabeur defeated Jessica Pegula in the final, 7–5, 0–6, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2022 Madrid Open. It was her first WTA 1000 title, and she became the first Arab and African woman to win a WTA 1000 title. Aryna Sabalenka was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Amanda Anisimova.
Grand Slam (tennis)Tennis term for winning all four major championshipsThe Grand Slam in tennis is the achievement of winning all four major championships in one discipline in a calendar year. In doubles, a Grand Slam may be achieved as a team or as an individual with different partners.
WTA TourThe WTA Tour (also known as the WTA Tour Driven by Mercedes-Benz for sponsorship reasons) is a worldwide top-tier tennis tour for women and organized by the Women's Tennis Association. The second-tier tour is the WTA 125 series, and third-tier is the Women's World Tennis Tour. The men's equivalent is the ATP Tour. Season format2024–presentIn 2024, the WTA made all WTA 1000 events mandatory.
Women's Tennis AssociationThe Women's Tennis Association (WTA) is the principal organizing body of women's professional tennis. The association governs the WTA Tour, which is the worldwide professional tennis tour for women, and was founded to create a better future for women's tennis. The WTA's corporate headquarters are in St. Petersburg, Florida, with its European headquarters in London and its Asia-Pacific headquarters in Beijing.2021 Birmingham Classic – SinglesOns Jabeur defeated Daria Kasatkina in the final, 7–5, 6–4, to win the singles tennis title at the 2021 Birmingham Classic. By winning her first career singles title on her third attempt, Jabeur became the first Tunisian and Arab woman to win a singles title on the WTA Tour. Ashleigh Barty was the defending champion from when the event was last held in 2019, but she chose to play in Berlin instead, where she later withdrew from due to injury.
TennisTennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent (singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket strung with a cord to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over or around a net and into the opponent's court. The objective is to manoeuvre the ball in such a way that the opponent is not able to play a valid return.
WTA 1000 tournamentsThe WTA 1000 tournaments are a category of tennis tournaments on the WTA Tour, governed by the Women's Tennis Association. The old WTA Premier Mandatory and Premier 5 tournaments merged into a single highest tier implemented in the 2021 schedule reorganization. Only four of the nine WTA 1000 tournaments were mandatory until 2024, when the category expanded to ten mandatory tournaments. The ranking points awarded to the winners of these tournaments are 1,000.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.