Ashleigh Barty finished the year as world No. 1 for the third time in her career. She won five tournaments during the season, including a major at the Wimbledon Championships. She also won two WTA 1000 events.
Details
Duration
6 January – 17 November 2021
Edition
51st
Categories
Grand Slam (4)
WTA Finals
Summer Olympics
WTA 1000 (7)
WTA 500 (15)
WTA 250 (29)
Achievements (singles)
Most tournament titles
Ashleigh Barty (5)
Most tournament finals
Anett Kontaveit (7)
Prize money leader
Ashleigh Barty ($3,945,182)
Points leader
Ashleigh Barty (6,411)
Awards
Player of the year
Ashleigh Barty
Doubles team of the year
Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková
Most improved player of the year
Barbora Krejčíková
Newcomer of the year
Emma Raducanu
Comeback player of the year
Carla Suárez Navarro
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Naomi Osaka won her fourth major title and second Australian Open title, defeating Jennifer Brady in the final. Barbora Krejčíková won her first major singles title at the French Open, defeating Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the final. Ashleigh Barty won her second major singles title at Wimbledon, defeating Karolína Plíšková in the final. Emma Raducanu won her first major title at the US Open, defeating Leylah Fernandez in the final and becoming the first qualifier, man or woman, to win a major title.
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