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2021 Ashleigh Barty tennis season

Barty playing at the 2019 Wimbledon Championships
Full name	Ashleigh Barty
Country	Australia
Calendar prize money	$3,945,182
Singles
Season record	42–8
Calendar titles	5
Year-end ranking	No. 1
Ranking change from previous year
Grand Slam & significant results
Australian Open	QF
French Open	2R
Wimbledon	W
US Open	3R
Championships	A
Olympic Games	1R
Doubles
Season record	7–1
Calendar titles	1
Year-end ranking	No. 102
Ranking change from previous year	87
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	2R
French Open	A
Wimbledon	A
US Open	A
WTA Championships	DNQ
Olympic Games	QF
Mixed doubles
Season record	2–1
Olympic Games	Bronze medal
Injuries
Injuries	Hip injury
Last updated on: 15 November 2021.
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The 2021 Ashleigh Barty tennis season officially began on 1 February 2021 as the start of the 2021 WTA Tour. Ashleigh Barty entered the season as world number 1 player in singles after an 11-month hiatus following the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the 2020 WTA Tour.

All matches

Singles matches

Tournament	Match	Round	Opponent	Rank	Result	Score
Yarra Valley Classic Melbourne, Australia WTA 500 Hard, outdoor 1 February 2021 – 7 February 2021	–	1R	Bye
	1	2R	Ana Bogdan	93	Win	6–3, 6–3
	2	3R	Marie Bouzková (16)	52	Win	6–0, 4–6, 6–3
	3	QF	Shelby Rogers	60	Win	7–5, 2–6,
	–	SF	Serena Williams (5)	11	Walkover	—
	4	W	Garbiñe Muguruza (6)	15	Win (1)	7–6, 6–4
Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam Hard, outdoor 8 February 2021 – 21 February 2021	5	1R	Danka Kovinić	82	Win	6–0, 6–0
	6	2R	Daria Gavrilova (WC)	387	Win	6–1, 7–6
	7	3R	Ekaterina Alexandrova (29)	32	Win	6–2, 6–4
	8	4R	Shelby Rogers	57	Win	6–3, 6–4
	9	QF	Karolína Muchová (25)	27	Loss	6–1, 3–6, 2–6
Adelaide International Adelaide, Australia WTA 500 Hard, outdoor 22 February 2021 – 28 February 2021	–	1R	Bye
	10	2R	Danielle Collins	37	Loss	3–6, 4–6
Miami Open Miami Gardens, United States WTA 1000 Hard, outdoor 22 March 2021 – 4 April 2021	–	1R	Bye
	11	2R	Kristína Kučová	149	Win	6–3, 4–6, 7–5
	12	3R	Jeļena Ostapenko	54	Win	6–3, 6–2
	13	4R	Victoria Azarenka (14)	15	Win	6–1, 1–6, 6–2
	14	QF	Aryna Sabalenka (7)	8	Win	6–4, 6–7, 6–3
	15	SF	Elina Svitolina (5)	5	Win	6–3, 6–3
	16	W	Bianca Andreescu (8)	9	Win (2)	6–3, 4–0 retired
Charleston Open Charleston, United States WTA 500 Clay, outdoor 5 April 2021 – 11 April 2021	–	1R	Bye
	17	2R	Misaki Doi	82	Win	6–1, 6–2
	18	3R	Shelby Rogers	52	Win	7–6, 4–6, 6–4
	19	QF	Paula Badosa	71	Loss	4–6, 3–6
Stuttgart Open Stuttgart, Germany WTA 500 Clay, indoor 19 April 2021 – 25 April 2021	–	1R	Bye
	20	2R	Laura Siegemund	58	Win	6–0, 7–5
	21	QF	Karolína Plíšková (6)	9	Win	2–6, 6–1, 7–5
	22	SF	Elina Svitolina (4)	5	Win	4–6, 7–6, 6–2
	23	W	Aryna Sabalenka (5)	7	Win (3)	3–6, 6–0, 6–3
Madrid Open Madrid, Spain WTA 1000 Clay, outdoor 26 April 2021 – 9 May 2021	24	1R	Shelby Rogers	43	Win	6–2, 6–1
	25	2R	Tamara Zidanšek	80	Win	6–4, 1–6, 6–3
	26	3R	Iga Świątek (14)	17	Win	7–5, 6–4
	27	QF	Petra Kvitová (9)	12	Win	6–1, 3–6, 6–3
	28	SF	Paula Badosa (WC)	62	Win	6–4, 6–3
	29	F	Aryna Sabalenka (5)	7	Loss (1)	0–6, 6–3, 4–6
Italian Open Rome, Italy WTA 1000 Clay, outdoor 10 May 2021 – 16 May 2021	–	1R	Bye
	30	2R	Yaroslava Shvedova (PR)	665	Win	6–4, 6–1
	31	3R	Veronika Kudermetova	28	Win	6–3, 6–3
	32	QF	Coco Gauff (25)	35	Loss	6–4, 2–1 retired
French Open Paris, France Grand Slam Clay, outdoor 31 May 2021 – 13 June 2021	33	1R	Bernarda Pera	70	Win	6–4, 3–6, 6–2
	34	2R	Magda Linette	45	Loss	1–6, 2–2 retired
The Championships, Wimbledon London, Great Britain Grand Slam Grass, outdoor 28 June 2021 – 12 July 2021	35	1R	Carla Suárez Navarro (PR)	138	Win	6–1, 6–7, 6–1
	36	2R	Anna Blinkova	89	Win	6–4, 6–3
	37	3R	Kateřina Siniaková	64	Win	6–3, 7–5
	38	4R	Barbora Krejčíková (14)	17	Win	7–5, 6–3
	39	QF	Ajla Tomljanović	75	Win	6–1, 6–3
	40	SF	Angelique Kerber (25)	28	Win	6–3, 7–6
	41	W	Karolína Plíšková (8)	13	Win (4)	6–3, 6–7, 6–3
Summer Olympics Tokyo, Japan Olympic Games Hard, outdoor 24 July 2021 – 31 July 2021	42	1R	Sara Sorribes Tormo	47	Loss	4–6, 3–6
Cincinnati Open Mason, United States WTA 1000 Hard, outdoor 16 August 2021 – 22 August 2021	–	1R	Bye
	43	2R	Heather Watson (Q)	67	Win	6–4, 7–6
	44	3R	Victoria Azarenka (14)	14	Win	6–0, 6–2
	45	QF	Barbora Krejčíková (9)	10	Win	6–2, 6–4
	46	SF	Angelique Kerber	22	Win	6–2, 7–5
	47	W	Jil Teichmann (WC)	76	Win (5)	6–3, 6–1
US Open New York, United States Grand Slam Hard, outdoor 30 August 2021 – 12 September 2021	48	1R	Vera Zvonareva	101	Win	6–1, 7–6
	49	2R	Clara Tauson	77	Win	6–1, 7–5
	50	3R	Shelby Rogers	43	Loss	2–6, 6–1, 6–7

Doubles matches

Tournament	Match	Round	Opponent	Rank	Result	Score
Yarra Valley Classic Melbourne, Australia WTA 500 Hard, outdoor 1 February 2021 – 7 February 2021 Partner: Jennifer Brady	1	1R	Sharon Fichman / Giuliana Olmos	57 / 60	Win	7–6, 6–1
	2	2R	Christina McHale / Ons Jabeur	133 / 218	Win	6–2, 6–3
	3	QF	Nicole Melichar / Demi Schuurs (2)	11 / 12	Loss	5–7, 4–6
Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam Hard, outdoor 8 February 2021 – 21 February 2021 Partner: Jennifer Brady	4	1R	Abbie Myers / Ivana Popovic	284 / 386	Win	6–2, 6–4
	–	2R	Aryna Sabalenka / Elise Mertens (2)	5 / 6	Withdrew	—
Stuttgart Open Stuttgart, Germany WTA 500 Clay, indoor 19 April 2021 – 25 April 2021 Partner: Jennifer Brady	5	1R	Sabrina Santamaria / Kaitlyn Christian	60 / 62	Win	6–3, 6–1
	6	QF	Xu Yifan / Zhang Shuai (2)	9 / 38	Win	6–4, 6–3
	7	SF	Wang Yafan / Vivian Heisen	76 / 188	Win	6–1, 7–5
	8	W	Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Desirae Krawczyk (1)	16 / 24	Win (1)	6–4, 5–7,
Summer Olympics Tokyo, Japan Olympic Games Hard, outdoor 24 July 2021 – 1 August 2021 Partner: Storm Sanders	9	1R	Makoto Ninomiya / Nao Hibino	57 / 63	Win	6–1, 6–2
	10	2R	Xu Yifan / Yang Zhaoxuan	17 / 46	Win	6–4, 6–4
	11	QF	Barbora Krejčíková / Kateřina Siniaková (1)	2 / 3	Loss	6–3, 4–6,

Mixed doubles matches

Tournament	Match	Round	Opponent	Combined Rank	Result	Score
Summer Olympics Tokyo, Japan Olympic Games Hard, outdoor 28 July 2021 – 1 August 2021 Partner: John Peers	1	1R	Nadia Podoroska / Horacio Zeballos	42	Win	6–1, 7–6
	2	QF	Maria Sakkari / Stefanos Tsitsipas (2)	23	Win	6–4, 4–6,
	3	SF	Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova / Andrey Rublev (4)	25	Loss	7–5, 4–6,
	4	B	Nina Stojanović / Novak Djokovic	50	Walkover	—

Tournament schedule

Singles schedule

Date	Tournament	Location	Category	Surface	Previous result	Previous points	New points	Outcome
1 February 2021 – 7 February 2021	Yarra Valley Classic	Australia	WTA 500	Hard	Not held	0	470	Winner defeated Garbiñe Muguruza 7–6, 6–4
8 February 2021 – 21 February 2021	Australian Open	Australia	Grand Slam	Hard	Semifinals	780	430	Quarterfinals lost to Karolína Muchová 6–1, 3–6, 2–6
22 February 2021 – 28 February 2021	Adelaide International	Australia	WTA 500	Hard	Winner	470	1	Second round lost to Danielle Collins 3–6, 4–6
22 March 2021 – 4 April 2021	Miami Open	United States	WTA 1000	Hard	Winner	1000	1000	Winner defeated Bianca Andreescu 6–3, 4–0 retired
5 April 2021 – 11 April 2021	Charleston Open	United States	WTA 500	Clay	Did not play	0	100	Quarterfinals lost to Paula Badosa 4–6, 3–6
19 April 2021 – 25 April 2021	Stuttgart Open	Germany	WTA 500	Clay (i)	Did not play	0	470	Winner defeated Aryna Sabalenka 3–6, 6–0, 6–3
26 April 2021 – 9 May 2021	Madrid Open	Spain	WTA 1000	Clay	Quarterfinals	215	650	Final lost to Aryna Sabalenka 0–6, 6–3, 4–6
10 May 2021 – 16 May 2021	Italian Open	Italy	WTA 1000	Clay	Third round	105	190	Quarterfinals lost to Coco Gauff 6–4, 2–1 retired
31 May 2021 – 13 June 2021	French Open	France	Grand Slam	Clay	Winner	2000	70	Second round lost to Magda Linette 1–6, 2–2 retired
28 June 2021 – 12 July 2021	Wimbledon Championships	Great Britain	Grand Slam	Grass	Fourth round	240	2000	Winner defeated Karolína Plíšková 6–3, 6–7, 6–3
24 July 2021 – 31 July 2021	Summer Olympics	Japan	Olympic Games	Hard	Did not play	0	0	First round lost to Sara Sorribes Tormo 4–6, 3–6
16 August 2021 – 22 August 2021	Cincinnati Open	United States	WTA 1000	Hard	Semifinals	350	900	Winner defeated Jil Teichmann 6–3, 6–1
30 August 2021 – 12 September 2021	US Open	United States	Grand Slam	Hard	Fourth round	240	130	Third round lost to Shelby Rogers 2–6, 6–1, 6–7
Total year-end points							6411

Doubles schedule

Date	Tournament	Location	Category	Surface	Previous result	Previous points	New points	Outcome
1 February 2021 – 7 February 2021	Yarra Valley Classic	Australia	WTA 500	Hard	Not held	0	100	Quarterfinals lost to Nicole Melichar / Demi Schuurs 5–7, 4–6
8 February 2021 – 21 February 2021	Australian Open	Australia	Grand Slam	Hard	Second round	70	70	Second round withdrew against Elise Mertens / Aryna Sabalenka N/A
19 April 2021 – 25 April 2021	Stuttgart Open	Germany	WTA 500	Clay (i)	Did not play	0	470	Winner defeated Desirae Krawczyk / Bethanie Mattek-Sands 6–4, 5–7,
24 July 2021 – 1 August 2021	Summer Olympics	Japan	Olympic Games	Hard	Did not play	0	0	Quarterfinals lost to Barbora Krejčíková / Kateřina Siniaková 6–3, 4–6,
Total year-end points							640

Mixed doubles schedule

Date	Tournament	Location	Category	Surface	Previous result	Outcome
28 July 2021 – 1 August 2021	Summer Olympics	Japan	Olympic Games	Hard	Did not play	Bronze medalist walkover against Nina Stojanović / Novak Djokovic N/A

Yearly records

Top 10 wins

Singles

#	Opponent	Rank	Tournament	Surface	Round	Score	ABR
1.	Aryna Sabalenka	No. 8	Miami Open, United States	Hard	Quarterfinals	6–4, 6–7, 6–3	No. 1
2.	Elina Svitolina	No. 5	Miami Open, United States	Hard	Semifinals	6–3, 6–3	No. 1
3.	Bianca Andreescu	No. 9	Miami Open, United States	Hard	Final	6–3, 4–0 ret.	No. 1
4.	Karolína Plíšková	No. 9	Stuttgart Open, Germany	Clay (i)	Quarterfinals	2–6, 6–1, 7–5	No. 1
5.	Elina Svitolina	No. 5	Stuttgart Open, Germany	Clay (i)	Semifinals	4–6, 7–6, 6–2	No. 1
6.	Aryna Sabalenka	No. 7	Stuttgart Open, Germany	Clay (i)	Final	3–6, 6–0, 6–3	No. 1
7.	Barbora Krejčíková	No. 10	Cincinnati Open, United States	Hard	Quarterfinals	6–2, 6–4	No. 1

Doubles

#	Partner	Opponents	Rank	Tournament	Surface	Round	Score	ABR
1.	Jennifer Brady	Xu Yifan Zhang Shuai	No. 9 No. 38	Stuttgart Open, Germany	Clay	Quarterfinals	6–4, 6–3	No. 23

Finals

Singles: 6 (5 titles, 1 runner-up)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Feb 2021	Yarra Valley Classic, Australia	WTA 500	Hard	Garbiñe Muguruza	7–6, 6–4
Win	2–0	Apr 2021	Miami Open, United States	WTA 1000	Hard	Bianca Andreescu	6–3, 4–0 ret.
Win	3–0	Apr 2021	Stuttgart Open, Germany	WTA 500	Clay (i)	Aryna Sabalenka	3–6, 6–0, 6–3
Loss	3–1	May 2021	Madrid Open, Spain	WTA 1000	Clay	Aryna Sabalenka	0–6, 6–3, 4–6
Win	4–1	Jul 2021	Wimbledon, United Kingdom	Grand Slam	Grass	Karolína Plíšková	6–3, 6–7, 6–3
Win	5–1	Aug 2021	Cincinnati Open, United States	WTA 1000	Hard	Jil Teichmann	6–3, 6–1

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Apr 2021	Stuttgart Open, Germany	WTA 500	Clay (i)	Jennifer Brady	Desirae Krawczyk Bethanie Mattek-Sands	6–4, 5–7,

Earnings

References

1. Hartmann, Christian (3 June 2021). "Ash Barty retires injured during French Open second-round match against Magda Linette". ABC News. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
2. "WTA prize money leaders" (PDF). Women's Tennis Association. 28 June 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2021.

External links

• Ashleigh Barty at the Women's Tennis Association
• Ashleigh Barty at the International Tennis Federation
• Ashleigh Barty at the Billie Jean King Cup
• Ashleigh Barty at Tennis Australia

• 2021 in Australian tennis
• 2021 tennis player seasons
• Ashleigh Barty tennis seasons