2021 Western & Southern Open – Women's singles
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Ashleigh Barty defeated Jil Teichmann in the final, 6–3, 6–1 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2021 Cincinnati Masters. Barty did not drop a set en route to her first Cincinnati Masters title.[1] It was her fifth and last title of the season, her third WTA 1000 title, and her 13th career WTA Tour singles title.[2]
Women's singles | |||||||
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2021 Western & Southern Open | |||||||
Final | |||||||
Champion | Ashleigh Barty | ||||||
Runner-up | Jil Teichmann | ||||||
Score | 6–3, 6–1 | ||||||
Details | |||||||
Draw | 56 (8 Q / 5 WC ) | ||||||
Seeds | 16 | ||||||
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Victoria Azarenka was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to Barty.[3]
Angelique Kerber contested her 1000th match in her professional career in the quarterfinals against Petra Kvitová; she won the match after Kvitová retired.[citation needed]
This was the final tournament in which former world No. 4 and British No. 1 Johanna Konta competed before her retirement. She was defeated in the first round by Karolína Muchová.