Maria Sharapova was the defending champion, and she successfully defended her title, defeating Li Na in the final, 4–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–5). She did so after coming back from a set and a double break deficit in the second set, and saving a match point in the third set, in the final.
Li Na was the defending women's singles tournament champion, but lost to Serena Williams in the semifinals.
Serena Williams successfully defended her title, beating Li Na in the final, 7–5, 6–1. This was Williams' record seventh Miami title, and was Li's last tournament final before her retirement later in 2014.
Karolína Plíšková was the defending champion, but chose not to participate this year.
Olga Govortsova was the defending champion, but chose to compete in Pelham instead.
Anna Karolína Schmiedlová was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Beatriz Haddad Maia.
The 2019 FineMark Women's Pro Tennis Championship was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the first edition of the tournament which was part of the 2019 ITF Women's World Tennis Tour. It took place in Bonita Springs, Florida, United States between 6 and 12 May 2019.
Simona Halep was the defending champion, but she retired in the quarterfinals against Marie Bouzková.
This article displays the qualifying draw for women's singles at the 2020 Australian Open.
Wang Yafan was the defending champion, but lost to compatriot Wang Xiyu in the first round.
Garbiñe Muguruza was the two-time defending champion, but chose not to participate.
The 2020 Top Seed Open was a professional women's tennis tournament that was played on outdoor hard courts at the Top Seed Tennis Club in Nicholasville, near Lexington, Kentucky. It was a WTA International-class tournament on the 2020 WTA Tour, and was the first American tournament of the Tour to be played since its suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Madison Keys was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Ons Jabeur.
This article displays the qualifying draw for women's singles at the 2021 Australian Open.
Veronika Kudermetova was the defending champion from 2019, when the tournament was last held as a WTA 125K series event, but she chose to compete in Dubai instead.
Elina Svitolina was the defending champion, but decided not to participate.
Iga Świątek defeated Karolína Plíšková in the final, 6–0, 6–0, to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2021 Italian Open. It was Świątek's first WTA 1000 singles title, and the 13 points Świątek lost in the championship match is the fewest on record in a WTA 1000 final; Serena Williams previously held the record, from the 2015 Miami Open final. This was the first WTA singles final to be resolved with a 'double bagel' scoreline since Simona Halep defeated Anastasija Sevastova at the 2016 Bucharest Open, and was just the tenth such final in WTA history. With the win, Świątek broke into the top 10 of the WTA rankings for the first time.
Ashleigh Barty defeated Karolína Plíšková in the final, 6–3, 6–7(4–7), 6–3 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 2021 Wimbledon Championships. She became the first Australian to win the title since Evonne Goolagong Cawley in 1980, the first top seed to win the title since Serena Williams in 2016 and the first to do so at any major since Simona Halep at the 2018 French Open. Barty's victory made her the fourth player, following Ann Jones, Martina Hingis and Amélie Mauresmo, to win the women's singles title after previously winning the girls' singles title. She retained the WTA No. 1 singles ranking by reaching the semifinals, with Aryna Sabalenka having also been in contention for the top ranking.
This was the first edition of the event.
Caroline Garcia defeated Petra Kvitová in the final, 6–2, 6–4, to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2022 Cincinnati Masters. It was her third WTA 1000 title, and her first since 2017. Garcia was the first qualifier to make the finals and win a WTA 1000 event.
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