| Singles | |
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| 2021 Silicon Valley Classic | |
| Champion |  Danielle Collins |
| Runner-up |  Daria Kasatkina |
| Final score | 6–3, 6–7(10–12), 6–1 |
| Draw | 28 |
| Seeds | 8 |
Zheng Saisai was the reigning champion [1] but chose not to participate.
Danielle Collins won the title, her second consecutive singles title on the WTA Tour, defeating Daria Kasatkina in the final, 6–3, 6–7(10–12), 6–1.
Elise Mertens (semifinals)
Elena Rybakina (quarterfinals) Madison Keys (second round) Daria Kasatkina (final) Veronika Kudermetova (withdrew)
Petra Martić (second round) Danielle Collins (champion) Yulia Putintseva (quarterfinals) Alison Riske (second round)| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Elise Mertens | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Daria Kasatkina | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Daria Kasatkina | 3 | 712 | 1 | |||||||||
| 7 | Danielle Collins | 6 | 610 | 6 | |||||||||
| Q | Ana Konjuh | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 7 | Danielle Collins | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | E Mertens | 6 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 K Mladenovic | 6 | 6 | K Mladenovic | 2 | 6 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q |  N-l Han | 4 | 4 | 1 | E Mertens | 6 | 710 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 A Tomljanović | 1 | 7 | 7 | 8 | Y Putintseva | 3 | 68 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| A Anisimova | 6 | 5 | 5 | A Tomljanović | 6 | 5 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| D Vekić | 5 | 3 | 8 | Y Putintseva | 3 | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Y Putintseva | 7 | 6 | 1 | E Mertens | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | D Kasatkina | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | D Kasatkina | 3 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | E Bektas | 3 | 4 | C Garcia | 6 | 5 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| C Garcia | 6 | 6 | 4 | D Kasatkina | 6 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 M Linette | 6 | 6 | M Linette | 4 | 6 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q |  L Pattinama Kerkhove | 3 | 3 | M Linette | 7 | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 A Sevastova | 3 | 3 | 6 | P Martić | 5 | 65 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | P Martić | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | A Riske | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PR | C Vandeweghe | 3 | 4 | 9 | A Riske | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 M Bouzková | 5 | 6 | 5 | Q | A Konjuh | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | A Konjuh | 7 | 3 | 7 | Q | A Konjuh | 3 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| WC |  E Raducanu | 3 | 2 |  S Zhang | 6 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| S Zhang | 6 | 6 | S Zhang | 7 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | M Keys | 5 | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | A Konjuh | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | D Collins | 6 | 6 | 7 | D Collins | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| S Rogers | 4 | 3 | 7 | D Collins | 3 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| C McNally | 4 | 2 | S Stephens | 6 | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| S Stephens | 6 | 6 | 7 | D Collins | 77 | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 D Yastremska | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | E Rybakina | 65 | 64 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | C Liu | 6 | 4 | 6 | WC | C Liu | 6 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | E Rybakina | 2 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Anastasia Potapova (qualifying competition) Kristie Ahn (first round) Caty McNally (moved to main draw) Ana Konjuh (qualified) Arina Rodionova (first round) Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove (qualified) Valeria Savinykh (first round)
Mayo Hibi (first round)| First round | Qualifying competition | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Anastasia Potapova | 2 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||
| Danielle Lao | 6 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 1 | Anastasia Potapova | 77 | 5 | 5 | |||||||||
| 6 | Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove | 64 | 7 | 7 | |||||||||
 Carol Zhao | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 6 | Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| First round | Qualifying competition | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Kristie Ahn | 3 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||
| Han Na-lae | 6 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Han Na-lae | 6 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||
| WC | Ashlyn Krueger | 1 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||
| WC | Ashlyn Krueger | 6 | 77 | ||||||||||
| 7 | Valeria Savinykh | 1 | 62 | ||||||||||
| First round | Qualifying competition | ||||||||||||
| Alt | Emina Bektas | 6 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||
| Katie Volynets | 4 | 6 | 3 | ||||||||||
| Alt | Emina Bektas | 6 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||
| Ellen Perez | 4 | 7 | 4 | ||||||||||
| Ellen Perez | 6 | 62 | 7 | ||||||||||
| 8 | Mayo Hibi | 2 | 77 | 5 | |||||||||
| First round | Qualifying competition | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Ana Konjuh | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Eri Hozumi | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Ana Konjuh | 6 | 77 | ||||||||||
| WC | Robin Montgomery | 3 | 62 | ||||||||||
| WC | Robin Montgomery | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 5 | Arina Rodionova | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||
Serena Williams was the two-time defending champion and successfully defended her title, beating Carla Suárez Navarro in the final, 6–2, 6–0. Williams won the title for the record 8th time in her career. This is also the second to last WTA tournament played by Nicole Vaidišová, who received a wildcard and lost to Simona Halep in the second round.
Simona Halep was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Serena Williams.
Venus Williams was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to Svetlana Kuznetsova.
Svetlana Kuznetsova was the defending champion and successfully defended her title, defeating Daria Gavrilova in the final, 6–2, 6–1.
Simona Halep was the two-time defending champion, but lost to Karolína Plíšková in the quarterfinals.
Elina Svitolina was the defending champion, but lost to Sloane Stephens in the semifinals.
Mihaela Buzărnescu was the defending champion, but lost to Daria Kasatkina in the first round.
Zheng Saisai was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Ajla Tomljanović.
Duan Yingying and Wang Yafan were the defending champions, but Wang chose to compete in Nanchang instead. Duan played alongside Zheng Saisai, but lost in the first round to Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove and Bibiane Schoofs.
Wang Qiang was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Peng Shuai.
This was the first edition of the event.
The Phillip Island Trophy was a new addition to the WTA Tour in 2021.
Daria Kasatkina won the women's singles title at the 2021 St. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy, after Margarita Gasparyan retired from the final with the scoreline at 6–3, 2–1.
This was the first edition of the tournament.
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 women’s champion at Wimbledon since Evonne Goolagong Cawley in 1980, the first top seed to win the title since Serena Williams in 2016 and the first 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.
Johanna Konta defeated Zhang Shuai in the final, 6–2, 6–1, to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2021 Nottingham Open. The win earned Konta her fourth career singles title, her first since 2017, and made her the first British player to win a WTA Tour singles title on home soil since Sue Barker in 1981. This would also be Konta's final title before she announced her retirement in December 2021 due to a long-term knee injury.
Paula Badosa defeated Victoria Azarenka in the final, 7–6(7–5), 2–6, 7–6(7–2), to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2021 Indian Wells Masters. At three hours and four minutes, the final was the longest women's final contested at Indian Wells. By winning the title, Badosa became the first Spanish woman to win the tournament. This was her first WTA 1000 title and her second career WTA singles title overall. Azarenka was aiming to become the first woman to win the title at Indian Wells three times.
This was the first edition of the tournament.
This was the first edition of the tournament.
Zhang Shuai defeated wildcard Dayana Yastremska in the final, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 to win the Singles title at the 2022 WTA Lyon Open. It was her first title since 2017. Yastremska was participating in her first event since fleeing her native country of Ukraine due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
| Grand Slam events | |
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| WTA 1000 tournaments | |
| WTA 500 tournaments | |
| WTA 250 tournaments |
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| Team events | |
Bold denotes the mandatory tournaments (WTA 1000)  – Tournaments are affected by the COVID-19 pandemic * – Tournaments are introduced due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic | |