WTA Rome 2021 Draw, Results & Schedule

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Iga Swiatek won the 2021 Rome, defeating Karolina Pliskova 6-0 6-0 in the final. The WTA 1000 event was played on clay courts in Rome, Italy, from May 10 to May 16, 2021.

Champion
Iga Swiatek
def. Karolina Pliskova , 6-0 6-0
Dates
May 10 — May 16
Location
Rome, Italy
Category
WTA 1000
Surface
Clay
Prize money
$1,835,490
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DateRoundWinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch
F (1)
May 16, 2021* F Iga Swiatek #15 6-0 6-0 Karolina Pliskova #9 H2H Match data
SF (2)
May 15, 2021* SF Karolina Pliskova #9 6-1 3-6 6-2 Petra Martic #25 H2H Match data
May 15, 2021* SF Iga Swiatek #15 7-6(3) 6-3 Coco Gauff #35 H2H Match data
QF (4)
May 15, 2021* QF Karolina Pliskova #9 4-6 7-5 7-6(1) Jelena Ostapenko #49 H2H Match data
May 15, 2021* QF Coco Gauff #35 4-6 1-2 (ret.) Ashleigh Barty #1 H2H Match data
May 15, 2021* QF Petra Martic #25 7-5 6-4 Jessica Pegula #31 H2H Match data
May 15, 2021* QF Iga Swiatek #15 6-2 7-5 Elina Svitolina #6 H2H Match data
R16 (8)
May 14, 2021* R16 Petra Martic #25 3-6 6-1 6-2 Nadia Podoroska #44 H2H Match data
May 14, 2021* R16 Coco Gauff #35 7-5 6-3 Aryna Sabalenka #4 H2H Match data
May 14, 2021* R16 Jessica Pegula #31 6-2 6-4 Ekaterina Alexandrova #33 H2H Match data
May 14, 2021* R16 Elina Svitolina #6 6-4 6-2 Garbiñe Muguruza #12 H2H Match data
May 14, 2021* R16 Karolina Pliskova #9 7-5 6-3 Vera Zvonareva #113 H2H Match data
May 14, 2021* R16 Iga Swiatek #15 3-6 7-6(5) 7-5 Barbora Krejcikova #40 H2H Match data
May 14, 2021* R16 Ashleigh Barty #1 6-3 6-3 Veronika Kudermetova #28 H2H Match data
May 14, 2021* R16 Jelena Ostapenko #49 4-6 6-3 6-4 Angelique Kerber #26 H2H Match data
R32 (16)
May 13, 2021* R32 Ekaterina Alexandrova #33 (w/o) Jennifer Brady #13 H2H Match data
May 13, 2021* R32 Garbiñe Muguruza #12 2-6 6-0 7-5 Bernarda Pera #69 H2H Match data
May 13, 2021* R32 Barbora Krejcikova #40 6-1 6-4 Sofia Kenin #5 H2H Match data
May 13, 2021* R32 Petra Martic #25 7-5 6-3 Kristina Mladenovic #53 H2H Match data
May 13, 2021* R32 Vera Zvonareva #113 6-4 3-6 6-4 Petra Kvitova #10 H2H Match data
May 13, 2021* R32 Jessica Pegula #31 7-6(2) 6-2 Naomi Osaka #2 H2H Match data
May 13, 2021* R32 Aryna Sabalenka #4 7-5 6-1 Sara Sorribes Tormo #51 H2H Match data
May 13, 2021* R32 Ashleigh Barty #1 6-4 6-1 Yaroslava Shvedova #665 H2H Match data
May 13, 2021* R32 Jelena Ostapenko #49 6-2 7-6(3) Ajla Tomljanovic #80 H2H Match data
May 13, 2021* R32 Karolina Pliskova #9 6-2 6-3 Anastasija Sevastova #47 H2H Match data
May 13, 2021* R32 Veronika Kudermetova #28 6-4 6-4 Caroline Garcia #56 H2H Match data
May 13, 2021* R32 Angelique Kerber #26 1-6 3-3 (ret.) Simona Halep #3 H2H Match data
May 13, 2021* R32 Elina Svitolina #6 2-6 6-3 6-4 Amanda Anisimova #39 H2H Match data
May 13, 2021* R32 Nadia Podoroska #44 7-6(6) 7-5 Serena Williams #8 H2H Match data
May 13, 2021* R32 Coco Gauff #35 6-1 1-6 6-1 Maria Sakkari #19 H2H Match data
May 13, 2021* R32 Iga Swiatek #15 7-5 6-1 Madison Keys #23 H2H Match data
R64 (24)
May 12, 2021* R64 Petra Kvitova #10 1-6 6-0 6-2 Magda Linette #46 H2H Match data
May 12, 2021* R64 Caroline Garcia #56 7-6(8) 6-2 Elisabetta Cocciaretto #111 H2H Match data
May 12, 2021* R64 Kristina Mladenovic #53 6-3 6-4 Belinda Bencic #11 H2H Match data
May 12, 2021* R64 Madison Keys #23 4-6 6-2 7-5 Sloane Stephens #65 H2H Match data
May 12, 2021* R64 Ajla Tomljanovic #80 6-4 6-2 Marketa Vondrousova #21 H2H Match data
May 12, 2021* R64 Petra Martic #25 5-7 6-3 6-4 Shelby Rogers #43 H2H Match data
May 12, 2021* R64 Coco Gauff #35 7-5 4-6 6-4 Yulia Putintseva #34 H2H Match data
May 12, 2021* R64 Jelena Ostapenko #49 6-3 6-1 Johanna Konta #18 H2H Match data
May 12, 2021* R64 Maria Sakkari #19 7-6(6) 3-6 6-2 Polona Hercog #74 H2H Match data
May 12, 2021* R64 Bernarda Pera #69 6-3 6-2 Tamara Zidansek #77 H2H Match data
May 12, 2021* R64 Sara Sorribes Tormo #51 7-6(4) 6-7(7) 7-5 Camila Giorgi #83 H2H Match data
May 12, 2021* R64 Veronika Kudermetova #28 4-6 6-2 6-3 Elise Mertens #14 H2H Match data
May 12, 2021* R64 Yaroslava Shvedova #665 0-6 7-6(4) 7-6(6) Martina Trevisan #97 H2H Match data
May 12, 2021* R64 Jennifer Brady #13 6-1 6-4 Shuai Zhang #41 H2H Match data
May 12, 2021* R64 Angelique Kerber #26 6-2 7-5 Alizé Cornet #60 H2H Match data
May 12, 2021* R64 Garbiñe Muguruza #12 6-1 6-2 Patricia Maria Tig #64 H2H Match data
May 12, 2021* R64 Amanda Anisimova #39 7-5 6-3 Qiang Wang #48 H2H Match data
May 12, 2021* R64 Jessica Pegula #31 7-5 6-3 Daria Kasatkina #37 H2H Match data
May 12, 2021* R64 Anastasija Sevastova #47 3-6 6-1 6-3 Jil Teichmann #54 H2H Match data
May 12, 2021* R64 Nadia Podoroska #44 2-6 7-6(3) 6-1 Laura Siegemund #55 H2H Match data
May 12, 2021* R64 Vera Zvonareva #113 6-3 6-0 Christina Mchale #94 H2H Match data
May 12, 2021* R64 Iga Swiatek #15 5-4 (ret.) Alison Riske-Amritraj #27 H2H Match data
May 12, 2021* R64 Ekaterina Alexandrova #33 6-3 6-1 Marta Kostyuk #79 H2H Match data
May 12, 2021* R64 Barbora Krejcikova #40 6-2 6-0 Saisai Zheng #58 H2H Match data
Q2 Q (8)
May 9, 2021 Q2 Q Tamara Zidansek #80 6-4 7-5 Sloane Stephens #51 H2H Match data
May 9, 2021 Q2 Q Ajla Tomljanovic #78 6-7(5) 6-3 6-2 Laura Siegemund #59 H2H Match data
May 9, 2021 Q2 Q Christina Mchale #90 6-3 2-6 6-2 Patricia Maria Tig #64 H2H Match data
May 9, 2021 Q2 Q Vera Zvonareva #114 6-2 7-5 Kristina Mladenovic #55 H2H Match data
May 9, 2021 Q2 Q Alizé Cornet #60 6-2 7-6(5) Andrea Petkovic #109 H2H Match data
May 9, 2021 Q2 Q Marta Kostyuk #77 7-5 6-3 Nao Hibino #82 H2H Match data
May 9, 2021 Q2 Q Bernarda Pera #70 6-4 6-1 Anastasia Potapova #76 H2H Match data
May 9, 2021 Q2 Q Polona Hercog #73 6-2 6-3 Sara Errani #113 H2H Match data
Q1 Q (16)
May 8, 2021 Q1 Q Sloane Stephens #51 6-3 6-4 Aliona Bolsova #105 H2H Match data
May 8, 2021 Q1 Q Tamara Zidansek #80 6-1 6-1 Bianca Turati #262 H2H Match data
May 8, 2021 Q1 Q Laura Siegemund #59 6-3 6-3 Elena Vesnina #759 H2H Match data
May 8, 2021 Q1 Q Kristina Mladenovic #55 6-3 2-6 6-2 Leonie Kung #152 H2H Match data
May 8, 2021 Q1 Q Vera Zvonareva #114 4-6 6-3 6-3 Misaki Doi #79 H2H Match data
May 8, 2021 Q1 Q Patricia Maria Tig #64 0-6 6-3 7-6(4) Yafan Wang #122 H2H Match data
May 8, 2021 Q1 Q Alizé Cornet #60 7-6(7) 6-7(4) 6-4 Giulia Gatto-Monticone #170 H2H Match data
May 8, 2021 Q1 Q Christina Mchale #90 7-6(2) 6-4 Leylah Fernandez #72 H2H Match data
May 8, 2021 Q1 Q Andrea Petkovic #109 6-4 5-7 6-3 Irina-Camelia Begu #75 H2H Match data
May 8, 2021 Q1 Q Ajla Tomljanovic #78 2-6 6-2 6-3 Tereza Martincova #95 H2H Match data
May 8, 2021 Q1 Q Sara Errani #113 6-3 6-2 Heather Watson #69 H2H Match data
May 8, 2021 Q1 Q Nao Hibino #82 6-2 6-0 Su-Wei Hsieh #65 H2H Match data
May 8, 2021 Q1 Q Marta Kostyuk #77 6-4 6-0 Nuria Brancaccio #592 H2H Match data
May 8, 2021 Q1 Q Polona Hercog #73 6-4 6-3 Lucia Bronzetti #289 H2H Match data
May 8, 2021 Q1 Q Anastasia Potapova #76 6-4 7-6(1) Margarita Gasparyan #98 H2H Match data
May 8, 2021 Q1 Q Bernarda Pera #70 6-3 6-4 Liudmila Samsonova #108 H2H Match data

Most Titles

PlayerTitles
Conchita Martínez 4
Gabriela Sabatini 4
Serena Williams 4
Elina Svitolina 3
Iga Swiatek 3

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SeasonSurfaceWinnerScoreRunner-upH2HMatch
2026 Clay Elina Svitolina 6-4 6-7(3) 6-2 Coco Gauff H2H Match data
2025 Clay Jasmine Paolini 6-4 6-2 Coco Gauff H2H Match data
2024 Clay Iga Swiatek 6-2 6-3 Aryna Sabalenka H2H Match data
2023 Clay Elena Rybakina 6-4 1-0 (ret.) Anhelina Kalinina H2H Match data
2022 Clay Iga Swiatek 6-2 6-2 Ons Jabeur H2H Match data

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Rome held?
Rome is held in Rome, Italy.
Who won the most recent Rome?
The 2026 Rome was won by Elina Svitolina 6-4 6-7(3) 6-2.
Who has won the most Rome titles?
Conchita Martínez has won 4 Rome titles, the most by any player in the Open Era (since 1968).
When was the first Rome played?
The first edition of Rome was held in 1930.
What surface is Rome played on?
Rome is played on clay courts.