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Western & Southern Open - Cincinnati 2021 Tournament Results
In brief
Western & Southern Open - Cincinnati 2021 is a WTA 1000 tournament on the WTA tour that started on August 16, 2021. The tournament is under way; latest round with results: Semifinal. The draw features 29 players from 19 countries. Best represented: Czechia (4). 23 matches played, 6 tie-breaks and 2 retirements.
Bracket
Roll of honour
| Year | Champion | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Cori Gauff | Jessica Pegula 6-2 6-4 |
| 2025 |  Iga Swiatek |  Jasmine Paolini 7-5 6-4 |
| 2024 |  Aryna Sabalenka | Jessica Pegula 6-3 7-5 |
| 2023 | Cori Gauff |  Karolina Muchova 6-3 6-4 |
The tournament in numbers
- Matches played
- 23
- Tie-breaks
- 6
- Matches to a deciding set
- 4
- 6-0 sets
- 2
- Retirements
- 2
Most games in a match: Paula Badosa Gibert-Aryna Sabalenka, 5-7 6-2 7-6(4) (33 games).
Countries in the draw
| Country | Players | Best result | Still in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Czechia | 4 | Semifinal | 1 |
| United States | 3 | Round of 16 | 0 |
| Belarus | 3 | R32 | 1 |
 Switzerland | 2 | Final | 1 |
 Kazakhstan | 2 | Round of 16 | 0 |
 Russia | 2 | R32 | 1 |
 Spain | 1 | Quarterfinal | 0 |
 Japan | 1 | Round of 16 | 0 |
 Belgium | 1 | R32 | 0 |
 Canada | 1 | R32 | 0 |
Plus 9 more countries.
R64
| Winner | Loser | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Belinda Bencic | Marketa Vondrousova | 6-3 7-5 |
| Victoria Azarenka | Liudmila Samsonova | 6-2 6-3 |
| Veronika Kudermetova | Jasmine Paolini | 6-3 6-2 |
| Barbora Krejcikova |  Daria Kasatkina | 6-3 6-2 |
 Dayana Yastremska | Caty McNally | 7-6(3) 7-6(1) |
 Heather Watson | Aliaksandra Sasnovich | 6-2 3-6 6-1 |
| Elise Mertens |  Nadia Podoroska | 6-3 6-4 |
| Jil Teichmann |  Sorana Cirstea | 6-2 6-0 |
 Jelena Ostapenko |  Tamara Zidansek | 7-5 6-1 |
| Yulia Putintseva |  Shuai Zhang | 6-2 6-0 |
R32
| Winner | Loser | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Paula Badosa Gibert | Aryna Sabalenka | 5-7 6-2 7-6(4) |
| Elena Rybakina | Elise Mertens | 6-3 6-2 |
| Karolina Muchova | Bianca Vanessa Andreescu | 6-4 6-2 |
| Barbora Krejcikova | Dayana Yastremska | 6-1 7-6(5) |
| Karolina Pliskova | Yulia Putintseva | 6-3 6-2 |
| Naomi Osaka | Cori Gauff | 4-6 6-3 6-4 |
Round of 16
| Winner | Loser | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Belinda Bencic | Karolina Muchova | ret. 7-5 2-1 ret. |
| Karolina Pliskova | Jessica Pegula | 6-4 7-6(5) |
| Jil Teichmann | Naomi Osaka | 3-6 6-3 6-3 |
| Paula Badosa Gibert | Elena Rybakina | 6-2 7-6(5) |
Quarterfinal
| Winner | Loser | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Karolina Pliskova | Paula Badosa Gibert | ret. 7-5 2-0 ret. |
| Jil Teichmann | Belinda Bencic | 6-3 6-2 |
Semifinal
| Winner | Loser | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Jil Teichmann | Karolina Pliskova | 6-2 6-4 |