The 2021 WTA Tour season has featured a plethora of wild winners, lung-busting rallies and miraculous hot shots. Watch the 10 wildest winners above, and take a deep dive into the best points by surface and the best match-point plays below.
The top 25 clay points of 2021
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25. Elisabetta Cocciaretto vs Reka Luca Jani, Budapest R1
24. Simona Halep vs Elise Mertens, Madrid R3
23. Sara Sorribes Tormo vs Camila Giorgi, Rome R1
22. Lauren Davis vs Sofia Kenin, Charleston 500 R2
21. Ashleigh Barty vs Yaroslava Shvedova, Rome R2
20. Natalia Vikhlyantseva vs Maryna Zanevska, Lausanne QF
19. Camila Osorio vs Stefanie Voegele, Bogota QF
18. Clara Tauson vs Ajla Tomljanovic, Charleston 250 R2
17. Yulia Putintseva vs Magda Linette, Strasbourg QF
16. Petra Martic vs Wang Qiang, Parma QF
15. Jil Teichmann vs Elina Svitolina, Madrid R1
14. Camila Osorio vs Clara Tauson, Charleston 250 QF
13. Elise Mertens vs Veronika Kudermetova, Istanbul SF
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12. Alizé Cornet vs Kristyna Pliskova, Strasbourg R1
11. Sara Errani vs Sara Sorribes Tormo, Parma R2
10. Marta Kostyuk vs Daria Kasatkina, Istanbul R2
9. Irina Bara vs Anna-Lena Friedsam, Cluj-Napoca R1
8. Irina Bara vs Kristina Kucova, Cluj-Napoca R2
7. Garbiñe Muguruza vs Bernarda Pera, Rome R2
6. Sara Sorribes Tormo vs Camila Giorgi, Rome R1
5. Wang Qiang vs Petra Martic, Parma QF
4. Venus Williams vs Jennifer Brady, Madrid R1
3. Yulia Putintseva vs Coco Gauff, Rome R1
2. Yulia Putintseva vs Kaja Juvan, Belgrade R1
1. Laura Siegemund vs Iga Swiatek, Madrid R2
The top 25 grass points of 2021
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25. Victoria Azarenka vs Yuliya Hatouka, Bad Homburg R1
24. Zhang Shuai vs Kristina Mladenovic, Nottingham QF
23. Marina Melnikova vs Katie Volynets, Nottingham R1
22. Jelena Ostapenko vs Ons Jabeur, Eastbourne R2
21. Liudmila Samsonova vs Victoria Azarenka, Berlin SF
20. Wang Xinyu vs Arina Rodionova, Nottingham R1
19. Veronika Kudermetova vs Karolina Muchova, Berlin R1
18. Elena Rybakina vs Elina Svitolina, Eastbourne R2
17. Veronika Kudermetova vs Karolina Muchova, Berlin R1
16. Harriet Dart vs Caroline Garcia, Birmingham R1
15. Nadia Podoroska vs Petra Kvitova, Bad Homburg QF
14. Nadia Podoroska vs Petra Kvitova, Bad Homburg QF
13. Wang Xinyu vs Arina Rodionova, Nottingham R1
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12. Anett Kontaveit vs Bianca Andreescu, Eastbourne R2
11. Jule Niemeier vs Belinda Bencic, Berlin R1
10. Anastasija Sevastova vs Marta Kostyuk, Eastbourne R1
9. Ons Jabeur vs Caty McNally, Birmingham R1
8. Anastasija Sevastova vs Marta Kostyuk, Eastbourne R1
7. Katerina Siniakova vs Angelique Kerber, Bad Homburg F
6. Viktorija Golubic vs Belinda Bencic, Eastbourne R2
5. Daria Kasatkina vs Ons Jabeur, Birmingham F
4. Daria Kasatkina vs Jelena Ostapenko, Eastbourne SF
2. Marta Kostyuk vs Daria Kasatkina, Birmingham R2
1. Belinda Bencic vs Petra Martic, Berlin R2
The top 25 indoor hard court points of 2021
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25. Stefanie Voegele vs Rebecca Peterson, Nur-Sultan R1
24. Nina Stojanovic vs Sorana Cirstea, Lyon R1
23. Aliaksandra Sasnovich vs Simona Halep, Linz R2
22. Emma Raducanu vs Wang Xinyu, Linz R2
21. Anna Danilina vs Kristina Mladenovic, Nur-Sultan R1
20. Viktorija Golubic vs Caroline Garcia, Lyon R2
19. Svetlana Kuznetsova vs Jaqueline Cristian, St. Petersburg QF
18. Alison Van Uytvanck vs Yulia Putintseva, Nur-Sultan F
17. Elise Mertens vs Aliaksandra Sasnovich, Luxembourg R2
16. Wang Xinyu vs Emma Raducanu, Linz R2
15. Vera Zvonareva vs Fiona Ferro, St. Petersburg R2
14. Kamilla Rakhimova vs Veronika Kudermetova, St. Petersburg R2
13. Kaja Juvan vs Jaqueline Cristian, Cluj-Napoca R1
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12. Aliaksandra Sasnovich vs Simona Halep, Linz R2
11. Anett Kontaveit vs Ekaterina Alexandrova, Moscow F
10. Veronika Kudermetova vs Kamilla Rakhimova, St. Petersburg R2
9. Anastasia Gasanova vs Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, St. Petersburg R2
8. Yulia Putintseva vs Zhang Shuai, Ostrava R1
7. Clara Tauson vs Viktorija Golubic, Lyon F
6. Simona Halep vs Elena-Gabriela Ruse, Cluj-Napoca R1
5. Kamilla Rakhimova vs Veronika Kudermetova, St. Petersburg R2
4. Iga Swiatek vs Yulia Putintseva, Ostrava R2
3. Jil Teichmann vs Alison Riske, Ostrava R2
2. Magda Linette vs Oceane Dodin, Ostrava R1
1. Anastasia Potapova vs Caroline Garcia, Ostrava R1
The top 50 outdoor hard court points of 2021
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50. Anastasija Sevastova vs Jil Teichmann, Adelaide QF
49. Ashleigh Barty vs Jil Teichmann, Cincinnati F
48. Hsieh Su-Wei vs Ons Jabeur, Chicago 500 R2
47. Sara Sorribes Tormo vs Ons Jabeur, Miami R4
46. Camila Osorio vs Viktorija Golubic, Chicago 250 R1
45. Paula Badosa vs Ons Jabeur, Indian Wells SF
44. Aryna Sabalenka vs Sloane Stephens, Montréal R2
43. Yulia Putintseva vs Jaqueline Cristian, Portoroz R1
42. Maria Sakkari vs Bianca Andreescu, Miami SF
41. Elise Mertens vs Elina Svitolina, Gippsland Trophy QF
40. Hsieh Su-Wei vs Marketa Vondrousova, Abu Dhabi R1
39. Ajla Tomljanovic vs Alizé Cornet, Gippsland Trophy R1
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38. Paula Badosa vs Victoria Azarenka, Indian Wells F
37. Viktorija Golubic vs Maria Sakkari, Indian Wells R2
36. Elise Mertens vs Jessica Pegula, Dubai QF
35. Danielle Collins vs Sloane Stephens, San Jose R2
34. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova vs Leylah Fernandez, Indian Wells R3
33. Jasmine Paolini vs Mai Hontama, Indian Wells R1
32. Katerina Siniakova vs Garbiñe Muguruza, Montréal R2
31. Angelique Kerber vs Katerina Siniakova, Indian Wells R2
30. Viktorija Golubic vs Camila Osorio, Chicago 250 R1
29. Bianca Andreescu vs Sara Sorribes Tormo, Miami QF
28. Conny Perrin vs Liang En-Shuo, Prague R1
27. Tereza Martincova vs Greet Minnen, Prague SF
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26. Garbiñe Muguruza vs Barbora Krejcikova, Cincinnati R3
25. Garbiñe Muguruza vs Anett Kontaveit, WTA Finals Guadalajara F
24. Jasmine Paolini vs Alizé Cornet, Chicago 250 R2
23. Sara Sorribes Tormo vs Bianca Andreescu, Miami QF
22. Ons Jabeur vs Paula Badosa, Indian Wells SF
21. Anna Kalinskaya vs Petra Martic, Miami R2
20. Coco Gauff vs Jil Teichmann, Gippsland Trophy R1
19. Elina Svitolina vs Camila Osorio, Tenerife R1
18. Camila Osorio vs Elina Svitolina, Tenerife R1
17. Jasmine Paolini vs Alison Riske, Portoroz F
16. Ashleigh Barty vs Garbiñe Muguruza, Yarra Valley Classic F
15. Zheng Saisai vs Clara Tauson, Tenerife R2
14. Hsieh Su-Wei vs Madison Brengle, Indian Wells R1
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13. Caty McNally vs Sloane Stephens, San Jose R1
12. Leylah Fernandez vs Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Indian Wells R3
11. Belinda Bencic vs Coco Gauff, Adelaide SF
10. Belinda Bencic vs Coco Gauff, Adelaide SF
9. Elina Svitolina vs Camila Osorio, Tenerife R1
8. Nadia Podoroska vs Francesca Jones, Yarra Valley Classic R1
7. Kaja Juvan vs Petra Martic, Portoroz R1
6. Coco Gauff vs Shelby Rogers, Adelaide QF
5. Victoria Azarenka vs Paula Badosa, Indian Wells F
4. Kristina Mladenovic vs Han Na-Lae, San Jose R1
3. Elise Mertens vs Yulia Putintseva, San Jose QF
2. Bianca Andreescu vs Garbiñe Muguruza, Miami R4
1. Ons Jabeur vs Danielle Collins, Indian Wells R3
The top 50 match-point wins of 2021
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50. Garbiñe Muguruza vs Tereza Martincova, Moscow R2
49. Kaja Juvan vs Greet Minnen, Nur-Sultan R1
48. Elena-Gabriela Ruse vs Lucia Bronzetti, Palermo QF
47. Elena-Gabriela Ruse vs Danielle Collins, Hamburg QF
46. Bianca Andreescu vs Sara Sorribes Tormo, Miami QF
45. Rebecca Peterson vs Stefanie Voegele, Nur-Sultan R1
44. Laura Siegemund vs Kateryna Kozlova, Madrid R1
43. Mayar Sherif vs Lucrezia Stefanini, Tenerife R1
42. Storm Sanders vs Nuria Párrizas Díaz, Prague R2
41. Ekaterina Alexandrova vs Tereza Martincova, St. Petersburg R2
40. Kateryna Kozlova vs Ana Bogdan, Budapest R2
39. Anett Kontaveit vs Beatriz Haddad Maia, Indian Wells R4
38. Gabriella Da Silva Fick vs Aliaksandra Sasnovich, Phillip Island Trophy R2
37. Tsvetana Pironkova vs Marta Kostyuk, Miami R1
36. Tereza Martincova vs Viktoria Kuzmova, Prague QF
35. Linda Fruhvirtova vs Emma Navarro, Charleston 250 R2
34. Alizé Cornet vs Elena-Gabriela Ruse, Indian Wells R1
33. Victoria Azarenka vs Elina Svitolina, Doha QF
32. Nadia Podoroska vs Mayar Sherif, Miami R1
31. Jelena Ostapenko vs Daria Kasatkina, Eastbourne SF
30. Danielle Collins vs Paula Ormaechea, Budapest QF
29. Victoria Azarenka vs Angelique Kerber, Miami R3
28. Ons Jabeur vs Hsieh Su-Wei, Chicago 500 R2
27. Belinda Bencic vs Tereza Martincova, Chicago 500 R3
26. Anett Kontaveit vs Maria Sakkari, Ostrava F
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25. Clara Tauson vs Marie Bouzkova, Luxembourg QF
24. Kristina Kucova vs Irina Bara, Cluj-Napoca (Winners Open) R2
23. Magda Linette vs Daria Kasatkina, Cleveland QF
22. Jelena Ostapenko vs Yulia Putintseva, Indian Wells R3
21. Marketa Vondrousova vs Jil Teichmann, Chicago 500 R3
20. Veronika Kudermetova vs Karolina Muchova, Berlin R1
19. Nina Stojanovic vs Yulia Putintseva, Miami R2
18. Sara Sorribes Tormo vs Anastasia Gasanova, Abu Dhabi R3
17. Iga Swiatek vs Yulia Putintseva, Ostrava R2
16. Bernarda Pera vs Aleksandra Krunic, Moscow R1
15. Jelena Ostapenko vs Angelique Kerber, Rome R3
14. Anastasia Potapova vs Belinda Bencic, Dubai R3
13. Sara Sorribes Tormo vs Bernarda Pera, Miami R1
12. Leylah Fernandez vs Sara Sorribes Tormo, Monterrey SF
11. Kateryna Kozlova vs Lucia Bronzetti, Courmayeur R1
10. Nadia Podoroska vs Greet Minnen, Yarra Valley Classic R2
9. Mayar Sherif vs Mihaela Buzarnescu, Cluj-Napoca (Winners Open) SF
8. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova vs Jennifer Brady, Madrid R3
7. Ons Jabeur vs Leylah Fernandez, Birmingham R2
6. Katerina Siniakova vs Jessica Pegula, Bad Homburg R2
5. Katerina Siniakova vs Garbiñe Muguruza, Montréal R2
4. Ons Jabeur vs Danka Kovinic, Charleston 250 SF
3. Leylah Fernandez vs Viktorija Golubic, Monterrey F
2. Zarina Diyas vs Anna Karolina Schmiedlova, Luxembourg R1
1. Ons Jabeur vs Anna Kalinskaya, Indian Wells R4
The top 20 match-point saves of 2021 (by players who went on to win)
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20. Maria Sakkari vs Jessica Pegula, Miami R4
19. Jil Teichmann vs Elina Svitolina, Madrid R1
18. Maria Sakkari vs Jessica Pegula, Miami R4
17. Iga Swiatek vs Barbora Krejcikova, Rome R3
16. Marina Melnikova vs Katie Volynets, Nottingham R1
15. Victoria Azarenka vs Alizé Cornet, Bad Homburg R2
14. Nao Hibino vs Misaki Doi, Charleston 250 R1
13. Kristina Kucova vs Ekaterine Gorgodze, Gdynia QF
12. Shelby Rogers vs Christina McHale, Strasbourg R1
11. Camila Giorgi vs Nina Stojanovic, Lyon R2
10. Ashleigh Barty vs Kristina Kucova, Miami R2
9. Nao Hibino vs Misaki Doi, Charleston 250 R1
8. Victoria Azarenka vs Yulia Putintseva, Grampians Trophy R2
7. Maria Sakkari vs Jessica Pegula, Miami R4
6. Marina Melnikova vs Katie Volynets, Nottingham R1
5. Aryna Sabalenka vs Tsvetana Pironkova, Miami R2
4. Jil Teichmann vs Anastasija Sevastova, Adelaide QF
3. Jil Teichmann vs Elina Svitolina, Madrid R1
2. Jil Teichmann vs Elina Svitolina, Madrid R1
1. Jasmine Paolini vs Valentini Grammatikopoulou, Lausanne R1
