WTA - Rome

The WTA Tour and ATP tours continue in Italy.

2021 Internazionali BNL d'Italia - a WTA 1000 tournament, on Clay, in Rome, Italy, 10-17 May 2021.

Event held last year from 14-21 September 2020 due to COVID-19.

Defending champion:

Simona Halep (1) who defeated Karolina Pliskova (2) 6-0 2-1 (retired)

The following players withdrew after entering but before the main draw was published:

- Viktoria Azarenka replaced by Magda Linette 

- Kiki Bertens replaced by Anastasija Sevastova 

- Ons Jabeur replaced by Jil Teichmann 

- Anett Kontaveit replaced by Sara Sorribes Tormo 

- Svetlana Kuznetsova replaced by Shelby Rogers 

- Elena Rybakina replaced by Yaroslava Shvedova 

- Donna Vekic replaced by Nadia Podoroska

- Dayana Yastremska replaced by Jelena Ostapenko 

Ashleigh Barty, world number 1, is top seed.

The other 15 seeds are all in the top 18

The top 8 seeds have first round byes.