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