Osaka, just 22, won her third Grand Slam title … 1 and 2, made this the first Grand Slam event since the 2004 Wimbledon Championships, when both Justine Henin-Hardenne and Clijsters withdrew prior to the event, that neither of the top 2 ranked players in the world were present in the draw. This was Williams' 18th Grand Slam singles title, tying the number won by Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert. 2013 US Open – Women's Singles Qualifying. 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Williams was attempting to equal Margaret Court 's all-time record of 24 Grand Slam singles titles and was also trying to set a new Open Era record by winning a seventh US Open singles title, but lost to Azarenka in the semifinals. Azarenka, who participated in her first Grand Slam tournament final since the 2013 US Open, was aiming to become the first mother to win a Grand Slam singles title since Kim Clijsters won the 2011 Australian Open. This was the last time when 8 different women contested in the four grand slam finals of a calendar year. Despite her loss, this made Williams the first player in history to reach the semifinals of a Grand Slam, as well as the US Open, in 4 decades: the 1990s, 2000s, 2010s and 2020s. [3][4] In all, 24 players ranked inside the top 100 were absent from the tournament. By winning the tournament, Williams won her fifth US open crown and her seventeenth grand slam singles title. Osaka became the first player from a fully Asian country to win a third Grand Slam singles title, the first player since Jennifer Capriati to win 3 such titles in 3 attempts and, at 22 years of age, the youngest player to win those 3 titles since Maria Sharapova won the 2008 Australian Open. She was the first player to win the US Open women's singles title after losing the first set since Arantxa Sánchez Vicario won the title in 1994.[2]. (December 2015) (Learn how and when to remove this template message 29 of the 32 seeded women progressed to the second round; the most since the US Open changed from 16 seeds to 32 seeds in 2001.[6]. Please help improve the article by providing more context for the reader. This was Kim Clijsters' first Grand Slam appearance since the 2012 US Open, following a second retirement from tennis and comeback to the sport in February 2020. Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section. 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Williams was attempting to equal Margaret Court's all-time record of 24 Grand Slam singles titles and was also trying to set a new Open Era record by winning a seventh US Open singles title, but lost to Azarenka in the semifinals. Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section. Language; Watch; Edit; This article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject. Williams did not lose a set in the entire tournament and did not lose more than three games in any set. Citing safety reasons, 5 other top 10 players (including reigning Grand Slam champions Ashleigh Barty and Simona Halep) also withdrew from the event as well. With her first round win over Kristie Ahn, Serena Williams surpassed Chris Evert for the most match wins (102) in US Open history. Naomi Osaka defeated Victoria Azarenka in the final, 1–6, 6–3, 6–3, to win the Women's Singles tennis title at the 2020 US Open. There were no qualifiers this year. 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The semifinal between Williams and Azarenka was the first semifinal between 2 mothers in Grand Slam history.