Table tennis at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's singles

Women's singles
at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad
Women's singles; at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad
Venue	Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium
Date	24–29 July 2021
Competitors	70 from 44 nations
Medalists
	← 2016 2024 →

The women's singles table tennis event was part of the table tennis programme at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. The event took place from 24 July to 29 July 2021 at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium.

Qualification

Schedule

Legend
P	Preliminary round	¼	Quarter-finals	½	Semi-finals	F	Final

Sat 24	Sun 25		Mon 26	Tue 27	Wed 28	Thu 29
P					¼	½	F

Seeds

The top 16 seeded players qualified directly to the third round.^[1]^[2]

01. Chen Meng (CHN) (champion, gold medalist)

02.

Sun Yingsha (CHN) (final, silver medalist)

03.

Mima Ito (JPN) (semifinals, bronze medalist)

04.

Cheng I-ching (TPE) (third round)

05.

Kasumi Ishikawa (JPN) (quarterfinals)

06.

Feng Tianwei (SGP) (fourth round)

07.

Jeon Ji-hee (KOR) (quarterfinals)

08.

Doo Hoi Kem (HKG) (quarterfinals)

09.

Adriana Díaz (PUR) (third round)

10.

Sofia Polcanova (AUT) (fourth round)

11.

Petrissa Solja (GER) (third round)

12.

Han Ying (GER) (quarterfinals)

13.

Chen Szu-yu (TPE) (fourth round)

14.

Bernadette Szőcs (ROU) (third round)

15.

Elizabeta Samara (ROU) (third round)

16.

Britt Eerland (NED) (fourth round)

The players seeded from 17 to 32 qualified directly to the second round.

17.

Minnie Soo Wai Yam (HKG) (second round)

18.

Lily Zhang (USA) (third round)

19.

Dina Meshref (EGY) (third round)

20.

Margaryta Pesotska (UKR) (second round)

21.

Zhang Mo (CAN) (fourth round)

22.

Suthasini Sawettabut (THA) (fourth round)

23.

Bruna Takahashi (BRA) (second round)

24.

Ni Xialian (LUX) (second round)

25.

Xiaoxin Yang (MON) (third round)

26.

Yu Mengyu (SGP) (semifinals, fourth place)

27.

Polina Mikhaylova (ROC) (second round)

28.

Li Qian (POL) (second round)

29.

Hana Matelová (CZE) (second round)

30.

Georgina Póta (HUN) (second round)

31.

Barbora Balážová (SVK) (second round)

32.

Fu Yu (POR) (third round)

Draw

Finals

Semifinals						Gold medal match

1	Chen Meng (CHN)	11	11	11	11

26	Yu Mengyu (SGP)	6	8	7	6
						1	Chen Meng (CHN)	9	11	11	5	11	11

						2	Sun Yingsha (CHN)	11	6	4	11	4	9
3	Mima Ito (JPN)	3	9	6	4

2	Sun Yingsha (CHN)	11	11	11	11	Bronze medal match


						26	Yu Mengyu (SGP)	11	8	7	7	6

						3	Mima Ito (JPN)	6	11	11	11	11

Top half

Section 1

Second round									Third round									Fourth round							Quarterfinals

									1	Chen M (CHN)	11	11	11	11
30	G Póta (HUN)	9	12	7	11	9			48	R Moret (SUI)	3	6	2	7
48	R Moret (SUI)	11	14	11	7	11												1	Chen M (CHN)	11	11	11	9	11
																		21	Zhang M (CAN)	6	6	9	11	5
									11	P Solja (GER)	7	5	11	6	11	11	3
21	Zhang M (CAN)	7	9	14	12	11	3	11	21	Zhang M (CAN)	11	11	9	11	6	8	11
33	Y Noskova (ROC)	11	11	12	10	6	11	8																	1	Chen M (CHN)	6	6	11	11	11	11
																									8	Doo H K (HKG)	11	11	6	9	1	8
									16	B Eerland (NED)	9	3	7	11	11	11	11
19	D Meshref (EGY)	15	10	11	11	7	13		19	D Meshref (EGY)	11	11	11	6	5	8	7
47	N Partyka (POL)	13	12	9	4	11	11											16	B Eerland (NED)	13	5	8	9	8
																		8	Doo H K (HKG)	11	11	11	11	11
									8	Doo H K (HKG)	12	11	8	8	11	11
24	Ni XL (LUX)	11	17	11	7	8	11	5	44	Shin YB (KOR)	10	5	11	11	4	6
44	Shin YB (KOR)	2	19	5	11	11	8	11

Section 2

Second round									Third round								Fourth round								Quarterfinals

									5	K Ishikawa (JPN)	11	5	11	6	11	11
29	H Matelová (CZE)	11	5	6	11	8	8		49	O Paranang (THA)	5	11	4	11	4	8
49	O Paranang (THA)	9	11	11	9	11	11										5	K Ishikawa (JPN)	11	11	12	11
																	10	S Polcanova (AUT)	8	8	10	9
									10	S Polcanova (AUT)	11	11	11	11
20	M Pesotska (UKR)	11	11	7	10	11	5	7	34	M Batra (IND)	8	2	5	7
34	M Batra (IND)	4	4	11	12	8	11	11																	5	K Ishikawa (JPN)	11	5	12	6	2
																									26	Yu MY (SGP)	8	11	14	11	11
									14	B Szőcs (ROU)	4	11	11	9	8	3
31	B Balážová (SVK)	9	6	9	7				68	Ju Liu (USA)	11	6	6	11	11	11
68	Ju Liu (USA)	11	11	11	11												68	Ju Liu (USA)	9	9	9	11	11	8
																	26	Yu MY (SGP)	11	11	11	8	6	11
									4	Cheng I-c (TPE)	5	9	10	6
26	Yu MY (SGP)	11	11	11	11				26	Yu MY (SGP)	11	11	12	11
35	Shao JN (POR)	3	2	8	9

Bottom half

Section 3

Second round									Third round									Fourth round							Quarterfinals

									3	M Ito (JPN)	11	5	11	11	11
32	F Yu (POR)	11	11	11	11				32	F Yu (POR)	9	11	5	4	5
52	S Mukherjee (IND)	3	3	5	5													3	M Ito (JPN)	11	11	11	11
																		22	S Sawettabut (THA)	7	6	9	7
									15	E Samara (ROU)	7	6	11	8	2
22	S Sawettabut (THA)	11	11	11	11				22	S Sawettabut (THA)	11	11	4	11	11
42	M P Vega (CHI)	5	4	3	3																				3	M Ito (JPN)	11	11	12	11
																									7	Jeon J-h (KOR)	5	1	10	6
									9	A Díaz (PUR)	9	4	9	9
27	P Mikhaylova (ROC)	11	11	8	5	6	11	5	55	Liu J (AUT)	11	11	11	11
55	Liu J (AUT)	8	7	11	11	11	8	11										55	Liu J (AUT)	1	12	3	3	4
																		7	Jeon J-h (KOR)	11	10	11	11	11
									7	Jeon J-h (KOR)	12	11	8	11	8	8	11
23	B Takahashi (BRA)	8	7	6	8				46	Yuan JN (FRA)	10	4	11	9	11	11	4
46	Yuan JN (FRA)	11	11	11	11

Section 4

Second round								Third round							Fourth round							Quarterfinals

								6	Feng TW (SGP)	8	12	11	11	11
17	M Soo W Y (HKG)	11	6	8	8	11	9	43	M Xiao (ESP)	11	10	5	2	4
43	M Xiao (ESP)	7	11	11	11	8	11								6	Feng TW (SGP)	11	7	9	11	8
															12	Han Y (GER)	13	11	11	8	11
								12	Han Y (GER)	11	11	11	11
28	Li Q (POL)	7	6	11	12	4	4	58	J F Lay (AUS)	9	9	7	8
58	J F Lay (AUS)	11	11	5	10	11	11															12	Han Y (GER)	8	3	8	6
																						2	Sun YS (CHN)	11	11	11	11
								13	Chen S-y (TPE)	11	11	11	12
18	L Zhang (USA)	13	11	11	11	11		18	L Zhang (USA)	8	7	6	10
60	O Edem (NGR)	15	2	2	8	6									13	Chen S-y (TPE)	6	12	3	10
															2	Sun YS (CHN)	11	14	11	12
								2	Sun YS (CHN)	11	11	11	11
25	XX Yang (MON)	11	6	11	11	11		25	XX Yang (MON)	6	5	5	3
66	P Trifonova (BUL)	3	11	5	4	0

Preliminary rounds