Men's tennis circuit
The 2021
ATP Tour was the global elite men's professional
tennis circuit organised by the
Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for the 2021 tennis season. The 2021 ATP Tour calendar comprised the
Grand Slam tournaments (supervised by the
International Tennis Federation (ITF)), the
ATP Finals , the
ATP Tour Masters 1000 , the
ATP Cup , the
ATP Tour 500 series and the
ATP Tour 250 series . Also included in the 2021 calendar were the
Davis Cup (organised by the ITF), the
Summer Olympics in Tokyo (rescheduled from
2020 ),
Next Gen ATP Finals ,
Laver Cup (postponed from 2020), none of which distributed ranking points.
Schedule
This is the complete schedule of events on the 2021 calendar.
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January
February
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
1 Feb
ATP Cup
Melbourne , Australia Hard – $4,500,000 – 12 teams
Russia 2–0
Italy
Germany Spain
Great Ocean Road Open
Melbourne , Australia ATP Tour 250 Hard – $382,575 – 56S/24D
Singles –
Doubles
Jannik Sinner 7–6(7–4) , 6–4
Stefano Travaglia
Thiago Monteiro
Karen Khachanov
Jordan Thompson
Hubert Hurkacz
Miomir Kecmanović
Botic van de Zandschulp
Jamie Murray
Bruno Soares 6–3, 7–6(9–7)
Juan Sebastián Cabal
Robert Farah
Murray River Open
Melbourne , Australia ATP Tour 250 Hard – $382,575 – 56S/24D
Singles –
Doubles
Dan Evans 6–2, 6–3
Félix Auger-Aliassime
Jérémy Chardy
Corentin Moutet
Stan Wawrinka
Borna Ćorić
Jiří Veselý
Grigor Dimitrov
Nikola Mektić
Mate Pavić 7–6(7–2) , 6–3
Jérémy Chardy
Fabrice Martin
8 Feb 15 Feb
Australian Open
[a]
Melbourne , Australia Grand Slam Hard – A$32,790,000 128S/128Q/64D/32X
Singles –
Doubles –
Mixed
Novak Djokovic 7–5, 6–2, 6–2
Daniil Medvedev
Aslan Karatsev
Stefanos Tsitsipas
Alexander Zverev
Grigor Dimitrov
Andrey Rublev
Rafael Nadal
Ivan Dodig
Filip Polášek 6–3, 6–4
Rajeev Ram
Joe Salisbury
Barbora Krejčíková
Rajeev Ram 6–1, 6–4
Samantha Stosur
Matthew Ebden
22 Feb
Open Sud de France
Montpellier , France ATP Tour 250 Hard (i) – €323,970 – 28S/16Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
David Goffin 5–7, 6–4, 6–2
Roberto Bautista Agut
Peter Gojowczyk
Egor Gerasimov
Ugo Humbert
Dennis Novak
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
Lorenzo Sonego
Henri Kontinen
Édouard Roger-Vasselin 6–2, 7–5
Jonathan Erlich
Andrei Vasilevski
Córdoba Open
Córdoba , Argentina ATP Tour 250 Clay (red) – $393,935 – 28S/32Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Juan Manuel Cerúndolo 6–0, 2–6, 6–2
Albert Ramos Viñolas
Facundo Bagnis
Federico Coria
Diego Schwartzman
Jozef Kovalík
Thiago Monteiro
Benoît Paire
Rafael Matos
Felipe Meligeni Alves 6–4, 6–1
Romain Arneodo
Benoît Paire
Singapore Open
Singapore , Singapore ATP Tour 250 Hard (i) – $361,800 – 28S/16Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Alexei Popyrin 4–6, 6–0, 6–2
Alexander Bublik
Radu Albot
Marin Čilić
Adrian Mannarino
Yoshihito Nishioka
Kwon Soon-woo
Matthew Ebden
Sander Gillé
Joran Vliegen 6–2, 6–3
Matthew Ebden
John-Patrick Smith
March
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
1 Mar
Rotterdam Open
Rotterdam , Netherlands ATP Tour 500 Hard (i) – €1,117,900 – 32S/16Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Andrey Rublev 7–6(7–4) , 6–4
Márton Fucsovics
Borna Ćorić
Stefanos Tsitsipas
Kei Nishikori
Tommy Paul
Jérémy Chardy
Karen Khachanov
Nikola Mektić
Mate Pavić 7–6(9–7) , 6–2
Kevin Krawietz
Horia Tecău
Argentina Open
Buenos Aires , Argentina ATP Tour 250 Clay (red) – $411,940 – 28S/32Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Diego Schwartzman 6–1, 6–2
Francisco Cerúndolo
Miomir Kecmanović
Albert Ramos Viñolas
Jaume Munar
Laslo Đere
Pablo Andújar
Sumit Nagal
Tomislav Brkić
Nikola Ćaćić 6–3, 7–5
Ariel Behar
Gonzalo Escobar
8 Mar
Qatar Open
Doha , Qatar ATP Tour 250 Hard – $890,920 – 28S/16Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Nikoloz Basilashvili 7–6(7–5) , 6–2
Roberto Bautista Agut
Andrey Rublev
Taylor Fritz
Dominic Thiem
Márton Fucsovics
Denis Shapovalov
Roger Federer
Aslan Karatsev
Andrey Rublev 7–5, 6–4
Marcus Daniell
Philipp Oswald
Open 13
Marseille , France ATP Tour 250 Hard (i) – €409,765 – 28S/16Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Daniil Medvedev 6–4, 6–7(4–7) , 6–4
Pierre-Hugues Herbert
Matthew Ebden
Ugo Humbert
Jannik Sinner
Karen Khachanov
Arthur Rinderknech
Stefanos Tsitsipas
Lloyd Glasspool
Harri Heliövaara 7–5, 7–6(7–4)
Sander Arends
David Pel
Chile Open
Santiago , Chile ATP Tour 250 Clay (red) – $393,935 – 28S/32Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Cristian Garín 6–4, 6–7(3–7) , 7–5
Facundo Bagnis
Daniel Elahi Galán
Federico Delbonis
Juan Pablo Varillas
Roberto Carballés Baena
Laslo Đere
Holger Rune
Simone Bolelli
Máximo González 7–6(7–4) , 6–4
Federico Delbonis
Jaume Munar
15 Mar
Dubai Tennis Championships
Dubai , United Arab Emirates ATP Tour 500 Hard – $2,048,855 – 48S/24Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Aslan Karatsev 6–3, 6–2
Lloyd Harris
Denis Shapovalov
Andrey Rublev
Kei Nishikori
Jérémy Chardy
Jannik Sinner
Márton Fucsovics
Juan Sebastián Cabal
Robert Farah 7–6(7–0) , 7–6(7–4)
Nikola Mektić
Mate Pavić
Mexican Open
Acapulco , Mexico ATP Tour 500 Hard – $1,204,960 – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Alexander Zverev 6–4, 7–6(7–3)
Stefanos Tsitsipas
Lorenzo Musetti
Dominik Koepfer
Félix Auger-Aliassime
Grigor Dimitrov
Cameron Norrie
Casper Ruud
Ken Skupski
Neal Skupski 7–6(7–3) , 6–4
Marcel Granollers
Horacio Zeballos
22 Mar 29 Mar
Miami Open
Miami Gardens , United States ATP Tour Masters 1000 Hard – $4,299,205 – 96S/48Q/32D
Singles –
Doubles
Hubert Hurkacz 7–6(7–4) , 6–4
Jannik Sinner
Roberto Bautista Agut
Andrey Rublev
Daniil Medvedev
Alexander Bublik
Sebastian Korda
Stefanos Tsitsipas
Nikola Mektić
Mate Pavić 6–4, 6–4
Dan Evans
Neal Skupski
April
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
5 Apr
Andalucía Open
Marbella , Spain ATP Tour 250 Clay (red) – €408,800 – 28S/16Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Pablo Carreño Busta 6–1, 2–6, 6–4
Jaume Munar
Albert Ramos Viñolas
Carlos Alcaraz
Kwon Soon-woo
Norbert Gombos
Casper Ruud
Ilya Ivashka
Ariel Behar
Gonzalo Escobar 6–2, 6–4
Tomislav Brkić
Nikola Ćaćić
Sardegna Open
Cagliari , Italy ATP Tour 250 Clay (red) – €408,800 – 28S/16Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Lorenzo Sonego 2–6, 7–6(7–5) , 6–4
Laslo Đere
Nikoloz Basilashvili
Taylor Fritz
Lorenzo Musetti
Jan-Lennard Struff
Yannick Hanfmann
Aljaž Bedene
Lorenzo Sonego
Andrea Vavassori 6–3, 6–4
Simone Bolelli
Andrés Molteni
12 Apr
Monte-Carlo Masters
Roquebrune-Cap-Martin , France ATP Tour Masters 1000 Clay (red) – €2,460,585 – 56S/28Q/28D
Singles –
Doubles
Stefanos Tsitsipas 6–3, 6–3
Andrey Rublev
Dan Evans
Casper Ruud
David Goffin
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
Rafael Nadal
Fabio Fognini
Nikola Mektić
Mate Pavić 6–3, 4–6, [10–7]
Dan Evans
Neal Skupski
19 Apr
Barcelona Open
Barcelona , Spain ATP Tour 500 Clay (red) – €1,702,800 – 48S/24Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Rafael Nadal 6–4, 6–7(6–8) , 7–5
Stefanos Tsitsipas
Pablo Carreño Busta
Jannik Sinner
Cameron Norrie
Diego Schwartzman
Andrey Rublev
Félix Auger-Aliassime
Juan Sebastián Cabal
Robert Farah 6–4, 6–2
Kevin Krawietz
Horia Tecău
Serbia Open
Belgrade , Serbia ATP Tour 250 Clay (red) – €711,800 – 28S/16Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Matteo Berrettini 6–1, 3–6, 7–6(7–0)
Aslan Karatsev
Novak Djokovic
Taro Daniel
Miomir Kecmanović
Gianluca Mager
Federico Delbonis
Filip Krajinović
Ivan Sabanov
Matej Sabanov 6–3, 7–6(7–5)
Ariel Behar
Gonzalo Escobar
26 Apr
Estoril Open
Cascais , Portugal ATP Tour 250 Clay (red) – €481,270 – 28S/16Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Albert Ramos Viñolas 4–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–3)
Cameron Norrie
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
Marin Čilić
Corentin Moutet
Ugo Humbert
Kevin Anderson
Cristian Garín
Hugo Nys
Tim Pütz 7–5, 3–6, [10–3]
Luke Bambridge
Dominic Inglot
Bavarian International Tennis Championships
Munich , Germany ATP Tour 250 Clay (red) – €481,270 – 28S/16Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Nikoloz Basilashvili 6–4, 7–6(7–5)
Jan-Lennard Struff
Ilya Ivashka
Casper Ruud
Alexander Zverev
Filip Krajinović
Norbert Gombos
John Millman
Wesley Koolhof
Kevin Krawietz 4–6, 6–4, [10–5]
Sander Gillé
Joran Vliegen
May
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
3 May
Madrid Open
Madrid , Spain ATP Tour Masters 1000 Clay (red) – €3,226,325 – 56S/28Q/28D
Singles –
Doubles
Alexander Zverev 6–7(8–10) , 6–4, 6–3
Matteo Berrettini
Dominic Thiem
Casper Ruud
Rafael Nadal
John Isner
Alexander Bublik
Cristian Garín
Marcel Granollers
Horacio Zeballos 1–6, 6–3, [10–8]
Nikola Mektić
Mate Pavić
10 May
Italian Open Rome, Italy ATP Tour Masters 1000 Clay (red) – €2,563,710 – 56S/28Q/32D
Singles –
Doubles
Rafael Nadal 7–5, 1–6, 6–3
Novak Djokovic
Lorenzo Sonego
Reilly Opelka
Stefanos Tsitsipas
Andrey Rublev
Federico Delbonis
Alexander Zverev
Nikola Mektić
Mate Pavić 6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Rajeev Ram
Joe Salisbury
17 May
Geneva Open
Geneva , Switzerland ATP Tour 250 Clay (red) – €481,270 – 28S/16Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Casper Ruud 7–6(8–6) , 6–4
Denis Shapovalov
Pablo Andújar
Pablo Cuevas
Dominic Stricker
Dominik Koepfer
Grigor Dimitrov
Laslo Đere
John Peers
Michael Venus 6–2, 7–5
Simone Bolelli
Máximo González
Lyon Open
Lyon , France ATP Tour 250 Clay (red) – €481,270 – 28S/16Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Stefanos Tsitsipas 6–3, 6–3
Cameron Norrie
Karen Khachanov
Lorenzo Musetti
Arthur Rinderknech
Richard Gasquet
Aljaž Bedene
Yoshihito Nishioka
Hugo Nys
Tim Pütz 6–4, 5–7, [10–8]
Pierre-Hugues Herbert
Nicolas Mahut
24 May
Emilia-Romagna Open
Parma , Italy
[7] ATP Tour 250 Clay (red) – €480,000 – 28S/16Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Sebastian Korda 6–2, 6–4
Marco Cecchinato
Tommy Paul
Jaume Munar
Yoshihito Nishioka
Jan-Lennard Struff
Norbert Gombos
Richard Gasquet
Simone Bolelli
Máximo González 6–3, 6–3
Oliver Marach
Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
Belgrade Open
Belgrade , Serbia ATP Tour 250 Clay (red) – €511,000 – 28S/16Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Novak Djokovic 6–4, 6–3
Alex Molčan
Andrej Martin
Federico Delbonis
Federico Coria
Dušan Lajović
Fernando Verdasco
Roberto Carballés Baena
Jonathan Erlich
Andrei Vasilevski 6–4, 6–1
André Göransson
Rafael Matos
31 May 7 Jun
French Open
[8] Paris, France Grand Slam Clay (red) – €34,367,215 128S/128Q/64D/16X
Singles –
Doubles –
Mixed
Novak Djokovic 6–7(6–8) , 2–6, 6–3, 6–2, 6–4
Stefanos Tsitsipas
Rafael Nadal
Alexander Zverev
Matteo Berrettini
Diego Schwartzman
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
Daniil Medvedev
Pierre-Hugues Herbert
Nicolas Mahut 4–6, 7–6(7–1) , 6–4
Alexander Bublik
Andrey Golubev
Desirae Krawczyk
Joe Salisbury 2–6, 6–4, [10–5]
Elena Vesnina
Aslan Karatsev
June
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
7 Jun
Stuttgart Open
Stuttgart , Germany ATP Tour 250 Grass – €618,735 – 28S/16Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Marin Čilić 7–6(7–2) , 6–3
Félix Auger-Aliassime
Jurij Rodionov
Sam Querrey
Denis Shapovalov
Alex de Minaur
Ugo Humbert
Dominic Stricker
Marcelo Demoliner
Santiago González 4–6, 6–3, [10–8]
Ariel Behar
Gonzalo Escobar
14 Jun
Halle Open
Halle , Germany ATP Tour 500 Grass – €1,455,925 – 32S/24Q/24D
Singles –
Doubles
Ugo Humbert 6–3, 7–6(7–4)
Andrey Rublev
Félix Auger-Aliassime
Nikoloz Basilashvili
Marcos Giron
Sebastian Korda
Philipp Kohlschreiber
Lloyd Harris
Kevin Krawietz
Horia Tecău 7–6(7–4) , 6–4
Félix Auger-Aliassime
Hubert Hurkacz
Queen's Club Championships London, UK ATP Tour 500 Grass – €1,427,455 – 32S/16Q/24D
Singles –
Doubles
Matteo Berrettini 6–4, 6–7(5–7) , 6–3
Cameron Norrie
Alex de Minaur
Denis Shapovalov
Dan Evans
Marin Čilić
Jack Draper
Frances Tiafoe
Pierre-Hugues Herbert
Nicolas Mahut 6–4, 7–5
Reilly Opelka
John Peers
21 Jun
Eastbourne International
Eastbourne , UK ATP Tour 250 Grass – €609,065 – 28S/16Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Alex de Minaur 4–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–5)
Lorenzo Sonego
Max Purcell
Kwon Soon-woo
Andreas Seppi
Alexander Bublik
Ilya Ivashka
Vasek Pospisil
Nikola Mektić
Mate Pavić 6–4, 6–3
Rajeev Ram
Joe Salisbury
Mallorca Championships
Santa Ponsa , Spain ATP Tour 250 Grass – €783,655 – 28S/16Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Daniil Medvedev 6–4, 6–2
Sam Querrey
Pablo Carreño Busta
Adrian Mannarino
Casper Ruud
Jordan Thompson
Roberto Bautista Agut
Feliciano López
Simone Bolelli
Máximo González Walkover
Novak Djokovic
Carlos Gómez-Herrera
28 Jun 5 Jul
Wimbledon London, UK Grand Slam Grass – £17,066,000 128S/128Q/64D/48X
Singles –
Doubles –
Mixed
Novak Djokovic 6–7(4–7) , 6–4, 6–4, 6–3
Matteo Berrettini
Denis Shapovalov
Hubert Hurkacz
Márton Fucsovics
Karen Khachanov
Félix Auger-Aliassime
Roger Federer
Nikola Mektić
Mate Pavić 6–4, 7–6(7–5) , 2–6, 7–5
Marcel Granollers
Horacio Zeballos
Neal Skupski
Desirae Krawczyk 6–2, 7–6(7–1)
Joe Salisbury
Harriet Dart
July
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
12 Jul
Hamburg Open
Hamburg , Germany ATP Tour 500 Clay (red) – €1,168,220 – 28S/24Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Pablo Carreño Busta 6–2, 6–4
Filip Krajinović
Laslo Đere
Federico Delbonis
Stefanos Tsitsipas
Nikoloz Basilashvili
Benoît Paire
Dušan Lajović
Tim Pütz
Michael Venus 6–3, 6–7(7–3) , [10–8]
Kevin Krawietz
Horia Tecău
Hall of Fame Open
Newport , United States ATP Tour 250 Grass – $535,535 – 28S/16Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Kevin Anderson 7–6(10–8) , 6–4
Jenson Brooksby
Alexander Bublik
Jordan Thompson
Jason Jung
Jack Sock
Peter Gojowczyk
Maxime Cressy
William Blumberg
Jack Sock 6–2, 7–6(7–3)
Austin Krajicek
Vasek Pospisil
Swedish Open
Båstad , Sweden ATP Tour 250 Clay (red) – €481,270 – 28S/16Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Casper Ruud 6–3, 6–3
Federico Coria
Roberto Carballés Baena
Yannick Hanfmann
Henri Laaksonen
Norbert Gombos
Arthur Rinderknech
Cristian Garín
Sander Arends
David Pel 6–4, 6–2
Andre Begemann
Albano Olivetti
19 Jul
Croatia Open
Umag , Croatia ATP Tour 250 Clay (red) – €481,270 – 28S/16Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Carlos Alcaraz 6–2, 6–2
Richard Gasquet
Albert Ramos Viñolas
Daniel Altmaier
Stefano Travaglia
Filip Krajinović
Damir Džumhur
Dušan Lajović
Fernando Romboli
David Vega Hernández 6–3, 7–5
Tomislav Brkić
Nikola Ćaćić
Swiss Open
Gstaad , Switzerland ATP Tour 250 Clay (red) – €481,270 – 28S/16Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Casper Ruud 6–3, 6–2
Hugo Gaston
Vít Kopřiva
Laslo Đere
Mikael Ymer
Benoît Paire
Cristian Garín
Arthur Rinderknech
Marc-Andrea Hüsler
Dominic Stricker 6–1, 7–6(9–7)
Szymon Walków
Jan Zieliński
Los Cabos Open
Cabo San Lucas , Mexico ATP Tour 250 Hard – $694,655 – 28S/16Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Cameron Norrie 6–2, 6–2
Brandon Nakashima
Taylor Fritz
John Isner
Ernesto Escobedo
Steve Johnson
Jordan Thompson
Alex Bolt
Hans Hach Verdugo
John Isner 5–7, 6–2, [10–4]
Hunter Reese
Sem Verbeek
26 Jul
Summer Olympics Tokyo, Japan Olympic Games Hard – 64S/32D/16X
Singles –
Doubles –
Mixed
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Fourth place
Alexander Zverev 6–3, 6–1
Karen Khachanov (
ROC )
Pablo Carreño Busta 6–4, 6–7(6–8) , 6–3
Novak Djokovic
Nikola Mektić
Mate Pavić 6–4, 3–6, [10–6]
Marin Čilić
Ivan Dodig
Marcus Daniell (
NZL )
Michael Venus (
NZL ) 7–6(7–3) , 6–2
Austin Krajicek (
USA )
Tennys Sandgren (
USA )
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (
ROC )
Andrey Rublev (
ROC ) 6–3, 6–7(5–7) , [13–11]
Elena Vesnina (
ROC )
Aslan Karatsev (
ROC )
Ashleigh Barty (
AUS )
John Peers (
AUS ) Walkover
Nina Stojanović (
SRB )
Novak Djokovic (
SRB )
Atlanta Open
Atlanta , United States ATP Tour 250 Hard – $638,385 – 28S/16Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
John Isner 7–6 (10–8) , 7–5
Brandon Nakashima
Emil Ruusuvuori
Taylor Fritz
Jordan Thompson
Cameron Norrie
Reilly Opelka
Christopher O'Connell
Reilly Opelka
Jannik Sinner 6–4, 6–7(6–8) , [10–3]
Steve Johnson
Jordan Thompson
Austrian Open
Kitzbühel , Austria ATP Tour 250 Clay (red) – €481,270 – 28S/16Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Casper Ruud 6–1, 4–6, 6–3
Pedro Martínez
Arthur Rinderknech
Daniel Altmaier
Mikael Ymer
Filip Krajinović
Gianluca Mager
Jozef Kovalík
Alexander Erler
Lucas Miedler 7–5, 7–6(7–5)
Roman Jebavý
Matwé Middelkoop
August
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
2 Aug
Washington Open
Washington , United States ATP Tour 500 Hard – $2,046,340 – 48S/24Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Jannik Sinner 7–5, 4–6, 7–5
Mackenzie McDonald
Kei Nishikori
Jenson Brooksby
Lloyd Harris
Denis Kudla
Steve Johnson
John Millman
Raven Klaasen
Ben McLachlan 7–6(7–4) , 6–4
Neal Skupski
Michael Venus
9 Aug
Canadian Open
Toronto , Canada ATP Tour Masters 1000 Hard – $3,487,915 – 48S/24Q/28D
Singles –
Doubles
Daniil Medvedev 6–4, 6–3
Reilly Opelka
John Isner
Stefanos Tsitsipas
Hubert Hurkacz
Gaël Monfils
Casper Ruud
Roberto Bautista Agut
Rajeev Ram
Joe Salisbury 6–3, 4–6, [10–3]
Nikola Mektić
Mate Pavić
16 Aug
Cincinnati Open
Mason , United States ATP Tour Masters 1000 Hard – $3,707,550 – 56S/28Q/28D
Singles –
Doubles
Alexander Zverev 6–2, 6–3
Andrey Rublev
Daniil Medvedev
Stefanos Tsitsipas
Pablo Carreño Busta
Benoît Paire
Casper Ruud
Félix Auger-Aliassime
Marcel Granollers
Horacio Zeballos 7–6(7–5) , 7–6(7–5)
Steve Johnson
Austin Krajicek
23 Aug
Winston-Salem Open
Winston-Salem , United States ATP Tour 250 Hard – $807,210 – 48S/16Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Ilya Ivashka 6–0, 6–2
Mikael Ymer
Emil Ruusuvuori
Carlos Alcaraz
Pablo Carreño Busta
Richard Gasquet
Marcos Giron
Frances Tiafoe
Marcelo Arévalo
Matwé Middelkoop 6–7(5–7) , 7–5, [10–6]
Ivan Dodig
Austin Krajicek
30 Aug 6 Sep
US Open New York City, United States Grand Slam Hard – $27,200,000 128S/128Q/64D/32X
Singles –
Doubles –
Mixed
Daniil Medvedev 6–4, 6–4, 6–4
Novak Djokovic
Alexander Zverev
Félix Auger-Aliassime
Matteo Berrettini
Lloyd Harris
Carlos Alcaraz
Botic van de Zandschulp
Rajeev Ram
Joe Salisbury 3–6, 6–2, 6–2
Jamie Murray
Bruno Soares
Desirae Krawczyk
Joe Salisbury 7–5, 6–2
Giuliana Olmos
Marcelo Arévalo
September
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
13 Sep
No tournaments scheduled.
20 Sep
Laver Cup
Boston , United States Hard (i) – $2,250,000
Team Europe 14–1
Team World
Astana Open
Nur-Sultan , Kazakhstan ATP Tour 250 Hard (i) – $541,800 – 28S/16Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Kwon Soon-woo 7–6(8–6) , 6–3
James Duckworth
Ilya Ivashka
Alexander Bublik
Emil Ruusuvuori
John Millman
Laslo Đere
Carlos Taberner
Santiago González
Andrés Molteni 6–1, 6–2
Jonathan Erlich
Andrei Vasilevski
Moselle Open
Metz , France ATP Tour 250 Hard (i) – $481,270 – 28S/16Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Hubert Hurkacz 7–6(7–2) , 6–3
Pablo Carreño Busta
Peter Gojowczyk
Gaël Monfils
Andy Murray
Marcos Giron
Nikoloz Basilashvili
Holger Rune
Hubert Hurkacz
Jan Zieliński 7–5, 6–3
Hugo Nys
Arthur Rinderknech
27 Sep
San Diego Open
San Diego , United States ATP Tour 250 Hard – $600,000 – 28S/16Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Casper Ruud 6–0, 6–2
Cameron Norrie
Andrey Rublev
Grigor Dimitrov
Diego Schwartzman
Denis Shapovalov
Aslan Karatsev
Lorenzo Sonego
Joe Salisbury
Neal Skupski 7–6(7–2) , 3–6, [10–5]
John Peers
Filip Polášek
Sofia Open
Sofia , Bulgaria ATP Tour 250 Hard (i) – €389,270 – 28S/16Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Jannik Sinner 6–3, 6–4
Gaël Monfils
Filip Krajinović
Marcos Giron
James Duckworth
Kamil Majchrzak
John Millman
Gianluca Mager
Jonny O'Mara
Ken Skupski 6–3, 6–4
Oliver Marach
Philipp Oswald
October
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
4 Oct 11 Oct
Indian Wells Open
Indian Wells , United States ATP Tour Masters 1000 Hard – $9,146,125 – 96S/48Q/32D
Singles –
Doubles
Cameron Norrie 3–6, 6–4, 6–1
Nikoloz Basilashvili
Grigor Dimitrov
Taylor Fritz
Hubert Hurkacz
Diego Schwartzman
Alexander Zverev
Stefanos Tsitsipas
John Peers
Filip Polášek 6–3, 7–6(7–5)
Aslan Karatsev
Andrey Rublev
18 Oct
Kremlin Cup Moscow, Russia ATP Tour 250 Hard (i) – $779,515 – 28S/16Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Aslan Karatsev 6–2, 6–4
Marin Čilić
Ričardas Berankis
Karen Khachanov
Adrian Mannarino
Pedro Martínez
John Millman
Gilles Simon
Harri Heliövaara
Matwé Middelkoop 7–5, 4–6, [11–9]
Tomislav Brkić
Nikola Ćaćić
European Open
Antwerp , Belgium ATP Tour 250 Hard (i) – €584,125 – 28S/16Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Jannik Sinner 6–2, 6–2
Diego Schwartzman
Lloyd Harris
Jenson Brooksby
Arthur Rinderknech
Márton Fucsovics
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
Brandon Nakashima
Nicolas Mahut
Fabrice Martin 6–0, 6–1
Wesley Koolhof
Jean-Julien Rojer
25 Oct
Vienna Open
Vienna , Austria ATP Tour 500 Hard (i) – €1,974,510 – 32S/16Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Alexander Zverev 7–5, 6–4
Frances Tiafoe
Jannik Sinner
Carlos Alcaraz
Diego Schwartzman
Casper Ruud
Matteo Berrettini
Félix Auger-Aliassime
Juan Sebastián Cabal
Robert Farah 6–4, 6–2
Rajeev Ram
Joe Salisbury
St. Petersburg Open
St. Petersburg , Russia ATP Tour 250 Hard (i) – $932,370 – 28S/16Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Marin Čilić 7–6(7–3) , 4–6, 6–4
Taylor Fritz
Botic van de Zandschulp
Jan-Lennard Struff
Andrey Rublev
Roberto Bautista Agut
John Millman
Denis Shapovalov
Jamie Murray
Bruno Soares 6–3, 6–4
Andrey Golubev
Hugo Nys
November
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
1 Nov
Paris Masters Paris, France ATP Tour Masters 1000 Hard (i) – €3,084,450 – 56S/28Q/24D
Singles –
Doubles
Novak Djokovic 4–6, 6–3, 6–3
Daniil Medvedev
Hubert Hurkacz
Alexander Zverev
Taylor Fritz
James Duckworth
Casper Ruud
Hugo Gaston
Tim Pütz
Michael Venus 6–3, 6–7(4–7) , [11–9]
Pierre-Hugues Herbert
Nicolas Mahut
8 Nov
Stockholm Open
Stockholm , Sweden ATP Tour 250 Hard (i) – €635,750 – 28S/16Q/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Tommy Paul 6–4, 2–6, 6–4
Denis Shapovalov
Frances Tiafoe
Félix Auger-Aliassime
Andy Murray
Dan Evans
Arthur Rinderknech
Botic van de Zandschulp
Santiago González
Andrés Molteni 6–2, 6–2
Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
Jean-Julien Rojer
Next Gen ATP Finals
Milan , Italy Next Generation ATP Finals Hard (i) – $1,300,000 – 8S (RR)
Singles
Carlos Alcaraz 4–3(7–5) , 4–2, 4–2
Sebastian Korda
Sebastián Báez
Brandon Nakashima
Round robin
Juan Manuel Cerúndolo
Hugo Gaston
Lorenzo Musetti
Holger Rune
15 Nov
ATP Finals
Turin , Italy ATP Finals Hard (i) – $7,250,000 – 8S/8D (RR)
Singles –
Doubles
Alexander Zverev 6–4, 6–4
Daniil Medvedev
Novak Djokovic
Casper Ruud
Round robin
Matteo Berrettini
Hubert Hurkacz
Cameron Norrie
Andrey Rublev
Jannik Sinner
Stefanos Tsitsipas
Pierre-Hugues Herbert
Nicolas Mahut 6–4, 7–6(7–0)
Rajeev Ram
Joe Salisbury
22 Nov 29 Nov
Davis Cup Finals
Madrid , Spain
Turin , Italy
Innsbruck , Austria Hard (i)
RTF 2–0
Croatia
Germany
Serbia
Sweden
Great Britain
Italy
Kazakhstan
Affected tournaments
The
COVID-19 pandemic affected tournaments on both the ATP and WTA tours. The following tournaments were cancelled or postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Week of
Tournament
Status
4 Jan
ATP Cup
Brisbane ,
Perth ,
Sydney , Australia Hard – 24 teams
Postponed to 1 February, reduced to 12 teams, and moved to Melbourne
[4]
Qatar Open
Doha , Qatar ATP Tour 250 Hard
Postponed to 8 March
[4]
11 Jan
Auckland Open
Auckland , New Zealand ATP Tour 250 Hard
Cancelled
[9]
Adelaide International
Adelaide , Australia ATP Tour 250 Hard
Postponed to 1 February and moved to Melbourne
[4]
18 Jan 25 Jan
Australian Open
Melbourne , Australia Grand Slam Hard
Postponed to 8 February
[4]
1 Feb
Maharashtra Open
Pune , India ATP Tour 250 Hard
Cancelled
[10]
Córdoba Open
Córdoba , Argentina ATP Tour 250 Clay
Postponed to 22 February
Open Sud de France
Montpellier , France ATP Tour 250 Hard (i)
8 Feb
Rotterdam Open
Rotterdam , Netherlands ATP Tour 500 Hard (i)
Postponed to 1 March
Argentina Open
Buenos Aires , Argentina ATP Tour 250 Clay
15 Feb
Rio Open
Rio de Janeiro , Brazil ATP Tour 500
Clay (red)
Cancelled
[11]
8 Mar 15 Mar
Indian Wells Open
Indian Wells , United States ATP Tour Masters 1000 Hard
Postponed to 4 October
[12]
[13]
5 Apr
U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships
Houston , United States ATP Tour 250 Clay (maroon)
Cancelled
Grand Prix Hassan II
Marrakesh , Morocco ATP Tour 250 Clay (red)
Cancelled
[14]
24 May
French Open Paris, France Grand Slam Clay (red)
Postponed to 31 May
7 Jun
Rosmalen Grass Court Championships
's-Hertogenbosch , Netherlands ATP Tour 250 Grass
Cancelled
27 Sep
Chengdu Open
Chengdu , China ATP Tour 250 Hard
Cancelled
[15]
Zhuhai Championships
Zhuhai , China ATP Tour 250 Hard
4 Oct
China Open
Beijing , China ATP Tour 500 Hard
Japan Open Tokyo, Japan ATP Tour 500 Hard
11 Oct
Shanghai Masters
Shanghai , China ATP Tour Masters 1000 Hard
25 Oct
Swiss Indoors
Basel , Switzerland ATP Tour 500 Hard (i)
Cancelled
[16]
Statistical information
These tables present the number of
singles (S),
doubles (D), and
mixed doubles (X) titles won by each player and each nation during the season, within all the tournament categories of the 2021 ATP Tour: the
Grand Slam tournaments, the
ATP Finals , the
ATP Tour Masters 1000 , the
ATP Tour 500 series , and the
ATP Tour 250 series . The players/nations are sorted by:
Total number of titles (a doubles title won by two players representing the same nation counts as only one win for the nation);
Cumulated importance of those titles (one Grand Slam win equalling two Masters 1000 wins, one undefeated ATP Finals win equalling one-and-a-half Masters 1000 win, one Masters 1000 win equalling two 500 events wins, one 500 event win equalling two 250 events wins);
A singles > doubles > mixed doubles hierarchy;
Alphabetical order (by family names for players).
Key
Grand Slam
Summer Olympics
ATP Finals
ATP Tour Masters 1000
ATP Tour 500
ATP Tour 250
Titles won by player
Titles won by nation
Titles information
The following players won their first main circuit title in singles, doubles or mixed doubles:
Singles
Dan Evans (30 years, 259 days) –
Melbourne 2 (
draw )
Alexei Popyrin (21 years, 207 days) –
Singapore (
draw )
Juan Manuel Cerúndolo (19 years, 105 days) –
Córdoba (
draw )
Aslan Karatsev (27 years, 197 days) –
Dubai (
draw )
Sebastian Korda (20 years, 328 days) –
Parma (
draw )
Cameron Norrie (25 years, 335 days) –
Los Cabos (
draw )
Carlos Alcaraz (18 years, 81 days) –
Umag (
draw )
Ilya Ivashka (27 years, 185 days) –
Winston-Salem (
draw )
Kwon Soon-woo (23 years, 298 days) –
Nur Sultan (
draw )
Tommy Paul (24 years, 180 days) –
Stockholm (
draw )
Doubles
Mixed Doubles
The following players defended a main circuit title in singles, doubles, or mixed doubles:
Singles
Doubles
Best ranking
The following players achieved their career high ranking in this season inside top 50 (in bold the players who entered the top 10 for the first time):
Singles
Doubles
ATP ranking
These are the
ATP rankings and yearly ATP race rankings of the top 20 singles players, doubles players and doubles teams at the current date of the 2021 season.
Singles
Final
Singles Race Rankings
[17]
#
Player
Points
Tours
1
Novak Djokovic (
SRB )
9,370
10
2
Daniil Medvedev (
RUS )
7,070
16
3
Alexander Zverev (
GER )
5,955
17
4
Stefanos Tsitsipas (
GRE )
5,695
20
5
Andrey Rublev (
RUS )
4,210
21
6
Matteo Berrettini (
ITA )
4,090
14
7
Hubert Hurkacz (
POL )
3,315
22
8
Casper Ruud (
NOR )
3,275
21
9
Jannik Sinner (
ITA )
3,015
24
10
Rafael Nadal (
ESP )
2,985
7
11
Cameron Norrie (
GBR )
2,945
24
12
Félix Auger-Aliassime (
CAN )
2,545
22
13
Aslan Karatsev (
RUS )
2,290
21
14
Denis Shapovalov (
CAN )
2,030
21
15
Diego Schwartzman (
ARG )
1,990
21
16
Pablo Carreño Busta (
ESP )
1,970
19
17
Nikoloz Basilashvili (
GEO )
1,920
28
18
Roberto Bautista Agut (
ESP )
1,685
24
19
Taylor Fritz (
USA )
1,580
22
20
Reilly Opelka (
USA )
1,550
21
Year-end rankings 2021 (27 December 2021)
[18]
#
Player
Points
#Trn
'20 Rk
High
Low
'20→'21
1
Novak Djokovic (
SRB )
11,540
14
1
1
1
2
Daniil Medvedev (
RUS )
8,640
23
4
2
4
2
3
Alexander Zverev (
GER )
7,840
23
7
3
7
4
4
Stefanos Tsitsipas (
GRE )
6,540
26
6
3
6
2
5
Andrey Rublev (
RUS )
5,150
28
8
5
8
3
6
Rafael Nadal (
ESP )
4,875
11
2
2
6
4
7
Matteo Berrettini (
ITA )
4,568
21
10
7
10
3
8
Casper Ruud (
NOR )
4,160
35
27
8
28
19
9
Hubert Hurkacz (
POL )
3,706
32
34
9
37
25
10
Jannik Sinner (
ITA )
3,350
42
37
9
36
27
11
Félix Auger-Aliassime (
CAN )
3,308
28
21
10
22
10
12
Cameron Norrie (
GBR )
2,945
31
71
12
74
59
13
Diego Schwartzman (
ARG )
2,625
25
9
9
16
4
14
Denis Shapovalov (
CAN )
2,475
28
12
10
19
2
15
Dominic Thiem (
AUT )
2,425
15
3
3
15
12
16
Roger Federer (
SUI )
2,385
8
5
5
16
11
17
Cristian Garín (
CHI )
2,353
30
22
17
25
5
18
Aslan Karatsev (
RUS )
2,351
40
112
15
114
94
19
Roberto Bautista Agut (
ESP )
2,260
27
13
10
21
6
20
Pablo Carreño Busta (
ESP )
2,230
25
16
11
20
4
No. 1 ranking
Doubles
Final
Doubles Team Race Rankings
[19]
#
Team
Points
Tours
1
Mate Pavić (
CRO )
Nikola Mektić (
CRO )
9,275
20
2
Rajeev Ram (
USA )
Joe Salisbury (
GBR )
8,140
19
3
Pierre-Hugues Herbert (
FRA )
Nicolas Mahut (
FRA )
5,990
13
4
Marcel Granollers (
ESP )
Horacio Zeballos (
ARG )
4,935
14
5
Juan Sebastián Cabal (
COL )
Robert Farah (
COL )
4,460
21
6
Ivan Dodig (
CRO )
Filip Polášek (
SVK )
3,430
13
7
Kevin Krawietz (
GER )
Horia Tecău (
ROU )
3,310
15
8
Jamie Murray (
GBR )
Bruno Soares (
BRA )
3,230
16
9
John Peers (
AUS )
Filip Polášek (
SVK )
2,500
8
10
Simone Bolelli (
ITA )
Máximo González (
ARG )
2,385
19
Year-end rankings 2021 (27 December 2021)
#
Player
Points
#Trn
'20 Rank
High
Low
'20→'21
1
Mate Pavić (
CRO )
10,265
29
4
1
4
3
2
Nikola Mektić (
CRO )
9,830
29
8
1
8
6
3
Joe Salisbury (
GBR )
9,610
27
12
3
15
9
4
Rajeev Ram (
USA )
9,400
26
14
4
17
10
5
Nicolas Mahut (
FRA )
7,735
26
6
2
8
1
6
Horacio Zeballos (
ARG )
7,100
22
3
3
8
3
7
Marcel Granollers (
ESP )
7,043
23
9
5
13
2
8
Pierre-Hugues Herbert (
FRA )
6,660
20
23
5
25
15
9
Filip Polášek (
SVK )
6,460
32
17
8
17
8
10T
Juan Sebastián Cabal (
COL )
5,525
25
2
2
15
8
Robert Farah (
COL )
5,525
25
1
1
12
9
12
Ivan Dodig (
CRO )
5,165
31
16
7
16
4
13
John Peers (
AUS )
5,080
27
28
12
28
15
14
Kevin Krawietz (
GER )
4,698
32
19
11
20
5
15
Michael Venus (
NZL )
4,511
25
13
13
21
2
16
Bruno Soares (
BRA )
4,465
24
7
4
16
9
17
Horia Tecău (
ROU )
4,410
22
22
15
24
5
18
Tim Pütz (
GER )
4,218
28
61
17
62
43
19
Jamie Murray (
GBR )
4,108
31
24
17
24
5
20
Neal Skupski (
GBR )
3,578
35
27
14
27
7
No. 1 ranking
Holder
Date gained
Date forfeited
Robert Farah (
COL )
Year end 2020
4 April 2021
Mate Pavić (
CRO )
5 April 2021
17 October 2021
Nikola Mektić (
CRO )
18 October 2021
7 November 2021
Mate Pavić (
CRO )
8 November 2021
Year end 2021
Point distribution
Points are awarded as follows:
[20]
Prize money leaders
Prize money in US$ as of 22 November 2021
[update]
[21]
#
Player
Singles
Doubles
Year-to-date
1
Novak Djokovic (
SRB )
$9,069,225
$31,322
$9,100,547
2
Daniil Medvedev (
RUS )
$7,466,284
$14,987
$7,481,271
3
Alexander Zverev (
GER )
$6,361,173
$59,171
$6,420,344
4
Stefanos Tsitsipas (
GRE )
$3,503,608
$75,547
$3,579,155
5
Andrey Rublev (
RUS )
$3,131,467
$199,911
$3,331,378
6
Matteo Berrettini (
ITA )
$3,201,126
$30,782
$3,231,908
7
Cameron Norrie (
GBR )
$2,518,782
$105,099
$2,623,881
8
Casper Ruud (
NOR )
$2,230,592
$84,037
$2,314,629
9
Hubert Hurkacz (
POL )
$2,173,247
$140,042
$2,313,289
10
Jannik Sinner (
ITA )
$2,159,534
$73,665
$2,233,199
Best matches by ATPTour.com
Best 5 Grand Slam tournament matches
Event
Round
Surface
Winner
Opponent
Result
[22]
1.
French Open
SF
Clay
Novak Djokovic
Rafael Nadal
3–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–4) , 6–2
2.
US Open
SF
Hard
Novak Djokovic
Alexander Zverev
4–6, 6–2, 6–4, 4–6, 6–2
3.
US Open
R3
Hard
Frances Tiafoe
Andrey Rublev
4–6, 6–3, 7–6(8–6) , 4–6, 6–1
4.
Australian Open
R2
Hard
Stefanos Tsitsipas
Thanasi Kokkinakis
6–7(5–7) , 6–4, 6–1, 6–7(5–7) , 6–4
5.
Wimbledon
R2
Grass
Andy Murray
Oscar Otte
6–3, 4–6, 4–6, 6–4, 6–2
Best 5 ATP Tour matches
Event
Round
Surface
Winner
Opponent
Result
[23]
1.
Barcelona Open
F
Clay
Rafael Nadal
Stefanos Tsitsipas
6–4, 6–7(6–8) , 7–5
2.
ATP Finals
RR
Hard (i)
Daniil Medvedev
Alexander Zverev
6–3, 6–7(3–7) , 7–6(8–6)
3.
European Open
R1
Hard (i)
Andy Murray
Frances Tiafoe
7–6(7–2) , 6–7(7–9) , 7–6(10–8)
4.
Serbia Open
SF
Clay
Aslan Karatsev
Novak Djokovic
7–5, 4–6, 6–4
5.
Paris Masters
F
Hard (i)
Novak Djokovic
Daniil Medvedev
4–6, 6–3, 6–3
Retirements
The following is a list of notable players (winners of a main tour title, and/or part of the ATP rankings top 100 in singles, or top 100 in doubles, for at least one week) who announced their retirement from professional tennis, became inactive (after not playing for more than 52 weeks), or were permanently banned from playing, during the 2021 season:
Alexandr Dolgopolov (born 7 November 1988 in
Kyiv , Ukraine) joined the professional tour in 2006 and reached a career-high ranking of No. 13 in singles and No. 42 in doubles, both in January 2012. He won three titles in singles and one title in doubles, as well as reaching one
Grand Slam quarterfinal in singles. Having been inactive since his wrist injury in 2018 including his attempted comeback which was slated in 2020, Dolgopolov announced his retirement from the
ATP Tour in May 2021.
[24]
Jared Donaldson (born 9 October 1996 in
Providence , United States) joined the professional tour in 2014 and with a career-high ranking of No. 48 in singles in March 2018. He announced his retirement in December 2021 due to surgeries in the last two years and decided to start his collegiate education.
[25]
Guillermo García López (born 4 June 1983 in
La Roda , Spain) joined the professional tour in 2002 and reached a career-high ranking of No. 23 in singles in February 2011 and No. 27 in doubles in May 2017. He won five titles in singles and played for the
Spanish Davis Cup team . In doubles, he won three titles, reached the final of the
2016 US Open and the semifinals of the
2017 Australian Open . In January 2021, he announced that he would retire after the 2021 season.
[26]
Martin Kližan (born 11 July 1989 in
Bratislava , Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia)) joined the professional tour in 2007 and reached a career-high ranking of No. 24 in singles in April 2015 and No. 73 in doubles in May 2015. He won six titles in singles and four titles in doubles. He also won the
2006 Junior French Open and achieved world No. 1 on the junior circuit in January 2007. He won two of his titles at
ATP Tour 500 level (
Rotterdam 2016 and
Hamburg 2016 ) and recorded four victories over top-10 players with his most notable being against
Rafael Nadal at
Beijing 2014 who was ranked No. 2 in the world at the time. He played his last match at
2021 Wimbledon qualifying where he lost in the first round to
Zdeněk Kolář .
[27]
[28] He announced his retirement in August.
[29]
Julian Knowle (born 29 April 1974 in
Lauterach , Austria) , former World No. 6 in doubles, won 19 doubles titles.
[30]
Robert Lindstedt (born 19 March 1977 in
Sundbyberg , Sweden) , former World No. 3 in doubles, won 23 doubles titles. His last ATP tournament in his career was the
2021 Stockholm Open .
[31]
Paolo Lorenzi (born 15 December 1981 in Rome, Italy) joined the professional tour in 1999 and reached a career-high ranking of No. 33 in singles in May 2017 and No. 82 in doubles in January 2018. He won one title in singles and one in doubles. He won 21
ATP Challenger Tour titles (third in the all-time leaderboard). He was part of the
Italian Davis Cup team . Lorenzi announced the
2021 US Open would be his last professional tournament, and he lost to
Maxime Janvier in the second qualifying round.
[32]
Lu Yen-hsun (born 14 August 1983 in
Taipei , Taiwan) joined the professional tour in 2001 and reached a career-high ranking of No. 33 in singles in November 2010 and No. 86 in doubles in January 2005. In singles, he won 29 challenger titles, the most anyone has won, and reached the Quarterfinals in the
2010 Wimbledon Championships . Lu announced in June that Wimbledon and the Tokyo Olympics would be his last tournaments on the tour.
[33]
Leonardo Mayer (born 15 May 1987 in
Corrientes , Argentina]) joined the professional tour in 2003 and reached a career-high ranking of No. 21 in singles in June 2015 and No. 48 in doubles in January 2019. He won two titles in singles, both times at the
German Open . Mayer retired from tennis in October 2021.
[34]
Jürgen Melzer (born 22 May 1981 in
Deutsch-Wagram , Austria) joined the professional tour in 1999 and reached a career-high ranking of No. 8 in singles in April 2011 and No. 6 in doubles in November 2010. He won five titles in singles and reached the semifinals of the
2010 French Open . In doubles, he won 17 titles, including the
2010 Wimbledon Championships and the
2011 US Open . Melzer retired from singles in October 2018, but continued to play doubles competitions on the ATP Tour afterwards. In October 2020, he announced that the
2021 Australian Open would be his last professional tournament.
[35] However, he did not play the
Australian Open due to the COVID-19 quarantine measures and instead played at the
French Open ,
Wimbledon and the
US Open . He played his final tournament on the ATP Tour at the
Vienna Open , where he partnered
Alexander Zverev .
[36]
[37]
Leander Paes (born 17 June 1973 in
Kolkata ,
West Bengal , India) joined the professional tour in 1991 and reached a career-high ranking of No. 1 in doubles in June 1999 and No. 73 in singles in August 1998. Paes had one singles title win on the ATP Tour: the
1998 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships . He won eight doubles and ten mixed doubles Grand Slam titles. Paes achieved the rare men's doubles/mixed doubles titles feat at the
1999 Wimbledon Championships and his
mixed doubles Wimbledon title in 2010 made him the second man (after
Rod Laver ) to win Wimbledon titles in three separate decades.
[38] He won a bronze medal for India in singles at the
1996 Olympic Games and competed at consecutive Olympics from 1992 to 2016,
[39] making him the first Indian and only tennis player to compete at
seven Olympic Games . He is formerly an
Indian Davis Cup captain and holds the record for the most
Davis Cup doubles wins, with 44 victories between 1990 and 2019. Paes announced on 25 December 2019 that he would bring the curtains down on his illustrious career in 2020,
[40] which was to be his farewell season on the professional tour.
[41] However he announced he is hoping to participate in the 2021 Tokyo Olympics before putting an end to his career at the end of the calendar year 2021.
[42]
[43]
Viktor Troicki (born 10 February 1986 in
Belgrade ,
SR Serbia ,
Yugoslavia (now Serbia)) joined the professional tour in 2006 and reached a career-high ranking of 12 in singles in June 2011 and 49 in doubles in October 2010. He won three titles in singles and 2 in doubles. In team competitions, he was part of the
Serbia Davis Cup team who won the
Davis Cup in 2010, as well as part of the Serbian team who won the inaugural
ATP Cup in 2020. Troicki announced on 17 June 2021 that Wimbledon would be his last professional tournament.
[44]
Luca Vanni (born 4 June 1985 in
Castel del Piano , Italy) joined the professional tour in 2006 and reached a career-high ranking of No. 100 in singles in May 2015.
[45]
Comebacks
The following is a list of notable players (winners of a main tour title, and/or part of the ATP rankings top 100 in singles, or top 100 in doubles, for at least one week) who returned from retirement during the 2021 season:
See also
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"Coach Vanni da Piatti: 'Per fare ancora meglio del Luca giocatore' " . December 6, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2023 .
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