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Alexander Zverev defeated the defending champion Daniil Medvedev in the final, 6–4, 6–4 to win the singles tennis title at the 2021 ATP Finals.[1] It was his second ATP Finals title. With the win, Zverev ended a six-year streak of different winners at the tournament, dating to 2015.
| Singles | |
|---|---|
| 2021 ATP Finals | |
| Champion |  Alexander Zverev |
| Runner-up |  Daniil Medvedev |
| Score | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Draw | 8 (round robin) |
Hubert Hurkacz, Casper Ruud, Jannik Sinner (as an alternate replacing Matteo Berrettini)[2] and Cameron Norrie (as an alternate replacing Stefanos Tsitsipas)[3] made their tournament debuts.[4] Sinner became the youngest player to win a Tour Finals match since Lleyton Hewitt in 2000. He was the youngest to compete since Juan Martín del Potro in 2008 and the first alternate to win a match since Janko Tipsarević in 2011.[5]
Novak Djokovic was attempting to equal Roger Federer's record of six Tour Finals titles, but was defeated in the semifinals by Zverev.[6]
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Novak Djokovic (semifinals)
Daniil Medvedev (final)
Alexander Zverev (champion)
Stefanos Tsitsipas (round robin, withdrew due to right elbow injury)- Andrey Rublev (round robin)
Matteo Berrettini (round robin, withdrew due to abdominal injury)
Hubert Hurkacz (round robin)
Casper Ruud (semifinals)
- Jannik Sinner (replaced Berrettini, round robin)
Cameron Norrie (replaced Tsitsipas, round robin)- Aslan Karatsev (Did not play)
Finals
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 1 |  Novak Djokovic
| 64 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||
| 3 | Alexander Zverev
| 77 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||
| 3 | Alexander Zverev
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 2 | Daniil Medvedev
| 4 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 2 | Daniil Medvedev
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 8 |  Casper Ruud
| 4 | 2 | ||||||||||
Green group
| Djokovic |
 Tsitsipas Norrie |
Rublev |
Ruud |
RR W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings | ||
| 1 | Novak Djokovic |
6–2, 6–1 (w/ Norrie) |
6–3, 6–2 | 7–6(7–4), 6–2 | 3–0 | 6–0 (100%) | 37–16 (70%) | 1 | |
| 4 10 |
Stefanos Tsitsipas Cameron Norrie |
2–6, 1–6 (w/ Norrie) |
4–6, 4–6 (w/ Tsitsipas) |
6–1, 3–6, 4–6 (w/ Norrie) |
0–1 0–2 |
0–2 (0%) 1–4 (20%) |
8–12 (40%) 16–25 (39%) |
X 4 | |
| 5 | Andrey Rublev |
3–6, 2–6 | 6–4, 6–4 (w/ Tsitsipas) |
6–2, 5–7, 6–7(5–7) | 1–2 | 3–4 (43%) | 34–36 (49%) | 3 | |
| 8 | Casper Ruud |
6–7(4–7), 2–6 | 1–6, 6–3, 6–4 (w/ Norrie) |
2–6, 7–5, 7–6(7–5) | 2–1 | 4–4 (50%) | 37–43 (46%) | 2 |
Red group
| Medvedev |
Zverev |
 Berrettini Sinner |
 Hurkacz |
RR W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings | ||
| 2 | Daniil Medvedev |
6–3, 6–7(3–7), 7–6(8–6) | 6–0, 6–7(5–7), 7–6(10–8) (w/ Sinner) |
6–7(5–7), 6–3, 6–4 | 3–0 | 6–3 (67%) | 56–43 (57%) | 1 | |
| 3 | Alexander Zverev |
3–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–7(6–8) | 7–6(9–7), 1–0, ret. (w/ Berrettini) |
6–2, 6–4 | 2–1 | 5–2 (71%) | 36–31 (54%) | 2 | |
| 6 9 |
Matteo Berrettini Jannik Sinner |
0–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–7(8–10) (w/ Sinner) |
6–7(7–9), 0–1, ret. (w/ Berrettini) |
6–2, 6–2 (w/ Sinner) |
0–1 1–1 |
0–2 (0%)† 3–2 (60%) |
0–0 (0%) 25–23 (52%) |
X 3 | |
| 7 | Hubert Hurkacz |
7–6(7–5), 3–6, 4–6 | 2–6, 4–6 | 2–6, 2–6 (w/ Sinner) |
0–3 | 1–6 (14%) | 24–42 (36%) | 4 |
† Following ATP rules, Berrettini's retirement against Zverev was counted as a straight-set loss in determining round robin standings.
Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches played; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, then percentage of games won; 5. ATP rankings.[7]
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