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 Masters 1000, the ATP Cup, the ATP 500 series and the ATP 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.
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This is the complete schedule of events on the 2021 calendar.[3][4][5]
January
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February
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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 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 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[lower-alpha 1] 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 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 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 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 |
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March
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1 Mar | Rotterdam Open Rotterdam, Netherlands ATP 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 |
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April
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5 Apr | Andalucía Open Marbella, Spain ATP 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 |
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May
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3 May | Madrid Open Madrid, Spain ATP 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 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 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 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 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 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 |
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June
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7 Jun | Stuttgart Open Stuttgart, Germany ATP 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 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, United Kingdom ATP 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, United Kingdom ATP 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 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, United Kingdom 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 |
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July
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12 Jul | Hamburg Open Hamburg, Germany ATP 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 |
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August
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2 Aug | Washington Open Washington, United States ATP 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 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 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 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 |
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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 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 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 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 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 |
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4 Oct 11 Oct | Indian Wells Open Indian Wells, United States ATP 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 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 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 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 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 |
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1 Nov | Paris Masters Paris, France ATP 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 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 |
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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.
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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 250 Hard | Postponed to 8 March[4] |
11 Jan | Auckland Open Auckland, New Zealand ATP 250 Hard |
Cancelled[9] |
Adelaide International Adelaide, Australia ATP 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 250 Hard |
Cancelled[10] |
Córdoba Open Córdoba, Argentina ATP 250 Clay | Postponed to 22 February |
Open Sud de France
Montpellier, France ATP 250 Hard (i) |
8 Feb | Rotterdam Open Rotterdam, Netherlands ATP 500 Hard (i) | Postponed to 1 March |
Argentina Open Buenos Aires, Argentina ATP 250 Clay |
15 Feb | Rio Open Rio de Janeiro, Brazil ATP 500
Clay (red) |
Cancelled[11] |
8 Mar 15 Mar | Indian Wells Open Indian Wells, United States ATP Masters 1000 Hard |
Postponed to 4 October[12][13] |
5 Apr | U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships Houston, United States ATP 250 Clay (maroon) |
Cancelled |
Grand Prix Hassan II Marrakesh, Morocco ATP 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 250 Grass |
Cancelled |
27 Sep | Chengdu Open Chengdu, China ATP 250 Hard |
Cancelled[15] |
Zhuhai Championships Zhuhai, China ATP 250 Hard |
4 Oct | China Open Beijing, China ATP 500 Hard |
Japan Open Tokyo, Japan ATP 500 Hard |
11 Oct | Shanghai Masters Shanghai, China ATP Masters 1000 Hard |
25 Oct | Swiss Indoors Basel, Switzerland ATP 500 Hard (i) |
Cancelled[16] |
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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 Masters 1000, the ATP 500 series, and the ATP 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 Masters 1000 |
ATP 500 |
ATP 250 |
Titles won by player
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Titles won by nation
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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
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
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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 |
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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 |
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Doubles
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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 |
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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 |
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Points are awarded as follows:[20]
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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 |
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Best 5 Grand Slam tournament matches
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| 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 |
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Best 5 ATP Tour matches
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| 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 |
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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 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]
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:
"French Open". French Open postponed by one week in hope more fans can attend. 8 April 2021.