2021 Qatar ExxonMobil Open – Singles

Singles
2021 Qatar ExxonMobil Open
Final
ChampionGeorgia (country) Nikoloz Basilashvili
Runner-upSpain Roberto Bautista Agut
Score7–6(7–5), 6–2
Details
Draw28 (4 Q / 3 WC )
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
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Nikoloz Basilashvili defeated Roberto Bautista Agut in the final, 7–6(7–5), 6–2 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2021 Qatar Open. Basilashvili saved a match point against Roger Federer in the quarterfinals.

Andrey Rublev was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Bautista Agut.[1]

This tournament marked the return of former world No. 1 Federer to the tour for the first time since the 2020 Australian Open, due to a pair of knee surgeries since then.[2]

Seeds

The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.

  1. Austria Dominic Thiem (quarterfinals)
  2. Switzerland Roger Federer (quarterfinals)
  3. Russia Andrey Rublev (semifinals)
  4. Canada Denis Shapovalov (quarterfinals)
  5. Spain Roberto Bautista Agut (final)
  6. Belgium David Goffin (second round)
  7. Switzerland Stan Wawrinka (first round)
  8. Croatia Borna Ćorić (withdrew)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
5 Spain Roberto Bautista Agut 6 6
3 Russia Andrey Rublev 3 3
5 Spain Roberto Bautista Agut 65 2
  Georgia (country) Nikoloz Basilashvili 77 6
  United States Taylor Fritz 63 1
  Georgia (country) Nikoloz Basilashvili 77 6

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Austria D Thiem 65 6 6
WC Qatar MS Zayid 4 0 WC Russia A Karatsev 77 3 2
WC Russia A Karatsev 6 6 1 Austria D Thiem 63 6 4
Q India R Ramanathan 4 2 5 Spain R Bautista Agut 77 2 6
  Kazakhstan A Bublik 6 6   Kazakhstan A Bublik 4 3
United States R Opelka 6 3 4 5 Spain R Bautista Agut 6 6
5 Spain R Bautista Agut 4 6 6 5 Spain R Bautista Agut 6 6
3 Russia A Rublev 3 3
3 Russia A Rublev w/o
  France R Gasquet 6 6   France R Gasquet
Q Slovenia B Rola 4 4 3 Russia A Rublev w/o
  Serbia D Lajović 63 3 Hungary M Fucsovics
  Hungary M Fucsovics 77 6   Hungary M Fucsovics 4 77 6
Q South Africa L Harris 77 66 7 Q South Africa L Harris 6 65 2
7 Switzerland S Wawrinka 63 78 5

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6 Belgium D Goffin 6 6
  Serbia F Krajinović 4 4 6 Belgium D Goffin 1 7 69
  Italy L Sonego 65 4 United States T Fritz 6 5 711
  United States T Fritz 77 6 United States T Fritz 5 6 7
Q Australia C O'Connell 3 4 4 Canada D Shapovalov 7 3 5
  Canada V Pospisil 6 6 Canada V Pospisil 5 4
4 Canada D Shapovalov 7 6
United States T Fritz 63 1
LL Slovakia N Gombos 2 5 Georgia (country) N Basilashvili 77 6
WC Tunisia M Jaziri 6 7 WC Tunisia M Jaziri 2 2
  Georgia (country) N Basilashvili 2 6 6 Georgia (country) N Basilashvili 6 6
  Australia J Millman 6 4 2 Georgia (country) N Basilashvili 3 6 7
  France J Chardy 4 6 2 2 Switzerland R Federer 6 1 5
  United Kingdom D Evans 6 1 6 United Kingdom D Evans 68 6 5
2 Switzerland R Federer 710 3 7

Qualifying

Seeds

  1. South Africa Lloyd Harris (qualified)
  2. Slovakia Norbert Gombos (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  3. Australia Christopher O'Connell (qualified)
  4. Slovenia Blaž Rola (qualified)
  5. Italy Thomas Fabbiano (qualifying competition)
  6. Slovakia Lukáš Lacko (qualifying competition)
  7. India Ramkumar Ramanathan (qualified)
  8. Brazil Marcelo Melo (first round)

Qualifiers

Lucky loser

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
1 South Africa Lloyd Harris 6 6
6 Slovakia Lukáš Lacko 4 3
WC Qatar Mousa Shanan Zayed 1 1
6 Slovakia Lukáš Lacko 6 6

Second qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
2 Slovakia Norbert Gombos 3 1
7 India Ramkumar Ramanathan 6 6
Alt Denmark Frederik Nielsen 4 1
7 India Ramkumar Ramanathan 6 6

Third qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
3 Australia Christopher O'Connell 6 79
5 Italy Thomas Fabbiano 3 67

Fourth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
4 Slovenia Blaž Rola 77 6
Alt Germany Tim Pütz 65 2
Alt Germany Tim Pütz 6 6
8/Alt Brazil Marcelo Melo 3 2

References

  1. ^ "Andrey Rublev Claims Doha Title, His Third". Tennis NOW. 11 Jan 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-07-27. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Federer To Face Early Test In Doha". ATP Tour. 6 March 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-03-06. Retrieved 7 March 2021.

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