2021 Monte-Carlo Masters
The 2021 Monte-Carlo Masters (also known as the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters for sponsorship reasons) was a tennis tournament for male professional players played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 114th edition of the annual Monte Carlo Masters tournament. It took place at the Monte Carlo Country Club in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France (though billed as Monte Carlo, Monaco) as a part of the Masters 1000 event on the 2021 ATP Tour.[1]
| 2021 Monte-Carlo Masters | |
|---|---|
| Date | 11–18 April | 
| Edition | 114th | 
| Category | Masters 1000 | 
| Draw | 56S / 28D | 
| Prize money | €2,460,585 | 
| Surface | Clay / outdoor | 
| Location | Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France (billed as Monte Carlo, Monaco) | 
| Venue | Monte Carlo Country Club | 
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
|  Stefanos Tsitsipas | |
| Doubles | |
|  Nikola Mektić /  Mate Pavić | |
The tournament's 2020 edition, which was scheduled for 13 – 19 April 2020, was cancelled due to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in France.[2] Due to COVID-19 restrictions, there were no spectators in all stadiums during the 2021 tournament.[3]
Champions
    
    Singles
    
 Stefanos Tsitsipas def. Stefanos Tsitsipas def. Andrey Rublev, 6–3, 6–3 Andrey Rublev, 6–3, 6–3
Doubles
    
 Nikola Mektić / Nikola Mektić / Mate Pavić def. Mate Pavić def. Dan Evans / Dan Evans / Neal Skupski, 6–3, 4–6, [10–7] Neal Skupski, 6–3, 4–6, [10–7]
Points and prize money
    
    Points
    
Because the Monte Carlo Masters is the non-mandatory Masters 1000 event, special rules regarding points distribution are in place. The Monte Carlo Masters counts as one of a player's 500 level tournaments, while distributing Masters 1000 points.[4]
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Q | Q2 | Q1 | 
| Men's singles[5] | 1,000 | 600 | 360 | 180 | 90 | 45 | 10 | 25 | 16 | 0 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's doubles[5] | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 
Prize money
    
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Q2 | Q1 | 
| Singles | €251,085 | €150,000 | €85,000 | €46,500 | €29,000 | €18,100 | €12,000 | €6,100 | €3,250 | 
| Doubles* | €50,000 | €35,000 | €24,000 | €16,250 | €11,000 | €7,500 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 
*per team
Singles main draw entrants
    
    Seeds
    
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | 
|---|---|---|---|
|  SRB | Novak Djokovic | 1 | 1 | 
|  RUS | |||
|  ESP | Rafael Nadal | 3 | 3 | 
|  GRE | Stefanos Tsitsipas | 5 | 4 | 
|  GER | Alexander Zverev | 6 | 5 | 
|  RUS | Andrey Rublev | 8 | 6 | 
|  ARG | Diego Schwartzman | 9 | 7 | 
|  ITA | Matteo Berrettini | 10 | 8 | 
|  ESP | Roberto Bautista Agut | 11 | 9 | 
|  FRA | |||
| .svg.png.webp) BEL | David Goffin | 14 | 11 | 
|  ESP | Pablo Carreño Busta | 15 | 12 | 
|  POL | Hubert Hurkacz | 16 | 13 | 
|  BUL | Grigor Dimitrov | 17 | 14 | 
|  ITA | Fabio Fognini | 18 | 15 | 
|  CHI | Cristian Garin | 20 | 16 | 
- Rankings are as of 5 April 2021
Other entrants
    
The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
The following players received entry via the qualifying draw:
 Salvatore Caruso Salvatore Caruso
 Marco Cecchinato Marco Cecchinato
 Federico Delbonis Federico Delbonis
 Thomas Fabbiano Thomas Fabbiano
 Dominik Koepfer Dominik Koepfer
.svg.png.webp) Alexei Popyrin Alexei Popyrin
 Stefano Travaglia Stefano Travaglia
The following players received entry as lucky losers:
Withdrawals
    
- Before the tournament
 Borna Ćorić → replaced by Borna Ćorić → replaced by Tommy Paul Tommy Paul
 John Isner → replaced by John Isner → replaced by Pablo Andújar Pablo Andújar
 Daniil Medvedev → replaced by Daniil Medvedev → replaced by Juan Ignacio Londero Juan Ignacio Londero
 Gaël Monfils → replaced by Gaël Monfils → replaced by Pedro Martínez Pedro Martínez
 Kei Nishikori → replaced by Kei Nishikori → replaced by Laslo Đere Laslo Đere
 Reilly Opelka → replaced by Reilly Opelka → replaced by Jérémy Chardy Jérémy Chardy
 Dominic Thiem → replaced by Dominic Thiem → replaced by Alejandro Davidovich Fokina Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
 Stan Wawrinka → replaced by Stan Wawrinka → replaced by.svg.png.webp) Jordan Thompson Jordan Thompson
Doubles main draw entrants
    
    Seeds
    
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  COL | Juan Sebastián Cabal |  COL | Robert Farah | 5 | 1 | 
|  CRO | Nikola Mektić |  CRO | Mate Pavić | 5 | 2 | 
|  CRO | Ivan Dodig |  SVK | Filip Polášek | 17 | 3 | 
|  ESP | Marcel Granollers |  ARG | Horacio Zeballos | 20 | 4 | 
|  USA | Rajeev Ram |  GBR | Joe Salisbury | 23 | 5 | 
|  NED | Wesley Koolhof |  POL | Łukasz Kubot | 26 | 6 | 
|  FRA | Pierre-Hugues Herbert |  FRA | Nicolas Mahut | 29 | 7 | 
|  GER | Kevin Krawietz |  ROU | Horia Tecău | 42 | 8 | 
- Rankings are as of 5 April 2021.
Other entrants
    
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
The following pairs received entry into the doubles main draw as alternates:
Withdrawals
    
- Before the tournament
 Jan-Lennard Struff / Jan-Lennard Struff / Dominic Thiem → replaced by Dominic Thiem → replaced by Alexander Bublik / Alexander Bublik / Dušan Lajović Dušan Lajović
 Jamie Murray / Jamie Murray / Bruno Soares → replaced by Bruno Soares → replaced by Jamie Murray / Jamie Murray / Jan-Lennard Struff Jan-Lennard Struff
 Tim Pütz / Tim Pütz / Alexander Zverev → replaced by Alexander Zverev → replaced by Ariel Behar / Ariel Behar / Gonzalo Escobar Gonzalo Escobar
Retirements
    
References
    
- "Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters Overview". atptour.com.
- "COMMUNIQUÉ OFFICIEL – COVID-19". montecarlotennismasters.com. 2020-03-11.
- Boisaubert, Romain (15 February 2021). "No spectators allowed at the 2021 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters". Monaco Tribune. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- Ranking points
- "Rankings explained". atpworldtour.com. Retrieved 25 February 2013.



