Men's singles Champion Aslan Karatsev Runner-up Lloyd Harris Final score 6–3, 6–2 Draw 48 (6 Q / 4 WC ) Seeds 16
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2021 tennis event results
Aslan Karatsev won his first ATP Tour singles title, defeating Lloyd Harris in the final, 6–3, 6–2 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2021 Dubai Tennis Championships. Karatsev became the second wildcard in the tournament's history to win the men's singles title. Harris was the first qualifier to reach the final of the Dubai Tennis Championships.
Novak Djokovic was the defending champion, but chose not to participate.[1]
Seeds [ ]
All seeds receive a bye into the second round.
Dominic Thiem (Second round)
Andrey Rublev (Semifinals)
Denis Shapovalov (Semifinals)
Roberto Bautista Agut (Third round)
David Goffin (Second round)
Pablo Carreño Busta (Second round)
Stan Wawrinka (Withdrew)
Karen Khachanov (Third round)
Alex de Minaur (Second round)
Borna Ćorić (Withdrew)
Dušan Lajović (Third round)
Dan Evans (Second round)
Hubert Hurkacz (Third round)
Filip Krajinović (Third round)
Taylor Fritz (Third round)
Jannik Sinner (Quarterfinals)
Lorenzo Sonego (Third round)
The players who also received a bye into the second round were as follows, each semifinalist from Doha or Marseille :
Nikoloz Basilashvili
Matthew Ebden
The other six byes were removed, and six players were added to the main draw.
Draw [ ]
Key [ ]
Q = Qualifier
WC = Wild card
LL = Lucky loser
Alt = Alternate
SE = Special exempt
PR = Protected ranking
ITF = ITF entry
JE = Junior exempt
w/o = Walkover
r = Retired
d = Defaulted
Finals [ ]
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final
Q
Lloyd Harris
6
3
6
Kei Nishikori
1
6
3
Q
Lloyd Harris
65
6
78
3
Denis Shapovalov
77
4
66
3
Denis Shapovalov
7
6
Jérémy Chardy
5
4
Q
Lloyd Harris
3
2
WC
Aslan Karatsev
6
6
WC
Aslan Karatsev
65
6
6
16
Jannik Sinner
77
3
2
WC
Aslan Karatsev
6
4
6
2
Andrey Rublev
2
6
4
Márton Fucsovics
5
2
2
Andrey Rublev
7
6
Top half [ ]
Section 1 [ ]
First Round
Second Round
Third Round
Quarterfinals
1
D Thiem
3
4
Q
C O'Connell
77
4
1
Q
L Harris
6
6
Q
L Harris
65
6
6
Q
L Harris
77
6
A Davidovich Fokina
6
6
14
F Krajinović
65
4
LL
R Albot
4
4
A Davidovich Fokina
5
4
14
F Krajinović
7
6
Q
L Harris
6
3
6
K Nishikori
1
6
3
LL
L Giustino
4
3
Q
Y Bhambri
6
1
4
A Bedene
6
6
A Bedene
3
6
6
A Bedene
4
4
K Nishikori
3
6
6
K Nishikori
6
6
R Opelka
6
3
4
K Nishikori
6
77
5
D Goffin
3
63
Section 2 [ ]
First Round
Second Round
Third Round
Quarterfinals
3
D Shapovalov
6
6
J-L Struff
6
6
J-L Struff
1
3
Q
M Kukushkin
3
2
3
D Shapovalov
6
6
R Gasquet
6
6
13
H Hurkacz
4
3
M Cecchinato
4
2
R Gasquet
3
4
13
H Hurkacz
6
6
3
D Shapovalov
7
6
J Chardy
5
4
9
A de Minaur
6
3
4
J Chardy
6
3
6
J Chardy
2
6
6
A Ramos Viñolas
3
6
4
J Chardy
63
6
6
WC
A Popyrin
77
7
8
K Khachanov
77
4
4
WC
D Novak
63
5
WC
A Popyrin
4
6
64
8
K Khachanov
6
3
77
Bottom half [ ]
Section 3 [ ]
First Round
Second Round
Third Round
Quarterfinals
17
L Sonego
6
6
Q
B Zapata Miralles
6
6
Q
B Zapata Miralles
2
2
J Millman
4
4
17
L Sonego
6
3
4
WC
A Karatsev
6
6
WC
A Karatsev
3
6
6
E Gerasimov
4
4
WC
A Karatsev
6
4
6
12
D Evans
4
6
4
WC
A Karatsev
65
6
6
16
J Sinner
77
3
2
16
J Sinner
2
77
6
Y Nishioka
4
64
A Bublik
6
62
4
A Bublik
6
77
16
J Sinner
6
3
7
4
R Bautista Agut
4
6
5
SE
M Ebden
1r
4
R Bautista Agut
4
Section 4 [ ]
Qualifying [ ]
Seeds [ ]
Radu Albot (Qualifying competition, Lucky loser )
Lloyd Harris (Qualified)
Emil Ruusuvuori (Qualified)
Mikhail Kukushkin (Qualified)
Christopher O'Connell (Qualified)
Evgeny Donskoy (First round)
Prajnesh Gunneswaran (First round)
Marc Polmans (First round)
Bernabé Zapata Miralles (Qualified)
Lorenzo Giustino (Qualifying competition, Lucky loser )
Blaž Rola (Qualifying competition)
Thomas Fabbiano (Qualifying competition)
Qualifiers [ ]
Lucky losers [ ]
Qualifying draw [ ]
First qualifier [ ]
Second qualifier [ ]
First Round
Qualifying Competition
2
Lloyd Harris
6
6
Teymuraz Gabashvili
1
2
2
Lloyd Harris
6
6
11
Blaž Rola
2
4
Dmitry Popko
3
6
612
11
Blaž Rola
6
4
714
Third qualifier [ ]
First Round
Qualifying Competition
3
Emil Ruusuvuori
77
4
6
WC
Dimitar Kuzmanov
64
6
1
3
Emil Ruusuvuori
6
6
Viktor Troicki
2
2
Viktor Troicki
7
6
8
Marc Polmans
5
0
Fourth qualifier [ ]
Fifth qualifier [ ]
Sixth qualifier [ ]
First Round
Qualifying Competition
6
Evgeny Donskoy
4
4
Ramkumar Ramanathan
6
6
Ramkumar Ramanathan
5
7
2
PR
Yuki Bhambri
7
5
6
PR
Yuki Bhambri
6
6
7
Prajnesh Gunneswaran
1
4
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