Tennis tournament
Men's Singles Champion Novak Djokovic Runner-up Stefanos Tsitsipas Final score 6–7(6–8) , 2–6, 6–3, 6–2, 6–4
2021 tennis event results
Main article: 2021 French Open
Novak Djokovic defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final, 6–7(6–8) , 2–6, 6–3, 6–2, 6–4 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2021 French Open.[1] French Open title and 19th major title overall.
With the win, he became the first man to achieve the double Career Grand Slam in the Open Era ,[2] [3] [4] Dominic Thiem 's victory at the 2020 US Open .
Rafael Nadal was the four-time defending champion, but he lost to Djokovic in a 4 hour and 10 minute semifinal epic.[5] [6] [7] [8]
Djokovic and Daniil Medvedev were in contention for the world No. 1 ranking ; Djokovic retained the ranking after Medvedev lost in the quarterfinals.[9]
Nadal and Roger Federer were attempting to win a record 21st major title and become the outright leader in the men's singles major tally.[10] Djokovic, Federer, and Nadal , the three most successful men's singles Grand Slam champions of all time, were in the same half of the main draw.[11] [12] record-extending 58th time in the Open Era, with Djokovic emerging victorious in four sets.[13]
For the first time in the Open Era, all French players were eliminated prior to the third round.[14] Carlos Alcaraz became the youngest player since Djokovic in 2005 to win a match at the French Open, and was also the youngest player to reach the third round at the tournament since Andrei Medvedev in 1992 .[15] 2004 that a French Open men's singles final went to five sets; on that occasion, Gastón Gaudio also came from two sets down to win the title.[16]
Seeds [ ]
0 1 . Novak Djokovic (Champion)0 2 . Daniil Medvedev (Quarterfinals) 0 3 . Rafael Nadal (Semifinals) 0 4 . Dominic Thiem (First round) 0 5 . Stefanos Tsitsipas (Final) 0 6 . Alexander Zverev (Semifinals) 0 7 . Andrey Rublev (First round) 0 8 . Roger Federer (Fourth round, withdrew) 0 9 . Matteo Berrettini (Quarterfinals) 10 . Diego Schwartzman (Quarterfinals) 11 . Roberto Bautista Agut (Second round) 12 . Pablo Carreño Busta (Fourth round) 13 . David Goffin (First round) 14 . Gaël Monfils (Second round) 15 . Casper Ruud (Third round) 16 . Grigor Dimitrov (First round, retired) 17. Milos Raonic (Withdrew)
18 . Jannik Sinner (Fourth round) 19 . Hubert Hurkacz (First round) 20 . Félix Auger-Aliassime (First round) 21 . Alex de Minaur (Second round) 22 . Cristian Garín (Fourth round) 23 . Karen Khachanov (Second round) 24 . Aslan Karatsev (Second round) 25 . Dan Evans (First round) 26 . Lorenzo Sonego (First round) 27 . Fabio Fognini (Third round) 28 . Nikoloz Basilashvili (Second round) 29 . Ugo Humbert (First round) 30 . Taylor Fritz (Second round) 31 . John Isner (Third round) 32 . Reilly Opelka (Third round)
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.
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
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List of National Flags
Finals [ ] Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final
1
Novak Djokovic 6
6
65
7
9
Matteo Berrettini
3
2
77
5
1
Novak Djokovic 3
6
77
6
3
Rafael Nadal
6
3
64
2
3
Rafael Nadal 6
4
6
6
10
Diego Schwartzman
3
6
4
0
1
Novak Djokovic 66
2
6
6
6
5
Stefanos Tsitsipas
78
6
3
2
4
6
Alexander Zverev 6
6
6
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
4
1
1
6
Alexander Zverev
3
3
6
6
3
5
Stefanos Tsitsipas 6
6
4
4
6
5
Stefanos Tsitsipas 6
77
7
2
Daniil Medvedev
3
63
5
Top half [ ] Section 1 [ ] First Round
Second Round
Third Round
Fourth Round
1
N Djokovic 6
6
6
T Sandgren
2
4
2
1
N Djokovic 6
6
6
L Pouille
3
1
3
P Cuevas
3
2
4
P Cuevas 6
6
6
1
N Djokovic 6
6
6
S Caruso
4
6
64
2
R Berankis
1
4
1
J Duckworth 6
3
77
6
J Duckworth
5
6
64
0
R Berankis 6
6
2
6
R Berankis 7
2
77
6
29
U Humbert
4
4
6
4
1
N Djokovic 67
62
6
6
4
21
A de Minaur 6
6
77
L Musetti
79
77
1
0
0r
S Travaglia
2
4
64
21
A de Minaur
4
1
6
1
Y Uchiyama
6
1
2
4
M Cecchinato 6
6
3
6
M Cecchinato 3
6
6
6
M Cecchinato
6
4
3
6
3
J-W Tsonga
4
2
6
65
L Musetti 3
6
6
3
6
Y Nishioka 6
6
3
77
Y Nishioka
5
3
2
L Musetti 6
7
77
L Musetti 7
6
6
13
D Goffin
0
5
63
Section 2 [ ] First Round
Second Round
Third Round
Fourth Round
9
M Berrettini 6
6
4
6
Q
T Daniel
0
4
6
4
9
M Berrettini 6
6
6
F Coria 6
77
6
F Coria
3
3
2
F López
3
64
2
9
M Berrettini 78
6
6
K Anderson
5
4
6
64
S-w Kwon
66
3
4
S-w Kwon 7
6
2
77
S-w Kwon 6
7
7
A Seppi 6
710
4
6
A Seppi
4
5
5
20
F Auger-Aliassime
3
68
6
4
9
M Berrettini
30
T Fritz 6
6
6
8
R Federer
w/o
J Sousa
4
2
4
30
T Fritz
3
2
6
4
WC
M Bourgue
3
3
4
D Koepfer 6
6
3
6
D Koepfer 6
6
6
D Koepfer
65
77
64
5
M Čilić 78
6
6
8
R Federer 77
63
77
7
WC
A Rinderknech
66
1
2
M Čilić
2
6
64
2
Q
D Istomin
2
4
3
8
R Federer 6
2
77
6
8
R Federer 6
6
6
Section 3 [ ] First Round
Second Round
Third Round
Fourth Round
3
R Nadal 6
6
77
A Popyrin
3
2
63
3
R Nadal 6
7
6
WC
H Gaston
1
4
2
R Gasquet
0
5
2
R Gasquet 6
6
6
3
R Nadal 6
6
6
C Norrie 7
77
6
C Norrie
3
3
3
Q
B Fratangelo
5
65
2
C Norrie 4
6
6
6
L Harris 7
6
6
L Harris
6
3
3
2
26
L Sonego
5
4
4
3
R Nadal 7
6
6
18
J Sinner 6
4
64
7
6
18
J Sinner
5
3
0
P-H Herbert
1
6
77
5
4
18
J Sinner 6
7
3
6
G Mager 6
3
6
7
G Mager
1
5
6
3
LL
P Gojowczyk
2
6
4
5
18
J Sinner 6
7
6
M Ymer 6
0
4
6
6
M Ymer
1
5
3
R Carballés Baena
4
6
6
2
2
M Ymer 6
2
6
6
A Ramos Viñolas
6
66
4
4
14
G Monfils
0
6
4
3
14
G Monfils 1
78
6
6
Section 4 [ ] First Round
Second Round
Third Round
Fourth Round
10
D Schwartzman 6
6
6
PR
Y-h Lu
2
2
3
10
D Schwartzman 6
6
6
A Mannarino
5
6
5
2
A Bedene
4
2
4
A Bedene 7
3
7
6
10
D Schwartzman 6
6
6
PR
P Kohlschreiber 77
6
2
6
PR
P Kohlschreiber
4
2
1
F Verdasco
63
2
6
4
PR
P Kohlschreiber 6
77
4
6
Q
J Brooksby
3
4
4
24
A Karatsev
3
64
6
1
24
A Karatsev 6
6
6
10
D Schwartzman 711
6
7
28
N Basilashvili 6
6
0
6
J-L Struff
69
4
5
D Lajović
4
3
6
2
28
N Basilashvili
4
2
4
Q
C Alcaraz 6
2
6
77
Q
C Alcaraz 6
6
6
Q
B Zapata Miralles
3
6
1
64
Q
C Alcaraz
4
63
2
F Bagnis 7
6
6
J-L Struff 6
77
6
WC
B Bonzi
5
3
4
F Bagnis
5
61
4
J-L Struff 6
78
4
3
6
J-L Struff 7
77
6
7
A Rublev
3
66
6
6
4
Bottom half [ ] Section 5 [ ] First Round
Second Round
Third Round
Fourth Round
6
A Zverev 3
3
6
6
6
Q
O Otte
6
6
2
2
0
6
A Zverev 77
6
77
Q
R Safiullin 77
1
6
6
Q
R Safiullin
64
3
61
Q
C Taberner
64
6
0
2
6
A Zverev 6
7
6
C Moutet
3
712
62
5
L Đere
2
5
2
L Đere 6
610
77
7
L Đere 4
4
6
6
6
M Kecmanović 1
6
6
6
M Kecmanović
6
6
3
2
3
25
D Evans
6
3
3
4
6
A Zverev 6
6
6
23
K Khachanov 6
6
6
K Nishikori
4
1
1
J Veselý
1
2
3
23
K Khachanov
6
2
6
4
4
K Nishikori 6
64
6
4
6
K Nishikori 4
6
2
6
6
Q
A Giannessi
4
77
3
6
4
K Nishikori 7
0
Y Hanfmann
1
3
6
2
Q
H Laaksonen
5
0r
Q
H Laaksonen 6
6
4
6
Q
H Laaksonen 6
2
6
6
Q
M Vilella Martínez
4
4
2
11
R Bautista Agut
3
6
3
2
11
R Bautista Agut 6
6
6
Section 6 [ ] First Round
Second Round
Third Round
Fourth Round
15
C Ruud 5
6
6
77
B Paire
7
2
1
64
15
C Ruud 6
6
6
PR
K Majchrzak 6
2
6
6
PR
K Majchrzak
3
2
4
WC
A Cazaux
4
6
4
4
15
C Ruud
63
6
66
6
5
A Davidovich Fokina 6
6
6
A Davidovich Fokina 77
2
78
0
7
M Kukushkin
4
4
3
A Davidovich Fokina 6
6
5
2
6
Q
B van de Zandschulp 65
64
6
6
6
Q
B van de Zandschulp
4
4
7
6
4
19
H Hurkacz
77
77
2
2
4
A Davidovich Fokina 6
6
4
6
27
F Fognini 6
6
6
F Delbonis
4
4
6
4
WC
G Barrère
4
1
4
27
F Fognini 78
6
6
M Fucsovics 6
6
77
M Fucsovics
66
1
2
G Simon
4
1
65
27
F Fognini
4
1
3
R Albot
1
6
0
1
F Delbonis 6
6
6
F Delbonis 6
2
6
6
F Delbonis 4
6
3
6
6
P Andújar 4
5
6
6
6
P Andújar
6
1
6
3
2
4
D Thiem
6
7
3
4
4
Section 7 [ ] First Round
Second Round
Third Round
Fourth Round
5
S Tsitsipas 78
6
6
J Chardy
66
3
1
5
S Tsitsipas 6
6
6
S Korda
4
2
2
P Martínez
3
4
3
P Martínez 6
6
6
5
S Tsitsipas 5
6
77
6
Q
M Marterer
4
1
63
31
J Isner
7
3
63
1
F Krajinović 6
6
77
F Krajinović
66
1
65
S Querrey
62
3
4
31
J Isner 78
6
77
31
J Isner 77
6
6
5
S Tsitsipas 6
6
7
LL
F Cerúndolo
3
4
3
12
P Carreño Busta
3
2
5
T Monteiro 6
6
6
T Monteiro
3
77
62
6
3
S Johnson 65
3
6
6
6
S Johnson 6
62
77
3
6
F Tiafoe
77
6
4
2
1
S Johnson
4
4
2
E Gerasimov
63
4
3
12
P Carreño Busta 6
6
6
WC
E Couacaud 77
6
6
WC
E Couacaud
6
3
4
4
N Gombos
3
4
3
12
P Carreño Busta 2
6
6
6
12
P Carreño Busta 6
6
6
Section 8 [ ] First Round
Second Round
Third Round
Fourth Round
16
G Dimitrov
6
6
5
0r
M Giron 2
4
7
3
M Giron 77
6
63
6
G Pella 6
77
7
G Pella
62
1
77
4
Q
DE Galán
3
64
5
M Giron
1
7
2
2
E Ruusuvuori
6
3
64
3
22
C Garín 6
5
6
6
Q
M McDonald 4
6
77
6
Q
M McDonald
6
6
67
3
6
JI Londero
6
4
66
2
22
C Garín 4
4
79
6
8
22
C Garín 3
6
78
6
22
C Garín
2
1
5
32
R Opelka 6
6
6
2
D Medvedev 6
6
7
A Martin
3
2
4
32
R Opelka 6
6
3
7
J Munar 66
6
77
6
J Munar
3
2
6
5
J Thompson
78
1
65
4
32
R Opelka
4
2
4
T Paul 6
6
4
4
10
2
D Medvedev 6
6
6
WC
C O'Connell
2
4
6
6
8
T Paul
6
1
4
3
A Bublik
3
3
5
2
D Medvedev 3
6
6
6
2
D Medvedev 6
6
7
Seeded players [ ] The following are the seeded players. Seedings are based on ATP rankings as of 24 May 2021. Rankings and points before are as of 31 May 2021. Because the tournament was moved a week, points of the week of 10 June 2019 include results from Stuttgart and 's-Hertogenbosch . Players will count either their 2021 points or 50% of their 2020 points, whichever is greater.[17]
Seed
Rank
Player
Points before
2019 points defending
2020 points defending
Points won
Points after
Status
1
1
Novak Djokovic 11,313
720
1,200
2,000
12,113
Champion , defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas [5]
2
2
Daniil Medvedev
9,793
10+10
10
360
10,143
Quarterfinal lost to Stefanos Tsitsipas [5]
3
3
Rafael Nadal
9,630
2,000
2,000
720
8,630
Semifinal lost to Novak Djokovic [1]
4
4
Dominic Thiem
8,445
1,200
360
10
7,425
First round lost to Pablo Andújar
5
5
Stefanos Tsitsipas
7,500
180+10
720
1,200
7,980
Runner-up, lost to Novak Djokovic [1]
6
6
Alexander Zverev
6,990
360
180
720
7,350
Semifinals lost to Stefanos Tsitsipas [5]
7
7
Andrey Rublev
6,090
0
360
10
5,910
First round lost to Jan-Lennard Struff
8
8
Roger Federer
5,605
720
0
180
5,065
Fourth round withdrew due to physical condition concerns
9
9
Matteo Berrettini
3,958
45+250
90
360
4,103
Quarterfinal lost to Novak Djokovic [1]
10
10
Diego Schwartzman
3,465
45
720
360
3,105
Quarterfinals lost to Rafael Nadal [3]
11
11
Roberto Bautista Agut
3,215
90
90
45
3,170
Second round lost to Henri Laaksonen [Q]
12
12
Pablo Carreño Busta
3,085
90
360
180
2,905
Fourth round lost to Stefanos Tsitsipas [5]
13
13
David Goffin
2,875
90+45
10
10
2,830
First round lost to Lorenzo Musetti
14
15
Gaël Monfils
2,713
180+20
10
45
2,568
Second round lost to Mikael Ymer
15
16
Casper Ruud
2,690
90
90
90
2,690
Third round lost to Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
16
17
Grigor Dimitrov
2,521
90
180
10
2,431
First round retired against Marcos Giron
17
18
Milos Raonic 2,518
0+90
0
0
2,473
Withdrew for personal reasons
18
19
Jannik Sinner
2,500
(48)†
360
180
2,320
Fourth round lost to Rafael Nadal [3]
19
20
Hubert Hurkacz
2,498
10
10
10
2,533
First round lost to Botic van de Zandschulp [Q]
20
21
Félix Auger-Aliassime
2,423
0+150
10
10
2,423
First round lost to Andreas Seppi
21
22
Alex de Minaur
2,350
45+45
10
45
2,350
Second round lost to Marco Cecchinato
22
23
Cristian Garín
2,350
45+45
90
180
2,440
Fourth round lost to Daniil Medvedev [2]
23
25
Karen Khachanov
2,280
360+10
180
45
2,010
Second round lost to Kei Nishikori
24
26
Aslan Karatsev
2,245
(18)†
16
45
2,274
Second round lost to Philipp Kohlschreiber [PR]
25
27
Dan Evans
2,195
10+125
10
10
2,106
First round lost to Miomir Kecmanović
26
28
Lorenzo Sonego
2,132
10
180
10
2,042
First round lost to Lloyd Harris
27
29
Fabio Fognini
1,933
180
10
90
1,843
Third round lost to Federico Delbonis
28
31
Nikoloz Basilashvili
1,785
10+10
10
45
1,820
Second round lost to Carlos Alcaraz [Q]
29
32
Ugo Humbert
1,780
10
10
10
1,815
First round lost to Ričardas Berankis
30
33
Taylor Fritz
1,760
45
90
45
1,715
Second round lost to Dominik Koepfer
31
34
John Isner
1,730
0
45
90
1,775
Third round lost to Stefanos Tsitsipas [5]
32
35
Reilly Opelka
1,726
10
10
90
1,806
Third round lost to Daniil Medvedev [2]
† The player did not qualify for the tournament in 2019. Therefore, this represents his points from the 2019 ATP Challenger Tour .
Withdrawn players [ ] The following players would have been seeded, but withdrew before the tournament began.
Rank
Player
Points before
2019 points defending
2020 points defending
Points lost
Points after
Withdrawal reason
14
Denis Shapovalov
2,780
10
45
0
2,780
Shoulder injury
24
Stan Wawrinka
2,281
360
90
315
1,966
Foot injury
30
Borna Ćorić
1,870
90+90
10
112
1,758
Shoulder surgery
Other entry information [ ] Wild cards [ ] The following players were awarded wild cards into the main draw.[18]
Protected ranking [ ]
Philipp Kohlschreiber (96)Lu Yen-hsun (71)Kamil Majchrzak (105)
Qualifiers [ ] Lucky losers [ ] Withdrawals [ ] Before the tournament During the tournament
Roger Federer
Retirements [ ]
Grigor Dimitrov Henri Laaksonen Lorenzo Musetti
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Novak Djokovic
Stefanos Tsitsipas
Novak Djokovic (Champion)
Daniil Medvedev (Quarterfinals)
Rafael Nadal (Semifinals)
Dominic Thiem (First round)
Stefanos Tsitsipas (Final)
Alexander Zverev (Semifinals)
Roger Federer (Fourth round, withdrew)
Matteo Berrettini (Quarterfinals)
Diego Schwartzman (Quarterfinals)
David Goffin (First round)
Gaël Monfils (Second round)
Casper Ruud (Third round)
Grigor Dimitrov (First round, retired)
Milos Raonic (Withdrew)
Hubert Hurkacz (First round)
Alex de Minaur (Second round)
Cristian Garín (Fourth round)
Dan Evans (First round)
Nikoloz Basilashvili (Second round)
Taylor Fritz (Second round)
Matteo Berrettini
Rafael Nadal
Diego Schwartzman
Alexander Zverev
Daniil Medvedev
T Sandgren
L Pouille
P Cuevas
R Berankis
J Duckworth
Y Uchiyama
D Goffin
K Anderson
S-w Kwon
F Auger-Aliassime
R Federer
J Sousa
M Čilić
D Istomin
C Norrie
M Ymer
Y-h Lu
A Bedene
N Basilashvili
J Veselý
C Ruud
K Majchrzak
M Kukushkin
B van de Zandschulp
M Fucsovics
R Albot
D Thiem
T Monteiro
E Gerasimov
N Gombos
G Dimitrov
DE Galán
E Ruusuvuori
C Garín
Lu Yen-hsun (71)
Taro Daniel
Daniel Elahi Galán
Denis Istomin
Botic van de Zandschulp
Attila Balázs[19] → replaced by 
João Sousa
Borna Ćorić[20] → replaced by 
Andrej Martin
Kevin Anderson
– Tournaments are affected by the COVID-19 pandemic