Men's singles Champion Alexander Zverev Runner-up Matteo Berrettini Final score 6–7(8–10) , 6–4, 6–3 Draw 56 (8 Q / 4 WC ) Seeds 16
← 2019 ·
Mutua Madrid Open
· →
2021 tennis event results
Alexander Zverev defeated Matteo Berrettini in the final, 6–7(8–10) , 6–4, 6–3 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2021 Madrid Open . It was Zverev's fourth Masters 1000 title.
Novak Djokovic was the reigning champion from when the tournament was last held in 2019 , but announced his withdrawal prior to the event.[1]
Following the third-round eliminations of Daniil Medvedev and Stefanos Tsitsipas respectively, a maiden Masters 1000 singles finalist from the bottom half of the draw was guaranteed.
Seeds [ ]
The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round.
0 1 . Rafael Nadal (Quarterfinals)
0 2 . Daniil Medvedev (Third round)
0 3 . Dominic Thiem (Semifinals)
0 4 . Stefanos Tsitsipas (Third round)
0 5 . Alexander Zverev (Champion)
0 6 . Andrey Rublev (Third round)
0 7 . Diego Schwartzman (Second round)
0 8 . Matteo Berrettini (Final)
0 9 . Roberto Bautista Agut (Second round)
10 . Pablo Carreño Busta (First round)
11 . Denis Shapovalov (Second round)
12 . Hubert Hurkacz (First round)
13 . Grigor Dimitrov (First round)
14 . Jannik Sinner (Second round)
15 . Félix Auger-Aliassime (First round)
16 . Cristian Garín (Quarterfinals)
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
Finals [ ]
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final
1
Rafael Nadal
4
4
5
Alexander Zverev
6
6
5
Alexander Zverev
6
6
3
Dominic Thiem
3
4
3
Dominic Thiem
3
6
6
John Isner
6
3
4
5
Alexander Zverev
68
6
6
8
Matteo Berrettini
710
4
3
Alexander Bublik
5
1
Casper Ruud
7
6
Casper Ruud
4
4
8
Matteo Berrettini
6
6
8
Matteo Berrettini
5
6
6
16
Cristian Garín
7
3
0
Top half [ ]
Section 1 [ ]
First Round
Second Round
Third Round
Quarterfinals
1
R Nadal
6
6
A Mannarino
4
0
WC
C Alcaraz
1
2
WC
C Alcaraz
6
6
1
R Nadal
6
6
Q
A Popyrin
6
77
Q
A Popyrin
3
3
J-L Struff
3
64
Q
A Popyrin
77
6
G Pella
2
4r
14
J Sinner
65
2
14
J Sinner
6
4
1
R Nadal
4
4
12
H Hurkacz
7
67
3
5
A Zverev
6
6
J Millman
5
79
6
J Millman
77
2
3
J Chardy
66
79
2
D Evans
65
6
6
D Evans
78
67
6
D Evans
3
63
K Khachanov
78
2
2
5
A Zverev
6
77
K Nishikori
66
6
6
K Nishikori
3
2
5
A Zverev
6
6
Section 2 [ ]
First Round
Second Round
Third Round
Quarterfinals
3
D Thiem
6
6
Q
P Andújar
710
64
5
Q
M Giron
1
3
Q
M Giron
68
77
7
3
D Thiem
79
6
A de Minaur
4
7
6
A de Minaur
67
4
WC
J Munar
6
5
1
A de Minaur
6
3
L Harris
6
3
77
L Harris
2
0r
13
G Dimitrov
3
6
65
3
D Thiem
3
6
6
9
R Bautista Agut
6
63
7
J Isner
6
3
4
Q
M Cecchinato
2
77
5
9
R Bautista Agut
4
77
66
J Isner
6
78
J Isner
6
64
78
M Kecmanović
4
66
J Isner
77
3
77
WC
P Martínez
4
5
6
A Rublev
64
6
64
T Paul
6
7
T Paul
77
3
4
6
A Rublev
65
6
6
Bottom half [ ]
Section 3 [ ]
First Round
Second Round
Third Round
Quarterfinals
7
D Schwartzman
6
4
1
U Humbert
5
4
A Karatsev
2
6
6
A Karatsev
7
6
A Karatsev
4
3
M Fucsovics
65
3
A Bublik
6
6
A Bublik
77
6
A Bublik
6
5
6
D Lajović
1
3
11
D Shapovalov
4
7
4
11
D Shapovalov
6
6
A Bublik
5
1
15
F Auger-Aliassime
1
4
C Ruud
7
6
C Ruud
6
6
C Ruud
6
6
LL
Y Nishioka
6
6
LL
Y Nishioka
1
2
F Krajinović
2
4
C Ruud
77
6
N Basilashvili
4
5
4
S Tsitsipas
64
4
B Paire
6
7
B Paire
1
2
4
S Tsitsipas
6
6
Section 4 [ ]
First Round
Second Round
Third Round
Quarterfinals
8
M Berrettini
6
6
Q
C Taberner
64
6
3
F Fognini
3
4
F Fognini
77
2
6
8
M Berrettini
77
6
T Fritz
5
7
4
Q
F Delbonis
64
4
A Ramos Viñolas
7
5
6
A Ramos Viñolas
65
3
Q
F Delbonis
3
6
6
Q
F Delbonis
77
6
10
P Carreño Busta
6
4
3
8
M Berrettini
5
6
6
16
C Garín
6
6
16
C Garín
7
3
0
WC
F Verdasco
1
4
16
C Garín
6
6
D Koepfer
6
6
D Koepfer
3
4
R Opelka
4
4
16
C Garín
6
62
6
Q
P-H Herbert
77
64
64
2
D Medvedev
4
77
1
A Davidovich Fokina
65
77
77
A Davidovich Fokina
6
4
2
2
D Medvedev
4
6
6
Qualifying [ ]
Seeds [ ]
Laslo Đere (First round)
Yoshihito Nishioka (Qualifying competition, retired, Lucky loser )
Jordan Thompson (First round)
Tennys Sandgren (First round)
Frances Tiafoe (First round)
Sebastian Korda (First round)
Stefano Travaglia (Qualifying competition)
Emil Ruusuvuori (First round)
Egor Gerasimov (First round)
Alexei Popyrin (Qualified)
Thiago Monteiro (First round)
Federico Delbonis (Qualified)
Pablo Andújar (Qualified)
Radu Albot (First round)
Qualifiers [ ]
Federico Delbonis
Marcos Giron
Carlos Taberner
Pierre-Hugues Herbert
Marco Cecchinato
Alexei Popyrin
Pablo Andújar
Lucky loser [ ]
Yoshihito Nishioka
Qualifying draw [ ]
First qualifier [ ]
Second qualifier [ ]
First Round
Qualifying Competition
2
Yoshihito Nishioka
6
6
Pablo Cuevas
4
4
2
Yoshihito Nishioka
77
4
0r
Marcos Giron
64
6
0
Marcos Giron
6
612
77
11
Thiago Monteiro
4
714
64
Third qualifier [ ]
First Round
Qualifying Competition
3
Jordan Thompson
6
66
2
WC
Carlos Taberner
3
78
6
WC
Carlos Taberner
6
6
Lorenzo Musetti
4
2
Lorenzo Musetti
6
6
14
Radu Albot
3
4
Fourth qualifier [ ]
First Round
Qualifying Competition
4
Tennys Sandgren
3
2
Pierre-Hugues Herbert
6
6
Pierre-Hugues Herbert
77
6
Gianluca Mager
64
4
Gianluca Mager
6
6
9
Egor Gerasimov
4
3
Fifth qualifier [ ]
Sixth qualifier [ ]
First Round
Qualifying Competition
6
Sebastian Korda
63
4
WC
Arthur Cazaux
77
6
WC
Arthur Cazaux
5
60
10
Alexei Popyrin
7
77
Federico Coria
77
4
3
10
Alexei Popyrin
64
6
6
Seventh qualifier [ ]
ATP singles main draw entrants [ ]
Seeds [ ]
The following are the seeded players. Seedings are based on ATP rankings as of 26 April 2021. Rankings and points before are as of 3 May 2021.
Seed
Rank
Player
Points before
Points defending
Points won
Points after
Status
1
2
Rafael Nadal
9,810
360
180
9,630
Quarterfinals lost to Alexander Zverev [5]
2
3
Daniil Medvedev
9,700
10
90
9,780
Third round lost to Cristian Garín [16]
3
4
Dominic Thiem
8,365
360
360
8,365
Semifinals lost to Alexander Zverev [5]
4
5
Stefanos Tsitsipas
7,910
390
90
7,610
Third round lost to Casper Ruud
5
6
Alexander Zverev
6,125
180
1,000
6,945
Champion , defeated Matteo Berrettini [8]
6
8
Andrey Rublev
6,000
90
90
6,000
Third round lost to John Isner
7
9
Diego Schwartzman
3,765
67
45
3,743
Second round lost to Aslan Karatsev
8
10
Matteo Berrettini
3,493
45
600
4,048
Runner-up, lost to Alexander Zverev [5]
9
11
Roberto Bautista Agut
3,090
10
45
3,125
Second round lost to John Isner
10
12
Pablo Carreño Busta
3,015
10
10
3,015
First round lost to Federico Delbonis [Q]
11
14
Denis Shapovalov
2,820
10
45
2,855
Second round lost to Alexander Bublik
12
16
Hubert Hurkacz
2,600
67
10
2,543
First round lost to John Millman
13
17
Grigor Dimitrov
2,576
10
10
2,576
First round lost to Lloyd Harris
14
18
Jannik Sinner
2,524
24
45
2,545
Second round lost to Alexei Popyrin [Q]
15
20
Félix Auger-Aliassime
2,418
32
10
2,396
First round lost to Casper Ruud
16
22
Cristian Garín
2,215
45
180
2,350
Quarterfinals lost to Matteo Berrettini [8]
Other entrants [ ]
The following players received wildcard s into the main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Pablo Andújar
Marco Cecchinato
Federico Delbonis
Marcos Giron
Pierre-Hugues Herbert
Alexei Popyrin
Carlos Taberner
The following player received entry as a lucky loser:
Yoshihito Nishioka
Withdrawals [ ]
Before the tournament
Retirements [ ]
References [ ]
Grand Slam events ATP Tour Masters 1000 ATP Tour 500 ATP Tour 250
Delray Beach (S , D )
Antalya (S , D )
Melbourne 1 (S , D )*
Melbourne 2 (S , D )*
Montpellier (S , D )
Córdoba (S , D )
Singapore (S , D )*
Buenos Aires (S , D )
Doha (S , D )
Marseille (S , D )
Santiago (S , D )
Marbella (S , D )*
Cagliari (S , D )*
Belgrade 1 (S , D )
Estoril (S , D )
Munich (S , D )
Geneva (S , D )
Lyon (S , D )
Belgrade 2 (S , D )*
Parma (S , D )*
Stuttgart (S , D )
Rosmalen
Eastbourne (S , D )
Mallorca (S , D )
Newport (S , D )
Båstad (S , D )
Los Cabos (S , D )
Umag (S , D )
Gstaad (S , D )
Kitzbühel (S , D )
Atlanta (S , D )
Winston-Salem (S , D )
Metz (S , D )
Nur-Sultan (S , D )*
San Diego (S , D )*
Sofia (S , D )
Moscow (S , D )
Antwerp (S , D )
St. Petersburg (S , D )
Stockholm (S , D )
Team events –
Tournaments are affected by the COVID-19 pandemic * –
Tournaments are introduced due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic