2021 Italian Open – Men's doubles

Nikola Mektić and Mate Pavić defeated Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury in the final, 6–4, 7–6(7–4), to win the men's doubles tennis title at the 2021 Italian Open. The second seeds did not drop a set en route to their third ATP Tour Masters 1000 victory together and their sixth title overall of the season. The all-Croatian pair also became the second doubles team to have reached the finals of the first four Masters 1000 tournaments in a season after the Bryan brothers, who last accomplished the feat in 2018. Ram and Salisbury were competing for their first title of the season and their fourth title together.[1][2]

Men's doubles
2021 Italian Open
Champions Nikola Mektić
Mate Pavić
Runners-up Rajeev Ram
Joe Salisbury
Final score6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Main article: 2021 Italian Open (tennis)

Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos were the defending champions,[3] but they lost in the quarterfinals to Ram and Salisbury.[4]

Seeds
  1. Juan Sebastián Cabal / Robert Farah (first round)
  2. Nikola Mektić / Mate Pavić (champions)
  3. Ivan Dodig / Filip Polášek (second round)
  4. Marcel Granollers / Horacio Zeballos (quarterfinals)
  5. Rajeev Ram / Joe Salisbury (final)
  6. Jamie Murray / Bruno Soares (first round)
  7. Wesley Koolhof / Jean-Julien Rojer (quarterfinals)
  8. Kevin Krawietz / Horia Tecău (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Finals
Semifinals Final
          
Alt Marcelo Arévalo
Matwé Middelkoop 		4 4
5 Rajeev Ram
Joe Salisbury 		6 6
5 Rajeev Ram
Joe Salisbury 		4 64
2 Nikola Mektić
Mate Pavić 		6 77
John Peers
Michael Venus 		65 64
2 Nikola Mektić
Mate Pavić 		77 77

Top half
First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 JS Cabal
R Farah 		67 4
WC F Fognini
L Musetti 		79 6 WC F Fognini
L Musetti 		64 77 [9]
Alt M Arévalo
M Middelkoop 		6 6 Alt M Arévalo
M Middelkoop 		77 65 [11]
  D Evans
N Skupski 		3 2 Alt M Arévalo
M Middelkoop 		2 77 [10]
Alt A Behar
G Escobar 		3 7 [16] 7 W Koolhof
J-J Rojer 		6 63 [5]
  H Kontinen
É Roger-Vasselin 		6 5 [14] Alt A Behar
G Escobar 		6 3 [8]
WC M Cecchinato
S Travaglia 		6 1 [7] 7 W Koolhof
J-J Rojer 		4 6 [10]
7 W Koolhof
J-J Rojer 		4 6 [10] Alt M Arévalo
M Middelkoop 		4 4
4 M Granollers
H Zeballos 		6 7 5 R Ram
J Salisbury 		6 6
  A Molteni
D Schwartzman 		3 5 4 M Granollers
H Zeballos 		7 4 [12]
Alt P Tsitsipas
S Tsitsipas 		67 3 Ł Kubot
F Škugor 		5 6 [10]
  Ł Kubot
F Škugor 		79 6 4 M Granollers
H Zeballos 		63 6 [2]
  M González
F Martin 		79 4 [6] 5 R Ram
J Salisbury 		77 3 [10]
  R Klaasen
B McLachlan 		67 6 [10] R Klaasen
B McLachlan 		3 2
  S Gillé
J Vliegen 		3 6 [10] 5 R Ram
J Salisbury 		6 6
5 R Ram
J Salisbury 		6 2 [12]

Bottom half
First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
8 K Krawietz
H Tecău 		6 6
  M Čilić
M Melo 		4 2 8 K Krawietz
H Tecău 		6 6
  M Purcell
L Saville 		7 65 [6] Alt L Broady
A Murray 		3 4
Alt L Broady
A Murray 		5 77 [10] 8 K Krawietz
H Tecău 		65 5
  J Peers
M Venus 		79 77 J Peers
M Venus 		77 7
  A Krajicek
O Marach 		67 64 J Peers
M Venus 		6 77
  A de Minaur
J-L Struff 		65 7 [7] 3 I Dodig
F Polášek 		1 62
3 I Dodig
F Polášek 		77 5 [10] J Peers
M Venus 		65 64
6 J Murray
B Soares 		6 65 [4] 2 N Mektić
M Pavić 		77 77
  M Demoliner
D Medvedev 		3 77 [10] M Demoliner
D Medvedev 		3 62
WC L Sonego
A Vavassori 		5 6 [8] A Mannarino
B Paire 		6 77
  A Mannarino
B Paire 		7 4 [10] A Mannarino
B Paire 		4 2
  R Bopanna
D Shapovalov 		4 4 2 N Mektić
M Pavić 		6 6
  M Daniell
P Oswald 		6 6 M Daniell
P Oswald 		64 62
  A Bublik
C Garín 		4 5 2 N Mektić
M Pavić 		77 77
2 N Mektić
M Pavić 		6 7

ATP 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 18 4
 USA Rajeev Ram  GBR Joe Salisbury 25 5
 GBR Jamie Murray  BRA Bruno Soares 30 6
 NED Wesley Koolhof  NED Jean-Julien Rojer 36 7
 GER Kevin Krawietz  ROU Horia Tecău 38 8
  • Rankings are as of May 3, 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


References
  1. "Mektic/Pavic Win Sixth Trophy Of Season In Rome". Association of Tennis Professionals. 16 May 2021. Archived from the original on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  2. "Croatia's Mektić and Pavić now world No.1 doubles team after winning Rome Masters". Croatia Week. 16 May 2021. Archived from the original on 20 October 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  3. "Granollers/Zeballos Earn Third Title Of 2020 In Rome". Association of Tennis Professionals. 20 September 2020. Archived from the original on 16 May 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  4. "Ram/Salisbury Double Duty Sets Mektic/Pavic Final". Association of Tennis Professionals. 16 May 2021. Archived from the original on 16 May 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
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