2021 Monte-Carlo Masters – Doubles

Defending champion Nikola Mektić and his partner, Mate Pavić, defeated Dan Evans and Neal Skupski in the final, 6–3, 4–6, [10–7], to win the doubles tennis title at the 2021 Monte-Carlo Masters. It was the all-Croatian duo's second consecutive ATP Tour Masters 1000 title together and their fifth title overall of the year. The win also earned Mektić his first successful career title defense. The match was the second successive encounter between both teams in consecutive Masters 1000 finals.[1][2]

Doubles
2021 Monte-Carlo Masters
Champions Nikola Mektić
Mate Pavić
Runners-up Dan Evans
Neal Skupski
Final score6–3, 4–6, [10–7]
Main article: 2021 Monte-Carlo Masters

Mektić won the tournament when it was last held in 2019 with Franko Škugor,[1] but Škugor did not return to compete.

Pavić and Robert Farah were in contention for the ATP No. 1 doubles ranking at the start of the tournament. After Farah lost in the semifinals, Pavić retained the top ranking by reaching the final.

Seeds
  1. Juan Sebastián Cabal / Robert Farah (semifinals)
  2. Nikola Mektić / Mate Pavić (champions)
  3. Ivan Dodig / Filip Polášek (second round)
  4. Marcel Granollers / Horacio Zeballos (semifinals)
  5. Rajeev Ram / Joe Salisbury (second round)
  6. Wesley Koolhof / Łukasz Kubot (second round)
  7. Pierre-Hugues Herbert / Nicolas Mahut (quarterfinals)
  8. Kevin Krawietz / Horia Tecău (first round)

Draw

Key

Finals
Semifinals Final
          
1 Juan Sebastián Cabal
Robert Farah 		60 6 [4]
  Dan Evans
Neal Skupski 		77 2 [10]
  Dan Evans
Neal Skupski 		3 6 [7]
2 Nikola Mektić
Mate Pavić 		6 4 [10]
4 Marcel Granollers
Horacio Zeballos 		6 5 [4]
2 Nikola Mektić
Mate Pavić 		3 7 [10]

Top half
First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 JS Cabal
R Farah 		6 6
  F Auger-Aliassime
H Hurkacz 		5 F Auger-Aliassime
H Hurkacz 		0 2
WC R Arneodo
H Nys 		2r 1 JS Cabal
R Farah 		77 7
  F Fognini
D Schwartzman 		6 7 F Fognini
D Schwartzman 		65 5
  O Marach
L Saville 		4 5 F Fognini
D Schwartzman 		1 6 [10]
  A Mannarino
B Paire 		62 3 6 W Koolhof
Ł Kubot 		6 4 [7]
6 W Koolhof
Ł Kubot 		77 6 1 JS Cabal
R Farah 		60 6 [4]
D Evans
N Skupski 		77 2 [10]
3 I Dodig
F Polášek 		6 65 [11]
  S Gillé
J Vliegen 		65 6 [8] D Evans
N Skupski 		3 77 [13]
  D Evans
N Skupski 		77 3 [10] D Evans
N Skupski 		1 77 [10]
  A de Minaur
J Peers 		63 6 [9] R Klaasen
B McLachlan 		6 65 [4]
  R Klaasen
B McLachlan 		77 3 [11] R Klaasen
B McLachlan 		61 6 [10]
  M Melo
J-J Rojer 		6 1 [8] 5 R Ram
J Salisbury 		77 3 [5]
5 R Ram
J Salisbury 		4 6 [10]

Bottom half
First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
8 K Krawietz
H Tecău 		64 6 [9]
WC P Tsitsipas
S Tsitsipas 		77 3 [11] WC P Tsitsipas
S Tsitsipas 		4 4
  C Garín
G Pella 		4 77 [10] C Garín
G Pella 		6 6
  J Murray
J-L Struff 		6 64 [5] C Garín
G Pella 		3 1
  J Chardy
F Martin 		79 4 [4] 4 M Granollers
H Zeballos 		6 6
  K Khachanov
A Rublev 		67 6 [10] K Khachanov
A Rublev 		3 1
4 M Granollers
H Zeballos 		6 6
4 M Granollers
H Zeballos 		6 5 [4]
7 P-H Herbert
N Mahut 		6 6 2 N Mektić
M Pavić 		3 7 [10]
WC S Bolelli
J Sinner 		4 4 7 P-H Herbert
N Mahut 		77 7
  H Kontinen
É Roger-Vasselin 		6 6 H Kontinen
É Roger-Vasselin 		63 5
Alt A Bublik
D Lajović 		4 4 7 P-H Herbert
N Mahut 		3 1
Alt A Behar
G Escobar 		6 6 2 N Mektić
M Pavić 		6 6
  G Dimitrov
D Goffin 		4 3 Alt A Behar
G Escobar 		4 6 [3]
2 N Mektić
M Pavić 		6 1 [10]

References
  1. "Mektic/Pavic Clinch Monte-Carlo Crown; Fifth Doubles Title Of Year". Association of Tennis Professionals. 18 April 2021. Archived from the original on 1 December 2021. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  2. Sias, Van (19 April 2021). "Doubles Take: Monte Carlo and Charleston". Tennis. Archived from the original on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.


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