2021 Mutua Madrid Open – Men's doubles

Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos defeated Nikola Mektić and Mate Pavić in the final, 1–6, 6–3, [10–8], to win the men's doubles tennis title at the 2021 Madrid Open. It was the third-seeded duo's third ATP Tour Masters 1000 doubles title together. Mektić and Pavić were contending to be the first doubles team in five years to win a season's first three Masters 1000 events.[1]

Men's doubles
2021 Mutua Madrid Open
Champions Marcel Granollers
Horacio Zeballos
Runners-up Nikola Mektić
Mate Pavić
Final score1–6, 6–3, [10–8]
Main article: 2021 Mutua Madrid Open

Jean-Julien Rojer and Horia Tecău were the defending champions from when the tournament was last held in 2019,[2] though they returned to defend their title with different partners. Rojer partnered with Marcelo Melo but lost in the second round to Tim Pütz and Alexander Zverev. Tecău partnered with Kevin Krawietz and lost to Ivan Dodig and Filip Polášek, also in the second round.[3]

Pavić and Robert Farah were in contention for the ATP No. 1 doubles ranking at the start of the tournament. Pavić retained the top ranking after Farah lost in the second round.

Seeds

The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.

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

Draw

Key

Finals
Semifinals Final
          
  Tim Pütz
Alexander Zverev
3 Marcel Granollers
Horacio Zeballos 		w/o
3 Marcel Granollers
Horacio Zeballos 		1 6 [10]
2 Nikola Mektić
Mate Pavić 		6 3 [8]
  Sander Gillé
Joran Vliegen 		4 2
2 Nikola Mektić
Mate Pavić 		6 6

Top half
First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 JS Cabal
R Farah 		3 4
WC M López
J Munar 		64 4 R Bopanna
D Shapovalov 		6 6
  R Bopanna
D Shapovalov 		77 6 R Bopanna
D Shapovalov 		4 6 [5]
  T Pütz
A Zverev 		6 6 T Pütz
A Zverev 		6 3 [10]
  F Auger-Aliassime
H Hurkacz 		2 4 T Pütz
A Zverev 		6 6
  M Melo
J-J Rojer 		6 6 M Melo
J-J Rojer 		4 4
8 J Murray
B Soares 		3 4 T Pütz
A Zverev
3 M Granollers
H Zeballos 		w/o
3 M Granollers
H Zeballos 		6 6
  K Khachanov
A Rublev 		77 6 K Khachanov
A Rublev 		3 2
  F Fognini
D Schwartzman 		65 2 3 M Granollers
H Zeballos 		77 6
Alt R Klaasen
B McLachlan 		6 6 6 P-H Herbert
N Mahut 		63 2
  T Fritz
O Marach 		2 3 Alt R Klaasen
B McLachlan 		65 65
  J Chardy
F Martin 		3 3 6 P-H Herbert
N Mahut 		77 77
6 P-H Herbert
N Mahut 		6 6

Bottom half
First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5 R Ram
J Salisbury 		65 5
  A Bublik
C Garín 		77 7 A Bublik
C Garín
  S Gillé
J Vliegen 		6 6 S Gillé
J Vliegen 		w/o
  M Fucsovics
C Ruud 		3 4 S Gillé
J Vliegen 		6 3 [10]
  K Krawietz
H Tecău 		6 6 4 I Dodig
F Polášek 		3 6 [5]
  H Kontinen
É Roger-Vasselin 		3 4 K Krawietz
H Tecău 		4 77 [7]
4 I Dodig
F Polášek 		6 62 [10]
S Gillé
J Vliegen 		4 2
7 W Koolhof
Ł Kubot 		6 5 [10] 2 N Mektić
M Pavić 		6 6
WC P Tsitsipas
S Tsitsipas 		4 7 [6] 7 W Koolhof
Ł Kubot 		7 64 [10]
  D Evans
N Skupski 		3 64 M Demoliner
D Medvedev 		5 77 [3]
  M Demoliner
D Medvedev 		6 77 7 W Koolhof
Ł Kubot 		3 77 [7]
  J Peers
M Venus 		69 3 2 N Mektić
M Pavić 		6 64 [10]
  M Purcell
L Saville 		711 6 M Purcell
L Saville 		6 3 [4]
2 N Mektić
M Pavić 		4 6 [10]

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
 ESP Marcel Granollers  ARG Horacio Zeballos 17 3
 CRO Ivan Dodig  SVK Filip Polášek 17 4
 USA Rajeev Ram  GBR Joe Salisbury 23 5
 FRA Pierre-Hugues Herbert  FRA Nicolas Mahut 26 6
 NED Wesley Koolhof  POL Łukasz Kubot 29 7
 GBR Jamie Murray  BRA Bruno Soares 30 8
  • Rankings are as of April 26, 2021.

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

The following pair received entry into the doubles draw as alternate:

Withdrawals
Before the tournament


References
  1. "Granollers/Zeballos Fight Back For Madrid Doubles Crown". Association of Tennis Professionals. 9 May 2021. Archived from the original on 8 January 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  2. "Rojer/Tecau Beat Schwartzman/Thiem For Madrid Title". Association of Tennis Professionals. 12 May 2019. Archived from the original on 1 May 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  3. "Dodig/Polasek Through To Madrid Quarter-finals". Association of Tennis Professionals. 6 May 2021. Archived from the original on 7 July 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
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