2021 Qatar ExxonMobil Open – Singles

Nikoloz Basilashvili defeated Roberto Bautista Agut in the final, 7–6(7–5), 6–2 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2021 Qatar Open.

Singles
2021 Qatar ExxonMobil Open
Champion Nikoloz Basilashvili
Runner-up Roberto Bautista Agut
Final score7–6(7–5), 6–2
Draw28 (4 Q / 3 WC )
Seeds8
Main article: 2021 Qatar ExxonMobil Open

Andrey Rublev was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Bautista Agut.[1]

This tournament marked the return of former world No. 1 Roger Federer to the tour for the first time since the 2020 Australian Open, due to a pair of knee surgeries since then.[2] He lost in the quarterfinals to Basilashvili.

Seeds

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

  1. Dominic Thiem (quarterfinals)
  2. Roger Federer (quarterfinals)
  3. Andrey Rublev (semifinals)
  4. Denis Shapovalov (quarterfinals)
  5. Roberto Bautista Agut (final)
  6. David Goffin (second round)
  7. Stan Wawrinka (first round)
  8. Borna Ćorić (withdrew)

Draw

Key

Finals
Semifinals Final
          
5 Roberto Bautista Agut 6 6
3 Andrey Rublev 3 3
5 Roberto Bautista Agut 65 2
  Nikoloz Basilashvili 77 6
  Taylor Fritz 63 1
  Nikoloz Basilashvili 77 6

Top half
First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 D Thiem 65 6 6
WC MS Zayid 4 0 WC A Karatsev 77 3 2
WC A Karatsev 6 6 1 D Thiem 63 6 4
Q R Ramanathan 4 2 5 R Bautista Agut 77 2 6
  A Bublik 6 6   A Bublik 4 3
R Opelka 6 3 4 5 R Bautista Agut 6 6
5 R Bautista Agut 4 6 6 5 R Bautista Agut 6 6
3 A Rublev 3 3
3 A Rublev w/o
  R Gasquet 6 6   R Gasquet
Q B Rola 4 4 3 A Rublev w/o
  D Lajović 63 3 M Fucsovics
  M Fucsovics 77 6   M Fucsovics 4 77 6
Q L Harris 77 66 7 Q L Harris 6 65 2
7 S Wawrinka 63 78 5

Bottom half
First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6 D Goffin 6 6
  F Krajinović 4 4 6 D Goffin 1 7 69
  L Sonego 65 4 T Fritz 6 5 711
  T Fritz 77 6 T Fritz 5 6 7
Q C O'Connell 3 4 4 D Shapovalov 7 3 5
  V Pospisil 6 6 V Pospisil 5 4
4 D Shapovalov 7 6
T Fritz 63 1
LL N Gombos 2 5 N Basilashvili 77 6
WC M Jaziri 6 7 WC M Jaziri 2 2
  N Basilashvili 2 6 6 N Basilashvili 6 6
  J Millman 6 4 2 N Basilashvili 3 6 7
  J Chardy 4 6 2 2 R Federer 6 1 5
  D Evans 6 1 6 D Evans 68 6 5
2 R Federer 710 3 7

Qualifying

Seeds
  1. Lloyd Harris (qualified)
  2. Norbert Gombos (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  3. Christopher O'Connell (qualified)
  4. Blaž Rola (qualified)
  5. Thomas Fabbiano (qualifying competition)
  6. Lukáš Lacko (qualifying competition)
  7. Ramkumar Ramanathan (qualified)
  8. Marcelo Melo (first round)

Qualifiers
  1. Lloyd Harris
  2. Ramkumar Ramanathan
  3. Christopher O'Connell
  4. Blaz Rola

Lucky loser
  1. Norbert Gombos

First qualifier
First round Qualifying competition
          
1 Lloyd Harris 6 6
6 Lukáš Lacko 4 3
WC Mousa Shanan Zayed 1 1
6 Lukáš Lacko 6 6

Second qualifier
First round Qualifying competition
          
2 Norbert Gombos 3 1
7 Ramkumar Ramanathan 6 6
Alt Frederik Nielsen 4 1
7 Ramkumar Ramanathan 6 6

Third qualifier
First round Qualifying competition
          
3 Christopher O'Connell 6 79
5 Thomas Fabbiano 3 67

Fourth qualifier
First round Qualifying competition
          
4 Blaž Rola 77 6
Alt Tim Pütz 65 2
Alt Tim Pütz 6 6
8/Alt Marcelo Melo 3 2

References
  1. "Andrey Rublev Claims Doha Title, His Third". Tennis NOW. 11 Jan 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-07-27. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  2. "Federer To Face Early Test In Doha". ATP Tour. 6 March 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-03-06. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
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