2021 Monte-Carlo Masters

The 2021 Monte-Carlo Masters (also known as the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters for sponsorship reasons) was a tennis tournament for male professional players played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 114th edition of the annual Monte Carlo Masters tournament. It took place at the Monte Carlo Country Club in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France (though billed as Monte Carlo, Monaco) as a part of the Masters 1000 event on the 2021 ATP Tour.[1]

2021 Monte-Carlo Masters
Date11–18 April
Edition114th
CategoryMasters 1000
Draw56S / 28D
Prize money€2,460,585
SurfaceClay / outdoor
LocationRoquebrune-Cap-Martin, France
(billed as Monte Carlo, Monaco)
VenueMonte Carlo Country Club
Champions
Singles
Greece Stefanos Tsitsipas
Doubles
Croatia Nikola Mektić / Croatia Mate Pavić

The tournament's 2020 edition, which was scheduled for 13–19 April 2020, was cancelled due to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in France.[2] Due to COVID-19 restrictions, there were no spectators in all stadiums during the 2021 tournament.[3]

Champions

Singles
Main article: 2021 Monte-Carlo Masters – Singles

Doubles
Main article: 2021 Monte-Carlo Masters – Doubles

Points and prize money

Points

Because the Monte Carlo Masters is the non-mandatory Masters 1000 event, special rules regarding points distribution are in place. The Monte Carlo Masters counts as one of a player's 500 level tournaments, while distributing Masters 1000 points.[4]

Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32 Round of 64 Q Q2 Q1
Men's singles[5] 1,000 600 360 180 90 45 10 25 16 0
Men's doubles[5] 0 — — — —

Prize money
Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32 Round of 64 Q2 Q1
Singles €251,085 €150,000 €85,000 €46,500 €29,000 €18,100 €12,000 €6,100 €3,250
Doubles* €50,000 €35,000 €24,000 €16,250 €11,000 €7,500 — — —

*per team

Singles main-draw entrants

Seeds
Country Player Rank1 Seed
 SRB Novak Djokovic 1 1
 RUS Daniil Medvedev 2 2
 ESP Rafael Nadal 3 3
 GRE Stefanos Tsitsipas 5 4
 GER Alexander Zverev 6 5
 RUS Andrey Rublev 8 6
 ARG Diego Schwartzman 9 7
 ITA Matteo Berrettini 10 8
 ESP Roberto Bautista Agut 11 9
 FRA Gaël Monfils 13 10
 BEL David Goffin 14 11
 ESP Pablo Carreño Busta 15 12
 POL Hubert Hurkacz 16 13
 BUL Grigor Dimitrov 17 14
 ITA Fabio Fognini 18 15
 CHI Cristian Garín 20 16
  • Rankings are as of 5 April 2021

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the main draw:

The following players received entry via the qualifying draw:

The following players received entry as lucky losers:

Withdrawals
Before the tournament

Retirements

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 20 4
 USA Rajeev Ram  GBR Joe Salisbury 23 5
 NED Wesley Koolhof  POL Łukasz Kubot 26 6
 FRA Pierre-Hugues Herbert  FRA Nicolas Mahut 29 7
 GER Kevin Krawietz  ROU Horia Tecău 42 8
  • Rankings are as of 5 April 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

Retirements

References
  1. "Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters Overview". atptour.com.
  2. "COMMUNIQUÉ OFFICIEL – COVID-19". montecarlotennismasters.com. 2020-03-11.
  3. Boisaubert, Romain (15 February 2021). "No spectators allowed at the 2021 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters". Monaco Tribune. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  4. Ranking points
  5. "Rankings explained". atpworldtour.com. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
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