2021 US Open – Men's doubles
Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury defeated the defending champion Bruno Soares and his partner Jamie Murray in the final, 3–6, 6–2, 6–2 to win the men's doubles tennis title at the 2021 US Open. It was the second major title for Ram and Salisbury as a team, following the 2020 Australian Open.[1] Ram and Salisbury saved four match points en route to the title, in the quarterfinals against Matthew Ebden and Max Purcell.[2]
Men's doubles | |
---|---|
2021 US Open | |
Champions | Rajeev Ram Joe Salisbury |
Runners-up | Jamie Murray Bruno Soares |
Score | 3–6, 6–2, 6–2 |
Soares and Mate Pavić were the defending champions,[3] but did not play together. Pavić partnered Nikola Mektić, but lost in the first round to Nathaniel Lammons and Jackson Withrow.[4]
Salisbury also won the mixed doubles title partnering Desirae Krawczyk, becoming the first man to win both the men's doubles and mixed doubles titles at the US Open in the same year since Bob Bryan in 2010.[5]
Seeds
- 1. Nikola Mektić / Mate Pavić (first round)
- 2. Marcel Granollers / Horacio Zeballos (quarterfinals)
- 3. Pierre-Hugues Herbert / Nicolas Mahut (quarterfinals)
- 4. Rajeev Ram / Joe Salisbury (champions)
- 5. Juan Sebastián Cabal / Robert Farah (first round)
- 6. Kevin Krawietz / Horia Tecău (quarterfinals)
- 7. Jamie Murray / Bruno Soares (final)
- 8. John Peers / Filip Polášek (semifinals)
- 9. Łukasz Kubot / Marcelo Melo (first round)
- 10. Wesley Koolhof / Jean-Julien Rojer (third round)
- 11. Raven Klaasen / Ben McLachlan (second round)
- 12. Tim Pütz / Michael Venus (first round, retired)
- 13. Rohan Bopanna / Ivan Dodig (third round)
- 14. Simone Bolelli / Máximo González (second round)
- 15. Andrey Golubev / Andreas Mies (third round)
- 16. Sander Gillé / Joran Vliegen (second round)
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.
Draw
Key
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- SE = Special exempt
- PR = Protected ranking
- ITF = ITF entry
- JE = Junior exempt
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
- SR = Special ranking
Finals
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
WC | Steve Johnson Sam Querrey | 6 | 77 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Kevin Krawietz Horia Tecău | 2 | 65 | |||||||||||||||||
WC | Steve Johnson Sam Querrey | 65 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Rajeev Ram Joe Salisbury | 77 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Rajeev Ram Joe Salisbury | 79 | 66 | 712 | ||||||||||||||||
Matthew Ebden Max Purcell | 67 | 78 | 610 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Rajeev Ram Joe Salisbury | 3 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
7 | Jamie Murray Bruno Soares | 6 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
8 | John Peers Filip Polášek | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Pierre-Hugues Herbert Nicolas Mahut | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | John Peers Filip Polášek | 3 | 6 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
7 | Jamie Murray Bruno Soares | 6 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
7 | Jamie Murray Bruno Soares | 65 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Marcel Granollers Horacio Zeballos | 77 | 4 | 4 |
Section 1
First round | Second round | Third round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | N Mektić M Pavić | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WC | N Lammons J Withrow | 6 | 7 | WC | N Lammons J Withrow | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
L Saville J-P Smith | 4 | 4 | R Berankis B Paire | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
R Berankis B Paire | 6 | 6 | R Berankis B Paire | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
WC | S Johnson S Querrey | 64 | 6 | 77 | WC | S Johnson S Querrey | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
M Arévalo M Middelkoop | 77 | 4 | 63 | WC | S Johnson S Querrey | 77 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C Norrie J-L Struff | 65 | 3 | 14 | S Bolelli M González | 65 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
14 | S Bolelli M González | 77 | 6 | WC | S Johnson S Querrey | 6 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||
11 | R Klaasen B McLachlan | 6 | 67 | 77 | 6 | K Krawietz H Tecău | 2 | 65 | |||||||||||||||||||
WC | M Krueger M Mmoh | 4 | 79 | 65 | 11 | R Klaasen B McLachlan | 1 | 6 | 67 | ||||||||||||||||||
S González A Molteni | 5 | 6 | 6 | S González A Molteni | 6 | 3 | 79 | ||||||||||||||||||||
R Haase M McDonald | 7 | 3 | 2 | S González A Molteni | 2 | 65 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Alt | F Nielsen V Pospisil | 6 | 77 | 6 | K Krawietz H Tecău | 6 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M Giron A Göransson | 3 | 63 | Alt | F Nielsen V Pospisil | 612 | 64 | |||||||||||||||||||||
M Fucsovics S Travaglia | 3 | 2 | 6 | K Krawietz H Tecău | 714 | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||||
6 | K Krawietz H Tecău | 6 | 6 |
Section 2
First round | Second round | Third round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | R Ram J Salisbury | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alt | S-w Kwon D Sharan | 3 | 4 | 4 | R Ram J Salisbury | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J Millman T Monteiro | 6 | 6 | J Millman T Monteiro | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A de Minaur M Reid | 3 | 2 | 4 | R Ram J Salisbury | 64 | 6 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M Kecmanović C Ruud | 2 | 0r | 13 | R Bopanna I Dodig | 77 | 4 | 63 | ||||||||||||||||||||
H Nys A Rinderknech | 6 | 2 | H Nys A Rinderknech | 3 | 6 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
J Duckworth J Thompson | 6 | 3 | 61 | 13 | R Bopanna I Dodig | 6 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | R Bopanna I Dodig | 3 | 6 | 77 | 4 | R Ram J Salisbury | 79 | 66 | 712 | ||||||||||||||||||
9 | Ł Kubot M Melo | 62 | 4 | M Ebden M Purcell | 67 | 78 | 610 | ||||||||||||||||||||
WC | E King H Reese | 77 | 6 | WC | E King H Reese | 77 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
H Heliövaara H Kontinen | 5 | 6 | 610 | D Inglot A Krajicek | 65 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
D Inglot A Krajicek | 7 | 4 | 712 | WC | E King H Reese | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D Lajović B Nakashima | 64 | 62 | M Ebden M Purcell | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
M Ebden M Purcell | 77 | 77 | M Ebden M Purcell | 6 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
H Hurkacz S Walków | 6 | 62 | 6 | H Hurkacz S Walków | 4 | 64 | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 | JS Cabal R Farah | 3 | 77 | 3 |
Section 3
First round | Second round | Third round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | J Peers F Polášek | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
L Bambridge K Skupski | 3 | 3 | 8 | J Peers F Polášek | 77 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
O Marach P Oswald | 2 | 77 | 2 | J Erlich L Harris | 65 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
J Erlich L Harris | 6 | 63 | 6 | 8 | J Peers F Polášek | 4 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
WC | R Galloway A Lawson | 6 | 6 | 10 | W Koolhof J-J Rojer | 6 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
F Coria G Mager | 1 | 3 | WC | R Galloway A Lawson | 3 | 63 | |||||||||||||||||||||
A Karatsev A Nedovyesov | 613 | 1 | 10 | W Koolhof J-J Rojer | 6 | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||||
10 | W Koolhof J-J Rojer | 715 | 6 | 8 | J Peers F Polášek | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
15 | A Golubev A Mies | 6 | 6 | 3 | P-H Herbert N Mahut | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
P Martínez A Ramos Viñolas | 4 | 4 | 15 | A Golubev A Mies | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
P Cuevas A Mannarino | 78 | 2 | 4 | T Brkić N Ćaćić | 5 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
T Brkić N Ćaćić | 66 | 6 | 6 | 15 | A Golubev A Mies | 6 | 5 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
M Daniell M Demoliner | 64 | 6 | 2 | 3 | P-H Herbert N Mahut | 4 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
D Evans L Glasspool | 77 | 4 | 1r | M Daniell M Demoliner | 3 | 77 | 61 | ||||||||||||||||||||
WC | E Spizzirri T Zink | 4 | 4 | 3 | P-H Herbert N Mahut | 6 | 63 | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | P-H Herbert N Mahut | 6 | 6 |
Section 4
First round | Second round | Third round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | J Murray B Soares | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
T Paul A Popyrin | 4 | 2 | 7 | J Murray B Soares | 77 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WC | C Eubanks B Fratangelo | 4 | 6 | 6 | WC | C Eubanks B Fratangelo | 64 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
N Monroe F Tiafoe | 6 | 3 | 2 | 7 | J Murray B Soares | 78 | 64 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
L Đere F Krajinović | 2 | 3 | D Koepfer E Ruusuvuori | 66 | 77 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
N Skupski J Sock | 6 | 6 | N Skupski J Sock | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
D Koepfer E Ruusuvuori | 3 | 6 | D Koepfer E Ruusuvuori | w/o | |||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | T Pütz M Venus | 6 | 5r | 7 | J Murray B Soares | 65 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | S Gillé J Vliegen | 6 | 6 | 2 | M Granollers H Zeballos | 77 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
I Ivashka J Munar | 3 | 3 | 16 | S Gillé J Vliegen | 6 | 3 | 63 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J O'Mara A-u-H Qureshi | 6 | 3 | 6 | J O'Mara A-u-H Qureshi | 3 | 6 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A Behar G Escobar | 3 | 6 | 3 | J O'Mara A-u-H Qureshi | 5 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
J Chardy F Martin | 6 | 65 | 6 | 2 | M Granollers H Zeballos | 7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J Melzer M Polmans | 3 | 77 | 3 | J Chardy F Martin | 77 | 5 | 64 | ||||||||||||||||||||
F Bagnis F Delbonis | 3 | 3 | 2 | M Granollers H Zeballos | 64 | 7 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | M Granollers H Zeballos | 6 | 6 |
Other entry information
Wild card entries
Alternates
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
- Nikoloz Basilashvili / Andrei Vasilevski → replaced by Kwon Soon-woo / Divij Sharan
- Aljaž Bedene / Laslo Đere → replaced by Laslo Đere / Filip Krajinović
- Alexander Bublik / David Vega Hernández → replaced by Frederik Nielsen / Vasek Pospisil
- James Duckworth / Yoshihito Nishioka → replaced by James Duckworth / Jordan Thompson
- Jürgen Melzer / Jo-Wilfried Tsonga → replaced by Jürgen Melzer / Marc Polmans
See also
References
- "Rajeev Ram & Joe Salisbury Capture First US Open Title". Association of Tennis Professionals. September 10, 2021. Archived from the original on September 11, 2021. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
- "Rajeev Ram/Joe Salisbury Save 4 MPs, Reach US Open SF". Association of Tennis Professionals. September 7, 2021. Archived from the original on October 16, 2021. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
- Sode, Scott (September 10, 2020). "Mate Pavic, Bruno Soares win men's doubles title at 2020 US Open". US Open. Archived from the original on August 29, 2021. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
- "Top Seeds Mektic/Pavic Upset In US Open First Round". Association of Tennis Professionals. September 2, 2021. Archived from the original on December 6, 2021. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
- "Desirae Krawczyk and Joe Salisbury Capture US Open Mixed Doubles Title". Association of Tennis Professionals. September 11, 2021. Archived from the original on December 1, 2021. Retrieved September 12, 2021.