Alex de Minaur defeated Lorenzo Sonego in the final, 4–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–5), to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2021 Eastbourne International. It was De Minaur's fifth career ATP Tour singles title and his first on grass. Sonego was contesting in his second grass final to win his third career title.[1]
| Men's singles | |
|---|---|
| 2021 Eastbourne International | |
| Champion |  Alex de Minaur |
| Runner-up |  Lorenzo Sonego |
| Score | 4–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–5) |
Taylor Fritz was the defending champion from when the event was last held in 2019,[2] but he withdrew before the beginning of the tournament after incurring a knee injury during the French Open.[3]
Seeds
editThe top four seeds received a bye into the second round.
Gaël Monfils (second round)
Alex de Minaur (champion)
Lorenzo Sonego (final)
Nikoloz Basilashvili (withdrew)
Reilly Opelka (withdrew)
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (second round, retired)- Albert Ramos Viñolas (first round)
Alexander Bublik (quarterfinals)
Cameron Norrie (withdrew)
Draw
editKey
edit- 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
edit| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| LL | Max Purcell
| 1 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||
| 3 | Lorenzo Sonego
| 6 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||
| 3 | Lorenzo Sonego
| 6 | 4 | 65 | |||||||||
| 2 | Alex de Minaur
| 4 | 6 | 77 | |||||||||
| LL |  Kwon Soon-woo
| 3 | 62 | ||||||||||
| 2 | Alex de Minaur
| 6 | 77 | ||||||||||
Top half
edit| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 |  G Monfils
| 4 | 7 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| LL | M Purcell
| 6 | 3 | 77 | LL | M Purcell
| 6 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Q | J Duckworth
| 2 | 6 | 65 | LL | M Purcell
| 6 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| LL | A Seppi
| 77 | 6 | LL | A Seppi
| 4 | 6 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
 Y Nishioka
| 65 | 1 | LL | A Seppi
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 E Ruusuvuori
| 6 | 6 | E Ruusuvuori
| 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 |  A Ramos Viñolas
| 4 | 3 | LL | M Purcell
| 1 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | L Sonego
| 6 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | L Sonego
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| J Millman
| 6 | 6 | J Millman
| 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| WC |  J Clarke
| 3 | 2 | 3 | L Sonego
| 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| J-W Tsonga
| 3 | 4 | 8 |  A Bublik
| 1 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 E Gerasimov
| 6 | 6 | E Gerasimov
| 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | M Kukushkin
| 1 | 4 | 8 | A Bublik
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | A Bublik
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bottom half
edit| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LL |  N Gombos
| 6 | 4 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| A Popyrin
| 4 | 6 | 6 | A Popyrin
| 77 | 5 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| LL | A Gray
| 2 | 65 | Q | I Ivashka
| 65 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Q | I Ivashka
| 6 | 77 | Q | I Ivashka
| 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 M Fucsovics
| 77 | 3 | 77 | LL | S-w Kwon
| 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 A Bedene
| 63 | 6 | 63 | M Fucsovics
| 64 | 77 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| LL | S-w Kwon
| 77 | 64 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| LL | S-w Kwon
| 3 | 62 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | A Davidovich Fokina
| 7 | 6 | 2 | A de Minaur
| 6 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Q |  M Ymer
| 5 | 1 | 6 | A Davidovich Fokina
| 61 | 0r | ||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | J Ward
| 4 | 4 |  V Pospisil
| 77 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| V Pospisil
| 6 | 6 | V Pospisil
| 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 F Tiafoe
| 3 | 64 | 2 | A de Minaur
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | L Broady
| 6 | 77 | WC | L Broady
| 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | A de Minaur
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Qualifying
editSeeds
edit
Kwon Soon-woo (first round, lucky loser)
Norbert Gombos (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
Ilya Ivashka (qualified)- Andreas Seppi (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
- James Duckworth (qualified)
Mikael Ymer (qualified)
Kevin Anderson (first round)- Mikhail Kukushkin (qualified)
Qualifiers
editLucky losers
editQualifying draw
editFirst qualifier
edit| First round | Qualifying competition | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Kwon Soon-woo
| 6 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||
| WC | Alastair Gray
| 4 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||
| WC | Alastair Gray
| 3 | 64 | ||||||||||
| 5 | James Duckworth
| 6 | 77 | ||||||||||
 Filip Jianu
| 4 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 5 | James Duckworth
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
Second qualifier
edit| First round | Qualifying competition | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Norbert Gombos
| 6 | 77 | ||||||||||
| WC | Lui Maxted
| 4 | 64 | ||||||||||
| 2 | Norbert Gombos
| 3 | 5 | ||||||||||
| 6 | Mikael Ymer
| 6 | 7 | ||||||||||
| Geoffrey Blancaneaux
| 6 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 6 | Mikael Ymer
| 1 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||
Third qualifier
edit| First round | Qualifying competition | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Ilya Ivashka
| 6 | 77 | ||||||||||
| Alt | John-Patrick Smith
| 4 | 63 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Ilya Ivashka
| 66 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||
| Max Purcell
| 78 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Max Purcell
| 79 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 7 |  Kevin Anderson
| 67 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||
Fourth qualifier
edit| First round | Qualifying competition | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Andreas Seppi
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Christian Harrison
| 3 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Andreas Seppi
| 2 | 5 | ||||||||||
| 8 | Mikhail Kukushkin
| 6 | 7 | ||||||||||
| Nick Chappell
| 2 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 8 | Mikhail Kukushkin
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "De Minaur Wins Fifth ATP Tour Title In Eastbourne". Association of Tennis Professionals. 26 June 2021. Archived from the original on 4 October 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
- ^ "Fritz Wins First ATP Tour Title In Eastbourne". Association of Tennis Professionals. 29 June 2019. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
- ^ Tandon, Kamakshi (5 June 2021). "Taylor Fritz to undergo knee surgery; Stan Wawrinka withdraws from Wimbledon with foot injury". Tennis. Archived from the original on 27 June 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2022.