Nikola Mektić and Mate Pavić defeated Dan Evans and Neal Skupski in the final, 6–4, 6–4, to win the men's doubles tennis title at the 2021 Miami Open. The second-seeded duo did not drop a set en route to the title and became the first all-Croatian team to win the Miami Open. Pavić also usurped Robert Farah for the ATP No. 1 doubles ranking by winning the title after Farah lost in the second round.[1]
Men's doubles | |
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2021 Miami Open | |
Champions | Nikola Mektić Mate Pavić |
Runners-up | Dan Evans Neal Skupski |
Score | 6–4, 6–4 |
Bob and Mike Bryan were the defending champions from when the tournament was last held in 2019, but they retired from professional tennis in August 2020.[2]
Seeds
edit- Juan Sebastián Cabal / Robert Farah (second round)
- Nikola Mektić / Mate Pavić (champions)
- Marcel Granollers / Horacio Zeballos (first round)
- Ivan Dodig / Filip Polášek (semifinals)
- Jamie Murray / Bruno Soares (second round)
- Wesley Koolhof / Łukasz Kubot (first round)
- Rajeev Ram / Joe Salisbury (semifinals)
- Pierre-Hugues Herbert / Nicolas Mahut (second round)
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
editSemifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
Dan Evans Neal Skupski | 77 | 1 | [10] | ||||||||||
4 | Ivan Dodig Filip Polášek | 64 | 6 | [8] | |||||||||
Dan Evans Neal Skupski | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||
2 | Nikola Mektić Mate Pavić | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
7 | Rajeev Ram Joe Salisbury | 3 | 65 | ||||||||||
2 | Nikola Mektić Mate Pavić | 6 | 77 |
Top half
editFirst round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | JS Cabal R Farah | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
N Ćaćić D Lajović | 3 | 4 | 1 | JS Cabal R Farah | 67 | 64 | |||||||||||||||||||||
H Kontinen É Roger-Vasselin | 4 | 3 | M Arévalo H Tecău | 79 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
M Arévalo H Tecău | 6 | 6 | M Arévalo H Tecău | 78 | 3 | [9] | |||||||||||||||||||||
WC | N Monroe F Tiafoe | 64 | 2 | D Evans N Skupski | 66 | 6 | [11] | ||||||||||||||||||||
D Evans N Skupski | 77 | 6 | D Evans N Skupski | 5 | 77 | [10] | |||||||||||||||||||||
M Daniell P Oswald | 4 | 4 | 5 | J Murray B Soares | 7 | 64 | [7] | ||||||||||||||||||||
5 | J Murray B Soares | 6 | 6 | D Evans N Skupski | 77 | 1 | [10] | ||||||||||||||||||||
4 | I Dodig F Polášek | 77 | 6 | 4 | I Dodig F Polášek | 64 | 6 | [8] | |||||||||||||||||||
J Chardy F Martin | 64 | 3 | 4 | I Dodig F Polášek | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
F Auger-Aliassime H Hurkacz | 6 | 6 | F Auger-Aliassime H Hurkacz | 5 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
S Gillé J Vliegen | 4 | 3 | 4 | I Dodig F Polášek | 77 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
K Krawietz J-L Struff | 3 | 6 | [9] | O Marach L Saville | 64 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
O Marach L Saville | 6 | 3 | [11] | O Marach L Saville | w/o | ||||||||||||||||||||||
K Khachanov A Rublev | 6 | 6 | K Khachanov A Rublev | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | W Koolhof Ł Kubot | 4 | 2 |
Bottom half
editFirst round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | R Ram J Salisbury | 6 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
A Krajicek F Škugor | 2 | 65 | 7 | R Ram J Salisbury | 4 | 6 | [10] | ||||||||||||||||||||
R Klaasen B McLachlan | 3 | 4 | Alt | M Demoliner S González | 6 | 4 | [2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Alt | M Demoliner S González | 6 | 6 | 7 | R Ram J Salisbury | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
WC | S Korda M Mmoh | 6 | 2 | [10] | WC | S Korda M Mmoh | 5 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
F Fognini M González | 3 | 6 | [7] | WC | S Korda M Mmoh | 77 | 61 | [10] | |||||||||||||||||||
T Pütz A Zverev | 6 | 6 | T Pütz A Zverev | 65 | 77 | [6] | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 | M Granollers H Zeballos | 2 | 4 | 7 | R Ram J Salisbury | 3 | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||||
8 | P-H Herbert N Mahut | 6 | 6 | 2 | N Mektić M Pavić | 6 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||
R Bopanna B Paire | 3 | 2 | 8 | P-H Herbert N Mahut | 6 | 4 | [3] | ||||||||||||||||||||
M Melo J-J Rojer | 77 | 3 | [4] | M Kecmanović A-u-H Qureshi | 4 | 6 | [10] | ||||||||||||||||||||
M Kecmanović A-u-H Qureshi | 65 | 6 | [10] | M Kecmanović A-u-H Qureshi | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
T Fritz J Isner | 7 | 6 | 2 | N Mektić M Pavić | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
A Bublik A Mannarino | 5 | 3 | T Fritz J Isner | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
WC | S Johnson S Querrey | 62 | 4 | 2 | N Mektić M Pavić | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | N Mektić M Pavić | 77 | 6 |
References
edit- ^ "Mektic/Pavic Make History, Storm To Miami Title". Association of Tennis Professionals. April 3, 2021. Archived from the original on April 12, 2021. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
- ^ "Bryan Brothers Announce Retirement, Ending Legendary Doubles Partnership". Association of Tennis Professionals. August 27, 2020. Archived from the original on August 28, 2020. Retrieved March 23, 2021.