Two-time defending champion Novak Djokovic defeated Matteo Berrettini in the final, 6–7(4–7), 6–4, 6–4, 6–3 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 2021 Wimbledon Championships. It was his sixth Wimbledon title and record-equaling 20th major men's singles title overall, tying Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal's all-time record total. Djokovic became the first man to win the Australian Open, French Open and Wimbledon titles in the same calendar year since Rod Laver in 1969, the second to achieve the Surface Slam (winning majors on three different surfaces in a calendar year), after Nadal in 2010, and the fifth in the Open Era to win the Channel Slam (French Open—Wimbledon double).

Djokovic and Daniil Medvedev were in contention for the world No. 1 singles ranking; Djokovic retained the top ranking when Medvedev lost in the fourth round.

This event marked the final professional singles appearance of 20-time major champion, eight-time Wimbledon champion, and former world No. 1 Roger Federer; he lost in the quarterfinals to Hubert Hurkacz. Federer was the oldest man in the Open Era to reach the Wimbledon quarterfinals, and the oldest man to reach a major quarterfinal since Ken Rosewall at the December 1977 Australian Open. His fourth-round victory marked 105 match wins at Wimbledon, a record that stood until Djokovic surpassed in 2026. The 18 quarterfinals he contested at Wimbledon remains a tournament record.

Berrettini was the first Italian man to reach a major final since Adriano Panatta at the 1976 French Open and the first to do so at Wimbledon. Hurkacz was the first Polish man to reach a major semifinal since Jerzy Janowicz in 2013. Zhang Zhizhen was the first Chinese man to qualify for the Wimbledon main draw in the Open Era. Márton Fucsovics was the first Hungarian to reach a men's singles major quarterfinal since Balázs Taróczy at the 1981 French Open, and the first to do so at Wimbledon since József Asbóth in 1948. This was the first time since 2017 that two-time champion Andy Murray participated. This marked the Wimbledon debuts of future world No. 1s and champions Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner; they lost to Medvedev and Fucsovics in the second and first rounds, respectively.

For the first time since 2002, the grass court seeding formula was abandoned and the standard ranking system based on the ATP rankings was permanently adopted, like at the other three majors.

Seeds

Draw

Finals

Top half

Section 1

Section 2

Section 3

Section 4

Bottom half

Section 5

Section 6

Section 7

Section 8

Seeded players The following are the seeded players. Seedings are based on ATP rankings as of 21 June 2021. Rankings and points are as before 28 June 2021. Players will count either their 2021 points or 50% of their 2019 points, whichever is greater.

SeedRankPlayerPoints before 2019 Points defendingPoints wonPoints afterStatus 1 1 Novak Djokovic 12,113 2,000 2,000 12,113 Champion, defeated Matteo Berrettini 2 2 Daniil Medvedev 10,280 90 180 10,370 Fourth round lost to Hubert Hurkacz 3 4 Stefanos Tsitsipas 7,980 10 10 8,150^ First round lost to Frances Tiafoe 4 6 Alexander Zverev 7,305 10 180 7,475 Fourth round lost to Félix Auger-Aliassime 5 7 Andrey Rublev 6,120 45 180 6,255 Fourth round lost to Márton Fucsovics 6 8 Roger Federer 4,815 1,200 360 4,215 Quarterfinals lost to Hubert Hurkacz 7 9 Matteo Berrettini 4,468 180 1,200 5,488 Runner-up, lost to Novak Djokovic 8 10 Roberto Bautista Agut 3,125 720 180 2,765 Fourth round lost to Denis Shapovalov 9 11 Diego Schwartzman 3,060 90 90 3,060 Third round lost to Márton Fucsovics 10 12 Denis Shapovalov 2,915 10 720 3,625 Semifinals lost to Novak Djokovic 11 13 Pablo Carreño Busta 2,905 10 10 2,905 First round lost to Sam Querrey 12 14 Casper Ruud 2,690 10 10 2,690 First round lost to Jordan Thompson 13 17 Gaël Monfils 2,568 10 45 2,603 Second round lost to Pedro Martínez 14 18 Hubert Hurkacz 2,533 90 720 3,163 Semifinals lost to Matteo Berrettini 15 15 Alex de Minaur 2,690 45 10 2,668 First round lost to Sebastian Korda 16 19 Félix Auger-Aliassime 2,468 90 360 2,738 Quarterfinals lost to Matteo Berrettini 17 20 Cristian Garín 2,440 10 180 2,610 Fourth round lost to Novak Djokovic 18 21 Grigor Dimitrov 2,431 10 45 2,466 Second round lost to Alexander Bublik 19 23 Jannik Sinner 2,320 (35)† 10 2,320^ First round lost to Márton Fucsovics 20 24 Aslan Karatsev 2,304 (15)† 10 2,304^ First round lost to Jérémy Chardy 21 25 Ugo Humbert 2,270 180 10 2,180 First round lost to Nick Kyrgios 22 26 Dan Evans 2,151 90 90 2,151 Third round lost to Sebastian Korda 23 27 Lorenzo Sonego 2,038 10 180 2,208 Fourth round lost to Roger Federer 24 28 Nikoloz Basilashvili 1,985 45 10 1,975^ First round lost to Andy Murray [WC] 25 29 Karen Khachanov 1,965 90 360 2,235 Quarterfinals lost to Denis Shapovalov 26 31 Fabio Fognini 1,868 90 90 1,868 Third round lost to Andrey Rublev 27 32 Reilly Opelka 1,806 90 10 1,761 First round lost to Dominik Koepfer 28 33 John Isner 1,775 45 10 1,753 First round lost to Yoshihito Nishioka 29 34 Cameron Norrie 1,770 45 90 1,815 Third round lost to Roger Federer 30 35 1,723 (20)† 10 1,723^ First round lost to Denis Kudla [Q] 31 40 Taylor Fritz 1,590 45 90 1,635 Third round lost to Alexander Zverev 32 37 Marin Čilić 1,660 45 90 1,705 Third round lost to Daniil Medvedev

† The player did not qualify for the tournament in 2019. Accordingly, points defending from the ATP Challenger Tour are deducted instead. ^ Because the 2021 tournament was non-mandatory, the player substituted his 19th best result in place of the points won in this tournament.

Withdrawn players The following players would have been seeded, but withdrew before the tournament began. Only half of their defending points are deducted.

Rank Player Points before Points defending Points after Withdrawal reason 3 Rafael Nadal 8,630 720 8,270 Foot injury 5 Dominic Thiem 7,425 10 7,425^ Ongoing wrist injury 16 David Goffin 2,680 360 2,500 Ankle injury 22 Milos Raonic 2,428 180 2,338 Ongoing calf injury 30 Stan Wawrinka 1,944 45 1,922 Foot injury 36 Borna Ćorić 1,713 0 1,736^ Shoulder surgery

^ Because the 2021 tournament was non-mandatory, the player substituted his 19th best result in place of the points won in this tournament.

Other entry information

Wild card entries The following players were awarded wild cards into the main draw.

Qualifiers

Lucky losers

Protected ranking

Withdrawals

‡ – withdrew from entry list before qualifying began @ – withdrew from entry list after qualifying began § – withdrew from main draw

See also 2021 Wimbledon Championships – Day-by-day summaries

Explanatory notes

References

External links Men's singles draw The Championships 2021 – Gentlemen's Singles