The 2021 Western & Southern Open was a men's and women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts from August 15–22, 2021, as part of the US Open Series. It was a Masters 1000 tournament on the 2021 ATP Tour and a WTA 1000 tournament on the 2021 WTA Tour.
The 2021 tournament was the 120th men's edition and the 93rd women's edition of the Cincinnati Open and took place at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason, Ohio, a northern suburb of Cincinnati, in the United States, making its return to Ohio for the first time since the 2019 tournament after being held in New York City for 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. It operated at full spectator capacity as participants were required to have tested negative for COVID-19 or be fully vaccinated.
Champions
Men's singles
Alexander Zverev def. Andrey Rublev, 6–2, 6–3
Women's singles
Ashleigh Barty def. Jil Teichmann, 6–3, 6–1
This was Barty's 13th WTA singles title, and fifth of the year.
Men's doubles
Marcel Granollers / Horacio Zeballos def. Steve Johnson / Austin Krajicek, 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–5)
Women's doubles
Samantha Stosur / Zhang Shuai def. Gabriela Dabrowski / Luisa Stefani, 7–5, 6–3
ATP singles main-draw entrants
Seeds The following were the seeded players. Seedings were based on ATP rankings as of August 9, 2021. Rank and points before were as of August 16, 2021.
For the first time since the ATP Tour resumed from its pandemic suspension in August 2020, ATP rankings points were added and dropped per traditional methodology beginning 23 August 2021 (the rankings after the 2021 Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati). A player's current Western & Southern Open ATP ranking points (the greater from 2019 and 2020) dropped 23 August 2021 and were replaced with points earned by the player at this year's Western & Southern Open. Those new points would stay on a player's breakdown for 52 weeks, dropping 22 August 2022. Players who had Western & Southern Open points in their breakdown and did not compete in this year's event also had their existing Cincinnati ranking points drop on 23 August 2021.
SeedRankPlayerPoints beforePoints defending from 2019 or 2020Points wonPoints afterStatus 1 2 Daniil Medvedev 10,620 1,000 360 9,980 Semifinals lost to Andrey Rublev 2 3 Stefanos Tsitsipas 8,350 360 360 8,350 Semifinals lost to Alexander Zverev 3 5 Alexander Zverev 7,250 10 1000 8,240 Champion, defeated Andrey Rublev 4 7 Andrey Rublev 6,005 205 600 6,400 Runner-up, lost to Alexander Zverev 5 8 Matteo Berrettini 5,533 90 90 5,533 Third round lost to Félix Auger-Aliassime 6 10 Denis Shapovalov 3,625 45+90† 10+45 3,580^ Second round lost to Benoît Paire 7 12 Pablo Carreño Busta 3,260 115 180 3,325 Quarterfinals lost to Daniil Medvedev 8 11 Casper Ruud 3,310 35 180 3,455 Quarterfinals lost to Alexander Zverev 9 13 Hubert Hurkacz 3,253 10+250† 90+45 3,128 Third round lost to Pablo Carreño Busta 10 14 Diego Schwartzman 2,980 90 90 2,980 Third round lost to Casper Ruud 11 15 Jannik Sinner 2,745 (40)‡ 45 2,750 Second round lost to John Isner 12 17 Félix Auger-Aliassime 2,693 45 180 2,828 Quarterfinals lost to Stefanos Tsitsipas 13 16 Roberto Bautista Agut 2,720 360 10 2,405^ First round lost to Grigor Dimitrov 14 18 Alex de Minaur 2,600 90 45 2,555 Second round lost to Gaël Monfils 15 19 David Goffin 2,513 600 10 1,933^ First round lost to Guido Pella [PR] 16 20 Cristian Garín 2,475 10 10 2,510^ First round lost to Tommy Paul [Q]
† The player is also defending points from the 2019 Winston-Salem Open, which was played during this calendar week in 2019.
‡ The player did not qualify for the tournament in 2019 or 2020. Accordingly, points for his 19th best result 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.
Other entrants The following players received wild cards into the main singles draw: Mackenzie McDonald Andy Murray Brandon Nakashima Frances Tiafoe
The following player received entry using a protected ranking into the main singles draw: Guido Pella
The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw: Carlos Alcaraz Kevin Anderson Richard Gasquet Marcos Giron Corentin Moutet Yoshihito Nishioka Tommy Paul
The following player received entry as a lucky loser: Dominik Koepfer
Withdrawals Before the tournament Borna Ćorić → replaced by Sebastian Korda Novak Djokovic → replaced by Jan-Lennard Struff Roger Federer → replaced by Federico Delbonis Adrian Mannarino → replaced by Miomir Kecmanović John Millman → replaced by Dominik Koepfer Rafael Nadal → replaced by Guido Pella Kei Nishikori → replaced by Laslo Đere Milos Raonic → replaced by Benoît Paire Dominic Thiem → replaced by Dominik Koepfer Stan Wawrinka → replaced by Dušan Lajović
ATP doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds Country Player Country Player Rank1 SeedNikola MektićMate Pavić31Marcel GranollersHoracio Zeballos122Juan Sebastián CabalRobert Farah133Rajeev RamJoe Salisbury194Kevin KrawietzHoria Tecău375John PeersFilip Polášek376Łukasz KubotMarcelo Melo377Raven KlaasenBen McLachlan518 Rankings are as of August 9, 2021.
Other entrants The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: Steve Johnson / Austin Krajicek Nicholas Monroe / Frances Tiafoe Denis Shapovalov / Jack Sock
The following pairs received entry as an alternates: Marcelo Arévalo / Fabio Fognini Aslan Karatsev / Dušan Lajović
Withdrawals Before the tournament Wesley Koolhof / Jean-Julien Rojer → replaced by Wesley Koolhof / Jan-Lennard Struff Nicolas Mahut / Fabrice Martin → replaced by Filip Krajinović / Fabrice Martin Jamie Murray / Max Purcell → replaced by Aslan Karatsev / Dušan Lajović Denis Shapovalov / Jack Sock → replaced by Marcelo Arévalo / Fabio Fognini
WTA singles main-draw entrants
Seeds
Country Player Rank1 SeedAshleigh Barty11Naomi Osaka22Aryna Sabalenka33Elina Svitolina54Karolína Plíšková65Iga Świątek76Bianca Andreescu87Garbiñe Muguruza98Barbora Krejčíková109Belinda Bencic1110Petra Kvitová1211Simona Halep1312Jennifer Brady1413Victoria Azarenka1514Elise Mertens1615Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova1716 1 Rankings are as of August 9, 2021
Other entrants The following players received wild cards into the main singles draw: Caty McNally Bernarda Pera Sloane Stephens Samantha Stosur Jil Teichmann
The following player received entry using a special exempt into the main singles draw: Camila Giorgi
The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw: Leylah Annie Fernandez Caroline Garcia Hsieh Su-wei Jasmine Paolini Liudmila Samsonova Aliaksandra Sasnovich Heather Watson Zhang Shuai
The following player received entry as a lucky loser: Rebecca Peterson
Withdrawals Before the tournament Sofia Kenin → replaced by Magda Linette Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova → replaced by Rebecca Peterson Serena Williams → replaced by Dayana Yastremska
During the tournament Simona Halep (right adductor injury)
Retirements Paula Badosa (right shoulder injury) Jennifer Brady (right knee injury) Danielle Collins (exhaustion) Petra Kvitová (stomach issue) Karolína Muchová (abdominal injury)
WTA doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds Country Player Country Player Rank1 SeedHsieh Su-weiElise Mertens31Barbora KrejčíkováKateřina Siniaková112Shuko AoyamaEna Shibahara183Nicole MelicharDemi Schuurs234Alexa GuarachiDesirae Krawczyk335Gabriela DabrowskiLuisa Stefani376Chan Hao-chingLatisha Chan407Darija JurakAndreja Klepač448 Rankings are as of August 9, 2021.
Other entrants The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: Magda Linette / Bernarda Pera Emma Navarro / Peyton Stearns
The following pairs received entry using protected rankings: Anna Danilina / Yaroslava Shvedova Ons Jabeur / Sania Mirza Galina Voskoboeva / Vera Zvonareva
Withdrawals Before the tournament Sofia Kenin / Jeļena Ostapenko → replaced by Jeļena Ostapenko / Jil Teichmann Veronika Kudermetova / Elena Vesnina → replaced by Anna Blinkova / Aliaksandra Sasnovich
Points and prize money
Point distribution Event Round of 16Round of 32Round of 64Men's singles100060036018090451025160Men's doubles0Women's singles90058535019010560130201Women's doubles5
Prize money
EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64Q2Q1Men's singles$654,815$354,720$197,710$116,655$68,325$41,500$23,650$12,595$6,655Women's singles$255,220$188,945$100,250$47,820$24,200$15,330$12,385$7,258$3,745Men's doubles*$159,030$102,000$63,960$40,710$23,260$12,910Women's doubles*$77,200$50,700$31,700$15,900$10,020$7,490 *per team
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