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Defending champion Nikola Mektić and his partner, Mate Pavić, defeated Dan Evans and Neal Skupski in the final, 6–3, 4–6, , to win the doubles tennis title at the 2021 Monte-Carlo Masters. It was the all-Croatian duo's second consecutive ATP Tour Masters 1000 title together and their fifth title overall of the year. The win also earned Mektić his first successful career title defense. The match was the second successive encounter between both teams in consecutive Masters 1000 finals.

Mektić won the tournament when it was last held in 2019 with Franko Škugor, but Škugor did not return to compete.

Pavić and Robert Farah were in contention for the ATP No. 1 doubles ranking at the start of the tournament. After Farah lost in the semifinals, Pavić retained the top ranking by reaching the final.

Seeds

1. Juan Sebastián Cabal / Robert Farah (semifinals)
2. Nikola Mektić / Mate Pavić (champions)
3. Ivan Dodig / Filip Polášek (second round)
4. Marcel Granollers / Horacio Zeballos (semifinals)
5. Rajeev Ram / Joe Salisbury (second round)
6. Wesley Koolhof / Łukasz Kubot (second round)
7. Pierre-Hugues Herbert / Nicolas Mahut (quarterfinals)
8. Kevin Krawietz / Horia Tecău (first round)

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

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Juan Sebastián Cabal Robert Farah	6	6
		Dan Evans Neal Skupski	7	2
									Dan Evans Neal Skupski	3	6
								2	Nikola Mektić Mate Pavić	6	4
	4	Marcel Granollers Horacio Zeballos	6	5
	2	Nikola Mektić Mate Pavić	3	7

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	JS Cabal R Farah	6	6
		F Auger-Aliassime H Hurkacz	5						F Auger-Aliassime H Hurkacz	0	2
	WC	R Arneodo H Nys	2												1	JS Cabal R Farah	7	7
		F Fognini D Schwartzman	6	7												F Fognini D Schwartzman	6	5
		O Marach L Saville	4	5					F Fognini D Schwartzman	1	6
		A Mannarino B Paire	6	3				6	W Koolhof Ł Kubot	6	4
	6	W Koolhof Ł Kubot	7	6																		1	JS Cabal R Farah	6	6
																							D Evans N Skupski	7	2
								3	I Dodig F Polášek	6	6
		S Gillé J Vliegen	6	6					D Evans N Skupski	3	7
		D Evans N Skupski	7	3												D Evans N Skupski	1	7
		A de Minaur J Peers	6	6												R Klaasen B McLachlan	6	6
		R Klaasen B McLachlan	7	3					R Klaasen B McLachlan	6	6
		M Melo J-J Rojer	6	1				5	R Ram J Salisbury	7	3
	5	R Ram J Salisbury	4	6

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	8	K Krawietz H Tecău	6	6
	WC	P Tsitsipas S Tsitsipas	7	3				WC	P Tsitsipas S Tsitsipas	4	4
		C Garín G Pella	4	7					C Garín G Pella	6	6
		J Murray J-L Struff	6	6												C Garín G Pella	3	1
		J Chardy F Martin	7	4											4	M Granollers H Zeballos	6	6
		K Khachanov A Rublev	6	6					K Khachanov A Rublev	3	1
								4	M Granollers H Zeballos	6	6
																						4	M Granollers H Zeballos	6	5
	7	P-H Herbert N Mahut	6	6																		2	N Mektić M Pavić	3	7
	WC	S Bolelli J Sinner	4	4				7	P-H Herbert N Mahut	7	7
		H Kontinen É Roger-Vasselin	6	6					H Kontinen É Roger-Vasselin	6	5
	Alt	A Bublik D Lajović	4	4											7	P-H Herbert N Mahut	3	1
	Alt	A Behar G Escobar	6	6											2	N Mektić M Pavić	6	6
		G Dimitrov D Goffin	4	3				Alt	A Behar G Escobar	4	6
								2	N Mektić M Pavić	6	1

References

1. ^ "Mektic/Pavic Clinch Monte-Carlo Crown; Fifth Doubles Title Of Year". Association of Tennis Professionals. 18 April 2021. Archived from the original on 1 December 2021. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
2. Sias, Van (19 April 2021). "Doubles Take: Monte Carlo and Charleston". Tennis. Archived from the original on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.

External links

• Main draw

• 2021 Monte-Carlo Masters