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Men's singles
2021 Western & Southern Open
Final
Champion	Alexander Zverev
Runner-up	Andrey Rublev
Score	6–2, 6–3
Details
Draw	56 (7 Q / 4 WC )
Seeds	16
Events
Singles men women Doubles men women
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Alexander Zverev defeated Andrey Rublev in the final, 6–2, 6–3 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2021 Cincinnati Masters. It was his fifth Masters 1000 title and 17th career singles title on the ATP Tour.

Novak Djokovic was the reigning champion, but did not participate.

Seeds

The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.

01.   Daniil Medvedev (semifinals)

02.   Stefanos Tsitsipas (semifinals)

03.   Alexander Zverev (champion)

04.   Andrey Rublev (final)

05.   Matteo Berrettini (third round)

06.   Denis Shapovalov (second round)

07.   Pablo Carreño Busta (quarterfinals)

08.   Casper Ruud (quarterfinals)

09.   Hubert Hurkacz (third round)

10.   Diego Schwartzman (third round)

11.   Jannik Sinner (second round)

12.   Félix Auger-Aliassime (quarterfinals)

13.   Roberto Bautista Agut (first round)

14.   Alex de Minaur (second round)

15.   David Goffin (first round)

16.   Cristian Garín (first round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

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

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Daniil Medvedev	6	6
	7	Pablo Carreño Busta	1	1
								1	Daniil Medvedev	6	3	3
								4	Andrey Rublev	2	6	6
	4	Andrey Rublev	6	3	6
		Benoît Paire	2	6	3
															4	Andrey Rublev	2	3
															3	Alexander Zverev	6	6
	8	Casper Ruud	1	3
	3	Alexander Zverev	6	6
								3	Alexander Zverev	6	3	7
								2	Stefanos Tsitsipas	4	6	6
	12	Félix Auger-Aliassime	2	7	1
	2	Stefanos Tsitsipas	6	5	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	D Medvedev	6	6
	WC	B Nakashima	5	2				WC	M McDonald	2	2
	WC	M McDonald	7	6											1	D Medvedev	6	6
		A Bublik	3	6	7											G Dimitrov	3	3
	Q	M Giron	6	3	6				A Bublik	3	5
		G Dimitrov	6	6					G Dimitrov	6	7
	13	R Bautista Agut	3	4																		1	D Medvedev	6	6
	9	H Hurkacz	6	6	6																	7	P Carreño Busta	1	1
		A Davidovich Fokina	1	7	1			9	H Hurkacz	7	6
	Q	R Gasquet	4	4				WC	A Murray	6	3
	WC	A Murray	6	6											9	H Hurkacz	6	6
	LL	D Koepfer	7	5	6										7	P Carreño Busta	7	7
		J-L Struff	6	7	3			LL	D Koepfer	4	2
								7	P Carreño Busta	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								4	A Rublev	5	6	6
		A Karatsev	5	3					M Čilić	7	3	1
		M Čilić	7	6											4	A Rublev	7	7
		D Lajović	6	2												G Monfils	6	6
		G Monfils	7	6					G Monfils	6	7
		F Krajinović	6	4	4			14	A de Minaur	3	5
	14	A de Minaur	0	6	6																	4	A Rublev	6	3	6
	11	J Sinner	6	7																			B Paire	2	6	3
		F Delbonis	2	5				11	J Sinner	7	6	4
		J Isner	4	7	6				J Isner	5	7	6
		C Norrie	6	6	4											J Isner	6	7	1
		M Kecmanović	7	3	2											B Paire	7	6	6
		B Paire	5	6	6				B Paire	6	4	7
								6	D Shapovalov	3	6	5

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								8	C Ruud	6	6	7
		R Opelka	7	4	6				R Opelka	7	0	6
	Q	C Moutet	6	6	4										8	C Ruud	6	6
	WC	F Tiafoe	7	7											10	D Schwartzman	4	3
		U Humbert	5	6				WC	F Tiafoe	1	6	4
		D Evans	2	6	3			10	D Schwartzman	6	4	6
	10	D Schwartzman	6	4	6																	8	C Ruud	1	3
	15	D Goffin	3	3																		3	A Zverev	6	6
	PR	G Pella	6	6				PR	G Pella	6	7
		F Fognini	7	6					F Fognini	1	5
		N Basilashvili	6	3											PR	G Pella	2	3
	Q	Y Nishioka	3	4											3	A Zverev	6	6
		L Harris	6	6					L Harris	6	2
								3	A Zverev	7	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								5	M Berrettini	6	6	7
		T Fritz	6	4	4				A Ramos Viñolas	7	3	5
		A Ramos Viñolas	4	6	6										5	M Berrettini	4	3
	Q	K Anderson	2	4											12	F Auger-Aliassime	6	6
		K Khachanov	6	6					K Khachanov	7	3	4
		M Fucsovics	6	3				12	F Auger-Aliassime	6	6	6
	12	F Auger-Aliassime	7	6																		12	F Auger-Aliassime	2	7	1
	16	C Garín	6	3	4																	2	S Tsitsipas	6	5	6
	Q	T Paul	4	6	6			Q	T Paul	6	2
		L Sonego	6	7					L Sonego	7	6
	Q	C Alcaraz	3	6												L Sonego	7	3	4
		S Korda	6	6											2	S Tsitsipas	5	6	6
		L Đere	4	4					S Korda	6	3
								2	S Tsitsipas	7	6

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Richard Gasquet (qualified)
2. Carlos Alcaraz (qualified)
3. Tommy Paul (qualified)
4. Yoshihito Nishioka (qualified)
5. Dominik Koepfer (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
6. Vasek Pospisil (first round)
7. Lorenzo Musetti (first round)
8. Marcos Giron (qualified)
9. Ilya Ivashka (qualifying competition)
10. Jaume Munar (qualifying competition)
11. Jérémy Chardy (first round)
12. Gianluca Mager (first round)
13. Emil Ruusuvuori (first round)
14. Alexei Popyrin (qualifying competition)

Qualifiers

1. Richard Gasquet
2. Carlos Alcaraz
3. Tommy Paul
4. Yoshihito Nishioka
5. Marcos Giron
6. Corentin Moutet
7. Kevin Anderson

Lucky loser

1. Dominik Koepfer

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Richard Gasquet	6	6
	WC	Fernando Verdasco	4	0
								1	Richard Gasquet	5	6	6
								10	Jaume Munar	7	4	4
		Norbert Gombos	2	2
	10	Jaume Munar	6	6

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Carlos Alcaraz	6	6
		Thiago Monteiro	2	3
								2	Carlos Alcaraz	6	6
								9	Ilya Ivashka	3	4
	WC	Mitchell Krueger	3	6	3
	9	Ilya Ivashka	6	3	6

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Tommy Paul	6	6
		Kwon Soon-woo	3	2
								3	Tommy Paul	6	7	6
									Tennys Sandgren	7	6	3
		Tennys Sandgren	7	6
	11	Jérémy Chardy	6	1

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Yoshihito Nishioka	6	6
		Egor Gerasimov	2	3
								4	Yoshihito Nishioka	6	7	6
									Ričardas Berankis	7	5	2
		Ričardas Berankis	6	7
	12	Gianluca Mager	4	5

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	5	Dominik Koepfer	2	6	6
		Andreas Seppi	6	4	4
								5	Dominik Koepfer	6	4
								8	Marcos Giron	7	6
	WC	J. J. Wolf	3	3
	8	Marcos Giron	6	6

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	6	Vasek Pospisil	2	2
		Corentin Moutet	6	6
									Corentin Moutet	3	7	7
								14/Alt	Alexei Popyrin	6	6	5
	WC	Jack Sock	2
	14/Alt	Alexei Popyrin	4

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	7	Lorenzo Musetti	3	3
		Kevin Anderson	6	6
									Kevin Anderson	7	6
									Steve Johnson	6	4
		Steve Johnson	6	6	6
	13	Emil Ruusuvuori	7	2	3

References

1. "Zverev Races Past Rublev, Captures Cincinnati Crown". ATP Tour. 22 August 2021.
2. "Djokovic Withdraws From Cincinnati". ATP Tour. 9 August 2021.

External links

• Main draw
• Qualifying draw

• 2021 Western & Southern Open