2021 BNP Paribas Open – Men's singles

Cameron Norrie defeated Nikoloz Basilashvili in the final, 3–6, 6–4, 6–1 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2021 Indian Wells Masters. It was his first ATP Tour Masters 1000 title, and he became the first Briton to win the title. Basilashvili became the first Georgian to reach a Masters-level final since Alex Metreveli in 1968, and the first to do so while representing Georgia as an independent nation.[citation needed]

Men's singles
2021 BNP Paribas Open
Final
ChampionUnited Kingdom Cameron Norrie
Runner-upGeorgia (country) Nikoloz Basilashvili
Score3–6, 6–4, 6–1
Details
Draw96 (12 Q / 5 WC )
Seeds32
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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Dominic Thiem was the reigning champion from when the event was last held in 2019,[1] but did not participate due to a long-standing wrist injury.[2]

With no former champions participating, a new Indian Wells champion was guaranteed.[3][4] For the first time, all four semifinalists at a Masters event were ranked outside of the world's top 25.[5]

Seeds edit

All seeds received a bye into the second round.

01.     Daniil Medvedev (fourth round)
02.     Stefanos Tsitsipas (quarterfinals)
03.     Alexander Zverev (quarterfinals)
04.     Andrey Rublev (third round)
05.     Matteo Berrettini (third round)
06.     Casper Ruud (fourth round)
07.     Félix Auger-Aliassime (second round)
08.     Hubert Hurkacz (quarterfinals)
09.     Denis Shapovalov (third round)
10.     Jannik Sinner (fourth round)
11.     Diego Schwartzman (quarterfinals)
12.     Pablo Carreño Busta (third round)
13.     Cristian Garín (third round)
14.     Gaël Monfils (fourth round)
15.     Roberto Bautista Agut (third round)
16.     Reilly Opelka (third round)
17.     Lorenzo Sonego (second round)
18.     Daniel Evans (third round)
19.     Aslan Karatsev (fourth round)
20.     John Isner (third round, withdrew)
21.     Cameron Norrie (champion)
22.     Alex de Minaur (fourth round)
23.     Grigor Dimitrov (semifinals)
24.     Karen Khachanov (fourth round)
25.     Fabio Fognini (third round)
26.     Lloyd Harris (third round)
27.     Filip Krajinović (third round)
28.     Dušan Lajović (second round)
29.     Nikoloz Basilashvili (final)
30.     Carlos Alcaraz (second round)
31.     Taylor Fritz (semifinals)
32.     Sebastian Korda (second round)

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

Draw edit

Key edit

Finals edit

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
23   Grigor Dimitrov 3 6 77
8   Hubert Hurkacz 6 4 62
23   Grigor Dimitrov 2 4
21   Cameron Norrie 6 6
21   Cameron Norrie 6 6
11   Diego Schwartzman 0 2
21   Cameron Norrie 3 6 6
29   Nikoloz Basilashvili 6 4 1
31   Taylor Fritz 4 6 77
3   Alexander Zverev 6 3 63
31   Taylor Fritz 65 3
29   Nikoloz Basilashvili 77 6
29   Nikoloz Basilashvili 6 2 6
2   Stefanos Tsitsipas 4 6 4

Top half edit

Section 1 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1   D Medvedev 6 6
  M McDonald 6 6   M McDonald 4 2
  J Duckworth 3 3 1   D Medvedev 6 77
  M Giron 67 6 6 27   F Krajinović 2 61
Q   B van de Zandschulp 79 2 4   M Giron 62 5
27   F Krajinović 77 7
1   D Medvedev 6 4 3
23   G Dimitrov 4 6 6
23   G Dimitrov 6 6
  D Altmaier 6 6   D Altmaier 4 2
  S Querrey 2 4 23   G Dimitrov 6 6
PR   P Kohlschreiber 2 4 16   R Opelka 3 4
  T Daniel 6 6   T Daniel 5 3
16   R Opelka 7 6

Section 2 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
9   D Shapovalov 3
  V Pospisil 6 4 6   V Pospisil 0r
WC   J. J. Wolf 4 6 4 9   D Shapovalov 5 2
Q   S Caruso 6 6 19   A Karatsev 7 6
WC   Z Svajda 3 1 Q   S Caruso 0 2
19   A Karatsev 6 6
19   A Karatsev 1 3
8   H Hurkacz 6 6
32   S Korda 0 4
  B Paire 4 4   F Tiafoe 6 6
  F Tiafoe 6 6   F Tiafoe 3 2
  A Popyrin 6 77 8   H Hurkacz 6 6
  M Kecmanović 3 64   A Popyrin 1 5
8   H Hurkacz 6 7

Section 3 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4   A Rublev 6 6
  C Taberner 6 6   C Taberner 3 4
  J Munar 3 3 4   A Rublev 4 6 5
  T Paul 6 77   T Paul 6 3 7
  F López 3 63   T Paul 6 6
28   D Lajović 2 3
  T Paul 4 6 2
21   C Norrie 6 4 6
21   C Norrie 6 5 6
  T Monteiro 4 3   T Sandgren 4 7 0
  T Sandgren 6 6 21   C Norrie 6 5 6
  S-w Kwon 6 3 4 15   R Bautista Agut 4 7 3
  G Pella 1 6 6   G Pella 5 3
15   R Bautista Agut 7 6

Section 4 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
11   D Schwartzman 6 3 7
Q   M Cressy 63 6 7 Q   M Cressy 2 6 5
  L Đere 77 1 5 11   D Schwartzman 5 6 6
  K Nishikori 65 6 6 18   D Evans 7 4 0
Q   J Sousa 77 3 2   K Nishikori 6 3 4
18   D Evans 4 6 6
11   D Schwartzman 6 6
6   C Ruud 3 3
26   L Harris 6 6
  A Davidovich Fokina 65 6 7   A Davidovich Fokina 3 3
  S Johnson 77 3 5 26   L Harris 77 4 4
Q   R Olivo 5 5 6   C Ruud 64 6 6
  R Carballés Baena 7 7   R Carballés Baena 1 2
6   C Ruud 6 6

Bottom half edit

Section 5 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5   M Berrettini 6 7
  D Kudla 1 60 Q   A Tabilo 4 5
Q   A Tabilo 6 77 5   M Berrettini 4 3
  F Coria 3 2 31   T Fritz 6 6
  B Nakashima 6 6   B Nakashima 3 4
31   T Fritz 6 6
31   T Fritz 6 6
10   J Sinner 4 3
20   J Isner 6 6
  F Delbonis 3 6 62   Y Nishioka 3 4
  Y Nishioka 6 3 77 20   J Isner
WC   J Sock 5 6 3 10   J Sinner w/o
  J Millman 7 4 6   J Millman 2 2
10   J Sinner 6 6

Section 6 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
14   G Monfils 6 6
  M Fucsovics 6 3 2   G Mager 4 2
  G Mager 1 6 6 14   G Monfils 7 6
  K Anderson 7 6   K Anderson 5 2
  J Thompson 5 2   K Anderson 79 77
17   L Sonego 67 63
14   G Monfils 1 3
3   A Zverev 6 6
30   C Alcaraz 7 3 2
WC   A Murray 6 6 WC   A Murray 5 6 6
  A Mannarino 3 2 WC   A Murray 4 64
Q   C İlkel 65 4 3   A Zverev 6 77
  J Brooksby 77 6   J Brooksby 4 6 1
3   A Zverev 6 3 6

Section 7 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
7   F Auger-Aliassime 4 2
  A Ramos Viñolas 6 6   A Ramos Viñolas 6 6
  L Musetti 1 3   A Ramos Viñolas 6 62 2
  E Gerasimov 3 3 29   N Basilashvili 4 77 6
Q   C Eubanks 6 6 Q   C Eubanks 4 3
29   N Basilashvili 6 6
29   N Basilashvili 6 78
24   K Khachanov 4 66
24   K Khachanov 6 7
  D Koepfer 77 2 0   E Ruusuvuori 2 5
  E Ruusuvuori 63 6 6 24   K Khachanov 6 6
  F Bagnis 3 1 12   P Carreño Busta 0 4
Q   E Gómez 6 6 Q   E Gómez 1 4
12   P Carreño Busta 6 6

Section 8 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
13   C Garín 7 6
WC   H Rune 4 1 Q   E Escobedo 5 2
Q   E Escobedo 6 6 13   C Garín 4 2
Q   A Vukic 7 6 22   A de Minaur 6 6
  P Andújar 5 4 Q   A Vukic 4 5
22   A de Minaur 6 7
22   A de Minaur 77 63 2
2   S Tsitsipas 63 77 6
25   F Fognini 6 4 6
  J-L Struff 77 6   J-L Struff 4 6 3
  DE Galán 64 3 25   F Fognini 6 3 4
  P Martínez 6 6 2   S Tsitsipas 2 6 6
Q   R Marcora 4 0   P Martínez 2 4
2   S Tsitsipas 6 6

Qualifying edit

Seeds edit

  1.   Botic van de Zandschulp (qualified)
  2.   Salvatore Caruso (qualified)
  3.   Alex Bolt (first round)
  4.   Maxime Cressy (qualified)
  5.   Mikhail Kukushkin (qualifying competition)
  6.   Evgeny Donskoy (qualifying competition)
  7.   Federico Gaio (first round)
  8.   Mitchell Krueger (first round)
  9.   Jason Jung (first round, retired)
  10.   Altuğ Çelikbilek (qualifying competition)
  11.   Emilio Gómez (qualified)
  12.   Bjorn Fratangelo (qualifying competition)
  13.   Ernesto Escobedo (qualified)
  14.   Cem İlkel (qualified)
  15.   João Sousa (qualified)
  16.   Thanasi Kokkinakis (first round)
  17.   Alejandro Tabilo (qualified)
  18.   Enzo Couacaud (qualifying competition)
  19.   Ramkumar Ramanathan (first round)
  20.   Christopher Eubanks (qualified)
  21.   Ernests Gulbis (first round)
  22.   Renzo Olivo (qualified)
  23.   Ivo Karlović (qualifying competition)
  24.   Aleksandar Vukic (qualified)

Qualifiers edit

Qualifying draw edit

First qualifier edit

First round Qualifying competition
          
1   Botic van de Zandschulp 6 6
  Peter Polansky 3 3
1   Botic van de Zandschulp 6 4 6
  Thai-Son Kwiatkowski 4 6 2
  Thai-Son Kwiatkowski 6 6
21   Ernests Gulbis 4 2

Second qualifier edit

First round Qualifying competition
          
2   Salvatore Caruso 6 6
  Jason Kubler 0 3
2   Salvatore Caruso 6 6
  Roberto Quiroz 4 4
  Roberto Quiroz 6 3 6
19   Ramkumar Ramanathan 4 6 4

Third qualifier edit

First round Qualifying competition
          
3   Alex Bolt 77 65 2
  Roberto Marcora 65 77 6
    Roberto Marcora 6 7
  Matteo Viola 2 5
  Matteo Viola 6 3 711
16   Thanasi Kokkinakis 3 6 69

Fourth qualifier edit

First round Qualifying competition
          
4   Maxime Cressy 6 4 6
  Hiroki Moriya 4 6 3
4   Maxime Cressy 7 62 6
18   Enzo Couacaud 5 77 2
  Christian Harrison 3 7 62
18   Enzo Couacaud 6 5 77

Fifth qualifier edit

First round Qualifying competition
          
5   Mikhail Kukushkin 5
  Steven Diez 2r
5   Mikhail Kukushkin 2 4
13   Ernesto Escobedo 6 6
PR   Denis Istomin 3 2
13   Ernesto Escobedo 6 6

Sixth qualifier edit

First round Qualifying competition
          
6   Evgeny Donskoy 610 77 7
  Adrián Menéndez Maceiras 712 62 5
6   Evgeny Donskoy 2 1
17   Alejandro Tabilo 6 6
  Michael Mmoh 3 4
17   Alejandro Tabilo 6 6

Seventh qualifier edit

First round Qualifying competition
          
7   Federico Gaio 3 6 3
  Andrea Arnaboldi 6 3 6
  Andrea Arnaboldi 1 78 3
22   Renzo Olivo 6 66 6
WC   Shintaro Mochizuki 3 2
22   Renzo Olivo 6 6

Eighth qualifier edit

First round Qualifying competition
          
8   Mitchell Krueger 6 610 5
WC   Govind Nanda 0 712 7
WC   Govind Nanda 1 6 4
14   Cem İlkel 6 2 6
  Maxime Janvier 2 77 64
14   Cem İlkel 6 64 77

Ninth qualifier edit

First round Qualifying competition
          
9   Jason Jung 3 6 2r
WC   Stefan Kozlov 6 3 5
WC   Stefan Kozlov 6 0 5
20   Christopher Eubanks 2 6 7
  Michael Geerts 1 3
20   Christopher Eubanks 6 6

Tenth qualifier edit

First round Qualifying competition
          
10   Altuğ Çelikbilek 2 6 6
  Thomas Fabbiano 6 2 1
10   Altuğ Çelikbilek 3 5
15   João Sousa 6 7
WC   Victor Lilov 2 0
15   João Sousa 6 6

Eleventh qualifier edit

First round Qualifying competition
          
11   Emilio Gómez 6 6
WC   Aleksandar Kovacevic 4 2
11   Emilio Gómez 6 79
23   Ivo Karlović 3 67
  Brayden Schnur 6 65 67
23   Ivo Karlović 4 77 79

Twelfth qualifier edit

First round Qualifying competition
          
12   Bjorn Fratangelo 6 6
  Mikael Torpegaard 2 1
12   Bjorn Fratangelo 1 4
24   Aleksandar Vukic 6 6
  Ulises Blanch 2 5
24   Aleksandar Vukic 6 7

References edit

  1. ^ "Dominic Thiem Topples Roger Federer For Maiden Masters Title In Indian Wells | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. 17 Mar 2019. Retrieved 6 Oct 2021.
  2. ^ "Thiem to miss US Open and remainder of 2021 due to wrist injury". Tennis Majors. 18 Aug 2021. Retrieved 6 Oct 2021.
  3. ^ "Scouting Report: Daniil Medvedev, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Alexander Zverev Head Indian Wells Field | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. 5 Oct 2021. Retrieved 9 Oct 2021.
  4. ^ "BNP Paribas Open 2021: Draws, Dates, Storylines & All You Need To Know | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. 3 Oct 2021. Retrieved 9 Oct 2021.
  5. ^ Clarey, Christopher (16 Oct 2021). "Paula Badosa, Victoria Azarenka in Surprise Indian Wells Final". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 16 Oct 2021. Retrieved 16 Oct 2021.

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