2021 Italian Open – Men's doubles

Nikola Mektić and Mate Pavić defeated Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury in the final, 6–4, 7–6(7–4), to win the men's doubles tennis title at the 2021 Italian Open. The second seeds did not drop a set en route to their third ATP Tour Masters 1000 victory together and their sixth title overall of the season. The all-Croatian pair also became the second doubles team to have reached the finals of the first four Masters 1000 tournaments in a season after the Bryan brothers, who last accomplished the feat in 2018. Ram and Salisbury were competing for their first title of the season and their fourth title together.[1][2]

Men's doubles
2021 Italian Open
Final
ChampionsCroatia Nikola Mektić
Croatia Mate Pavić
Runners-upUnited States Rajeev Ram
United Kingdom Joe Salisbury
Score6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
← 2020 · Italian Open · 2022 →

Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos were the defending champions,[3] but they lost in the quarterfinals to Ram and Salisbury.[4]

Seeds

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Draw

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
          
Alt   Marcelo Arévalo
  Matwé Middelkoop
4 4
5   Rajeev Ram
  Joe Salisbury
6 6
5   Rajeev Ram
  Joe Salisbury
4 64
2   Nikola Mektić
  Mate Pavić
6 77
  John Peers
  Michael Venus
65 64
2   Nikola Mektić
  Mate Pavić
77 77

Top half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1   JS Cabal
  R Farah
67 4
WC   F Fognini
  L Musetti
79 6 WC   F Fognini
  L Musetti
64 77 [9]
Alt   M Arévalo
  M Middelkoop
6 6 Alt   M Arévalo
  M Middelkoop
77 65 [11]
    D Evans
  N Skupski
3 2 Alt   M Arévalo
  M Middelkoop
2 77 [10]
Alt   A Behar
  G Escobar
3 7 [16] 7   W Koolhof
  J-J Rojer
6 63 [5]
    H Kontinen
  É Roger-Vasselin
6 5 [14] Alt   A Behar
  G Escobar
6 3 [8]
WC   M Cecchinato
  S Travaglia
6 1 [7] 7   W Koolhof
  J-J Rojer
4 6 [10]
7   W Koolhof
  J-J Rojer
4 6 [10] Alt   M Arévalo
  M Middelkoop
4 4
4   M Granollers
  H Zeballos
6 7 5   R Ram
  J Salisbury
6 6
    A Molteni
  D Schwartzman
3 5 4   M Granollers
  H Zeballos
7 4 [12]
Alt   P Tsitsipas
  S Tsitsipas
67 3   Ł Kubot
  F Škugor
5 6 [10]
    Ł Kubot
  F Škugor
79 6 4   M Granollers
  H Zeballos
63 6 [2]
    M González
  F Martin
79 4 [6] 5   R Ram
  J Salisbury
77 3 [10]
    R Klaasen
  B McLachlan
67 6 [10]   R Klaasen
  B McLachlan
3 2
    S Gillé
  J Vliegen
3 6 [10] 5   R Ram
  J Salisbury
6 6
5   R Ram
  J Salisbury
6 2 [12]

Bottom half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
8   K Krawietz
  H Tecău
6 6
    M Čilić
  M Melo
4 2 8   K Krawietz
  H Tecău
6 6
    M Purcell
  L Saville
7 65 [6] Alt   L Broady
  A Murray
3 4
Alt   L Broady
  A Murray
5 77 [10] 8   K Krawietz
  H Tecău
65 5
    J Peers
  M Venus
79 77   J Peers
  M Venus
77 7
    A Krajicek
  O Marach
67 64   J Peers
  M Venus
6 77
    A de Minaur
  J-L Struff
65 7 [7] 3   I Dodig
  F Polášek
1 62
3   I Dodig
  F Polášek
77 5 [10]   J Peers
  M Venus
65 64
6   J Murray
  B Soares
6 65 [4] 2   N Mektić
  M Pavić
77 77
    M Demoliner
  D Medvedev
3 77 [10]   M Demoliner
  D Medvedev
3 62
WC   L Sonego
  A Vavassori
5 6 [8]   A Mannarino
  B Paire
6 77
    A Mannarino
  B Paire
7 4 [10]   A Mannarino
  B Paire
4 2
    R Bopanna
  D Shapovalov
4 4 2   N Mektić
  M Pavić
6 6
    M Daniell
  P Oswald
6 6   M Daniell
  P Oswald
64 62
    A Bublik
  C Garín
4 5 2   N Mektić
  M Pavić
77 77
2   N Mektić
  M Pavić
6 7

ATP doubles main-draw entrants

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Seeds

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Country Player Country Player Rank1 Seed
  COL Juan Sebastián Cabal   COL Robert Farah 5 1
  CRO Nikola Mektić   CRO Mate Pavić 5 2
  CRO Ivan Dodig   SVK Filip Polášek 17 3
  ESP Marcel Granollers   ARG Horacio Zeballos 18 4
  USA Rajeev Ram   GBR Joe Salisbury 25 5
  GBR Jamie Murray   BRA Bruno Soares 30 6
  NED Wesley Koolhof   NED Jean-Julien Rojer 36 7
  GER Kevin Krawietz   ROU Horia Tecău 38 8
  • Rankings are as of May 3, 2021.

Other entrants

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The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

The following pairs received entry into the doubles main draw as alternates:

Withdrawals

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Before the tournament

References

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  1. ^ "Mektic/Pavic Win Sixth Trophy Of Season In Rome". Association of Tennis Professionals. 16 May 2021. Archived from the original on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Croatia's Mektić and Pavić now world No.1 doubles team after winning Rome Masters". Croatia Week. 16 May 2021. Archived from the original on 20 October 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Granollers/Zeballos Earn Third Title Of 2020 In Rome". Association of Tennis Professionals. 20 September 2020. Archived from the original on 16 May 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Ram/Salisbury Double Duty Sets Mektic/Pavic Final". Association of Tennis Professionals. 16 May 2021. Archived from the original on 16 May 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
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