2021 Eastbourne International – Men's singles

Men's singles
2021 Eastbourne International
Champion Alex de Minaur
Runner-up Lorenzo Sonego
Score4–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–5)

Alex de Minaur defeated Lorenzo Sonego in the final, 4–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–5), to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2021 Eastbourne International. It was de Minaur's fifth career ATP Tour singles title and his first on grass. Sonego was contesting in his second grass final to win his third career title.[1]

Taylor Fritz was the defending champion from when the event was last held in 2019,[2] but he withdrew before the beginning of the tournament after incurring a knee injury during the French Open.[3]

Seeds

The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.

  1. Gaël Monfils (second round)
  2. Alex de Minaur (champion)
  3. Lorenzo Sonego (final)
  4. Nikoloz Basilashvili (withdrew)
  5. Reilly Opelka (withdrew)
  6. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (second round, retired)
  7. Albert Ramos Viñolas (first round)
  8. Alexander Bublik (quarterfinals)
  9. Cameron Norrie (withdrew)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
LL Max Purcell 1 6 1
3 Lorenzo Sonego 6 3 6
3 Lorenzo Sonego 6 4 65
2 Alex de Minaur 4 6 77
LL Kwon Soon-woo 3 62
2 Alex de Minaur 6 77

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 G Monfils 4 7 4
LL M Purcell 6 3 77 LL M Purcell 6 5 6
Q J Duckworth 2 6 65 LL M Purcell 6 1 6
LL A Seppi 77 6 LL A Seppi 4 6 4
  Y Nishioka 65 1 LL A Seppi 6 6
  E Ruusuvuori 6 6 E Ruusuvuori 2 3
7 A Ramos Viñolas 4 3 LL M Purcell 1 6 1
3 L Sonego 6 3 6
3 L Sonego 6 6
  J Millman 6 6 J Millman 4 2
WC J Clarke 3 2 3 L Sonego 6 7
  J-W Tsonga 3 4 8 A Bublik 1 5
  E Gerasimov 6 6 E Gerasimov 2 2
Q M Kukushkin 1 4 8 A Bublik 6 6
8 A Bublik 6 6

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
LL N Gombos 6 4 1
  A Popyrin 4 6 6 A Popyrin 77 5 3
LL A Gray 2 65 Q I Ivashka 65 7 6
Q I Ivashka 6 77 Q I Ivashka 4 5
  M Fucsovics 77 3 77 LL S-w Kwon 6 7
  A Bedene 63 6 63 M Fucsovics 64 77 3
LL S-w Kwon 77 64 6
LL S-w Kwon 3 62
6 A Davidovich Fokina 7 6 2 A de Minaur 6 77
Q M Ymer 5 1 6 A Davidovich Fokina 61 0r
WC J Ward 4 4 V Pospisil 77 0
  V Pospisil 6 6 V Pospisil 4 4
  F Tiafoe 3 64 2 A de Minaur 6 6
WC L Broady 6 77 WC L Broady 3 4
2 A de Minaur 6 6

Qualifying

Seeds

  1. Kwon Soon-woo (first round, lucky loser)
  2. Norbert Gombos (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  3. Ilya Ivashka (qualified)
  4. Andreas Seppi (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  5. James Duckworth (qualified)
  6. Mikael Ymer (qualified)
  7. Kevin Anderson (first round)
  8. Mikhail Kukushkin (qualified)

Qualifiers

Lucky losers

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
1 Kwon Soon-woo 6 2 3
WC Alastair Gray 4 6 6
WC Alastair Gray 3 64
5 James Duckworth 6 77
Filip Jianu 4 3
5 James Duckworth 6 6

Second qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
2 Norbert Gombos 6 77
WC Lui Maxted 4 64
2 Norbert Gombos 3 5
6 Mikael Ymer 6 7
Geoffrey Blancaneaux 6 2 1
6 Mikael Ymer 1 6 6

Third qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
3 Ilya Ivashka 6 77
Alt John-Patrick Smith 4 63
 3 Ilya Ivashka 66 6 6
  Max Purcell 78 2 1
Max Purcell 79 4 6
7 Kevin Anderson 67 6 3

Fourth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
4 Andreas Seppi 6 6
Christian Harrison 3 3
4 Andreas Seppi 2 5
8 Mikhail Kukushkin 6 7
Nick Chappell 2 3
8 Mikhail Kukushkin 6 6

References

  1. ^ "de Minaur Wins Fifth ATP Tour Title In Eastbourne". Association of Tennis Professionals. 26 June 2021. Archived from the original on 4 October 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Fritz Wins First ATP Tour Title In Eastbourne". Association of Tennis Professionals. 29 June 2019. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
  3. ^ Tandon, Kamakshi (5 June 2021). "Taylor Fritz to undergo knee surgery; Stan Wawrinka withdraws from Wimbledon with foot injury". Tennis. Archived from the original on 27 June 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2022.