Marin Čilić defeated Félix Auger-Aliassime in the final, 7–6(7–2), 6–3 to win the singles tennis title at the 2021 Stuttgart Open. It was Čilić's 19th career ATP Tour singles title, his first in three years, and he did not drop a set en route to the victory. The No. 47-ranked, 32-year-old Čilić also became the lowest-ranked winner since Juan Carlos Ferrero in 2011 and the third-oldest champion in tournament history. Defending finalist Auger-Aliassime was contesting for his first career singles title in his eighth final.[1]
| Singles | |
|---|---|
| 2021 MercedesCup | |
| Champion |  Marin Čilić |
| Runner-up |  Félix Auger-Aliassime |
| Score | 7–6(7–2), 6–3 |
| Draw | 28 |
| Seeds | 8 |
Matteo Berrettini was the reigning champion from when the event was last held in 2019,[2] but he could not participate as he was still competing at the French Open upon the beginning of the tournament.
Seeds edit
The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.
Denis Shapovalov (quarterfinals)
Hubert Hurkacz (second round)- Félix Auger-Aliassime (final)
Alex de Minaur (quarterfinals)
Nikoloz Basilashvili (second round)
Ugo Humbert (quarterfinals)- Adrian Mannarino (first round)
- John Millman (withdrew)
Draw edit
Key edit
- 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 edit
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Marin Čilić
| 6 | 1 | |||||||||||
| WC |  Jurij Rodionov
| 3 | 0r | ||||||||||
| Marin Čilić
| 77 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Félix Auger-Aliassime
| 62 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Félix Auger-Aliassime
| 6 | 7 | ||||||||||
 Sam Querrey
| 4 | 5 | |||||||||||
Top half edit
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | D Shapovalov
| 6 | 62 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 F López
| 6 | 6 | F López
| 2 | 77 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 A Popyrin
| 4 | 4 | 1 | D Shapovalov
| 5 | 63 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| M Čilić
| 7 | 6 | M Čilić
| 7 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| WC |  R Molleker
| 5 | 3 | M Čilić
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | D Brown
| 3 | 64 | 5 |  N Basilashvili
| 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | N Basilashvili
| 6 | 77 | M Čilić
| 6 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | J Rodionov
| 3 | 0r | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | A de Minaur
| 68 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 G Pella
| 3 | 4 | J Thompson
| 710 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| J Thompson
| 6 | 6 | 4 | A de Minaur
| 6 | 3 | 64 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| D Koepfer
| 6 | 3 | 2 | WC | J Rodionov
| 3 | 6 | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||
| WC | J Rodionov
| 2 | 6 | 6 | WC | J Rodionov
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | P Gojowczyk
| 5 | 6 | 6 | Q | P Gojowczyk
| 3r | ||||||||||||||||||||
| LL |  I Ivashka
| 7 | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Bottom half edit
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 |  U Humbert
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 M Fucsovics
| 3 | 1 | 6 | U Humbert
| 711 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| J Chardy
| 4 | 4 | WC | Y Hanfmann
| 69 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | Y Hanfmann
| 6 | 6 | 6 | U Humbert
| 65 | 68 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G Simon
| 4 | 5 | 3 | F Auger-Aliassime
| 77 | 710 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 L Harris
| 6 | 7 | L Harris
| 3 | 64 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | F Auger-Aliassime
| 6 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | F Auger-Aliassime
| 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | A Mannarino
| 3 | 2 | S Querrey
| 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | J Duckworth
| 6 | 6 | Q | J Duckworth
| 4 | 67 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Q |  A Çelikbilek
| 4 | 1 | S Querrey
| 6 | 79 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| S Querrey
| 6 | 6 | S Querrey
| 64 | 77 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q |  R Albot
| 64 | 65 | WC |  DS Stricker
| 77 | 64 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| WC | DS Stricker
| 77 | 77 | WC | DS Stricker
| 77 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 |  H Hurkacz
| 65 | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Qualifying edit
Seeds edit
Sam Querrey (moved to main draw)- Gilles Simon (moved to main draw)
Jiří Veselý (first round)
Emil Ruusuvuori (qualifying competition)- Marcos Giron (first round)
- Lucas Pouille (first round)
Radu Albot (qualified)
Ilya Ivashka (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
Qualifiers edit
Lucky loser edit
Draw edit
First qualifier edit
| First round | Qualifying competition | ||||||||||||
| Alt | Luke Saville
| 78 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||
| Alt | James Duckworth
| 66 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||
| Alt | James Duckworth
| 77 | 3 | 7 | |||||||||
| 8 | Ilya Ivashka
| 65 | 6 | 5 | |||||||||
| WC | Daniel Masur
| 0 | 64 | ||||||||||
| 8 | Ilya Ivashka
| 6 | 77 | ||||||||||
Second qualifier edit
| First round | Qualifying competition | ||||||||||||
| Alt |  Sergiy Stakhovsky
| 1 | 64 | ||||||||||
| Alt | Peter Gojowczyk
| 6 | 77 | ||||||||||
| Alt | Peter Gojowczyk
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Alt | Grégoire Barrère
| 2 | 4 | ||||||||||
| Alt | Grégoire Barrère
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 5 | Marcos Giron
| 3 | 2 | ||||||||||
Third qualifier edit
| First round | Qualifying competition | ||||||||||||
| 3 |  Jiří Veselý
| 77 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||
| Alt | Dennis Novak
| 65 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||
| Alt | Dennis Novak
| 6 | 63 | 5 | |||||||||
| Alt | Altuğ Çelikbilek
| 1 | 77 | 7 | |||||||||
| Alt | Altuğ Çelikbilek
| 6 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||
| 6 | Lucas Pouille
| 3 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||
Fourth qualifier edit
| First round | Qualifying competition | ||||||||||||
| 4 |  Emil Ruusuvuori
| 7 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Alt |  João Sousa
| 5 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Emil Ruusuvuori
| 65 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 7 | Radu Albot
| 77 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Alt | Christopher O'Connell
| 3 | 0r | ||||||||||
| 7 | Radu Albot
| 6 | 0 | ||||||||||
References edit
- ^ "Cilic Beats Felix For Stuttgart Crown". Association of Tennis Professionals. 13 June 2021. Archived from the original on 2 June 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
- ^ "Brilliant Berrettini Beats Felix For Stuttgart Title". Association of Tennis Professionals. 16 June 2019. Archived from the original on 25 January 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2022.