2021 Monte-Carlo Masters – Doubles

Defending champion Nikola Mektić and his partner, Mate Pavić, defeated Dan Evans and Neal Skupski in the final, 6–3, 4–6, [10–7], to win the doubles tennis title at the 2021 Monte-Carlo Masters. It was the all-Croatian duo's second consecutive ATP Tour Masters 1000 title together and their fifth title overall of the year. The win also earned Mektić his first successful career title defense. The match was the second successive encounter between both teams in consecutive Masters 1000 finals.[1][2]

Doubles
2021 Monte-Carlo Masters
Final
Champions
Runners-up
Score6–3, 4–6, [10–7]
Events
Singles Doubles
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Mektić won the tournament when it was last held in 2019 with Franko Škugor,[1] but Škugor did not return to compete.

Pavić and Robert Farah were in contention for the ATP No. 1 doubles ranking at the start of the tournament. After Farah lost in the semifinals, Pavić retained the top ranking by reaching the final.

Seeds edit

Draw edit

Key edit

Finals edit

Semifinals Final
          
1 60 6 [4]
    Dan Evans
  Neal Skupski
77 2 [10]
  3 6 [7]
2 6 4 [10]
4 6 5 [4]
2   Nikola Mektić
  Mate Pavić
3 7 [10]

Top half edit

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1   JS Cabal
  R Farah
6 6
    F Auger-Aliassime
  H Hurkacz
5 0 2
WC 2r 1   JS Cabal
  R Farah
77 7
    F Fognini
  D Schwartzman
6 7 65 5
  4 5   F Fognini
  D Schwartzman
1 6 [10]
  62 3 6 6 4 [7]
6   W Koolhof
  Ł Kubot
77 6 1 60 6 [4]
  D Evans
  N Skupski
77 2 [10]
3 6 65 [11]
  65 6 [8]   D Evans
  N Skupski
3 77 [13]
    D Evans
  N Skupski
77 3 [10]   D Evans
  N Skupski
1 77 [10]
  63 6 [9] 6 65 [4]
    R Klaasen
  B McLachlan
77 3 [11]   R Klaasen
  B McLachlan
61 6 [10]
  6 1 [8] 5 77 3 [5]
5   R Ram
  J Salisbury
4 6 [10]

Bottom half edit

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
8 64 6 [9]
WC   P Tsitsipas
  S Tsitsipas
77 3 [11] WC 4 4
    C Garín
  G Pella
4 77 [10]   C Garín
  G Pella
6 6
  6 64 [5] 3 1
  79 4 [4] 4   M Granollers
  H Zeballos
6 6
    K Khachanov
  A Rublev
67 6 [10] 3 1
4   M Granollers
  H Zeballos
6 6
4 6 5 [4]
7   P-H Herbert
  N Mahut
6 6 2   N Mektić
  M Pavić
3 7 [10]
WC 4 4 7   P-H Herbert
  N Mahut
77 7
    H Kontinen
  É Roger-Vasselin
6 6 63 5
Alt 4 4 7 3 1
Alt   A Behar
  G Escobar
6 6 2   N Mektić
  M Pavić
6 6
  4 3 Alt 4 6 [3]
2   N Mektić
  M Pavić
6 1 [10]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Mektic/Pavic Clinch Monte-Carlo Crown; Fifth Doubles Title Of Year". Association of Tennis Professionals. 18 April 2021. Archived from the original on 1 December 2021. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  2. ^ Sias, Van (19 April 2021). "Doubles Take: Monte Carlo and Charleston". Tennis. Archived from the original on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.

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