2021 Dubai Tennis Championships – Men's singles

Aslan Karatsev won his first ATP Tour singles title, defeating Lloyd Harris in the final, 6–3, 6–2 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2021 Dubai Tennis Championships. Karatsev became the second wildcard in the tournament's history to win the men's singles title. Harris was the first qualifier to reach the final of the Dubai Tennis Championships.

Men's singles
2021 Dubai Tennis Championships
Final
ChampionRussia Aslan Karatsev
Runner-upSouth Africa Lloyd Harris
Score6–3, 6–2
Details
Draw48 (6 Q / 4 WC )
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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Novak Djokovic was the defending champion, but chose not to participate.[1]

Seeds

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All seeds receive a bye into the second round.

  1.   Dominic Thiem (second round)
  2.   Andrey Rublev (semifinals)
  3.   Denis Shapovalov (semifinals)
  4.   Roberto Bautista Agut (third round)
  5.   David Goffin (second round)
  6.   Pablo Carreño Busta (second round)
  7.   Stan Wawrinka (withdrew)
  8.   Karen Khachanov (third round)
  9.   Alex de Minaur (second round)
  10.   Borna Ćorić (withdrew)
  11.   Dušan Lajović (third round)
  12.   Dan Evans (second round)
  13.   Hubert Hurkacz (third round)
  14.   Filip Krajinović (third round)
  15.   Taylor Fritz (third round)
  16.   Jannik Sinner (quarterfinals)
  17.   Lorenzo Sonego (third round)

The players who also received a bye into the second round were as follows, each semifinalist from Doha or Marseille:

The other six byes were removed, and six players were added to the main draw.

Draw

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
Q   Lloyd Harris 6 3 6
  Kei Nishikori 1 6 3
Q   Lloyd Harris 65 6 78
3   Denis Shapovalov 77 4 66
3   Denis Shapovalov 7 6
  Jérémy Chardy 5 4
Q   Lloyd Harris 3 2
WC   Aslan Karatsev 6 6
WC   Aslan Karatsev 65 6 6
16   Jannik Sinner 77 3 2
WC   Aslan Karatsev 6 4 6
2   Andrey Rublev 2 6 4
  Márton Fucsovics 5 2
2   Andrey Rublev 7 6

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1   D Thiem 3 4
Q   C O'Connell 77 4 1 Q   L Harris 6 6
Q   L Harris 65 6 6 Q   L Harris 77 6
  A Davidovich Fokina 6 6 14   F Krajinović 65 4
LL   R Albot 4 4   A Davidovich Fokina 5 4
14   F Krajinović 7 6
Q   L Harris 6 3 6
  K Nishikori 1 6 3
LL   L Giustino 4 3
Q   Y Bhambri 6 1 4   A Bedene 6 6
  A Bedene 3 6 6   A Bedene 4 4
  K Nishikori 3 6 6   K Nishikori 6 6
  R Opelka 6 3 4   K Nishikori 6 77
5   D Goffin 3 63

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3   D Shapovalov 6 6
  J-L Struff 6 6   J-L Struff 1 3
Q   M Kukushkin 3 2 3   D Shapovalov 6 6
  R Gasquet 6 6 13   H Hurkacz 4 3
  M Cecchinato 4 2   R Gasquet 3 4
13   H Hurkacz 6 6
3   D Shapovalov 7 6
  J Chardy 5 4
9   A de Minaur 6 3 4
  J Chardy 6 3 6   J Chardy 2 6 6
  A Ramos Viñolas 3 6 4   J Chardy 63 6 6
WC   A Popyrin 77 7 8   K Khachanov 77 4 4
WC   D Novak 63 5 WC   A Popyrin 4 6 64
8   K Khachanov 6 3 77

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
17   L Sonego 6 6
Q   B Zapata Miralles 6 6 Q   B Zapata Miralles 2 2
  J Millman 4 4 17   L Sonego 6 3 4
WC   A Karatsev 6 6 WC   A Karatsev 3 6 6
  E Gerasimov 4 4 WC   A Karatsev 6 4 6
12   D Evans 4 6 4
WC   A Karatsev 65 6 6
16   J Sinner 77 3 2
16   J Sinner 2 77 6
  Y Nishioka 4 64   A Bublik 6 62 4
  A Bublik 6 77 16   J Sinner 6 3 7
4   R Bautista Agut 4 6 5
SE   M Ebden 1r
4   R Bautista Agut 4

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
6   P Carreño Busta 77 3 2
  V Pospisil 6 5 4   M Fucsovics 65 6 6
  M Fucsovics 2 7 6   M Fucsovics 6 4 6
WC   M Jaziri 3 11   D Lajović 1 6 4
  J-W Tsonga 3r WC   M Jaziri 5 2
11   D Lajović 7 6
  M Fucsovics 5 2
2   A Rublev 7 6
15   T Fritz 4 6 77
  N Basilashvili 6 3 64
15   T Fritz 3 1
Q   E Ruusuvuori 6 77 2   A Rublev 6 6
  J Thompson 3 65 Q   E Ruusuvuori 4 4
2   A Rublev 6 6

Qualifying

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Seeds

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  1.   Radu Albot (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  2.   Lloyd Harris (qualified)
  3.   Emil Ruusuvuori (qualified)
  4.   Mikhail Kukushkin (qualified)
  5.   Christopher O'Connell (qualified)
  6.   Evgeny Donskoy (first round)
  7.   Prajnesh Gunneswaran (first round)
  8.   Marc Polmans (first round)
  9.   Bernabé Zapata Miralles (qualified)
  10.   Lorenzo Giustino (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  11.   Blaž Rola (qualifying competition)
  12.   Thomas Fabbiano (qualifying competition)

Qualifiers

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Lucky losers

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Qualifying draw

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First qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
1   Radu Albot 3 6 6
  Lukáš Lacko 6 4 4
1   Radu Albot 6 5 4
9   Bernabé Zapata Miralles 2 7 6
WC   Omar Alawadhi 0 0
9   Bernabé Zapata Miralles 6 6

Second qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
2   Lloyd Harris 6 6
  Teymuraz Gabashvili 1 2
2   Lloyd Harris 6 6
11   Blaž Rola 2 4
  Dmitry Popko 3 6 612
11   Blaž Rola 6 4 714

Third qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
3   Emil Ruusuvuori 77 4 6
WC   Dimitar Kuzmanov 64 6 1
3   Emil Ruusuvuori 6 6
  Viktor Troicki 2 2
  Viktor Troicki 7 6
8   Marc Polmans 5 0

Fourth qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
4   Mikhail Kukushkin 7 3 6
  Maxime Janvier 5 6 1
4   Mikhail Kukushkin 6 6
10   Lorenzo Giustino 2 2
Alt   Andrea Vavassori 3 3
10   Lorenzo Giustino 6 6

Fifth qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
5   Christopher O'Connell 6 6
  Cem İlkel 3 4
5   Christopher O'Connell 6 6
12   Thomas Fabbiano 2 4
WC   Abdulrahman Al Janahi 1 2
12   Thomas Fabbiano 6 6

Sixth qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
6   Evgeny Donskoy 4 4
  Ramkumar Ramanathan 6 6
  Ramkumar Ramanathan 5 7 2
PR   Yuki Bhambri 7 5 6
PR   Yuki Bhambri 6 6
7   Prajnesh Gunneswaran 1 4

References

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  1. ^ "Djokovic Lifts Fifth Dubai Title". ATP Tour. 29 February 2020.
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