2021 MercedesCup – Singles

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
Final
ChampionCroatia Marin Čilić
Runner-upCanada Félix Auger-Aliassime
Score7–6(7–2), 6–3
Details
Draw28
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
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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

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

  1.   Denis Shapovalov (quarterfinals)
  2.   Hubert Hurkacz (second round)
  3.   Félix Auger-Aliassime (final)
  4.   Alex de Minaur (quarterfinals)
  5.   Nikoloz Basilashvili (second round)
  6.   Ugo Humbert (quarterfinals)
  7.   Adrian Mannarino (first round)
  8.   John Millman (withdrew)

Draw

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Finals

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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

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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

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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

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Seeds

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  1.   Sam Querrey (moved to main draw)
  2.   Gilles Simon (moved to main draw)
  3.   Jiří Veselý (first round)
  4.   Emil Ruusuvuori (qualifying competition)
  5.   Marcos Giron (first round)
  6.   Lucas Pouille (first round)
  7.   Radu Albot (qualified)
  8.   Ilya Ivashka (qualifying competition, lucky loser)

Qualifiers

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Lucky loser

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Draw

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First qualifier

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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

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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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "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.
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