2021 European Open

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2021 European Open
Date18–24 October
Edition6th
Category ATP Tour 250 Series
Draw28S / 16D
Prize money€508,600
Surface Hard (indoor)
Location Antwerp, Belgium
Venue Lotto Arena
Champions
Singles
Flag of Italy.svg Jannik Sinner
Doubles
Flag of France.svg Nicolas Mahut / Flag of France.svg Fabrice Martin
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The 2021 European Open was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the sixth edition of the European Open and part of the ATP Tour 250 series of the 2021 ATP Tour. It took place at the Lotto Arena in Antwerp, Belgium, from 18 October until 24 October 2021. [1]

Contents

Finals

Singles

Doubles

Singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Jannik Sinner 141
Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Diego Schwartzman 152
Flag of Chile.svg  CHI Cristian Garín 173
Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Roberto Bautista Agut 194
Flag of the United States.svg USA Reilly Opelka 205
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Alex de Minaur 276
Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Lloyd Harris 317
Flag of Serbia.svg  SRB Dušan Lajović 358

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

Doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerCountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of Croatia.svg  CRO Ivan Dodig Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Marcelo Melo 331
Flag of France.svg  FRA Nicolas Mahut Flag of France.svg  FRA Fabrice Martin 442
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Wesley Koolhof Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Jean-Julien Rojer 523
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Sander Gillé Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Joran Vliegen 734

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

Withdrawals

Before the tournament
During the tournament

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