2021 Geneva Open – Singles

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Singles
2021 Geneva Open
Champion Flag of Norway.svg Casper Ruud
Runner-up Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Denis Shapovalov
Final score7–6(8–6), 6–4
Details
Draw28 (4 Q / 3 WC )
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
  2019  · Geneva Open ·  2022  

Alexander Zverev was the defending champion from when the event was held in 2019, but chose not to defend his title. [1]

Contents

Casper Ruud won the title, defeating Denis Shapovalov in the final, 7–6(8–6), 6–4.

Seeds

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

  1. Flag of Switzerland.svg Roger Federer (second round)
  2. Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Denis Shapovalov (final)
  3. Flag of Norway.svg Casper Ruud (champion)
  4. Flag of Bulgaria.svg Grigor Dimitrov (quarterfinals)
  5. Flag of Chile.svg Cristian Garín (withdrew)
  6. Flag of Italy.svg Fabio Fognini (second round)
  7. Flag of France.svg Benoît Paire (first round)
  8. Flag of France.svg Adrian Mannarino (first round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
  Flag of Spain.svg Pablo Andújar 3 2
3 Flag of Norway.svg Casper Ruud 66
3 Flag of Norway.svg Casper Ruud 786
2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Denis Shapovalov 664
Q Flag of Uruguay.svg Pablo Cuevas 4 5
2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Denis Shapovalov 67

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Flag of Switzerland.svg R Federer 4 64
Flag of Australia (converted).svg J Thompson 0 4 Flag of Spain.svg P Andújar 64 6
Flag of Spain.svg P Andújar 66 Flag of Spain.svg P Andújar 4 66
Flag of Croatia.svg M Čilić 651 WC Flag of Switzerland.svg D Stricker 64 4
WC Flag of Switzerland.svg D Stricker 776WC Flag of Switzerland.svg D Stricker 76
Flag of Hungary.svg M Fucsovics 77 Flag of Hungary.svg M Fucsovics 5 4
Q Flag of Switzerland.svg H Laaksonen 5 5 Flag of Spain.svg P Andújar 3 2
3 Flag of Norway.svg C Ruud 66
3 Flag of Norway.svg C Ruud 76
Flag of the United States.svg T Sandgren 66 Flag of the United States.svg T Sandgren 5 2
Flag of Italy.svg S Caruso 3 4 3 Flag of Norway.svg C Ruud 2 66
Flag of Spain.svg F López 786 Flag of Germany.svg D Koepfer 61 4
LL Flag of Germany.svg D Altmaier 664 Flag of Spain.svg F López 5 773
Flag of Germany.svg D Koepfer 68776 Flag of Germany.svg D Koepfer 7616
7 Flag of France.svg B Paire 710654

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
8 Flag of France.svg A Mannarino 3 773
WC Flag of France.svg A Cazaux 6656WC Flag of France.svg A Cazaux 2 4
Q Flag of Uruguay.svg P Cuevas 776Q Flag of Uruguay.svg P Cuevas 66
Flag of the United States.svg R Opelka 652 Q Flag of Uruguay.svg P Cuevas 776
Flag of Spain.svg F Verdasco 654 4/WC Flag of Bulgaria.svg G Dimitrov 633
Q Flag of Belarus.svg I Ivashka 776Q Flag of Belarus.svg I Ivashka 4 4
4/WC Flag of Bulgaria.svg G Dimitrov 66
Q Flag of Uruguay.svg P Cuevas 4 5
6 Flag of Italy.svg F Fognini 662 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg D Shapovalov 67
Flag of Argentina.svg G Pella 2 2 6 Flag of Italy.svg F Fognini 3 771
Flag of Brazil.svg T Monteiro 793 5 Flag of Serbia.svg L Đere 6626
Flag of Serbia.svg L Đere 6767 Flag of Serbia.svg L Đere 4 4
Flag of Italy.svg S Travaglia 3 0r2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg D Shapovalov 66
Q Flag of Italy.svg M Cecchinato 63 Q Flag of Italy.svg M Cecchinato 775 1
2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg D Shapovalov 6476

Qualifying

Seeds

  1. Flag of Belarus.svg Ilya Ivashka (qualified)
  2. Flag of Italy.svg Marco Cecchinato (qualified)
  3. Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Mikhail Kukushkin (first round)
  4. Flag of Uruguay.svg Pablo Cuevas (qualified)
  5. Flag of the United States.svg Mackenzie McDonald (qualifying competition)
  6. Flag of Germany.svg Peter Gojowczyk (first round)
  7. Flag of Germany.svg Cedrik-Marcel Stebe (first round)
  8. Flag of Germany.svg Daniel Altmaier (qualifying competition, lucky loser)

Qualifiers

Lucky loser

  1. Flag of Germany.svg Daniel Altmaier

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
1 Flag of Belarus.svg Ilya Ivashka 66
WC Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Hanwen 0 3
1 Flag of Belarus.svg Ilya Ivashka 66
5 Flag of the United States.svg Mackenzie McDonald 4 3
  Flag of India.svg Prajnesh Gunneswaran 3 63
5 Flag of the United States.svg Mackenzie McDonald 63 6

Second qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
2 Flag of Italy.svg Marco Cecchinato 66
  Flag of Ukraine.svg Illya Marchenko 3 4
2 Flag of Italy.svg Marco Cecchinato 677
8 Flag of Germany.svg Daniel Altmaier 1 65
  Flag of Switzerland.svg Marc-Andrea Hüsler 652
8 Flag of Germany.svg Daniel Altmaier 776

Third qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
3 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Mikhail Kukushkin 3 1
  Flag of Chile.svg Alejandro Tabilo 66
  Flag of Chile.svg Alejandro Tabilo 61 3
  Flag of Switzerland.svg Henri Laaksonen 2 66
  Flag of Switzerland.svg Henri Laaksonen 65 6
7 Flag of Germany.svg Cedrik-Marcel Stebe 4 70

Fourth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
4 Flag of Uruguay.svg Pablo Cuevas 64 6
WC Flag of Switzerland.svg Jakub Paul 3 63
4 Flag of Uruguay.svg Pablo Cuevas 66
  Flag of Italy.svg Lorenzo Giustino 2 4
  Flag of Italy.svg Lorenzo Giustino 66
6 Flag of Germany.svg Peter Gojowczyk 2 3

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