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Men's doubles | |
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2021 National Bank Open | |
Champions | Rajeev Ram Joe Salisbury |
Runners-up | Nikola Mektić Mate Pavić |
Final score | 6–3, 4–6, [10–3] |
Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos were the defending champions from when the tournament was last held in 2019, [1] but withdrew before the tournament began.
Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury won the title, defeating Nikola Mektić and Mate Pavić in the final, 6–3, 4–6, [10–3]. By reaching the finals, the Croatian tandem became the second team since the Bryans in 2014, to reach 5 consecutive Masters 1000 finals.
The top four seeds receive a bye into the second round.
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
1 | Nikola Mektić Mate Pavić | 77 | 714 | ||||||||||
4 | Kevin Krawietz Horia Tecău | 63 | 612 | ||||||||||
1 | Nikola Mektić Mate Pavić | 3 | 6 | [3] | |||||||||
3 | Rajeev Ram Joe Salisbury | 6 | 4 | [10] | |||||||||
3 | Rajeev Ram Joe Salisbury | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||
Sander Gillé Joran Vliegen | 3 | 5 |
First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | N Mektić M Pavić | 3 | 7 | [13] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Alt | M Kecmanović C Ruud | 5 | 3 | D Evans N Skupski | 6 | 5 | [11] | ||||||||||||||||||||
D Evans N Skupski | 7 | 6 | 1 | N Mektić M Pavić | 6 | 66 | [10] | ||||||||||||||||||||
J Murray M Purcell | 77 | 1 | [11] | M Middelkoop L Saville | 3 | 78 | [7] | ||||||||||||||||||||
M Middelkoop L Saville | 65 | 6 | [13] | M Middelkoop L Saville | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
A Bublik C Garín | 6 | 6 | A Bublik C Garín | 3 | 0r | ||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | J Peers F Polášek | 4 | 4 | 1 | N Mektić M Pavić | 77 | 714 | ||||||||||||||||||||
4 | K Krawietz H Tecău | 63 | 612 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | K Krawietz H Tecău | 6 | 1 | [12] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
A Behar G Escobar | 7 | 3 | [11] | O Marach P Oswald | 2 | 6 | [10] | ||||||||||||||||||||
O Marach P Oswald | 5 | 6 | [13] | 4 | K Krawietz H Tecău | 6 | 3 | [10] | |||||||||||||||||||
A de Minaur C Norrie | 4 | 77 | [8] | A Karatsev D Lajović | 3 | 6 | [3] | ||||||||||||||||||||
A Karatsev D Lajović | 6 | 64 | [10] | A Karatsev D Lajović | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
H Hurkacz J Sinner | 5 | 4 | 5 | Ł Kubot M Melo | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Ł Kubot M Melo | 7 | 6 |
First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | R Bopanna I Dodig | 6 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
F Fognini L Sonego | 4 | 64 | 8 | R Bopanna I Dodig | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WC | P Polansky B Schnur | 4 | 1 | S Bolelli M González | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
S Bolelli M González | 6 | 6 | 8 | R Bopanna I Dodig | 6 | 3 | [4] | ||||||||||||||||||||
M Čilić J-L Struff | 4 | 7 | [11] | 3 | R Ram J Salisbury | 4 | 6 | [10] | |||||||||||||||||||
A Golubev A Mies | 6 | 5 | [13] | A Golubev A Mies | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 | R Ram J Salisbury | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | R Ram J Salisbury | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | T Pütz M Venus | 5 | 63 | S Gillé J Vliegen | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
S Gillé J Vliegen | 7 | 77 | S Gillé J Vliegen | 77 | 2 | [10] | |||||||||||||||||||||
R Klaasen B McLachlan | 4 | 64 | W Koolhof A Krajicek | 65 | 6 | [8] | |||||||||||||||||||||
W Koolhof A Krajicek | 6 | 77 | S Gillé J Vliegen | 65 | 6 | [10] | |||||||||||||||||||||
K Khachanov A Rublev | 6 | 78 | 2 | JS Cabal R Farah | 77 | 2 | [8] | ||||||||||||||||||||
WC | F Auger-Aliassime A Galarneau | 4 | 66 | K Khachanov A Rublev | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 | JS Cabal R Farah | 6 | 6 |
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