2021 Winston-Salem Open – Singles

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Singles
2021 Winston-Salem Open
Champion Flag of Belarus.svg Ilya Ivashka
Runner-up Flag of Sweden.svg Mikael Ymer
Final score6–0, 6–2
Details
Draw48 (4 Q / 4 WC )
Seeds16
Events
Singles Doubles
  2019  · Winston-Salem Open ·  2022  

Hubert Hurkacz was the reigning champion from when the tournament was last held in 2019, but chose not to participate this year.

Contents

Ilya Ivashka won his maiden ATP Tour title, defeating Mikael Ymer in the final, 6–0, 6–2. Ivashka became the first Belarusian man to win an ATP singles title since Max Mirnyi in 2003, while Ymer became the first Swedish man to reach an ATP singles final since Robin Söderling in 2011. [1]

Seeds

All seeds receive a bye into the second round.

0 1.   Flag of Spain.svg Pablo Carreño Busta (quarterfinals)
02.   Flag of Belgium (civil).svg David Goffin (withdrew)
0 3.   Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dan Evans (third round)
0 4.   Flag of Hungary.svg Márton Fucsovics (third round)
0 5.   Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Alexander Bublik (second round)
0 6.   Flag of Croatia.svg Marin Čilić (second round)
07.   Flag of Georgia.svg Nikoloz Basilashvili (withdrew)
08.   Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Millman (withdrew)
0 9.   Flag of Germany.svg Jan-Lennard Struff (third round)
10.   Flag of Argentina.svg Federico Delbonis (second round)
11.   Flag of Spain.svg Albert Ramos Viñolas (second round)
12.   Flag of France.svg Benoît Paire (third round)
13.   Flag of the United States.svg Frances Tiafoe (quarterfinals)
14.   Flag of France.svg Richard Gasquet (quarterfinals)
15.   Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Alcaraz (semifinals)
16.   Flag of Germany.svg Dominik Koepfer (third round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1/WC Flag of Spain.svg Pablo Carreño Busta 623
Flag of Belarus.svg Ilya Ivashka 776
Flag of Belarus.svg Ilya Ivashka 66
Flag of Finland.svg Emil Ruusuvuori 2 1
14 Flag of France.svg Richard Gasquet 651
Flag of Finland.svg Emil Ruusuvuori 776
Flag of Belarus.svg Ilya Ivashka 66
Flag of Sweden.svg Mikael Ymer 0 2
Flag of the United States.svg Marcos Giron 622
15 Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Alcaraz 776
15 Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Alcaraz 5 3
Flag of Sweden.svg Mikael Ymer 76
Flag of Sweden.svg Mikael Ymer 6266
13 Flag of the United States.svg Frances Tiafoe 772 3

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1/WC Flag of Spain.svg P Carreño Busta 63 6
  Flag of Moldova.svg R Albot 2 5 Flag of South Korea.svg S-w Kwon 3 64
Flag of South Korea.svg S-w Kwon 671/WC Flag of Spain.svg P Carreño Busta 66
Flag of the United States.svg T Sandgren 4 4 16 Flag of Germany.svg D Koepfer 2 3
Flag of Italy.svg M Cecchinato 66 Flag of Italy.svg M Cecchinato 74 4
16 Flag of Germany.svg D Koepfer 5 66
1/WC Flag of Spain.svg P Carreño Busta 623
Flag of Belarus.svg I Ivashka 776
9 Flag of Germany.svg J-L Struff 66
Q Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg T-l Wu 653 Flag of Italy.svg G Mager 2 2
Flag of Italy.svg G Mager 7769 Flag of Germany.svg J-L Struff 2 1
Flag of Italy.svg A Seppi 4 4 Flag of Belarus.svg I Ivashka 66
Flag of Belarus.svg I Ivashka 66 Flag of Belarus.svg I Ivashka 4 76
6 Flag of Croatia.svg M Čilić 65 4

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3/WC Flag of the United Kingdom.svg D Evans 3 66
Q Flag of France.svg L Pouille 66Q Flag of France.svg L Pouille 64 1
Flag of Spain.svg F López 1 4 3/WC Flag of the United Kingdom.svg D Evans 4 64
Flag of Belarus.svg E Gerasimov 783 614 Flag of France.svg R Gasquet 677
Flag of Slovakia.svg N Gombos 6662 Flag of Belarus.svg E Gerasimov 6466
14 Flag of France.svg R Gasquet 7778
14 Flag of France.svg R Gasquet 651
Flag of Finland.svg E Ruusuvuori 776
12 Flag of France.svg B Paire 66
Flag of France.svg A Rinderknech 5 3 PR Flag of France.svg G Simon 3 3
PR Flag of France.svg G Simon 7612 Flag of France.svg B Paire 4 61
Flag of Finland.svg E Ruusuvuori 66 Flag of Finland.svg E Ruusuvuori 64 6
Q Flag of the United States.svg D Kudla 3 4 Flag of Finland.svg E Ruusuvuori 677
5 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg A Bublik 2 65

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
LL Flag of France.svg P-H Herbert 66
  Flag of Argentina.svg F Coria 64 6 Flag of Argentina.svg F Coria 4 2
Flag of Italy.svg L Musetti 4 64 LL Flag of France.svg P-H Herbert 63 3
Flag of the United States.svg M Giron 76 Flag of the United States.svg M Giron 4 66
Flag of Argentina.svg F Bagnis 5 4 Flag of the United States.svg M Giron 66
10 Flag of Argentina.svg F Delbonis 3 4
Flag of the United States.svg M Giron 622
15 Flag of Spain.svg C Alcaraz 776
15 Flag of Spain.svg C Alcaraz 69677
Flag of the United States.svg S Johnson 5 4 Q Flag of Australia (converted).svg A Popyrin 7111 61
Q Flag of Australia (converted).svg A Popyrin 7615 Flag of Spain.svg C Alcaraz 60 6
Flag of Spain.svg J Munar 63 0 4 Flag of Hungary.svg M Fucsovics 3 62
LL Flag of Japan.svg Y Watanuki 3 66LL Flag of Japan.svg Y Watanuki 5 1
4 Flag of Hungary.svg M Fucsovics 76

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
LL Flag of Australia (converted).svg M Purcell 76
  Flag of Australia (converted).svg J Thompson 61 6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg J Thompson 5 4
Flag of Argentina.svg G Pella 1 63 LL Flag of Australia (converted).svg M Purcell 5 2
Flag of Sweden.svg M Ymer 61 6 Flag of Sweden.svg M Ymer 76
Flag of Italy.svg S Travaglia 2 62 Flag of Sweden.svg M Ymer 66
11 Flag of Spain.svg A Ramos Viñolas 3 1
Flag of Sweden.svg M Ymer 6266
13 Flag of the United States.svg F Tiafoe 772 3
13 Flag of the United States.svg F Tiafoe 776
LL Flag of the United States.svg N Rubin 2 0 WC Flag of the United Kingdom.svg A Murray 643
WC Flag of the United Kingdom.svg A Murray 6613 Flag of the United States.svg F Tiafoe 777
Flag of Brazil.svg T Monteiro 64 77 Flag of Brazil.svg T Monteiro 5 62
Flag of Australia (converted).svg J Duckworth 4 665 Flag of Brazil.svg T Monteiro 76
LL Flag of the United States.svg Ed Nava 5 1

Qualifying

Seeds

  1. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alexei Popyrin (qualified)
  2. Flag of the United States.svg Denis Kudla (qualified)
  3. Flag of France.svg Pierre-Hugues Herbert (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  4. Flag of France.svg Lucas Pouille (qualified)
  5. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Max Purcell (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  6. Flag of Japan.svg Yosuke Watanuki (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  7. Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Wu Tung-lin (qualified)
  8. Flag of the United States.svg Noah Rubin (qualifying competition, lucky loser)

Qualifiers

Lucky losers

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alexei Popyrin 678
Flag of India.svg Mukund Sasikumar 1 66
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alexei Popyrin 64 6
6 Flag of Japan.svg Yosuke Watanuki 2 61
Alt Flag of South Korea.svg Chung Yun-seong 3 63
6 Flag of Japan.svg Yosuke Watanuki 677

Second qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
2 Flag of the United States.svg Denis Kudla 66
Alt Flag of the United States.svg Sekou Bangoura 2 3
2 Flag of the United States.svg Denis Kudla 65 6
5/Alt Flag of Australia (converted).svg Max Purcell 4 72
  Flag of Australia (converted).svg John-Patrick Smith 61 4
5/Alt Flag of Australia (converted).svg Max Purcell 3 66

Third qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
3 Flag of France.svg Pierre-Hugues Herbert 6466
WC Flag of the United States.svg Eduardo Nava 773 0
3 Flag of France.svg Pierre-Hugues Herbert 4 3
7 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Wu Tung-lin 66
WC Flag of the United States.svg Donald Young 0 0
7 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Wu Tung-lin 66

Fourth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
4 Flag of France.svg Lucas Pouille 6666
Flag of Barbados.svg Darian King 784 4
4 Flag of France.svg Lucas Pouille 4 776
8 Flag of the United States.svg Noah Rubin 6652
  Flag of the United States.svg JC Aragone 6364
8 Flag of the United States.svg Noah Rubin 771 6

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References

  1. "Ivashka Clinches First Title In Winston-Salem". atptour.com. 28 August 2021.