2021 Winston-Salem Open

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2021 Winston-Salem Open
DateAugust 21–28
Edition52nd
Category ATP Tour 250 Series
Draw48S / 16D
SurfaceHard / outdoor
Location Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S.
Venue Wake Forest University
Champions
Singles
Flag of Belarus.svg Ilya Ivashka
Doubles
Flag of El Salvador.svg Marcelo Arévalo / Flag of the Netherlands.svg Matwé Middelkoop
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The 2021 Winston-Salem Open was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 52nd edition of the Winston-Salem Open (as successor to previous tournaments in New Haven and Long Island), and part of the ATP Tour 250 Series of the 2021 ATP Tour. It took place at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States, from August 21 through August 28, 2021. It was the last event on the 2021 US Open Series before the 2021 US Open. [1]

Contents

Champions

Singles

Doubles

Points and prize money

Point distribution

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 48QQ2Q1
Singles250150904520100530
Doubles0

Prize money

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 48Q2Q1
Singles$96,505$56,000$32,350$18,740$10,740$6,500$3,950$1,840$920
Doubles*$40,600$20,800$11,280$6,450$3,780

*per team

Singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Pablo Carreño Busta 121
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL David Goffin 192
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  GBR Dan Evans 283
Flag of Hungary.svg  HUN Márton Fucsovics 374
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  KAZ Alexander Bublik 385
Flag of Croatia.svg  CRO Marin Čilić 396
Flag of Georgia.svg  GEO Nikoloz Basilashvili 407
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS John Millman 448
Flag of Germany.svg  GER Jan-Lennard Struff 479
Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Federico Delbonis 4810
Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Albert Ramos Viñolas 4911
Flag of France.svg  FRA Benoît Paire 5012
Flag of the United States.svg USA Frances Tiafoe 5113
Flag of France.svg  FRA Richard Gasquet 5314
Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Carlos Alcaraz 5515
Flag of Germany.svg  GER Dominik Koepfer 5916

1 Rankings are as of August 16, 2021 [2]

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following player received entry using a protected ranking into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

The following players received entry as lucky losers:

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

Doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerCountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of Poland.svg  POL Łukasz Kubot Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Marcelo Melo 371
Flag of France.svg  FRA Nicolas Mahut Flag of France.svg  FRA Fabrice Martin 402
Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Raven Klaasen Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Ben McLachlan 523
Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Simone Bolelli Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Máximo González 604

1 Rankings are as of August 16, 2021

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

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