2021 Daniil Medvedev tennis season

2021 Daniil Medvedev tennis season
Full name	Daniil Medvedev
Country	Russia
Calendar prize money	$8,291,274
Singles
Season record	63–13
Calendar titles	4
Current ranking	No. 2
Ranking change from previous year	2
Grand Slam & significant results
Australian Open	F
French Open	QF
Wimbledon	4R
US Open	W
Doubles
Season record	2–4
Calendar titles	0
Current ranking	No. 280
Ranking change from previous year	76
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The 2021 Daniil Medvedev tennis season officially began on 2 January 2021, with the start of the ATP Cup.

The season saw him win his first grand slam at the 2021 US Open where he defeated then-world No. 1 Novak Djokovic in the final to deny him the calendar-year Grand Slam.^[1]

Yearly summary

Early hard court season

ATP Cup

Australian Open

All matches

This table chronicles all the matches of Daniil Medvedev in 2021.

Key
W	F	SF	QF	#R	RR	Q#	P#	DNQ	A	Z#	PO	G	S	B	NMS	NTI	P	NH

(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles matches

Tournament	Match	Round	Opponent (seed or key)	Rank	Result	Score
ATP Cup Melbourne, Australia ATP Cup Hard, outdoor 2 – 7 February 2021
	1 / 245	RR	Diego Schwartzman	9	Win	7–5, 6–3
	2 / 246	RR	Kei Nishikori	41	Win	6–2, 6–4
	3 / 247	SF	Alexander Zverev (6)	7	Win	3–6, 6–3, 7–5
	4 / 248	W	Matteo Berrettini	10	Win (1)	6–4, 6–2

Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam tournament Hard, outdoor 8 – 21 February 2021
	5 / 249	1R	Vasek Pospisil	63	Win	6–2, 6–2, 6–4
	6 / 250	2R	Roberto Carballés Baena	99	Win	6–2, 7–5, 6–1
	7 / 251	3R	Filip Krajinović (28)	33	Win	6–3, 6–3, 4–6, 3–6, 6–0
	8 / 252	4R	Mackenzie McDonald (PR)	192	Win	6–4, 6–2, 6–3
	9 / 253	QF	Andrey Rublev (7)	8	Win	7–5, 6–3, 6–2
	10 / 254	SF	Stefanos Tsitsipas (5)	6	Win	6–4, 6–2, 7–5
	11 / 255	F	Novak Djokovic (1)	1	Loss	5–7, 2–6, 2–6

Rotterdam Open Rotterdam, Netherlands ATP Tour 500 Hard, indoor 1 – 7 March 2021
	12 / 256	1R	Dušan Lajović	27	Loss	6–7^(4–7), 4–6

Marseille Open Marseille, France ATP Tour 250 Hard, indoor 8 – 14 March 2021
	–	1R	Bye
	13 / 257	2R	Egor Gerasimov	76	Win	6–2, 6–4
	14 / 258	QF	Jannik Sinner	34	Win	6–2, 6–4
	15 / 259	SF	Matthew Ebden (Q)	287	Win	6–4, 3–0 ret.
	16 / 260	W	Pierre-Hugues Herbert	93	Win (2)	6–4, 6–7^(4–7), 6–4

Miami Open Miami Gardens, United States ATP Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor 22 – 4 April 2021
	–	1R	Bye
	17 / 261	2R	Lu Yen-hsun (PR)	1020	Win	6–2, 6–2
	18 / 262	3R	Alexei Popyrin	86	Win	7–6^(7–3), 6–7^(7–9), 6–4
	19 / 263	4R	Frances Tiafoe	58	Win	6–4, 6–3
	20 / 264	QF	Roberto Bautista Agut (7)	12	Loss	4–6, 2–6

Monte-Carlo Masters Monte Carlo, Monaco ATP Tour Masters 1000 Clay, outdoor 11 – 18 April 2021
	Withdrew

Madrid Open Madrid, Spain ATP Tour Masters 1000 Clay, outdoor 3 – 9 May 2021
	–	1R	Bye
	21 / 265	2R	Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (7)	49	Win	4–6, 6–4, 6–2
	22 / 266	3R	Cristian Garín (16)	25	Loss	4–6, 7–6^(7–2), 1–6

Italian Open Rome, Italy ATP Tour Masters 1000 Clay, outdoor 9–16 May 2021
	–	1R	Bye
	23 / 267	2R	Aslan Karatsev	27	Loss	2–6, 4–6

French Open Paris, France Grand Slam tournament Clay, outdoor 30 May – 13 June 2021
	24 / 268	1R	Alexander Bublik	37	Win	6–3, 6–3, 7–5
	25 / 269	2R	Tommy Paul	52	Win	3–6, 6–1, 6–4, 6–3
	26 / 270	3R	Reilly Opelka (32)	35	Win	6–4, 6–2, 6–4
	27 / 271	4R	Cristian Garín (22)	23	Win	6–2, 6–1, 7–5
	28 / 272	QF	Stefanos Tsitsipas (5)	5	Loss	3–6, 6–7^(3–7), 5–7

Halle Open Halle, Germany ATP Tour 500 Grass, outdoor 14 – 20 June 2021
	29 / 273	1R	Jan-Lennard Struff	45	Loss	6–7^(6–8), 3–6

Schedule

Singles schedule

Date	Tournament	Location	Tier	Surface	Prev. result	Prev. points	New points	Result
1 February 2021– 7 February 2021	ATP Cup	Melbourne (AUS)	ATP Cup	Hard	SF	255	500	Champion (defeated Italy, 2–0)
8 February 2021– 21 February 2021	Australian Open	Melbourne (AUS)	Grand Slam	Hard	R16	180	1200	Final (lost to Novak Djokovic, 5–7, 2–6, 2–6)
1 March 2021– 7 March 2021	Rotterdam Open	Rotterdam (NED)	500 series	Hard (i)	R32	0	0	First round (lost to Dušan Lajović, 6–7^(4–7), 4–6)
8 March 2021– 14 March 2021	Open 13	Marseille (FRA)	250 series	Hard (i)	QF	45	250	Champion (defeated Pierre-Hugues Herbert, 6–4, 6–7^(4–7), 6–4)
22 March 2021– 4 April 2021	Miami Open	Miami (USA)	Masters 1000	Hard	NH	45^[a]	180	Quarterfinals (lost to Roberto Bautista Agut, 4–6, 2–6)
12 April 2021– 18 April 2021	Monte Carlo Masters	Monte Carlo (MON)	Masters 1000	Clay	SF	180	0 (180^[a])	Withdrew
19 April 2021– 25 April 2021	Barcelona Open	Barcelona (ESP)	500 Series	Clay	F	150	0 (150^[a])	Withdrew
3 May 2021– 9 May 2021	Madrid Open	Madrid (ESP)	Masters 1000	Clay	R64	5^[a]	90	Third round (lost to Cristian Garín, 4–6, 7–6^(7–2), 1–6)
10 May 2021– 16 May 2021	Italian Open	Rome (ITA)	Masters 1000	Clay	R64	10^[a]	10	Second round (lost to Aslan Karatsev, 2–6, 4–6)
31 May 2021– 13 June 2021	French Open	Paris (FRA)	Grand Slam	Clay	R128	5	360	Quarterfinals (lost to Stefanos Tsitsipas, 3–6, 6–7^(3–7), 5–7)
14 June 2021– 20 June 2021	Halle Open	Halle (GER)	500 Series	Grass	N/A	N/A	0	First round (lost to Jan-Lennard Struff, 6–7^(6–8), 3–6)
21 June 2021– 26 June 2021	Mallorca Championships	Mallorca (ESP)	250 Series	Grass	N/A	N/A	250	Champion (defeated Sam Querrey, 6–4, 6–2)
14 June 2021– 20 June 2021	Queen's Club	London (GBR)	500 Series	Grass	SF	90	0 (90^[a])	Withdrew
28 June 2021– 11 July 2021	Wimbledon	London (GBR)	Grand Slam	Grass	R32	45^[a]	180	Fourth round (lost to Hubert Hurkacz, 6–2, 6–7^(2–7), 6–3, 3–6, 3–6)
31 July 2021– 8 August 2021	Citi Open	Washington (USA)	500 Series	Hard	F	150	0 (150^[a])	Withdrew
9 August 2021– 15 August 2021	Canadian Open	Toronto (CAN)	Masters 1000	Hard	NH	300^[a]	1000	Champion (defeated Reilly Opelka, 6–4, 6–3)
16 August 2021– 22 August 2021	Cincinnati Masters	Cincinnati (USA)	Masters 1000	Hard	QF	180	360	Semifinals (lost to Andrey Rublev, 6–2, 3–6, 3–6)
30 August 2021– 12 September 2021	US Open	New York (USA)	Grand Slam	Hard	SF	720	2000	Champion (defeated Novak Djokovic, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4)
4 October 2021– 17 October 2021	Indian Wells Masters	Indian Wells (USA)	Masters 1000	Hard	NH	23^[a]	90	Fourth round (lost to Grigor Dimitrov, 6–4, 4–6, 3–6)
1 November 2021– 7 November 2021	Paris Masters	Paris (FRA)	Masters 1000	Hard (i)	W	1000	600	Final (lost to Novak Djokovic, 6–4, 3–6, 3–6)
15 November 2021– 21 November 2021	ATP Finals	Turin (ITA)	ATP Finals	Hard (i)	W	1500	1000	Final (lost to Alexander Zverev, 4–6, 4–6)

Total year-end points						8470	8640	170 difference

Yearly Records

Head-to-head matchups

Top 10 wins

Finals

Earnings

Bold font denotes tournament win

Event	Prize money	Year-to-date
Singles
ATP Cup	$576,725	$8,276,287
Australian Open	A$1,500,000
Rotterdam Open	€13,800
Open 13	€52,500
Miami Open	$61,000
Madrid Open	€36,400
Italian Open	€18,000
French Open	€255,000
Halle Open	€14,650
Mallorca Championships	€70,620
Wimbledon	£181,000
Canadian Open	$370,290
Cincinnati Masters	$285,000
US Open	$2,500,000
Indian Wells Masters	$92,000
Paris Masters	€433,045
ATP Finals	$1,222,000
Bonus Pool	$810,000
		$8,276,287
Doubles
Event	Prize money	Year-to-date
Madrid Open	€6,905	$14,987
Italian Open	€5,500	$14,987
		$14,987
Total
		$8,291,274

Figures in United States dollars (USD) unless noted.

source：2021 Singles Activity
source：2021 Doubles Activity

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Points carried over due to the Best of 24-month ranking being extended through and including the week of 1 March 2021.^[2]

References

^ Keating, Steve (13 September 2021). "Medvedev wins U.S. Open to end Djokovic calendar Grand Slam bid". Reuters.com. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
^ "FedEx ATP Rankings COVID-19 Adjustments FAQ". ATP. 13 January 2021.

External links

ATP tour profile

[points-adjustment-1-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Points carried over due to the Best of 24-month ranking being extended through and including the week of 1 March 2021.^[2]

[1] Keating, Steve (13 September 2021). "Medvedev wins U.S. Open to end Djokovic calendar Grand Slam bid". Reuters.com. Retrieved 6 February 2022.

[points-adjustment-3] "FedEx ATP Rankings COVID-19 Adjustments FAQ". ATP. 13 January 2021.

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v t e 2021 ATP Tour « 2020 2022 »
Grand Slam events	Australian Open (S, D, X)^† French Open (S, D, X) Wimbledon (S, D, X) US Open (S, D, X)
ATP Tour Masters 1000	Miami (S, D) Monte Carlo (S, D) Madrid (S, D) Rome (S, D) Toronto (S, D) Cincinnati (S, D) Indian Wells (S, D)^† ~~Shanghai~~^† Paris (S, D)
ATP Tour 500	Rotterdam (S, D) Dubai (S, D) Acapulco (S, D) Barcelona (S, D) Halle (S, D) London (S, D) Hamburg (S, D) Washington (S, D) ~~Beijing~~^† ~~Tokyo~~^† Vienna (S, D) ~~Basel~~^†
ATP Tour 250	Delray Beach (S, D)^† Antalya (S, D)^† Melbourne 1 (S, D)* Melbourne 2 (S, D)* Montpellier (S, D) Córdoba (S, D) Singapore (S, D)* Buenos Aires (S, D) Doha (S, D) Marseille (S, D) Santiago (S, D) Marbella (S, D)* Cagliari (S, D)* Belgrade 1 (S, D) Estoril (S, D) Munich (S, D) Geneva (S, D) Lyon (S, D) Belgrade 2 (S, D)* Parma (S, D)* Stuttgart (S, D) ~~Rosmalen~~^† Eastbourne (S, D) Mallorca (S, D) Newport (S, D) Båstad (S, D) Los Cabos (S, D) Umag (S, D) Gstaad (S, D) Kitzbühel (S, D) Atlanta (S, D) Winston-Salem (S, D) Metz (S, D) Nur-Sultan (S, D)* San Diego (S, D)* Sofia (S, D) Moscow (S, D) Antwerp (S, D) St. Petersburg (S, D) Stockholm (S, D)
Team events	ATP Cup^† Davis Cup Finals Laver Cup
† – Tournaments are affected by the COVID-19 pandemic * – Tournaments are introduced due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
Summer Olympic Games, Tokyo (S, D, X) ATP Finals, Turin (S, D) Next Generation ATP Finals, Milan

v t e Men's tennis player seasons: 2020–present
2020	Nadal Djokovic Thiem
2021	Nadal Djokovic Medvedev
2022	Nadal Djokovic Medvedev Alcaraz
2023	Djokovic Medvedev Alcaraz
2024	Djokovic Medvedev Alcaraz Sinner