2021 in tennis
This page covers all the important events in the sport of tennis in 2021. It provides the results of notable tournaments throughout the year on both the ATP and WTA Tours, the Davis Cup, and the Fed Cup.
The Covid-19 pandemic hugely impacted on the 2021 professional tennis tour.[1]
| Category | Championship | Champions | Finalists | Score in the final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Australian Open |  Novak Djokovic |
 Daniil Medvedev |
7–5, 6–2, 6–2 |
| French Open | Novak Djokovic |
 Stefanos Tsitsipas |
6–7(6–8), 2–6, 6–3, 6–2, 6–4 | |
| Wimbledon | Novak Djokovic |
 Matteo Berrettini |
6–7(4–7), 6–4, 6–4, 6–3 | |
| US Open | Daniil Medvedev |
Novak Djokovic |
6-4, 6-4, 6-4 |
| Category | Championship | Champions | Finalists | Score in the final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's singles | Australian Open |  Naomi Osaka |
 Jennifer Brady |
6–4, 6–3 |
| French Open |  Barbora Krejčíková |
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova |
6–1, 2–6, 6–4 | |
| Wimbledon |  Ashleigh Barty |
Karolína Plíšková |
6–3, 6–7(4–7), 6–3 | |
| US Open |  Emma Raducanu |
 Leylah Fernandez |
6–4, 6–3 |
| Category | Championship | Champions | Finalists | Score in the final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Doubles | Australian Open |  Ivan Dodig Filip Polášek
|
Rajeev Ram Joe Salisbury
|
6–3, 6–4 |
| French Open |  Pierre-Hugues Herbert Nicolas Mahut
|
 Alexander Bublik Andrey Golubev
|
4–6, 7–6(7–1), 6–4 | |
| Wimbledon | Nikola Mektić Mate Pavić
|
 Marcel Granollers Horacio Zeballos
|
6–4, 7–6(7–5), 2–6, 7–5 | |
| US Open | Rajeev Ram Joe Salisbury
|
Jamie Murray Bruno Soares
|
3–6, 6–2, 6–2 |
| Category | Championship | Champions | Finalists | Score in the final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Doubles | Australian Open |  Elise Mertens Aryna Sabalenka
|
Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková
|
6–2, 6–3 |
| French Open | Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková
|
Bethanie Mattek-Sands Iga Świątek
|
6–4, 6–2 | |
| Wimbledon |  Hsieh Su-wei Elise Mertens
|
Veronika Kudermetova Elena Vesnina
|
3–6, 7–5, 9–7 | |
| US Open | Samantha Stosur  Zhang Shuai
|
Coco Gauff Caty McNally
|
6–3, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Category | Championship | Champions | Finalists | Score in the final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mixed Doubles | Australian Open | Barbora Krejčíková Rajeev Ram
|
Samantha Stosur Matthew Ebden
|
6–1, 6–4 |
| French Open | Desirae Krawczyk Joe Salisbury
|
Elena Vesnina Aslan Karatsev
|
2–6, 6–4, [10–5] | |
| Wimbledon | Desirae Krawczyk Neal Skupski
|
Harriet Dart Joe Salisbury
|
6–2, 7–6(7–1) | |
| US Open | Desirae Krawczyk Joe Salisbury
|
 Giuliana Olmos Marcelo Arévalo
|
7–5, 6–2 |
- 24 July – 1 August 2021: Summer Olympics
| Event | Category | Gold medalist | Silver medalist | Bronze medalist | Score in the final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Summer Olympics | Men's Singles |  Alexander Zverev |
Karen Khachanov |
Pablo Carreño Busta |
6–3, 6–1 |
| Women's Singles |  Belinda Bencic |
Markéta Vondroušová |
 Elina Svitolina |
7–5, 2–6, 6–3 | |
| Men's Doubles | Nikola Mektić Mate Pavić |
Marin Čilić Ivan Dodig |
 Marcus Daniell Michael Venus |
6–4, 3–6, [10–6] | |
| Women's Doubles | Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková |
Belinda Bencic Viktorija Golubic |
Laura Pigossi Luisa Stefani |
7–5, 6–1 | |
| Mixed Doubles | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Andrey Rublev |
Elena Vesnina Aslan Karatsev |
Ashleigh Barty John Peers |
6–3, 6–7(5–7), [13–11] |
References
[edit]- ^ "A Unique 2021 Perspective…". WLM Tennis. 28 December 2021. Archived from the original on 16 February 2022.
External links
[edit]- Official website of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)
- Official website of the Women's Tennis Association (WTA)
- Official website of the International Tennis Federation (ITF)
- Official website of the International Team Competition in Men's Tennis (Davis Cup)
- Official website of the International Team Competition in Women's Tennis (Fed Cup)