The 2021 San Diego Open was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 1st edition of the San Diego Open, and part of the ATP Tour 250 series of the 2021 ATP Tour.
It was primarily organized due to the cancellation of Asian tournaments during the 2021 season, because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Positioned one week before the 1000 Indian Wells Masters and only a 2-hour 30 min drive from Indian Wells, the San Diego Open attracted a very strong line up of players including Denis Shapovalov, Andrey Rublev, Grigor Dimitrov and Andy Murray.[1] With 8 of the top 20 players attending and the ranking cut off being 42 to get into the main draw it was the second most competitive ATP 250 all season since Doha.
It was held at the Barnes Tennis Center in San Diego, United States, from September 27 until October 3, 2021.
Daniel Vallverdu took on the position of managing director,[2] Ryan Redondo[3] was named the tournament director and Billie Jean King[4] accepted the role of honorary tournament chair.
After beating Dimitrov in the semifinal Casper Ruud went on to win the final of the 2021 San Diego Open beating Cameron Norrie 6-0 6-2 and was handed the trophy by Rod Laver. It was Ruud's fifth victory of the season.
Finals
Singles
Casper Ruud defeated 
Cameron Norrie, 6–0, 6–2
- It was Ruud's 5th and last singles title of the year and the 6th of his career.
Doubles
Joe Salisbury / Neal Skupski defeated 
John Peers / 
Filip Polášek, 7–6(7–2), 3–6, [10–5]
Singles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 RUS
|
Andrey Rublev | 5 | 1 |
| NOR
|
Casper Ruud | 10 | 2 |
 CAN |
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| CAN
|
Denis Shapovalov | 12 | 4 |
 POL
|
Hubert Hurkacz | 13 | 5 |
 ARG
|
Diego Schwartzman | 15 | 6 |
 CHI |
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| GBR
|
Dan Evans | 23 | 8 |
 ITA
|
Lorenzo Sonego | 24 | 9 |
- 1 Rankings are as of 20 September 2021.[5]
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
The following player received entry as a special exempt:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following players received entry as lucky losers:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
- Félix Auger-Aliassime → replaced by
August Holmgren - Cristian Garín → replaced by
Dominik Koepfer 
David Goffin → replaced by 
Sebastian Korda
Kwon Soon-woo → replaced by 
Kevin Anderson
Dušan Lajović → replaced by Lloyd Harris
Kei Nishikori → replaced by Denis Kudla- Reilly Opelka → replaced by Federico Delbonis
Doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GBR
|
Joe Salisbury | GBR
|
Neal Skupski | 25 | 1 |
| GBR
|
Jamie Murray |  BRA
|
Bruno Soares | 29 | 2 |
| AUS
|
John Peers | SVK
|
Filip Polášek | 33 | 3 |
| ITA
|
Simone Bolelli | ARG
|
Máximo González | 57 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings are as of 20 September 2021.
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
- Nicholas Monroe / Frances Tiafoe → replaced by Dominik Koepfer / Nicholas Monroe
- Rajeev Ram / Jack Sock → replaced by Jordan Thompson / Jackson Withrow
References
- ^ "San Diego Open 2021: Men's Singles Draw Preview and Prediction » FirstSportz". September 26, 2021.
- ^ Ganguly, Sudipto (September 17, 2021). "San Diego auditions for permanent spot on calendar with strong field". Reuters. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
- ^ "Given a unique chance to host the pros, San Diego charged up to host "one of the toughest 250s"".
- ^ "Billie Jean King Named Honorary Tournament Chairperson for San Diego Open ATP 250 Tournament". September 20, 2021.
- ^ Kyrgios, Bridgeworthy: Top Tennis Pros Slated for San Diego Open
External links
- Official website Archived 2021-09-03 at the Wayback Machine
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