2021 Miami Open
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The 2021 Miami Open was a professional hardcourt tennis tournament played from March 23 to April 4, 2021, on the grounds of Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida in the United States. The 36th edition of the Miami Open, it was a Masters 1000 event on the 2021 ATP Tour, and a WTA 1000 event on the 2021 WTA Tour. The 2020 edition was postponed due to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in Florida.
Due to COVID-19 restrictions, capacity for each session was limited to 800–1,000 spectators, and spectators were only admitted in the three largest courts on the site; Hard Rock Stadium itself was not used. Roger Federer and Ashleigh Barty were the defending champions from 2019 in the men's and women's singles respectively. Barty successfully defended her title, defeating Bianca Andreescu in the final, 6–3, 4–0, retired. Federer did not attend the tournament.
Finals
Men's singles
- Poland Hubert Hurkacz defeated Italy Jannik Sinner 7–6(7–4), 6–4.
Women's singles
- Australia Ashleigh Barty defeated Canada Bianca Andreescu 6–3, 4–0 ret.
Men's doubles
- Croatia Nikola Mektić / Croatia Mate Pavić defeated United Kingdom Dan Evans / United Kingdom Neal Skupski 6–4, 6–4.
Women's doubles
- Japan Shuko Aoyama / Japan Ena Shibahara defeated United States Hayley Carter / Brazil Luisa Stefani, 6–2, 7–5.
Points and prize money
Point distribution
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Round of 128 | Q | Q2 | Q1 |
| Men's singles | 1000 | 600 | 360 | 180 | 90 | 45 | 25* | 10 | 16 | 8 | 0 |
| Men's doubles | 0 | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | |||||
| Women's singles | 650 | 390 | 215 | 120 | 65 | 35* | 10 | 30 | 20 | 2 | |
| Women's Doubles | 10 | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a |
* Players with byes receive first round points.
Prize money
| Women's singles | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Round of 128 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Men's singles | $300,110 | $165,000 | $93,000 | $61,000 | $40,000 | $26,000 | $16,000 | $10,000 | $5,890 | $3,100 |
| Men's doubles | $81,000 | $51,000 | $38,000 | $27,000 | $18,000 | $12,000 | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a |
| Women's doubles | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a |
ATP singles main-draw entrants
The following are the seeded players. Seedings and ranking points based on ATP rankings as of March 22, 2021.
† The player did not qualify for the tournament in 2019. Accordingly, this was his points from the ATP Challenger Tour. ‡ The player did not qualify for the tournament in 2019. Accordingly, this was his 18th best result deducted instead. н The player used an exemption after the completion of the tournament in 2019. Accordingly, this was his points from the ATP Challenger Tour.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
- Spain Carlos Alcaraz
- United Kingdom Jack Draper
- France Hugo Gaston
- United States Michael Mmoh
- United Kingdom Andy Murray
The following players received entry using a protected ranking into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
- United Kingdom Liam Broady
- United States Ernesto Escobedo
- Italy Thomas Fabbiano
- United States Bjorn Fratangelo
- Australia Thanasi Kokkinakis
- Italy Paolo Lorenzi
- United States Mackenzie McDonald
- Japan Shintaro Mochizuki
- United States Emilio Nava
- Brazil Thiago Seyboth Wild
- Chile Alejandro Tabilo
- Germany Mischa Zverev
The following players received entry as a lucky losers:
Withdrawals
Before the tournament
- Spain Pablo Andújar → replaced by Argentina Federico Coria
- Spain Pablo Carreño Busta → replaced by Portugal João Sousa
- Italy Matteo Berrettini → replaced by United States Denis Kudla
- Croatia Borna Ćorić → replaced by Germany Yannick Hanfmann
- Uruguay Pablo Cuevas → replaced by Spain Pedro Martínez
- Spain Alejandro Davidovich Fokina → replaced by Sweden Mikael Ymer
- Serbia Novak Djokovic → replaced by Australia Alexei Popyrin
- United Kingdom Kyle Edmund → replaced by Australia James Duckworth
- Switzerland Roger Federer → replaced by United States Marcos Giron
- France Richard Gasquet → replaced by Japan Yasutaka Uchiyama
- Serbia Filip Krajinović → replaced by Belarus Ilya Ivashka
- Australia Nick Kyrgios → replaced by Finland Emil Ruusuvuori
- Australia John Millman → replaced by Italy Lorenzo Musetti
- France Gaël Monfils → replaced by France Pierre-Hugues Herbert
- Brazil Thiago Monteiro → replaced by Bosnia and Herzegovina Damir Džumhur
- France Corentin Moutet → replaced by Kazakhstan Mikhail Kukushkin
- United Kingdom Andy Murray → replaced by Italy Federico Gaio
- Spain Rafael Nadal → replaced by Portugal Pedro Sousa
- Argentina Guido Pella → replaced by South Africa Lloyd Harris
- Spain Albert Ramos Viñolas → replaced by Colombia Daniel Elahi Galán
- Norway Casper Ruud → replaced by Australia Christopher O'Connell
- France Gilles Simon → replaced by South Korea Kwon Soon-woo
- Austria Dominic Thiem → replaced by Argentina Federico Delbonis
- France Jo-Wilfried Tsonga → replaced by United States Sebastian Korda
- Switzerland Stan Wawrinka → replaced by United States Steve Johnson
During the tournament
Retirements
ATP doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds
- 1 Rankings as of March 15, 2021.
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
- United States Steve Johnson / United States Sam Querrey
- United States Sebastian Korda / United States Michael Mmoh
- United States Nicholas Monroe / United States Frances Tiafoe
The following pair received entry as an alternate:
Withdrawals
Before the tournament
- Australia Alex de Minaur / Australia John Millman → replaced by Serbia Miomir Kecmanović / Pakistan Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
- Bulgaria Grigor Dimitrov / Japan Kei Nishikori → replaced by Brazil Marcelo Demoliner / Mexico Santiago González
During the tournament
WTA singles main-draw entrants
Seeds
The following are the seeded players. Seedings are based on WTA rankings as of March 15, 2021. Rankings and points before are as of March 22, 2021.
| Seed | Rank | Player | Points before | Points defending^ | Points won¡ | Points after | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Australia Ashleigh Barty | 9,186 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 9,186 | Champion, defeated Canada Bianca Andreescu [8] |
| 2 | 2 | Japan Naomi Osaka | 7,835 | 65 | 215 | 7,985 | Quarterfinals lost to Greece Maria Sakkari [23] |
| 3 | 3 | Romania Simona Halep | 7,255 | 390 | (65) 100 | 6,965 | Third round withdrew due to shoulder injury |
| 4 | 4 | United States Sofia Kenin | 5,760 | 10 + 35 | (65) 100 + 100 | 5,915 | Third round lost to Tunisia Ons Jabeur [27] |
| 5 | 5 | Ukraine Elina Svitolina | 5,370 | 10 | 390 | 5,750 | Semifinals lost to Australia Ashleigh Barty [1] |
| 6 | 6 | Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková | 5,205 | 650 | (65) 105 | 4,660 | Third round lost to United States Jessica Pegula [29] |
| 7 | 8 | Belarus Aryna Sabalenka | 4,815 | 10 + 120 | 215 + 185 | 5,085 | Quarterfinals lost to Australia Ashleigh Barty [1] |
| 8 | 9 | Canada Bianca Andreescu | 4,735 | 120 | 650 | 5,265 | Runner-up, lost to Australia Ashleigh Barty [1] |
| 9 | 10 | Czech Republic Petra Kvitová | 4,571 | 215 | 120 | 4,476 | Fourth round lost to Ukraine Elina Svitolina [5] |
| 10 | 11 | Netherlands Kiki Bertens | 4,505 | 120 | (10) 105 | 4,490 | Second round lost to Russia Liudmila Samsonova [Q] |
| 11 | 12 | Switzerland Belinda Bencic | 4,260 | 10 | 65 | 4,315 | Third round lost to Czech Republic Markéta Vondroušová [19] |
| 12 | 13 | Spain Garbiñe Muguruza | 4,235 | 10 + 280 | 120 + 55 | 4,120 | Fourth round lost to Canada Bianca Andreescu [8] |
| 13 | 14 | United States Jennifer Brady | 3,765 | (2) | (10) | 3,765 | Second round lost to Spain Sara Sorribes Tormo |
| 14 | 15 | Belarus Victoria Azarenka | 3,665 | 35 + 180 | 120 + 55 | 3,625 | Fourth round lost to Australia Ashleigh Barty [1] |
| 15 | 16 | Poland Iga Świątek | 3,570 | 20 | 65 | 3,615 | Third round lost to Croatia Ana Konjuh [WC] |
| 16 | 17 | Belgium Elise Mertens | 3,310 | 65 + 65 | 120 + 100 | 3,400 | Fourth round lost to Japan Naomi Osaka [2] |
| 17 | 18 | United Kingdom Johanna Konta | 3,206 | 35 | 65 | 3,236 | Third round lost to Czech Republic Petra Kvitová [9] |
| 18 | 19 | United States Madison Keys | 3,075 | 10 + 470 | 10 + 1 | 2,606 | Second round lost to Croatia Ana Konjuh [WC] |
| 19 | 20 | Czech Republic Markéta Vondroušová | 2,957 | 215 | 120 | 2,862 | Fourth round lost to Belarus Aryna Sabalenka [7] |
| 20 | 21 | Croatia Petra Martić | 2,850 | 35 + 185 + 10 | (10) 60 + 55 + 55 | 2,790 | Second round lost to Russia Anna Kalinskaya [WC] |
| 21 | 23 | Kazakhstan Elena Rybakina | 2,718 | (100)† | (65) 100 | 2,718 | Third round lost to Spain Sara Sorribes Tormo |
| 22 | 24 | Estonia Anett Kontaveit | 2,620 | 390 | 65 | 2,295 | Third round lost to Belgium Elise Mertens [16] |
| 23 | 25 | Greece Maria Sakkari | 2,570 | 35 + 10 | 390 + 105 | 3,020 | Semifinals lost to Canada Bianca Andreescu [8] |
| 24 | 26 | Germany Angelique Kerber | 2,370 | 65 + 110 | 65 + 55 | 2,315 | Third round lost to Belarus Victoria Azarenka [14] |
| 25 | 27 | United States Alison Riske | 2,256 | 35 | (0) 1 | 2,222 | Withdrew due to left foot injury |
| 26 | 28 | Kazakhstan Yulia Putintseva | 2,015 | 120 + 35 | (10) 55 + 55 | 1,970 | Second round lost to Serbia Nina Stojanović [Q] |
| 27 | 30 | Tunisia Ons Jabeur | 1,965 | 35 + 10 | 120 + 48 | 2,088 | Fourth round lost to Spain Sara Sorribes Tormo |
| 28 | 32 | United States Amanda Anisimova | 1,905 | 35 + 35 | 65 + 60 | 1,960 | Third round lost to Canada Bianca Andreescu [8] |
| 29 | 33 | United States Jessica Pegula | 1,904 | 30 + 55 | 120 + 29 | 1,968 | Fourth round lost to Greece Maria Sakkari [23] |
| 30 | 34 | Russia Ekaterina Alexandrova | 1,900 | 10 | 65 | 1,955 | Third round lost to Ukraine Elina Svitolina [5] |
| 31 | 36 | United States Coco Gauff | 1,821 | 35 | 10 | 1,796 | Second round lost to Latvia Anastasija Sevastova |
| 32 | 37 | Russia Veronika Kudermetova | 1,820 | (2) 160 | (65) 80 | 1,740 | Third round lost to Belarus Aryna Sabalenka [7] |
^ Points form 2019 Miami, 2019 Guadalajara, 2019 Charleston and 2019 Monterrey will be dropped on Monday, April 5; 2019 Indian Wells will not be mandatory anymore
¡ Miami will not be considered a mandatory result that must be counted as part of a player's best 16 results
† The player did not qualify for the tournament in 2019. Accordingly, this was her 16th best result deducted instead.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
- Russia Anna Kalinskaya
- Croatia Ana Konjuh
- United States Robin Montgomery
- Australia Storm Sanders
- United States Katrina Scott
- Egypt Mayar Sherif
- China Wang Xinyu
- China Wang Xiyu
The following player received entry using a protected ranking into the singles main draw:
- United Kingdom Katie Boulter
- Germany Andrea Petkovic
- Russia Anastasia Potapova
- Kazakhstan Yaroslava Shvedova
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
- United States Hailey Baptiste
- Spain Aliona Bolsova
- Romania Mihaela Buzărnescu
- Italy Elisabetta Cocciaretto
- Serbia Olga Danilović
- France Océane Dodin
- Slovakia Kristína Kučová
- Czech Republic Tereza Martincová
- Bulgaria Tsvetana Pironkova
- Russia Liudmila Samsonova
- Serbia Nina Stojanović
- Mexico Renata Zarazúa
The following player received entry as a lucky loser:
Withdrawals
Before the tournament
- Slovenia Polona Hercog → replaced by Germany Andrea Petkovic
- Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei → replaced by Russia Anastasia Potapova
- Russia Daria Kasatkina → replaced by Kazakhstan Zarina Diyas
- United States Ann Li → replaced by United Kingdom Katie Boulter
- Czech Republic Karolína Muchová → replaced by Italy Camila Giorgi
- Russia Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova → replaced by United States Lauren Davis
- United States Alison Riske → replaced by Belgium Kirsten Flipkens
- Czech Republic Barbora Strýcová → replaced by Ukraine Marta Kostyuk
- Romania Patricia Maria Țig → replaced by United States Madison Brengle
- Belgium Alison Van Uytvanck → replaced by Japan Nao Hibino
- Croatia Donna Vekić → replaced by Netherlands Arantxa Rus
- United States Serena Williams → replaced by United States Christina McHale
- Ukraine Dayana Yastremska (provisional suspension) → replaced by United States Venus Williams
During the tournament
Retirements
WTA doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEL | Elise Mertens | BLR | Aryna Sabalenka | 3 | 1 |
| CZE | Barbora Krejčíková | CZE | Kateřina Siniaková | 15 | 2 |
| USA | Nicole Melichar | NED | Demi Schuurs | 23 | 3 |
| HUN | Tímea Babos | RUS | Veronika Kudermetova | 30 | 4 |
| JPN | Shuko Aoyama | JPN | Ena Shibahara | 30 | 5 |
| CHN | Xu Yifan | CHN | Zhang Shuai | 39 | 6 |
| CHI | Alexa Guarachi | USA | Desirae Krawczyk | 39 | 7 |
| USA | Hayley Carter | BRA | Luisa Stefani | 63 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings as of March 15, 2021.
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
- United States Hailey Baptiste / United States Robin Montgomery
- Netherlands Kiki Bertens / Netherlands Arantxa Rus
- Australia Ajla Tomljanović / United Kingdom Heather Watson
The following pairs received entry using a protected ranking into the doubles main draw:
- United States Kaitlyn Christian / Russia Alla Kudryavtseva
- Belgium Kirsten Flipkens / United States CoCo Vandeweghe
- United States Vania King / Kazakhstan Yaroslava Shvedova
The following pairs received entry as an alternate:
- Russia Ekaterina Alexandrova / China Zhaoxuan Yang
- France Caroline Garcia / Argentina Nadia Podoroska
- Croatia Petra Martić / United States Shelby Rogers
- United States Asia Muhammad / United States Jessica Pegula
Withdrawals
Before the tournament
- Australia Ashleigh Barty / United States Jennifer Brady → replaced by France Caroline Garcia / Argentina Nadia Podoroska
- Switzerland Belinda Bencic / Switzerland Jil Teichmann → replaced by Croatia Petra Martić / United States Shelby Rogers
- Russia Anna Kalinskaya / Slovakia Viktória Kužmová → replaced by Russia Ekaterina Alexandrova / China Zhaoxuan Yang
- Germany Laura Siegemund / Russia Vera Zvonareva → replaced by United States Asia Muhammad / United States Jessica Pegula
During the tournament