2021 Citi Open – Singles

Jannik Sinner defeated Mackenzie McDonald in the final, 7–5, 4–6, 7–5 to win the singles tennis title at the 2021 Citi Open. With the victory, Sinner became the youngest player and first teenager on the ATP Tour to win an ATP 500 title since the category was created in 2009.

Singles
2021 Citi Open
Final
ChampionItaly Jannik Sinner
Runner-upUnited States Mackenzie McDonald
Score7–5, 4–6, 7–5
Details
Draw48 (6Q / 4WC)
Seeds16
Events
Singles Doubles
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Nick Kyrgios was the reigning champion from when the tournament was last held in 2019,[1] but lost in the first round to McDonald.

Seeds

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All seeds receive a bye into the second round.

01.    Rafael Nadal (third round)
02.    Félix Auger-Aliassime (third round)
03.    Alex de Minaur (second round)
04.    Grigor Dimitrov (second round)
05.    Jannik Sinner (champion)
06.    Dan Evans (second round)
07.    Cameron Norrie (third round)
08.    Reilly Opelka (third round)
09.    Alexander Bublik (second round)
10.    Taylor Fritz (second round)
11.    John Millman (quarterfinals)
12.    Sebastian Korda (third round)
13.    Benoît Paire (second round)
14.    Lloyd Harris (quarterfinals)
15.    Miomir Kecmanović (second round)
16.    Frances Tiafoe (second round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
14   Lloyd Harris 3 5
  Kei Nishikori 6 7
  Kei Nishikori 4 6 5
  Mackenzie McDonald 6 3 7
  Mackenzie McDonald 6 6
  Denis Kudla 3 2
  Mackenzie McDonald 5 6 5
5   Jannik Sinner 7 4 7
5   Jannik Sinner 6 6
  Steve Johnson 4 2
5   Jannik Sinner 77 6
WC   Jenson Brooksby 62 1
11   John Millman 1 2
WC   Jenson Brooksby 6 6

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1/WC   R Nadal 6 4 77
WC   J Sock 63 4 WC   J Sock 2 6 61
  Y Nishioka 77 0r 1/WC   R Nadal 4 6 4
  T Sandgren 6 2 6 14   L Harris 6 1 6
  J Duckworth 3 6 2   T Sandgren 4 0r
14   L Harris 6 1
14   L Harris 3 5
  K Nishikori 6 7
9   A Bublik 2 5
  K Nishikori 6 6   K Nishikori 6 7
  S Querrey 4 3   K Nishikori 3 6 6
  M Giron 4 6 77 7   C Norrie 6 3 3
Q   I Marchenko 6 4 61   M Giron 4 3
7   C Norrie 6 6

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4   G Dimitrov 2 64
  E Gerasimov 5 4   I Ivashka 6 77
  I Ivashka 7 6   I Ivashka 4 4
  M McDonald 6 6   M McDonald 6 6
  N Kyrgios 4 4   M McDonald 66 6 6
13   B Paire 78 4 4
  M McDonald 6 6
  D Kudla 3 2
10   T Fritz 4 2
  D Kudla 6 65 6   D Kudla 6 6
WC   F López 3 77 3   D Kudla 3 77 6
WC   B Nakashima 6 6 WC   B Nakashima 6 63 4
  A Popyrin 3 3 WC   B Nakashima 77 6
6   D Evans 61 0

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
5   J Sinner 6 6
Q   P Gunneswaran 6 1 1   E Ruusuvuori 2 4
  E Ruusuvuori 2 6 6 5   J Sinner 77 77
Q   E Gómez 6 3 3 12   S Korda 63 63
  V Pospisil 4 6 6   V Pospisil 5 4
12   S Korda 7 6
5   J Sinner 6 6
  S Johnson 4 2
15   M Kecmanović 3 2
Q   M Krueger 64 2   R Berankis 6 6
  R Berankis 77 6   R Berankis 2 1
  S Johnson 6 77   S Johnson 6 6
Q   R Ramanathan 3 60   S Johnson 65 6 6
3   A de Minaur 77 4 2

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
8   R Opelka 77 6
  T Paul 4 3   DE Galán 61 3
  DE Galán 6 6 8   R Opelka 3 64
Q   E Ymer 3 7 6 11   J Millman 6 77
  J Thompson 6 5 3 Q   E Ymer 2 68
11   J Millman 6 710
11   J Millman 1 2
WC   J Brooksby 6 6
16   F Tiafoe 64 5
  K Anderson 64 3 WC   J Brooksby 77 7
WC   J Brooksby 77 6 WC   J Brooksby 6 6
  Y Uchiyama 6 5 3 2   F Auger-Aliassime 3 4
  A Seppi 3 7 6   A Seppi 6 2 2
2   F Auger-Aliassime 2 6 6

Qualifying

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Seeds

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  1.   Yasutaka Uchiyama (moved to the main draw)
  2.   Liam Broady (qualifying competition)
  3.   J. J. Wolf (qualifying competition)
  4.   Maxime Cressy (qualifying competition)
  5.   Evgeny Donskoy (first round)
  6.   Prajnesh Gunneswaran (qualified)
  7.   Illya Marchenko (qualified)
  8.   Jason Jung (first round)
  9.   Sebastian Ofner (qualifying competition)
  10.   Emilio Gómez (qualified)
  11.   Elias Ymer (qualified)
  12.   Mitchell Krueger (qualified)

Qualifiers

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Qualifying draw

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First qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
Alt   Ramkumar Ramanathan 6 3 6
Alt   Christopher Eubanks 4 6 3
Alt   Ramkumar Ramanathan 7 6
9   Sebastian Ofner 5 1
PR   Tatsuma Ito 64 2
9   Sebastian Ofner 77 6

Second qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
2   Liam Broady 6 2 6
Alt   Mikael Torpegaard 4 6 3
2   Liam Broady 4 60
10   Emilio Gómez 6 77
Alt   Matthew Ebden 3 1
10   Emilio Gómez 6 6

Third qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
3/PR   J. J. Wolf 65 77 6
WC   Ulises Blanch 77 63 3
3/PR   J. J. Wolf 65 64
11   Elias Ymer 77 77
    Bjorn Fratangelo 4 3
11   Elias Ymer 6 6

Fourth qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
4   Maxime Cressy 6 7
  Michael Mmoh 2 5
4   Maxime Cressy 5 77 3
7   Illya Marchenko 7 64 6
WC   Ivo Karlović 3 712 3
7   Illya Marchenko 6 610 6

Fifth qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
5   Evgeny Donskoy 65 4
Alt   Max Purcell 77 6
Alt   Max Purcell 6 3 2
12   Mitchell Krueger 3 6 6
WC   Andrew Fenty 4 4
12   Mitchell Krueger 6 6

Sixth qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
6   Prajnesh Gunneswaran 6 6
WC   Luke Saville 2 2
6   Prajnesh Gunneswaran 6 6
    Go Soeda 3 1
    Go Soeda 6 62 6
8   Jason Jung 4 77 4

References

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  1. ^ "Kyrgios Can't Be Touched In D.C." ATP Tour. 4 August 2019.
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