2021 San Diego Open
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{{TennisEventInfo|2021|San Diego Open|
| date= September 27–October 3
| edition=35th (1st as ATP 250 event)
| category= ATP Tour 250
| draw=28S / 16D
| surface=Hard / outdoor
| location=San Diego, United States
| venue=Barnes Tennis Center
| prize_money = $600,000
| champs={{flagicon|NOR}} Casper Ruud
| champd={{flagicon|GBR}} Joe Salisbury / {{flagicon|GBR}} Neal Skupski
| before_name=Carlsbad Classic
| before_year=2015
}}
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 held at the Barnes Tennis Center in San Diego, United States, from September 27 until October 3, 2021.
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.{{Cite web|url=https://firstsportz.com/tennis-san-diego-open-2021-mens-singles-draw-preview-and-prediction/|title=San Diego Open 2021: Men's Singles Draw Preview and Prediction » FirstSportz|date=26 September 2021 }} 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.
Daniel Vallverdu took on the position of managing director,{{Cite news|last=Ganguly|first=Sudipto|date=2021-09-17|title=San Diego auditions for permanent spot on calendar with strong field|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/san-diego-auditions-permanent-spot-calendar-with-strong-field-2021-09-17/|access-date=2021-09-25}} Ryan Redondo{{Cite web|url=https://www.tennis.com/news/articles/given-a-chance-to-host-the-pros-san-diego-charged-up-to-host-one-of-the-toughest|title=Given a unique chance to host the pros, San Diego charged up to host "one of the toughest 250s"}} was named the tournament director and Billie Jean King{{Cite web|url=https://tennisconnected.com/home/2021/09/20/billie-jean-king-named-honorary-tournament-chairperson-for-san-diego-open-atp-250-tournament/|title=Billie Jean King Named Honorary Tournament Chairperson for San Diego Open ATP 250 Tournament|date=20 September 2021}} accepted the role of honorary tournament chair.
Finals
= Singles =
{{main|2021 San Diego Open – Singles}}
{{flagicon|NOR}} Casper Ruud defeated {{flagicon|GBR}} 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 =
{{main|2021 San Diego Open – Doubles}}
{{flagicon|GBR}} Joe Salisbury / {{flagicon|GBR}} Neal Skupski defeated {{flagicon|AUS}} John Peers / {{flagicon|SVK}} Filip Polášek, 7–6(7–2), 3–6, [10–5]
Singles main-draw entrants
=Seeds=
| class="wikitable" border="1" |
| width="70"| Country
! width="175"| Player ! Rank1 ! Seed |
|---|
| {{flag|RUS}}
|5 |1 |
| bgcolor=#cfc
|{{flag|NOR}} |10 |2 |
| | |
| {{flag|CAN}}
|12 |4 |
| {{flag|POL}}
|13 |5 |
| {{flag|ARG}}
|15 |6 |
| | |
| {{flag|GBR}}
|23 |8 |
| {{flag|ITA}}
|24 |9 |
=Other entrants=
The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
- {{flagicon|GBR}} Andy Murray
- {{flagicon|USA}} Brandon Nakashima
{{flagicon|JPN}} Kei Nishikori
The following player received entry as a special exempt:
{{flagicon|KOR}} Kwon Soon-woo
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
- {{flagicon|AUS}} Alex Bolt
- {{flagicon|ITA}} Salvatore Caruso
- {{flagicon|USA}} Christopher Eubanks
- {{flagicon|ITA}} Federico Gaio
The following players received entry as lucky losers:
- {{flagicon|RSA}} Kevin Anderson
- {{flagicon|DEN}} August Holmgren
- {{flagicon|USA}} Denis Kudla
=Withdrawals=
;Before the tournament
- {{flagicon|CAN}} Félix Auger-Aliassime → replaced by {{flagicon|DEN}} August Holmgren
- {{flagicon|CHI}} Cristian Garín → replaced by {{flagicon|GER}} Dominik Koepfer
- {{flagicon|BEL}} David Goffin → replaced by {{flagicon|USA}} Sebastian Korda
- {{flagicon|KOR}} Kwon Soon-woo → replaced by {{flagicon|RSA}} Kevin Anderson
- {{flagicon|SRB}} Dušan Lajović → replaced by {{flagicon|RSA}} Lloyd Harris
- {{flagicon|JPN}} Kei Nishikori → replaced by {{flagicon|USA}} Denis Kudla
- {{flagicon|USA}} Reilly Opelka → replaced by {{flagicon|ARG}} Federico Delbonis
Doubles main-draw entrants
=Seeds=
| class="sortable wikitable" |
| width="70"| Country
! width="175"| Player ! width="70"| Country ! width="175"| Player ! Rank1 ! Seed |
|---|
| bgcolor=#cfc
|{{flag|GBR}} |{{flag|GBR}} |25 |1 |
| {{flag|GBR}}
|{{flag|BRA}} |29 |2 |
| bgcolor=#fcc
|{{flag|AUS}} |{{flag|SVK}} |33 |3 |
| {{flag|ITA}}
|{{flag|ARG}} |57 |4 |
- 1 Rankings are as of 20 September 2021.
=Other entrants=
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
- {{flagicon|USA}} Brandon Nakashima / {{flagicon|NED}} Sem Verbeek
- {{flagicon|CRO}} Antonio Šančić / {{flagicon|NZL}} Artem Sitak
=Withdrawals=
;Before the tournament
- {{flagicon|USA}} Nicholas Monroe / {{flagicon|USA}} Frances Tiafoe → replaced by {{flagicon|GER}} Dominik Koepfer / {{flagicon|USA}} Nicholas Monroe
- {{flagicon|USA}} Rajeev Ram / {{flagicon|USA}} Jack Sock → replaced by {{flagicon|AUS}} Jordan Thompson / {{flagicon|USA}} Jackson Withrow
References
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External links
- [https://barnessdopen.com/ Official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210903180928/https://barnessdopen.com/ |date=2021-09-03 }}
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Category:Tennis tournaments in the United States
Category:September 2021 sports events in the United States