2021 BNP Paribas Open – Men's singles

Men's singles
Men's singles
2021 BNP Paribas Open
Final
Champion	Cameron Norrie
Runner-up	Nikoloz Basilashvili
Score	3–6, 6–4, 6–1
Details
Draw	96 (12 Q / 5 WC )
Seeds	32
Events

Cameron Norrie defeated Nikoloz Basilashvili in the final, 3–6, 6–4, 6–1 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2021 Indian Wells Masters. It was his first ATP Tour Masters 1000 title, and he became the first Briton to win the title. Basilashvili became the first Georgian to reach a Masters-level final since Alex Metreveli in 1968, and the first to do so while representing Georgia as an independent nation.^{[citation needed]}

Dominic Thiem was the reigning champion from when the event was last held in 2019,^[1] but did not participate due to a long-standing wrist injury.^[2]

With no former champions participating, a new Indian Wells champion was guaranteed.^[3]^[4] For the first time, all four semifinalists at a Masters event were ranked outside of the world's top 25.^[5]

Seeds

All seeds received a bye into the second round.

01.

Daniil Medvedev (fourth round)

02.

Stefanos Tsitsipas (quarterfinals)

03.

Alexander Zverev (quarterfinals)

04.

Andrey Rublev (third round)

05.

Matteo Berrettini (third round)

06.

Casper Ruud (fourth round)

07.

Félix Auger-Aliassime (second round)

08.

Hubert Hurkacz (quarterfinals)

09.

Denis Shapovalov (third round)

10.

Jannik Sinner (fourth round)

11.

Diego Schwartzman (quarterfinals)

12.

Pablo Carreño Busta (third round)

13.

Cristian Garín (third round)

14.

Gaël Monfils (fourth round)

15.

Roberto Bautista Agut (third round)

16.

Reilly Opelka (third round)

17.

Lorenzo Sonego (second round)

18.

Daniel Evans (third round)

19.

Aslan Karatsev (fourth round)

20.

John Isner (third round, withdrew)

21. Cameron Norrie (champion)

22.

Alex de Minaur (fourth round)

23.

Grigor Dimitrov (semifinals)

24.

Karen Khachanov (fourth round)

25.

Fabio Fognini (third round)

26.

Lloyd Harris (third round)

27.

Filip Krajinović (third round)

28.

Dušan Lajović (second round)

29.

Nikoloz Basilashvili (final)

30.

Carlos Alcaraz (second round)

31.

Taylor Fritz (semifinals)

32.

Sebastian Korda (second round)

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

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals					Semifinals				Final

23	Grigor Dimitrov	3	6	7⁷

8	Hubert Hurkacz	6	4	6²
					23	Grigor Dimitrov	2	4

					21	Cameron Norrie	6	6
21	Cameron Norrie	6	6

11	Diego Schwartzman	0	2
									21	Cameron Norrie	3	6	6

									29	Nikoloz Basilashvili	6	4	1
31	Taylor Fritz	4	6	7⁷

3	Alexander Zverev	6	3	6³
					31	Taylor Fritz	6⁵	3

					29	Nikoloz Basilashvili	7⁷	6
29	Nikoloz Basilashvili	6	2	6

2	Stefanos Tsitsipas	4	6	4

Top half

Section 1

First round					Second round				Third round				Fourth round

					1	D Medvedev	6	6
	M McDonald	6	6			M McDonald	4	2
	J Duckworth	3	3						1	D Medvedev	6	7⁷
	M Giron	6⁷	6	6					27	F Krajinović	2	6¹
Q	B van de Zandschulp	7⁹	2	4		M Giron	6²	5
					27	F Krajinović	7⁷	7
													1	D Medvedev	6	4	3
													23	G Dimitrov	4	6	6
					23	G Dimitrov	6	6
	D Altmaier	6	6			D Altmaier	4	2
	S Querrey	2	4						23	G Dimitrov	6	6
PR	P Kohlschreiber	2	4						16	R Opelka	3	4
	T Daniel	6	6			T Daniel	5	3
					16	R Opelka	7	6

Section 2

First round					Second round				Third round				Fourth round

					9	D Shapovalov	3
	V Pospisil	6	4	6		V Pospisil	0^r
WC	J. J. Wolf	4	6	4					9	D Shapovalov	5	2
Q	S Caruso	6	6						19	A Karatsev	7	6
WC	Z Svajda	3	1		Q	S Caruso	0	2
					19	A Karatsev	6	6
													19	A Karatsev	1	3
													8	H Hurkacz	6	6
					32	S Korda	0	4
	B Paire	4	4			F Tiafoe	6	6
	F Tiafoe	6	6							F Tiafoe	3	2
	A Popyrin	6	7⁷						8	H Hurkacz	6	6
	M Kecmanović	3	6⁴			A Popyrin	1	5
					8	H Hurkacz	6	7

Section 3

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

					4	A Rublev	6	6
	C Taberner	6	6			C Taberner	3	4
	J Munar	3	3							4	A Rublev	4	6	5
	T Paul	6	7⁷								T Paul	6	3	7
	F López	3	6³			T Paul	6	6
					28	D Lajović	2	3
																T Paul	4	6	2
															21	C Norrie	6	4	6
					21	C Norrie	6	5	6
	T Monteiro	4	3			T Sandgren	4	7	0
	T Sandgren	6	6							21	C Norrie	6	5	6
	S-w Kwon	6	3	4						15	R Bautista Agut	4	7	3
	G Pella	1	6	6		G Pella	5	3
					15	R Bautista Agut	7	6

Section 4

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

					11	D Schwartzman	6	3	7
Q	M Cressy	6³	6	7	Q	M Cressy	2	6	5
	L Đere	7⁷	1	5						11	D Schwartzman	5	6	6
	K Nishikori	6⁵	6	6						18	D Evans	7	4	0
Q	J Sousa	7⁷	3	2		K Nishikori	6	3	4
					18	D Evans	4	6	6
															11	D Schwartzman	6	6
															6	C Ruud	3	3
					26	L Harris	6	6
	A Davidovich Fokina	6⁵	6	7		A Davidovich Fokina	3	3
	S Johnson	7⁷	3	5						26	L Harris	7⁷	4	4
Q	R Olivo	5	5							6	C Ruud	6⁴	6	6
	R Carballés Baena	7	7			R Carballés Baena	1	2
					6	C Ruud	6	6

Bottom half

Section 5

First round					Second round				Third round				Fourth round

					5	M Berrettini	6	7
	D Kudla	1	6⁰		Q	A Tabilo	4	5
Q	A Tabilo	6	7⁷						5	M Berrettini	4	3
	F Coria	3	2						31	T Fritz	6	6
	B Nakashima	6	6			B Nakashima	3	4
					31	T Fritz	6	6
													31	T Fritz	6	6
													10	J Sinner	4	3
					20	J Isner	6	6
	F Delbonis	3	6	6²		Y Nishioka	3	4
	Y Nishioka	6	3	7⁷					20	J Isner
WC	J Sock	5	6	3					10	J Sinner	w/o
	J Millman	7	4	6		J Millman	2	2
					10	J Sinner	6	6

Section 6

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

					14	G Monfils	6	6
	M Fucsovics	6	3	2		G Mager	4	2
	G Mager	1	6	6						14	G Monfils	7	6
	K Anderson	7	6								K Anderson	5	2
	J Thompson	5	2			K Anderson	7⁹	7⁷
					17	L Sonego	6⁷	6³
														14	G Monfils	1	3
														3	A Zverev	6	6
					30	C Alcaraz	7	3	2
WC	A Murray	6	6		WC	A Murray	5	6	6
	A Mannarino	3	2							WC	A Murray	4	6⁴
Q	C İlkel	6⁵	4							3	A Zverev	6	7⁷
	J Brooksby	7⁷	6			J Brooksby	4	6	1
					3	A Zverev	6	3	6

Section 7

First round					Second round				Third round					Fourth round

					7	F Auger-Aliassime	4	2
	A Ramos Viñolas	6	6			A Ramos Viñolas	6	6
	L Musetti	1	3							A Ramos Viñolas	6	6²	2
	E Gerasimov	3	3						29	N Basilashvili	4	7⁷	6
Q	C Eubanks	6	6		Q	C Eubanks	4	3
					29	N Basilashvili	6	6
														29	N Basilashvili	6	7⁸
														24	K Khachanov	4	6⁶
					24	K Khachanov	6	7
	D Koepfer	7⁷	2	0		E Ruusuvuori	2	5
	E Ruusuvuori	6³	6	6					24	K Khachanov	6	6
	F Bagnis	3	1						12	P Carreño Busta	0	4
Q	E Gómez	6	6		Q	E Gómez	1	4
					12	P Carreño Busta	6	6

Section 8

First round				Second round					Third round					Fourth round

				13	C Garín	7	6
WC	H Rune	4	1	Q	E Escobedo	5	2
Q	E Escobedo	6	6						13	C Garín	4	2
Q	A Vukic	7	6						22	A de Minaur	6	6
	P Andújar	5	4	Q	A Vukic	4	5
				22	A de Minaur	6	7
														22	A de Minaur	7⁷	6³	2
														2	S Tsitsipas	6³	7⁷	6
				25	F Fognini	6	4	6
	J-L Struff	7⁷	6		J-L Struff	4	6	3
	DE Galán	6⁴	3						25	F Fognini	6	3	4
	P Martínez	6	6						2	S Tsitsipas	2	6	6
Q	R Marcora	4	0		P Martínez	2	4
				2	S Tsitsipas	6	6

Qualifying

Seeds

Botic van de Zandschulp (qualified)
Salvatore Caruso (qualified)
Alex Bolt (first round)
Maxime Cressy (qualified)
Mikhail Kukushkin (qualifying competition)
Evgeny Donskoy (qualifying competition)
Federico Gaio (first round)
Mitchell Krueger (first round)
Jason Jung (first round, retired)
Altuğ Çelikbilek (qualifying competition)
Emilio Gómez (qualified)
Bjorn Fratangelo (qualifying competition)
Ernesto Escobedo (qualified)
Cem İlkel (qualified)
João Sousa (qualified)
Thanasi Kokkinakis (first round)
Alejandro Tabilo (qualified)
Enzo Couacaud (qualifying competition)
Ramkumar Ramanathan (first round)
Christopher Eubanks (qualified)
Ernests Gulbis (first round)
Renzo Olivo (qualified)
Ivo Karlović (qualifying competition)
Aleksandar Vukic (qualified)

Qualifiers

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

First round				Qualifying competition

1	Botic van de Zandschulp	6	6

	Peter Polansky	3	3
				1	Botic van de Zandschulp	6	4	6

					Thai-Son Kwiatkowski	4	6	2
	Thai-Son Kwiatkowski	6	6

21	Ernests Gulbis	4	2

Second qualifier

First round					Qualifying competition

2	Salvatore Caruso	6	6

	Jason Kubler	0	3
					2	Salvatore Caruso	6	6

						Roberto Quiroz	4	4
	Roberto Quiroz	6	3	6

19	Ramkumar Ramanathan	4	6	4

Third qualifier

First round					Qualifying competition

3	Alex Bolt	7⁷	6⁵	2

	Roberto Marcora	6⁵	7⁷	6
						Roberto Marcora	6	7

						Matteo Viola	2	5
	Matteo Viola	6	3	7¹¹

16	Thanasi Kokkinakis	3	6	6⁹

Fourth qualifier

First round					Qualifying competition

4	Maxime Cressy	6	4	6

	Hiroki Moriya	4	6	3
					4	Maxime Cressy	7	6²	6

					18	Enzo Couacaud	5	7⁷	2
	Christian Harrison	3	7	6²

18	Enzo Couacaud	6	5	7⁷

Fifth qualifier

First round				Qualifying competition

5	Mikhail Kukushkin	5

	Steven Diez	2^r
				5	Mikhail Kukushkin	2	4

				13	Ernesto Escobedo	6	6
PR	Denis Istomin	3	2

13	Ernesto Escobedo	6	6

Sixth qualifier

First round					Qualifying competition

6	Evgeny Donskoy	6¹⁰	7⁷	7

	Adrián Menéndez Maceiras	7¹²	6²	5
					6	Evgeny Donskoy	2	1

					17	Alejandro Tabilo	6	6
	Michael Mmoh	3	4

17	Alejandro Tabilo	6	6

Seventh qualifier

First round					Qualifying competition

7	Federico Gaio	3	6	3

	Andrea Arnaboldi	6	3	6
						Andrea Arnaboldi	1	7⁸	3

					22	Renzo Olivo	6	6⁶	6
WC	Shintaro Mochizuki	3	2

22	Renzo Olivo	6	6

Eighth qualifier

First round					Qualifying competition

8	Mitchell Krueger	6	6¹⁰	5

WC	Govind Nanda	0	7¹²	7
					WC	Govind Nanda	1	6	4

					14	Cem İlkel	6	2	6
	Maxime Janvier	2	7⁷	6⁴

14	Cem İlkel	6	6⁴	7⁷

Ninth qualifier

First round					Qualifying competition

9	Jason Jung	3	6	2^r

WC	Stefan Kozlov	6	3	5
					WC	Stefan Kozlov	6	0	5

					20	Christopher Eubanks	2	6	7
	Michael Geerts	1	3

20	Christopher Eubanks	6	6

Tenth qualifier

First round					Qualifying competition

10	Altuğ Çelikbilek	2	6	6

	Thomas Fabbiano	6	2	1
					10	Altuğ Çelikbilek	3	5

					15	João Sousa	6	7
WC	Victor Lilov	2	0

15	João Sousa	6	6

Eleventh qualifier

First round					Qualifying competition

11	Emilio Gómez	6	6

WC	Aleksandar Kovacevic	4	2
					11	Emilio Gómez	6	7⁹

					23	Ivo Karlović	3	6⁷
	Brayden Schnur	6	6⁵	6⁷

23	Ivo Karlović	4	7⁷	7⁹

Twelfth qualifier

First round				Qualifying competition

12	Bjorn Fratangelo	6	6

	Mikael Torpegaard	2	1
				12	Bjorn Fratangelo	1	4

				24	Aleksandar Vukic	6	6
	Ulises Blanch	2	5

24	Aleksandar Vukic	6	7

References

^ "Dominic Thiem Topples Roger Federer For Maiden Masters Title In Indian Wells | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. 17 Mar 2019. Retrieved 6 Oct 2021.
^ "Thiem to miss US Open and remainder of 2021 due to wrist injury". Tennis Majors. 18 Aug 2021. Retrieved 6 Oct 2021.
^ "Scouting Report: Daniil Medvedev, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Alexander Zverev Head Indian Wells Field | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. 5 Oct 2021. Retrieved 9 Oct 2021.
^ "BNP Paribas Open 2021: Draws, Dates, Storylines & All You Need To Know | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. 3 Oct 2021. Retrieved 9 Oct 2021.
^ Clarey, Christopher (16 Oct 2021). "Paula Badosa, Victoria Azarenka in Surprise Indian Wells Final". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 16 Oct 2021. Retrieved 16 Oct 2021.

External links

[1] "Dominic Thiem Topples Roger Federer For Maiden Masters Title In Indian Wells | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. 17 Mar 2019. Retrieved 6 Oct 2021.

[2] "Thiem to miss US Open and remainder of 2021 due to wrist injury". Tennis Majors. 18 Aug 2021. Retrieved 6 Oct 2021.

[3] "Scouting Report: Daniil Medvedev, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Alexander Zverev Head Indian Wells Field | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. 5 Oct 2021. Retrieved 9 Oct 2021.

[4] "BNP Paribas Open 2021: Draws, Dates, Storylines & All You Need To Know | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. 3 Oct 2021. Retrieved 9 Oct 2021.

[5] Clarey, Christopher (16 Oct 2021). "Paula Badosa, Victoria Azarenka in Surprise Indian Wells Final". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 16 Oct 2021. Retrieved 16 Oct 2021.

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