The 2021 ATP Cup was the second edition of the

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, an international outdoor

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men's team

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tournament held by the

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(ATP). It was held with 12 teams at

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in Australia, from 2 to 7 February 2021. It was originally supposed to take place with 24 teams in

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and

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from 1 to 10 January 2021, but was changed due to the impact of the

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. Following a case of COVID-19 in the tournament's quarantine hotel, all matches scheduled for 4 February have been suspended. Team Serbia was the defending champion, but got eliminated in the group stage. Team Russia won the tournament, defeating Italy 2–0 in the final.

ATP ranking points

* Maximum 500 points for undefeated singles player, 250 points for doubles.

Entries

11 countries qualified based on the ATP ranking of its highest-ranked singles player on 4 January 2021, and their commitment to play at the event. Host country Australia received a wild card. Switzerland withdrew after world number 5

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was ruled unfit to compete at the event due to a knee injury. *

Group stage

The 12 teams were divided into four groups of three teams each in a round-robin format. The winners of each group will qualify for the

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Overview

T = Ties, M = Matches, S = Sets

Group A

Serbia vs. Canada

Germany vs. Canada

Serbia vs. Germany

Group B

Spain vs. Australia

Greece vs. Australia

Spain vs. Greece

Note: By ATP Cup rules retired match is not counting into percentage of sets and games.

Group C

Austria vs. Italy

Italy vs. France

Austria vs. France

Note: By ATP Cup rules retired match is not counting into percentage of sets and games.

Group D

Russia vs. Argentina

Russia vs. Japan

Argentina vs. Japan

Knockout stage

Bracket

Semi-finals

Germany vs. Russia

Italy vs. Spain

Final

Russia vs. Italy

References

External links

Official websiteDraw
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