The 2021

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s. It was the 21st edition of the tournament which was part of the

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. It took place in

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, Italy between 23 and 29 August 2021. Due to

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, the 2020 edition of the tournament was not held and the 2021 edition was rescheduled from the traditional dates in April.

Singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

* ¹ Rankings are as of 16 August 2021.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: *

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* Emiliano Maggioli *

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The following player received entry into the singles main draw using a protected ranking: * Jeremy Jahn The following player received entry into the singles main draw as an alternate: *

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The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Nicolás Álvarez *

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* Cristian Rodríguez *

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Champions

Singles

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6–1, 3–6, 6–3.

Doubles

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/ Cristian Rodríguez def.

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6–2, 6–4.

References

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