Nikoloz Basilashvili
Nikoloz Basilashvili ( ka, ნიკოლოზ ბასილაშვილი, tr, ; born 23 February 1992) is a Georgian professional tennis player. He reached a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 16 on 27 May 2019 making him the ...
defeated
Roberto Bautista Agut
Roberto Bautista Agut (; born 14 April 1988) is a Spanish professional tennis player. He has been ATP rankings, ranked as high as world No. 9 by the Association of Tennis Professionals, ATP in singles, achieved on 4 November 2019. Bautista Agut ...
in the final, 7–6
(7–5), 6–2 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2021 Qatar Open. Basilashvili saved a match point against
Roger Federer
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in the quarterfinals.
Andrey Rublev
Andrey Andreyevich Rublev (; born 20 October 1997) is a Russian professional tennis player. He has been ranked as high as world No. 5 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), which he first achieved in September 2021 ...
was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Bautista Agut.
This tournament marked the return of former world No. 1 Federer to the tour for the first time since the
2020 Australian Open, due to a pair of knee surgeries since then.
His defeat to Basilashvili marked a record-extending 24th and final loss from match point up in his career.
Seeds
The top four
seeds
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received a
bye into the second round.
Draw
Finals
Top half
Bottom half
Qualifying
Seeds
Qualifiers
Lucky loser
Qualifying draw
First qualifier
Second qualifier
Third qualifier
Fourth qualifier
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