| 2021 Miami Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | March 23 – April 4 | 
| Edition | 36th | 
| Category | Masters 1000 (ATP) WTA 1000 (WTA)  | 
| Draw | 96S/48Q/32D | 
| Prize money | $4,299,205 (ATP) $3,260,190 (WTA)  | 
| Surface | Hard (Outdoor) | 
| Location | Miami Gardens, Florida, United States | 
| Venue | Hard Rock Stadium | 
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
| Women's singles | |
| Men's doubles | |
| Women's doubles | |
The 2021 Miami Open was a professional hardcourt tennis tournament played from March 23 to April 4, 2021, on the grounds of Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. The 36th edition of the Miami Open, it was a Masters 1000 event on the 2021 ATP Tour, and a WTA 1000 event on the 2021 WTA Tour. The 2020 edition was postponed due to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in Florida.[1]
Due to COVID-19 restrictions, capacity for each session was limited to 800–1,000 spectators, and spectators were only admitted in the three largest courts on the site; Hard Rock Stadium itself was not used.[2] Roger Federer and Ashleigh Barty were the defending champions from 2019 in the men's and women's singles respectively. Barty successfully defended her title, defeating Bianca Andreescu in the final, 6–3, 4–0, retired. Federer did not attend the tournament.[3]
Champions
Men's singles
 Hubert Hurkacz def. 
 Jannik Sinner 7–6(7–4), 6–4.
Women's singles
 Ashleigh Barty def. 
 Bianca Andreescu 6–3, 4–0 ret.
Men's doubles
 Nikola Mektić / 
 Mate Pavić def. 
 Dan Evans / 
 Neal Skupski 6–4, 6–4.
Women's doubles
 Shuko Aoyama / 
 Ena Shibahara def. 
 Hayley Carter / 
 Luisa Stefani, 6–2, 7–5.
Points and prize money
Point distribution
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Round of 128 | Q | Q2 | Q1 | 
| Men's singles | 1000 | 600 | 360 | 180 | 90 | 45 | 25* | 10 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's doubles | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| Women's singles | 650 | 390 | 215 | 120 | 65 | 35* | 10 | 30 | 20 | 2 | |
| Women's Doubles | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 
* Players with byes receive first round points.
Prize money
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Round of 128 | Q2 | Q1 | 
| Men's singles | $300,110 | $165,000 | $93,000 | $61,000 | $40,000 | $26,000 | $16,000 | $10,000 | $5,890 | $3,100 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's singles | ||||||||||
| Men's doubles | $81,000 | $51,000 | $38,000 | $27,000 | $18,000 | $12,000 | — | — | — | — | 
| Women's doubles | — | — | — | — | 
ATP singles main-draw entrants
The following are the seeded players. Seedings and ranking points based on ATP rankings as of March 22, 2021.
| Seed | Rank | Player | Points before | Points defending[lower-alpha 1] | Points won | Points after | Status | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9,940 | 90 | 180 | 10,030 | Quarterfinals lost to  | |
| 2 | 5 | 6,950 | 90 | 180 | 7,040 | Quarterfinals lost to  | |
| 3 | 7 | 6,070 | 10 | 10 | 6,070 | Second round lost to  | |
| 4 | 8 | 5,101 | 61 | 360 | 5,400 | Semifinals lost to  | |
| 5 | 9 | 3,640 | 10 | 90 | 3,720 | Fourth round lost to  | |
| 6 | 11 | 3,000 | 360 | 45 | 2,820 | Third round lost to  | |
| 7 | 12 | 2,910 | 180 | 360 | 3,090 | Semifinals lost to  | |
| 8 | 13 | 2,795 | 90 | 10 | 2,750 | Second round lost to  | |
| 9 | 16 | 2,620 | 45 | 10 | 2,598 | Second round lost to  | |
| 10 | 17 | 2,570 | 45 | 10 | 2,548 | Second round lost to  | |
| 11 | 18 | 2,561 | 376 | 45 | 2,373 | Third round lost to  | |
| 12 | 19 | 2,450 | 45 | 90 | 2,495 | Fourth round lost to  | |
| 13 | 20 | 2,385 | 0 | 10 | 2,385 | Second round lost to  | |
| 14 | 22 | 2,200 | 10 | 45 | 2,280 | Third round lost to  | |
| 15 | 23 | 2,190 | 0 | 10 | 2,200 | Second round lost to  | |
| 16 | 26 | 1,895 | 45 | 45 | 1,895 | Third round lost to  | |
| 17 | 27 | 1,888 | (15)† | 45 | 1,918 | Third round lost to  | |
| 18 | 28 | 1,850 | 600 | 90 | 1,340 | Fourth round lost to  | |
| 19 | 29 | 1,813 | 25 | 10 | 1,797 | Second round lost to  | |
| 20 | 30 | 1,790 | 10 | 45 | 1,825 | Third round lost to  | |
| 21 | 31 | 1,789 | (20)‡ | 600 | 2,369 | Runner-up, lost to  | |
| 22 | 32 | 1,775 | 10 | 90 | 1,855 | Fourth round lost to  | |
| 23 | 33 | 1,773 | (48)н | 10 | 1,749 | Second round lost to  | |
| 24 | 34 | 1,668 | 25 | 90 | 1,733 | Fourth round lost to.  | |
| 25 | 36 | 1,661 | 25 | 45 | 1,681 | Third round lost to  | |
| 26 | 37 | 1,645 | 45 | 1,000 | 2,600 | Champion, defeated  | |
| 27 | 38 | 1,645 | 90 | 10 | 1,600 | Second round lost to  | |
| 28 | 39 | 1,513 | 10 | 45 | 1,548 | Third round lost to  | |
| 29 | 40 | 1,462 | 10 | 45 | 1,497 | Third round lost to  | |
| 30 | 41 | 1,457 | 61 | 10 | 1,427 | Second round lost to  | |
| 31 | 42 | 1,450 | 10 | 45 | 1,485 | Third round lost to  | |
| 32 | 44 | 1,385 | 41 | 180 | 1,462 | Quarterfinals lost to  | 
- ↑ Tournaments dated March 4 to August 5, 2019 during the 2019 season are dropped their defending points in each tournament divided by 50 percent.[4]
 
† The player did not qualify for the tournament in 2019. Accordingly, this was his points from the ATP Challenger Tour.
‡ The player did not qualify for the tournament in 2019. Accordingly, this was his 18th best result deducted instead.
н The player used an exemption after the completion of the tournament in 2019. Accordingly, this was his points from the ATP Challenger Tour.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:[5]
The following players received entry using a protected ranking into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
 Liam Broady
 Ernesto Escobedo
 Thomas Fabbiano
 Bjorn Fratangelo
 Thanasi Kokkinakis
 Paolo Lorenzi
 Mackenzie McDonald
 Shintaro Mochizuki
 Emilio Nava
 Thiago Seyboth Wild
 Alejandro Tabilo
 Mischa Zverev
The following players received entry as a lucky losers:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
 
 Pablo Andújar → replaced by 
 Federico Coria
 Pablo Carreño Busta → replaced by 
 João Sousa
 Matteo Berrettini → replaced by 
 Denis Kudla
 Borna Ćorić → replaced by 
 Yannick Hanfmann
 Pablo Cuevas → replaced by 
 Pedro Martínez
 Alejandro Davidovich Fokina → replaced by 
 Mikael Ymer
 Novak Djokovic → replaced by 
 Alexei Popyrin
 Kyle Edmund → replaced by 
 James Duckworth
 Roger Federer → replaced by 
 Marcos Giron
 Richard Gasquet → replaced by 
 Yasutaka Uchiyama
 Filip Krajinović → replaced by 
 Ilya Ivashka
 Nick Kyrgios → replaced by 
 Emil Ruusuvuori
 John Millman → replaced by 
 Lorenzo Musetti
 Gaël Monfils → replaced by 
 Pierre-Hugues Herbert
 Thiago Monteiro → replaced by 
 Damir Džumhur
 Corentin Moutet → replaced by 
 Mikhail Kukushkin
 Andy Murray → replaced by 
 Federico Gaio
 Rafael Nadal → replaced by 
 Pedro Sousa
 Guido Pella → replaced by 
 Lloyd Harris
 Albert Ramos Viñolas → replaced by 
 Daniel Elahi Galán
 Casper Ruud → replaced by 
 Christopher O'Connell
 Gilles Simon → replaced by 
 Kwon Soon-woo
 Dominic Thiem → replaced by 
 Federico Delbonis
 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga → replaced by 
 Sebastian Korda
 Stan Wawrinka → replaced by 
 Steve Johnson
- During the tournament
 
Retirements
ATP doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juan Sebastián Cabal | Robert Farah | 3 | 1 | ||
| Nikola Mektić | Mate Pavić | 8 | 2 | ||
| Ivan Dodig | Filip Polášek | 19 | 3 | ||
| Marcel Granollers | Horacio Zeballos | 21 | 4 | ||
| Wesley Koolhof | Łukasz Kubot | 21 | 5 | ||
| Jamie Murray | Bruno Soares | 23 | 6 | ||
| Rajeev Ram | Joe Salisbury | 26 | 7 | ||
| Pierre-Hugues Herbert | Nicolas Mahut | 29 | 8 | 
- 1 Rankings as of March 15, 2021.
 
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
The following pair received entry as an alternate:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
 
 Alex de Minaur / 
 John Millman → replaced by 
 Miomir Kecmanović / 
 Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
 Grigor Dimitrov / 
 Kei Nishikori → replaced by 
 Marcelo Demoliner / 
 Santiago González
- During the tournament
 
WTA singles main-draw entrants
Seeds
The following are the seeded players. Seedings are based on WTA rankings as of March 15, 2021. Rankings and points before are as of March 22, 2021.
| Seed | Rank | Player | Points before | Points defending^ | Points won¡ | Points after | Status | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 9,186 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 9,186 | Champion, defeated  | |
| 2 | 2 | 7,835 | 65 | 215 | 7,985 | Quarterfinals lost to  | |
| 3 | 3 | 7,255 | 390 | (65) 100 | 6,965 | Third round withdrew due to shoulder injury | |
| 4 | 4 | 5,760 | 10 + 35 | (65) 100 + 100 | 5,915 | Third round lost to  | |
| 5 | 5 | 5,370 | 10 | 390 | 5,750 | Semifinals lost to  | |
| 6 | 6 | 5,205 | 650 | (65) 105 | 4,660 | Third round lost to  | |
| 7 | 8 | 4,815 | 10 + 120 | 215 + 185 | 5,085 | Quarterfinals lost to  | |
| 8 | 9 | 4,735 | 120 | 650 | 5,265 | Runner-up, lost to  | |
| 9 | 10 | 4,571 | 215 | 120 | 4,476 | Fourth round lost to  | |
| 10 | 11 | 4,505 | 120 | (10) 105 | 4,490 | Second round lost to  | |
| 11 | 12 | 4,260 | 10 | 65 | 4,315 | Third round lost to  | |
| 12 | 13 | 4,235 | 10 + 280 | 120 + 55 | 4,120 | Fourth round lost to  | |
| 13 | 14 | 3,765 | (2) | (10) | 3,765 | Second round lost to  | |
| 14 | 15 | 3,665 | 35 + 180 | 120 + 55 | 3,625 | Fourth round lost to  | |
| 15 | 16 | 3,570 | 20 | 65 | 3,615 | Third round lost to  | |
| 16 | 17 | 3,310 | 65 + 65 | 120 + 100 | 3,400 | Fourth round lost to  | |
| 17 | 18 | 3,206 | 35 | 65 | 3,236 | Third round lost to  | |
| 18 | 19 | 3,075 | 10 + 470 | 10 + 1 | 2,606 | Second round lost to  | |
| 19 | 20 | 2,957 | 215 | 120 | 2,862 | Fourth round lost to  | |
| 20 | 21 | 2,850 | 35 + 185 + 10 | (10) 60 + 55 + 55 | 2,790 | Second round lost to  | |
| 21 | 23 | 2,718 | (100)† | (65) 100 | 2,718 | Third round lost to  | |
| 22 | 24 | 2,620 | 390 | 65 | 2,295 | Third round lost to  | |
| 23 | 25 | 2,570 | 35 + 10 | 390 + 105 | 3,020 | Semifinals lost to  | |
| 24 | 26 | 2,370 | 65 + 110 | 65 + 55 | 2,315 | Third round lost to  | |
| 25 | 27 | 2,256 | 35 | (0) 1 | 2,222 | Withdrew due to left foot injury | |
| 26 | 28 | 2,015 | 120 + 35 | (10) 55 + 55 | 1,970 | Second round lost to  | |
| 27 | 30 | 1,965 | 35 + 10 | 120 + 48 | 2,088 | Fourth round lost to  | |
| 28 | 32 | 1,905 | 35 + 35 | 65 + 60 | 1,960 | Third round lost to  | |
| 29 | 33 | 1,904 | 30 + 55 | 120 + 29 | 1,968 | Fourth round lost to  | |
| 30 | 34 | 1,900 | 10 | 65 | 1,955 | Third round lost to  | |
| 31 | 36 | 1,821 | 35 | 10 | 1,796 | Second round lost to  | |
| 32 | 37 | 1,820 | (2) 160 | (65) 80 | 1,740 | Third round lost to  | 
^ Points form 2019 Miami, 2019 Guadalajara, 2019 Charleston and 2019 Monterrey will be dropped on Monday, April 5; 2019 Indian Wells will not be mandatory anymore
¡ Miami will not be considered a mandatory result that must be counted as part of a player's best 16 results[6]
† The player did not qualify for the tournament in 2019. Accordingly, this was her 16th best result deducted instead.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
 Anna Kalinskaya
 Ana Konjuh
 Robin Montgomery
 Storm Sanders
 Katrina Scott
 Mayar Sherif
 Wang Xinyu
 Wang Xiyu
The following player received entry using a protected ranking into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
 Hailey Baptiste
 Aliona Bolsova
 Mihaela Buzărnescu
 Elisabetta Cocciaretto
 Olga Danilović
 Océane Dodin
 Kristína Kučová
 Tereza Martincová
 Tsvetana Pironkova
 Liudmila Samsonova
 Nina Stojanović
 Renata Zarazúa
The following player received entry as a lucky loser:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
 
 Polona Hercog → replaced by 
 Andrea Petkovic
 Hsieh Su-wei → replaced by 
 Anastasia Potapova
 Daria Kasatkina → replaced by 
 Zarina Diyas
 Ann Li → replaced by 
 Katie Boulter
 Karolína Muchová → replaced by 
 Camila Giorgi
 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova → replaced by 
 Lauren Davis
 Alison Riske → replaced by 
 Kirsten Flipkens
 Barbora Strýcová → replaced by 
 Marta Kostyuk
 Patricia Maria Țig → replaced by 
 Madison Brengle
 Alison Van Uytvanck → replaced by 
 Nao Hibino
 Donna Vekić → replaced by 
 Arantxa Rus
 Serena Williams → replaced by 
 Christina McHale
 Dayana Yastremska (provisional suspension) → replaced by 
 Venus Williams
- During the tournament
 
Retirements
WTA doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elise Mertens | Aryna Sabalenka | 3 | 1 | ||
| Barbora Krejčíková | Kateřina Siniaková | 15 | 2 | ||
| Nicole Melichar | Demi Schuurs | 23 | 3 | ||
| Tímea Babos | Veronika Kudermetova | 30 | 4 | ||
| Shuko Aoyama | Ena Shibahara | 30 | 5 | ||
| Xu Yifan | Zhang Shuai | 39 | 6 | ||
| Alexa Guarachi | Desirae Krawczyk | 39 | 7 | ||
| Hayley Carter | Luisa Stefani | 63 | 8 | 
- 1 Rankings as of March 15, 2021.
 
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
The following pairs received entry using a protected ranking into the doubles main draw:
 Kaitlyn Christian / 
 Alla Kudryavtseva
 Kirsten Flipkens / 
 CoCo Vandeweghe
 Vania King / 
 Yaroslava Shvedova
The following pairs received entry as an alternate:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
 
 Ashleigh Barty / 
 Jennifer Brady → replaced by 
 Caroline Garcia / 
 Nadia Podoroska
 Belinda Bencic / 
 Jil Teichmann → replaced by 
 Petra Martić / 
 Shelby Rogers
 Anna Kalinskaya / 
 Viktória Kužmová → replaced by 
 Ekaterina Alexandrova / 
 Zhaoxuan Yang
 Laura Siegemund / 
 Vera Zvonareva → replaced by 
 Asia Muhammad / 
 Jessica Pegula
- During the tournament
 
References
- ↑ "Miami Open canceled because of coronavirus outbreak". ESPN. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
 - ↑ Kaufman, Michelle (2021-03-21). "Everything you need to know as modified Miami Open tennis tournament starts Monday". Miami Herald. Archived from the original on 2021-04-04. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
 - ↑ "The World's Greatest Players Return to the Miami Open Presented by Itaú". Miami Open. February 25, 2021. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
 - ↑ "ATP Announces Player & Tournament COVID-19 Support Package". Association of Tennis Professionals. March 3, 2021. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
 - ↑ "Wildcards in the 2021 Miami Open". miamiherald.com.
 - ↑ "How Osaka can retake the No.1 spot from Barty".