2021 French Open – Men's singles

Men's singles
2021 French Open
2020 Champion	Rafael Nadal

Main article: 2021 French Open

Rafael Nadal is the four-time defending champion.

Novak Djokovic and Daniil Medvedev are in contention for the ATP No.1 singles ranking at the beginning of the tournament. Medvedev can attain the ranking by reaching the finals if Djokovic loses in the semifinals. If they meet in the finals, then the winner will clinch number one.

Nadal and Roger Federer will attempt to win a record 21st Grand Slam title and be the outright leader in the men's singles category. Additionally, both Federer and Djokovic are vying to become the first male player to achieve a double career Grand Slam in the Open Era.

This is the first time in Grand Slam history that Djokovic, Federer, and Nadal, the three most successful men's singles Grand Slam champions of all time, were in the same half of the main draw.

After Dominic Thiem's first-round defeat, a new French Open finalist, who has not won a Grand Slam previously, will be guaranteed from the bottom half of the draw.

Seeds

01.   Novak Djokovic

02.   Daniil Medvedev

03.   Rafael Nadal

04.   Dominic Thiem (First round)

05.   Stefanos Tsitsipas

06.   Alexander Zverev

07.   Andrey Rublev

08.   Roger Federer

09.   Matteo Berrettini

10.   Diego Schwartzman

11.   Roberto Bautista Agut

12.   Pablo Carreño Busta

13.   David Goffin (First round)

14.   Gaël Monfils

15.   Casper Ruud

16.   Grigor Dimitrov (First round, retired)

17.   Milos Raonic (Withdrew)

18.   Jannik Sinner

19.   Hubert Hurkacz (First round)

20.   Félix Auger-Aliassime

21.   Alex de Minaur

22.   Cristian Garín

23.   Karen Khachanov

24.   Aslan Karatsev

25.   Dan Evans (First round)

26.   Lorenzo Sonego (First round)

27.   Fabio Fognini

28.   Nikoloz Basilashvili

29.   Ugo Humbert

30.   Taylor Fritz

31.   John Isner

32.   Reilly Opelka

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

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

Top half

Section 1

	First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Fourth Round
	1	N Djokovic
		T Sandgren
		L Pouille
		P Cuevas
		S Caruso
		J Duckworth
		R Berankis	6	6
	29	U Humbert	4	4
	21	A de Minaur	6	6
		S Travaglia	2	4
		Y Uchiyama	6	1	2
		M Cecchinato	3	6	6
		J-W Tsonga	4	2	6	65
		Y Nishioka	6	6	3	77					Y Nishioka
		L Musetti	6	7	77						L Musetti
	13	D Goffin	0	5	63

Section 2

	First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Fourth Round
	9	M Berrettini
	Q	T Daniel
		F Coria
		F López
		K Anderson
		S-w Kwon
		A Seppi
	20	F Auger-Aliassime
	30	T Fritz	6	6	6
		J Sousa	4	2	4					30	T Fritz
	WC	M Bourgue	3	3	4						D Koepfer
		D Koepfer	6	6	6
		M Čilić	78	6	6
	WC	A Rinderknech	66	1	2						M Čilić
	Q	D Istomin	2	4	3					8	R Federer
	8	R Federer	6	6	6

Section 3

	First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Fourth Round
	3	R Nadal
		A Popyrin
	WC	H Gaston
		R Gasquet
		C Norrie	7	77	6
	Q	B Fratangelo	5	65	2						C Norrie
		L Harris	7	6	6						L Harris
	26	L Sonego	5	4	4
	18	J Sinner	6	4	64	7	6
		P-H Herbert	1	6	77	5	4			18	J Sinner
		G Mager	6	3	6	7					G Mager
	LL	P Gojowczyk	2	6	4	5
		M Ymer	6	0
		R Carballés Baena	4	6
		A Ramos Viñolas
	14	G Monfils

Section 4

	First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Fourth Round
	10	D Schwartzman
	PR	Y-h Lu
		A Mannarino
		A Bedene
	PR	P Kohlschreiber
		F Verdasco
	Q	J Brooksby
	24	A Karatsev
	28	N Basilashvili	6	6	0	6
		D Lajović	4	3	6	2				28	N Basilashvili
	Q	C Alcaraz	6	2	6	77				Q	C Alcaraz
	Q	B Zapata Miralles	3	6	1	64
		F Bagnis
	WC	B Bonzi
		J-L Struff
	7	A Rublev

Bottom half

Section 5

	First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Fourth Round
	6	A Zverev	3	3	6	6	6
	Q	O Otte	6	6	2	2	0			6	A Zverev
	Q	R Safiullin	77	1	6	6				Q	R Safiullin
	Q	C Taberner	64	6	0	2
		C Moutet	3	712	62	5
		L Đere	6	610	77	7					L Đere
		M Kecmanović	1	6	6	6					M Kecmanović
	25	D Evans	6	3	3	4
	23	K Khachanov	6	6	6
		J Veselý	1	2	3					23	K Khachanov
		K Nishikori	6	64	6	4	6				K Nishikori
	Q	A Giannessi	4	77	3	6	4
		Y Hanfmann	1	3	6	2
	Q	H Laaksonen	6	6	4	6				Q	H Laaksonen
	Q	M Vilella Martínez	4	4	2					11	R Bautista Agut
	11	R Bautista Agut	6	6	6

Section 6

	First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Fourth Round
	15	C Ruud	5	6	6	77
		B Paire	7	2	1	64				15	C Ruud
	PR	K Majchrzak	6	2	6	6				PR	K Majchrzak
	WC	A Cazaux	4	6	4	4
		A Davidovich Fokina	6	6	6
		M Kukushkin	4	4	3						A Davidovich Fokina
	Q	B van de Zandschulp	65	64	6	6	6			Q	B van de Zandschulp
	19	H Hurkacz	77	77	2	2	4
	27	F Fognini	6	6	6
	WC	G Barrère	4	1	4					27	F Fognini
		M Fucsovics	6	6	77						M Fucsovics
		G Simon	4	1	65
		R Albot	1	6	0	1
		F Delbonis	6	2	6	6					F Delbonis
		P Andújar	4	5	6	6	6				P Andújar
	4	D Thiem	6	7	3	4	4

Section 7

	First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Fourth Round
	5	S Tsitsipas	78	6	6
		J Chardy	66	3	1					5	S Tsitsipas
		S Korda	4	2	2						P Martínez
		P Martínez	6	6	6
	Q	M Marterer	4	1	63
		F Krajinović	6	6	77						F Krajinović
		S Querrey	62	3	4					31	J Isner
	31	J Isner	77	6	6
	LL	F Cerúndolo	3	4	3
		T Monteiro	6	6	6						T Monteiro
		S Johnson	65	3	6	6	6				S Johnson
		F Tiafoe	77	6	4	2	1
		E Gerasimov	63	4	3
	WC	E Couacaud	77	6	6					WC	E Couacaud
		N Gombos	3	4	3					12	P Carreño Busta
	12	P Carreño Busta	6	6	6

Section 8

	First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Fourth Round
	16	G Dimitrov	6	6	5	0r
		M Giron	2	4	7	3					M Giron
		G Pella	6	77	7						G Pella
	Q	DE Galán	3	64	5
		E Ruusuvuori	6	3	64	3
	Q	M McDonald	4	6	77	6				Q	M McDonald
		JI Londero	6	4	66	2				22	C Garín
	22	C Garín	3	6	78	6
	32	R Opelka	6	6	6
		A Martin	3	2	4					32	R Opelka
		J Munar	66	6	77	6					J Munar
		J Thompson	78	1	65	4
		T Paul	6	6	4	4	10
	WC	C O'Connell	2	4	6	6	8				T Paul
		A Bublik	3	3	5					2	D Medvedev
	2	D Medvedev	6	6	7

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Ranking

The following are the seeded players. Seedings are based on ATP rankings as of 24 May 2021. Rankings and points before are as of 31 May 2021. Because the tournament was moved a week and points of the week of 10 June 2019 include results from Stuttgart and 's-Hertogenbosch. Points won in 2019 are completely dropped and will be replaced with points earned in 2020 at 50% or 2021, whichever result is better.

Seed	Rank	Player	Points before	2019 points defending	2020 points defending	Points dropped	Points won	Points after	Status
1	1	Novak Djokovic	11,313	720	1,200	600	10		First round vs Tennys Sandgren
2	2	Daniil Medvedev	9,793	10+10	10	10+5	45		Second round vs Tommy Paul
3	3	Rafael Nadal	9,630	2,000	2,000	1,000	10		First round vs Alexei Popyrin
4	4	Dominic Thiem	8,445	1,200	360	1020	10	7,140	First round lost to Pablo Andújar
5	5	Stefanos Tsitsipas	7,500	180+10	720	360	45		Second round vs Pedro Martínez
6	6	Alexander Zverev	6,990	360+10	180	270	45		Second round vs Roman Safiullin [Q]
7	7	Andrey Rublev	6,090	0	360	180	10		First round vs Jan-Lennard Struff
8	8	Roger Federer	5,605	720	0	720	45		Second round vs Marin Čilić
9	9	Matteo Berrettini	3,958	45+250	90	180	10		First round vs Taro Daniel [Q]
10	10	Diego Schwartzman	3,465	45	720	360	10		First round vs Lu Yen-hsun [PR]
11	11	Roberto Bautista Agut	3,215	90	90	45	45		Second round vs Henri Laaksonen [Q]
12	12	Pablo Carreño Busta	3,085	90	360	180	45		Second round vs Enzo Couacaud [WC]
13	13	David Goffin	2,875	90+45	10	45	10	2,830	First round lost to Lorenzo Musetti
14	15	Gaël Monfils	2,713	180+10	10	180	10		First round vs Albert Ramos Viñolas
15	16	Casper Ruud	2,690	90	90	45	45		Second round vs Kamil Majchrzak [PR]
16	17	Grigor Dimitrov	2,521	90	180	90	10	2,441	First round retired against Marcos Giron
17	18	Milos Raonic	2,518	0+90	0	45	0	2,473	Withdrew for personal reasons
18	19	Jannik Sinner	2,500	(48)†	360	180	45		Second round vs Gianluca Mager
19	20	Hubert Hurkacz	2,498	10	10	10	10	2,498	First round lost to Botic van de Zandschulp [Q]
20	21	Félix Auger-Aliassime	2,423	0+150	10	10+75	10		First round vs Andreas Seppi
21	22	Alex de Minaur	2,350	45+45	10	22+22	10		First round vs Stefano Travaglia
22	23	Cristian Garín	2,350	45+45	90	45+22	45		Second round vs Mackenzie McDonald [Q]
23	25	Karen Khachanov	2,280	360+10	180	180+5	45		Second round vs Kei Nishikori
24	26	Aslan Karatsev	2,245	(35)†	30	15	10		First round vs Jenson Brooksby [Q]
25	27	Dan Evans	2,195	10+125	10	90	10	2,105	First round lost to Miomir Kecmanović
26	28	Lorenzo Sonego	2,132	10	180	90	10	2,052	First round lost to Lloyd Harris
27	29	Fabio Fognini	1,933	180	10	180	45		Second round vs Márton Fucsovics
28	31	Nikoloz Basilashvili	1,785	10+10	10	10+5	45		Second round vs Carlos Alcaraz [Q]
29	32	Ugo Humbert	1,780	10	10	10	10		First round vs Ričardas Berankis
30	33	Taylor Fritz	1,760	45	90	45	45		Second round vs Dominik Koepfer
31	34	John Isner	1,730	0	45	45	45		Second round vs Filip Krajinović
32	35	Reilly Opelka	1,726	10	10	10	45		Second round vs Jaume Munar

† The player did not qualify for the tournament in 2019. Therefore, this represents his points from the 2019 ATP Challenger Tour.

Other entry information

Wild cards

The following players were awarded wild cards into the main draw.

• Grégoire Barrère
• Benjamin Bonzi
• Mathias Bourgue
• Arthur Cazaux
• Enzo Couacaud
• Hugo Gaston
• Christopher O'Connell
• Arthur Rinderknech

Protected ranking

• Philipp Kohlschreiber
• Lu Yen-hsun
• Kamil Majchrzak

Qualifiers

Main article: 2021 French Open – Men's Singles Qualifying

• Carlos Alcaraz
• Jenson Brooksby
• Taro Daniel
• Bjorn Fratangelo
• Daniel Elahi Galán
• Alessandro Giannessi
• Denis Istomin
• Henri Laaksonen
• Maximilian Marterer
• Mackenzie McDonald
• Oscar Otte
• Roman Safiullin
• Carlos Taberner
• Mario Vilella Martínez
• Botic van de Zandschulp
• Bernabé Zapata Miralles

Lucky losers

• Francisco Cerúndolo
• Peter Gojowczyk

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

• Attila Balázs → replaced by João Sousa
• Borna Ćorić → replaced by Andrej Martin
• Kyle Edmund → replaced by Roberto Carballés Baena
• Nick Kyrgios → replaced by Facundo Bagnis
• John Millman → replaced by Peter Gojowczyk
• Vasek Pospisil → replaced by Kevin Anderson
• Milos Raonic → replaced by Francisco Cerúndolo
• Denis Shapovalov → replaced by Yasutaka Uchiyama
• Stan Wawrinka → replaced by Kamil Majchrzak

Retirements

• Grigor Dimitrov