{{Short description|Men's indoor tennis tournament}} {{main|European Open (tennis)}} {{Infobox tennis event|2021|European Open| | date=18–24 October | edition=6th | category=[[ATP Tour 250|ATP Tour 250 Series]] | prize_money=€508,600 | draw=28S / 16D | surface=[[Tennis court#Indoor courts|Hard (indoor)]] | location=[[Antwerp]], Belgium | venue=[[Lotto Arena]] | champs={{flagicon|ITA}} [[Jannik Sinner]] | champd= {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Nicolas Mahut]] / {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Fabrice Martin]] | main_name=European Open (tennis){{!}} European Open }}
The '''2021 [[European Open (tennis) |European Open]]''' was a men's [[tennis]] tournament played on indoor [[hard court]]s. It was the sixth edition of the [[European Open (tennis)|European Open]] and part of the [[ATP Tour 250]] series of the [[2021 ATP Tour]]. It took place at the [[Lotto Arena]] in [[Antwerp]], Belgium, from 18 October until 24 October 2021.<ref>{{cite web|title=European Open Overview|url=http://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/antwerp/7485/overview|publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)}}</ref>
== Finals ==
=== Singles === {{main|2021 European Open – Singles}} * {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Jannik Sinner]] defeated {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Diego Schwartzman]], 6–2, 6–2
=== Doubles === {{main|2021 European Open – Doubles}} * {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Nicolas Mahut]] / {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Fabrice Martin]] defeated {{flagicon|NED}} [[Wesley Koolhof]] / {{flagicon|NED}} [[Jean-Julien Rojer]], 6–0, 6–1
==Singles main-draw entrants== ===Seeds=== {|class="sortable wikitable" |- ! width="70"| Country ! width="175"| Player ! Rank<sup>1</sup> ! Seed |-style="background:#cfc;" |{{flag|ITA}} |[[Jannik Sinner]] |14 |1 |-style="background:#fcc;" |{{flag|ARG}} |[[Diego Schwartzman]] |15 |2 |- |{{flag|CHI}} |[[Cristian Garín]] |17 |3 |- |{{flag|ESP}} |[[Roberto Bautista Agut]] |19 |4 |- |{{flagu|USA}} |[[Reilly Opelka]] |20 |5 |- |{{flag|AUS}} |[[Alex de Minaur]] |27 |6 |- |{{flag|RSA}} |[[Lloyd Harris (tennis)|Lloyd Harris]] |31 |7 |- |{{flag|SRB}} |[[Dušan Lajović]] |35 |8 |} * Rankings are as of 4 October 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rtbf.be/sport/tennis/detail_european-open-murray-sinner-dimitrov-auger-aliassime-encore-du-beau-monde-a-anvers?id=10845945|title=European Open : Murray, Sinner, Dimitrov, Auger-Aliassime… encore du beau monde à Anvers !|publisher=rtbf.be|date=21 September 2021|language=French|accessdate=24 September 2021}}</ref>
===Other entrants=== The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Zizou Bergs]] * {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Richard Gasquet]] * {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Andy Murray]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hln.be/tennis/european-open-haalt-murray-en-zeven-top-20-spelers-naar-antwerpen-beste-deelnemersveld-ooit~ab1a5e39|title=European Open haalt Murray en zeven top 20-spelers naar Antwerpen:"Beste deelnemersveld ooit"|publisher=hln.be|date=22 September 2021|language=Dutch|accessdate=24 September 2021}}</ref>
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jenson Brooksby]] * {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Henri Laaksonen]] * {{flagicon|USA}} [[Brandon Nakashima]] * {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Dennis Novak]]
===Withdrawals=== ;Before the tournament * {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Félix Auger-Aliassime]] → replaced by {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Alexei Popyrin]] * {{flagicon|GEO}} [[Nikoloz Basilashvili]] → replaced by {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Gianluca Mager]] * {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Pablo Carreño Busta]] → replaced by {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Jordan Thompson (tennis)|Jordan Thompson]] * {{flagicon|BUL}} [[Grigor Dimitrov]] → replaced by {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Arthur Rinderknech]] * {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Fabio Fognini]] → replaced by {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Lorenzo Musetti]] * {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Ugo Humbert]] → replaced by {{flagicon|GER}} [[Jan-Lennard Struff]] * {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Cameron Norrie]] → replaced by {{flagicon|NED}} [[Botic van de Zandschulp]]
==Doubles main-draw entrants== ===Seeds=== {|class="sortable wikitable" |- ! width="70"| Country ! width="175"| Player ! width="70"| Country ! width="175"| Player ! Rank<sup>1</sup> ! Seed |- |{{flag|CRO}} |[[Ivan Dodig]] |{{flag|BRA}} |[[Marcelo Melo]] |33 |1 |-style="background:#cfc;" |{{flag|FRA}} |[[Nicolas Mahut]] |{{flag|FRA}} |[[Fabrice Martin]] |44 |2 |-style="background:#fcc;" |{{flag|NED}} |[[Wesley Koolhof]] |{{flag|NED}} |[[Jean-Julien Rojer]] |52 |3 |- |{{flag|BEL}} |[[Sander Gillé]] |{{flag|BEL}} |[[Joran Vliegen]] |73 |4 |} * Rankings are as of 4 October 2021.
===Other entrants=== The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: * {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Ruben Bemelmans]] / {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Kimmer Coppejans]] * {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Lloyd Harris (tennis)|Lloyd Harris]] / {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Xavier Malisse]]
===Withdrawals=== ;Before the tournament * {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Simone Bolelli]] / {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Máximo González]] → replaced by {{flagicon|NED}} [[David Pel]] / {{flagicon|NED}} [[Botic van de Zandschulp]] * {{flagicon|BUL}} [[Grigor Dimitrov]] / {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Frederik Nielsen]] → replaced by {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Frederik Nielsen]] / {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Matej Sabanov]] * {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Fabio Fognini]] / {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Roman Jebavý]] → replaced by {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Roman Jebavý]] / {{flagicon|BLR}} [[Andrei Vasilevski (tennis)|Andrei Vasilevski]] * {{flagicon|CHI}} [[Cristian Garín]] / {{flagicon|ESP}} [[David Vega Hernández]] → replaced by {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Federico Delbonis]] / {{flagicon|ESP}} [[David Vega Hernández]] * {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Nikola Mektić]] / {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Mate Pavić]] → replaced by {{flagicon|ISR}} [[Jonathan Erlich]] / {{flagicon|SWE}} [[André Göransson]] * {{flagicon|AUS}} [[John Peers]] / {{flagicon|SVK}} [[Filip Polášek]] → replaced by {{flagicon|MON}} [[Romain Arneodo]] / {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Matt Reid (tennis)|Matt Reid]] * {{flagicon|GER}} [[Tim Pütz]] / {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Michael Venus (tennis)|Michael Venus]] → replaced by {{flagicon|UKR}} [[Denys Molchanov]] / {{flagicon|KAZ}} [[Aleksandr Nedovyesov]]
;During the tournament * {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Lorenzo Musetti]] / {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Benoît Paire]]
== References == {{reflist}}
== External links == * {{Official website|http://europeanopenatp250.com/}}
{{European Open tournaments}} {{2021 ATP Tour}}
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