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{{TennisEventInfo|2021|Sardegna Open| | date= 5–11 April 2021 | edition=2nd | category= [[ATP Tour 250]] | draw=28S / 16D | surface=[[Clay court|Clay]] | location=[[Cagliari]], Italy | venue=Cagliari Tennis Club | prize_money = | champs={{flagicon|ITA}} [[Lorenzo Sonego]] | champd={{flagicon|ITA}} [[Lorenzo Sonego]] / {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Andrea Vavassori]] | main_name=Sardegna Open | before_name=Forte Village Sardegna Open | after_year=2023 }}
The '''2021 Sardegna Open'''<ref>[https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/cagliari/9481/overview 2021 Sardegna Open] – ATP Tour</ref> was a [[tennis]] tournament on the [[2021 ATP Tour]]. It was played on outdoor [[clay court]]s in [[Cagliari]], [[Sardinia]], Italy. It was organised with a single-year licence in 2021, and was held at Tennis Club Cagliari from April 5 to 11, 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Cagliari {{!}} Overview {{!}} ATP Tour {{!}} Tennis|url=http://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/cagliari/9481/overview|access-date=2021-04-03|website=ATP Tour}}</ref>
The [[ATP 250]] tournament debuted October 2020 as a response to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] to increase earning opportunities for players. It returned to Sardegna in 2021 and opened the red-clay season in Europe.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-27|title=ATP Announces a New Clay Court Tennis Tournament Before French Open 2021|url=https://www.essentiallysports.com/atp-tennis-news-atp-announces-a-new-clay-court-tennis-tournament-before-french-open-2021/|access-date=2021-04-03|website=EssentiallySports}}</ref>
==Champions== ===Singles=== {{main|2021 Sardegna Open – Singles}} * {{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[Lorenzo Sonego]]''' def. {{flagicon|SRB}} [[Laslo Đere]], 2–6, 7–6<sup>(7–5)</sup>, 6–4
===Doubles=== {{main|2021 Sardegna Open – Doubles}} * {{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[Lorenzo Sonego]]''' / {{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[Andrea Vavassori]]''' def. {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Simone Bolelli]] / {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Andrés Molteni]], 6–3, 6–4
== Points and prize money ==
=== Point distribution === {|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center |- | style="width:130px; background:#dfe2e9;"|'''Event''' | style="width:80px; background:lime;"|'''W''' | style="width:85px; background:thistle;"|F | style="width:85px; background:#ff0;"|SF | style="width:85px; background:#ffebcd;"|QF | style="width:85px; background:#afeeee;"|Round of 16 | style="width:85px; background:#afeeee;"|Round of 32 |width=85 |Q |width=85 |Q2 |width=85 |Q1 |- ! style="background:#ededed;"| Singles |rowspan=2|250 |rowspan=2|150 |rowspan=2|90 |rowspan=2|45 |20 |0 |12 |6 |0 |- ! style="background:#ededed;"| Doubles | 0 | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} |}
=== Prize money ===
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center |- | style="width:130px; background:#dfe2e9;"|'''Event''' | style="width:80px; background:lime;"|'''W''' | style="width:85px; background:thistle;"|F | style="width:85px; background:#ff0;"|SF | style="width:85px; background:#ffebcd;"|QF | style="width:85px; background:#afeeee;"|Round of 16 | style="width:85px; background:#afeeee;"|Round of 32 |width=85 |Q2 |width=85 |Q1 |- | style="background:#ededed;"|'''Singles''' |€40,100 |€28,750 |€20,465 |€13,650 |€8,770 |€5,275 |€2,580 |€1,340 |- | style="background:#ededed;"|'''Doubles*''' |€14,970 |€10,730 |€7,060 |€4,590 |€2,690 | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} |} <sub>*per team</sub>
== Singles main-draw entrants == ===Seeds=== {| class="sortable wikitable nowrap" |- ! width="75"| Country ! width="150"| Player ! Rank<sup>1</sup> ! Seed |- |{{flag|GBR}} |[[Dan Evans (tennis)|Dan Evans]] |29 |1 |- |{{flagu|USA}} |[[Taylor Fritz]] |32 |2 |-style="background:#cfc;" |{{flag|ITA}} |[[Lorenzo Sonego]] |34 |3 |- |{{flag|GEO}} |[[Nikoloz Basilashvili]] |38 |4 |- |{{flag|GER}} |[[Jan-Lennard Struff]] |42 |5 |- |{{flag|AUS}} |[[John Millman]] |43 |6 |- |{{flag|ARG}} |[[Guido Pella]] |48 |7 |- |{{flagu|USA}} |[[Tommy Paul (tennis)|Tommy Paul]] |53 |8 |- |} *<sup>1</sup> Rankings are as of March 22, 2021
===Other entrants=== The following players received [[Wild card (sports)|wildcard]]s into the main draw: * {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Federico Gaio]] * {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Thomas Fabbiano]] * {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Giulio Zeppieri]]
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Liam Broady]] * {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Marc-Andrea Hüsler]] * {{flagicon|SVK}} [[Jozef Kovalík]] * {{flagicon|IND}} [[Sumit Nagal]]
=== Withdrawals === ;Before the tournament * {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Jérémy Chardy]] → replaced by {{flagicon|POR}} [[João Sousa]] * {{flagicon|CHI}} [[Cristian Garín]] → replaced by {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Federico Coria]] * {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Aslan Karatsev]] → replaced by {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Lorenzo Musetti]] * {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Thiago Monteiro (tennis)|Thiago Monteiro]] → replaced by {{flagicon|SVK}} [[Andrej Martin]] * {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Fernando Verdasco]] → replaced by {{flagicon|GER}} [[Yannick Hanfmann]]
== 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|BRA}} |[[Marcelo Melo]] |{{flag|NED}} |[[Jean-Julien Rojer]] |43 |1 |-style="background:#fcc;" |{{flag|ITA}} |[[Simone Bolelli]] |{{flag|ARG}} |[[Andrés Molteni]] |133 |2 |- |{{flag|AUS}} |[[Matthew Ebden]] |{{flag|IND}} |[[Divij Sharan]] |138 |3 |- |{{flag|GBR}} |[[Lloyd Glasspool]] |{{flag|GBR}} |[[Jonny O'Mara]] |165 |4 |} * Rankings are as of March 22, 2021.
===Other entrants=== The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: * {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Jacopo Berrettini]] / {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Matteo Berrettini]] * {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Andrea Pellegrino]] / {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Giulio Zeppieri]]
The following pair received entry using a protected ranking: * {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Roman Jebavý]] / {{flagicon|SVK}} [[Igor Zelenay]]
=== Withdrawals === ;Before the tournament * {{flagicon|USA}} [[Rajeev Ram]] / {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Joe Salisbury]] → replaced by {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Harri Heliövaara]] / {{flagicon|UKR}} [[Denys Molchanov]] * {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Jonny O'Mara]] / {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Ken Skupski]] → replaced by {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Lloyd Glasspool]] / {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Jonny O'Mara]] ;During the tournament * {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Dan Evans (tennis)|Dan Evans]] / {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Federico Coria]]
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== {{2021 ATP Tour}}
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