# 2021 Rolex Paris Masters – Singles

Novak Djokovic defeated the defending champion Daniil Medvedev in the final, 4–6, 6–3, 6–3 to win the singles tennis title at the 2021 Paris Masters. It was his record-extending sixth Paris Masters title and record-breaking 37th ATP Tour Masters 1000 title overall, surpassing Rafael Nadal's tally in the latter category.
With his victory over Hubert Hurkacz in the semifinals, Djokovic also secured the year-end ATP No. 1 singles ranking for a record seventh time, breaking a tie with Pete Sampras in the process.

## Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round.
    01. Novak Djokovic (champion)
    02. Daniil Medvedev (final)
    03. Stefanos Tsitsipas (second round, retired)
    04. Alexander Zverev (semifinals)
    05. Andrey Rublev (second round)
    06. Casper Ruud (quarterfinals)
    07. Hubert Hurkacz (semifinals)
    08. Jannik Sinner (second round)
    09. Félix Auger-Aliassime (second round)
    10. Cameron Norrie (third round)
    11. Diego Schwartzman (second round)
    12. Pablo Carreño Busta (second round)
    13. Aslan Karatsev (first round)
    14. Roberto Bautista Agut (first round)
    15. Gaël Monfils (third round, withdrew)
    16. Grigor Dimitrov (third round)
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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Novak Djokovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Taylor Fritz | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Taylor Fritz | 4 | 3 | | 1 | Novak Djokovic | 3 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | Hubert Hurkacz | 6 | 0 | 6$^5$ | | | | | |
| | James Duckworth | 2 | 7$^7$ | 5 | 7 | Hubert Hurkacz | 6 | 0 | 6$^5$ | | | | | |
| 7 | Hubert Hurkacz | 6 | 6$^4$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Hubert Hurkacz | 6 | 6$^4$ | 7 | | | | | | 1 | Novak Djokovic | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Daniil Medvedev | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | Casper Ruud | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Daniil Medvedev | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Alexander Zverev | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Alexander Zverev | 7 | 6 | | 4 | Alexander Zverev | 2 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Daniil Medvedev | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Q | Hugo Gaston | 6$^7$ | 4 | | 2 | Daniil Medvedev | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| 2 | Daniil Medvedev | 7$^9$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 1 | N Djokovic | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Fucsovics | 6 | 6$^6$ | 7$^7$ | | M Fucsovics | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | F Fognini | 1 | 7$^8$ | 6$^5$ | | | | | | 1 | N Djokovic | w/o | | | | | |
| | A Mannarino | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 15 | G Monfils | | | | | | |
| | N Basilashvili | 2 | 4 | | | A Mannarino | 6 | 6$^4$ | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Kecmanović | 6 | 5 | 3 | 15 | G Monfils | 2 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | G Monfils | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | N Djokovic | 6 | 6 |
| 10 | C Norrie | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | T Fritz | 4 | 3 |
| | F Delbonis | 2 | 1 | | 10 | C Norrie | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Krajinović | 3 | 6$^4$ | | | R Opelka | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Opelka | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | 10 | C Norrie | 3 | 6$^3$ | | | | |
| | L Sonego | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | T Fritz | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | T Fritz | 3 | 6 | 6 | | T Fritz | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | A Rublev | 5 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 3 | S Tsitsipas | 2$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | A Popyrin | 6 | 6 | | LL | A Popyrin | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A de Minaur | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | LL | A Popyrin | 6$^6$ | 4 | | | | | | |
| | L Đere | 6 | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | J Duckworth | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | |
| LL | L Musetti | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 | LL | L Musetti | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Duckworth | 6 | 5 | 7$^7$ | | J Duckworth | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | R Bautista Agut | 4 | 7 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | | | | J Duckworth | 2 | 7$^7$ | 5 |
| 9 | F Auger-Aliassime | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | H Hurkacz | 6 | 6$^4$ | 7 |
| Q | G Mager | 6 | 4 | 1 | 9 | F Auger-Aliassime | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Murray | 4 | 7 | 6$^9$ | LL | D Koepfer | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | D Koepfer | 6 | 5 | 7$^{11}$ | | | | | | LL | D Koepfer | 6 | 5 | 2 | | | | | |
| Q | T Paul | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | H Hurkacz | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | J-L Struff | 3 | 4 | | Q | T Paul | 5 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | H Hurkacz | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 6 | C Ruud | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Bublik | 2 | 7 | 7 | | A Bublik | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Evans | 6 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | 6 | C Ruud | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | F Tiafoe | 7$^7$ | 4 | 3 | | | | | | Q | M Giron | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
| Q | M Giron | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 | Q | M Giron | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Millman | 6$^2$ | 7 | 2 | 11 | D Schwartzman | 6$^2$ | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | D Schwartzman | 7$^7$ | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | C Ruud | 5 | 4 |
| 16 | G Dimitrov | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | A Zverev | 7 | 6 |
| WC | R Gasquet | 1 | 6 | 2 | 16 | G Dimitrov | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Khachanov | 6 | 7 | | | K Khachanov | 6 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Ymer | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | 16 | G Dimitrov | 6$^4$ | 7$^7$ | 3 | | | | |
| | D Lajović | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | A Zverev | 7$^7$ | 6$^3$ | 6 | | | | |
| | M McDonald | 3 | 4 | | | D Lajović | 3 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | A Zverev | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 8 | J Sinner | 6$^1$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | P-H Herbert | 7$^7$ | 6$^2$ | 5 | | C Alcaraz | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Alcaraz | 6$^4$ | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | C Alcaraz | 4 | 5 | | | | | |
| Q | H Gaston | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Q | H Gaston | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| WC | A Rinderknech | 6 | 4 | 3 | Q | H Gaston | 6$^3$ | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Paire | 3 | 4 | | 12 | P Carreño Busta | 7$^7$ | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | P Carreño Busta | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | Q | H Gaston | 6$^7$ | 4 |
| 13 | A Karatsev | 2 | 7$^{11}$ | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | D Medvedev | 7$^9$ | 6 |
| | S Korda | 6 | 6$^9$ | 7$^7$ | | S Korda | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Čilić | 6 | 6 | | | M Čilić | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Davidovich Fokina | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | S Korda | 6 | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| | I Ivashka | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | 2 | D Medvedev | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Ramos Viñolas | 3 | 6$^2$ | | | I Ivashka | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | D Medvedev | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Tommy Paul (qualified)
* Pedro Martínez (first round)
* Jenson Brooksby (qualified, withdrew)
* Marcos Giron (qualified)
* Kevin Anderson (first round)
* Dominik Koepfer (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Benjamin Bonzi (first round)
* Lorenzo Musetti (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Gianluca Mager (qualified)
* Emil Ruusuvuori (withdrew)
* Miomir Kecmanović (qualified)
* Federico Coria (first round)
* Alexei Popyrin (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Roberto Carballés Baena (qualifying competition)

### Qualifiers

* Tommy Paul
* Mikael Ymer
* Jenson Brooksby
* Marcos Giron
* Hugo Gaston
* Miomir Kecmanović
* Gianluca Mager

### Lucky losers

* Lorenzo Musetti
* Dominik Koepfer
* Alexei Popyrin

### Qualifying draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Tommy Paul | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Stefano Travaglia | 5 | 6 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Stefano Travaglia | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | Tommy Paul | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 13 | Alexei Popyrin | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| WC | Arthur Fils | 6$^6$ | 2 | | 13 | Alexei Popyrin | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| 13 | Alexei Popyrin | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Pedro Martínez | 5 | 3 | | | | |
| | Andreas Seppi | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | Andreas Seppi | 7 | 6 | | Andreas Seppi | 2 | 1 |
| | | | | | Mikael Ymer | 6 | 6 |
| | Mikael Ymer | 6$^3$ | 6 | 6 | Mikael Ymer | 6 | 6 |
| Alt | Carlos Taberner | 7$^7$ | 3 | 3 | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Jenson Brooksby | 6 | 4 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| | Peter Gojowczyk | 3 | 6 | 6$^4$ | | | | | |
| | Peter Gojowczyk | 3 | 6 | 6$^4$ | 3 | Jenson Brooksby | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 14 | Roberto Carballés Baena | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| WC | Luca Van Assche | 2 | 6$^3$ | | 14 | Roberto Carballés Baena | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| 14 | Roberto Carballés Baena | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Marcos Giron | 6$^4$ | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| PR | Gilles Simon | 7$^7$ | 4 | 5 | | | | |
| PR | Gilles Simon | 7$^7$ | 4 | 5 | 4 | Marcos Giron | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | | | Norbert Gombos | 1 | 5 |
| | Norbert Gombos | 2 | 7 | 6 | | Norbert Gombos | 1 | 5 |
| 12 | Federico Coria | 6 | 5 | 1 | | | | |

#### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 5 | Kevin Anderson | 6$^{13}$ | 6 | 6$^1$ | | | | | |
| | Hugo Gaston | 7$^{15}$ | 2 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| | Hugo Gaston | 7$^{15}$ | 2 | 7$^7$ | | Hugo Gaston | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 8 | Lorenzo Musetti | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| WC | Lucas Pouille | 6 | 4 | 1 | 8 | Lorenzo Musetti | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | Lorenzo Musetti | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Sixth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 6 | Dominik Koepfer | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| WC | Harold Mayot | 6 | 0 | 5 | | | | |
| WC | Harold Mayot | 6 | 0 | 5 | 6 | Dominik Koepfer | 3 | 0 |
| | | | | | 11 | Miomir Kecmanović | 6 | 6 |
| | Egor Gerasimov | 2 | 6$^3$ | | 11 | Miomir Kecmanović | 6 | 6 |
| 11 | Miomir Kecmanović | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |

#### Seventh qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 7 | Benjamin Bonzi | 4 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | |
| | Yoshihito Nishioka | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | |
| | Yoshihito Nishioka | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | Yoshihito Nishioka | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| | | | | | 9 | Gianluca Mager | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| | Henri Laaksonen | 4 | 6 | 3 | 9 | Gianluca Mager | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| 9 | Gianluca Mager | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |