# 2021 Winston-Salem Open – Singles

Hubert Hurkacz was the reigning champion from when the tournament was last held in 2019, but chose not to participate this year.
Ilya Ivashka won his maiden ATP Tour title, defeating Mikael Ymer in the final, 6–0, 6–2. Ivashka became the first Belarusian man to win an ATP singles title since Max Mirnyi in 2003, while Ymer became the first Swedish man to reach an ATP singles final since Robin Söderling in 2011.

## Seeds

All seeds receive a bye into the second round.
    01. Pablo Carreño Busta (quarterfinals)
    02. David Goffin (withdrew)
    03. Dan Evans (third round)
    04. Márton Fucsovics (third round)
    05. Alexander Bublik (second round)
    06. Marin Čilić (second round)
    07. Nikoloz Basilashvili (withdrew)
    08. John Millman (withdrew)
    09. Jan-Lennard Struff (third round)
    10. Federico Delbonis (second round)
    11. Albert Ramos Viñolas (second round)
    12. Benoît Paire (third round)
    13. Frances Tiafoe (quarterfinals)
    14. Richard Gasquet (quarterfinals)
    15. Carlos Alcaraz (semifinals)
    16. Dominik Koepfer (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 | Final | Final | Final |
| 1/WC | Pablo Carreño Busta | 6$^2$ | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | Ilya Ivashka | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Ilya Ivashka | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | Ilya Ivashka | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | | | | | | Emil Ruusuvuori | 2 | 1 | | | |
| 14 | Richard Gasquet | 6$^5$ | 1 | | | Emil Ruusuvuori | 2 | 1 | | | |
| | Emil Ruusuvuori | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Emil Ruusuvuori | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | Ilya Ivashka | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | Mikael Ymer | 0 | 2 |
| | Marcos Giron | 6$^2$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | Mikael Ymer | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | Carlos Alcaraz | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Carlos Alcaraz | 7$^7$ | 6 | | 15 | Carlos Alcaraz | 5 | 3 | | | |
| | | | | | | Mikael Ymer | 7 | 6 | | | |
| | Mikael Ymer | 6$^2$ | 6 | 6 | | Mikael Ymer | 7 | 6 | | | |
| 13 | Frances Tiafoe | 7$^7$ | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| 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/WC | P Carreño Busta | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | R Albot | 2 | 5 | | S-w Kwon | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | S-w Kwon | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 1/WC | P Carreño Busta | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | T Sandgren | 4 | 4 | | | | | | 16 | D Koepfer | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | M Cecchinato | 6 | 6 | | M Cecchinato | 7 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 16 | D Koepfer | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/WC | P Carreño Busta | 6$^2$ | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | I Ivashka | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | | | | 9 | J-L Struff | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | T-l Wu | 6$^5$ | 3 | | G Mager | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Mager | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | 9 | J-L Struff | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| | A Seppi | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | I Ivashka | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | I Ivashka | 6 | 6 | | I Ivashka | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 6 | M Čilić | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 |
| | | | | | 3/WC | D Evans | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Pouille | 6 | 6 | | Q | L Pouille | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | F López | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | 3/WC | D Evans | 4 | 6$^4$ | | | | | |
| | E Gerasimov | 7$^8$ | 3 | 6 | | | | | | 14 | R Gasquet | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| | N Gombos | 6$^6$ | 6 | 2 | | E Gerasimov | 6$^4$ | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 14 | R Gasquet | 7$^7$ | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | R Gasquet | 6$^5$ | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | E Ruusuvuori | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | | | | | 12 | B Paire | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Rinderknech | 5 | 3 | | PR | G Simon | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| PR | G Simon | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 12 | B Paire | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | |
| | E Ruusuvuori | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | E Ruusuvuori | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | D Kudla | 3 | 4 | | | E Ruusuvuori | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | A Bublik | 2 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| | | | | | LL | P-H Herbert | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Coria | 6 | 4 | 6 | | F Coria | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Musetti | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | LL | P-H Herbert | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | M Giron | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | M Giron | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | F Bagnis | 5 | 4 | | | M Giron | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 10 | F Delbonis | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | M Giron | 6$^2$ | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | C Alcaraz | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | | | | | 15 | C Alcaraz | 6$^9$ | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Johnson | 5 | 4 | | Q | A Popyrin | 7$^{11}$ | 1 | 6$^1$ | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Popyrin | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 15 | C Alcaraz | 6 | 0 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Munar | 6 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | 4 | M Fucsovics | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| LL | Y Watanuki | 3 | 6 | 6 | LL | Y Watanuki | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | M Fucsovics | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | LL | M Purcell | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Thompson | 6 | 1 | 6 | | J Thompson | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Pella | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | | LL | M Purcell | 5 | 2 | | | | | |
| | M Ymer | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | M Ymer | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | S Travaglia | 2 | 6 | 2 | | M Ymer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 11 | A Ramos Viñolas | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | M Ymer | 6$^2$ | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | F Tiafoe | 7$^7$ | 2 | 3 |
| | | | | | 13 | F Tiafoe | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | N Rubin | 2 | 0 | | WC | A Murray | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Murray | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 13 | F Tiafoe | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| | T Monteiro | 6 | 4 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | T Monteiro | 5 | 6$^2$ | | | | | |
| | J Duckworth | 4 | 6 | 6$^5$ | | T Monteiro | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | LL | Ed Nava | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Alexei Popyrin (qualified)
* Denis Kudla (qualified)
* Pierre-Hugues Herbert (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Lucas Pouille (qualified)
* Max Purcell (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Yosuke Watanuki (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Wu Tung-lin (qualified)
* Noah Rubin (qualifying competition, lucky loser)

### Qualifiers

* Alexei Popyrin
* Denis Kudla
* Wu Tung-lin
* Lucas Pouille

### Lucky losers

* Yosuke Watanuki
* Noah Rubin
* Pierre-Hugues Herbert
* Max Purcell
* Eduardo Nava

### Qualifying draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Alexei Popyrin | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | | | |
| | Mukund Sasikumar | 1 | 6$^6$ | | | | | |
| | Mukund Sasikumar | 1 | 6$^6$ | 1 | Alexei Popyrin | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| | | | | 6 | Yosuke Watanuki | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| Alt | Chung Yun-seong | 3 | 6$^3$ | 6 | Yosuke Watanuki | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 6 | Yosuke Watanuki | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Denis Kudla | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Alt | Sekou Bangoura | 2 | 3 | | | | | | |
| Alt | Sekou Bangoura | 2 | 3 | | 2 | Denis Kudla | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| | | | | | 5/Alt | Max Purcell | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| | John-Patrick Smith | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5/Alt | Max Purcell | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| 5/Alt | Max Purcell | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Pierre-Hugues Herbert | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Eduardo Nava | 7$^7$ | 3 | 0 | | | | |
| WC | Eduardo Nava | 7$^7$ | 3 | 0 | 3 | Pierre-Hugues Herbert | 4 | 3 |
| | | | | | 7 | Wu Tung-lin | 6 | 6 |
| WC | Donald Young | 0 | 0 | | 7 | Wu Tung-lin | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Wu Tung-lin | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Lucas Pouille | 6$^6$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Darian King | 7$^8$ | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Darian King | 7$^8$ | 4 | 4 | 4 | Lucas Pouille | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | | | | | 8 | Noah Rubin | 6 | 6$^5$ | 2 |
| | JC Aragone | 6$^3$ | 6 | 4 | 8 | Noah Rubin | 6 | 6$^5$ | 2 |
| 8 | Noah Rubin | 7$^7$ | 1 | 6 | | | | | |