2021 ATP Cup

Tennis tournament
2021 ATP Cup
Date2–7 February
Edition2nd
CategoryATP Cup
Draw12 teams
Prize money$4,500,000
SurfaceHard
LocationMelbourne, Australia
VenueMelbourne Park
Champions
 Russia
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The 2021 ATP Cup was the second edition of the ATP Cup, an international outdoor hard court men's team tennis tournament held by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). It was held with 12 teams at Melbourne Park in Australia, from 2 to 7 February 2021.[1][2]

It was originally supposed to take place with 24 teams in Brisbane, Perth and Sydney from 1 to 10 January 2021, but was changed due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]

Following a case of COVID-19 in the tournament's quarantine hotel, all matches scheduled for 4 February have been suspended.[4]

Team Serbia was the defending champion, but got eliminated in the group stage. Team Russia won the tournament, defeating Italy 2–0 in the final.[5][6]

ATP ranking points

Type Player
ranked
Round Points per win vs. opponent ranked
No. 1–10 No. 11–20 No. 21–30 No. 31–50 No. 51–100 No. 101–250 No. 251+
Singles No. 1–250 Final 220 180 140 100 75 45 30
Semifinals 150 130 100 70 45 30 20
Group stage 75 65 50 35 25 20 15
No. 251+ Final 55 45 30
Semifinals 45 30 20
Group stage 25 15 10
Doubles Any Final 100
Semifinals 75
Group stage 50
  • Maximum 500 points for undefeated singles player, 250 points for doubles.[7]

Entries

11 countries qualified based on the ATP ranking of its highest-ranked singles player on 4 January 2021, and their commitment to play at the event. Host country Australia received a wild card.[8][9] Switzerland withdrew after world number 5 Roger Federer was ruled unfit to compete at the event due to a knee injury.[10]

# Nation No. 1 player Rank No. 2 player Rank No. 3 player No. 4 player Captain
1  Serbia Novak Djokovic 1 Dušan Lajović 26 Filip Krajinović Nikola Ćaćić Viktor Troicki
2  Spain Rafael Nadal 2 Roberto Bautista Agut 13 Pablo Carreño Busta Marcel Granollers Pepe Vendrell
3  Austria Dominic Thiem 3 Dennis Novak 100 Philipp Oswald Tristan-Samuel Weissborn Wolfgang Thiem
4  Russia Daniil Medvedev 4 Andrey Rublev 8 Aslan Karatsev Evgeny Donskoy Evgeny Donskoy
5  Greece Stefanos Tsitsipas 6 Michail Pervolarakis 462 Markos Kalovelonis Petros Tsitsipas Apostolos Tsitsipas
6  Germany Alexander Zverev 7 Jan-Lennard Struff 37 Kevin Krawietz Andreas Mies Mischa Zverev
7  Argentina Diego Schwartzman 9 Guido Pella 44 Horacio Zeballos Máximo González Diego Schwartzman
8  Italy Matteo Berrettini 10 Fabio Fognini 17 Simone Bolelli Andrea Vavassori Vincenzo Santopadre
9  Japan Kei Nishikori 10 (PR) Yoshihito Nishioka 57 Ben McLachlan Toshihide Matsui Max Mirnyi
10  France Gaël Monfils 11 Benoît Paire 28 Nicolas Mahut Édouard Roger-Vasselin Richard Ruckelshausen
11  Canada Denis Shapovalov 12 Milos Raonic 14 Steven Diez Peter Polansky Peter Polansky
12 (WC)  Australia Alex de Minaur 23 John Millman 38 John Peers Luke Saville Lleyton Hewitt
  • Rankings are as of 1 February 2021.

Group stage

The 12 teams were divided into four groups of three teams each in a round-robin format. The winners of each group will qualify for the semifinals.[3]

Qualified for the knockout stage
Eliminated

Overview

T = Ties, M = Matches, S = Sets

Group First place Second place Third place
Nation T M S Nation T M S Nation T M S
A  Germany 2–0 4–2 10–7  Serbia 1–1 3–3 8–7  Canada 0–2 2–4 5–9
B  Spain 1–1 4–2 8–3  Greece 1–1 3–3 5–6  Australia 1–1 2–4 5–9
C  Italy 2–0 4–2 8–4  France 1–1 3–3 6–4  Austria 0–2 2–4 2–8
D  Russia 2–0 4–2 9–4  Argentina 1–1 4–2 8–5  Japan 0–2 1–5 3–11

Group A

Pos. Country Ties Matches Sets S % Games G %
1  Germany 2–0 4–2 10–7 58.8 88–87 50.3
2  Serbia 1–1 3–3 8–7 53.3 80–75 51.6
3  Canada 0–2 2–4 5–9 35.7 75–81 48.1

Serbia vs. Canada


Serbia
2

2 February 2021

Canada
1
1 2 3
1 Serbia
Canada
Dušan Lajović
Milos Raonic
3
6
4
6
   
2 Serbia
Canada
Novak Djokovic
Denis Shapovalov
7
5
7
5
   
3 Serbia
Canada
Novak Djokovic / Filip Krajinović
Milos Raonic / Denis Shapovalov
7
5
77
64
   

Germany vs. Canada


Germany
2

3 February 2021

Canada
1
1 2 3
1 Germany
Canada
Jan-Lennard Struff
Milos Raonic
77
64
77
62
   
2 Germany
Canada
Alexander Zverev
Denis Shapovalov
65
77
6
3
77
64
 
3 Germany
Canada
Kevin Krawietz / Jan-Lennard Struff
Steven Diez / Peter Polansky
64
77
78
66
[3]
[10]
 

Serbia vs. Germany


Serbia
1

5 February 2021

Germany
2
1 2 3
1 Serbia
Germany
Dušan Lajović
Jan-Lennard Struff
6
3
3
6
4
6
 
2 Serbia
Germany
Novak Djokovic
Alexander Zverev
63
77
6
2
7
5
 
3 Serbia
Germany
Nikola Ćaćić / Novak Djokovic
Jan-Lennard Struff / Alexander Zverev
64
77
7
5
[7]
[10]
 

Group B

Pos. Country Ties Matches Sets S % Games G %
1  Spain 1–1 4–2 8–3 72.7 63–50 55.8
2  Greece 1–1 3–3 5–6 45.5 48–53 47.5
3  Australia 1–1 2–4 5–9 35.7 60–68 46.9

Spain vs. Australia


Spain
3

2 February 2021

Australia
0
1 2 3
1 Spain
Australia
Pablo Carreño Busta
John Millman
6
2
6
4
   
2 Spain
Australia
Roberto Bautista Agut
Alex de Minaur
4
6
6
4
6
4
 
3 Spain
Australia
Pablo Carreño Busta / Marcel Granollers
John Peers / Luke Saville
6
4
7
5
   

Greece vs. Australia


Greece
1

3 February 2021

Australia
2
1 2 3
1 Greece
Australia
Michail Pervolarakis
John Millman
2
6
3
6
   
2 Greece
Australia
Stefanos Tsitsipas
Alex de Minaur
6
3
7
5
   
3 Greece
Australia
Michail Pervolarakis / Stefanos Tsitsipas
John Peers / Luke Saville
3
6
6
4
[5]
[10]
 

Spain vs. Greece


Spain
1

5 February 2021

Greece
2
1 2 3
1 Spain
Greece
Pablo Carreño Busta
Michail Pervolarakis
6
3
6
4
   
2 Spain
Greece
Roberto Bautista Agut
Stefanos Tsitsipas
5
7
5
7
   
3 Spain
Greece
Pablo Carreño Busta / Marcel Granollers
Markos Kalovelonis / Stefanos Tsitsipas
0
1
    retired
 

Note: By ATP Cup rules retired match is not counting into percentage of sets and games.

Group C

Pos. Country Ties Matches Sets S % Games G %
1  Italy 2–0 4–2 8–4 66.7 61–48 56.0
2  France 1–1 3–3 6–4 60.0 50–46 52.1
3  Austria 0–2 2–4 2–8 20.0 37–54 40.7

Austria vs. Italy


Austria
1

2 February 2021

Italy
2
1 2 3
1 Austria
Italy
Dennis Novak
Fabio Fognini
6
3
6
2
   
2 Austria
Italy
Dominic Thiem
Matteo Berrettini
2
6
4
6
   
3 Austria
Italy
Dennis Novak / Dominic Thiem
Matteo Berrettini / Fabio Fognini
1
6
4
6
   

Italy vs. France


Italy
2

3 February 2021

France
1
1 2 3
1 Italy
France
Fabio Fognini
Benoît Paire
6
1
77
62
   
2 Italy
France
Matteo Berrettini
Gaël Monfils
6
4
6
2
   
3 Italy
France
Simone Bolelli / Andrea Vavassori
Nicolas Mahut / Édouard Roger-Vasselin
3
6
4
6
   

Austria vs. France


Austria
1

5 February 2021

France
2
1 2 3
1 Austria
France
Dennis Novak
Nicolas Mahut
62
77
2
6
   
2 Austria
France
Dominic Thiem
Benoît Paire
6
1
0
0
   
retired
3 Austria
France
Philipp Oswald / Tristan-Samuel Weissborn
Nicolas Mahut / Édouard Roger-Vasselin
3
6
3
6
   

Note: By ATP Cup rules retired match is not counting into percentage of sets and games.

Group D

Pos. Country Ties Matches Sets S % Games G %
1  Russia 2–0 4–2 9–4 69.2 68–45 60.2
2  Argentina 1–1 4–2 8–5 61.5 67–56 54.5
3  Japan 0–2 1–5 3–11 21.4 42–76 35.6

Russia vs. Argentina


Russia
2

2 February 2021

Argentina
1
1 2 3
1 Russia
Argentina
Andrey Rublev
Guido Pella
6
1
6
2
   
2 Russia
Argentina
Daniil Medvedev
Diego Schwartzman
7
5
6
3
   
3 Russia
Argentina
Aslan Karatsev / Andrey Rublev
Máximo González / Horacio Zeballos
4
6
64
77
   

Russia vs. Japan


Russia
2

3 February 2021

Japan
1
1 2 3
1 Russia
Japan
Andrey Rublev
Yoshihito Nishioka
6
1
6
3
   
2 Russia
Japan
Daniil Medvedev
Kei Nishikori
6
2
6
4
   
3 Russia
Japan
Evgeny Donskoy / Aslan Karatsev
Ben McLachlan / Yoshihito Nishioka
6
4
3
6
[10]
[12]
 

Argentina vs. Japan


Argentina
3

6 February 2021

Japan
0
1 2 3
1 Argentina
Japan
Guido Pella
Yoshihito Nishioka
6
3
77
64
   
2 Argentina
Japan
Diego Schwartzman
Kei Nishikori
6
1
64
77
6
0
 
3 Argentina
Japan
Máximo González / Horacio Zeballos
Toshihide Matsui / Ben McLachlan
6
2
6
2
   

Knockout stage

Bracket

Semi-finals Final
      
6  Germany 1
4  Russia 2
4  Russia 2
8  Italy 0
8  Italy 3
2  Spain 0

Semi-finals

Germany vs. Russia


Germany
1

6 February 2021

Russia
2
1 2 3
1 Germany
Russia
Jan-Lennard Struff
Andrey Rublev
6
3
1
6
2
6
 
2 Germany
Russia
Alexander Zverev
Daniil Medvedev
6
3
3
6
5
7
 
3 Germany
Russia
Kevin Krawietz / Jan-Lennard Struff
Evgeny Donskoy / Aslan Karatsev
6
3
77
62
   

Italy vs. Spain


Italy
3

6 February 2021

Spain
0
1 2 3
1 Italy
Spain
Fabio Fognini
Pablo Carreño Busta
6
2
1
6
6
4
 
2 Italy
Spain
Matteo Berrettini
Roberto Bautista Agut
6
3
7
5
   
3 Italy
Spain
Simone Bolelli / Andrea Vavassori
Pablo Carreño Busta / Marcel Granollers
      w/o
 

Final

Russia vs. Italy


Russia
2

7 February 2021[5]

Italy
0
1 2 3
1 Russia
Italy
Andrey Rublev
Fabio Fognini
6
1
6
2
   
2 Russia
Italy
Daniil Medvedev
Matteo Berrettini
6
4
6
2
   
3 Russia
Italy
Evgeny Donskoy / Aslan Karatsev
Simone Bolelli / Andrea Vavassori
      not
played

References

  1. ^ "ATP Announces Updated Start To 2021 Calendar". ATP Tour. 16 December 2020.
  2. ^ Spits, Scott (17 December 2020). "Shortened ATP Cup coming after men's tour confirms Australian Open dates". The Age. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  3. ^ a b "ATP Cup 2021 Confirmed For February". ATP Cup. 19 December 2020. Archived from the original on 20 December 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Play Suspended At Melbourne Park Thursday". ATP Tour. 3 February 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Marvellous Medvedev fires Russia to ATP Cup win". Reuters. 7 February 2021.
  6. ^ "Daniil Medvedev lifts Russia past Italy for ATP Cup title". ESPN. 7 February 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  7. ^ "ATP Cup 2021 FAQ". ATP Tour. 4 January 2021.
  8. ^ "Djokovic, Nadal Lead Field For 2021 ATP Cup". ATP Tour. 4 January 2021.
  9. ^ "ATP Cup Standings". ATP Tour. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  10. ^ "Roger Federer will not be back before late February". Le 10 Sport. Retrieved 29 December 2020.

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