The 2021 Murray River Open was a tournament on the 2021 ATP Tour. It was played on outdoor hard courts in Melbourne, Australia. It was organised as a lead-up tournament to the 2021 Australian Open, and was held at the same venue, due to other tournaments in Australia being cancelled as a result from the COVID-19 pandemic. This tournament took place simultaneously with the 2021 Great Ocean Road Open and the 2021 ATP Cup.
Points and prize money
Point distribution EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64 Singles25015090452010 0 Doubles0
Prize money
EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64Singles$19,500$13,255$10,000$7,400$5,500$4,000$2,500Doubles*$7,200$5,760$4,560$3,360$2,160$1,200 *per team
Singles main-draw entrants Seeds Country Player Rank1 SeedStan Wawrinka181Grigor Dimitrov192Félix Auger-Aliassime213Borna Ćorić254Casper Ruud275Taylor Fritz306Ugo Humbert327Daniel Evans338Lorenzo Sonego349Adrian Mannarino3510Marin Čilić4311Albert Ramos Viñolas4612Nick Kyrgios4713Richard Gasquet4814Tommy Paul5315Márton Fucsovics5516 1 Rankings are as of January 25, 2021
Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the main draw: Andrew Harris Jason Kubler Blake Mott Li Tu
The following players have been accepted directly into the main draw using a protected or a special ranking: Thanasi Kokkinakis
The following player received entry as an alternate: Harry Bourchier
Withdrawals Before the tournament Alejandro Davidovich Fokina → replaced by Yūichi Sugita João Sousa → replaced by James Duckworth Bernard Tomic → replaced by Harry Bourchier During the tournament Stan Wawrinka
Retirements Jiří Veselý
Doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds Country Player Country Player Rank1 SeedNikola MektićMate Pavić101Wesley KoolhofŁukasz Kubot142Rajeev RamJoe Salisbury273Marcelo MeloHoria Tecău314Jérémy ChardyFabrice Martin605Sander GilléJoran Vliegen756Ken SkupskiNeal Skupski847Marcelo DemolinerSantiago González928 Rankings are as of January 25, 2021.
Other entrants The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: James Duckworth / Marc Polmans Andrew Harris / Alexei Popyrin
The following pair received entry using a protected ranking: Mackenzie McDonald / Tommy Paul
Champions Singles
Dan Evans def. Félix Auger-Aliassime, 6–2, 6–3
Doubles
Nikola Mektić / Mate Pavić def. Jérémy Chardy / Fabrice Martin, 7–6(7–2), 6–3
References
External links Tournament overview on the ATP Tour official website