The 2021 Miami Open was a professional hardcourt tennis tournament played from March 23 to April 4, 2021, on the grounds of Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida in the United States. The 36th edition of the Miami Open, it was a Masters 1000 event on the 2021 ATP Tour, and a WTA 1000 event on the 2021 WTA Tour. The 2020 edition was postponed due to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in Florida.
Due to COVID-19 restrictions, capacity for each session was limited to 800–1,000 spectators, and spectators were only admitted in the three largest courts on the site; Hard Rock Stadium itself was not used. Roger Federer and Ashleigh Barty were the defending champions from 2019 in the men's and women's singles respectively. Barty successfully defended her title, defeating Bianca Andreescu in the final, 6–3, 4–0, retired. Federer did not attend the tournament.
Finals
Men's singles
Hubert Hurkacz defeated Jannik Sinner 7–6(7–4), 6–4.
Women's singles
Ashleigh Barty defeated Bianca Andreescu 6–3, 4–0 ret.
Men's doubles
Nikola Mektić / Mate Pavić defeated Dan Evans / Neal Skupski 6–4, 6–4.
Women's doubles
Shuko Aoyama / Ena Shibahara defeated Hayley Carter / Luisa Stefani, 6–2, 7–5.
Points and prize money
Point distribution Event Round of 16Round of 32Round of 64Round of 128 Men's singles1000600360180904525*101680 Men's doubles 0 Women's singles6503902151206535*1030202 Women's Doubles 10
* Players with byes receive first round points.
Prize money Event Round of 16Round of 32Round of 64Round of 128Men's singles$300,110$165,000$93,000$61,000$40,000$26,000$16,000$10,000$5,890$3,100Women's singlesMen's doubles$81,000$51,000$38,000$27,000$18,000$12,000Women's doubles
ATP singles main-draw entrants
The following are the seeded players. Seedings and ranking points based on ATP rankings as of March 22, 2021.
SeedRankPlayerPoints beforePoints defendingPoints wonPoints afterStatus 1 2 Daniil Medvedev 9,940 90 180 10,030 Quarterfinals lost to Roberto Bautista Agut 2 5 Stefanos Tsitsipas 6,950 90 180 7,040 Quarterfinals lost to Hubert Hurkacz 3 7 Alexander Zverev 6,070 10 106,070 Second round lost to Emil Ruusuvuori 4 8 Andrey Rublev 5,101 61 360 5,400 Semifinals lost to Hubert Hurkacz 5 9 Diego Schwartzman 3,640 10 903,720 Fourth round lost to Sebastian Korda 6 11 Denis Shapovalov 3,000 360 452,820 Third round lost to Hubert Hurkacz 7 12 Roberto Bautista Agut 2,910 180 360 3,090 Semifinals lost to Jannik Sinner 8 13 David Goffin 2,795 90 102,750 Second round lost to James Duckworth 9 16 Grigor Dimitrov 2,620 45 102,598 Second round lost to Cameron Norrie 10 17 Fabio Fognini 2,570 45 10 2,548 Second round lost to Sebastian Korda 11 18 Félix Auger-Aliassime 2,561 376 45 2,373 Third round lost to John Isner 12 19 Milos Raonic 2,450 45 90 2,495 Fourth round lost to Hubert Hurkacz 13 20 Cristian Garín 2,385 0 102,385 Second round lost to Marin Čilić 14 22 Karen Khachanov 2,200 10 452,280 Third round lost to Jannik Sinner 15 23 Alex de Minaur 2,190 0 102,200 Second round lost to Daniel Elahi Galán 16 26 Dušan Lajović 1,895 45 45 1,895 Third round lost to Frances Tiafoe 17 27 Aslan Karatsev 1,888 (15)† 45 1,918 Third round lost to Sebastian Korda 18 28 John Isner 1,850 600 90 1,340 Fourth round lost to Roberto Bautista Agut 19 29 Daniel Evans 1,813 25 101,797 Second round lost to Frances Tiafoe 20 30 Ugo Humbert 1,790 10 451,825 Third round lost to Milos Raonic 21 31 Jannik Sinner 1,789 (20)‡ 600 2,369 Runner-up, lost to Hubert Hurkacz 22 32 Taylor Fritz 1,775 10 90 1,855 Fourth round lost to Alexander Bublik 23 33 Benoît Paire 1,773 (48)н 101,749 Second round lost to Lorenzo Musetti 24 34 Lorenzo Sonego 1,668 25 90 1,733 Fourth round lost to. Stefanos Tsitsipas 25 36 Adrian Mannarino 1,661 25 45 1,681 Third round lost to Diego Schwartzman 26 37 Hubert Hurkacz 1,645 45 1,000 2,600 Champion, defeated Jannik Sinner 27 38 Nikoloz Basilashvili 1,645 90 101,600 Second round lost to Mikael Ymer 28 39 Kei Nishikori 1,513 10 45 1,548 Third round lost to Stefanos Tsitsipas 29 40 Márton Fucsovics 1,462 10 451,497 Third round lost to Andrey Rublev 30 41 Reilly Opelka 1,457 61 101,427 Second round lost to Alexei Popyrin 31 42 Jan-Lennard Struff 1,450 10 45 1,485 Third round lost to Roberto Bautista Agut 32 44 Alexander Bublik 1,385 41 180 1,462 Quarterfinals lost to Jannik Sinner
† The player did not qualify for the tournament in 2019. Accordingly, this was his points from the ATP Challenger Tour. ‡ The player did not qualify for the tournament in 2019. Accordingly, this was his 18th best result deducted instead. н The player used an exemption after the completion of the tournament in 2019. Accordingly, this was his points from the ATP Challenger Tour.
Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Carlos Alcaraz Jack Draper Hugo Gaston Michael Mmoh Andy Murray
The following players received entry using a protected ranking into the singles main draw: Kevin Anderson Lu Yen-hsun
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Liam Broady Ernesto Escobedo Thomas Fabbiano Bjorn Fratangelo Thanasi Kokkinakis Paolo Lorenzi Mackenzie McDonald Shintaro Mochizuki Emilio Nava Thiago Seyboth Wild Alejandro Tabilo Mischa Zverev
The following players received entry as a lucky losers: Damir Džumhur Federico Gaio
Withdrawals Before the tournament Pablo Andújar → replaced by Federico Coria Pablo Carreño Busta → replaced by João Sousa Matteo Berrettini → replaced by Denis Kudla Borna Ćorić → replaced by Yannick Hanfmann Pablo Cuevas → replaced by Pedro Martínez Alejandro Davidovich Fokina → replaced by Mikael Ymer Novak Djokovic → replaced by Alexei Popyrin Kyle Edmund → replaced by James Duckworth Roger Federer → replaced by Marcos Giron Richard Gasquet → replaced by Yasutaka Uchiyama Filip Krajinović → replaced by Ilya Ivashka Nick Kyrgios → replaced by Emil Ruusuvuori John Millman → replaced by Lorenzo Musetti Gaël Monfils → replaced by Pierre-Hugues Herbert Thiago Monteiro → replaced by Damir Džumhur Corentin Moutet → replaced by Mikhail Kukushkin Andy Murray → replaced by Federico Gaio Rafael Nadal → replaced by Pedro Sousa Guido Pella → replaced by Lloyd Harris Albert Ramos Viñolas → replaced by Daniel Elahi Galán Casper Ruud → replaced by Christopher O'Connell Gilles Simon → replaced by Kwon Soon-woo Dominic Thiem → replaced by Federico Delbonis Jo-Wilfried Tsonga → replaced by Sebastian Korda Stan Wawrinka → replaced by Steve Johnson During the tournament Lloyd Harris
Retirements Jack Draper Pedro Martínez
ATP doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds Country Player Country Player Rank1 SeedJuan Sebastián CabalRobert Farah31Nikola MektićMate Pavić82Ivan DodigFilip Polášek193Marcel GranollersHoracio Zeballos214Wesley KoolhofŁukasz Kubot215Jamie MurrayBruno Soares236Rajeev RamJoe Salisbury267Pierre-Hugues HerbertNicolas Mahut298 1 Rankings as of March 15, 2021.
Other entrants The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: Steve Johnson / Sam Querrey Sebastian Korda / Michael Mmoh Nicholas Monroe / Frances Tiafoe The following pair received entry as an alternate: Marcelo Demoliner / Santiago González
Withdrawals Before the tournament Alex de Minaur / John Millman → replaced by Miomir Kecmanović / Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi Grigor Dimitrov / Kei Nishikori → replaced by Marcelo Demoliner / Santiago González
During the tournament Karen Khachanov / Andrey Rublev
WTA singles main-draw entrants
Seeds The following are the seeded players. Seedings are based on WTA rankings as of March 15, 2021. Rankings and points before are as of March 22, 2021.
SeedRankPlayerPoints beforePoints defending^Points won¡Points afterStatus 1 1 Ashleigh Barty 9,186 1,000 1,000 9,186Champion, defeated Bianca Andreescu 2 2 Naomi Osaka 7,835 65 215 7,985 Quarterfinals lost to Maria Sakkari 3 3 Simona Halep 7,255 390 (65) 100 6,965 Third round withdrew due to shoulder injury 4 4 Sofia Kenin 5,760 10 + 35 (65) 100 + 100 5,915 Third round lost to Ons Jabeur 5 5 Elina Svitolina 5,370 10 390 5,750 Semifinals lost to Ashleigh Barty 6 6 Karolína Plíšková 5,205 650 (65) 1054,660 Third round lost to Jessica Pegula 7 8 Aryna Sabalenka 4,815 10 + 120 215 + 1855,085 Quarterfinals lost to Ashleigh Barty 8 9 Bianca Andreescu 4,735 120 650 5,265 Runner-up, lost to Ashleigh Barty 9 10 Petra Kvitová 4,571 215 1204,476 Fourth round lost to Elina Svitolina 10 11 Kiki Bertens 4,505 120 (10) 1054,490 Second round lost to Liudmila Samsonova [Q] 11 12 Belinda Bencic 4,260 10 654,315 Third round lost to Markéta Vondroušová 12 13 Garbiñe Muguruza 4,235 10 + 280 120 + 554,120 Fourth round lost to Bianca Andreescu 13 14 Jennifer Brady 3,765 (2) (10)3,765 Second round lost to Sara Sorribes Tormo 14 15 Victoria Azarenka 3,665 35 + 180 120 + 553,625 Fourth round lost to Ashleigh Barty 15 16 Iga Świątek 3,570 20 653,615 Third round lost to Ana Konjuh [WC] 16 17 Elise Mertens 3,310 65 + 65 120 + 100 3,400 Fourth round lost to Naomi Osaka 17 18 Johanna Konta 3,206 35 653,236 Third round lost to Petra Kvitová 18 19 Madison Keys 3,075 10 + 470 10 + 12,606 Second round lost to Ana Konjuh [WC] 19 20 Markéta Vondroušová 2,957 215 1202,862 Fourth round lost to Aryna Sabalenka 20 21 Petra Martić 2,850 35 + 185 + 10 (10) 60 + 55 + 552,790 Second round lost to Anna Kalinskaya [WC] 21 23 Elena Rybakina 2,718 (100)† (65) 100 2,718 Third round lost to Sara Sorribes Tormo 22 24 Anett Kontaveit 2,620 390 65 2,295 Third round lost to Elise Mertens 23 25 Maria Sakkari 2,570 35 + 10 390 + 105 3,020 Semifinals lost to Bianca Andreescu 24 26 Angelique Kerber 2,370 65 + 110 65 + 55 2,315 Third round lost to Victoria Azarenka 25 27 Alison Riske 2,256 35 (0) 12,222 Withdrew due to left foot injury 26 28 Yulia Putintseva 2,015 120 + 35 (10) 55 + 551,970 Second round lost to Nina Stojanović [Q] 27 30 Ons Jabeur 1,965 35 + 10 120 + 48 2,088 Fourth round lost to Sara Sorribes Tormo 28 32 Amanda Anisimova 1,905 35 + 35 65 + 60 1,960 Third round lost to Bianca Andreescu 29 33 Jessica Pegula 1,904 30 + 55 120 + 29 1,968 Fourth round lost to Maria Sakkari 30 34 Ekaterina Alexandrova 1,900 10 651,955 Third round lost to Elina Svitolina 31 36 Coco Gauff 1,821 35 101,796 Second round lost to Anastasija Sevastova 32 37 Veronika Kudermetova 1,820 (2) 160 (65) 80 1,740 Third round lost to Aryna Sabalenka ^ Points form 2019 Miami, 2019 Guadalajara, 2019 Charleston and 2019 Monterrey will be dropped on Monday, April 5; 2019 Indian Wells will not be mandatory anymore
¡ Miami will not be considered a mandatory result that must be counted as part of a player's best 16 results
† The player did not qualify for the tournament in 2019. Accordingly, this was her 16th best result deducted instead.
Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Anna Kalinskaya Ana Konjuh Robin Montgomery Storm Sanders Katrina Scott Mayar Sherif Wang Xinyu Wang Xiyu
The following player received entry using a protected ranking into the singles main draw: Katie Boulter Andrea Petkovic Anastasia Potapova Yaroslava Shvedova
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Hailey Baptiste Aliona Bolsova Mihaela Buzărnescu Elisabetta Cocciaretto Olga Danilović Océane Dodin Kristína Kučová Tereza Martincová Tsvetana Pironkova Liudmila Samsonova Nina Stojanović Renata Zarazúa
The following player received entry as a lucky loser: Kirsten Flipkens
Withdrawals Before the tournament Polona Hercog → replaced by Andrea Petkovic Hsieh Su-wei → replaced by Anastasia Potapova Daria Kasatkina → replaced by Zarina Diyas Ann Li → replaced by Katie Boulter Karolína Muchová → replaced by Camila Giorgi Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova → replaced by Lauren Davis Alison Riske → replaced by Kirsten Flipkens Barbora Strýcová → replaced by Marta Kostyuk Patricia Maria Țig → replaced by Madison Brengle