The 2021 Mubadala World Tennis Championship was a non-ATP/WTA-affiliated exhibition tennis tournament. It was the 13th edition of the Mubadala World Tennis Championship with some of the world's top-ranked players competing in the event, held in a knockout format. The winner received $250,000 in prize money. The event was held at the International Tennis Centre at the Zayed Sports City in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. It served as a warm-up event for the upcoming season, with the 2022 ATP Tour beginning on January 1, 2022.
Andrey Rublev (ranked No. 5) and Rafael Nadal (ranked No. 6) received byes into the semifinal. Rublev defeated Andy Murray, 6–4, 7–6(7–2), to win the men's tournament. Emma Raducanu withdrew from the event the week of her scheduled match after testing positive for COVID-19 and she was replaced by Ons Jabeur, who defeated Belinda Bencic, 4–6, 6–3, [10–8], to win the women's tournament.
Champions
Men's singles
Andrey Rublev def. Andy Murray 6–4, 7–6(7–2).
Women's singles Ons Jabeur def. Belinda Bencic 4–6, 6–3, [10–8].
Day-by-day summaries SessionGroup / roundWinnerLoserScore Day 1 (16 December) Afternoon Men's singles Denis Shapovalov Taylor Fritz 6–3, 6–0 Evening Men's singles Andy Murray Dan Evans 6–3, 6–2 Women's singles Final Ons Jabeur Belinda Bencic 4–6, 6–3, [10–8] Day 2 (17 December) Afternoon 5th place Play-off Taylor Fritz Dan Evans 7–6(7–5), 4–6, [11–9] Semifinals Andrey Rublev Denis Shapovalov 7–6(7–5), 3–6, 6–4 Evening Semifinals Andy Murray Rafael Nadal 6–3, 7–5 Day 3 (18 December) Afternoon 3rd place Play-off Denis Shapovalov Rafael Nadal 6–7(4–7), 6–3, [10–6] Evening Men's singles Final Andrey Rublev Andy Murray 6–4, 7–6(7–2)
Players
Men's singles Dominic Thiem (withdrew) Casper Ruud (withdrew) Country Player Ranking SeedingAndrey Rublev51Rafael Nadal62Denis Shapovalov143Taylor Fritz234Dan Evans255Andy Murray1346
Women's singles Emma Raducanu (withdrew) Country Player Ranking SeedingOns Jabeur101Belinda Bencic232
References
External links Official website