2021 Daniil Medvedev tennis season

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2021 Daniil Medvedev tennis season
Full nameDaniil Medvedev
Country Russia
Calendar prize money$8,291,274
Singles
Season record63–13 (82.9%)
Calendar titles4
Current rankingNo. 2
Ranking change from previous yearIncrease 2
Grand Slam & significant results
Australian OpenF
French OpenQF
Wimbledon4R
US OpenW
Doubles
Season record2–3 (40.0%)
Calendar titles0
Current rankingNo. 280
Ranking change from previous yearDecrease 76
2022 →

The 2021 Daniil Medvedev tennis season officially began on 2 January 2021, with the start of the ATP Cup.

The season saw him win his first grand slam at the 2021 US Open where he defeated then-world No. 1 Novak Djokovic in the final to deny him the calendar-year Grand Slam.[1]

Yearly summary[edit]

Early hard court season[edit]

ATP Cup[edit]

See also: 2021 ATP Cup

Australian Open[edit]

See also: 2021 Australian Open – Men's singles

All matches[edit]

This table chronicles all the matches of Daniil Medvedev in 2021.

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles matches[edit]

Tournament Match Round Opponent (seed or key) Rank Result Score
ATP Cup
Melbourne, Australia
ATP Cup
Hard, outdoor
2 – 7 February 2021
1 / 245 RR Argentina Diego Schwartzman 9 Win 7–5, 6–3
2 / 246 RR Japan Kei Nishikori 41 Win 6–2, 6–4
3 / 247 SF Germany Alexander Zverev (6) 7 Win 3–6, 6–3, 7–5
4 / 248 W Italy Matteo Berrettini 10 Win (1) 6–4, 6–2
Australian Open
Melbourne, Australia
Grand Slam tournament
Hard, outdoor
8 – 21 February 2021
5 / 249 1R Canada Vasek Pospisil 63 Win 6–2, 6–2, 6–4
6 / 250 2R Spain Roberto Carballés Baena 99 Win 6–2, 7–5, 6–1
7 / 251 3R Serbia Filip Krajinović (28) 33 Win 6–3, 6–3, 4–6, 3–6, 6–0
8 / 252 4R United States Mackenzie McDonald (PR) 192 Win 6–4, 6–2, 6–3
9 / 253 QF Russia Andrey Rublev (7) 8 Win 7–5, 6–3, 6–2
10 / 254 SF Greece Stefanos Tsitsipas (5) 6 Win 6–4, 6–2, 7–5
11 / 255 F Serbia Novak Djokovic (1) 1 Loss 5–7, 2–6, 2–6
Rotterdam Open
Rotterdam, Netherlands
ATP Tour 500
Hard, indoor
1 – 7 March 2021
12 / 256 1R Serbia Dušan Lajović 27 Loss 6–7(4–7), 4–6
Marseille Open
Marseille, France
ATP Tour 250
Hard, indoor
8 – 14 March 2021
– 1R Bye
13 / 257 2R Belarus Egor Gerasimov 76 Win 6–2, 6–4
14 / 258 QF Italy Jannik Sinner 34 Win 6–2, 6–4
15 / 259 SF Australia Matthew Ebden (Q) 287 Win 6–4, 3–0 ret.
16 / 260 W France Pierre-Hugues Herbert 93 Win (2) 6–4, 6–7(4–7), 6–4
Miami Open
Miami Gardens, United States
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
22 – 4 April 2021
– 1R Bye
17 / 261 2R Chinese Taipei Lu Yen-hsun (PR) 1020 Win 6–2, 6–2
18 / 262 3R Australia Alexei Popyrin 86 Win 7–6(7–3), 6–7(7–9), 6–4
19 / 263 4R United States Frances Tiafoe 58 Win 6–4, 6–3
20 / 264 QF Spain Roberto Bautista Agut (7) 12 Loss 4–6, 2–6
Monte-Carlo Masters
Monte Carlo, Monaco
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Clay, outdoor
11 – 18 April 2021
Withdrew
Madrid Open
Madrid, Spain
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Clay, outdoor
3 – 9 May 2021
– 1R Bye
21 / 265 2R Spain Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (7) 49 Win 4–6, 6–4, 6–2
22 / 266 3R Chile Cristian Garín (16) 25 Loss 4–6, 7–6(7–2), 1–6
Italian Open
Rome, Italy
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Clay, outdoor
9–16 May 2021
– 1R Bye
23 / 267 2R Russia Aslan Karatsev 27 Loss 2–6, 4–6
French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam tournament
Clay, outdoor
30 May – 13 June 2021
24 / 268 1R Kazakhstan Alexander Bublik 37 Win 6–3, 6–3, 7–5
25 / 269 2R United States Tommy Paul 52 Win 3–6, 6–1, 6–4, 6–3
26 / 270 3R United States Reilly Opelka (32) 35 Win 6–4, 6–2, 6–4
27 / 271 4R Chile Cristian Garín (22) 23 Win 6–2, 6–1, 7–5
28 / 272 QF Greece Stefanos Tsitsipas (5) 5 Loss 3–6, 6–7(3–7), 5–7

Schedule[edit]

Singles schedule[edit]

Date Tournament Location Tier Surface Prev.
result 		Prev.
points 		New
points 		Result
1 February 2021–
7 February 2021		 ATP Cup Melbourne (AUS) ATP Cup Hard SF 255 500 Champion (defeated Italy Italy, 2–0)
8 February 2021–
21 February 2021		 Australian Open Melbourne (AUS) Grand Slam Hard R16 180 1200 Final (lost to Serbia Novak Djokovic, 5–7, 2–6, 2–6)
1 March 2021–
7 March 2021		 Rotterdam Open Rotterdam (NED) 500 series Hard (i) R32 0 0 First round (lost to Serbia Dušan Lajović, 6–7(4–7), 4–6)
8 March 2021–
14 March 2021		 Open 13 Marseille (FRA) 250 series Hard (i) QF 45 250 Champion (defeated France Pierre-Hugues Herbert, 6–4, 6–7(4–7), 6–4)
22 March 2021–
4 April 2021		 Miami Open Miami (USA) Masters 1000 Hard NH 45[a] 180 Quarterfinals (lost to Spain Roberto Bautista Agut, 4–6, 2–6)
12 April 2021–
18 April 2021		 Monte Carlo Masters Monte Carlo (MON) Masters 1000 Clay SF 180 0 (180[a]) Withdrew
19 April 2021–
25 April 2021		 Barcelona Open Barcelona (ESP) 500 Series Clay F 150 0 (150[a])
3 May 2021–
9 May 2021		 Madrid Open Madrid (ESP) Masters 1000 Clay R64 5[a] 90 Third round (lost to Chile Cristian Garín, 4–6, 7–6(7–2), 1–6)
10 May 2021–
16 May 2021		 Italian Open Rome (ITA) Masters 1000 Clay R64 10[a] 10 Second round (lost to Russia Aslan Karatsev, 2–6, 4–6)
31 May 2021–
13 June 2021		 French Open Paris (FRA) Grand Slam Clay R128 5 360 Quarterfinals (lost to Greece Stefanos Tsitsipas, 3–6, 6–7(3–7), 5–7)
14 June 2021–
20 June 2021		 Halle Open Halle (GER) 500 Series Grass N/A N/A 0 First round (lost to Germany Jan-Lennard Struff, 6–7(6–8), 3–6)
21 June 2021–
26 June 2021		 Mallorca Championships Mallorca (ESP) 250 Series Grass N/A N/A 250 Champion (defeated United States Sam Querrey, 6–4, 6–2)
14 June 2021–
20 June 2021		 Queen's Club London (GBR) 500 Series Grass SF 90 0 (90[a]) Withdrew
28 June 2021–
11 July 2021		 Wimbledon London (GBR) Grand Slam Grass R32 45[a] 180 Fourth round (lost to Poland Hubert Hurkacz, 6–2, 6–7(2–7), 6–3, 3–6, 3–6)
31 July 2021–
8 August 2021		 Citi Open Washington (USA) 500 Series Hard F 150 0 (150[a]) Withdrew
9 August 2021–
15 August 2021		 Canadian Open Toronto (CAN) Masters 1000 Hard NH 300[a] 1000 Champion (defeated United States Reilly Opelka, 6–4, 6–3)
16 August 2021–
22 August 2021		 Cincinnati Masters Cincinnati (USA) Masters 1000 Hard QF 180 360 Semifinals (lost to Russia Andrey Rublev, 6–2, 3–6, 3–6)
30 August 2021–
12 September 2021		 US Open New York (USA) Grand Slam Hard SF 720 2000 Champion (defeated Serbia Novak Djokovic, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4)
4 October 2021–
17 October 2021		 Indian Wells Masters Indian Wells (USA) Masters 1000 Hard NH 23[a] 90 Fourth round (lost to Bulgaria Grigor Dimitrov, 6–4, 4–6, 3–6)
1 November 2021–
7 November 2021		 Paris Masters Paris (FRA) Masters 1000 Hard (i) W 1000 600 Final (lost to Serbia Novak Djokovic, 6–4, 3–6, 3–6)
15 November 2021–
21 November 2021		 ATP Finals Turin (ITA) ATP Finals Hard (i) W 1500 1000 Final (lost to Germany Alexander Zverev, 4–6, 4–6)
Total year-end points 8470 8640 Increase 170 difference

Yearly Records[edit]

Head-to-head matchups[edit]

Top 10 wins[edit]

Finals[edit]

Earnings[edit]

  • Bold font denotes tournament win
Singles
Event Prize money Year-to-date
ATP Cup $576,725 $8,276,287
Australian Open A$1,500,000
Rotterdam Open €13,800
Open 13 €52,500
Miami Open $61,000
Madrid Open €36,400
Italian Open €18,000
French Open €255,000
Halle Open €14,650
Mallorca Championships €70,620
Wimbledon £181,000
Canadian Open $370,290
Cincinnati Masters $285,000
US Open $2,500,000
Indian Wells Masters $92,000
Paris Masters €433,045
ATP Finals $1,222,000
Bonus Pool $810,000
$8,276,287
Doubles
Event Prize money Year-to-date
Madrid Open €6,905 $14,987
Italian Open €5,500
$14,987
Total
$8,291,274

Figures in United States dollars (USD) unless noted.

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Points carried over due to the Best of 24-month ranking being extended through and including the week of 1 March 2021.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Keating, Steve (13 September 2021). "Medvedev wins U.S. Open to end Djokovic calendar Grand Slam bid". Reuters.com. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  2. ^ "FedEx ATP Rankings COVID-19 Adjustments FAQ". ATP. 13 January 2021.

External links[edit]

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