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2021 Australian Open
Date8–21 February 2021
Edition109th
Open Era (53rd)
CategoryGrand Slam
Draw128S / 64D
Prize moneyA$80,000,000[1]
SurfaceHard (GreenSet)
LocationMelbourne, Victoria, Australia
VenueMelbourne Park[a]
2020 Champions
Men's singles
Serbia Novak Djokovic
Women's singles
United States Sofia Kenin
Men's doubles
United States Rajeev Ram / United Kingdom Joe Salisbury
Women's doubles
Hungary Tímea Babos / France Kristina Mladenovic
Mixed doubles
Czech Republic Barbora Krejčíková / Croatia Nikola Mektić
Wheelchair men's singles
Japan Shingo Kunieda
Wheelchair women's singles
Japan Yui Kamiji
Wheelchair quad singles
Australia Dylan Alcott
Wheelchair men's doubles
United Kingdom Alfie Hewett / United Kingdom Gordon Reid
Wheelchair women's doubles
Japan Yui Kamiji / United Kingdom Jordanne Whiley
Wheelchair quad doubles
Australia Dylan Alcott / Australia Heath Davidson
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The 2021 Australian Open is a Grand Slam tennis tournament that is currently taking place at Melbourne Park, from 8–21 February 2021.[2]

It is the 109th edition of the Australian Open, the 53rd in the Open Era, and the first Grand Slam of the year. It was originally scheduled for 18–31 January 2021, but was postponed by three weeks to February due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The event is part of the 2021 ATP Tour and the 2021 WTA Tour.

The tournament consists of events for professional players in singles, doubles and mixed doubles. Wheelchair players will compete in singles and doubles tournaments. As in previous years, the tournament's main sponsor is Kia.

Novak Djokovic is the defending Men's Singles champion, while Sofia Kenin was the defending Women's Singles champion but lost to Kaia Kanepi in the second round.

Tournament

Rod Laver Arena where the Finals of the Australian Open will take place

The 2021 Australian Open is the 109th edition of the tournament, held at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

The tournament is run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and is part of the 2021 ATP Tour and the 2021 WTA Tour calendars under the Grand Slam category. The tournament consists of both men's and women's singles and doubles draws as well as the mixed doubles events. There are singles and doubles events for both boys and girls (players under 18), which are part of the Grade A category of tournaments. There are also singles, doubles and quad events for men's and women's wheelchair tennis players as part of the NEC tour under the Grand Slam category.

The tournament is played on hard courts and is taking place across a series of 25 courts, the four main show courts Rod Laver Arena, John Cain Arena (formerly Melbourne Arena), Margaret Court Arena and 1573 Arena.

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic

See also: Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports and COVID-19 pandemic in Australia

On 17 December 2020, Tennis Australia announced this edition of Australian Open would be pushed by three weeks from the original 18 January 2021 start to 8 February, impacting players from Europe and the Americas with being picked up to a selected number of charter flights each to Melbourne. The Victoria State Government would allow a mandatory 14-day quarantine on players with COVID-19 safety precautions in place before the warm-up events start on 31 January and alternate tournaments being held in place the week before the tournament.[3]

For the first time in Grand Slam history, Qualifying matches were held outside the country due to Australia's quarantine restrictions. The men's and women's matches were held in Doha, Qatar and Dubai, United Arab Emirates, respectively, from 10–13 January.[4][5] The 8 February start will give qualifiers and eight potential lucky losers have their time to travel to Australia and allow to quarantine upon arrival.[6]

On 30 January 2021, Victorian sports minister Martin Pakula announced that the number of spectators will be limited to 30,000 per day during most of the tournament, which is around 50 percent of normal spectator capacity. The last five days of the tournament will have up to 25,000 spectators per day.[7]

On 4 February 2021, all of the scheduled day's events leading up to the tournament, including the ATP Cup and warm-ups, had to be suspended after a 26-year-old man working at the hotel players were quarantining at tested positive for the virus. Victorian premier Daniel Andrews stated that the 8 February start would not be affected due to the schedule change. The day's events would have been as scheduled moved to 5 February, and as well with the draw ceremony of men's and women's singles draws.[8]

On 12 February 2021, a five-day snap lockdown and stay-at-home order was declared by the Victoria State Government beginning at 11:59 p.m. AEDT, due to a cluster of active cases with community transmission involving a highly-infectious variant of SARS-CoV2, linked to another quarantine hotel in Melbourne. As a result, the tournament will be played behind closed doors from 13–17 February. The deadline disrupted the fifth set of the Djokovic / Fritz third round match, which was suspended at 11:30 p.m. and resumed some minutes later in an empty Rod Laver Arena. [9][10]

Singles players

Men's Singles
Women's Singles

Singles seeds

The following are the seeded players. Seedings are based on ATP and WTA rankings on 1 February 2021, while ranking and points before are as of 8 February 2021. Points after are as of 22 February 2021. Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, an ATP player can count the best Australian Open result from 2020 and 2021 for his ranking.[11]

Men's singles

Seed Rank Player Points
before 		Points won
in 2020 		Points won
in 2021 		Points
after 		Status
1 1 Serbia Novak Djokovic 12,030 2,000 180 12,030 Fourth round vs. Canada Milos Raonic [14]
2 2 Spain Rafael Nadal 9,850 360 90 9,850 Third round vs. United Kingdom Cameron Norrie
3 3 Austria Dominic Thiem 9,125 1,200 180 9,125 Fourth round vs. Bulgaria Grigor Dimitrov [18]
4 4 Russia Daniil Medvedev 8,695 180 90 8,695 Third round vs. Serbia Filip Krajinović [28]
5 6 Greece Stefanos Tsitsipas 5,940 90 90 5,940 Third round vs. Sweden Mikael Ymer [WC]
6 7 Germany Alexander Zverev 5,615 720 180 5,615 Fourth round vs. Serbia Dušan Lajović [23]
7 8 Russia Andrey Rublev 4,429 180 90 4,429 Third round vs. Spain Feliciano López
8 9 Argentina Diego Schwartzman 3,455 180 90 3,455 Third round lost to Russia Aslan Karatsev [Q]
9 10 Italy Matteo Berrettini 3,345 45 90 3,390 Third round vs. Russia Karen Khachanov [19]
10 12 France Gaël Monfils 2,860 180 10 2,860 First round lost to Finland Emil Ruusuvuori
11 11 Canada Denis Shapovalov 2,830 10 90 2,910 Third round lost to Canada Félix Auger-Aliassime [20]
12 13 Spain Roberto Bautista Agut 2,710 90 10 2,710 First round lost to Moldova Radu Albot
13 15 Belgium David Goffin 2,600 90 10 2,600 First round lost to Australia Alexei Popyrin [WC]
14 14 Canada Milos Raonic 2,630 360 180 2,630 Fourth round vs. Serbia Novak Djokovic [1]
15 16 Spain Pablo Carreño Busta 2,585 90 90 2,585 Third round retired to Bulgaria Grigor Dimitrov [18]
16 17 Italy Fabio Fognini 2,535 180 90 2,535 Third round vs. Australia Alex de Minaur [21]
17 18 Switzerland Stan Wawrinka 2,365 360 45 2,365 Second round lost to Hungary Márton Fucsovics
18 21 Bulgaria Grigor Dimitrov 2,260 45 180 2,395 Fourth round vs. Austria Dominic Thiem [3]
19 20 Russia Karen Khachanov 2,290 90 90 2,290 Third round vs. Italy Matteo Berrettini [9]
20 19 Canada Félix Auger-Aliassime 2,346 10 180 2,516 Fourth round vs. Russia Aslan Karatsev [Q]
21 23 Australia Alex de Minaur 2,065 – 90 2,155 Third round vs. Italy Fabio Fognini [16]
22 25 Croatia Borna Ćorić 1,855 10 45 1,890 Second round lost to United States Mackenzie McDonald [PR]
23 27 Serbia Dušan Lajović 1,785 90 180 1,875 Fourth round vs. Germany Alexander Zverev [6]
24 28 Norway Casper Ruud 1,739 10 90 1,819 Third round vs. Moldova Radu Albot
25 29 France Benoît Paire 1,738 45 10 1,738 First round lost to Belarus Egor Gerasimov
26 30 Poland Hubert Hurkacz 1,735 45 10 1,735 First round lost to Sweden Mikael Ymer
27 31 United States Taylor Fritz 1,695 90 90 1,695 Third round lost to Serbia Novak Djokovic [1]
28 33 Serbia Filip Krajinović 1,673 45 90 1,718 Third round vs. Russia Daniil Medvedev [4]
29 34 France Ugo Humbert 1,671 10 45 1,706 Second round lost to Australia Nick Kyrgios
30 26 United Kingdom Dan Evans 1,794 45 10 1,794 First round lost to United Kingdom Cameron Norrie
31 35 Italy Lorenzo Sonego 1,588 10 45 1,623 Second round lost to Spain Feliciano López
32 36 France Adrian Mannarino 1,561 10 90 1,641 Third round lost to Germany Alexander Zverev [6]

The following players would have been seeded, but they withdrew from the event.

Rank Player Points before Points 2020 Points after Withdrawal reason
5  Switzerland  Roger Federer 6,630 720 6,630 Personal reasons[12]
22 Chile Cristian Garín 2,180 45 2,180 Wrist injury
24 United States John Isner 1,850 45 1,850 Personal reasons[13]
  • Rankings are as of 18 January 2021.

Women's singles

Seed Rank Player Points
before 		Points won
in 2020 		Points won
in 2021 		Points
after 		Status
1 1 Australia Ashleigh Barty 9,186 780 130 9,186 Third round vs. Russia Ekaterina Alexandrova [29]
2 2 Romania Simona Halep 7,255 780 240 7,255 Fourth round vs. Poland Iga Świątek [15]
3 3 Japan Naomi Osaka 5,965 130 240 6,075 Fourth round vs. Spain Garbiñe Muguruza [14]
4 4 United States Sofia Kenin 5,760 2,000 70 5,760 Second round lost to Estonia Kaia Kanepi
5 5 Ukraine Elina Svitolina 5,260 130 130 5,260 Third round vs. Kazakhstan Yulia Putintseva [26]
6 6 Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková 5,205 130 130 5,205 Third round vs. Czech Republic Karolína Muchová [25]
7 7 Belarus Aryna Sabalenka 4,580 10 240 4,810 Fourth round vs. United States Serena Williams [10]
8 9 Canada Bianca Andreescu 4,555 – 70 4,625 Second round lost to Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei
9 8 Czech Republic Petra Kvitová 4,571 430 70 4,571 Second round lost to Romania Sorana Cîrstea
10 11 United States Serena Williams 4,265 130 240 4,375 Fourth round vs. Belarus Aryna Sabalenka [7]
11 12 Switzerland Belinda Bencic 4,010 130 130 4,010 Third round vs. Belgium Elise Mertens [18]
12 13 Belarus Victoria Azarenka 3,525 – 10 3,535 First round lost to United States Jessica Pegula
13 15 United Kingdom Johanna Konta 3,206 10 10 3,206 First round retired to Slovenia Kaja Juvan [Q]
14 14 Spain Garbiñe Muguruza 3,320 1,300 240 3,320 Fourth round vs. Japan Naomi Osaka [3]
15 17 Poland Iga Świątek 3,015 240 240 3,015 Fourth round vs. Romania Simona Halep [2]
16 19 Croatia Petra Martić 2,850 70 10 2,850 First round lost to Serbia Olga Danilović [Q]
17 21 Kazakhstan Elena Rybakina 2,718 130 70 2,718 Second round lost to France Fiona Ferro
18 16 Belgium Elise Mertens 3,060 240 130 3,060 Third round vs. Switzerland Belinda Bencic [11]
19 20 Czech Republic Markéta Vondroušová 2,722 10 240 2,952 Fourth round vs. Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei
20 23 Greece Maria Sakkari 2,570 240 10 2,570 First round lost to France Kristina Mladenovic
21 22 Estonia Anett Kontaveit 2,575 430 130 2,575 Third round vs. United States Shelby Rogers
22 24 United States Jennifer Brady 2,475 10 130 2,595 Third round vs. Slovenia Kaja Juvan [Q]
23 25 Germany Angelique Kerber 2,370 240 10 2,370 First round lost to United States Bernarda Pera
24 26 United States Alison Riske 2,256 240 10 2,256 First round lost to Russia Anastasia Potapova
25 27 Czech Republic Karolína Muchová 2,135 70 130 2,195 Third round vs. Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková [6]
26 28 Kazakhstan Yulia Putintseva 2,015 130 130 2,015 Third round vs. Ukraine Elina Svitolina [5]
27 30 Tunisia Ons Jabeur 1,915 430 130 1,915 Third round lost to Japan Naomi Osaka [3]
28 33 Croatia Donna Vekić 1,880 130 130 1,880 Third round vs. Estonia Kaia Kanepi
29 32 Russia Ekaterina Alexandrova 1,900 130 130 1,900 Third round vs. Australia Ashleigh Barty [1]
30 35 China Wang Qiang 1,735 240 10 1,735 First round lost to Italy Sara Errani [Q]
31 36 China Zhang Shuai 1,693 130 10 1,693 First round lost to United States Ann Li
32 34 Russia Veronika Kudermetova 1,680 10 130 1,800 Third round lost to Romania Simona Halep [2]

The following players would have been seeded, but they withdrew from the event.

Rank Player Points before Points 2020 Points after Withdrawal reason
10 Netherlands Kiki Bertens 4,505 240 4,505 Foot injury
18 United States Madison Keys 2,962 130 2,962 Tested positive for coronavirus[14]
29 Ukraine Dayana Yastremska 1,925 70 1,925 Suspension by the ITF[15]
31 United States Amanda Anisimova 1,905 10 1,905 Tested positive for coronavirus[16]
  • Rankings are as of 18 January 2021.

Doubles seeds

Mixed doubles

Seed Rank Team
1 8 Czech Republic Barbora Strýcová Croatia Nikola Mektić
2 12 United States Nicole Melichar Colombia Robert Farah
3 13 Canada Gabriela Dabrowski Croatia Mate Pavić
4 18 Chinese Taipei Chan Hao-ching Colombia Juan Sebastián Cabal
5 19 Netherlands Demi Schuurs Netherlands Wesley Koolhof
6 22 Czech Republic Barbora Krejčíková United States Rajeev Ram
7 32 Chinese Taipei Latisha Chan Croatia Ivan Dodig
8 36 Brazil Luisa Stefani Brazil Bruno Soares
  • Rankings are as of 8 February 2021.

Events

See also: 2021 Australian Open – Day-by-day summaries

Men's Singles

Main article: 2021 Australian Open – Men's Singles

Women's Singles

Main article: 2021 Australian Open – Women's Singles

Men's Doubles

Main article: 2021 Australian Open – Men's Doubles

Women's Doubles

Main article: 2021 Australian Open – Women's Doubles

Mixed Doubles

Main article: 2021 Australian Open – Mixed Doubles

Wheelchair Men's Singles

Main article: 2021 Australian Open – Wheelchair Men's Singles

Wheelchair Women's Singles

Main article: 2021 Australian Open – Wheelchair Women's Singles

Wheelchair Quad Singles

Main article: 2021 Australian Open – Wheelchair Quad Singles

Wheelchair Men's Doubles

Main article: 2021 Australian Open – Wheelchair Men's Doubles

Wheelchair Women's Doubles

Main article: 2021 Australian Open – Wheelchair Women's Doubles

Wheelchair Quad Doubles

Main article: 2021 Australian Open – Wheelchair Quad Doubles

Point distribution and prize money

Point distribution

Below is a series of tables for each of the competitions showing the ranking points offered for each event.

Senior points

Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32 Round of 64 Round of 128 Q Q3 Q2 Q1
Men's Singles 2000 1200 720 360 180 90 45 10 25 16 8 0
Men's Doubles 0 — — — — —
Women's Singles 1300 780 430 240 130 70 10 40 30 20 2
Women's Doubles 10 — — — — —

Prize money

The Australian Open total prize money for 2021 will be increased by 12.7% to a tournament record A$80,000,000.

Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32 Round of 64 Round of 1281 Q3 Q2 Q1
Singles A$2,750,000 A$1,500,000 A$850,000 A$525,000 A$320,000 A$215,000 A$150,000 A$100,000 A$52,500 A$35,000 A$25,000
Doubles * A$600,000 A$340,000 A$200,000 A$110,000 A$65,000 A$45,000 A$30,000 — — — —
Mixed Doubles * A$150,000 A$85,000 A$45,000 A$24,000 A$12,000 A$6,250 — — — — —

1Qualifiers prize money was also the Round of 128 prize money.
 *per team

Notes

  1. ^ Qualifying matches were held at Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex in Doha, Qatar (men) and Aviation Club Tennis Centre in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (women) due to Australia's quarantine restrictions.

References

  1. ^ "$80m reasons to suffer: What quarantined stars are playing for — and what they've already won". Fox Sports. 19 January 2021.
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  4. ^ "Doha to host Australian Open 2021 men's qualifying". ausopen.com. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Dubai to host Australian Open 2021 women's qualifying". ausopen.com. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Australian Open confirmed to start on February 8". ABC. 17 December 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  7. ^ "Australian Open to allow up to 30,000 fans a day at Melbourne Park". Sky Sports. 30 January 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  8. ^ "Australia Open warm-up events cancelled for Thursday after COVID-19 case". Firstpost. 3 February 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  9. ^ "Melb. to lock down, AO to continue without fans". ESPN.com. 12 February 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
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  12. ^ "Roger Federer's Australian Open withdrawal due to family not injury - Tennis Australia official". Eurosport. 7 January 2021.
  13. ^ "Isner Will Not Play Australian Open: 'It Wasn't An Easy Decision'". ATP Tour. 12 January 2021.
  14. ^ "Madison Keys on Twitter". Twitter. 14 January 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  15. ^ "Dayana Yastremska". International Tennis Federation Anti-Doping. 7 January 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  16. ^ "Anisimova tests positive for COVID-19 - report". Reuters. 8 January 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
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