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| 2021 Murray River Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | 1–7 February |
| Edition | 1st |
| Category | ATP Tour 250 |
| Draw | 56S / 24D |
| Prize money | $320,775 |
| Surface | Hard |
| Location | Melbourne, Australia |
| Venue | Melbourne Park |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
Dan Evans | |
| Doubles | |
Nikola Mektić /
Mate Pavić | |
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
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 |
| Singles | 250 | 150 | 90 | 45 | 20 | 10 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles | 0 | — |
Prize money
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 |
| Singles | $19,500 | $13,255 | $10,000 | $7,400 | $5,500 | $4,000 | $2,500 |
| Doubles* | $7,200 | $5,760 | $4,560 | $3,360 | $2,160 | $1,200 | — |
*per team
Singles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
SUI
|
Stan Wawrinka | 18 | 1 |
BUL
|
Grigor Dimitrov | 19 | 2 |
CAN
|
Félix Auger-Aliassime | 21 | 3 |
|
CRO
|
Borna Ćorić | 25 | 4 |
NOR
|
Casper Ruud | 27 | 5 |
 USA
|
Taylor Fritz | 30 | 6 |
FRA
|
Ugo Humbert | 32 | 7 |
|
GBR
|
Daniel Evans | 33 | 8 |
ITA
|
Lorenzo Sonego | 34 | 9 |
|
FRA
|
Adrian Mannarino | 35 | 10 |
|
CRO
|
Marin Čilić | 43 | 11 |
ESP
|
Albert Ramos Viñolas | 46 | 12 |
AUS
|
Nick Kyrgios | 47 | 13 |
|
FRA
|
Richard Gasquet | 48 | 14 |
| USA
|
Tommy Paul | 53 | 15 |
HUN
|
Márton Fucsovics | 55 | 16 |
- 1 Rankings are as of January 25, 2021
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
The following players have been accepted directly into the main draw using a protected or a special ranking:
The following player received entry as an alternate:
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
Retirements
Doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
CRO
|
Nikola Mektić |
CRO
|
Mate Pavić | 10 | 1 |
NED
|
Wesley Koolhof | 
POL
|
Łukasz Kubot | 14 | 2 |
| USA
|
Rajeev Ram |
GBR
|
Joe Salisbury | 27 | 3 |
BRA
|
Marcelo Melo | 
ROU
|
Horia Tecău | 31 | 4 |
|
FRA
|
Jérémy Chardy |
FRA
|
Fabrice Martin | 60 | 5 |
BEL
|
Sander Gillé |
BEL
|
Joran Vliegen | 75 | 6 |
|
GBR
|
Ken Skupski |
GBR
|
Neal Skupski | 84 | 7 |
|
BRA
|
Marcelo Demoliner | 
MEX
|
Santiago González | 92 | 8 |
- Rankings are as of January 25, 2021.
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
The following pair received entry using a protected ranking:
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