Daniil Medvedev defeated
Pierre-Hugues Herbert in the final, 6–4, 6–7(4–7), 6–4 to capture the men's singles tennis title at the 2021 Open 13 Provence.
Stefanos Tsitsipas was the two-time defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Herbert.[1]
Medvedev overtook
Rafael Nadal as the number 2 ranking following the tournament. This marked the first time in over 15 years that someone outside of the
Big Four has been ranked number 2, the last person being
Lleyton Hewitt on July 18, 2005.[2]
Seeds
The top four
seeds received a
bye into the second round.