2021 Sardegna Open
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| 2021 Sardegna Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | 5-11 April |
| Edition | 2nd |
| Category | ATP Tour 250 |
| Draw | 28S / 16D |
| Surface | Clay |
| Location | Cagliari, Italy |
| Venue | Cagliari Tennis Club |
| 2020 Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Laslo Đere | |
| Doubles | |
 Marcus Daniell /  Philipp Oswald | |
The 2021 Sardegna Open[1] is a tennis tournament on the 2021 ATP Tour. It is played on outdoor clay courts in Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy. It is organised with a single-year licence in 2021, and will be held at Tennis Club Cagliari from April 5 to 11, 2021.[2]
The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) is a circuit of elite men's players worldwide. The Sardegna 2021 ATP 250 brings some of the best clay-court specialists to Cagliari for its first week of play, including the likes of Daniel Evans and Taylor Fritz. While there will not be any “Top 20” players participating in the 2021 Open, “Top 50” players such as the aforementioned as well as Lorenzo Sonego, Jan-Lennard Struff and John Millman will be among the field.[3]
The Italian 250 debuted October 2020 as a response to the Covid-19 pandemic to increase earning opportunities for players and provide entertainment opportunities for fans. It returns to Sardegna in 2021 and opens the red-clay season in Europe. [4] The president of the Italian Tennis Federation, Angelo Binaghi, sees the addition of the ATP 250 tournament as enhancing an already very rich tennis profile in Italy.[5] SuperTennis is the official broadcast network for the event. [6]
Champions
Singles
TBD vs. TBD
Doubles
- TBD / TBD vs. TBD / TBD
Singles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 GBR
|
Dan Evans | 29 | 1 |
 USA
|
Taylor Fritz | 32 | 2 |
 ITA
|
Lorenzo Sonego | 34 | 3 |
 GEO
|
Nikoloz Basilashvili | 38 | 4 |
 GER
|
Jan-Lennard Struff | 42 | 5 |
 AUS
|
John Millman | 43 | 6 |
 ARG
|
Guido Pella | 48 | 7 |
| USA
|
Tommy Paul | 53 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings are as of March 22, 2021
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
Jérémy Chardy → replaced by 
João Sousa
Cristian Garín → replaced by 
Federico Coria
Aslan Karatsev → replaced by 
Lorenzo Musetti
Thiago Monteiro → replaced by 
Andrej Martin
Fernando Verdasco → replaced by 
Yannick Hanfmann
Doubles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 BRA
|
Marcelo Melo |  NED
|
Jean-Julien Rojer | 43 | 1 |
| ITA
|
Simone Bolelli | ARG
|
Andrés Molteni | 133 | 2 |
| AUS
|
Matthew Ebden |  IND
|
Divij Sharan | 138 | 3 |
| GBR
|
Lloyd Glasspool | GBR
|
Jonny O'Mara | 165 | 4 |
- Rankings are as of March 22, 2021.
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
The following pair received entry using a protected ranking:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
Rajeev Ram / 
Joe Salisbury → replaced by 
Harri Heliövaara / 
Denys Molchanov- Jonny O'Mara / Ken Skupski → replaced by Lloyd Glasspool / Jonny O'Mara
References
- ^ 2021 Sardegna Open - ATP Tour
- ^ "Cagliari | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 2021-04-03.
- ^ "2021 ATP Cagliari Sardegna Open Entry List with Garin, Evans | Tennisuptodate.com". tennisuptodate.com. Retrieved 2021-04-03.
- ^ "ATP Announces Four New Events For 2020 | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 2021-04-03.
- ^ "Confermato il Sardegna Open: dal 4 all'11 aprile a Cagliari via alla stagione del rosso europeo". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-04-03.
- ^ "ATP Announces a New Clay Court Tennis Tournament Before French Open 2021". EssentiallySports. 2021-02-27. Retrieved 2021-04-03.