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

Early hard court season

ATP Cup

Australian Open

All matches

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

Tournament Match Round Opponent (seed or key) Rank Result Score
ATP Cup
Melbourne, Australia
ATP Cup
Hard, outdoor
2 – 7 February 2021
1 / 245RR Argentina Diego Schwartzman9Win7–5, 6–3
2 / 246RR Japan Kei Nishikori41Win6–2, 6–4
3 / 247SF Germany Alexander Zverev (6)7Win3–6, 6–3, 7–5
4 / 248W Italy Matteo Berrettini10Win (1)6–4, 6–2
Australian Open
Melbourne, Australia
Grand Slam tournament
Hard, outdoor
8 – 21 February 2021
5 / 2491R Canada Vasek Pospisil63Win6–2, 6–2, 6–4
6 / 2502R Spain Roberto Carballés Baena99Win6–2, 7–5, 6–1
7 / 2513R Serbia Filip Krajinović (28)33Win6–3, 6–3, 4–6, 3–6, 6–0
8 / 2524R United States Mackenzie McDonald (PR)192Win6–4, 6–2, 6–3
9 / 253QF Russia Andrey Rublev (7)8Win7–5, 6–3, 6–2
10 / 254SF Greece Stefanos Tsitsipas (5)6Win6–4, 6–2, 7–5
11 / 255F Serbia Novak Djokovic (1)1Loss5–7, 2–6, 2–6
Rotterdam Open
Rotterdam, Netherlands
ATP Tour 500
Hard, indoor
1 – 7 March 2021
12 / 2561R Serbia Dušan Lajović27Loss6–7(4–7), 4–6
Marseille Open
Marseille, France
ATP Tour 250
Hard, indoor
8 – 14 March 2021
1R Bye
13 / 2572R Belarus Egor Gerasimov76Win6–2, 6–4
14 / 258QF Italy Jannik Sinner34Win6–2, 6–4
15 / 259SF Australia Matthew Ebden (Q)287Win6–4, 3–0 ret.
16 / 260W France Pierre-Hugues Herbert93Win (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 / 2612R Chinese Taipei Lu Yen-hsun (PR)1020Win6–2, 6–2
18 / 2623R Australia Alexei Popyrin86Win7–6(7–3), 6–7(7–9), 6–4
19 / 2634R United States Frances Tiafoe58Win6–4, 6–3
20 / 264QF Spain Roberto Bautista Agut (7)12Loss4–6, 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 / 2652R Spain Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (7)49Win4–6, 6–4, 6–2
22 / 2663R Chile Cristian Garín (16)25Loss4–6, 7–6(7–2), 1–6
Italian Open
Rome, Italy
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Clay, outdoor
9–16 May 2021
1R Bye
23 / 2672R Russia Aslan Karatsev27Loss2–6, 4–6
French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam tournament
Clay, outdoor
30 May – 13 June 2021
24 / 2681R Kazakhstan Alexander Bublik37Win6–3, 6–3, 7–5
25 / 2692R United States Tommy Paul 52Win3–6, 6–1, 6–4, 6–3
26 / 2703R United States Reilly Opelka (32)35Win6–4, 6–2, 6–4
27 / 2714R Chile Cristian Garín (22)23Win6–2, 6–1, 7–5
28 / 272QF Greece Stefanos Tsitsipas (5)5Loss3–6, 6–7(3–7), 5–7

Schedule

Singles schedule

Date Tournament Location Tier Surface Prev.
result
Prev.
points
New
points
Result
1 February 2021–
7 February 2021
ATP CupMelbourne (AUS)ATP CupHardSF255500Champion (defeated Italy Italy, 2–0)
8 February 2021–
21 February 2021
Australian OpenMelbourne (AUS)Grand SlamHardR161801200Final (lost to Serbia Novak Djokovic, 5–7, 2–6, 2–6)
1 March 2021–
7 March 2021
Rotterdam OpenRotterdam (NED)500 seriesHard (i)R3200First round (lost to Serbia Dušan Lajović, 6–7(4–7), 4–6)
8 March 2021–
14 March 2021
Open 13Marseille (FRA)250 seriesHard (i)QF45250Champion (defeated France Pierre-Hugues Herbert, 6–4, 6–7(4–7), 6–4)
22 March 2021–
4 April 2021
Miami OpenMiami (USA)Masters 1000HardNH45[lower-alpha 1]180Quarterfinals (lost to Spain Roberto Bautista Agut, 4–6, 2–6)
12 April 2021–
18 April 2021
Monte Carlo MastersMonte Carlo (MON)Masters 1000ClaySF1800 (180[lower-alpha 1])Withdrew
19 April 2021–
25 April 2021
Barcelona OpenBarcelona (ESP)500 SeriesClayF1500 (150[lower-alpha 1])
3 May 2021–
9 May 2021
Madrid OpenMadrid (ESP)Masters 1000ClayR645[lower-alpha 1]90Third round (lost to Chile Cristian Garín, 4–6, 7–6(7–2), 1–6)
10 May 2021–
16 May 2021
Italian OpenRome (ITA)Masters 1000ClayR6410[lower-alpha 1]10Second round (lost to Russia Aslan Karatsev, 2–6, 4–6)
31 May 2021–
13 June 2021
French OpenParis (FRA)Grand SlamClayR1285360Quarterfinals (lost to Greece Stefanos Tsitsipas, 3–6, 6–7(3–7), 5–7)
14 June 2021–
20 June 2021
Halle OpenHalle (GER)500 SeriesGrassN/AN/A0First round (lost to Germany Jan-Lennard Struff, 6–7(6–8), 3–6)
21 June 2021–
26 June 2021
Mallorca ChampionshipsMallorca (ESP)250 SeriesGrassN/AN/A250Champion (defeated United States Sam Querrey, 6–4, 6–2)
14 June 2021–
20 June 2021
Queen's ClubLondon (GBR)500 SeriesGrassSF900 (90[lower-alpha 1])Withdrew
28 June 2021–
11 July 2021
WimbledonLondon (GBR)Grand SlamGrassR3245[lower-alpha 1]180Fourth 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 OpenWashington (USA)500 SeriesHardF1500 (150[lower-alpha 1])Withdrew
9 August 2021–
15 August 2021
Canadian OpenToronto (CAN)Masters 1000HardNH300[lower-alpha 1]1000Champion (defeated United States Reilly Opelka, 6–4, 6–3)
16 August 2021–
22 August 2021
Cincinnati MastersCincinnati (USA)Masters 1000HardQF180360Semifinals (lost to Russia Andrey Rublev, 6–2, 3–6, 3–6)
30 August 2021–
12 September 2021
US OpenNew York (USA)Grand SlamHardSF7202000Champion (defeated Serbia Novak Djokovic, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4)
4 October 2021–
17 October 2021
Indian Wells MastersIndian Wells (USA)Masters 1000HardNH23[lower-alpha 1]90Fourth round (lost to Bulgaria Grigor Dimitrov, 6–4, 4–6, 3–6)
1 November 2021–
7 November 2021
Paris MastersParis (FRA)Masters 1000Hard (i)W1000600Final (lost to Serbia Novak Djokovic, 6–4, 3–6, 3–6)
15 November 2021–
21 November 2021
ATP FinalsTurin (ITA)ATP FinalsHard (i)W15001000Final (lost to Germany Alexander Zverev, 4–6, 4–6)
Total year-end points 8470 8640 Increase 170 difference

Yearly Records

Head-to-head matchups

Top 10 wins

Finals

Earnings

  • Bold font denotes tournament win
Singles
EventPrize moneyYear-to-date
ATP Cup$576,725$8,276,287
Australian OpenA$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
EventPrize moneyYear-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

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Points carried over due to the Best of 24-month ranking being extended through and including the week of 1 March 2021.[2]

References

  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.
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