2021 BMW Open – Singles

Nikoloz Basilashvili defeated Jan-Lennard Struff in the final, 6–4, 7–6^(7–5) to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2021 Bavarian International Tennis Championships. After not dropping a set en route to his victory, Basilashvili earned his second title of the season and his fifth career ATP Tour singles title overall. Struff was in contention to win his first title in his first tour-level final.^[1]

Singles
2021 BMW Open
Champion	Nikoloz Basilashvili
Runner-up	Jan-Lennard Struff
Score	6–4, 7–6(7–5)
Draw	28 (4 Q / 3 WC )
Seeds	8

Main article: 2021 BMW Open

Cristian Garín was the defending champion from when the tournament was last held in 2019,^[2] but he competed at the simultaneous Estoril Open instead.^[3]

Seeds

The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.

1. Alexander Zverev (quarterfinals)
2. Casper Ruud (semifinals)
3. Aslan Karatsev (withdrew)
4. Filip Krajinović (quarterfinals)
5. Nikoloz Basilashvili (champion)
6. Dušan Lajović (first round)
7. Jan-Lennard Struff (final)
8. John Millman (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	Q	Ilya Ivashka	4	1
	7	Jan-Lennard Struff	6	6
								7	Jan-Lennard Struff	4	65
								5	Nikoloz Basilashvili	6	77
	5	Nikoloz Basilashvili	6	6
	2	Casper Ruud	1	2

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	A Zverev	6	6
	LL	R Berankis	712	6				LL	R Berankis	2	4
	WC	M Marterer	610	3											1	A Zverev	77	5	3
		E Ruusuvuori	1	2											Q	I Ivashka	65	7	6
	Q	I Ivashka	6	6				Q	I Ivashka	67	6	6
	Q	M McDonald	6	6				Q	M McDonald	79	1	2
	6	D Lajović	4	4																		Q	I Ivashka	4	1
																						7	J-L Struff	6	6
								4	F Krajinović	w/o
	SE	T Daniel	2	6	65			WC	Y Hanfmann
	WC	Y Hanfmann	6	3	77										4	F Krajinović	4	6	63
		D Koepfer	4	6	6										7	J-L Struff	6	4	77
	WC	P Kohlschreiber	6	4	3				D Koepfer	63	77	2
	LL	A Martin	4	3				7	J-L Struff	77	60	6
	7	J-L Struff	6	6

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	5	N Basilashvili	6	6
		T Monteiro	2	3				5	N Basilashvili	6	6
	Q	DE Galán	6	79				Q	DE Galán	4	2
		S Korda	1	67											5	N Basilashvili	6	6
	Q	C-M Stebe	3	6	2										LL	N Gombos	4	4
		F Coria	6	3	6				F Coria	4	1
								LL	N Gombos	6	6
																						5	N Basilashvili	6	6
	8	J Millman	77	3	7																	2	C Ruud	1	2
		A Popyrin	63	6	5			8	J Millman	4	2
		G Pella	6	2					G Pella	6	0r
		E Gerasimov	0	0r											8	J Millman	3	4
		P Cuevas	77	0	6										2	C Ruud	6	6
		T Sandgren	64	6	1				P Cuevas	3	2
								2	C Ruud	6	6

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Ričardas Berankis (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
2. Norbert Gombos (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
3. Andrej Martin (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
4. Yūichi Sugita (first round)
5. Dennis Novak (qualifying competition)
6. Ilya Ivashka (qualified)
7. Daniel Elahi Galán (qualified)
8. Mackenzie McDonald (qualified)

Qualifiers

1. Ilya Ivashka
2. Daniel Elahi Galán
3. Mackenzie McDonald
4. Cedrik-Marcel Stebe

Lucky losers

1. Ričardas Berankis
2. Norbert Gombos
3. Andrej Martin

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Ričardas Berankis	1	6	6
	WC	Max Hans Rehberg	6	3	4
								1	Ričardas Berankis	2	6	0
								6	Ilya Ivashka	6	3	6
		Kamil Majchrzak	4	65
	6	Ilya Ivashka	6	77

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Norbert Gombos	6	62	6
		Sumit Nagal	4	77	1
								2	Norbert Gombos	3	4
								7	Daniel Elahi Galán	6	6
	WC	Mischa Zverev	3	3
	7	Daniel Elahi Galán	6	6

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Andrej Martin	6	6
		Jurij Rodionov	1	1
								3	Andrej Martin	3	2
								8	Mackenzie McDonald	6	6
		Peter Gojowczyk	1	2
	8	Mackenzie McDonald	6	6

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Yūichi Sugita	4	3
		Cedrik-Marcel Stebe	6	6
									Cedrik-Marcel Stebe	6	7
								5	Dennis Novak	4	5
		Prajnesh Gunneswaran	4	6	5
	5	Dennis Novak	6	3	7