2021 Emilia-Romagna Open – Men's singles

This was the third edition of the tournament, primarily created due to the one-week delay of the 2021 French Open.^[1]

Men's singles
2021 Emilia-Romagna Open
Champion	Sebastian Korda
Runner-up	Marco Cecchinato
Score	6–2, 6–4
Draw	28 (4 Q / 3 WC )
Seeds	8

Main article: 2021 Emilia-Romagna Open

Sebastian Korda won his first ATP Tour singles title, defeating Marco Cecchinato in the final, 6–2, 6–4 without dropping a set. By winning the tournament, Korda became the first American male tennis player to win on European clay since Sam Querrey in 2010.^[2]

Seeds

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

1. Lorenzo Sonego (second round)
2. Benoît Paire (second round, retired)
3. Albert Ramos Viñolas (second round)
4. Jan-Lennard Struff (quarterfinals)
5. Richard Gasquet (quarterfinals)
6. Tommy Paul (semifinals)
7. Aljaž Bedene (second round)
8. Yoshihito Nishioka (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
		Sebastian Korda	6	6
	6	Tommy Paul	3	3
									Sebastian Korda	6	6
								WC	Marco Cecchinato	2	4
	WC	Marco Cecchinato	77	1	6
		Jaume Munar	62	6	1

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	L Sonego	1	5
	WC	A Seppi	3	4					S Korda	6	7
		S Korda	6	6												S Korda	6	6
		G Mager	6	1	2										8	Y Nishioka	3	3
		L Musetti	4	6	6				L Musetti	3	2
		S Querrey	6	3	63			8	Y Nishioka	6	6
	8	Y Nishioka	3	6	77																		S Korda	6	6
																						6	T Paul	3	3
								4	J-L Struff	6	4	77
	WC	F Cobolli	3	78	77			WC	F Cobolli	4	6	62
		M Giron	6	66	64										4	J-L Struff	2	4
		S Johnson	67	2											6	T Paul	6	6
		J Veselý	79	6					J Veselý	77	65	3
		S Travaglia	5	4				6	T Paul	63	77	6
	6	T Paul	7	6

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	7	A Bedene	6	710
		S Caruso	4	68				7	A Bedene	5	2
	WC	M Cecchinato	6	77				WC	M Cecchinato	7	6
	Q	R Brancaccio	3	65											WC	M Cecchinato	6	6
		E Ruusuvuori	64	7	3										LL	N Gombos	3	1
	LL	N Gombos	77	5	6			LL	N Gombos	6	64	6
								3	A Ramos Viñolas	3	77	2
																						WC	M Cecchinato	77	1	6
	5	R Gasquet	6	6																			J Munar	62	6	1
	Q	D Altmaier	3	3				5	R Gasquet	6	3	6
		G Simon	0	4				Q	P Martínez	3	6	3
	Q	P Martínez	6	6											5	R Gasquet	1	1
		J Munar	6	77												J Munar	6	6
	Q	M Ymer	3	65					J Munar	7	3
								2	B Paire	5	1r

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Norbert Gombos (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
2. James Duckworth (first round)
3. Pedro Martínez (qualified)
4. Mikael Ymer (qualified)
5. Benjamin Bonzi (qualifying competition)
6. Philipp Kohlschreiber (first round)
7. Daniel Altmaier (qualified)
8. Matteo Viola (qualifying competition)

Qualifiers

1. Daniel Altmaier
2. Raúl Brancaccio
3. Pedro Martínez
4. Mikael Ymer

Lucky loser

1. Norbert Gombos

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Norbert Gombos	4
		Max Purcell	1r
								1	Norbert Gombos	66	68
								7	Daniel Altmaier	78	710
		Pavel Kotov	3	1
	7	Daniel Altmaier	6	6

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	James Duckworth	5	3
	WC	Raúl Brancaccio	7	6
								WC	Raúl Brancaccio	6	6
									Teymuraz Gabashvili	3	3
		Teymuraz Gabashvili	1	7	6
	6	Philipp Kohlschreiber	6	5	2

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Pedro Martínez	6	6
	WC	Francesco Passaro	4	1
								3	Pedro Martínez	6	5	77
								5	Benjamin Bonzi	4	7	64
		Ulises Blanch	3	5
	5	Benjamin Bonzi	6	7

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Mikael Ymer	6	6
		Facundo Mena	1	4
								4	Mikael Ymer	6	3	6
								8	Matteo Viola	4	6	0
		Evgeny Karlovskiy	5	7	5
	8	Matteo Viola	7	5	7