2021 Italian Open – Men's doubles

Nikola Mektić and Mate Pavić defeated Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury in the final, 6–4, 7–6^(7–4), to win the men's doubles tennis title at the 2021 Italian Open. The second seeds did not drop a set en route to their third ATP Tour Masters 1000 victory together and their sixth title overall of the season. The all-Croatian pair also became the second doubles team to have reached the finals of the first four Masters 1000 tournaments in a season after the Bryan brothers, who last accomplished the feat in 2018. Ram and Salisbury were competing for their first title of the season and their fourth title together.^[1][2]

Men's doubles
2021 Italian Open
Champions	Nikola Mektić Mate Pavić
Runners-up	Rajeev Ram Joe Salisbury
Score	6–4, 7–6(7–4)

Main article: 2021 Italian Open (tennis)

Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos were the defending champions,^[3] but they lost in the quarterfinals to Ram and Salisbury.^[4]

Seeds

1. Juan Sebastián Cabal / Robert Farah (first round)
2. Nikola Mektić / Mate Pavić (champions)
3. Ivan Dodig / Filip Polášek (second round)
4. Marcel Granollers / Horacio Zeballos (quarterfinals)
5. Rajeev Ram / Joe Salisbury (final)
6. Jamie Murray / Bruno Soares (first round)
7. Wesley Koolhof / Jean-Julien Rojer (quarterfinals)
8. Kevin Krawietz / Horia Tecău (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
	Alt	Marcelo Arévalo Matwé Middelkoop	4	4
	5	Rajeev Ram Joe Salisbury	6	6
								5	Rajeev Ram Joe Salisbury	4	64
								2	Nikola Mektić Mate Pavić	6	77
		John Peers Michael Venus	65	64
	2	Nikola Mektić Mate Pavić	77	77

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	JS Cabal R Farah	67	4
	WC	F Fognini L Musetti	79	6				WC	F Fognini L Musetti	64	77	[9]
	Alt	M Arévalo M Middelkoop	6	6				Alt	M Arévalo M Middelkoop	77	65	[11]
		D Evans N Skupski	3	2											Alt	M Arévalo M Middelkoop	2	77	[10]
	Alt	A Behar G Escobar	3	7	[16]										7	W Koolhof J-J Rojer	6	63	[5]
		H Kontinen É Roger-Vasselin	6	5	[14]			Alt	A Behar G Escobar	6	3	[8]
	WC	M Cecchinato S Travaglia	6	1	[7]			7	W Koolhof J-J Rojer	4	6	[10]
	7	W Koolhof J-J Rojer	4	6	[10]																	Alt	M Arévalo M Middelkoop	4	4
	4	M Granollers H Zeballos	6	7																		5	R Ram J Salisbury	6	6
		A Molteni D Schwartzman	3	5				4	M Granollers H Zeballos	7	4	[12]
	Alt	P Tsitsipas S Tsitsipas	67	3					Ł Kubot F Škugor	5	6	[10]
		Ł Kubot F Škugor	79	6											4	M Granollers H Zeballos	63	6	[2]
		M González F Martin	79	4	[6]										5	R Ram J Salisbury	77	3	[10]
		R Klaasen B McLachlan	67	6	[10]				R Klaasen B McLachlan	3	2
		S Gillé J Vliegen	3	6	[10]			5	R Ram J Salisbury	6	6
	5	R Ram J Salisbury	6	2	[12]

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	8	K Krawietz H Tecău	6	6
		M Čilić M Melo	4	2				8	K Krawietz H Tecău	6	6
		M Purcell L Saville	7	65	[6]			Alt	L Broady A Murray	3	4
	Alt	L Broady A Murray	5	77	[10]										8	K Krawietz H Tecău	65	5
		J Peers M Venus	79	77												J Peers M Venus	77	7
		A Krajicek O Marach	67	64					J Peers M Venus	6	77
		A de Minaur J-L Struff	65	7	[7]			3	I Dodig F Polášek	1	62
	3	I Dodig F Polášek	77	5	[10]																		J Peers M Venus	65	64
	6	J Murray B Soares	6	65	[4]																	2	N Mektić M Pavić	77	77
		M Demoliner D Medvedev	3	77	[10]				M Demoliner D Medvedev	3	62
	WC	L Sonego A Vavassori	5	6	[8]				A Mannarino B Paire	6	77
		A Mannarino B Paire	7	4	[10]											A Mannarino B Paire	4	2
		R Bopanna D Shapovalov	4	4											2	N Mektić M Pavić	6	6
		M Daniell P Oswald	6	6					M Daniell P Oswald	64	62
		A Bublik C Garín	4	5				2	N Mektić M Pavić	77	77
	2	N Mektić M Pavić	6	7

ATP doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Country	Player	Rank1	Seed
COL	Juan Sebastián Cabal	COL	Robert Farah	5	1
CRO	Nikola Mektić	CRO	Mate Pavić	5	2
CRO	Ivan Dodig	SVK	Filip Polášek	17	3
ESP	Marcel Granollers	ARG	Horacio Zeballos	18	4
USA	Rajeev Ram	GBR	Joe Salisbury	25	5
GBR	Jamie Murray	BRA	Bruno Soares	30	6
NED	Wesley Koolhof	NED	Jean-Julien Rojer	36	7
GER	Kevin Krawietz	ROU	Horia Tecău	38	8

• Rankings are as of May 3, 2021.

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

• Marco Cecchinato / Stefano Travaglia
• Fabio Fognini / Lorenzo Musetti
• Lorenzo Sonego / Andrea Vavassori

The following pairs received entry into the doubles main draw as alternates:

• Marcelo Arévalo / Matwé Middelkoop
• Ariel Behar / Gonzalo Escobar
• Liam Broady / Andy Murray
• Petros Tsitsipas / Stefanos Tsitsipas

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

• Félix Auger-Aliassime / Hubert Hurkacz → replaced by Liam Broady / Andy Murray
• Márton Fucsovics / Casper Ruud → replaced by Marcelo Arévalo / Matwé Middelkoop
• Karen Khachanov / Andrey Rublev → replaced by Petros Tsitsipas / Stefanos Tsitsipas
• Tim Pütz / Alexander Zverev → replaced by Ariel Behar / Gonzalo Escobar