_(29749594822).jpg) Novak Djokovic finished the year as world No. 1 for a record-breaking seventh time. He won five tournaments during the season, including three majors at the Australian Open, the French Open (completing the double career Grand Slam), and the Wimbledon Championships. He also won a Masters 1000 title and finished runner-up at the fourth major, the US Open. | |
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 7 Jan 2021 – 5 Dec 2021 |
| Edition | 52nd |
| Tournaments | 68 |
| Categories | Grand Slam (4) Summer Olympic Games ATP Finals ATP Masters 1000 (8) ATP Cup ATP 500 (9) ATP 250 (39) Next Gen fianls Davis Cup Laver Cup |
| Achievements (singles) | |
| Most titles |  Alexander Zverev (6) |
| Most finals |  Novak Djokovic  Daniil Medvedev (7) |
| Prize money leader | Novak Djokovic ($9,100,547) |
| Points leader | Novak Djokovic (9,370)[1] [2] |
| Awards | |
| Player of the year | Novak Djokovic |
| Doubles team of the year |  Mate Pavić Nikola Mektić |
| Most improved player of the year | Aslan Karatsev |
| Newcomer of the year |  Jenson Brooksby |
| Comeback player of the year | Mackenzie McDonald |
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Novak Djokovic won a record-extending ninth Australian Open and 18th major overall, defeating Daniil Medvedev in the final. Djokovic also defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas to win the French Open, becoming the first man in the Open Era to complete the double career Grand Slam. Djokovic then defeated Matteo Berrettini to win a sixth Wimbledon title and record-equalling 20th major title overall, tying Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal's all-time record. Alexander Zverev won the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics, defeating Karen Khachanov in the final. Daniil Medvedev defeated Djokovic to win his first major title at the US Open, denying Djokovic the Grand Slam.
The 2021 ATP Tour was the global elite men's professional tennis circuit organised by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for the 2021 tennis season. The 2021 ATP Tour calendar comprised the Grand Slam tournaments (supervised by the International Tennis Federation (ITF)), the ATP Finals, the ATP Masters 1000, the ATP Cup, the ATP 500 series and the ATP 250 series. Also included in the 2021 calendar were the Davis Cup (organised by the ITF), the Summer Olympics in Tokyo (rescheduled from 2020), Next Gen ATP Finals, Laver Cup (postponed from 2020), none of which distributed ranking points.
- ^ "ATP Race To Turin". ATP Tour. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
- ^ "ATP 2021 awards".