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| 2021 San Diego Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | September 27–October 3 |
| Edition | 35th (1st as ATP 250 event) |
| Category | ATP Tour 250 |
| Draw | 28S / 16D |
| Prize money | $600,000 |
| Surface | Hard / outdoor |
| Location | San Diego, United States |
| Venue | Barnes Tennis Center |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Casper Ruud | |
| Doubles | |
 Joe Salisbury / Neal Skupski | |
The 2021 San Diego Open was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 1st edition of the San Diego Open, and part of the ATP Tour 250 series of the 2021 ATP Tour.
It was primarily organized due to the cancellation of Asian tournaments during the 2021 season, because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Positioned one week before the 1000 Indian Wells Masters and only a 2-hour 30 min drive from Indian Wells, the San Diego Open attracted a very strong line up of players including Denis Shapovalov, Andrey Rublev, Grigor Dimitrov and Andy Murray.[1] With 8 of the top 20 players attending and the ranking cut off being 42 to get into the main draw it was the second most competitive ATP 250 all season since Doha.
It was held at the Barnes Tennis Center in San Diego, United States, from September 27 until October 3, 2021.
Daniel Vallverdu took on the position of managing director,[2] Ryan Redondo[3] was named the tournament director and Billie Jean King[4] accepted the role of honorary tournament chair.
After beating Dimitrov in the semifinal Casper Ruud went on to win the final of the 2021 San Diego Open beating Cameron Norrie 6-0 6-2 and was handed the trophy by Rod Laver. It was Ruud's fifth victory of the season.
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- ^ Ganguly, Sudipto (2021-09-17). "San Diego auditions for permanent spot on calendar with strong field". Reuters. Retrieved 2021-09-25.
- ^ "Given a unique chance to host the pros, San Diego charged up to host "one of the toughest 250s"".
- ^ "Billie Jean King Named Honorary Tournament Chairperson for San Diego Open ATP 250 Tournament". 20 September 2021.