| Prize Money | Schedule | Players List | Draws | Past Champions |
2021 Western & Southern Open Facts
Date August 16 – 22
Edition 120th (men) / 93rd (women)
Category ATP Tour Masters 1000 (men)
WTA 1000 (women)
Surface Hard
Location Mason, Ohio, United States
Venue Lindner Family Tennis Center
2020 Champions
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Men’s Singles
Serbia Novak Djokovic - Women’s Singles
Belarus Victoria Azarenka - Men’s Doubles
Spain Pablo Carreño Busta / Australia Alex de Minaur - Women’s Doubles
Czech Republic Květa Peschke / Netherlands Demi Schuurs
Prize Money
Point distribution
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Q | Q2 | Q1 |
| Men’s Singles | 1000 | 600 | 360 | 180 | 90 | 45 | 10 | 25 | 16 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men’s Doubles | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||||
| Women’s Singles | 900 | 585 | 350 | 190 | 105 | 60 | 1 | 30 | 20 | 1 |
| Women’s Doubles | 5 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Prize money
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Men’s Singles | $391,240 | $218,065 | $123,570 | $69,780 | $42,160 | $26,315 | $15,990 | $8,870 | $4,720 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women’s Singles | $255,220 | $188,945 | $100,250 | $47,820 | $24,200 | $15,330 | $12,385 | $7,258 | $3,745 |
| Men’s Doubles* | $72,680 | $50,880 | $34,890 | $23,620 | $16,000 | $10,900 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Women’s Doubles* | $67,000 | $43,990 | $27,500 | $13,800 | $8,700 | $6,500 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Players List
ATP Singles
Seeds
The following players received wild cards into the main singles draw:
Mackenzie McDonald
Andy Murray
Brandon Nakashima[7]
Frances Tiafoe[7]
Protected ranking
Guido Pella
Qualifying draw:
Carlos Alcaraz
Kevin Anderson
Richard Gasquet
Marcos Giron
Corentin Moutet
Yoshihito Nishioka
Tommy Paul
Lucky loser:
Dominik Koepfer
Withdrawals
Before the tournament
Borna Ćorić → replaced by Sebastian Korda
Novak Djokovic → replaced by Jan-Lennard Struff
Roger Federer[8] → replaced by Federico Delbonis
Adrian Mannarino → replaced by Miomir Kecmanović
John Millman → replaced by Dominik Koepfer
Rafael Nadal → replaced by Guido Pella
Kei Nishikori → replaced by Laslo Đere
Milos Raonic → replaced by Benoît Paire
Dominic Thiem[9] → replaced by Dominik Koepfer
Stan Wawrinka[9] → replaced by Dušan Lajović
ATP doubles
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRO | Nikola Mektić | CRO | Mate Pavić | 3 | 1 |
| ESP | Marcel Granollers | ARG | Horacio Zeballos | 12 | 2 |
| COL | Juan Sebastián Cabal | COL | Robert Farah | 13 | 3 |
| USA | Rajeev Ram | GBR | Joe Salisbury | 19 | 4 |
| GER | Kevin Krawietz | ROU | Horia Tecău | 37 | 5 |
| AUS | John Peers | SVK | Filip Polášek | 37 | 6 |
| POL | Łukasz Kubot | BRA | Marcelo Melo | 37 | 7 |
| RSA | Raven Klaasen | JPN | Ben McLachlan | 51 | 8 |
Wildcards
Steve Johnson / Austin Krajicek
Nicholas Monroe / Frances Tiafoe
Denis Shapovalov / Jack Sock
Alternates:
Marcelo Arévalo / Fabio Fognini
Aslan Karatsev / Dušan Lajović
Withdrawals
Before the tournament
Wesley Koolhof / Jean-Julien Rojer → replaced by Wesley Koolhof / Jan-Lennard Struff
Nicolas Mahut / Fabrice Martin → replaced by Filip Krajinović / Fabrice Martin
Jamie Murray / Max Purcell → replaced by Aslan Karatsev / Dušan Lajović
Denis Shapovalov / Jack Sock → replaced by Marcelo Arévalo / Fabio Fognini
WTA singles
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUS | Ashleigh Barty | 1 | 1 |
| JPN | Naomi Osaka | 2 | 2 |
| BLR | Aryna Sabalenka | 3 | 3 |
| UKR | Elina Svitolina | 5 | 4 |
| CZE | Karolína Plíšková | 6 | 5 |
| POL | Iga Świątek | 7 | 6 |
| CAN | Bianca Andreescu | 8 | 7 |
| ESP | Garbiñe Muguruza | 9 | 8 |
| CZE | Barbora Krejčíková | 10 | 9 |
| SUI | Belinda Bencic | 11 | 10 |
| CZE | Petra Kvitová | 12 | 11 |
| ROU | Simona Halep | 13 | 12 |
| USA | Jennifer Brady | 14 | 13 |
| BLR | Victoria Azarenka | 15 | 14 |
| BEL | Elise Mertens | 16 | 15 |
| RUS | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 17 | 16 |
Wild cards
Caty McNally
Bernarda Pera
Sloane Stephens
Samantha Stosur
Jil Teichmann
Special exempt
Camila Giorgi
Qualifying draw:
Leylah Annie Fernandez
Caroline Garcia
Hsieh Su-wei
Jasmine Paolini
Liudmila Samsonova
Aliaksandra Sasnovich
Heather Watson
Zhang Shuai
Lucky loser:
Rebecca Peterson
Withdrawals
Before the tournament
Sofia Kenin → replaced by Magda Linette
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova → replaced by Rebecca Peterson
Serena Williams → replaced by Dayana Yastremska
WTA doubles
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TPE | Hsieh Su-wei | BEL | Elise Mertens | 3 | 1 |
| CZE | Barbora Krejčíková | CZE | Kateřina Siniaková | 11 | 2 |
| JPN | Shuko Aoyama | JPN | Ena Shibahara | 18 | 3 |
| USA | Nicole Melichar | NED | Demi Schuurs | 23 | 4 |
| CHI | Alexa Guarachi | USA | Desirae Krawczyk | 33 | 5 |
| CAN | Gabriela Dabrowski | BRA | Luisa Stefani | 37 | 6 |
| TPE | Chan Hao-ching | TPE | Latisha Chan | 40 | 7 |
| CRO | Darija Jurak | SLO | Andreja Klepač | 44 | 8 |
Wildcards
Magda Linette / Bernarda Pera
Emma Navarro / Peyton Stearns
Protected rankings:
Anna Danilina / Yaroslava Shvedova
Ons Jabeur / Sania Mirza
Galina Voskoboeva / Vera Zvonareva
Withdrawals
Before the tournament
Sofia Kenin / Jeļena Ostapenko → replaced by Jeļena Ostapenko / Jil Teichmann
Veronika Kudermetova / Elena Vesnina → replaced by Anna Blinkova / Aliaksandra Sasnovich
Draws
Western & Southern Open Results 2021
Past Champions
Men’s singles
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | |||
| 2020 | Novak Djokovic (2) | Milos Raonic | 1–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| 2019 | Daniil Medvedev | David Goffin | 7–6(7–3), 6–4 |
| 2018 | Novak Djokovic | Roger Federer | 6-4, 6-4 |
| 2017 | Grigor Dimitrov | Nick Kyrgios | 6–3, 7–5 |
| 2016 | Marin Čilić | Andy Murray | 6–4, 7–5 |
| 2015 | Roger Federer | Novak Djokovic | 7–6(7–1), 6–3 |
| 2014 | Roger Federer | David Ferrer | 6–3, 1–6, 6–2 |
| 2013 | Rafael Nadal | John Isner | 7–6(10–8), 7–6(7–3) |
| 2012 | Roger Federer | Novak Djokovic | 6–0, 7–6(9–7) |
| 2011 | Andy Murray | Novak Djokovic | 6–4, 3–0 Ret. |
| 2010 | Roger Federer | Mardy Fish | 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–1), 6–4 |
Women’s singles
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | |||
| 2020 | Victoria Azarenka (2) | Naomi Osaka | walkover |
| 2019 | Madison Keys | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 7–5, 7–6(7–5) |
| 2018 | Kiki Bertens | Simona Halep | 2-6, 7-6(8-6), 6-2 |
| 2017 | Garbiñe Muguruza | Simona Halep | 6–1, 6–0 |
| 2016 | Karolína Plíšková | Angelique Kerber | 6–3, 6–1 |
| 2015 | Serena Williams (2) | Simona Halep | 6–3, 7–6(7–5) |
| 2014 | Serena Williams | Ana Ivanovic | 6–4, 6–1 |
| 2013 | Victoria Azarenka | Serena Williams | 2–6, 6–2, 7–6(8–6) |
| 2012 | Li Na | Angelique Kerber | 1–6, 6–3, 6–1 |
| 2011 | Maria Sharapova | Jelena Janković | 4–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–3 |
| 2010 | Kim Clijsters | Maria Sharapova | 2–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–2 |
Men’s doubles
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | |||
| 2020 | Pablo Carreño Busta Alex de Minaur |
Jamie Murray Neal Skupski |
6–2, 7–5 |
| 2019 | Ivan Dodig (2) Filip Polášek |
Juan Sebastián Cabal Robert Farah |
4–6, 6–4, [10–6] |
| 2018 | Jamie Murray / Brazil Bruno Soares | Juan Sebastián Cabal / Robert Farah | 4–6, 6–3, [10–6] |
| 2017 | Pierre-Hugues Herbert Nicolas Mahut |
Jamie Murray Bruno Soares |
7–6(8–6), 6–4 |
| 2016 | Ivan Dodig Marcelo Melo |
Jean-Julien Rojer Horia Tecău |
7–6(7–5), 6–7(5–7) [10-6] |
| 2015 | Daniel Nestor Édouard Roger-Vasselin |
Marcin Matkowski Nenad Zimonjić |
6–2, 6–2 |
| 2014 | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan |
Vasek Pospisil Jack Sock |
6–3, 6–2 |
| 2013 | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan |
Marcel Granollers Marc López |
6–4, 4–6, [10-4] |
| 2012 | Robert Lindstedt Horia Tecău |
Mahesh Bhupathi Rohan Bopanna |
6–4, 6–4 |
| 2011 | Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes |
Michaël Llodra Nenad Zimonjić |
7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–2) |
| 2010 | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan |
Mahesh Bhupathi Max Mirnyi |
6–3, 6–4 |
Women’s doubles
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | |||
| 2020 | Květa Peschke Demi Schuurs |
Nicole Melichar Xu Yifan |
6–1, 4–6, [10–4] |
| 2019 | Lucie Hradecká (3) Andreja Klepač |
Anna-Lena Grönefeld Demi Schuurs |
6–4, 6–1 |
| 2018 | Lucie Hradecká (2) Ekaterina Makarova |
Elise Mertens Demi Schuurs |
6–2, 7–5 |
| 2017 | Chan Yung-jan (2) Martina Hingis |
Hsieh Su-wei Monica Niculescu |
6–4, 4–6, [10-7] |
| 2016 | Sania Mirza (2) Barbora Strýcová |
Martina Hingis Coco Vandeweghe |
7–5, 6–4 |
| 2015 | Chan Hao-ching Chan Yung-jan |
Casey Dellacqua Yaroslava Shvedova |
7–5, 6–4 |
| 2014 | Raquel Kops-Jones Abigail Spears (2) |
Tímea Babos Kristina Mladenovic |
6–1, 2–0, ret. |
| 2013 | Hsieh Su-wei Peng Shuai |
Anna-Lena Grönefeld Květa Peschke |
2-6, 6-3, [12-10] |
| 2012 | Andrea Hlaváčková Lucie Hradecká |
Katarina Srebotnik Zheng Jie |
6–1, 6–3 |
| 2011 | Vania King Yaroslava Shvedova |
Natalie Grandin Vladimíra Uhlířová |
6–4, 3–6, [11–9] |
| 2010 | Maria Kirilenko Victoria Azarenka |
Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs |
7–6(7–4), 7–6(10–8) |