title: 2021 MercedesCup – Singles
text: # 2021 MercedesCup – Singles
  
  Marin Čilić defeated Félix Auger-Aliassime in the final, $7–6^{(7–2)},$ 6–3 to win the singles tennis title at the 2021 Stuttgart Open. It was Čilić's 19th career ATP Tour singles title, his first in three years, and he did not drop a set en route to the victory. The No. 47-ranked, 32-year-old Čilić also became the lowest-ranked winner since Juan Carlos Ferrero in 2011 and the third-oldest champion in tournament history. Defending finalist Auger-Aliassime was contesting for his first career singles title in his eighth final.
  
  Matteo Berrettini was the reigning champion from when the event was last held in 2019, but he could not participate as he was still competing at the French Open upon the beginning of the tournament.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.
  
  * Denis Shapovalov (quarterfinals)
  * Hubert Hurkacz (second round)
  * Félix Auger-Aliassime (final)
  * Alex de Minaur (quarterfinals)
  * Nikoloz Basilashvili (second round)
  * Ugo Humbert (quarterfinals)
  * Adrian Mannarino (first round)
  * John Millman (withdrew)
  
  ## Draw
  
  ### Key
  
  * Q = Qualifier
  * WC = Wild card
  * LL = Lucky loser
  * Alt = Alternate
  * SE = Special exempt
  * PR = Protected ranking
  * ITF = ITF entry
  * JE = Junior exempt
  * w/o = Walkover
  * r = Retired
  * d = Defaulted
  * SR = Special ranking
  
  ### Finals
  
  | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Marin Čilić | 6 | 1 | | | | |
  | WC | Jurij Rodionov | 3 | $0^r$ | | | | |
  | WC | Jurij Rodionov | 3 | $0^r$ | | Marin Čilić | $7^7$ | 6 |
  | | | | | 3 | Félix Auger-Aliassime | $6^2$ | 3 |
  | 3 | Félix Auger-Aliassime | 6 | 7 | 3 | Félix Auger-Aliassime | $6^2$ | 3 |
  | | Sam Querrey | 4 | 5 | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 1 | D Shapovalov | 6 | $6^2$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | F López | 6 | 6 | | | F López | 2 | $7^7$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Popyrin | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | 1 | D Shapovalov | 5 | $6^3$ | | | | | |
  | | M Čilić | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | M Čilić | 7 | $7^7$ | | | | | |
  | WC | R Molleker | 5 | 3 | | | M Čilić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | D Brown | 3 | $6^4$ | | 5 | N Basilashvili | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 5 | N Basilashvili | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | M Čilić | 6 | 1 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | WC | J Rodionov | 3 | $0^r$ |
  | | | | | | 4 | A de Minaur | $6^8$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | G Pella | 3 | 4 | | | J Thompson | $7^{10}$ | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Thompson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | A de Minaur | 6 | 3 | $6^4$ | | | | |
  | | D Koepfer | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | WC | J Rodionov | 3 | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | |
  | WC | J Rodionov | 2 | 6 | 6 | WC | J Rodionov | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | P Gojowczyk | 5 | 6 | 6 | Q | P Gojowczyk | $3^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | LL | I Ivashka | 7 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 6 | U Humbert | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Fucsovics | 3 | 1 | 6 | U Humbert | $7^{11}$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Chardy | 4 | 4 | WC | Y Hanfmann | $6^9$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | Y Hanfmann | 6 | 6 | | | | | 6 | U Humbert | $6^5$ | $6^8$ | | | | | |
  | | G Simon | 4 | 5 | | | | | 3 | F Auger-Aliassime | $7^7$ | $7^{10}$ | | | | | |
  | | L Harris | 6 | 7 | | L Harris | 3 | $6^4$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | 3 | F Auger-Aliassime | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | F Auger-Aliassime | 6 | 7 |
  | 7 | A Mannarino | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | S Querrey | 4 | 5 |
  | Q | J Duckworth | 6 | 6 | Q | J Duckworth | 4 | $6^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | A Çelikbilek | 4 | 1 | | S Querrey | 6 | $7^9$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Querrey | 6 | 6 | | | | | | S Querrey | $6^4$ | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | |
  | Q | R Albot | $6^4$ | $6^5$ | | | | | WC | DS Stricker | $7^7$ | $6^4$ | 3 | | | | |
  | WC | DS Stricker | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | WC | DS Stricker | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | 2 | H Hurkacz | $6^5$ | $6^5$ | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ## Qualifying
  
  ### Seeds
  
  * Sam Querrey (moved to main draw)
  * Gilles Simon (moved to main draw)
  * Jiří Veselý (first round)
  * Emil Ruusuvuori (qualifying competition)
  * Marcos Giron (first round)
  * Lucas Pouille (first round)
  * Radu Albot (qualified)
  * Ilya Ivashka (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  
  ### Qualifiers
  
  * James Duckworth
  * Peter Gojowczyk
  * Altuğ Çelikbilek
  * Radu Albot
  
  ### Lucky loser
  
  * Ilya Ivashka
  
  ### Draw
  
  **First qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Alt | Luke Saville | $7^8$ | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
  | Alt | James Duckworth | $6^6$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | Alt | James Duckworth | $6^6$ | 6 | 6 | Alt | James Duckworth | $7^7$ | 3 | 7 |
  | | | | | | 8 | Ilya Ivashka | $6^5$ | 6 | 5 |
  | WC | Daniel Masur | 0 | $6^4$ | | 8 | Ilya Ivashka | $6^5$ | 6 | 5 |
  | 8 | Ilya Ivashka | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | |
  
  **Second qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Alt | Sergiy Stakhovsky | 1 | $6^4$ | | | | |
  | Alt | Peter Gojowczyk | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | |
  | Alt | Peter Gojowczyk | 6 | $7^7$ | Alt | Peter Gojowczyk | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | Alt | Grégoire Barrère | 2 | 4 |
  | Alt | Grégoire Barrère | 6 | 6 | Alt | Grégoire Barrère | 2 | 4 |
  | 5 | Marcos Giron | 3 | 2 | | | | |
  
  **Third qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 3 | Jiří Veselý | $7^7$ | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
  | Alt | Dennis Novak | $6^5$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | Alt | Dennis Novak | $6^5$ | 6 | 6 | Alt | Dennis Novak | 6 | $6^3$ | 5 |
  | | | | | | Alt | Altuğ Çelikbilek | 1 | $7^7$ | 7 |
  | Alt | Altuğ Çelikbilek | 6 | 2 | 6 | Alt | Altuğ Çelikbilek | 1 | $7^7$ | 7 |
  | 6 | Lucas Pouille | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
  
  **Fourth qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 4 | Emil Ruusuvuori | 7 | 6 | | | | |
  | Alt | João Sousa | 5 | 3 | | | | |
  | Alt | João Sousa | 5 | 3 | 4 | Emil Ruusuvuori | $6^5$ | 4 |
  | | | | | 7 | Radu Albot | $7^7$ | 6 |
  | Alt | Christopher O'Connell | 3 | $0^r$ | 7 | Radu Albot | $7^7$ | 6 |
  | 7 | Radu Albot | 6 | 0 | | | | |
  