title: 2021 Potchefstroom Open – Singles
text: # 2021 Potchefstroom Open – Singles
  
  This was the second edition of the tournament. There was no defending champion as the tournament was canceled at the quarterfinals stage due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
  Benjamin Bonzi won the title after defeating Liam Broady 7–5, 6–4 in the final.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * Prajnesh Gunneswaran (first round)
  * Benjamin Bonzi (champion)
  * Marc-Andrea Hüsler (first round)
  * Jay Clarke (first round)
  * Brayden Schnur (first round)
  * Cem İlkel (semifinals)
  * Peter Polansky (quarterfinals)
  * Roberto Cid Subervi (first round)
  
  ## 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 6 | Cem İlkel | $6^3$ | 4 | | | | |
  | Q | Liam Broady | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | |
  | Q | Liam Broady | $7^7$ | 6 | Q | Liam Broady | 5 | 4 |
  | | | | | 2 | Benjamin Bonzi | 7 | 6 |
  | Q | Nick Chappell | 1 | 2 | 2 | Benjamin Bonzi | 7 | 6 |
  | 2 | Benjamin Bonzi | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  
  ### 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 | P Gunneswaran | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Kuzmanov | 6 | 6 | | | D Kuzmanov | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | R Peniston | 6 | 4 | 4 | | E Benchetrit | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | E Benchetrit | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | D Kuzmanov | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | |
  | WC | Khololwam Montsi | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | 6 | C İlkel | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | PR | J Cagnina | 6 | 6 | | PR | J Cagnina | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | PR | J Brooksby | 3 | 4 | | 6 | C İlkel | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | C İlkel | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | C İlkel | $6^3$ | 4 |
  | 4 | J Clarke | $6^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | Q | L Broady | $7^7$ | 6 |
  | | U Blanch | $7^7$ | 6 | | | U Blanch | $7^7$ | 3 | $0^r$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | | C-h Tseng | 6 | 4 | 6 | | C-h Tseng | $6^2$ | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Santillan | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | C-h Tseng | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
  | | A Menéndez Maceiras | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Q | L Broady | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | T Gabashvili | 4 | 4 | | | A Menéndez Maceiras | 4 | $6^3$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | L Broady | 6 | 6 | | Q | L Broady | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 5 | B Schnur | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 7 | P Polansky | 6 | 3 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | V Galović | 2 | 6 | $6^2$ | 7 | P Polansky | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | T Lamasine | $7^7$ | 1 | 6 | | T Lamasine | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | Vaughn Hunter | $6^1$ | 6 | 1 | | | | | | 7 | P Polansky | 4 | $7^7$ | 4 | | | | |
  | Q | N Chappell | 6 | 2 | $7^7$ | | | | | | Q | N Chappell | 6 | $6^3$ | 6 | | | | |
  | | N Kuhn | 1 | 6 | $6^3$ | Q | N Chappell | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | H Grenier | $7^7$ | 7 | | | H Grenier | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 3 | M-A Hüsler | $6^5$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | Q | N Chappell | 1 | 2 |
  | 8 | R Cid Subervi | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | B Bonzi | 6 | 6 |
  | | P Krstin | 6 | 7 | | | P Krstin | $1^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | M Bašić | $7^7$ | 7 | | Q | M Bašić | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Z Kolář | $6^4$ | 5 | | | | | | | Q | M Bašić | 3 | 1 | | | | | |
  | WC | Robbie Arends | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | 2 | B Bonzi | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | R Quiroz | 6 | 6 | | | R Quiroz | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | G Blancaneaux | 2 | 4 | | 2 | B Bonzi | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | B Bonzi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  