title: 2021 Open d'Orléans – Singles
text: # 2021 Open d'Orléans – Singles
  
  Mikael Ymer was the defending champion but chose not to defend his title.
  
  Henri Laaksonen won the title after defeating Dennis Novak 6–1, 2–6, 6–2 in the final.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * Ugo Humbert (first round)
  * Benjamin Bonzi (second round)
  * Arthur Rinderknech (second round)
  * Richard Gasquet (quarterfinals)
  * Jiří Veselý (semifinals)
  * Corentin Moutet (semifinals)
  * Gilles Simon (first round)
  * Pierre-Hugues Herbert (second 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 | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Dennis Novak | $6^2$ | $7^8$ | 6 | | | | |
  | 6/WC | Corentin Moutet | $7^7$ | $6^6$ | 4 | | | | |
  | 6/WC | Corentin Moutet | $7^7$ | $6^6$ | 4 | Dennis Novak | 1 | 6 | 2 |
  | | | | | | Henri Laaksonen | 6 | 2 | 6 |
  | 5 | Jiří Veselý | 3 | 3 | | Henri Laaksonen | 6 | 2 | 6 |
  | | Henri Laaksonen | 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1/WC | U Humbert | $6^{12}$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Q Halys | $7^{14}$ | 6 | | | Q Halys | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | G Barrère | 5 | 5 | | | D Novak | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Novak | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | D Novak | $7^8$ | $7^8$ | | | | | |
  | | J Sousa | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | Alt | R Bemelmans | $6^6$ | $6^6$ | | | | | |
  | Alt | R Bemelmans | 6 | 4 | 6 | Alt | R Bemelmans | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Masur | $7^7$ | 3 | 2 | 8 | P-H Herbert | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 8 | P-H Herbert | $6^5$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | D Novak | $6^2$ | $7^8$ | 6 |
  | 3 | A Rinderknech | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 6/WC | C Moutet | $7^7$ | $6^6$ | 4 |
  | | A Hoang | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | A Rinderknech | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | F Verdasco | 4 | 2 | | LL | H Grenier | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | LL | H Grenier | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | LL | H Grenier | 4 | $6^5$ | | | | | |
  | | E Gulbis | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | 6/WC | C Moutet | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | |
  | | R Safiullin | 6 | 6 | | | R Safiullin | 4 | 6 | $6^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | K Jacquet | $6^1$ | 1 | | 6/WC | C Moutet | 6 | 2 | $7^9$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | 6/WC | C Moutet | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 5 | J Veselý | $6^5$ | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | E Karlovskiy | $7^7$ | $6^0$ | $6^3$ | 5 | J Veselý | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | R Marcora | 1 | 3 | | | A Tabilo | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Tabilo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | J Veselý | $6^6$ | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | E Ymer | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | 4 | R Gasquet | $7^8$ | 4 | 2 | | | | |
  | | L Pouille | 6 | 3 | 6 | | L Pouille | 6 | $6^5$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | M Viola | $7^7$ | 1 | 0 | 4 | R Gasquet | 3 | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 4 | R Gasquet | $6^4$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | J Veselý | 3 | 3 |
  | 7 | G Simon | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | H Laaksonen | 6 | 6 |
  | | H Rune | 6 | 6 | | | H Rune | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | R Berankis | $6^0$ | 6 | 6 | | R Berankis | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | B Schnur | $7^7$ | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | H Rune | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
  | | Z Bergs | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | H Laaksonen | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | H Laaksonen | 6 | 6 | | | H Laaksonen | $7^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | H Mayot | 1 | 3 | | 2 | B Bonzi | $6^6$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | B Bonzi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  