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. It was played on outdoor

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s in

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, Australia. It was organised as a lead-up tournament to the

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, and was held at the same venue, due to other tournaments in Australia being cancelled as a result from the

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. This tournament took place simultaneously with the

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and the 2021 ATP Cup.

Points and prize money

Point distribution

Prize money

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Singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

*¹ Rankings are as of January 25, 2021

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the main draw: * Andrew Harris *

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Li Tu Li Tu (born 27 May 1996) is an Australian tennis player. Tu has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 164, achieved on 21 April 2025 and a doubles ranking of No. 189, achieved on 27 January 2025. Career 2011–2014: Pro debut and ...

The following players have been accepted directly into the main draw using a protected or a special ranking: *

Thanasi Kokkinakis Athanasios "Thanasi" Kokkinakis ( ; ; born 10 April 1996) is an Australian professional tennis player. He has been ranked as high as world No. 65 in singles by the ATP, achieved on 6 November 2023. He also has a career-high doubles ranking of ...

The following player received entry as an alternate: *

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Withdrawals

;Before the tournament *

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→ replaced by James Duckworth *

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;During the tournament *

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Retirements

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Doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

* Rankings are as of January 25, 2021.

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: * James Duckworth /

Marc Polmans Marc David Polmans (born 2 May 1997) is a South African-born Australian professional tennis player. Polmans has a career high ATP singles ranking of World No. 116 achieved on 12 October 2020. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of W ...

* Andrew Harris /

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The following pair received entry using a protected ranking: *

Mackenzie McDonald Michael Mackenzie Lowe McDonald (born April 16, 1995) is an American professional tennis player. He has a career-high singles ATP rankings, ranking of world No. 37, achieved on October 16, 2023 and a doubles ranking of No. 49, achieved on Octobe ...

/ Tommy Paul

Champions

Singles

* Dan Evans def.

Félix Auger-Aliassime Felix Auger-Aliassime (; born August 8, 2000) is a Canadian professional tennis player. He has a career-high singles ranking of No. 6, which he achieved on November 7, 2022, making him the second-highest-ranked Canadian man in ATP rankings histor ...

, 6–2, 6–3

Doubles

Nikola Mektić Nikola Mektić (born 24 December 1988) is a Croatian professional tennis player who is a former world No. 1 in doubles. He is a two-time Grand Slam champion, having won the 2021 Wimbledon Championships in men's doubles partnering compatriot Ma ...

Mate Pavić Mate Pavić (; born 4 July 1993) is a Croatian professional tennis player. He is the current world No. 1 in doubles by the ATP. Pavić is one of only six men to complete the Career Golden Slam in doubles. He is a seven-time Grand Slam champio ...

def.

Jérémy Chardy Jérémy Chardy (; born 12 February 1987) is a French tennis coach and a former professional player. He has won one ATP Tour singles title, in Stuttgart in 2009. His best major performance in singles was reaching the quarterfinals of the 2013 ...

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, 7–6^(7–2), 6–3

References

External links

Tournament overview on the ATP Tour official website
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