The Open Sud de France in Montpellier moved there in 2010 when the organizers bought a license from Lyon, staging the event at the Arena with a capacity of 7,500.
In the first seven editions (Montpellier stayed away from the calendar in 2011), the French players were dominant figures, with three titles for Richard Gasquet and two for Gael Monfils, who was also the first champion.
Gael claimed the crown a year ago, becoming a three-time champion and not signing to defend the trophy in 2021. Roberto Bautista Agut, David Goffin, and Dusan Lajovcic are the top seeds, leading the field with six top-35 competitors.
Bautista Agut and Goffin should be the top contenders, with Ugo Humbert,
Hubert Hurkacz, and the young Italian gun Jannik Sinner trying to spoil their party. The multiple champion Richard Gasquet and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga should seek good results, with entertaining matches growing from the first round.
2021 Open Sud de France Montpellier Entry List:
MAIN DRAW SINGLES1 BAUTISTA AGUT, Roberto ESP 13
2 GOFFIN, David BEL 14
3 LAJOVIC, Dusan SRB 26
4 HURKACZ, Hubert POL 29
5 HUMBERT, Ugo FRA 32
6 SONEGO, Lorenzo ITA 34
7 SINNER, Jannik ITA 36
8 STRUFF, Jan-Lennard GER 37
9 BASILASHVILI, Nikoloz GEO 39
10 GASQUET, Richard FRA 48
11 DAVIDOVICH FOKINA, Alejandro ESP 54
12 BEDENE, Aljaz SLO 58
13 TSONGA, Jo-Wilfried FRA 60
14 LOPEZ, Feliciano ESP 63
15 SIMON, Gilles FRA 64
16 VESELY, Jiri CZE 69
17 GIRON, Marcos USA 73
18 POUILLE, Lucas FRA 74
19 GERASIMOV, Egor BLR 78
20 HERBERT, Pierre-Hugues FRA 84
21 GOMBOS, Norbert SVK 88
22 [WC] MURRAY, Andy GBR 125
23 [WC]
24 [WC]
25 [Q]
26 [Q]
27 [Q]
28 [Q]
MAIN DRAW ALTERNATES
YMER, Mikael SWE 94
NOVAK, Dennis AUT 99
KORDA, Sebastian USA 103