Roger Federer, Denis Shapovalov Headline In Geneva; All You Need To Know | ATP Tour

Roger Federer is making his highly anticipated return to the ATP Tour by making his debut in Geneva at the Gonet Geneva Open. The 39-year-old hasn’t competed since reaching the Qatar ExxonMobil Open quarter-finals in his first appearance since the 2020 Australian Open. He last played on clay at Roland Garros in 2019 and made his most recent appearance in Switzerland when he won the 2019 Swiss Indoors Basel. 

The Geneva field also includes Top 30 stars Denis Shapovalov, Casper Ruud, Cristian Garin, and Fabio Fognini. Ruud has reached the semi-finals at his past three events (Monte-Carlo, Munich and Madrid) and has entered the Top 20 for the first time. 

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Federer To Play At Geneva & Roland Garros

Note: The 2021 Gonet Geneva Open will be held behind closed doors due to COVID-19 precautions.

Established: 1980

Tournament Dates: 16-22 May 2021 

Tournament Director: Thierry Grin

Draw Ceremony: Friday, 14 May at 6:30pm

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Schedule (View On Official Website)
* Qualifying: Saturday at 10:00am, Sunday at 11:00am

* Main draw: Sunday at 11:00am, Monday – Thursday at 12:00pm and 6:00pm, Friday at 1:00pm

* Doubles final: Saturday, 22 May at 1:00pm

* Singles final: Saturday, 22 May at 4:00pm

How To Watch
Watch Live On Tennis TV

TV Schedule

Venue: Tennis Club de Geneve Eaux-Vives

Surface: Clay

Prize Money: €419,470 (Total Financial Commitment: €481,270)

View Who Is Playing, Past Champions, Seeds, Points & Prize Money Breakdown

Honour Roll (Open Era)
Most Titles, Singles: Stan Wawrinka, Mats Wilander (2)

Most Titles, Doubles: Tomas Smid, Balazs Taroczy (2)

Oldest Champion: Stan Wawrinka, 32, in 2017

Youngest Champion: Aaron Krickstein, 17, in 1984

Lowest-Ranked Champion: No. 157 Marc Rosset in 1989

Most Match Wins: Tomas Smid (18)

2019 Finals
Singles: Alexander Zverev (GER) d Nicolas Jarry (CHI) 6-3, 3-6, 7-6(8) Read & Watch
Doubles: [1] Oliver Marach (AUT) / Mate Pavic (CRO) d Matthew Ebden (GBR) / Robert Lindstedt (SWE) 6-4, 6-4 Read More

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Facebook: @genevaopen
Twitter: @genevaopen
Instagram: @gonetgenevaopen

Did You Know?
Federer will attempt to join Claudio Mezzadri (1987),  Marc Rosset (1989) and Stan Wawrinka (2016, 2017) as the fourth Swiss player to win the Geneva singles crown.