2021 Murray River Open
The 2021 Murray River Open was a tournament on the 2021 ATP Tour. It was played on outdoor hard courts in Melbourne, Australia. It was organised as a lead-up tournament to the 2021 Australian Open, and was held at the same venue, due to other tournaments in Australia being cancelled as a result from the COVID-19 pandemic. This tournament took place simultaneously with the 2021 Great Ocean Road Open and the 2021 ATP Cup.
Points and prize money
Point distribution
Prize money
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 |
| Singles | $19,500 | $13,255 | $10,000 | $7,400 | $5,500 | $4,000 | $2,500 |
| Doubles* | $7,200 | $5,760 | $4,560 | $3,360 | $2,160 | $1,200 |
*per team
Singles main-draw entrants
Seeds
- 1 Rankings are as of January 25, 2021
Other entrants
The following players have been accepted directly into the main draw using a protected or a special ranking:
The following player received entry as an alternate:
- Harry Bourchier
Withdrawals
- Alejandro Davidovich Fokina → replaced by Yūichi Sugita
- João Sousa → replaced by James Duckworth
- Bernard Tomic → replaced by Harry Bourchier
- Stan Wawrinka
Retirements
- Jiří Veselý
Doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds
- Rankings are as of January 25, 2021.
Other entrants
- James Duckworth / Marc Polmans
- Andrew Harris / Alexei Popyrin
- Mackenzie McDonald / Tommy Paul
Champions
Singles
- Dan Evans def. Félix Auger-Aliassime, 6–2, 6–3
Doubles
- Nikola Mektić / Mate Pavić def. Jérémy Chardy / Fabrice Martin, 7–6, 6–3