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2011 Italian Open (tennis)
The 2011 Italian Open (also known as the 2011 Rome Masters and sponsored title 2011 Internazionali BNL d'Italia) was a tennis tournament, being played on outdoor clay courts at the Foro Italico in Rome, Italy. It was the 68th edition of the event and was classified as an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the 2011 ATP World Tour and a Premier 5 event on the 2011 WTA Tour. It took place from 9 to 15 May 2011.
Points and prize money
Point distribution
| Stage | Men's singles | Men's doubles | Women's singles | Women's doubles | Champion | Runner up | Semifinals | Quarterfinals | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Qualifier | Qualifying Finalist | Qualifying 1st round |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 900 | |||||||||||||
| 600 | 620 | |||||||||||||
| 360 | 395 | |||||||||||||
| 180 | 225 | |||||||||||||
| 90 | 125 | |||||||||||||
| 45 | 10 | 70 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 10 | – | 1 | – | |||||||||||
| 25 | 30 | |||||||||||||
| 14 | 20 | |||||||||||||
| 1 |
Prize money
All money is in Euros
| Stage | Men's singles | Men's doubles | Women's singles | Women's doubles | Champion | Runner up | Semifinals | Quarterfinals | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Final round qualifying | First round qualifying |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| €438,000 | €134,500 | €350,000 | €100,000 | ||||||||||
| €205,000 | €63,400 | €175,000 | €50,000 | ||||||||||
| €104,400 | €32,000 | €87,500 | €25,000 | ||||||||||
| €53,500 | €16,400 | €40,000 | €12,500 | ||||||||||
| €27,750 | €8,540 | €20,000 | €6,250 | ||||||||||
| €14,635 | €4,550 | €10,275 | €3,170 | ||||||||||
| €7,715 | – | €5,400 | – | ||||||||||
| €1,820 | €2,900 | ||||||||||||
| €900 | €1,500 |
ATP entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| ESP | Rafael Nadal | 1 | 1 |
| SRB | Novak Djokovic | 2 | 2 |
| SUI | Roger Federer | 3 | 3 |
| GBR | Andy Murray | 4 | 4 |
| SWE | Robin Söderling | 5 | 5 |
| ESP | David Ferrer | 6 | 6 |
| CZE | Tomáš Berdych | 7 | 7 |
| AUT | Jürgen Melzer | 8 | 8 |
| ESP | Nicolás Almagro | 9 | 9 |
| FRA | Gaël Monfils | 10 | 10 |
| USA | Mardy Fish | 11 | 11 |
| USA | Andy Roddick | 12 | 12 |
| RUS | Mikhail Youzhny | 13 | 13 |
| SUI | Stanislas Wawrinka | 14 | 14 |
| SRB | Victor Troicki | 15 | 15 |
| FRA | Richard Gasquet | 16 | 16 |
- Rankings are as of 2 May 2011.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
- ITA Simone Bolelli
- ITA Fabio Fognini
- ITA Potito Starace
- ITA Filippo Volandri
The following players received entry via qualifying: Main article: 2011 Internazionali BNL d'Italia – Men's singles qualifying
- RUS Igor Andreev
- URU Pablo Cuevas
- ROU Victor Hănescu
- POL Łukasz Kubot
- ITA Paolo Lorenzi
- JPN Kei Nishikori
- ESP Pere Riba
The following players received entry from a lucky losers spot:
- FRA Adrian Mannarino
- FIN Jarkko Nieminen
- ARG Carlos Berlocq
Withdrawals
The following notable players withdrew from the event:
- CRO Ivan Dodig (plays at Zagreb Challenger instead)
- LAT Ernests Gulbis (withdrew due to respiratory problems)
- SRB Janko Tipsarević (withdrew due to a right leg injury){{cite web | author-link = Janko Tipsarević | access-date =10 May 2011
- ARG David Nalbandian (withdrew due to illness)
- ESP Tommy Robredo
- FRA Gaël Monfils (withdrew due to sickness){{cite web | author-link = Agence France-Presse |trans-title=Monfils withdraws | access-date =9 May 2011
- ESP David Ferrer (withdrew due to illness)
- JPN Kei Nishikori
WTA entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | Caroline Wozniacki | 1 | 1 |
| Italy | Francesca Schiavone | 4 | 2 |
| Belarus | Victoria Azarenka | 5 | 3 |
| China | Li Na | 6 | 4 |
| Serbia | Jelena Janković | 7 | 5 |
| Australia | Samantha Stosur | 8 | 6 |
| Russia | Maria Sharapova | 9 | 7 |
| Poland | Agnieszka Radwańska | 11 | 8 |
| France | Marion Bartoli | 12 | 9 |
| Israel | Shahar Pe'er | 13 | 10 |
| Russia | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 14 | 11 |
| Germany | Andrea Petkovic | 15 | 12 |
| Serbia | Ana Ivanovic | 17 | 13 |
| Estonia | Kaia Kanepi | 19 | 14 |
| Italy | Flavia Pennetta | 20 | 15 |
| Russia | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 21 | 16 |
- Rankings are as of 2 May 2011.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
- ITA Alberta Brianti
- ITA Corinna Dentoni
- ITA Romina Oprandi
The following players received entry via qualifying: Main article: 2011 Internazionali BNL d'Italia – Women's singles qualifying
- SLO Polona Hercog
- USA Varvara Lepchenko
- USA Christina McHale
- ESP Anabel Medina Garrigues
- ESP Arantxa Parra Santonja
- AUT Tamira Paszek
- AUS Anastasia Rodionova
- RSA Chanelle Scheepers
The following players received entry from a lucky losers spot:
- GER Angelique Kerber
- CHN Zheng Jie
Withdrawals
The following notable players withdrew from the event:
- BEL Kim Clijsters (torn ligaments, right ankle)
- SVK Dominika Cibulková (left abdominal injury)
- GER Julia Görges (lower back injury)
- RUS Anna Chakvetadze (withdrew due to sickness)
- HUN Ágnes Szávay (lower back injury)
- USA Serena Williams (pulmonary embolism)
- USA Venus Williams (torn abdominal)
Finals
Men's singles
Main article: 2011 Italian Open – Men's singles
SRB Novak Djokovic defeated ESP Rafael Nadal, 6–4, 6–4
- It was Djokovic's 7th title of the year and 25th of his career. It was his 39th consecutive match win. It was his 2nd title in Rome, also winning in 2008. It was his 4th Masters of the year and 9th of his career.
Women's singles
Main article: 2011 Italian Open – Women's singles
RUS Maria Sharapova defeated AUS Samantha Stosur, 6–2, 6–4
- It was Sharapova's 1st title of the year and 23rd of her career.
Men's doubles
Main article: 2011 Italian Open – Men's doubles
USA John Isner / USA Sam Querrey defeated USA Mardy Fish / USA Andy Roddick, w/o
Women's doubles
Main article: 2011 Italian Open – Women's doubles
CHN Peng Shuai / CHN Zheng Jie defeated USA Vania King / KAZ Yaroslava Shvedova, 6–2, 6–3
References
References
- "2011 Rome – Men's singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- "2011 Rome – Men's doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- (5 May 2011). "Injured Kim Clijsters pulls out of Italian Open". BBC Sport.
- (20 May 2011). "French Open 2011: Williams sisters have made Paris an open goal for Maria Sharapova, says Martina Hingis". The Telegraph.
- (16 May 2011). "Sharapova outclasses Stosur to take Rome". Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
- (14 May 2011). "Sharapova stuns No. 1 Wozniacki in Rome semis". CNN.
- (16 May 2011). "Maria Sharapova sweeps past Sam Stosur to conquer Rome". The Guardian.
- "Rankings explained". atpworldtour.com.
- "WTA Tour rules". wtatour.com.
- "Prize Money internazionali BNL d'Italia 2011". internazionalibnlditalia.com.
- Matthew Cronin. (11 May 2011). "Gulbis hopes for quick respiratory recovery". Miller Sports Group LLC.
- (10 May 2011). "Nalbandian 'not right physically', to miss French". Miller Sports Group LLC.
- "Venus, Serena, Clijsters pull out of Madrid".
- (17 May 2011). "Djokovic beats Nadal in Rome in French Open warm-up". USA Today.
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