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2011 Western & Southern Open
The 2011 Western & Southern Open, also known as the Cincinnati Open, was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason, Ohio, United States. The tournament was a joint men's and women's event, with six new courts being built for the tournament. The competition took place from August 15 through August 21, 2011. The 110th edition of the Cincinnati Open (83rd for the women), it was a Masters 1000 event on the 2011 ATP World Tour, and part of the Premier Series of the 2011 WTA Tour.
On an additional note, Andy Murray during his semifinal match against Mardy Fish set the record for the fastest ever hit forehand at 124 mph.
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** | |||||||||||||
| **16** | **12** | |||||||||||||
| - | **1** |
Prize money
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $496,000 | $140,000 | $360,000 | $100,000 | ||||||||||
| $243,200 | $70,000 | $180,000 | $50,000 | ||||||||||
| $122,400 | $35,500 | $90,000 | $25,000 | ||||||||||
| $62,240 | $18,470 | $41,450 | $12,500 | ||||||||||
| $32,320 | $9,690 | $20,550 | $6,250 | ||||||||||
| $17,040 | $5,090 | $10,575 | $3,170 | ||||||||||
| $9,200 | **–** | $5,500 | **–** | ||||||||||
| $2,120 | $1,995 | ||||||||||||
| $1,080 | $1,035 |
ATP entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| SRB | 1 | 1 | |
| ESP | 2 | 2 | |
| SUI | 3 | 3 | |
| GBR | 4 | 4 | |
| ESP | 6 | 5 | |
| FRA | 7 | 6 | |
| USA | 8 | 7 | |
| CZE | 9 | 8 | |
| ESP | 10 | 9 | |
| FRA | 11 | 10 | |
| USA | 12 | 11 | |
| FRA | 13 | 12 | |
| RUS | 14 | 13 | |
| SRB | 15 | 14 | |
| FRA | 16 | 15 | |
| SUI | 17 | 16 |
- Seedings are based on the rankings of August 8, 2011.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
- USA James Blake
- BUL Grigor Dimitrov
- USA Robby Ginepri
- USA Ryan Harrison
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Main article: 2011 Western & Southern Open – Men's singles qualifying
- FRA Julien Benneteau
- USA Alex Bogomolov Jr.
- LAT Ernests Gulbis
- TUR Marsel İlhan
- JPN Kei Nishikori
- FRA Édouard Roger-Vasselin
- CZE Radek Štěpánek
Withdrawals
- AUS Lleyton Hewitt
- CRO Ivan Ljubičić
- CAN Milos Raonic
- ESP Tommy Robredo
- SWE Robin Söderling (wrist injury)
WTA entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | Caroline Wozniacki | 1 | 1 |
| RUS | Vera Zvonareva | 3 | 2 |
| BLR | Victoria Azarenka | 4 | 3 |
| RUS | Maria Sharapova | 5 | 4 |
| CHN | Li Na | 6 | 5 |
| CZE | Petra Kvitová | 7 | 6 |
| ITA | Francesca Schiavone | 8 | 7 |
| FRA | Marion Bartoli | 9 | 8 |
| GER | Andrea Petkovic | 10 | 9 |
| AUS | Samantha Stosur | 11 | 10 |
| POL | Agnieszka Radwańska | 12 | 11 |
| RUS | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 13 | 12 |
| SRB | Jelena Janković | 14 | 13 |
| RUS | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 15 | 14 |
| SRB | Ana Ivanovic | 16 | 15 |
| CHN | Peng Shuai | 17 | 16 |
- Seedings are based on the rankings of August 8, 2011.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw
- SLO Polona Hercog
- USA Christina McHale
- RUS Maria Sharapova
- USA Sloane Stephens
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Main article: 2011 Western & Southern Open – Women's singles qualifying
- GRE Eleni Daniilidou
- JPN Kimiko Date-Krumm
- CZE Petra Cetkovská
- USA Jill Craybas
- USA Alexa Glatch
- SRB Bojana Jovanovski
- CRO Petra Martić
- ROU Monica Niculescu
- AUS Anastasia Rodionova
- RSA Chanelle Scheepers
- CHN Zhang Shuai
- CHN Zheng Jie
The following players received entry from a lucky loser spot:
- ESP María José Martínez Sánchez
- SWE Sofia Arvidsson
- FRA Pauline Parmentier
Withdrawals
- SVK Dominika Cibulková (abdominal injury)
- BEL Kim Clijsters (abdominal injury)
- ROU Alexandra Dulgheru
- EST Kaia Kanepi
- USA Bethanie Mattek-Sands
- AUT Tamira Paszek
- POL Agnieszka Radwańska (right shoulder injury)
- BLR Victoria Azarenka (right hand injury)
- USA Venus Williams (viral illness)
Finals
Men's singles
Main article: 2011 Western & Southern Open – Men's singles
GBR Andy Murray def. SRB Novak Djokovic, 6–4, 3–0, ret.
- It was Murray's 2nd title of the year and 18th of his career. It was his 1st Masters 1000 title of the year and 7th of his career. It was his 2nd win at Cincinnati, also winning in 2008. It was the second defeat for Djokovic in the season.
Women's singles
Main article: 2011 Western & Southern Open – Women's singles
RUS Maria Sharapova def. SRB Jelena Janković, 4–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–3
- It was Sharapova's 2nd title of the year and 24th of her career.
Men's doubles
Main article: 2011 Western & Southern Open – Men's doubles
IND Mahesh Bhupathi / IND Leander Paes def. FRA Michaël Llodra / SRB Nenad Zimonjić, 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–2)
Women's doubles
Main article: 2011 Western & Southern Open – Women's doubles
USA Vania King / KAZ Yaroslava Shvedova def. RSA Natalie Grandin / CZE Vladimíra Uhlířová, 6–4, 3–6, [11–9]
References
References
- "Cincinnati tournament changes name". www.atpworldtour.com.
- (2010-08-21). "Cincinnati expansion plans". ATP.
- "Rankings explained". atpworldtour.com.
- "WTA Tour rules". wtatour.com.
- "Prize Money internazionali BNL d'Itlaia 2011". internazionalibnlditalia.com.
- "Clijsters Unable to Defend Title". cincytennis.
- "Kim Clijsters, Venus Williams withdraw from Western & Southern Open". cincinnati.com.
- (21 August 2011). "Andy Murray wins Cincinnati final after Novak Djokovic is forced to retire". Daily Telegraph.
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