Tennis 2011 Italian Open
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.
| 2011 Italian Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | 9 – 15 May |
| Edition | 68th |
| Surface | Clay / Outdoor |
| Location | Rome, Italy |
| Venue | Foro Italico |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
 Novak Djokovic | |
| Women's singles | |
 Maria Sharapova | |
| Men's doubles | |
 John Isner / Sam Querrey | |
| Women's doubles | |
 Peng Shuai / Zheng Jie | |
Points and prize money
Point distribution
| Stage | Men's singles | Men's doubles | Women's singles | Women's doubles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | 1000 | 900 | ||
| Runner up | 600 | 620 | ||
| Semifinals | 360 | 395 | ||
| Quarterfinals | 180 | 225 | ||
| Round of 16 | 90 | 125 | ||
| Round of 32 | 45 | 10 | 70 | 1 |
| Round of 64 | 10 | – | 1 | – |
| Qualifier | 25 | 30 | ||
| Qualifying Finalist | 14 | 20 | ||
| Qualifying 1st round | 1 | |||
Prize money
All money is in Euros
| Stage | Men's singles | Men's doubles | Women's singles | Women's doubles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | €438,000 | €134,500 | €350,000 | €100,000 |
| Runner up | €205,000 | €63,400 | €175,000 | €50,000 |
| Semifinals | €104,400 | €32,000 | €87,500 | €25,000 |
| Quarterfinals | €53,500 | €16,400 | €40,000 | €12,500 |
| Round of 16 | €27,750 | €8,540 | €20,000 | €6,250 |
| Round of 32 | €14,635 | €4,550 | €10,275 | €3,170 |
| Round of 64 | €7,715 | – | €5,400 | – |
| Final round qualifying | €1,820 | €2,900 | ||
| First round qualifying | €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 | |||
 CZE | Tomáš Berdych | 7 | 7 |
 AUT | Jürgen Melzer | 8 | 8 |
| ESP | Nicolás Almagro | 9 | 9 |
 FRA | |||
| 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:
The following players received entry via qualifying:
The following players received entry from a lucky losers spot:
Withdrawals
The following notable players withdrew from the event:
Ivan Dodig (plays at Zagreb Challenger instead)
Ernests Gulbis (withdrew due to respiratory problems)
Janko Tipsarević (withdrew due to a right leg injury)
David Nalbandian (withdrew due to illness)
Tommy Robredo
Gaël Monfils (withdrew due to sickness)- David Ferrer (withdrew due to illness)
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:
The following players received entry via qualifying:
Polona Hercog
Varvara Lepchenko- Christina McHale
- Anabel Medina Garrigues
- Arantxa Parra Santonja
Tamira Paszek
Anastasia Rodionova
Chanelle Scheepers
The following players received entry from a lucky losers spot:
Withdrawals
The following notable players withdrew from the event:
Kim Clijsters (torn ligaments, right ankle)
Dominika Cibulková (left abdominal injury)
Julia Görges (lower back injury)
Anna Chakvetadze (withdrew due to sickness)
Ágnes Szávay (lower back injury)- Serena Williams (pulmonary embolism)
- Venus Williams (torn abdominal)
Finals
Men's singles
Novak Djokovic defeated 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
Maria Sharapova defeated Samantha Stosur, 6–2, 6–4
- It was Sharapova's 1st title of the year and 23rd of her career.
Men's doubles
John Isner / Sam Querrey defeated Mardy Fish / Andy Roddick, w/o
Women's doubles
Peng Shuai / Zheng Jie defeated Vania King / 
Yaroslava Shvedova, 6–2, 6–3
References
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