2011_Internazionali_BNL_d'Italia
2011 Italian Open (tennis)
Tennis tournament
The 2011 Italian Open[1][2][3][4] (also known as the 2011 Rome Masters[5][6] 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.
Quick Facts Date, Edition ...
| 2011 Italian Open | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 9 – 15 May | |||
| Edition | 68th | |||
| Surface | Clay / Outdoor | |||
| Location | Rome, Italy | |||
| Venue | Foro Italico | |||
| Champions | ||||
| Men's singles | ||||
 Novak Djokovic[1] | ||||
| Women's singles | ||||
 Maria Sharapova | ||||
| Men's doubles | ||||
 John Isner / Sam Querrey | ||||
| Women's doubles | ||||
 Peng Shuai / Zheng Jie | ||||
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Point distribution
More information Stage, Men's singles ...
| Stage | Men's singles[7] | Men's doubles[7] | Women's singles[8] | Women's doubles[8] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
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Prize money
All money is in Euros
More information Stage, Men's singles ...
| Stage | Men's singles[9] | Men's doubles[9] | Women's singles[9] | Women's doubles[9] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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Seeds
More information Country, Player ...
| 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 |
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 CZE |
Tomáš Berdych | 7 | 7 |
 AUT |
Jürgen Melzer | 8 | 8 |
| ESP |
Nicolás Almagro | 9 | 9 |
 FRA |
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| 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 |
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- 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)[10]
Janko Tipsarević (withdrew due to a right leg injury)[11]
David Nalbandian (withdrew due to illness)[12]
Tommy Robredo
Gaël Monfils (withdrew due to sickness)[13]- David Ferrer (withdrew due to illness)[10]
Kei Nishikori
Seeds
More information Country, Player ...
| 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 |
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- 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)[14]
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)[14]
- Venus Williams (torn abdominal)[14]
Men's singles
Main article: 2011 Italian Open – 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.[1]
Women's singles
Main article: 2011 Italian Open – 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
Main article: 2011 Italian Open – Men's doubles
John Isner / Sam Querrey defeated Mardy Fish / Andy Roddick, w/o
Women's doubles
Main article: 2011 Italian Open – Women's doubles
Peng Shuai / Zheng Jie defeated Vania King / 
Yaroslava Shvedova, 6–2, 6–3
- "Djokovic beats Nadal in Rome in French Open warm-up". USA Today. Associated Press. 17 May 2011. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
- "Injured Kim Clijsters pulls out of Italian Open". BBC Sport. 5 May 2011. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
- "French Open 2011: Williams sisters have made Paris an open goal for Maria Sharapova, says Martina Hingis". The Telegraph. 20 May 2011. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
- "Sharapova outclasses Stosur to take Rome". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Reuters. 16 May 2011. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
- "Sharapova stuns No. 1 Wozniacki in Rome semis". CNN. 14 May 2011. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
- "Maria Sharapova sweeps past Sam Stosur to conquer Rome". The Guardian. 16 May 2011. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
- "Rankings explained". atpworldtour.com. Archived from the original on 10 January 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
- "WTA Tour rules" (PDF). wtatour.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 January 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
- "Prize Money internazionali BNL d'Itlaia 2011". internazionalibnlditalia.com. Archived from the original on 11 May 2011. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
- Matthew Cronin (11 May 2011). "Gulbis hopes for quick respiratory recovery". TENNIS.com. Santa Monica, CA , USA: Miller Sports Group LLC. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
- Janko Tipsarević (5 May 2011). "Janko Tipsarevic Official Facebook page" (post). facebook.com. Palo Alto, California, U.S.: Facebook. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
Just to inform you guys I will not be playing in Rome either next week
- "Nalbandian 'not right physically', to miss French". TENNIS.com. Santa Monica, CA , USA: Miller Sports Group LLC. Associated Press. 10 May 2011. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
- AFP (9 May 2011). "Monfils renonce" [Monfils withdraws]. eurosport.fr (in French). Issy-les-Moulineaux, France: Eurosport. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
- "Venus, Serena, Clijsters pull out of Madrid" (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 April 2011.