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 StageMen's singlesMen's doublesWomen's singlesWomen's doubles Champion 1000 900 Runner up 600 620Semifinals 360 395Quarterfinals 180 225Round of 16 90 125Round of 32 45 10 70 1Round of 64 10 – 1 –Qualifier 25 30Qualifying Finalist 14 20Qualifying 1st round 1
Prize money All money is in Euros StageMen's singlesMen's doublesWomen's singlesWomen's doubles Champion €438,000 €134,500 €350,000 €100,000 Runner up €205,000 €63,400 €175,000 €50,000Semifinals €104,400 €32,000 €87,500 €25,000Quarterfinals €53,500 €16,400 €40,000 €12,500Round of 16 €27,750 €8,540 €20,000 €6,250Round of 32 €14,635 €4,550 €10,275 €3,170Round of 64 €7,715 – €5,400 –Final round qualifying €1,820 €2,900First round qualifying €900 €1,500
ATP entrants
Seeds Country Player Rank1 SeedRafael Nadal11Novak Djokovic22Roger Federer33Andy Murray44Robin Söderling55David Ferrer66Tomáš Berdych77Jürgen Melzer88Nicolás Almagro99Gaël Monfils1010Mardy Fish1111Andy Roddick1212Mikhail Youzhny1313Stanislas Wawrinka1414Victor Troicki1515Richard Gasquet1616 Rankings are as of 2 May 2011.
Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the main draw: Simone Bolelli Fabio Fognini Potito Starace Filippo Volandri
The following players received entry via qualifying:
Igor Andreev Pablo Cuevas Victor Hănescu Łukasz Kubot Paolo Lorenzi Kei Nishikori Pere Riba
The following players received entry from a lucky losers spot: Adrian Mannarino Jarkko Nieminen Carlos Berlocq
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 SeedCaroline Wozniacki11Francesca Schiavone42Victoria Azarenka53Li Na64Jelena Janković75Samantha Stosur86Maria Sharapova97Agnieszka Radwańska118Marion Bartoli129Shahar Pe'er1310Svetlana Kuznetsova1411Andrea Petkovic1512Ana Ivanovic1713Kaia Kanepi1914Flavia Pennetta2015Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova2116 Rankings are as of 2 May 2011.
Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the main draw: Alberta Brianti Corinna Dentoni Romina Oprandi
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: Angelique Kerber Zheng Jie
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
External links
WTA tournament draws ATP tournament profile WTA tournament profile