2011 Aegon Championships

The 2011 Aegon Championships (also known traditionally as the Queen's Club Championships) was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 109th edition of the Aegon Championships and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2011 ATP World Tour. It took place at the Queen's Club in London, United Kingdom, in the club's 125th year. The tournament was scheduled to take place between 6 and 12 June 2011, however the finals were delayed to 13 June 2011 due to rain.[3] The field was headlined by the 2008 champion and current world number one Rafael Nadal, four-time champion Andy Roddick, 2009 champion Andy Murray and defending champion Sam Querrey.

2011 Aegon Championships
Date6–13 June
Edition109th
CategoryATP World Tour 250
Draw56S / 24D
Prize money€608,000
SurfaceGrass / outdoor
LocationLondon, United Kingdom
VenueQueen's Club
Champions
Singles
United Kingdom Andy Murray[1]
Doubles
United States Bob Bryan / United States Mike Bryan[2]
← 2010 · Queen's Club Championships · 2012 →

In the singles competition, the defending champion Sam Querrey lost in round three, paving the way for Andy Murray to win his second title; Murray became the first Briton since Gordan Lowe to win multiple Queen's titles.[4] While in the doubles the defending champion was absent, Bob and Mike Bryan won their 4th Aegon doubles title, their first since 2005.

Finals

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Andy Murray at the 2011 Aegon Championships

Singles

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  Andy Murray defeated   Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 3–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–4

  • It was Murray's 1st title of the year and 17th of his career. It was his 2nd win at the event, also winning in 2009.

Doubles

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  Bob Bryan /   Mike Bryan defeated   Mahesh Bhupathi /   Leander Paes, 6–7(2–7), 7–6(7–4), [10–6]

Entries

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Seeds

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Country Player Rank1 Seed
  ESP Rafael Nadal 1 1
  GBR Andy Murray 4 2
  USA Andy Roddick 11 3
   SUI Stanislas Wawrinka 14 4
  FRA Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 17 5
  FRA Gilles Simon 18 6
  ESP Fernando Verdasco 19 7
  CRO Marin Čilić 20 8
  ARG David Nalbandian 22 9
  FRA Michaël Llodra 23 10
  BRA Thomaz Bellucci 25 11
  ARG Juan Martín del Potro 26 12
  USA Sam Querrey 28 13
  SRB Janko Tipsarević 32 14
  RSA Kevin Anderson 35 15
  CRO Ivan Ljubičić 37 16
  • 1 Seedings are based on the rankings of May 23, 2011.

Other entrants

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The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

Notable withdrawals

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References

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  1. ^ "2011 London Queens – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. ^ "2011 London Queens – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. ^ "AEGON Championships Play Abandoned For Sunday; Monday Ticket Details Announced". British Tennis. Retrieved 12 June 2011.
  4. ^ "Andy Murray beats Jo-Wilfried Tsonga to win Queen's". BBC Sport. 13 June 2011. Archived from the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
  5. ^ a b c d Wildcards announced[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "Nalbandian Awarded Aegon Championships Wild Card". atpworldtour.com. Association of Tennis Professionals. 18 May 2011. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
  7. ^ a b c Djokovic withdraws
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