The 2011 SAP Open was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 123rd edition of the SAP Open, and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2011 ATP World Tour. It took place at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California, United States, from February 7 through February 13, 2011.
| 2011 SAP Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | February 7–13 |
| Edition | 123rd |
| Category | World Tour 250 |
| Draw | 32S / 16D |
| Prize money | $531,000 |
| Surface | Hard / indoor |
| Location | San Jose, California, U.S. |
| Venue | HP Pavilion |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Milos Raonic[1] | |
| Doubles | |
 Scott Lipsky / Rajeev Ram[2] | |
On the opening night of the event, Gaël Monfils defeated Pete Sampras 7–6(4), 6–4 in an exhibition match. Gaël Monfils was forced to withdraw with a left wrist injury prior to his semifinal match against Milos Raonic.[3] Following Monfils' withdrawal, Raonic played an exhibition match against Ivo Karlović, who won the match 7–6(3), 7–6(7). Unseeded Raonic eventually faced Fernando Verdasco in the final, and went on to win his first ATP World Tour career title.
Singles main draw entrants
editSeeds
edit| Country | Player | Ranking1 | Seeding |
|---|---|---|---|
 ESP
|
Fernando Verdasco | 9 | 1 |
 FRA
|
Gaël Monfils | 12 | 2 |
| USA
|
Sam Querrey | 17 | 3 |
 BEL
|
Xavier Malisse | 44 | 4 |
 UZB
|
Denis Istomin | 47 | 5 |
 GER
|
Benjamin Becker | 54 | 6 |
 AUS
|
Lleyton Hewitt | 68 | 7 |
 JPN
|
Kei Nishikori | 70 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings as of January 31, 2011.
Other entrants
editThe following players received wildcards into the main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Finals
editSingles
edit Milos Raonic defeated Fernando Verdasco, 7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–5).
- It was Raonic's first career title. He was the first Canadian to win a title since Greg Rusedski won Seoul in 1995.
Doubles
edit Scott Lipsky / Rajeev Ram defeated 
Alejandro Falla / Xavier Malisse, 6–4, 4–6, [10–8].
References
edit- ^ "2011 San Jose – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ^ "2011 San Jose – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ^ "Monfils Forced To Withdraw". SAP Open. Retrieved 12 February 2011.