The 2011 Shanghai Rolex Masters was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the third edition of the Shanghai ATP Masters 1000, classified as an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the 2011 ATP World Tour. It took place at Qizhong Forest Sports City Arena in Shanghai, China. This edition was held from 10 October through 16 October 2011. Second-seeded Andy Murray won the singles title.
| 2011 Shanghai Rolex Masters | |
|---|---|
| Date | 10–16 October |
| Edition | 3rd |
| Category | ATP Masters 1000 |
| Draw | 64S / 32D |
| Prize money | $3,240,000 |
| Location | Shanghai, China |
| Venue | Qizhong Forest Sports City Arena |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Andy Murray | |
| Doubles | |
 Max Mirnyi /  Daniel Nestor | |
Points and prize money
editPoint distribution
edit| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Q | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles[1] | 1000 | 600 | 360 | 180 | 90 | 45 | 10 | 25 | 14 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles[1] | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Prize money
edit| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | $620,000 | $304,000 | $153,000 | $77,800 | $40,400 | $21,300 | $11,500 | $2,650 | $1,350 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles | $192,000 | $94,000 | $47,150 | $24,200 | $12,510 | $6,600 | — | — | — |
Entrants
editSeeds
edit| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 ESP
|
Rafael Nadal | 2 | 1 |
| GBR
|
Andy Murray | 4 | 2 |
| ESP
|
David Ferrer | 5 | 3 |
 FRA
|
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 7 | 4 |
 USA
|
Mardy Fish | 8 | 5 |
 CZE
|
Tomáš Berdych | 10 | 6 |
| ESP
|
Nicolás Almagro | 11 | 7 |
| FRA
|
Gilles Simon | 12 | 8 |
 SRB
|
Janko Tipsarević | 13 | 9 |
| USA
|
Andy Roddick | 15 | 10 |
| SRB
|
Viktor Troicki | 16 | 11 |
 UKR
|
Alexandr Dolgopolov | 19 | 12 |
 SUI
|
Stanislas Wawrinka | 20 | 13 |
 AUT
|
Jürgen Melzer | 21 | 14 |
 GER
|
Florian Mayer | 22 | 15 |
| ESP
|
Fernando Verdasco | 23 | 16 |
- Rankings are as of October 3, 2011.
Other entrants
editThe following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Withdrawals
edit
Juan Martín del Potro
Novak Djokovic (ruptured back muscle)[2]
Roger Federer (fatigue)[3]
Richard Gasquet (elbow injury)[4]
John Isner (illness)- Gaël Monfils (knee injury)[5]
Robin Söderling (mono)
Finals
editSingles
edit Andy Murray defeated David Ferrer, 7–5, 6–4
- It was Murray's 5th title of the year and 21st of his career. It was his 2nd Masters of the year and 8th of his career. He defended his title.[6]
Doubles
edit Max Mirnyi / Daniel Nestor defeated Michaël Llodra / Nenad Zimonjić, 3–6, 6–1, [12–10]
References
edit- ^ a b "Rankings explained". atpworldtour.com. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
- ^ "Novak Djokovic withdraws from Shanghai Masters after back injury". The Guardian. 7 October 2011. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
- ^ "Roger Federer pulls out of Shanghai Masters". BBC Sport. 23 September 2011. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
- ^ "Gasquet également forfait" (in French). Eurosport. 4 October 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-10-05. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
- ^ "Injured Monfils withdraws from Beijing, Shanghai". The Times of India (in French). 3 October 2011. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
- ^ "Andy Murray to leap-frog Roger Federer in world rankings after beating David Ferrer to win Shanghai". Daily Telegraph. 16 October 2011. Archived from the original on 17 October 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2011.