| 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 | |
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.
Points and prize money
Point distribution
| 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 | |||
Prize money
All money is in Euros
| 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 | 
ATP entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | 
|---|---|---|---|
|  ESP | Rafael Nadal | 1 | 1 | 
|  SRB | Novak Djokovic | 2 | 2 | 
| .svg.png.webp) SUI | Roger Federer | 3 | 3 | 
|  GBR | Andy Murray | 4 | 4 | 
|  SWE | Robin Söderling | 5 | 5 | 
|  ESP | |||
|  CZE | Tomáš Berdych | 7 | 7 | 
|  AUT | Jürgen Melzer | 8 | 8 | 
|  ESP | Nicolás Almagro | 9 | 9 | 
|  FRA | |||
|  USA | Mardy Fish | 11 | 11 | 
|  USA | Andy Roddick | 12 | 12 | 
|  RUS | Mikhail Youzhny | 13 | 13 | 
| .svg.png.webp) SUI | Stanislas Wawrinka | 14 | 14 | 
|  SRB | Victor Troicki | 15 | 15 | 
|  FRA | Richard Gasquet | 16 | 16 | 
- 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) Ivan Dodig (plays at Zagreb Challenger instead)
 Ernests Gulbis (withdrew due to respiratory problems)[10] Ernests Gulbis (withdrew due to respiratory problems)[10]
 Janko Tipsarević (withdrew due to a right leg injury)[11] Janko Tipsarević (withdrew due to a right leg injury)[11]
 David Nalbandian (withdrew due to illness)[12] David Nalbandian (withdrew due to illness)[12]
 Tommy Robredo Tommy Robredo
 Gaël Monfils (withdrew due to sickness)[13] Gaël Monfils (withdrew due to sickness)[13]
 David Ferrer (withdrew due to illness)[10] David Ferrer (withdrew due to illness)[10]
 Kei Nishikori Kei Nishikori
WTA entrants
Seeds
| 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 | 
| .svg.png.webp) 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 | 
- 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 Polona Hercog
 Varvara Lepchenko Varvara Lepchenko
 Christina McHale Christina McHale
 Anabel Medina Garrigues Anabel Medina Garrigues
 Arantxa Parra Santonja Arantxa Parra Santonja
 Tamira Paszek Tamira Paszek
.svg.png.webp) Anastasia Rodionova Anastasia Rodionova
 Chanelle Scheepers Chanelle Scheepers
The following players received entry from a lucky losers spot:
Withdrawals
The following notable players withdrew from the event:
.svg.png.webp) Kim Clijsters (torn ligaments, right ankle)[14] Kim Clijsters (torn ligaments, right ankle)[14]
 Dominika Cibulková (left abdominal injury) Dominika Cibulková (left abdominal injury)
 Julia Görges (lower back injury) Julia Görges (lower back injury)
 Anna Chakvetadze (withdrew due to sickness) Anna Chakvetadze (withdrew due to sickness)
 Ágnes Szávay (lower back injury) Ágnes Szávay (lower back injury)
 Serena Williams (pulmonary embolism)[14] Serena Williams (pulmonary embolism)[14]
 Venus Williams (torn abdominal)[14] Venus Williams (torn abdominal)[14]
Finals
Men's singles
 Novak Djokovic defeated
 Novak Djokovic defeated  Rafael Nadal, 6–4, 6–4
 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
 Maria Sharapova defeated
 Maria Sharapova defeated .svg.png.webp) Samantha Stosur, 6–2, 6–4
 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 /
 John Isner /  Sam Querrey defeated
 Sam Querrey defeated  Mardy Fish /
 Mardy Fish /  Andy Roddick, w/o
 Andy Roddick, w/o
Women's doubles
 Peng Shuai /
 Peng Shuai /  Zheng Jie defeated
 Zheng Jie defeated  Vania King /
 Vania King /  Yaroslava Shvedova, 6–2, 6–3
 Yaroslava Shvedova, 6–2, 6–3
References
- 1 2 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.
- 1 2 "Rankings explained". atpworldtour.com. Archived from the original on 10 January 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
- 1 2 "WTA Tour rules" (PDF). wtatour.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 January 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
- 1 2 3 4 "Prize Money internazionali BNL d'Itlaia 2011". internazionalibnlditalia.com. Archived from the original on 11 May 2011. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
- 1 2 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.
- 1 2 3 "Venus, Serena, Clijsters pull out of Madrid" (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 April 2011.


