2011 Atlanta Tennis Championships

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2011 Atlanta Tennis Championships
DateJuly 18–24
Edition24th
Category World Tour 250
Draw28S / 16D
Prize money$531,000
SurfaceHard / outdoor
Location Norcross, Georgia, US
VenueRacquet Club of the South
Champions
Singles
Flag of the United States.svg Mardy Fish [1]
Doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Alex Bogomolov Jr. /
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matthew Ebden [2]
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The 2011 Atlanta Tennis Championships was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 24th edition of the event known that year as the Atlanta Tennis Championships and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2011 ATP World Tour. The Atlanta Tennis Championships was the first ATP stop of the 2011 US Open Series. First-seeded Mardy Fish won the singles title.

Contents

ATP entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerRanking*Seeding
Flag of the United States.svg USA Mardy Fish 91
Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Kevin Anderson 352
Flag of the United States.svg USA John Isner 363
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Xavier Malisse 404
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  BUL Grigor Dimitrov 595
Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Igor Kunitsyn 626
Flag of the United States.svg USA Alex Bogomolov Jr. 637
Flag of India.svg  IND Somdev Devvarman 658

*Seedings based on the July 11, 2011 rankings.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

Finals

Singles

Flag of the United States.svg Mardy Fish defeated Flag of the United States.svg John Isner, 3–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–2.

Doubles

Flag of the United States.svg Alex Bogomolov Jr. / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matthew Ebden defeated Flag of Germany.svg Matthias Bachinger / Flag of Germany.svg Frank Moser, 36, 75, [108].

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References

  1. "2011 Atlanta – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. "2011 Atlanta – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).