2011 SAP Open

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2011 SAP Open
DateFebruary 7–13
Edition123rd
Category World Tour 250
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$531,000
SurfaceHard / indoor
Location San Jose, California, U.S.
Venue HP Pavilion
Champions
Singles
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Milos Raonic [1]
Doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Scott Lipsky / Flag of the United States.svg Rajeev Ram [2]
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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.

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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

Seeds

CountryPlayerRanking1Seeding
Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Fernando Verdasco 91
Flag of France.svg  FRA Gaël Monfils 122
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sam Querrey 173
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Xavier Malisse 444
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  UZB Denis Istomin 475
Flag of Germany.svg  GER Benjamin Becker 546
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Lleyton Hewitt 687
Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Kei Nishikori 708

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

Finals

Singles

Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Milos Raonic defeated Flag of Spain.svg Fernando Verdasco, 7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–5).

Doubles

Flag of the United States.svg Scott Lipsky / Flag of the United States.svg Rajeev Ram defeated Flag of Colombia.svg Alejandro Falla / Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Xavier Malisse, 6–4, 4–6, [10–8].

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References

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  2. "2011 San Jose – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. "Monfils Forced To Withdraw". SAP Open. Retrieved 12 February 2011.