2011 Shanghai Rolex Masters

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2011 Shanghai Rolex Masters
Date10–16 October
Edition3rd
Category ATP Masters 1000
Draw64S / 32D
Prize money$3,240,000
Location Shanghai, China
Venue Qizhong Forest Sports City Arena
Champions
Singles
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Murray
Doubles
Flag of Belarus.svg Max Mirnyi / Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Daniel Nestor
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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.

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Points and prize money

Point distribution

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64QQ2Q1
Singles [1] 100060036018090451025140
Doubles [1] 0

Prize money

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64Q2Q1
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

Seeds

CountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Rafael Nadal 21
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  GBR Andy Murray 42
Flag of Spain.svg  ESP David Ferrer 53
Flag of France.svg  FRA Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 74
Flag of the United States.svg USA Mardy Fish 85
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Tomáš Berdych 106
Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Nicolás Almagro 117
Flag of France.svg  FRA Gilles Simon 128
Flag of Serbia.svg  SRB Janko Tipsarević 139
Flag of the United States.svg USA Andy Roddick 1510
Flag of Serbia.svg  SRB Viktor Troicki 1611
Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Alexandr Dolgopolov 1912
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   SUI Stanislas Wawrinka 2013
Flag of Austria.svg  AUT Jürgen Melzer 2114
Flag of Germany.svg  GER Florian Mayer 2215
Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Fernando Verdasco 2316

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

Withdrawals

Finals

Singles

Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Murray defeated Flag of Spain.svg David Ferrer, 7–5, 6–4

Doubles

Flag of Belarus.svg Max Mirnyi / Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Daniel Nestor defeated Flag of France.svg Michaël Llodra / Flag of Serbia.svg Nenad Zimonjić, 3–6, 6–1, [12–10]

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