2011 Western & Southern Open

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2011 Western & Southern Open
DateAugust 15–21
Edition110th (men) / 83rd (women)
SurfaceHard / Outdoor
Location Mason, Ohio, United States
Venue Lindner Family Tennis Center
Champions
Men's singles
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Murray
Women's singles
Flag of Russia.svg Maria Sharapova
Men's doubles
Flag of India.svg Leander Paes / Flag of India.svg Mahesh Bhupathi
Women's doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Vania King / Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Yaroslava Shvedova
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The 2011 Western & Southern Open, also known as the Cincinnati Open, was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason, Ohio, United States. The tournament was a joint men's and women's event, [1] with six new courts being built for the tournament. [2] The competition took place from August 15 through August 21, 2011. The 110th edition of the Cincinnati Open (83rd for the women), it was a Masters 1000 event on the 2011 ATP World Tour, and part of the Premier Series of the 2011 WTA Tour.

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On an additional note, Andy Murray during his semifinal match against Mardy Fish set the record for the fastest ever hit forehand at 124 mph (200 km/h).

Points and prize money

Point distribution

StageMen's singles [3] Men's doubles [3] Women's singles [4] Women's doubles [4]
Champion1000900
Runner up600620
Semifinals360395
Quarterfinals180225
Round of 1690125
Round of 324510701
Round of 6410–1–
Qualifier2530
Qualifying Finalist1612
Qualifying 1st round-1

Prize money

StageMen's singles [5] Men's doubles [5] Women's singles [5] Women's doubles [5]
Champion$496,000$140,000$360,000$100,000
Runner up$243,200$70,000$180,000$50,000
Semifinals$122,400$35,500$90,000$25,000
Quarterfinals$62,240$18,470$41,450$12,500
Round of 16$32,320$9,690$20,550$6,250
Round of 32$17,040$5,090$10,575$3,170
Round of 64$9,200–$5,500–
Final round qualifying$2,120$1,995
First round qualifying$1,080$1,035

ATP entrants

In 2011, Roger Federer failed to defend the men's singles title he won in 2010 Roger Federer2.jpg
In 2011, Roger Federer failed to defend the men's singles title he won in 2010

Seeds

CountryPlayerRank [a] Seed [b]
Flag of Serbia.svg  SRB Novak Djokovic 11
Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Rafael Nadal 22
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   SUI Roger Federer 33
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  GBR Andy Murray 44
Flag of Spain.svg  ESP David Ferrer 65
Flag of France.svg  FRA Gaël Monfils 76
Flag of the United States.svg USA Mardy Fish 87
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Tomáš Berdych 98
Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Nicolás Almagro 109
Flag of France.svg  FRA Gilles Simon 1110
Flag of the United States.svg USA Andy Roddick 1211
Flag of France.svg  FRA Richard Gasquet 1312
Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Mikhail Youzhny 1413
Flag of Serbia.svg  SRB Viktor Troicki 1514
Flag of France.svg  FRA Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 1615
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   SUI Stanislas Wawrinka 1716

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

Withdrawals

WTA entrants

Kim Clijsters was the women's defending champion but was unable to defend her title due to abdominal injury US 2010 Kim Clijsters R1.jpg
Kim Clijsters was the women's defending champion but was unable to defend her title due to abdominal injury

Seeds

CountryPlayerRankSeed
Flag of Denmark.svg  DEN Caroline Wozniacki 11
Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Vera Zvonareva 32
Flag of Belarus.svg  BLR Victoria Azarenka 43
Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Maria Sharapova 54
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  CHN Li Na 65
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Petra Kvitová 76
Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Francesca Schiavone 87
Flag of France.svg  FRA Marion Bartoli 98
Flag of Germany.svg  GER Andrea Petkovic 109
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Samantha Stosur 1110
Flag of Poland.svg  POL Agnieszka Radwańska 1211
Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 1312
Flag of Serbia.svg  SRB Jelena Janković 1413
Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova 1514
Flag of Serbia.svg  SRB Ana Ivanovic 1615
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  CHN Peng Shuai 1716

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

The following players received entry from a lucky loser spot:

Withdrawals

Finals

Men's singles

Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Murray def. Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic, 6–4, 3–0, ret.

Women's singles

Flag of Russia.svg Maria Sharapova def. Flag of Serbia.svg Jelena Janković, 4–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–3

Men's doubles

Flag of India.svg Mahesh Bhupathi / Flag of India.svg Leander Paes def. Flag of France.svg Michaël Llodra / Flag of Serbia.svg Nenad Zimonjić, 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–2)

Women's doubles

Flag of the United States.svg Vania King / Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Yaroslava Shvedova def. Flag of South Africa.svg Natalie Grandin / Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Vladimíra Uhlířová, 6–4, 3–6, [11–9]

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Preceded by 2011 US Open Series
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Preceded by 2011 US Open Series
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