2011 Western & Southern Open
| 2011 Western & Southern Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | August 15 – 21 |
| Edition | 110th (men) / 83rd (women) |
| Surface | Hard / Outdoor |
| Location | Cincinnati, Ohio, United States |
| Venue | Lindner Family Tennis Center |
| Champions | |
| Men's Singles | |
 Andy Murray |
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| Women's Singles | |
 Maria Sharapova |
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| Men's Doubles | |
 Leander Paes / Mahesh Bhupati |
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| Women's Doubles | |
 Vania King /  Yaroslava Shvedova |
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The 2011 Cincinnati Open (also known as the Western and Southern Open for sponsorship reasons) was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Cincinnati, 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.
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/199kph.
Contents
Points and prize money
Point distribution
| Stage | Men's Singles[3] | Men's Doubles[3] | Women's Singles[4] | Women's Doubles[4] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 16 | 12 | ||
| Qualifying 1st Round | - | 1 | ||
Prize money
| Stage | Men'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
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank[a] | Seed[b] |
|---|---|---|---|
 SRB |
Novak Djokovic | 1 | 1 |
 ESP |
Rafael Nadal | 2 | 2 |
 SUI |
Roger Federer | 3 | 3 |
| GBR |
Andy Murray | 4 | 4 |
| ESP |
David Ferrer | 6 | 5 |
 FRA |
Gaël Monfils | 7 | 6 |
| USA |
Mardy Fish | 8 | 7 |
 CZE |
Tomáš Berdych | 9 | 8 |
| ESP |
Nicolás Almagro | 10 | 9 |
| FRA |
Gilles Simon | 11 | 10 |
| USA |
Andy Roddick | 12 | 11 |
| FRA |
Richard Gasquet | 13 | 12 |
| RUS |
Mikhail Youzhny | 14 | 13 |
| SRB |
Viktor Troicki | 15 | 14 |
| FRA |
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 16 | 15 |
| SUI |
Stanislas Wawrinka | 17 | 16 |
- Seedings are based on the rankings of August 8, 2011.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
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- Julien Benneteau
- Alex Bogomolov Jr.
Ernests Gulbis
Marsel İlhan
Kei Nishikori- Édouard Roger-Vasselin
- Radek Štěpánek
Withdrawals
Lleyton Hewitt [6]
Ivan Ljubičić [6]
Milos Raonic [6]- Tommy Robredo [6]
Robin Söderling (wrist injury) [6]
WTA entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 DEN |
Caroline Wozniacki | 1 | 1 |
| RUS |
Vera Zvonareva | 3 | 2 |
 BLR |
Victoria Azarenka | 4 | 3 |
| RUS |
Maria Sharapova | 5 | 4 |
 CHN |
Li Na | 6 | 5 |
| CZE |
Petra Kvitová | 7 | 6 |
 ITA |
Francesca Schiavone | 8 | 7 |
| FRA |
Marion Bartoli | 9 | 8 |
 GER |
Andrea Petkovic | 10 | 9 |
| AUS |
Samantha Stosur | 11 | 10 |
 POL |
Agnieszka Radwańska | 12 | 11 |
| RUS |
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 13 | 12 |
| SRB |
Jelena Janković | 14 | 13 |
| RUS |
Svetlana Kuznetsova | 15 | 14 |
| SRB |
Ana Ivanovic | 16 | 15 |
| CHN |
Peng Shuai | 17 | 16 |
- Seedings are based on the rankings of August 8, 2011.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
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Eleni Daniilidou- Kimiko Date-Krumm
- Petra Cetkovská
- Jill Craybas
- Alexa Glatch
- Bojana Jovanovski
- Petra Martić
Monica Niculescu- Anastasia Rodionova
Chanelle Scheepers- Zhang Shuai
- Zheng Jie
The following players received entry from a lucky loser spot:
Withdrawals
Dominika Cibulková (abdominal injury) [6]
Kim Clijsters (abdominal injury) [6]- Alexandra Dulgheru [6]
Kaia Kanepi [6]- Bethanie Mattek-Sands [6]
Tamira Paszek [6]- Agnieszka Radwańska (right shoulder injury) [6]
- Victoria Azarenka (right hand injury)
- Venus Williams (viral illness) [7]
Champions
Men's singles
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Andy Murray def. Novak Djokovic, 6–4, 3–0, ret.
- It was Murray's 2nd title of the year and 18th of his career. It was his 1st Masters 1000 title of the year and 7th of his career. It was his 2nd win at Cincinnati, also winning in 2008. It was the second defeat for Djokovic in the season.[8]
Women's singles
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Maria Sharapova def. Jelena Janković, 4–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–3
- It was Sharapova's 2nd title of the year and 24th of her career.
Men's doubles
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Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes def. Michaël Llodra / Nenad Zimonjić, 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–2)
Women's doubles
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Vania King / Yaroslava Shvedova def. Natalie Grandin / Vladimíra Uhlířová, 6–4, 3–6, [11–9]
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External links
| Preceded by | 2011 US Open Series Men's Events |
Succeeded by Winston-Salem |
| Preceded by | 2011 US Open Series Women's Events |
Succeeded by New Haven |
