| 2011 SAP Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | February 7β13 |
| Edition | 123rd |
| Category | World Tour 250 |
| Draw | 32S / 16D |
| Prize money | $531,000 |
| Surface | Hard / indoor |
| Location | San Jose, California, U.S. |
| Venue | HP Pavilion |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
| π Canada Milos Raonic[1] | |
| Doubles | |
| π United States Scott Lipsky / π United States Rajeev Ram[2] | |
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.
On the opening night of the event, GaΓ«l Monfils defeated Pete Sampras 7β6(4), 6β4 in an exhibition match. GaΓ«l 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 KarloviΔ, who won the match 7β6(3), 7β6(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
[edit]Seeds
[edit]| Country | Player | Ranking1 | Seeding |
|---|---|---|---|
| π Image ESP |
Fernando Verdasco | 9 | 1 |
| π Image FRA |
GaΓ«l Monfils | 12 | 2 |
| π Image USA |
Sam Querrey | 17 | 3 |
| π Image BEL |
Xavier Malisse | 44 | 4 |
| π Image UZB |
Denis Istomin | 47 | 5 |
| π Image GER |
Benjamin Becker | 54 | 6 |
| π Image AUS |
Lleyton Hewitt | 68 | 7 |
| π Image JPN |
Kei Nishikori | 70 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings as of January 31, 2011.
Other entrants
[edit]The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
- π Moldova
Roman Borvanov - π Colombia
Robert Farah - π United States
Alex Kuznetsov - π United States
Jesse Levine
Finals
[edit]Singles
[edit]π Canada
Milos Raonic defeated π Spain
Fernando Verdasco, 7β6(8β6), 7β6(7β5).
- It was Raonic's first career title. He was the first Canadian to win a title since Greg Rusedski won Seoul in 1995.
Doubles
[edit]π United States
Scott Lipsky / π United States
Rajeev Ram defeated π Colombia
Alejandro Falla / π Belgium
Xavier Malisse, 6β4, 4β6, [10β8].
References
[edit]- ^ "2011 San Jose β Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ^ "2011 San Jose β Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ^ "Monfils Forced To Withdraw". SAP Open. Retrieved February 12, 2011.
