2011 Western & Southern Open
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| 2011 Western & Southern Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | August 15–21 |
| Edition | 110th (men) / 83rd (women) |
| Surface | Hard / Outdoor |
| Location | Mason, Ohio, United States |
| Venue | Lindner Family Tennis Center |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
 Andy Murray | |
| Women's singles | |
 Maria Sharapova | |
| Men's doubles | |
 Leander Paes / Mahesh Bhupathi | |
| Women's doubles | |
 Vania King /  Yaroslava Shvedova | |
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.
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
[edit]Point distribution
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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
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Seeds
[edit]| 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
[edit]The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Julien Benneteau
Alex Bogomolov Jr.
Ernests Gulbis
Marsel İlhan
Kei Nishikori- Édouard Roger-Vasselin
Radek Štěpánek
Withdrawals
[edit]
Lleyton Hewitt[6]
Ivan Ljubičić[6]
Milos Raonic[6]
Tommy Robredo[6]
Robin Söderling (wrist injury) [6]
WTA entrants
[edit]
Seeds
[edit]| 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
[edit]The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
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
[edit]
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]
Finals
[edit]Men's singles
[edit] 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
[edit] 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
[edit] Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes def. Michaël Llodra / Nenad Zimonjić, 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–2)
Women's doubles
[edit] Vania King / Yaroslava Shvedova def. 
Natalie Grandin / Vladimíra Uhlířová, 6–4, 3–6, [11–9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Cincinnati tournament changes name". www.atpworldtour.com. Retrieved 7 December 2010.
- ^ "Cincinnati expansion plans". Press release. ATP. 2010-08-21. Archived from the original on 23 August 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-22.
- ^ a b "Rankings explained". atpworldtour.com. Archived from the original on 10 January 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
- ^ a b "WTA Tour rules" (PDF). wtatour.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 January 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
- ^ a b c d "Prize Money internazionali BNL d'Itlaia 2011". internazionalibnlditalia.com. Archived from the original on 11 May 2011. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Clijsters Unable to Defend Title". cincytennis. Retrieved 12 August 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Kim Clijsters, Venus Williams withdraw from Western & Southern Open". cincinnati.com. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
- ^ "Andy Murray wins Cincinnati final after Novak Djokovic is forced to retire". Daily Telegraph. 21 August 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
External links
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