2011 Sony Ericsson Open
The 2011 Sony Ericsson Open (also known as 2011 Miami Masters), a men's and women's tennis tournament, was held from March 22 to April 3, 2011. It was the 27th edition of the Miami Masters event and played on outdoor hard courts at the Tennis Center at Crandon Park in Miami. The tournament was a part of 2011 ATP World Tour and 2011 WTA Tour, classified as ATP World Tour Masters 1000 and Premier Mandatory event respectively.
| 2011 Sony Ericsson Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | March 22 – April 3 |
| Edition | 27th |
| Category | Masters 1000 (ATP) Premier Mandatory (WTA) |
| Surface | Hard / Outdoor |
| Location | Key Biscayne, Florida, United States |
| Venue | Tennis Center at Crandon Park |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
| Novak Djokovic | |
| Women's singles | |
| Victoria Azarenka | |
| Men's doubles | |
| Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes | |
| Women's doubles | |
| Daniela Hantuchová / Agnieszka Radwańska | |
Tournament
The 2011 Sony Ericsson Open took place at the Tennis Center at Crandon Park in Miami. This was the twenty seventh edition of the event and took place from March 22 to April 3, 2011. The tournament was part of the 2011 ATP World Tour and the 2011 WTA Tour. It was a Masters 1000 series event on the ATP Tour and a Premier Mandatory series event on the WTA Tour. It was the second event to be staged in 2011 in either category. The tournament was played on 12 Laykold Cushion Plus courts which have been rated slow by the ITF.[1][2][3]
Points and prize money
Point distribution
| Stage | Men's singles[4] | Men's doubles[4] | Women's singles[5] | Women's doubles[5] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | 1000 | |||
| Runner up | 600 | 700 | ||
| Semifinals | 360 | 450 | ||
| Quarterfinals | 180 | 250 | ||
| Round of 16 | 90 | 140 | ||
| Round of 32 | 45 | 80 | ||
| Round of 64 | 25 (10) | 50 | ||
| Round of 128 | 10 | – | 5 | – |
| Qualifier | 12 | 30 | ||
Prize money
The total commitment prize money for this year's event was $4,500,000 each (WTA Tour and ATP World Tour).[6]
| Stage | Men's singles | Men's doubles | Women's singles | Women's doubles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | $611,000 | $200,200 | $700,000 | $237,000 |
| Runner up | $298,200 | $97,700 | $350,000 | $118,500 |
| Semifinals | $149,450 | $49,970 | $150,000 | $51,000 |
| Quarterfinals | $76,195 | $24,960 | $64,700 | $22,000 |
| Round of 16 | $40,160 | $13,160 | $32,000 | $11,500 |
| Round of 32 | $21,495 | $7,040 | $18,740 | $4,000 |
| Round of 64 | $11,605 | – | $11,500 | – |
| Round of 96 | $7,115 | $7,050 | ||
| Final round qualifying | $2,120 | $2,100 | ||
| First round qualifying | $1,085 | $1,050 |
Players
Men's singles
Seeds
| Athlete | Nationality | Ranking* | Seeding |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rafael Nadal | Spain | 1 | 1 |
| Novak Djokovic | Serbia | 2 | 2 |
| Roger Federer | Switzerland | 3 | 3 |
| Robin Söderling | Sweden | 4 | 4 |
| Andy Murray | Great Britain | 5 | 5 |
| David Ferrer | Spain | 6 | 6 |
| Tomáš Berdych | Czech Republic | 7 | 7 |
| Andy Roddick | United States | 8 | 8 |
| Fernando Verdasco | Spain | 9 | 9 |
| Jürgen Melzer | Austria | 10 | 10 |
| Nicolás Almagro | Spain | 12 | 11 |
| Stanislas Wawrinka | Switzerland | 13 | 12 |
| Mikhail Youzhny | Russia | 14 | 13 |
| Mardy Fish | United States | 15 | 14 |
| Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | France | 16 | 15 |
| Viktor Troicki | Serbia | 17 | 16 |
| Richard Gasquet | France | 18 | 17 |
| Marin Čilić | Croatia | 20 | 18 |
| Sam Querrey | United States | 21 | 19 |
| Albert Montañés | Spain | 22 | 20 |
| Alexandr Dolgopolov | Ukraine | 23 | 21 |
| Marcos Baghdatis | Cyprus | 24 | 22 |
| Michaël Llodra | France | 25 | 23 |
| Guillermo García López | Spain | 26 | 24 |
| Gilles Simon | France | 27 | 25 |
| Juan Ignacio Chela | Argentina | 28 | 26 |
| Thomaz Bellucci | Brazil | 30 | 27 |
| Ernests Gulbis | Latvia | 31 | 28 |
| Philipp Kohlschreiber | Germany | 32 | 29 |
| John Isner | United States | 33 | 30 |
| Milos Raonic | Canada | 34 | 31 |
| Juan Mónaco | Argentina | 35 | 32 |
- Rankings are as of March 21, 2011.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the main draw:[7]
The following player received entry using a protected ranking into the main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
- Alex Bogomolov Jr.
- Paul Capdeville
- Grigor Dimitrov
- Marsel İlhan
- Robert Kendrick
- Igor Kunitsyn
- Paolo Lorenzi
- Olivier Rochus
- Michael Russell
- Rainer Schüttler
- Ryan Sweeting
- Donald Young
Withdrawals
- Thiemo de Bakker (wisdom teeth) → replaced by Milos Raonic[8]
- Juan Carlos Ferrero → replaced by Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo
- Tommy Haas → replaced by Blaž Kavčič
- Lleyton Hewitt (foot surgery recovery) → replaced by Frederico Gil[9]
- Gaël Monfils (left wrist) → replaced by Mischa Zverev[10]
- David Nalbandian (torn hamstring & hernia) → replaced by Ricardo Mello
- Tommy Robredo (adductor injury) → replaced by Somdev Devvarman[11]
Women's singles
Seeds
| Athlete | Nationality | Ranking* | Seeding |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caroline Wozniacki | Denmark | 1 | 1 |
| Kim Clijsters | Belgium | 2 | 2 |
| Vera Zvonareva | Russia | 3 | 3 |
| Samantha Stosur | Australia | 4 | 4 |
| Francesca Schiavone | Italy | 5 | 5 |
| Jelena Janković | Serbia | 6 | 6 |
| Li Na | People's Republic of China | 7 | 7 |
| Victoria Azarenka | Belarus | 9 | 8 |
| Agnieszka Radwańska | Poland | 10 | 9 |
| Shahar Pe'er | Israel | 12 | 10 |
| Svetlana Kuznetsova | Russia | 13 | 11 |
| Petra Kvitová | Czech Republic | 14 | 12 |
| Flavia Pennetta | Italy | 15 | 13 |
| Kaia Kanepi | Estonia | 16 | 14 |
| Marion Bartoli | France | 17 | 15 |
| Maria Sharapova | Russia | 18 | 16 |
| Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | Russia | 19 | 17 |
| Nadia Petrova | Russia | 20 | 18 |
| Ana Ivanovic | Serbia | 21 | 19 |
| Aravane Rezaï | France | 22 | 20 |
| Andrea Petkovic | Germany | 23 | 21 |
| Alisa Kleybanova | Russia | 24 | 22 |
| Yanina Wickmayer | Belgium | 25 | 23 |
| Maria Kirilenko | Russia | 26 | 24 |
| Dominika Cibulková | Slovakia | 27 | 25 |
| Alexandra Dulgheru | Romania | 28 | 26 |
| María José Martínez Sánchez | Spain | 29 | 27 |
| Jarmila Groth | Australia | 30 | 28 |
| Daniela Hantuchová | Slovakia | 31 | 29 |
| Lucie Šafářová | Czech Republic | 32 | 30 |
| Tsvetana Pironkova | Bulgaria | 33 | 31 |
| Klára Zakopalová | Czech Republic | 34 | 32 |
- Rankings are as of March 7, 2011.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the main draw:[7]
- Sorana Cîrstea
- Sabine Lisicki
- Madison Keys
- Dinara Safina
- Coco Vandeweghe
- Heather Watson
- Petra Martić
- Ajla Tomljanović
The following players received entry using a protected ranking into the main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
- Chan Yung-jan
- Jelena Dokić
- Jamie Hampton
- Lucie Hradecká
- Vesna Manasieva
- Sania Mirza
- Ksenia Pervak
- Arantxa Rus
- Sloane Stephens
- Anna Tatishvili
- Anastasiya Yakimova
- Zhang Shuai
Withdrawals
- Akgul Amanmuradova → replaced by Virginie Razzano
- Alona Bondarenko → replaced by Urszula Radwańska
- Anna Chakvetadze → replaced by Sybille Bammer
- Romina Oprandi → replaced by Anabel Medina Garrigues
- Anastasija Sevastova → replaced by Kristina Barrois
- Carla Suárez Navarro → replaced by Chanelle Scheepers
- Tamarine Tanasugarn → replaced by Zuzana Ondrášková
- Serena Williams (pulmonary embolism and related upcoming surgery) → replaced by Edina Gallovits-Hall[12]
- Venus Williams (abdominal injury) → replaced by Lourdes Domínguez Lino[13]
Finals
Men's singles
Novak Djokovic defeated Rafael Nadal, 4–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–4)
- It was Djokovic's 4th title of the year and 22nd of his career. It was his 2nd Masters of the year and 7th of his career. It was his 2nd win at Miami, also winning in 2007. The win brought Djokovic to 26 consecutive match wins dating to the 2010 Davis Cup final.[14]
Women's singles
Victoria Azarenka defeated Maria Sharapova, 6–1, 6–4
- It was Azarenka's 1st title of the year and 6th of her career. It was her 4th career Premier win and 2nd at the Mandatory level. It was her 2nd win at Miami, also winning in 2009.
Men's doubles
Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes defeated Max Mirnyi / Daniel Nestor, 6–7(5–7), 6–2, [10–5]
Women's doubles
Daniela Hantuchová / Agnieszka Radwańska defeated Liezel Huber / Nadia Petrova, 7–6(7–5), 2–6, [10–8]
Viewership
Attendance
A record capacity of 14,625 crowd attended the men's final on Sunday, April 3.[15] Also the tournament attracted a new record sum of 316,267 spectators breaking the previous one of 312,386 sold tickets set last year.[16]
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