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2011 Mutua Madrid Open

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Date
  
30 April – 8 May

Surface
  
Clay / Outdoor

Venue
  
Park Manzanares

Edition
  
10th (men) 3rd (women)

Location
  
Madrid, Spain

2011 Mutua Madrid Open

The 2011 Madrid Masters (also known as the Mutua Madrid Open for sponsorship reasons) was played on outdoor clay courts at the Park Manzanares in Madrid, Spain from 30 April – 8 May. It was the 10th edition of the event on the ATP and 3rd on the WTA. It was classified as an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the 2011 ATP World Tour and a Premier Mandatory event on the 2011 WTA Tour.

Contents

Ion Ţiriac, the former Romanian ATP player and now billionaire businessman, was the owner of the tournament.

Seeds

  • Rankings are as of 25 April 2011.

    • Other entrants

    The following players received wildcards into the main draw:

  • Pablo Andújar
  • Juan Carlos Ferrero
  • Marcel Granollers
  • Kei Nishikori

    • The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

  • Flavio Cipolla
  • Thiemo de Bakker
  • Alejandro Falla
  • Daniel Gimeno Traver
  • Victor Hănescu
  • Adrian Mannarino
  • Pere Riba

    • Withdrawals

  • Tommy Robredo (knee injury)
  • David Nalbandian
  • Ernests Gulbis (withdrew due to respiratory problems)
  • Ivan Dodig

    • Seeds

  • Rankings are as of 26 April 2011.

    • Other entrants

    The following players received wildcards into the main draw:

  • Anabel Medina Garrigues
  • Arantxa Parra Santonja
  • Laura Pous Tió
  • Arantxa Rus
  • Dinara Safina

    • The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

  • Sofia Arvidsson
  • Olga Govortsova
  • Simona Halep
  • Vania King
  • Nuria Llagostera Vives
  • Sania Mirza
  • Monica Niculescu
  • Chanelle Scheepers

    • Withdrawals

    The following notable players withdrew from this event:

  • Kim Clijsters (torn ligaments, right ankle)
  • Serena Williams (pulmonary embolism)
  • Venus Williams (torn abdominal)

    • Men's singles

    Novak Djokovic defeated Rafael Nadal 7–5, 6–4

  • It was Djokovic's 6th title of the year and 24th of his career. It was his third Masters title this year, and his eighth overall. He extended his winning streak to 32 matches since the beginning of 2011 and 34 since 2010 Davis Cup final.

    • Women's singles

    Petra Kvitová def. Victoria Azarenka 7–6(7–3), 6–4

  • It was Kvitová's 3rd title of the year and 4th of her career.

    • Men's doubles

    Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan defeated Michaël Llodra / Nenad Zimonjić 6–3, 6–3

    Women's doubles

    Victoria Azarenka / Maria Kirilenko defeated Květa Peschke / Katarina Srebotnik 6–4, 6–3

    References

    2011 Mutua Madrid Open Wikipedia
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