2011 ATP World Tour
The Association of Tennis Professionals World Tour is the elite professional tennis circuit organized by the ATP. The 2011 ATP World Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments, the ATP World Tour Masters 1000, the ATP World Tour 500 series, the ATP World Tour 250 series, the ATP World Team Championship, the Davis Cup, and the ATP World Tour Finals. Also included in the 2011 calendar is the Hopman Cup, which does not distribute ranking points, and is organized by the ITF.
In singles, Novak Djokovic dominated the season. He won ten tournaments, including three Grand Slam, and five Masters Series 1000 titles. He ended the year with an 6–0 record against Rafael Nadal and a 4–1 record against Roger Federer.
Schedule
This is the complete schedule of events on the 2011 calendar, with player progression documented from the quarterfinals stage.;Key
Grand Slam |
ATP World Tour Finals |
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 |
ATP World Tour 500 |
ATP World Tour 250 |
Team Events |
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
Statistical information
These tables present the number of singles, doubles, and mixed doubles total number of titles cumulated importance of those titles a singles > doubles > mixed doubles hierarchy; 4) alphabetical order.To avoid confusion and double counting, these tables should be updated only after an event is completed. The tables are through to the tournaments completed in the week of 31 October.
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Grand Slam |
ATP World Tour Finals |
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 |
ATP World Tour 500 |
ATP World Tour 250 |
All titles |
Titles won by player
Titles won by nation
Titles information
The following players won their first main circuit title in singles, doubles, or mixed doubles:;Singles
- Kevin Anderson – Johannesburg '
- Ivan Dodig – Zagreb '
- Milos Raonic – San Jose '
- Robin Haase – Kitzbühel '
- Alexandr Dolgopolov – Umag '
- Pablo Andújar – Casablanca '
- Ryan Sweeting – Houston '
- Andreas Seppi – Eastbourne '
- Florian Mayer – Bucharest '
- Janko Tipsarević – Kuala Lumpur '
- Adil Shamasdin – Johannesburg '
- Robin Haase – Marseille '
- Leonardo Mayer – Buenos Aires '
- Alexandr Dolgopolov – Indian Wells '
- Simone Bolelli – Munich '
- Matthew Ebden – Newport '
- Ryan Harrison – Newport '
- Alex Bogomolov, Jr. – Atlanta '
- Alexander Peya – Hamburg '
- Fabio Fognini – Umag '
- Scott Lipsky – French Open '
- Jürgen Melzer – Wimbledon Championships '
- Jack Sock – US Open '
- Bob Bryan – Australian Open , Houston ', Madrid '
- Mike Bryan – Australian Open , Houston ', Madrid '
- Robin Söderling – Rotterdam '
- Novak Djokovic – Dubai '
- Robert Lindstedt – Casablanca ', Båstad '
- Horia Tecău – Casablanca ', Båstad '
- Rafael Nadal – Monte Carlo ', French Open
- Daniel Nestor – French Open , ATP World Tour Finals ''
- Mardy Fish – Atlanta '
- Andy Murray – Shanghai '
- Roger Federer – Basel ', ATP World Tour Finals '
Rankings
Singles
Number 1 ranking
Doubles
Prize money leaders
Statistics leaders
Best matches by ATPWorldTour.com
Best 5 Grand Slam / Davis Cup Matches
Best 5 ATP World Tour matches
Point distribution
Retirements and comebacks
Following is a list of notable players or top 50 who announced their retirement from professional tennis, became inactive, or were permanently banned from playing, during the 2011 season:- Yves Allegro began his professional career in 1997, peaking at no. 32 in doubles in 2004. Allegro collected three doubles titles on the main tour. He played his last event in the main circuit at the 2011 Crédit Agricole Suisse Open Gstaad and in the challenger circuit at the 2011 Città di Como Challenger in August.
- Mario Ančić joined the circuit in 2001, and peaked at no. 7 in singles in 2006 and no. 47 in doubles in 2004. A junior world no. 1, Ančić won three singles and five doubles titles on the main tour, scoring his best Grand Slam results with a quarterfinal at the French Open and a semifinal at Wimbledon. He was also part of the Croatian team that won the Davis Cup trophy in 2005. Diminished by a recurring bout of mononucleosis and then back problems since 2007, Ančić eventually decided to retire from the sport to pursue a career as a lawyer. He played his last tournament in Munich in May 2010.
- Simon Aspelin turned professional in 1998, reaching his peak at doubles no. 7 in 2008. One-time runner-up at the Tennis Masters Cup, Aspelin won 12 doubles titles, including one major at the US Open with Austrian Julian Knowle. Alongside fellow Swede Thomas Johansson Aspelin won the silver medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics doubles event. He played his last tournament in Båstad in July.
- Marcos Daniel joined the circuit in 1997, reaching his career-high singles ranking of no. 56 in 2009. Daniel's success came mostly on the ATP Challenger Tour, where he collected 14 singles and eight doubles titles. He last competed on the main circuit in Estoril in April.
- Ashley Fisher began his professional career in 1998, peaking at no. 19 in doubles in 2009. Fisher was a doubles semifinalist at the US Open – his best Grand Slam result, and collected four doubles titles on the main tour. He played his last event in Beijing in October.
- Gastón Gaudio turned professional in 1996 and reached a career-high singles ranking of world no. 5 in 2005, making the year-end top 10 twice. Over the course of his 15-year career, Gaudio collected three doubles and eight singles titles on the main circuit, among which one French Open title – the only time the Argentinian went past the fourth round in a Grand Slam event. After four years spent out of the Top 100, Gaudio chose to retire from the sport. He played his last match at the Kitzbühel Challenger in August 2010.
- Óscar Hernández 'arrived on the main tour in 1998, peaking at the no. 48 spot in singles in 2007. Hernández, winner of one doubles titles on the main circuit, decided to retire after complications following a spinal disc herniation operation. He played his last match at the Naples Challenger in September 2010.
- Joachim Johansson turned professional in 2000, and reached a career high of no. 9 in singles in 2005. Winner of three singles and one doubles titles, the six-foot six's best Grand Slam performance came with a semifinal appearance at the US Open. His career stuck by shoulder and elbow injuries, Johansson opted for retirement in early 2008 before deciding for a comeback later in the season. He played his last match at a Swiss ITF Men's Circuit event in March.
- Stefan Koubek joined the main tour in 1994 and peaked at no. 20 in singles in 2000. The Austrian collected three singles and one doubles titles on the circuit, his best Grand Slam result coming with a quarterfinal showing at the Australian Open. Koubek played his final tournament in Kitzbühel in August.
- Nicolás Lapentti turned professional in 1995, and reached his highest singles ranking, no. 6, in late 1999. Boys' doubles champion at the French Open and at the US Open in 1994, Lapentti went on to collect five singles and three doubles titles on the main circuit, his best Grand Slam results coming with a quarterfinal at Wimbledon and a semifinal at the Australian Open. He played his last match at the French Open in May 2010.
- Harel Levy became a tennis professional in 1995, reaching his career-best singles ranking of no. 30 in 2001. During his sixteen-year career, Levy played on both the main and the Challenger Tour, winning one ATP doubles title. He played his last match at the Granby Challenger in July.
- Wesley Moodie came on the main tour in 2000, reaching the no. 57 singles spot in 2005, and the no. 8 doubles spot in 2009. Winner of one singles and six doubles titles, including one Grand Slam title at Wimbledon with Stephen Huss, Moodie also finished as runner-up in mixed doubles at Wimbledon and in doubles at the French Open. He last played at Wimbledon in June.
- Thomas Muster joined the tour in 1985 and unofficially retired in 1999, eventually returning to competition in 2010. In his first 14-year stint on the circuit, Muster was ranked world no. 1 and collected 44 singles titles. During his comeback, the Austrian compiled win-loss records of 0–3 on the main tour and 2–20 at the Challenger level, reaching his new best ranking, no. 847, in September 2011. Muster officially played his last main tour event in Vienna in October, but has not ruled out remaining active for the 2012 ATP Challenger Tour season.
- Vincent Spadea became a tennis professional in 1993, peaking at no. 18 in singles in 2005. The American collected one singles and three doubles titles on the main circuit, his best Grand Slam result coming with a semifinal run at the Australian Open. Spadea became inactive after not playing for more than 52 weeks, competing for the last time in the Newport qualifying draw in July 2010.
- Kristof Vliegen became a tennis pro in 2001, reaching career-high rankings of singles no. 30 in 2006, and doubles no. 40 in 2007. Junior doubles champion at Wimbledon, Vliegen's success came mostly on the ATP Challenger Tour. He played for the last time in the Cherbourg Challenger qualifying in February.
- Goran Ivanišević turned professional in 1988, and reached his highest singles ranking, no. 2, in July 1994. Ivanišević went on to collect 22 singles and nine doubles titles on the main circuit, his best Grand Slam results being four Wimbledon finals. The Croat retired in 2004 but made a one-off return on the ATP World Tour to play doubles with Marin Čilić in Zagreb in January – the pair eventually lost in straight sets in the first round.
- Jacco Eltingh and Paul Haarhuis first played on the main circuit from 1988 to 1999 and from 1989 to 2003. Both men occupied the doubles world no. 1 position, Eltingh for a total of 63 weeks between 1995 and 1999, Haarhuis for 71 weeks between 1994 and 1999, the two finishing respectively four and eight seasons in the doubles Top Ten. Together, the pair collected 36 tour titles, including one year-end championships title, and completed a career Grand Slam, French Open, Wimbledon, US Open ). Eltingh and Haarhuis decided for a one-off return to the circuit at the February Rotterdam 500 event – the pair lost in straight sets in the first round.
Lifetime bans
- Daniel Köllerer turned professional in 2002, peaking at no. 55 in singles in 2009. A competitor mainly on the ITF Men's Circuit and the ATP Challenger Tour, Köllerer saw his career mired by several controversies related to his on-court behaviour – he was eventually found guilty of match fixing by the Tennis Integrity Unit, and received a US$100,000 fine and a lifetime from the sport on 31 May. Köllerer appealed, and eventually saw the fine lifted but the ban confirmed on 23 March 2012.