Andy Murray was the two-time defending champion in singles, but this year he was eliminated in the second round. The early defeats of Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer caused further surprises . Janko Tipsarević, on the other hand, reached the semi-finals of a Masters tournament for the first time in his career and thus moved into the top 20 of the world rankings for the first time. This year's final was played by Novak Đoković and Mardy Fish . Đoković prevailed in three sets and won his ninth ATP title of the season and 27th career title. In the current season, it was also the fifth Masters title for him, which no player had achieved before. In doubles, Bob and Mike Bryan defended their title. They reached the final again this year, but lost there against Michaël Llodra and Nenad Zimonjić . For them it was the second title of the season after they had won their first joint title in Washington just a week earlier . Overall, it was Llodra's 20th and Zimonjić's 41st ATP title in doubles.
The field of participants in the single competition consisted of 56 players, that of the double competition consisted of 24 pairs. The eight top seeded players in singles or pairings in doubles each got a bye into the second round. The total prize money was $ 2,430,000; total financial liabilities were $ 3,000,000.
The qualification took place from August 6th to 7th, 2011. Four qualifying places were played, which entitle them to participate in the main draw of the tournament. There was also a lucky loser.
The following prize money and world ranking points were paid out or credited for reaching the respective round. Players who moved into the main draw via qualification received the specified qualification points in addition to those for reaching the respective round. Otherwise the amounts are not to be understood as cumulative. The prize money for the double competition is valid per team.