SA Tennis Open 2011
| SA Tennis Open 2011 | |
| date | 29.1.2011 - 6.2.2011 |
| Edition | 18th |
| navigation | 2010 ◄ 2011 |
| ATP World Tour | |
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| venue |
Johannesburg South Africa
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| Tournament number | 5012 |
| category | World Tour 250 |
| Tournament type | Free place tournament |
| Game surface | Hard court |
| draw | 32E / 18Q / 16D |
| Prize money | US $ 442,500 |
| Financial. Obligation | US $ 500,000 |
| Last year's winner (individual) |
 Feliciano López
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| Last year's winner (double) |
 Rohan Bopanna Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
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| Winner (singles) |
Kevin Anderson
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| Winner (doubles) |
 James Cerretani Adil Shamasdin
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| Tournament director | Ian Smith |
| Tournament supervisor | Gerry Armstrong |
| Last direct assumption |
 Stéphane Bohli (136)
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| As of February 8, 2016 | |
The SA Tennis Open 2011 was a tennis tournament that took place from January 31 to February 6, 2011 in Johannesburg . It was part of the 2011 ATP World Tour and was played outdoors on hard courts. In the same week the Movistar Open was played in Santiago de Chile and the PBZ Zagreb Indoors in Zagreb , which, like the Movistar Open, belonged to the ATP World Tour 250 category .
Defending champion in the singles was Feliciano López , but this year he was eliminated in the first round. Kevin Anderson won in three sets in the final against Somdev Devvarman and secured his first ATP title in front of a home crowd. In doubles, Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi were the defending champions, but they did not compete this year. In this year's final, James Cerretani and Adil Shamasdin beat the top seeded Scott Lipsky and Rajeev Ram and thus won their first joint ATP title.
The field of participants in the single competition consisted of 32 players, that of the double competition consisted of 16 pairs. Total prize money was $ 442,500 and total financial liabilities were $ 500,000.
qualification
The qualification took place from January 29th to 31st, 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 players had passed the qualification and played in the main field of the tournament:
| Qualifiers | Lucky Loser |
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Milos Raonic
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 Thiago Alves
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Nicolaas Scholtz
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Raven Klaasen
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 Stefano Galvani
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Prize money and world ranking points
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. Prize money for the double competition applies per team.
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singles
Seeding list
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Explanation of symbols
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Results
| First round | Round of 16 | Quarter finals | Semifinals | final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | F. López
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7th | 2 | 6 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PR | F. Dancevic
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6 5 | 6th | 7th | PR | F. Dancevic
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7th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| OLD |  I. Sijsling
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6th | 3 | 4th | WC | F. Wolmarans
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6 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | F. Wolmarans
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4th | 6th | 6th | PR | F. Dancevic
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3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | N. Scholtz
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4th | 5 | 6th |  A. Mannarino
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6th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 D. Gremelmayr
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6th | 7th | D. Gremelmayr
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7th | 4th | 4th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| OLD |  J. Shchukin
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6 4 | 6 6 | 6th | A. Mannarino
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6 2 | 6th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6th | A. Mannarino
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7th | 7th | 6th | A. Mannarino
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7th | 0 | 4th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4th | K. Anderson
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4th | 6th | 6th | 4th | K. Anderson
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6 3 | 6th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| OLD | S. Bohli
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6th | 4th | 2 | 4th | K. Anderson
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6th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| É. Roger Vasselin
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6th | 5 | 4th |  D. Sela
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2 | 4th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| D. Sela
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1 | 7th | 6th | 4th | K. Anderson
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6th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 B. Dabul
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5 | 6 4 |  K. Beck
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3 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| K. Beck
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7th | 7th | K. Beck
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3 | 7th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 G. Soeda
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3 | 6th | 6th | G. Soeda
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6th | 5 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7th | R. Schüttler
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6th | 4th | 4th | 4th | K. Anderson
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4th | 6th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8th |  M. Przysiężny
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6th | 6th | S. Devvarman
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6th | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| OLD |  M. Fischer
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1 | 2 | 8th | M. Przysiężny
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3 | 4th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | S. Galvani
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3 | 7th | 6 6 | WC | R. De Voest
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6th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | R. De Voest
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6th | 5 | 7th | WC | R. De Voest
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6th | 6 5 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| S. Devvarman
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6th | 6th | S. Devvarman
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3 | 7th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | R. Klaasen
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4th | 3 | S. Devvarman
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6th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| OLD | J. Huta Galung
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6 4 | 6th | 7th | OLD | J. Huta Galung
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3 | 4th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 |  J. Tipsarevic
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7th | 4th | 6 4 | S. Devvarman
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6th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | F. Serra
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4th | 4th | WC | I. van der Merwe
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2 | 4th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| D. Brown
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6th | 6th | D. Brown
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6th | 5 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | I. van der Merwe
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6th | 6th | WC | I. van der Merwe
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4th | 7th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S. Robert
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3 | 2 | WC | I. van der Merwe
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7th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LL | T. Alves
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2 | 5 | OLD | S. Greul
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6 5 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| OLD | S. Greul
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6th | 7th | OLD | S. Greul
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7th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | M. Raonic
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6th | 6th | Q | M. Raonic
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6 5 | 4th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 |  Y.-h. Lu
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3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Double
Seeding list
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Explanation of symbols
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Results
| First round | Quarter finals | Semifinals | final | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | S. Lipsky R. Ram
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6th | 3 | [10] | |||||||||||||||||||||
 S. Ratiwatana S. Ratiwatana
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1 | 6th | [8th] | 1 | S. Lipsky R. Ram
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7th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||
| P. Oswald M. Slanar
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1 | 2 | WC | R. De Voest I. van der Merwe
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6 5 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| WC | R. De Voest I. van der Merwe
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6th | 6th | 1 | S. Lipsky R. Ram
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7th | 7th | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4th |  J. Murray A. Peya
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2 | 6th | [10] | 4th | J. Murray A. Peya
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5 | 6 2 | |||||||||||||||||
 A. Fisher J. Kerr
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6th | 2 | [7] | 4th | J. Murray A. Peya
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6th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||
| A. Mannarino F. Serra
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3 | 0 | Y.-h. Lu J. Tipsarevic
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3 | 4th | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Y.-h. Lu J. Tipsarevic
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6th | 6th | 1 | S. Lipsky R. Ram
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3 | 6th | [7] | ||||||||||||||||||
| J. Cerretani A. Shamasdin
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7th | 6th | J. Cerretani A. Shamasdin
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6th | 3 | [10] | |||||||||||||||||||
| WC | K. Anderson F. Wolmarans
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6 1 | 4th | J. Cerretani A. Shamasdin
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6th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||
| T. Bednarek M. Przysiężny
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7th | 4th | [10] | T. Bednarek M. Przysiężny
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1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 |  J. Brunström K. Skupski
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5 | 6th | [8th] | J. Cerretani A. Shamasdin
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7th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||
| M. Fischer R. Schüttler
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3 | 4th | K. Beck D. Sela
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6 4 | 4th | ||||||||||||||||||||
| S. Devvarman D. Martin
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6th | 6th | S. Devvarman D. Martin
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7th | 3 | [10] | |||||||||||||||||||
| K. Beck D. Sela
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6th | 7th | K. Beck D. Sela
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6 1 | 6th | [12] | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | D. Brown R. Wassen
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3 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Web links and sources
- Official homepage of the tournament ( Memento from November 15, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
- Tournament schedule single on the ATP homepage (PDF; 25 kB)
- Tournament schedule doubles on the ATP homepage (PDF; 31 kB)
- Tournament schedule individual qualification on the ATP homepage (PDF; 32 kB)