US Men's Clay Court Championships 2011

US Men's Clay Court Championships 2011
date	April 4, 2011 - April 10, 2011
Edition	24
navigation	2010  ◄  2011  ►  2012
ATP World Tour
venue	Houston United States
Tournament number	717
category	World Tour 250
Tournament type	Free place tournament
Game surface	sand
draw	28E / 32Q / 16D
Prize money	US $ 442,500
Financial. Obligation	US $ 500,000
Website	Official website
Last year's winner (individual)	Juan Ignacio Chela
Last year's winner (double)	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan
Winner (singles)	Ryan Sweeting
Winner (doubles)	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan
Tournament director	Van Barry
Tournament supervisor	Mark Darby
Last direct assumption	Albert Ramos (111)
As of April 10, 2013

The US Men's Clay Court Championships 2011 were a tennis tournament that took place in Houston from April 4 to 10, 2011 . It was part of the 2011 ATP World Tour and was played outdoors on a clay court. In the same week the Grand Prix Hassan II was played in Casablanca , which, like the US Men's Clay Court Championships, was part of the ATP World Tour 250 category .

Juan Ignacio Chela was the defending champion in the singles, but he could not compete this year due to injury. The individual competition was won by the American Ryan Sweeting , who was equipped with a wild card, and in the final he defeated the Japanese Kei Nishikori . This was Sweeting's only career title. In doubles, Bob and Mike Bryan were able to successfully defend their title from the previous year, which was the fourth time they were tournament winners in Houston. In a purely American final, they were able to prevail against John Isner and Sam Querrey . For the Bryans it was the second tournament win of the season and the 69th joint title.

The field of participants in the single competition consisted of 28 players, that of the double competition consisted of 16 pairs. The four top seeded players in the singles each got a bye into the second round. The four top seeded players in the singles each got a bye into the second round. The total prize pool was $ 442,500; total financial liabilities were $ 500,000.

qualification

The qualification took place from April 2-4, 2011. Four qualifying places were played, which entitle them to participate in the main draw of the tournament.

→ Main article : US Men's Clay Court Championships 2011 / Qualifications

The following players had passed the qualification and played in the main field of the tournament:

Qualifiers
Franko Škugor
Ivo Karlović
Tim Smyczek
Paul Capdeville

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.

singles round Points Prize money victory 250 $ 80,650 final 150 $ 42,450 Semifinals 90 $ 23,000 Quarter finals 45 $ 13,100 Round of 16 20th $ 7,715 First round 0 $ 4,580

Qualification individual round Points Prize money Qualifier 12 Qualifying round 6th $ 740 Second round 0 $ 360 First round 0 $ 0

Double round Points Prize money victory 250 $ 24,500 final 150 $ 12,870 Semifinals 90 $ 6,990 Quarter finals 45 $ 3,990 First round 0 $ 2,340

singles

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Mardy Fish Quarter finals 02.  Sam Querrey Round of 16 03.  Guillermo García-López Quarter finals 04th  John Isner Quarter finals

No. player Round reached 05.  Benjamin Becker 1 round 06th  Kei Nishikori final 07th  Pablo Cuevas Semifinals 08th.  Grigor Dimitrov Round of 16

Explanation of symbols

Q = qualifier WC = wildcard LL = Lucky Loser ITF = qualified via ITF ranking

ALT = replacement (alternate) PR = Protected Ranking SE = Special Exempt

r = retired d = disqualification where = walkover

Results

First round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

1

M. Fish

6th

6th

OLD

A. Ramos

6th

7th

OLD

A. Ramos

3

4th

B. Dabul

4th

5

1

M. Fish

3

2

I. Andreev

6th

6th

6th

K. Nishikori

6th

6th

M. Russell

2

3

I. Andreev

3

3

Q

F. Škugor

3

2

6th

K. Nishikori

6th

6th

6th

K. Nishikori

6th

6th

6th

K. Nishikori

6th

7th

7th

P. Cuevas

3

5

3

G. García-López

6th

6th

R. Kendrick

2

1

S. Devvarman

4th

1

S. Devvarman

6th

6th

3

G. García-López

6th

6 4

3

WC

J. Blake

6 3

6th

6th

7th

P. Cuevas

1

7th

6th

C. Berlocq

7th

3

4th

WC

J. Blake

5

1

R. Mello

2

0

7th

P. Cuevas

7th

6th

7th

P. Cuevas

6th

6th

6th

K. Nishikori

4th

6 3

5

B. Becker

6 5

4th

WC

R. Sweeting

6th

7th

Q

I. Karlović

7th

6th

Q

I. Karlović

6th

6th

OLD

M. Zverev

6 1

2

OLD

I. Kunitsyn

4th

1

OLD

I. Kunitsyn

7th

6th

Q

I. Karlović

7th

6 2

7th

WC

R. Harrison

4th

3

4th

J. Isner

6 2

7th

6 9

OLD

H. Zeballos

6th

6th

OLD

H. Zeballos

5

3

4th

J. Isner

7th

6th

Q

I. Karlović

6 3

3

8th

G. Dimitrov

6th

6th

WC

R. Sweeting

7th

6th

OLD

R. Schüttler

0

2

8th

G. Dimitrov

6 4

3

T. Gabashvili

6th

7th

T. Gabashvili

7th

6th

Q

P. Capdeville

4th

6 4

T. Gabashvili

6th

3

1

Q

T. Smyczek

2

2

WC

R. Sweeting

3

6th

6th

WC

R. Sweeting

6th

6th

WC

R. Sweeting

3

7th

6th

2

S. Querrey

6th

6 5

3

Double

Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached 01.  Bob Bryan Mike Bryan   victory 02.  Eric Butorac Jean-Julien Rojer   Semifinals 03.  Scott Lipsky Rajeev Ram   1 round 04th  Franco Ferreiro André Sá   1 round

Explanation of symbols

Q = qualifier WC = wildcard LL = Lucky Loser ITF = qualified via ITF ranking

ALT = replacement (alternate) PR = Protected Ranking SE = Special Exempt

r = retired d = disqualification where = walkover

Results

First round

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

1

B. Bryan M. Bryan

6th

6th

J. Cerretani A. Shamasdin

0

2

1

B. Bryan M. Bryan

6th

6th

S. González R. Mello

7th

6th

S. González R. Mello

3

4th

J. Erlich R. Schüttler

6 4

3

1

B. Bryan M. Bryan

7th

6th

3

S. Lipsky R. Ram

3

3

P. Cuevas G. García-López

5

1

P. Cuevas G. García-López

6th

6th

P. Cuevas G. García-López

3

6th

[10]

WC

R. Harrison R. Sweeting

1

1

T. Rettenmaier H. Zeballos

6th

3

[4]

T. Rettenmaier H. Zeballos

6th

6th

1

B. Bryan M. Bryan

6 4

6th

[10]

B. Becker I. Kunitsyn

1

6 2

J. Isner S. Querrey

7th

2

[5]

J. Isner S. Querrey

6th

7th

J. Isner S. Querrey

7th

6th

WC

D. Kudla D. Young

6th

6th

WC

D. Kudla D. Young

6 5

1

4th

F. Ferreiro A. Sá

4th

3

J. Isner S. Querrey

6th

6th

C. Berlocq T. Gabashvili

7th

6th

2

E. Butorac J.-J. Rojer

4th

3

J. Murray M. Zverev

5

0

C. Berlocq T. Gabashvili

6 5

4th

A. Fisher S. Huss

5

6 4

2

E. Butorac J.-J. Rojer

7th

6th

2

E. Butorac J.-J. Rojer

7th

7th

Web links and sources

• Official homepage of the tournament
• Tournament schedule single on the ATP homepage (PDF; 76 kB)
• Tournament schedule doubles on the ATP homepage (PDF; 78 kB)
• Tournament schedule individual qualification on the ATP homepage (PDF; 77 kB)