The 2011 Atlanta Tennis Championships was a men's

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tournament played on outdoor

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s. It was the 24th edition of the event known that year as the

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and was part of the

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of the

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. The Atlanta Tennis Championships was the first ATP stop of the

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. First-seeded

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won the singles title.

ATP entrants

Seeds

*Seedings based on the July 11, 2011 rankings.

Other entrants

The following players received

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s into the singles main draw: *

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* Donald Young The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: *

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Finals

Singles

defeated

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, 3–6, 7–6^(8–6), 6–2. *It was Fish's first title of the year, sixth career title, and second consecutive title at the event.

Doubles

Alex Bogomolov Jr. Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Bogomolov Jr. (russian: Александр Александрович «Алекс» Богомолов; born April 23, 1983), nicknamed Bogie, is a Russian-American retired professional tennis player. Tennis caree ...

Matthew Ebden Matthew Ebden (born 26 November 1987) is an Australian professional tennis player. He is a two-time Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Slam champion, having won the 2022 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles, 2022 Wimbledon Championships in men's ...

defeated

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/ Frank Moser, 3–6, 7–5, 0–8

References

External links

Official website

Singles main draw
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