The 2011 Shanghai Rolex Masters was a men's

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s. It was the third edition of the

Shanghai ATP Masters 1000 The Shanghai Masters ( zh, , s=上海大师赛, also known as Shanghai Rolex Masters for sponsorship reasons) is a professional men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts, and held annually in early October at the Qizhong Forest Sport ...

, classified as an

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event on the

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. It took place at

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, China. This edition was held from 10 October through 16 October 2011. Second-seeded

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won the singles title.

Points and prize money

Point distribution

Prize money

Entrants

Seeds

* Rankings are as of October 3, 2011.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: *

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* Li Zhe *

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The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Stéphane Bohli *

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* Donald Young

Withdrawals

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(ruptured back muscle) *

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(fatigue) *

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(elbow injury) *

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(illness) *

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(knee injury) *

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(mono)

Finals

Singles

defeated

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, 7–5, 6–4 *It was Murray's 5th title of the year and 21st of his career. It was his 2nd Masters of the year and 8th of his career. He defended his title.

Doubles

Max Mirnyi Maksim "Max" Mikalaevich Mirnyi ( be, Максім Мікалаевіч Мірны, ; russian: Максим Николаевич Мирный, ; born 6 July 1977) is a Belarusian former professional tennis player. Mirnyi became a doubles speci ...

Daniel Nestor Daniel Mark Nestor ( ; sr, Данијел Нестор, Danijel Nestor; born September 4, 1972) is a Canadian former professional tennis player. Nestor won 91 men's doubles titles (with 11 different partners), including an Olympic gold medal ...

defeated

Michaël Llodra Michaël Llodra (; born 18 May 1980) is a French former professional tennis player. He was a successful doubles player with three Grand Slam championships and an Olympic silver medal, and has also had success in singles, winning five career titl ...

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, 3–6, 6–1, 2–10

References

External links

Official website
{{2011 ATP World Tour

Shanghai Rolex Masters The Shanghai Masters ( zh, , s=上海大师赛, also known as Shanghai Rolex Masters for sponsorship reasons) is a professional men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts, and held annually in early October at the Qizhong Forest Sports ...

Shanghai Masters (tennis)