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This page covers all the important events in the sport of tennis in 2011. Primarily, it provides the results of notable tournaments throughout the year on both the ATP and WTA Tours, the Davis Cup, and the Fed Cup.

Championship Category Champion(s) Finalist(s) Score in the final
Australian Open
(January 17 – January 30)
Men's singles Serbia Novak Djokovic United Kingdom Andy Murray 6–4, 6–2, 6–3
Women's singles Belgium Kim Clijsters China Li Na 3–6, 6–3, 6–3
Men's doubles United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
India Mahesh Bhupathi
India Leander Paes
6–3, 6–4
Women's doubles Argentina Gisela Dulko
Italy Flavia Pennetta
Belarus Victoria Azarenka
Russia Maria Kirilenko
2–6, 7–5, 6–1
Mixed doubles Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik
Canada Daniel Nestor
Chinese Taipei Yung-Jan Chan
Australia Paul Hanley
6–3, 3–6, [10–7]
Championship Category Champion(s) Finalist(s) Score in the final
French Open
(May 23 – June 5)
Men's singles Spain Rafael Nadal Switzerland Roger Federer 7-5, 7-6(3), 5-7, 6-1
Women's singles China Li Na Italy Francesca Schiavone 6-4, 7-6(0)
Men's doubles Belarus Max Mirnyi
Canada Daniel Nestor
Colombia Juan Sebastián Cabal
Argentina Eduardo Schwank
7-6(3), 3-6, 6-4
Women's doubles Czech Republic Andrea Hlaváčková
Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká
India Sania Mirza
Russia Elena Vesnina
6-4, 6-3
Mixed doubles Australia Casey Dellacqua
United States Scott Lipsky
Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik
Canada Daniel Nestor
7-6(6), 4-6, [10-7]
Championship Category Champion(s) Finalist(s) Score in the final
Wimbledon Championships
(June 20 – July 3)
Men's singles Serbia Novak Djokovic Spain Rafael Nadal 6-4, 6-1, 1-6, 6-3
Women's singles Czech Republic Petra Kvitová Russia Maria Sharapova 6-3, 6-4
Men's doubles United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
Sweden Robert Lindstedt
Romania Horia Tecău
6-3, 6-4, 7-6(2)
Women's doubles Czech Republic Květa Peschke
Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik
Germany Sabine Lisicki
Australia Samantha Stosur
6-3, 6-1
Mixed doubles Czech Republic Iveta Benešová
Austria Jürgen Melzer
Russia Elena Vesnina
India Mahesh Bhupathi
6-3, 6-2
Championship Category Champion(s) Finalist(s) Score in the final
US Open
(August 29 – September 11)
Men's singles Serbia Novak Djokovic Spain Rafael Nadal 6-2, 6-4, 6-7(3), 6-1
Women's singles Australia Samantha Stosur United States Serena Williams 6-2, 6-3
Men's doubles Austria Jürgen Melzer
Germany Philipp Petzschner
Poland Mariusz Fyrstenberg
Poland Marcin Matkowski
6-2, 6-2
Women's doubles United States Liezel Huber
United States Lisa Raymond
United States Vania King
Kazakhstan Yaroslava Shvedova
4-6, 7-6(5), 7–6(3)
Mixed doubles United States Melanie Oudin
United States Jack Sock
Argentina Gisela Dulko
Argentina Eduardo Schwank
7-6(4), 4-6, [10-8]

World Group Draw

  • S-Seeded
  • U-Unseeded
  • * Choice of ground
First round
4–6 March
Quarterfinals
8–10 July
SemifinalsFinal
Novi Sad, Serbia (indoor hard)
1 Serbia4
Halmstad, Sweden (indoor hard)
  India1
1 Serbia4
Borås, Sweden (indoor hard)
  Sweden1
7 Russia2
Belgrade, Serbia (indoor hard)
  Sweden3
1 Serbia2
Ostrava, Czech Republic (hard)
5 Argentina3
4 Czech Republic2
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) 7–9 July
  Kazakhstan3
  Kazakhstan0
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
5 Argentina5
5 Argentina4
Seville, Spain (clay)
  Romania1
 Argentina1
Santiago, Chile (clay)
 Spain3
  Chile1
Austin, United States (indoor hard)
6 United States4
6 United States1
Charleroi, Belgium (hard)
3 Spain3
  Belgium1
Córdoba, Spain (clay)
3 Spain4
3 Spain4
Zagreb, Croatia (indoor hard)
2 France1
  Germany3
Stuttgart, Germany (indoor hard)
8 Croatia2
  Germany1
Vienna, Austria (indoor clay)
2 France4
  Austria2
2 France3

World Group Draw

  • S-Seeded
  • U-Unseeded
  • * Choice of ground
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Hobart, Australia (Outdoor hard)
 Australia1
Moscow, Russia (Indoor hard)
1 Italy4
1 Italy0
Moscow, Russia (Indoor hard)
3 Russia5
3 Russia3
Moscow, Russia (Indoor hard)
 France2
3 Russia2
Bratislava, Slovakia (Indoor hard)
4 Czech Republic3
 Slovakia2
Charleroi, Belgium (Indoor hard)
4 Czech Republic3
4 Czech Republic3
Antwerp, Belgium (Indoor hard)
 Belgium2
 Belgium4
2 United States1

Important Events

January

February

Championship Category Champion(s) Finalist(s) Score in the final
Dubai
(February 14 – February 20) – Women
(February 21 – February 27) – Men
Men's singles Serbia Novak Djokovic Switzerland Roger Federer 6–3, 6–3
Women's singles Denmark Caroline Wozniacki Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova 6–1, 6–3
Men's doubles Ukraine Sergiy Stakhovsky
Russia Mikhail Youzhny
France Jérémy Chardy
Spain Feliciano López
4–6, 6–3, [10–3]
Women's doubles United States Liezel Huber
Spain María José Martínez Sánchez
Czech Republic Květa Peschke
Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik
7–6(3), 6–3

March

Championship Category Champion(s) Finalist(s) Score in the final
Indian Wells
(March 7 – March 20)
Men's singles Serbia Novak Djokovic Spain Rafael Nadal 4–6, 6–3, 6–2
Women's singles Denmark Caroline Wozniacki France Marion Bartoli 6–1, 2–6, 6–3
Men's doubles Ukraine Alexandr Dolgopolov
Belgium Xavier Malisse
Switzerland Roger Federer
Switzerland Stanislas Wawrinka
6–3, 6–7(5), [10–7]
Women's doubles India Sania Mirza
Russia Elena Vesnina
United States Bethanie Mattek-Sands
United States Meghann Shaughnessy
6–0, 7–5
Championship Category Champion(s) Finalist(s) Score in the final
Miami
(March 21 – April 3)
Men's singles Serbia Novak Djokovic Spain Rafael Nadal 4-6, 6-3, 7–6(4)
Women's singles Belarus Victoria Azarenka Russia Maria Sharapova 6–1, 6–4
Men's doubles India Mahesh Bhupathi
India Leander Paes
Belarus Max Mirnyi
Canada Daniel Nestor
6–7(5), 6–2, [10–5]
Women's doubles Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová
Poland Agnieszka Radwańska
United States Liezel Huber
Russia Nadia Petrova
7-6(5), 2-6, [10-8]

April

May

Championship Category Champion(s) Finalist(s) Score in the final
Madrid
(May 2 - May 8)
Men's singles Serbia Novak Djokovic Spain Rafael Nadal 7-5, 6-4
Women's singles Czech Republic Petra Kvitová Belarus Victoria Azarenka 7-6(3), 6-4
Men's doubles United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
France Michaël Llodra
Serbia Nenad Zimonjić
6-3, 6-3
Women's doubles Belarus Victoria Azarenka
Russia Maria Kirilenko
Czech Republic Květa Peschke
Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik
6-4, 6-3
Championship Category Champion(s) Finalist(s) Score in the final
Rome
(May 9 - May 15)
Men's singles Serbia Novak Djokovic Spain Rafael Nadal 6-4, 6-4
Women's singles Russia Maria Sharapova Australia Samantha Stosur 6-2, 6-4
Men's doubles United States John Isner
United States Sam Querrey
United States Mardy Fish
United States Andy Roddick
w/o
Women's doubles China Peng Shuai
China Zheng Jie
United States Vania King
Kazakhstan Yaroslava Shvedova
6-2, 6-3

June

July

US Open Series Week Date Men's Events Women's Events
1 July 18–24 Atlanta
United States Mardy Fish
No Series Event Held This Week
2 July 25–31 Los Angeles
Latvia Ernests Gulbis
Stanford
United States Serena Williams

August

US Open Series Week Date Men's Events Women's Events
3 Aug 1–7 Washington, D.C.
Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek
San Diego
Poland Agnieszka Radwańska
4 Aug 8–14 Montreal
Serbia Novak Djokovic
Toronto
United States Serena Williams
5 Aug 15–21 Cincinnati
United Kingdom Andy Murray
Cincinnati
Russia Maria Sharapova
6 Aug 22–28 Winston-Salem
United States John Isner
New Haven
Denmark Caroline Wozniacki

September

October

Championship Category Champion(s) Finalist(s) Score in the final
Beijing
(October 3 - October 9)
Men's singles Czech Republic Tomáš Berdych Croatia Marin Čilić 3–6, 6–4, 6–1
Women's singles Poland Agnieszka Radwańska Germany Andrea Petkovic 7–5, 0–6, 6–4
Men's doubles France Michaël Llodra
Serbia Nenad Zimonjić
Sweden Robert Lindstedt
Romania Horia Tecău
7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–4)
Women's doubles Czech Republic Květa Peschke
Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik
Argentina Gisela Dulko
Italy Flavia Pennetta
6–3, 6–4
Championship Category Champion(s) Finalist(s) Score in the final
Tour Championships - Istanbul
(October 24 - October 30)
Women's singles Czech Republic Petra Kvitová Belarus Victoria Azarenka 7–5, 4–6, 6–3
Women's doubles United States Liezel Huber
United States Lisa Raymond
Czech Republic Květa Peschke
Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik
6–4, 6–4

November

Championship Category Champion Finalist Score in the final
Tournament of Champions - Bali
(November 2 - November 6)
Women's singles Serbia Ana Ivanovic Spain Anabel Medina Garrigues 6–3, 6–0
Championship Category Champion(s) Finalist(s) Score in the final
ATP World Tour Finals - London
(November 21 - November 28)
Men's singles Switzerland Roger Federer France Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6–3, 6–7(6–8), 6–3
Men's doubles Belarus Max Mirnyi
Canada Daniel Nestor
Poland Mariusz Fyrstenberg
Poland Marcin Matkowski
7–5, 6–3

December

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