2011 BNP Paribas Open – Men's Singles

Men's Singles
2011 BNP Paribas Open
Champion	Novak Djokovic
Runner-up	Rafael Nadal
Final score	4–6, 6–3, 6–2

The 2011 BNP Paribas Open was a tennis tournament played at Indian Wells, California in March 2011. It was the 37th edition of the event, known as the BNP Paribas Open, and was classified as an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the 2011 ATP World Tour and a Premier Mandatory event on the 2011 WTA Tour. Both the men's and the women's events took place at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Indian Wells, California, United States from March 7 through March 20, 2011.

Ivan Ljubičić was the defending champion, but lost to Juan Martín del Potro in the second round.
Novak Djokovic won the tournament by defeating Rafael Nadal 4–6, 6–3, 6–2 in the final.

Seeds

All seeds received a bye into the second round.

1. Rafael Nadal (Final)
2. Roger Federer (Semifinals)
3. Novak Djokovic (Champion)
4. Robin Söderling (Third Round)
5. Andy Murray (Second Round)
6. David Ferrer (Second Round)
7. Tomáš Berdych (Fourth Round)
8. Andy Roddick (Fourth Round)
9. Fernando Verdasco (Third Round)
10. Jürgen Melzer (Third Round)
11. Nicolás Almagro (Third Round)
12. Stanislas Wawrinka (Quarterfinals)
13. Mardy Fish (Second Round)
14. Ivan Ljubičić (Second Round)
15. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (Second Round)
16. Viktor Troicki (Fourth Round)
17. Marin Čilić (Third Round)
18. Richard Gasquet (Quarterfinals)
19. Marcos Baghdatis (Second Round)
20. Alexandr Dolgopolov (Third Round)
21. Sam Querrey (Fourth Round)
22. Guillermo García-López (Second Round)
23. Albert Montañés (Fourth Round)
24. Michaël Llodra (Third Round)
25. Tommy Robredo (Quarterfinals, withdrew due to a left abductor injury)
26. Thomaz Bellucci (Third Round)
27. Juan Mónaco (Second Round)
28. Gilles Simon (Third Round)
29. Juan Ignacio Chela (Third Round)
30. John Isner (Third Round)
31. Ernests Gulbis (Third Round)
32. Philipp Kohlschreiber (Fourth Round)

Qualifying

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier WC = Wild Card LL = Lucky Loser

Alt = Alternate SE = Special Exempt PR = Protected Ranking

w/o = Walkover r = Retired d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Rafael Nadal	5	6	7^9
	PR	Ivo Karlović	7	1	6^7
								1	Rafael Nadal	6	6
								PR	Juan Martín del Potro	4	4
	PR	Juan Martín del Potro	w/o
	25	Tommy Robredo
															1	Rafael Nadal	6	3	2
															3	Novak Djokovic	4	6	6
	18	Richard Gasquet	2	4
	3	Novak Djokovic	6	6
								3	Novak Djokovic	6	3	6
								2	Roger Federer	3	6	2
	12	Stanislas Wawrinka	3	4
	2	Roger Federer	6	6

Top Half

Section 1

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
							1	R Nadal	6	6
Q	R de Voest	6					Q	R de Voest	0	2
	P Riba	4	r											1	R Nadal	6	6
Q	R Sweeting	6	6											Q	R Sweeting	3	1
	M Granollers	4	1				Q	R Sweeting	6	0	6
							27	J Mónaco	1	6	1
																					1	R Nadal	7	6
																					Q	S Devvarman	5	4
							19	M Baghdatis	5	0
Q	S Devvarman	6	6				Q	S Devvarman	7	6
	A Mannarino	2	3											Q	S Devvarman	6	3	7^7
Q	F Cipolla	1	4												X Malisse	1	6	6^5
	X Malisse	6	6					X Malisse	7^8	7
							15	J-W Tsonga	6^6	5

Section 2

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
							11	N Almagro	6	6
Q	M Russell	6^4	6	6			Q	M Russell	4	4
	K Anderson	7^7	3	4										11	N Almagro	6	2	4
	D Istomin	6	5	5										23	A Montañés	4	6	6
	J Nieminen	2	7	7				J Nieminen	6^5	6	6^2
							23	A Montañés	7^7	2	7^7
																					23	A Montañés	6^7	2
																					PR	I Karlović	7^9	6
							28	G Simon	6	7^7
	R Schüttler	7^7	7					R Schüttler	3	6^5
	R Haase	6^4	5											28	G Simon	3	3
Q	M Matosevic	6^2	7^7	2										PR	I Karlović	6	6
PR	I Karlović	7^7	6^3	6			PR	I Karlović	7^7	6
							6	D Ferrer	6^3	3

Section 3

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
							4	R Söderling	6	7^7
	B Phau	4	6	4				M Berrer	3	6^4
	M Berrer	6	4	6										4	R Söderling	6^8	4
Q	T Smyczek	2	6	6										32	P Kohlschreiber	7^10	6
	I Marchenko	6	3	2			Q	T Smyczek	6	2	6^6
							32	P Kohlschreiber	2	6	7^8
																					32	P Kohlschreiber	6^3	6^7
																					PR	JM del Potro	7^7	7^9
							20	A Dolgopolov	6	6
	V Hănescu	4	7^7	6				V Hănescu	4	4
	A Seppi	6	6^5	3										20	A Dolgopolov	6^3	3
	R Štěpánek	4	0											PR	JM del Potro	7^7	6
PR	JM del Potro	6	6				PR	JM del Potro	5	6	6
							14	I Ljubičić	7	4	2

Section 4

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
							9	F Verdasco	7	2
WC	R Berankis	1	6	6			WC	R Berankis	5	0	r
Q	A Bogomolov Jr.	6	3	4										9	F Verdasco	5	4
	J Tipsarević	6	6											21	S Querrey	7	6
	T Kamke	2	0					J Tipsarević	4	4
							21	S Querrey	6	6
																					21	S Querrey	1	3
																					25	T Robredo	6	6
							25	T Robredo	6	3	7
	M Zverev	6	6					M Zverev	3	6	5
Q	M Ebden	4	3											25	T Robredo	6	6
Q	D Young	2	6	6										Q	D Young	0	4
	P Starace	6	3	3			Q	D Young	7^7	6
							5	A Murray	6^4	3

Bottom Half

Section 5

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
							8	A Roddick	6	7
WC	J Blake	3	6	6			WC	J Blake	3	5
Q	C Guccione	6	3	2										8	A Roddick	7	6
	R Ramírez Hidalgo	4	3											30	J Isner	5	2
	R Mello	6	6					R Mello	3	6^2
							30	J Isner	6	7^7
																					8	A Roddick	3	6^5
																					18	R Gasquet	6	7^7
							18	R Gasquet	7	6
	P Cuevas	7	6					P Cuevas	5	3
	P Andújar	5	3											18	R Gasquet	6	6
	J Benneteau	6	6											10	J Melzer	1	3
	F López	4	4					J Benneteau	6	1	4
							10	J Melzer	1	6	6

Section 6

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
							16	V Troicki	6	6
Q	R Bopanna	7^7	6^1	4			WC	B Tomic	4	4
WC	B Tomic	6^5	7^7	6										16	V Troicki	6	6
	S Giraldo	6	6^5	6										24	M Llodra	3	3
	D Gimeno-Traver	4	7^7	3				S Giraldo	6^6	4
							24	M Llodra	7^8	6
																					16	V Troicki	0	1
																					3	N Djokovic	6	6
							31	E Gulbis	6^1	7^9	6
	L Hewitt	2	3					Y-h Lu	7^7	6^7	1
	Y-h Lu	6	6											31	E Gulbis	0	1
	F Mayer	2	1											3	N Djokovic	6	6
	A Golubev	6	6					A Golubev	0	4
							3	N Djokovic	6	6

Section 7

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
							7	T Berdych	6	6
	M Kukushkin	6^8	4					Ł Kubot	4	1
	Ł Kubot	7^10	6											7	T Berdych	6	6
	T de Bakker	2	5											26	T Bellucci	3	2
	B Becker	6	7					B Becker	3	6^5
							26	T Bellucci	6	7^7
																					7	T Berdych	6	4	4
																					12	S Wawrinka	3	6	6
							17	M Čilić	6	6
	T Gabashvili	4	7^7	6^4				F Serra	1	3
	F Serra	6	6^1	7^7										17	M Čilić	5	3
	N Davydenko	5	6	6										12	S Wawrinka	7	6
	F Fognini	7	2	4				N Davydenko	6	6^5	4
							12	S Wawrinka	3	7^7	6

Section 8

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
							13	M Fish	5	4
WC	M Raonic	6	7^7				WC	M Raonic	7	6
	M İlhan	2	6^4											WC	M Raonic	6^1	6	4
WC	R Harrison	6^5	7^7	6										WC	R Harrison	7^7	4	6
	J Chardy	7^7	6^2	3			WC	R Harrison	6	7^7
							22	G García-López	3	6^4
																					WC	R Harrison	6^4	3
																					2	R Federer	7^7	6
							29	JI Chela	4	7	6
	P Petzschner	6	7					P Petzschner	6	5	2
	D Brown	4	5											29	JI Chela	0	2
	I Andreev	6	6^2	6										2	R Federer	6	6
	K Nishikori	4	7^7	4				I Andreev	5	6^4
							2	R Federer	7	7^7

References

• Main Draw