2011 Sony Ericsson Open
2011 Sony Ericsson Open | |
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Date | March 22 – April 3 |
Edition | 27th |
Category |
Masters 1000 (ATP) Premier Mandatory (WTA) |
Surface | Hard / Outdoor |
Location | Key Biscayne, Florida, United States |
Venue | Tennis Center at Crandon Park |
Champions | |
Men's Singles | |
Novak Djokovic | |
Women's Singles | |
Victoria Azarenka | |
Men's Doubles | |
Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes | |
Women's Doubles | |
Daniela Hantuchová / Agnieszka Radwańska |
The 2011 Sony Ericsson Open (also known as 2011 Miami Masters), a men's and women's tennis tournament, was held from March 22 to April 3, 2011. It was the 27th edition of the Miami Masters event and played on outdoor hard courts at the Tennis Center at Crandon Park in Miami. The tournament was a part of 2011 ATP World Tour and 2011 WTA Tour, classified as ATP World Tour Masters 1000 and Premier Mandatory event respectively.
Tournament
The 2011 Sony Ericsson Open took place at the Tennis Center at Crandon Park in Miami. This was the twenty seventh edition of the event and took place from March 22 to April 3, 2011. The tournament was part of the 2011 ATP World Tour and the 2011 WTA Tour. It was a Masters 1000 series event on the ATP Tour and a Premier Mandatory series event on the WTA Tour. It was the second event to be staged in 2011 in either category. The tournament was played on 12 Laykold Cushion Plus courts which have been rated slow by the ITF.[1][2][3]
Points and prize money
Point distribution
Stage | Men's Singles[4] | Men's Doubles[4] | Women's Singles[5] | Women's Doubles[5] |
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Champion | 1000 | |||
Runner up | 600 | 700 | ||
Semifinals | 360 | 450 | ||
Quarterfinals | 180 | 250 | ||
Round of 16 | 90 | 140 | ||
Round of 32 | 45 | 80 | ||
Round of 64 | 25 (10) | 50 | ||
Round of 128 | 10 | – | 5 | – |
Qualifier | 12 | 30 |
Prize Money
The total commitment prize money for this year's event was $4,500,000 each (WTA Tour and ATP World Tour).[6]
Stage | Men's Singles | Men's Doubles | Women's Singles | Women's Doubles |
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Champion | $611,000 | $200,200 | $700,000 | $237,000 |
Runner up | $298,200 | $97,700 | $350,000 | $118,500 |
Semifinals | $149,450 | $49,970 | $150,000 | $51,000 |
Quarterfinals | $76,195 | $24,960 | $64,700 | $22,000 |
Round of 16 | $40,160 | $13,160 | $32,000 | $11,500 |
Round of 32 | $21,495 | $7,040 | $18,740 | $4,000 |
Round of 64 | $11,605 | – | $11,500 | – |
Round of 96 | $7,115 | $7,050 | ||
Final round qualifying | $2,120 | $2,100 | ||
First round qualifying | $1,085 | $1,050 |
Players
Men's SinglesSeeds
Other EntrantsThe following players received wildcards into the main draw:[7] The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Main article: 2011 Sony Ericsson Open – Men's Singles Qualifying
Withdrawals
Women's SinglesSeeds
Other EntrantsThe following players received wildcards into the main draw:[7]
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Main article: 2011 Sony Ericsson Open – Women's Singles Qualifying
Withdrawals
EventsMen's singlesMain article: 2011 Sony Ericsson Open – Men's Singles
Novak Djokovic defeated Rafael Nadal, 4–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–4)
Women's singlesMain article: 2011 Sony Ericsson Open – Women's Singles
Victoria Azarenka defeated Maria Sharapova, 6–1, 6–4
Men's doublesMain article: 2011 Sony Ericsson Open – Men's Doubles
Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes defeated Max Mirnyi / Daniel Nestor, 6–7(5–7), 6–2, [10–5] Women's doublesMain article: 2011 Sony Ericsson Open – Women's Doubles
Daniela Hantuchová / Agnieszka Radwańska defeated Liezel Huber / Nadia Petrova, 7–6(7–5), 2–6, [10–8] ViewershipAttendanceA record capacity of 14,625 crowd attended the men's final on Sunday, April 3.[15] Also the tournament attracted a new record sum of 316,267 spectators breaking the previous one of 312,386 sold tickets set last year.[16] References
External linksCoordinates: 25°42′29″N 80°09′32″W / 25.70806°N 80.15889°W
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