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The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) World Tour is the top series of tennis tournaments for men. The 2011 ATP World Tour included several types of events. These were the Grand Slam tournaments, the ATP World Tour Masters 1000, the ATP World Tour 500 series, and the ATP World Tour 250 series. It also featured team events like the ATP World Team Championship and the Davis Cup. The year ended with the ATP World Tour Finals. The Hopman Cup was also part of the calendar, but it didn't give out ranking points.

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Rafael Nadal is the current ATP singles number one.

Understanding the Tournaments

The ATP World Tour has different levels of tournaments. Each level offers different amounts of ranking points. Winning a tournament gives players points that help them climb the world rankings.

Grand Slam Events

These are the biggest and most important tournaments in tennis. They are organized by the International Tennis Federation (ITF). There are four Grand Slams each year:

Winning a Grand Slam is a huge achievement for any tennis player.

ATP World Tour Finals

This is the final tournament of the year. Only the top eight players and doubles teams get to play in it. It's a special event that crowns the best players of the season.

ATP World Tour Masters 1000

These are nine big tournaments held throughout the year. They offer a lot of ranking points, second only to the Grand Slams. Winning a Masters 1000 event is a major step for players.

ATP World Tour 500 Series

These tournaments are a step below the Masters 1000 events. They still offer good ranking points and attract many top players.

ATP World Tour 250 Series

These are smaller tournaments, but they are still important for players to earn points and improve their rankings. Many rising stars get their first wins at these events.

Team Events

The ATP World Tour also includes team competitions:

  • The ATP World Team Championship
  • The Davis Cup: This is a big international team competition where countries play against each other. It's also organized by the ITF.
  • The Hopman Cup: This is another team event, but it's a mixed-gender competition and doesn't give out ranking points.

Schedule of 2011 Tournaments

This section shows the main tournaments from the 2011 calendar. The colors help you see what type of tournament each one is.

Key to Tournament Types

Grand Slam tournaments
ATP World Tour Finals
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
ATP World Tour 500
ATP World Tour 250
Team events

January Tournaments

Week of Tournament Singles Winner Singles Finalist Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
January 3 Hyundai Hopman Cup
Australia Perth, Australia
Hopman Cup
 United States
2–1
 Belgium
Round Robin (Group A)
 Serbia
 Australia
 Kazakhstan
Round Robin (Group B)
 France
 Italy
 Great Britain
Brisbane International
Australia Brisbane, Australia
ATP World Tour 250
Sweden Robin Söderling United States Andy Roddick Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek
South Africa Kevin Anderson
Australia Matthew Ebden
Germany Florian Mayer
Colombia Santiago Giraldo
Cyprus Marcos Baghdatis
Doubles Winners: Czech Republic Lukáš Dlouhý
Australia Paul Hanley
Doubles Finalists: Sweden Robert Lindstedt
Romania Horia Tecău
Aircel Chennai Open
India Chennai, India
ATP World Tour 250
Switzerland Stanislas Wawrinka Belgium Xavier Malisse Czech Republic Tomáš Berdych
Serbia Janko Tipsarević
Slovenia Blaž Kavčič
Netherlands Robin Haase
Germany Björn Phau
Japan Kei Nishikori
Doubles Winners: India Mahesh Bhupathi
India Leander Paes
Doubles Finalists: Netherlands Robin Haase
United States David Martin
Qatar ExxonMobil Open
Qatar Doha, Qatar
ATP World Tour 250
Switzerland Roger Federer Russia Nikolay Davydenko Spain Rafael Nadal
France Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Latvia Ernests Gulbis
Croatia Ivo Karlović
Spain Guillermo García-López
Serbia Viktor Troicki
Doubles Winners: Spain Marc López
Spain Rafael Nadal
Doubles Finalists: Italy Daniele Bracciali
Italy Andreas Seppi
January 10 Medibank International Sydney
Australia Sydney, Australia
ATP World Tour 250
France Gilles Simon Serbia Viktor Troicki Latvia Ernests Gulbis
Germany Florian Mayer
Ukraine Alexandr Dolgopolov
Ukraine Sergiy Stakhovsky
France Richard Gasquet
Italy Potito Starace
Doubles Winners: Czech Republic Lukáš Dlouhý
Australia Paul Hanley
Doubles Finalists: United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
Heineken Open
New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
ATP World Tour 250
Spain David Ferrer Argentina David Nalbandian Colombia Santiago Giraldo
Spain Nicolás Almagro
Germany Philipp Kohlschreiber
Brazil Thomaz Bellucci
United States John Isner
France Adrian Mannarino
Doubles Winners: Spain Marcel Granollers
Spain Tommy Robredo
Doubles Finalists: Sweden Johan Brunström
Australia Stephen Huss
January 17
January 24
Australian Open
Australia Melbourne, Australia
Grand Slam
TBD vs TBD Spain D Ferrer vs United Kingdom A Murray
Serbia N Djokovic vs Switzerland R Federer
Spain Rafael Nadal
Ukraine Alexandr Dolgopolov
Czech Republic Tomáš Berdych
Switzerland Stanislas Wawrinka
United States Bob Bryan / United States Mike Bryan
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January 31 SA Tennis Open
South Africa Johannesburg, South Africa
ATP World Tour 250
PBZ Zagreb Indoors
Croatia Zagreb, Croatia
ATP World Tour 250
Movistar Open
Chile Santiago, Chile
ATP World Tour 250

February Tournaments

Week of Tournament Singles Winner Singles Finalist Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
February 7 SAP Open
United States San Jose, United States
ATP World Tour 250
ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament
Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands
ATP World Tour 500
Brasil Open
Brazil Costa do Sauípe, Brazil
ATP World Tour 250
February 14 Open 13
France Marseille, France
ATP World Tour 250
Regions Morgan Keegan Championships
United States Memphis, United States
ATP World Tour 500
Copa Claro
Argentina Buenos Aires, Argentina
ATP World Tour 250
February 21 Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships
United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates
ATP World Tour 500
Abierto Mexicano Telcel
Mexico Acapulco, Mexico
ATP World Tour 500
Delray Beach International Tennis Championships
United States Delray Beach, United States
ATP World Tour 250
February 28 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas First Round
Team Event

March Tournaments

Week of Tournament Singles Winner Singles Finalist Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
March 7
March 15
BNP Paribas Open
United States Indian Wells, United States
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
March 21
March 28
Sony Ericsson Open
United States Miami, United States
ATP World Tour Masters 1000

April Tournaments

Week of Tournament Singles Winner Singles Finalist Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
April 4 Grand Prix Hassan II
Morocco Casablanca, Morocco
ATP World Tour 250
US Men's Clay Court Championships
United States Houston, United States
ATP World Tour 250
April 11 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters
Monaco Monte Carlo, Monaco
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
April 18 Barcelona Open BancSabadell
Spain Barcelona, Spain
ATP World Tour 500
April 25 BMW Open
Germany Munich, Germany
ATP World Tour 250
Serbia Open
Serbia Belgrade, Serbia
ATP World Tour 250
Estoril Open
Portugal Estoril, Portugal
ATP World Tour 250

May Tournaments

Week of Tournament Singles Winner Singles Finalist Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
May 2 Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open
Spain Madrid, Spain
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
May 9 Internazionali BNL d'Italia
Italy Rome, Italy
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
May 16 Open de Nice Côte d’Azur
France Nice, France
ATP World Tour 250
May 23
June 6
French Open
France Paris, France
Grand Slam

June Tournaments

Week of Tournament Singles Winner Singles Finalist Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
June 6 Gerry Weber Open
Germany Halle, Germany
ATP World Tour 250
AEGON Championships
United Kingdom London, United Kingdom
ATP World Tour 250
June 13 UNICEF Open
Netherlands 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
ATP World Tour 250
AEGON International
United Kingdom Eastbourne, United Kingdom
ATP World Tour 250
June 20
June 27
The Championships, Wimbledon
United Kingdom London, United Kingdom
Grand Slam

July Tournaments

Week of Tournament Singles Winner Singles Finalist Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
July 4 Campbell's Hall of Fame Tennis Championships
United States Newport, United States
ATP World Tour 250
Davis Cup by BNP Paribas Quarterfinals
Team Event
July 11 MercedesCup
Germany Stuttgart, Germany
ATP World Tour 250
SkiStar Swedish Open
Sweden Båstad, Sweden
ATP World Tour 250
July 19 German Open Tennis Championships
Germany Hamburg, Germany
ATP World Tour 500
Atlanta Tennis Championships
United States Atlanta, United States
ATP World Tour 250
July 25 Allianz Suisse Open Gstaad
Switzerland Gstaad, Switzerland
ATP World Tour 250
Farmers Classic
United States Los Angeles, United States
ATP World Tour 250
Studena Croatia Open
Croatia Umag, Croatia
ATP World Tour 250

August Tournaments

Week of Tournament Singles Winner Singles Finalist Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
August 1 Interwetten Austrian Open
Austria Kitzbühel, Austria
ATP World Tour 250
Legg Mason Tennis Classic
United States Washington, United States
ATP World Tour 500
August 8 Rogers Cup
Canada Montreal, Canada
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
August 15 Western & Southern Open
United States Cincinnati, United States
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
August 22 Winston-Salem Open
United States Winston-Salem, United States
ATP World Tour 250
August 29
September 11
US Open
United States New York City, United States
Grand Slam

September Tournaments

Week of Tournament Singles Winner Singles Finalist Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
September 12 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas Semifinals
Team Event
September 19 Open de Moselle
France Metz, France
ATP World Tour 250
BCR Open Romania
Romania Bucharest, Romania
ATP World Tour 250
September 26 PTT Thailand Open
Thailand Bangkok, Thailand
ATP World Tour 250
Malaysian Open
Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
ATP World Tour 250

October Tournaments

Week of Tournament Singles Winner Singles Finalist Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
October 3 China Open
China Beijing, People's Republic of China
ATP World Tour 500
Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships
Japan Tokyo, Japan
ATP World Tour 500
October 10 Shanghai Rolex Masters
China Shanghai, People's Republic of China
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
October 17 Kremlin Cup
Russia Moscow, Russia
ATP World Tour 250
If Stockholm Open
Sweden Stockholm, Sweden
ATP World Tour 250
October 24 St. Petersburg Open
Russia Saint Petersburg, Russia
ATP World Tour 250
Bank Austria-TennisTrophy
Austria Vienna, Austria
ATP World Tour 250
Open Sud de France
France Montpellier, France
ATP World Tour 250

November Tournaments

Week of Tournament Singles Winner Singles Finalist Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
November 1 Valencia Open 500
Spain Valencia, Spain
ATP World Tour 500
Swiss Indoors Basel
Switzerland Basel, Switzerland
ATP World Tour 500
November 7 BNP Paribas Masters
France Paris, France
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
November 14 colspan="5" style="background:#ededed; style="text-align:center;" No tournaments scheduled.
November 21 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals
United Kingdom London, United Kingdom
ATP World Tour Finals
Round Robin losers
November 29 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas Final
Team Event
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