2011 AIHL season, Exhibition games
During the season three teams competed against the AIHL's provisional member, Perth Thunder, in order for the Thunder to gain entry into the league for the following season. In May the Thunder travelled to Adelaide to compete in two games against the Adelaide Adrenaline. They drew the first game 2–2 and won the second 3–0. In June the Melbourne Ice travelled to Perth to compete in two games against the Thunder at the Cockburn Ice Arena. The Ice won the first game 4–3 and lost the second game 3–6 after letting in six goals to none in the final period. In September the Newcastle North Stars traveled to Perth to play the Thunder in a two-game series. The Thunder won both the first and second game 4–2.


2011 AIHL season, Regular season
The Melbourne Ice won the H Newman Reid Trophy after finishing first in the regular season standings with 65 points. Last years winners, the Newcastle North Stars finished second with 59 points. Jason Baclig of the Melbourne Ice was named the 2011 AIHL MVP edging out the Gold Coast Blue Tongues' Matt Amado and Sydney Ice Dogs' Matt Monaghan.


2011 AIHL season, Regular season, Statistics, Scoring leaders
List shows the ten top skaters sorted by points, then goals.


2011 AIHL season, Regular season, Statistics, Leading goaltenders
Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage with a minimum of ten games played.


2011 AIHL season, Goodall Cup playoffs
The 2011 Finals weekend started on 3 September 2011, with the Goodall Cup final being held on 4 September 2011. Following the end of the regular season the top four teams advanced to the playoff series. Melbourne Ice who finished first in the standings was drawn against the Adelaide Adrenaline who finished fourth in the first semi-final match, while the second semi-final was played between the second and third ranked teams, Newcastle North Stars and Sydney Ice Dogs. The series was a single game elimination with the two winning semi-finalists advancing to the Goodall Cup final.


2011 AIHL season, Goodall Cup playoffs
All three games were held at the National Ice Sports Centre (Icehouse) in Melbourne, Victoria. The Melbourne Ice went back-to-back and won the Goodall Cup for the second year in a row after defeating the Newcastle North Stars in the final 3–2. Australian forward, Joseph Hughes, of the Melbourne Ice was named the finals MVP after the final.


2011 AIK Fotboll season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2011 ALBA Games
The IV ALBA Games (Spanish: Juegos del ALBA Bicentenario) is a multi-sport event held between 17–30 July 2010 in ten different states of Venezuela. The games are organized by the Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas (ALBA).


2011 ALBA Games, Participating nations
The following countries are expected to compete. The number of competitors qualified by each delegation is indicated in parentheses.


2011 AMA National Speedway Championship
The 2011 AMA National Speedway Championship Series was staged over a single round, which was held at Auburn on September 30. Billy Janniro took the title, his third in total, scoring a maximum in the process.


2011 AMA National Speedway Championship, Event format
Over the course of 20 heats, each rider raced against every other rider once. The top eight scorers then reached the semi-finals, with first and second in those semi-finals reaching the final. The final counted for double points, with the overall positions decided upon the total points scored in the meeting.


2011 AMA Pro American Superbike Championship
The 2011 AMA Pro American Superbike Championship was the 36th running of the AMA Superbike Championship. The championship covered 8 rounds beginning at Daytona International Speedway on March 11 and concluding at New Jersey Motorsports Park on September 4. The champion was Josh Hayes riding a Yamaha.


2011 AMA Pro Daytona Sportbike Championship
The 2011 AMA Pro Daytona Sportbike Championship was the third running of the AMA Daytona Sportbike Championship. The series covered 8 rounds beginning at Daytona International Speedway with the Daytona 200 on March 12, and concluding at New Jersey Motorsports Park on September 4. The champion was Danny Eslick riding a Suzuki.


2011 AMA Pro Daytona Sportbike Championship, Calendar
The calendar was announced with seven rounds on December 8, 2010. A round at Barber Motorsports Park was added to the schedule on February 16, 2011.


2011 AMF Futsal Men's World Cup
The 2011 AMF Futsal Men's World Cup was the 10th edition of the AMF Futsal World Cup. The tournament was held in Colombia from 15 to 26 March in the cities of Bucaramanga, Bogotá, Villavicencio and Bello. Sixteen national teams from four confederations (South America, North America, Europe and Oceania) participated in the tournament. Colombia won the tournament by defeating Paraguay 8–2 in the final, achieving its second title.


2011 AMF Futsal Men's World Cup, Venues
Matches were played in four venues across four cities: Bello, Bogotá, Bucaramanga and Villavicencio.


2011 AMF Futsal Men's World Cup, Group stage
The group winners and runners up advanced to the quarter-finals.


2011 AMJ Campbell Shorty Jenkins Classic
The 2011 AMJ Campbell Shorty Jenkins Classic was an annual curling bonspiel that was held from September 15 to 18 at the Brockville Country Club in Brockville, Ontario as part of the 2011–12 World Curling Tour. The purse for the men's and women's events was CAD$40,700 and CAD$16,400, respectively.


2011 AMNRL season
The 2011 AMNRL season was the fourteenth season of the American National Rugby League. The Jacksonville Axemen are the reigning champions. Prior to the season seven AMNRL teams withdrew from the league to form the new USA Rugby League.


2011 AMNRL season
The New York Knights defeated the Connecticut Wildcats in the league's Grand Final on August 20, 2011.


2011 AMNRL season, Background
Prior to the season the AMNRL announced its intentions to expand to such places as Chicago, the West Coast of the United States, and the Southeastern United States. Additionally, the Bucks County Sharks, who had suspended operations for the 2010 season, announced that they would be resuming play for 2011. However, on January 12, 2011, seven former AMNRL teams announced they were withdrawing from the competition to form the new USA Rugby League. The AMNRL added a sixth team, the Delaware Vipers, ostensibly based in Delaware, who had such a shaky season that they were dubbed the "Vapours" by some in the league.


2011 AMRI Hospital fire
The 2011 AMRI Hospital fire was a major fire at a private hospital in Dhakuria, Kolkata, that occurred in the early morning of 9 December 2011. The hospital is part of a private hospital chain owned by the Emami & Sarachi group, known as AMRI Hospitals. The fire claimed 89 victims and was thought to have been caused by a short circuit in the basement. The spread of the fire was aided by the illegal storage of flammable material in the basement of the hospital. After the incident the directors of the hospital were taken into custody.


2011 AMRI Hospital fire, Incident
According to eyewitnesses, it was reported that at around 3:30 a.m. smoke was seen coming out of the basement of the building. There were 160 patients at the time of the incident, of which around 50 were in the ICU. By noon, the death tally reached 55.


2011 AMRI Hospital fire, Repercussions
Mamata Banerjee, the Chief Minister, had initially put the tally at 61. The state Police filed an FIR against the hospital and had its license revoked; the fire department lodged an FIR against the hospital for inadequate fire preventive measures. Subsequent investigation revealed that medical waste and chemicals kept in the basement had aided the fire. The state government announced that two committees would probe fire plans in other parts of the city. The owners of the hospital, RS Goenka and SK Todi, surrendered at the local police station. The hospital authority later announced 5 lakhs compensation for the deceased's families.


2011 AMRI Hospital fire, Repercussions
The AMRI directors were taken into police custody on 20 December, during which the fire department found them guilty of negligence. The then Finance Minister of India, Pranab Mukherjee visited the SSKM hospital on the night of the incident. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh offered condolences to the victim's families and announced compensation of two lakhs to the kin. The West Bengal government started paying compensation of 3 lakhs to the victims on 2 January 2012, many of which decided to use it fighting the case against the hospital.


2011 AMRI Hospital fire, Repercussions
On 3 January 2012, FICCI urged the West Bengal government to release those directors who are not responsible in "day to day operations", in order to prevent negative view for the investors. Mamata Banerjee rejected the request on the ground that the law will take its own course. On 5 January 2012, the city court rejected the bail plea of the accused and extended their custody to 19 January, considering the ongoing investigation and sensitivity of the case.


2011 AMRI Hospital fire, Repercussions
On 1 February 2012, the Calcutta High Court directed the hospital management to submit treatment bills, later the director was released on bail. On 30 December 2013, the hospital unit was reopened partially, which it became fully operational by 5 July 2014.


2011 AMRI Hospital fire, Repercussions
Ultimately a total of 16 people stood accused in connection with the fire in July 2016, including the board members and several directors of the hospital. Amongst the charges were culpable homicide not amounting to murder under section 304 of the Indian Penal Code.


2011 ANZ Championship season
The 2011 ANZ Championship season was the fourth season of the ANZ Championship. The 2011 season began on 13 February and concluded on 22 May. With a team coached by Roselee Jencke, captained by Lauren Nourse and featuring Romelda Aiken, Laura Geitz, Clare McMeniman and Natalie Medhurst, Queensland Firebirds finished the season undefeated. They became the first team in the history of the ANZ Championship to go through the regular season and the play offs without losing a single match. In the major semi-final, Firebirds defeated Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic  and in the grand final they defeated Northern Mystics, winning their first premiership. This marked the beginning of a golden age for Firebirds. Between 2011 and 2016, Jencke guided them to five grand finals and three premierships.


2011 ANZ Championship season, Pre-season
Northern Mystics, New South Wales Swifts and Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic played a series of five-quarter matches.


2011 ANZ Championship season, Regular season
In order to be concluded before the 2011 World Netball Championships, the regular season used a more condensed format. It still featured 65 games, but included several new features including three "double rounds" which featured seven or eight matches, rather than the traditional four or five. The "bye" rounds were dropped and Thursday night matches were introduced for five of the regular rounds.


2011 ANZ Championship season, Regular season, Round 7: Rivalry Round
Round 7 featured five Australia verses New Zealand matches. Goals scored by Australian and New Zealand teams were added together and the country with the most goals won the Rivalry Round Trophy. Australia won the 2011 Rivalry Round with an aggregate score of 263–239 over New Zealand.


2011 ANZ Championship season, Gallery
7 April 2011, Vector Arena: Canterbury Tactix 45–58 Northern Mystics.


2011 AON Open Challenger
The 2011 AON Open Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the ninth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2011 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Genoa, Italy between 5 and 11 September 2011.


2011 AON Open Challenger, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2011 AON Open Challenger, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received entry as a Lucky Loser into the singles main draw:


2011 AON Open Challenger, Champions, Doubles
Dustin Brown /  Horacio Zeballos def. Jordan Kerr /  Travis Parrott, 6–2, 7–5


2011 AON Open Challenger – Doubles
Andre Begemann and Martin Emmrich were the defending champions, but decided not to participate.


2011 AON Open Challenger – Doubles
Dustin Brown and Horacio Zeballos claimed the title. They defeated Jordan Kerr and Travis Parrott 6–2, 7–5 in the final.


2011 AON Open Challenger – Singles
Fabio Fognini was the defending champion but decided not to participate. Martin Kližan won the title after defeating Leonardo Mayer 6–3, 6–1 in the final.


2011 APRA Silver Scroll Awards
The 2011 APRA Silver Scroll Awards were held on Tuesday 13 September 2011 at the Auckland Town Hall, celebrating excellence in New Zealand songwriting. The Silver Scroll Award was presented to Dave Baxter of Avalanche City for the song "Love Love Love", and pop-rock band Hello Sailor were inducted into the New Zealand Music Hall of Fame.


2011 APRA Silver Scroll Awards, Silver Scroll Award
The Silver Scroll Award celebrates outstanding achievement in songwriting of original New Zealand pop music. The evening's music performances were produced by Karl Steven of Supergroove. Each of the nominated songs were covered in a new style by another artist.


2011 APRA Silver Scroll Awards, Silver Scroll Award, Long list
Ben King (Grand Rapids) "Singing Showers Golden Lights"Annabel Alpers (Bachelorette) "Blanket"Andrew Keoghan (Andrew Keoghan) "Bright Idea"Annah MacDonald (Annah Mac) "'Celia"Liam Finn (Liam Finn) Cold FeetKody Nielson (Kody and Bic) Darkness All Around UsStephen Heard, Dave Rowlands, Strachan Rivers and Tristan Colenso (Clap Clap Riot) "Everyone's Asleep"Jolyon Mulholland (Mulholland) "Everything's Gonna Be Alright"Ruban Nielson (Unknown Mortal Orchestra) "FFunny FFriends"Gareth Thomas (Gareth Thomas) "Google Song"Jesse Sheehan (Jesse Sheehan) "Grandma's Cookies"Andrew Wilson, Michael Prain and Lachlan Anderson (Die Die Die) How YeLogan Bell and Jordan Bell (Katchafire) Lead UsLisa Crawley (Lisa Crawley) "Leaving" Delaney Davidson (Delaney Davidson) "Little Heart"Anna Coddington and Ned Ngatae (Anna Coddington) "Little Islands"Julia Deans (Julia Deans) "Little Survivor"David Baxter (Avalanche City) "Love Love Love"Jon Toogood and Karoline Tamati (The Adults) "Nothing to Lose"Richard Setford (Bannerman) "She Was A Mountainside"


2011 APRA Silver Scroll Awards, New Zealand Music Hall of Fame
Pop-rock band Hello Sailor were inducted into the New Zealand Music Hall of Fame. The inducted band members were Graham Brazier, Dave McArtney, Harry Lyon, Rick Ball, Stuart Pearce and Paul Woolright. Steve Abel and Gin Wigmore performed Hello Sailor's song "Blue Lady".


2011 APRA Silver Scroll Awards, Other awards
Four other awards were presented at the Silver Scroll Awards: APRA Maioha Award (for excellence in contemporary Maori music),  SOUNZ Contemporary Award (for creativity and inspiration in composition) and two awards acknowledging songs with the most radio and television play in New Zealand and overseas.


2011 APRA Silver Scroll Awards, APRA song awards
Outside of the Silver Scroll Awards, APRA presented four genre awards in 2011. The APRA Best Pacific Song was presented at the Pacific Music Awards, the APRA Best Country Music Song was presented at the New Zealand Country Music Awards and the APRA Children’s Song of the Year and What Now Video of the Year were presented at StarFest.


2011 ARCA Racing Series
The 2011 ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards is the 59th season of the ARCA Racing Series. The season included nineteen races, down from twenty, and began with the Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200 at Daytona International Speedway and ending with the Federated Car Care 200 at Toledo Speedway. Ty Dillon of Richard Childress Racing won the season championship.


2011 ASA Midwest Tour season
The 2011 ASA Kwik-Trip Midwest Tour presented by Echo Outdoor Power Equipment and grandstay.net was the fifth season of the American Speed Association's Midwest Tour. The championship was held over 12 races, beginning May 1 in Oregon, Wisconsin, and ending October 9 in West Salem, Wisconsin. Andrew Morrissey was the champion.


2011 ASB Classic
The 2011 ASB Classic was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 26th edition of the ASB Classic, and was part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2011 WTA Tour. It took place at the ASB Tennis Centre in Auckland, New Zealand, from 3 to 8 January 2011. Gréta Arn won the singles title.


2011 ASB Classic, Singles entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2011 ASB Classic, Singles entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2011 ASB Classic, Champions, Doubles
Květa Peschke /  Katarina Srebotnik defeated  Sofia Arvidsson /  Marina Erakovic, 6–3, 6–0


2011 ASB Classic – Doubles
Cara Black and Liezel Huber were the defending champions after defeating  Natalie Grandin and Laura Granville in the 2010 final. However they did not defend the title together after splitting halfway through the 2010 season. Květa Peschke and Katarina Srebotnik won in the final against Sofia Arvidsson and Marina Erakovic, 6–3, 6–0.


2011 ASB Classic – Singles
Gréta Arn defeated defending champion Yanina Wickmayer 6–3, 6–3 in the final to win her 2nd career title.


2011 ASEAN Para Games
The 2011 ASEAN Para Games, officially known as 6th ASEAN Para Games, was a Southeast Asian disabled multi-sport event held in Surakarta, Indonesia three weeks after the 2011 Southeast Asian Games from 15 to 20 December 2011.


2011 ASEAN Para Games
Around 870 athletes from 11 participating nations participated at the games which featured 380 events in 11 sports. This was the first time Indonesia hosted the ASEAN Para Games. The games was opened by Vice President Boediono of Indonesia at the Manahan Stadium.


2011 ASEAN Para Games
The final medal tally was led by Thailand, followed by host Indonesia and Malaysia. Several Games and National records were broken during the games. The games were deemed generally successful with the rising standard of disabled sports competition amongst the Southeast Asian nations.


2011 ASEAN Para Games, Host city
The 6th ASEAN Para Games was hosted by Surakarta (Solo), Central Java. Previously, Indonesia hosted the 2011 Southeast Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang. But given the fact that both the Southeast Asian Games host did not provide disabled-friendly facilities, Surakarta was chosen as the host city of the games because it provides facilities friendly to disabled athletes.


2011 ASEAN Para Games, Development and preparation
The Indonesian ASEAN Para Games Organising Committee (INASPOC) led by Prof. James Tangkudong under the aegis of the National Paralympic Committee of Indonesia was formed to oversee the staging of the event.


2011 ASEAN Para Games, Development and preparation, Venues
The 6th ASEAN Para Games had 11 venues for the games.


2011 ASEAN Para Games, Development and preparation, Athletes' Village
The games was used the Athletes' Village at Hajj Dormitory in Donohudan, Boyolali, which was renovated to accommodate the needs of disabled athletes.


2011 ASEAN Para Games, Development and preparation, Public transport
Shuttle bus services were provided throughout the games and were used to ferry athletes and officials to and from the airport, games venues and games village.


2011 ASEAN Para Games, Marketing, Logo
The logo of the 2011 ASEAN Para Games is a Garuda image which includes the ASEAN Para Sports Federation logo in within. The national symbol of Indonesia, the Garuda represents strength, its wings epitomise glory and splendor. The green strokes symbolise the islands, forests and mountainous terrain of the Indonesian archipelago, while the blue strokes represents the vast Nusantara ocean which unifies differences. Land and water or Tanah Air in Indonesian means fatherland. Red strokes represent courage, zeal and burning passion to give the best for the country.


2011 ASEAN Para Games, Marketing, Mascot
The mascot of the 2011 ASEAN Para Games are a pair of Komodo dragons named Modo and Modi. Komodo dragons are found in the Komodo National Park and the adoption of Komodo dragons as the games' mascot was due to it being an animal endemic to Indonesia and to promote the Komodo National Park as a candidate for the New 7 Wonders of Nature online contest.


2011 ASEAN Para Games, Marketing, Mascot
Modo, the male Komodo dragon is dressed in a dark brown surjan comodo, traditional clothing of Central Java, with dark brown pants and a batik blangkon headcloth, a typical Javanese male headcover, while the female dragon Modi wears a fashionable bun konde or wig headdress and dressed in batik kebaya. The word "Modo," is short for Komodo, while the mascot's name "Modo and Modi" is similar to the Indonesian word Muda-Mudi meaning "youth" which refers to the youths of Indonesia. The name of the mascot was chosen to represent hardworking, honest, fair, friendly and sportsmanship values of youths of Indonesia and to reflect the positive personality of Indonesians, harmony, co-operation and friendship among participating countries in the ASEAN Para Games.


2011 ASEAN Para Games, The games, Opening ceremony
The opening ceremony was held at the Manahan Stadium on 15 December 2011 at 19:00 Western Indonesia Time (UTC+7). Boediono, the Indonesian Vice-President officially opened the Games.


2011 ASEAN Para Games, The games, Closing ceremony
The closing ceremony was held at the Manahan Stadium on 21 December 2011 at 19:00 Western Indonesia Time. The Games was officially closed by Agung Laksono, Coordinating Minister of People's Welfare of the Republic of Indonesia and the ASEAN Para Games responsibilities was officially handed over to Myanmar, host of the 2014 ASEAN Para Games.


2011 ASEAN Para Games, The games, Sports
Indonesian Paralympic Organising Committee (INASPOC) President James Tangkudung confirmed a total of 11 sports for the games for the games. Sailing which debuted as a medal sport in the 2009 ASEAN Para Games, was not included by the organisers in this edition of the Games, despite the 2011 SEA Games included Sailing in its sport line-up.


2011 ASEAN Para Games, The games, Medal table
A total of 1051 medals comprising 380 gold medals, 338 silver medals and 333 bronze medals were awarded to athletes. The host Indonesia's performance was its best ever yet in ASEAN Para Games History and was second behind Thailand as overall champion.


2011 ASP World Tour
The 2011 ASP World Tour was a professional competitive surfing league run by the Association of Surfing Professionals. Men and women competed in separate tours with events taking place from late February to mid-December, at various surfing locations around the world.


2011 ASP World Tour
Surfers received points for their best events. The surfer with the most points at the end of the tour was announced the 2011 ASP surfing World Champion.


2011 ASTRA Awards
The 9th Annual ASTRA Awards was an event held on Thursday, 21 July 2011 at the Sydney Theatre. The ASTRA Pioneer Award and the ASTRA Industry Excellence Awards were presented prior to the ceremony at the annual ASTRA Conference, also held in Sydney, on 29 March 2011.


2011 ASTRA Awards, ASTRA Pioneer Award
The second annual ASTRA Pioneer Award was presented to David Malone, CEO of the Premier Media Group.


2011 ATP Challenger Guangzhou
The 2011 ATP Challenger Guangzhou was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the second edition of the tournament which was part of the 2011 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Guangzhou, China between 14 and 20 March 2011.


2011 ATP Challenger Guangzhou, ATP entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2011 ATP Challenger Guangzhou, ATP entrants, Other Entrants
The following entrant has been granted a Special Exemption into the main draw:


2011 ATP Challenger Guangzhou, Champions, Doubles
Michail Elgin /  Alexandre Kudryavtsev def. Sanchai Ratiwatana /  Sonchat Ratiwatana, 7–6(3), 6–3


2011 ATP Challenger Guangzhou – Doubles
Michail Elgin and Alexandre Kudryavtsev defeated Sanchai Ratiwatana and Sonchat Ratiwatana 7–6(3), 6–3 in the final.


2011 ATP Challenger Guangzhou – Singles
Uladzimir Ignatik won the first edition of this tournament. He defeated Alexandre Kudryavtsev 6–4, 6–4 in the final.


2011 ATP Challenger Tour
The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Challenger Tour was the secondary professional tennis circuit organized by the ATP. The 2011 ATP Challenger Tour calendar comprised 15 top tier Tretorn SERIE+ tournaments, and approximately 150 regular series tournaments, with prize money ranging from $35,000 up to $150,000.


2011 ATP Challenger Tour, Schedule
This is the schedule of events, with player progression documented from the quarterfinals stage.


2011 ATP Challenger Tour, Statistical information
These tables present the number of singles (S) and doubles (D) titles won by each player and each nation during the season, within all the tournament categories of the 2011 ATP Challenger Tour: the Tretorn SERIE+ tournaments, and the regular series tournaments. The players/nations are sorted by: 1) total number of titles (a doubles title won by two players representing the same nation counts as only one win for the nation); 2) cumulated importance of those titles (one Tretorn SERIE+ win > one regular tournament win); 3) a singles > doubles hierarchy; 4) alphabetical order (by family names for players).


2011 ATP Challenger Tour, Statistical information
To avoid confusion and double counting, these tables should be updated only after an event is completed.


2011 ATP Challenger Tour Finals
The 2011 ATP Challenger Tour Finals was a tennis tournament played at the Ginásio do Ibirapuera in São Paulo, Brazil, between November 16 and November 20, 2011. It was the first edition of the event. The tournament was run by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) and was part of the 2011 ATP Challenger Tour. The event took place on indoor hard courts. It served as the season ending championships for players on the ATP Challenger Tour.


2011 ATP Challenger Tour Finals
The seven best players of the season and a wild card awardee qualified for the event and were split into two groups of four. During this stage, players competed in a round robin format (meaning players played against all the other players in their group). The two players with the best results in each group progressed to the semifinals where the winners of a group faced the runners-up of the other group. This stage, however, was a knock out stage.


2011 ATP Challenger Tour Finals, Qualification
2 Seedings were determined according to the ATP Singles Rankings as of November 14, 2011.


2011 ATP Challenger Tour Finals, Qualification
The top seven players with the most points accumulated in ATP Challenger tournaments during the year plus one wild card entrant from the host country qualified for the 2011 ATP Challenger Tour Finals. However, points for qualification were only countable to a maximum of ten ATP Challenger tournaments. The tournament line-up was announced on 26 October 2011, based on the 2011 ATP Year-To-Date Challenger Rankings up to that date.


2011 ATP Challenger Tour Finals, Qualification
Rui Machado, Martin Kližan, Andreas Beck and Matthias Bachinger qualified directly to the tournament, whereas Dudi Sela, Bobby Reynolds and Cedrik-Marcel Stebe were given their berths after Éric Prodon, Lukáš Rosol, Denis Istomin, Adrian Ungur and Stéphane Robert chose not to participate. Thomaz Bellucci, the Brazilian No. 1, was given the wildcard entry to the tournament.


2011 ATP Challenger Tour Finals, Qualification
Rui Machado, qualified as the leader of the ATP Challenger Tour ranking. He won 4 ATP Challenger Tour titles in Marrakech, Rijeka, Poznań and Szczecin. He was also a semifinalist at Trani, Madrid, São Leopoldo and São José do Rio Preto. His ATP Challenger Tour results throughout the 2011 season have earned him a career-high ranking of World No. 59, the highest achieved by a Portuguese player up to that date.


2011 ATP Challenger Tour Finals, Qualification
Martin Kližan has won a Challenger title in Genoa. He has also finished as runner-up in Rome and San Marino and reached the semifinals in Manerbio, Cordeons, Zagreb and Rabat. At the time of the tournament, he was the Slovakian No. 2.


2011 ATP Challenger Tour Finals, Qualification
Andreas Beck, German No. 6 and former World No. 33, did not win any ATP Challenger tournament in the 2011 season. However, he was still able to qualify with runner-up appearances at Kazan, Bath, Como and Oberstaufen. He also reached the semi-finals in Monza, Rome, Eckental, Palermo, Naples and Orléans.


2011 ATP Challenger Tour Finals, Qualification
Mathias Bachinger was another of the 3 German players who qualified for the ATP Challenger Tour Finals. During the 2011 season, he won the Athens title, was runner-up in Pingguo, Nottingham and Granby, and reached the semifinals at Courmayuer and Guangzhou. At the time of the tournament, he was the German No. 8.


2011 ATP Challenger Tour Finals, Qualification
Dudi Sela, Israeli No. 1 and former World No. 29 was active in both the ATP World Tour and the ATP Challenger Tour. In the latter, he won titles in Fergana, Busan and Nottingham and reached the semifinals at Athens and Beijing.


2011 ATP Challenger Tour Finals, Qualification
Bobby Reynolds has earned a place in the tournament following his 2 titles in Leon and Tulsa, runner-up showings in Rimouski and Winnetka, plus semi-final efforts in Tallahassee and Vancouver. He entered the tournament as the United States No. 11.


2011 ATP Challenger Tour Finals, Qualification
Cedrik-Marcel Stebe completed the line-up of seven qualified players and appeared in the tournament shortly after attaining career-high ranks of World No. 99 and German No. 5. In the 2011 season, he has reached three finals, winning the titles an Bangkok and Shanghai and finishing runner-up in Kyoto. He also reached the semifinals in Guangzhou, Pingguo, Oberstaufen and Ningbo.


2011 ATP Challenger Tour Finals, Qualification
Thomaz Bellucci did not compete in any events of ATP Challenger Tour throughout the 2011 season. Still, he was present at the ATP Challenger Tour Finals after being awarded the wildcard entry reserved to a player from the host country.


2011 ATP Challenger Tour Finals, Groupings
The draw took place on November 14, 2011. The top seed was placed in the Green Group and the second seed was placed in the Yellow Group. Players seeded three and four, five and six, seven and eight, were then drawn in pairs and divided into the two groups.


2011 ATP Challenger Tour Finals, Groupings
Green Group: Thomaz Bellucci [1], Martin Kližan [3], Andreas Beck [6], Bobby Reynolds [8].


2011 ATP Challenger Tour Finals, Groupings
Yellow Group: Rui Machado [2], Dudi Sela [4], Cedrik-Marcel Stebe [5], Matthias Bachinger [7].


2011 ATP Challenger Tour Finals, Player Head-to-Heads
These were the head-to-head records between the qualified players, immediately before the tournament.


2011 ATP Challenger Tour Finals, Points and prize money
The total prize money for the 2011 ATP Challenger Tour Finals was US$220,000.


2011 ATP Challenger Tour Finals – Singles
Cedrik-Marcel Stebe won the first edition of the tournament after defeating Dudi Sela 6–2, 6–4 in the final.


2011 ATP Challenger Tour Finals – Singles, Draw, Green Group
Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4) In three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5) Steering Committee decision.


2011 ATP Challenger Tour Finals – Singles, Draw, Yellow Group
Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4) In three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5) Steering Committee decision.


2011 ATP Challenger Trophy
The 2011 ATP Challenger Trophy was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the fifth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2011 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Trnava, Slovakia between 19 and 25 September 2011.


2011 ATP Challenger Trophy, ATP entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2011 ATP Challenger Trophy, ATP entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received entry as a Lucky Loser into the singles main draw:


2011 ATP Challenger Trophy, Champions, Doubles
Colin Ebelthite /  Jaroslav Pospíšil def. Alexander Bury /  Andrei Vasilevski, 6–3, 6–4


2011 ATP Challenger Trophy – Doubles
Karol Beck and Lukáš Rosol were the defending champions, but decided not to participate. Colin Ebelthite and Jaroslav Pospíšil won the title, defeating Alexander Bury and Andrei Vasilevski 6–3, 6–4 in the final.


2011 ATP Challenger Trophy – Singles
Jaroslav Pospíšil was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to eventual champion Iñigo Cervantes-Huegun. Spanish qualifier won in the final 6–4, 7–6(7–3), against Pavol Červenák.


2011 ATP China Challenger International
The 2011 ATP China Challenger International was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the first edition of the tournament which was part of the 2011 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Wuhai, China between 25 and 31 July 2011.


2011 ATP China Challenger International, ATP entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2011 ATP China Challenger International, ATP entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw as a lucky loser:


2011 ATP China Challenger International, Champions, Doubles
Lee Hsin-han /  Yang Tsung-hua def. Feng He /  Zhang Ze, 6–2, 7–6(7–4)


2011 ATP China Challenger International – Doubles
Lee Hsin-han and Yang Tsung-hua won the title, defeating Feng He and Zhang Ze 6–2, 7–6(7–4) in the final.


2011 ATP China Challenger International – Singles
Go Soeda won the first edition of this tournament, defeating Raven Klaasen 7–5, 6–4 in the final.


2011 ATP Salzburg Indoors
The 2011 ATP Salzburg Indoors was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the third edition of the tournament which is part of the Tretorn SERIE+ of the 2011 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Salzburg, Austria between 14 and 20 November 2011.


2011 ATP Salzburg Indoors, ATP entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2011 ATP Salzburg Indoors, ATP entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received entry as a special exempt into the singles main draw:


2011 ATP Salzburg Indoors, ATP entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received entry as an alternate into the singles main draw:


2011 ATP Salzburg Indoors, Champions, Doubles
Martin Fischer /  Philipp Oswald def. Alexander Waske /  Lovro Zovko, 6–3, 3–6, [14–12]


2011 ATP Salzburg Indoors – Doubles
Alexander Peya and Martin Slanar were the defending champions but decided not to participate. Martin Fischer and Philipp Oswald won the title, defeating Alexander Waske and Lovro Zovko 6–3, 3–6, [14–12] in the final.


2011 ATP Salzburg Indoors – Singles
Conor Niland is the defending champion. Benoît Paire won the title after defeating Grega Žemlja 6–7(6–8), 6–4, 6–4 in the final.


2011 ATP Studena Croatia Open
The 2011 ATP Studena Croatia Open was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 22nd edition of the ATP Studena Croatia Open, and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 Series of the 2011 ATP World Tour. It took place at the International Tennis Center in Umag, Croatia, from 26 July through 31 July 2011.


2011 ATP Studena Croatia Open, ATP entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2011 ATP Studena Croatia Open, Finals, Doubles
Simone Bolelli /  Fabio Fognini defeated  Marin Čilić /  Lovro Zovko, 6–3, 5–7, [10–7]


2011 ATP Studena Croatia Open – Doubles
Leoš Friedl and Filip Polášek were the defending champions, but Polášek decided to participate in Gstaad instead. As a result, Friedl played alongside David Škoch, but they were eliminated by Čilić and L Zovko in the quarterfinals.


2011 ATP Studena Croatia Open – Doubles
Simone Bolelli and Fabio Fognini won the title, defeating Marin Čilić and Lovro Zovko 6–3, 5–7, [10–7] in the final.


2011 ATP Studena Croatia Open – Singles
Juan Carlos Ferrero was the defending champion, but Alexandr Dolgopolov eliminated him in the semifinals.


2011 ATP Studena Croatia Open – Singles
Ukrainian player won this tournament. He won against Marin Čilić in the final 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 to claim the title.


2011 ATP Studena Croatia Open – Singles, Seeds
The first four seeds received a bye into the second round.


2011 ATP Studena Croatia Open – Singles Qualifying
This article displays the qualifying draw of the 2011 ATP Studena Croatia Open.


2011 ATP World Tour
The 2011 ATP World Tour was the elite men's professional tennis circuit organized by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for the 2011 season. It was the 42nd edition of the tour and the calendar comprised the Grand Slam tournaments, supervised by the International Tennis Federation (ITF), the ATP World Tour Masters 1000, the ATP World Tour 500 series, the ATP World Tour 250 series, the ATP World Team Championship, the Davis Cup (organized by the ITF), and the ATP World Tour Finals. Also included in the 2011 calendar is the Hopman Cup, which does not distribute ranking points, and is organized by the ITF.


2011 ATP World Tour
In singles, Novak Djokovic dominated the season. He won ten tournaments, including three Grand Slam (Australian Open, Wimbledon Championships and the US Open), and five Masters Series 1000 titles (Indian Wells, Miami, Madrid, Rome and Canada). He ended the year with an 6–0 record against Rafael Nadal and a 4–1 record against Roger Federer.


2011 ATP World Tour, Schedule
This is the complete schedule of events on the 2011 calendar, with player progression documented from the quarterfinals stage.


2011 ATP World Tour, Statistical information
These tables present the number of singles (S), doubles (D), and mixed doubles (X) titles won by each player and each nation during the season, within all the tournament categories of the 2011 ATP World Tour: the Grand Slam tournaments, the ATP World Tour Finals, the ATP World Tour Masters 1000, the ATP World Tour 500 series, and the ATP World Tour 250 series.


2011 ATP World Tour, Statistical information
The players/nations are sorted by: 1) total number of titles (a doubles title won by two players representing the same nation counts as only one win for the nation); 2) cumulated importance of those titles (one Grand Slam win equalling two Masters 1000 wins, one ATP World Tour Finals win equalling one-and-a-half Masters 1000 win, one Masters 1000 win equalling two 500 events wins, one 500 event win equalling two 250 events wins); 3) a singles > doubles > mixed doubles hierarchy; 4) alphabetical order (by family names for players).


2011 ATP World Tour, Statistical information
To avoid confusion and double counting, these tables should be updated only after an event is completed. The tables are through to the tournaments completed in the week of 31 October.


2011 ATP World Tour, Statistical information, Titles information
The following players won their first main circuit title in singles, doubles, or mixed doubles:


2011 ATP World Tour, Statistical information, Titles information
The following players defended a main circuit title in singles, doubles, or mixed doubles:


2011 ATP World Tour, Rankings
These are the ATP Rankings shows the Race for the Singles and Doubles, and of the 2011 season, with number of rankings points, number of tournaments played, year-end ranking in 2010, highest and lowest position during the season (for singles and doubles individual only, as doubles team rankings are not calculated over a rolling year-to-date system), and number of spots gained or lost from the 2010 to the 2011 year-end rankings.


2011 ATP World Tour, Point distribution
The Davis Cup World Group and World Group Play-Off matches awarded ATP Ranking points from 2009 to 2015.


2011 ATP World Tour, Point distribution
Only live matches earn points; dead rubbers earn no points. If a player does not compete in the singles of one or more rounds he will receive points from the previous round when playing singles at the next tie. This last rule also applies for playing in doubles matches.


2011 ATP World Tour, Point distribution
1 A player who wins a singles rubber in the first day of the tie is awarded 5 points, whereas a singles rubber win in tie's last day grants 10 points for a total of 15 available points.


2011 ATP World Tour, Point distribution
2 For the first round only, any player who competes in a live rubber, without a win, receives 10 ranking points for participation.


2011 ATP World Tour, Point distribution
3 Team bonus awarded to a singles player who wins 7 live matches in a calendar year and his team wins the competition.


2011 ATP World Tour, Point distribution
4 Performance bonus awarded to a singles player who wins 8 live matches in a calendar year. In this case, no Team bonus is awarded.


2011 ATP World Tour, Point distribution
5 Team bonus awarded to an unchanged doubles team who wins 4 matches in a calendar year and his team wins the competition.


2011 ATP World Tour, Retirements and comebacks
Following is a list of notable players (winners of a main tour title, and/or part of the ATP Rankings top 100 (singles) or top 50 (doubles) for at least one week) who announced their retirement from professional tennis, became inactive (after not playing for more than 52 weeks), or were permanently banned from playing, during the 2011 season:


2011 ATP World Tour, Retirements and comebacks
Following is a list of notable players (winners of a main tour title, and/or part of the ATP Rankings top 100 (singles) or top 50 (doubles) for at least one week) who came out of retirement from professional tennis during the 2011 season:


2011 ATP World Tour Finals
The 2011 ATP World Tour Finals (also known as the 2011 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals for sponsorship reasons) was a tennis tournament that was played at the O2 Arena in London, United Kingdom between 20 and 27 November 2011. The defending champion in singles was Roger Federer, while the defending champions in doubles were Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjić. However, they did not defend their title together because they separated after the 2010 event. Zimonjic partnered with Michaël Llodra for the season, and Nestor partnered with Max Mirnyi. Federer successfully defended his crown, winning a record-breaking sixth title, while Nestor and Mirnyi captured the doubles title.


2011 ATP World Tour Finals, Tournament
The 2011 ATP World Tour Finals took place from 20 to 27 November at the O2 Arena in London, United Kingdom. It was the 42nd edition of the tournament (37th for doubles). The tournament was run by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) and was part of the 2011 ATP World Tour. The event took place on indoor hard courts. It served as the season-ending championships for players on the ATP Tour. The eight players who qualified for the event were split into two groups of four.


2011 ATP World Tour Finals, Tournament
During this stage, players competed in a round-robin format (meaning players play against all the other players in their group). The two players with the best results in each group progressed to the semifinals, where the winners of a group faced the runners-up of the other group. This stage, however, was a knock-out stage. The doubles competition used the same format.


2011 ATP World Tour Finals, Qualification
The top eight players (or teams) with the most countable points accumulated in Grand Slam, ATP World Tour, and Davis Cup tournaments during the year qualified for the 2011 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals. Countable points included points earned in 2011, plus points earned at the 2010 Davis Cup final and the late-season 2010 Challengers played after the 2010 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals.


2011 ATP World Tour Finals, Qualification
To qualify, a player who finished in the 2010 year-end top 30 must have competed in four Grand Slam tournaments and eight ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournaments during 2011. The best four ATP World Tour 500 events in 2011 and best two ATP World Tour 250 events in 2011 counted towards the ranking. All direct acceptance players at the time of the entry deadline who did not play an event receive a 0-pointer for that event.


2011 ATP World Tour Finals, Qualification
The Monte Carlo Rolex Masters 1000 became optional in 2009, but if a player chose to participate in it, its result was counted in and the fourth-best result in an ATP 500 event was ignored (the three best ATP 500 results remained). If a player did not play enough ATP 500 events and did not have an ATP 250 or Challenger appearances with a better result, the Davis Cup was counted in the 500s table (if the player entered or achieved better results).


2011 ATP World Tour Finals, Qualification
If a player did not play enough ATP 250 or Challenger events, the World Team Championship was counted in the 250s table (if the player entered or achieved better results). If a player could not be present in all required tournament classes (i.e. because of an injury), all uncounted ATP 250 or Challenger results were eligible to be included in the 18 valid tournaments. In teams rankings, Challenger points were excluded.


2011 ATP World Tour Finals, Qualification
A player who was out of competition for 30 or more days, due to a verified injury, was not penalized. The 2011 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals counted as an additional 19th tournament in the ranking of its eight qualifiers at season's end, while the Davis Cup Final points counted towards the next year's race.


2011 ATP World Tour Finals, Qualified players, Singles
On 14 May Novak Djokovic became the first qualifier, after reaching the finals of the Rome Masters.


2011 ATP World Tour Finals, Qualified players, Singles
Novak Djokovic began the year by winning the Australian Open, his second Grand Slam title, defeating 2010 runner-up Andy Murray, 6–4, 6–2, 6–3, in the final. In February, he successfully defended his title for the second time at the Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships, defeating Roger Federer, 6–3, 6–3. The Serb closed the following month by clinching the "American double" (both hard-court Masters title in Indian Wells and Miami) for the first time since Roger Federer last did so in 2006. He defeated Rafael Nadal in both those finals in three sets, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2, and 4–6, 6–3, 7–6, respectively.


2011 ATP World Tour Finals, Qualified players, Singles
It was the first time since 1995 that Indian Wells and Miami featured the same two finalists and the top 2 ranked players. His flawless season start continued onto the clay circuit with his successful defense of the 2011 Serbia Open trophy against Feliciano López, 7–6, 6–2. Djokovic went on to win his seventh title of the year in the Madrid Masters, ending defending champion Nadal's clay dominance in straight sets. At the Rome Masters, he repeated this achievement by defeating the Spaniard, 6–4, 6–4, in their fourth consecutive Masters final.


2011 ATP World Tour Finals, Qualified players, Singles
His 43-match winning streak ended in the 2011 French Open, when Roger Federer—whom he had beaten three times in 2011 and who was the last to beat him in the 2010 ATP World Tour Finals—overcame him in four sets, 6–7, 3–6, 6–3, 6–7in the semifinal. Djokovic then won his first grass title and first non-Australian Grand Slam at Wimbledon, defeating Rafael Nadal, 6–4, 6–1, 1–6, 6–3, in the final. Djokovic became the 25th world no. 1, after reaching the final of Wimbledon.


2011 ATP World Tour Finals, Qualified players, Singles
In the 2011 US Open Series, Djokovic finished second, after winning the 2011 Rogers Cup over American Mardy Fish, 6–2, 3–6, 6–4, and being runner-up to Andy Murray, 4–6, 0–3, after Djokovic retired due to a sore shoulder at the 2011 Western & Southern Open. He then won his third Grand Slam of the year at the 2011 US Open, after finishing runner-up twice at the Open, defeating Rafael Nadal, 6–2, 6–4, 6–7, 6–1, after defeating Roger Federer in the semifinals, coming back from two sets down and saving two match points. Djokovic also recorded the highest prize money in a single season of $11.2 million.


2011 ATP World Tour Finals, Qualified players, Singles
On 8 June after reaching the third round of the Aegon Championships, Rafael Nadal became the second to qualify.


2011 ATP World Tour Finals, Qualified players, Singles
Rafael Nadal began his season at the 2011 Qatar Open, being defeated in straight sets by defending champion Nikolay Davydenko in the semifinals. He went on to the Australian Open, where he also reached the quarterfinals, losing to compatriot David Ferrer in straight sets, which ended his chances of a "Rafa Slam". In the Indian Well-Miami Masters swing, Nadal reached the final twice, but lost both times to Novak Djokovic, both in three tight sets. Returning to the Europe for the European clay swing, Nadal headed to the 2011 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters.


2011 ATP World Tour Finals, Qualified players, Singles
Nadal took the championship over compatriot David Ferrer, 6–4, 7–5, his seventh consecutive Monte Carlo crown. Nadal continued his unbeaten clay streak going back to 2009 by winning the Torneo Godó. This tournament marked his 500th ATP victory, after beating Ivan Dodig in the semifinal. Nadal clinched the trophy for the sixth time, defeating David Ferrer for the second week in a row. Nadal saw his clay streak end as he lost to Djokovic again, this time in his home Masters at Madrid. He also lost to Djokovic at the Rome Masters.


2011 ATP World Tour Finals, Qualified players, Singles
In the 2011 French Open, Nadal was forced to a five-set match for the first time in Roland Garros history in the opening round against John Isner, 6–4, 6–7, 6–7, 6–2, 6–4. He reached the final, where he overcame Roger Federer in four sets. This was his sixth French Open title, tying him with Björn Borg for the most French Open titles in the open era. At Wimbledon, Nadal lost his first Wimbledon match since 2007 in the final to Djokovic 4–6, 1–6, 6–1, 6–3. In the US Open Series, Nadal lost his first opening-round match since 2008 Rome, falling to Ivan Dodig, 6–1, 6–7, 6–7. At the US Open, Nadal once again fell to Djokovic in the final for the sixth time in the year.


2011 ATP World Tour Finals, Qualified players, Singles
On 2 September after defeating Robin Haase in the second round at the 2011 US Open, 6–7, 2–6, 6–2, 6–0, 6–4, Andy Murray was the third to qualify.


2011 ATP World Tour Finals, Qualified players, Singles
Andy Murray began the year by reaching his third Grand Slam final at the 2011 Australian Open, but once again fell in straight sets, 4–6, 2–6, 3–6, to Novak Djokovic. Murray lost his next three matches, but recovered in the clay season, reaching the semifinals of the 2011 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters and 2011 Internazionali BNL d'Italia. He won his first title of the year at the 2011 Aegon Championships, defeating Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, 3–6, 7–6, 6–4.


2011 ATP World Tour Finals, Qualified players, Singles
He won his second title of the year at the 2011 Western & Southern Open, being only the second person to defeat Djokovic in the year, 6–4, 3–0 ret., after falling in his first match in the 2011 Rogers Cup. On the Asian swing, Murray made a sweep by winning three titles in three tournaments. He first won the 2011 PTT Thailand Open, defeating Donald Young, 6–2, 6–0, in 48 minutes. He then became the first person in 2011 to win both singles and doubles in the same tournament at the 2011 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships.


2011 ATP World Tour Finals, Qualified players, Singles
He beat Rafael Nadal in singles 3–6, 6–2, 6–0; and partnering brother Jamie Murray he won the doubles title as well. He then completed the sweep by successfully defending his title at the 2011 Shanghai Rolex Masters, defeating David Ferrer in the final, 7–5, 6–4. At the other Grand Slams, Murray reached the semifinals of the 2011 French Open for the first time, Wimbledon, and the US Open, being the only person other than Djokovic to reach the semifinals of all four Grand Slams.


2011 ATP World Tour Finals, Qualified players, Singles
On 3 September Roger Federer qualified for the World Tour Finals, after defeating Marin Čilić in the third round at the US Open, 6–3, 4–6, 6–4, 6–2, marking his tenth consecutive year in the finals.


2011 ATP World Tour Finals, Qualified players, Singles
Roger Federer began the year by winning the 2011 Qatar Open, defeating Nikolay Davydenko, 6–3, 6–3, without dropping a set in the tournament. This marks the 11th straight year that Federer won a singles title. Federer then reached the semifinals of the 2011 Australian Open, falling to Novak Djokovic, 6–7, 5–7, 4–6. He then reached his second final of the year at the 2011 Dubai Tennis Championships, losing to Djokovic, 3–6, 3–6. He then reached the semifinals of Indian Wells, Miami, and Madrid.


2011 ATP World Tour Finals, Qualified players, Singles
At the 2011 French Open, Federer ended Djokovic's 43-match winning streak in the semifinals, 7–6, 6–3, 3–6, 7–6. However, he fell in the final to Rafael Nadal in four sets, 5–7, 6–7, 7–5, 1–6. At Wimbledon, the Swiss fell to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the quarterfinals, 6–3, 7–6, 4–6, 4–6, 4–6. This marks the first time that Federer fell after leading two sets to love in a Grand Slam. He then fell early in Montreal and Cincinnati.


2011 ATP World Tour Finals, Qualified players, Singles
At the 2011 US Open, Federer reached the semifinals, falling to Djokovic after leading two sets to love and having two match points in the fifth set, 7–6, 6–4, 3–6, 2–6, 5–7. Federer won his second title of the year at the Swiss Indoors Basel ending his 10-month title drought. He defeated Japanese wildcard Kei Nishikori, 6–1, 6–3. The following week, Federer won his first BNP Paribas Masters title in Paris after defeating Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in straight sets, 6–1, 7–6.


2011 ATP World Tour Finals, Qualified players, Singles
On 3 October David Ferrer qualified after advancing to the quarterfinals at the 2011 Shanghai Rolex Masters.


2011 ATP World Tour Finals, Qualified players, Singles
David Ferrer won two titles in the year, his first coming in the Heineken Open over David Nalbandian, 6–3, 6–2, and defending his title at the Abierto Mexicano Telcel, overcoming Nicolás Almagro, 7–6, 6–7, 6–2. He then reached his second Grand Slam semifinal and first since 2007 at the Australian Open, defeating top seed Rafael Nadal in the quarterfinals, 6–4, 6–2, 6–3, ending the seven-match winning streak of the Spaniard against him in his first straight-set win over Nadal. He then lost to Andy Murray, 6–4, 6–7, 1–6, 6–7.


2011 ATP World Tour Finals, Qualified players, Singles
He also reached three other finals, at the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, where he lost in the final to Rafael Nadal, 4–6, 5–7, and at the Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell, 2–6, 4–6, also to Nadal. He did not lose a set approaching both finals. He also lost in the final of the Collector Swedish Open to Robin Söderling, 2–6, 2–6. Ferrer also reached the final at the 2011 Shanghai Rolex Masters, losing to Andy Murray. At the other Grand Slams, he reached the fourth round of the French Open, Wimbledon, and the US Open. This was the first time that he had reached at least the fourth round of each Grand Slam in one calendar year.


2011 ATP World Tour Finals, Qualified players, Singles
On 10 November Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Czech Tomáš Berdych and American Mardy Fish all qualified after Berdych defeated Janko Tipsarević, the last remaining contender, in the third round of the BNP Paribas Masters.


2011 ATP World Tour Finals, Qualified players, Singles
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga started the year having missed much of the end of the 2010 season because of injury. He reached the third round of the Australian Open and made his first final since October 2009 at the World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam, where he lost to Robin Söderling 3–6, 6–3, 3–6. In May, he dropped out of the top 20 for the first time since January 2008. Tsonga then made his first grass-court final at the Aegon Championships in London, where he was defeated by Andy Murray, 6–3, 6–7, 4–6. He carried this form into Wimbledon, reaching the semifinals.


2011 ATP World Tour Finals, Qualified players, Singles
He came from two sets to love behind to defeat Roger Federer in the quarterfinals, 3–6, 6–7, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4. At the US Open, he faced another quarterfinal against Federer, but this time was defeated. He then won two titles: his first in two years at the Open de Moselle over Ivan Ljubičić, 6–3, 6–7, 6–3 and the Erste Bank Open, this time defeating Juan Martín del Potro, 6–7, 6–3, 6–4, in the final. Jo also made the final of the 2011 BNP Paribas Masters in November for the second time, after winning in 2008. However, this time he was defeated by Roger Federer 1–6, 6–7. Tsonga was competing for the second time, having previously competed in 2008.


2011 ATP World Tour Finals, Qualified players, Singles
Tomáš Berdych's season was characterised by repeated appearances in Masters' quarter- and semifinals, with poorer performances at Grand Slams. He reached the quarterfinals of the Australian Open, defeated by eventual champion Novak Djokovic 1–6, 6–7, 1–6. After struggling with injuries in February, Berdych made a number of quarter- and semifinals in the clay and grass court seasons, but did not progress to any finals. At the French Open, Berdych suffered a shocking first-round loss to Stéphane Robert, 6–3, 6–3, 2–6, 2–6, 7–9, and was defeated 6–7, 4–6, 4–6 by Mardy Fish in the fourth round of Wimbledon.


2011 ATP World Tour Finals, Qualified players, Singles
He also retired in the third round of the US Open against Janko Tipsarević while down 4–6, 0–5, due to a shoulder injury. Berdych reached his first final of the season at the China Open, where he faced Croatian Marin Čilić, defeating him 3–6, 6–4, 6–1. This was the sixth title of his career and his first title since the 2009 BMW Open. This was his second successive appearance at the ATP World Tour Finals.


2011 ATP World Tour Finals, Qualified players, Singles
Mardy Fish had a breakthrough season by cracking the top 10 for the first time. He won the US Open Series by reaching three consecutive finals. His first final was at the Atlanta Tennis Championships, where he was the defending champion. He faced compatriot John Isner and defeated him 3–6, 7–6, 6–2. He then reached the final of the Farmers Classic, where he was upset by no. 84-ranked Ernests Gulbis 7–5, 4–6, 4–6.


2011 ATP World Tour Finals, Qualified players, Singles
He then reached his fourth Masters final of his career at the Rogers Cup, but once again lost, this time to Novak Djokovic, 6–2, 3–6, 6–4, At the Grand Slams, he was upset by Tommy Robredo in the second round of the Australian Open 6–1, 3–6, 3–6, 3–6. He then fell in the third round of the French Open to Gilles Simon and the fourth round of the US Open to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. He also reached his first Wimbledon quarterfinals, but lost to Rafael Nadal 3–6, 3–6, 7–5, 4–6. He was the only debutant at the event.


2011 ATP World Tour Finals, Qualified players, Singles
The first alternate for the Tour Finals was Serbian Janko Tipsarević, who had his best season so far, entering the top 10 and winning his first ATP World Tour title. He reached five finals in the year, the first coming in the Delray Beach International Tennis Championships, however he fell to Juan Martín del Potro 4–6, 4–6. He then reached the final of the Aegon International, where he faced Andreas Seppi but retired with a leg injury after being down 6–7, 6–3, 3–5 in a match delayed final.


2011 ATP World Tour Finals, Qualified players, Singles
He then won his first career title at the Malaysian Open without losing a set, defeating Marcos Baghdatis 6–4, 7–5 in the final. He then won his second title at the Kremlin Cup, where he defeated compatriot Viktor Troicki 6–4, 6–2 in the first all-Serbian final. He then reached his second final in a row at the St. Petersburg Open, but this time fell to Marin Čilić 3–6, 6–3, 2–6. Tipsarević also reached his first Slam quarterfinal at the US Open where he retired against Novak Djokovic 6–7, 7–6, 0–6, 0–3 due to a thigh injury.


2011 ATP World Tour Finals, Qualified players, Singles
The second alternate was Nicolás Almagro. The Spaniard had a breakthrough season, debuting in the top 10 and winning 3 titles in the year. At the South American Clay season, Almagro reached 3 consecutive final, first winning back-to-back titles at the Brasil Open defeating Alexandr Dolgopolov 6–3, 7–6 and Copa Claro over Juan Ignacio Chela 6–3, 3–6, 6–4. However he lost in the final of Abierto Mexicano Telcel to defending champion David Ferrer 6–7, 7–6, 2–6. His third title of the year came in the Open de Nice Côte d'Azur over Victor Hănescu 6–7, 6–3, 6–3. He reached his fifth final of the year at the International German Open, however he lost to Frenchman Gilles Simon 4–6, 6–4, 4–6.


2011 ATP World Tour Finals, Qualified players, Doubles
On 2 September, the first top three teams qualified. The teams were Bob Bryan & Mike Bryan, and the newly formed teams of Nenad Zimonjić & Michaël Llodra, and Daniel Nestor & Max Mirnyi.


2011 ATP World Tour Finals, Qualified players, Doubles
Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan started the year by making the final of the Medibank International Sydney losing to Dlouhý/Hanley in the final. They then made a hat-trick, winning their third Australian Open in a row and their fifth overall over Bhupathi/Paes 6–3, 6–4. They then made a good clay season reaching 4 consecutive finals winning 3 of them, the first coming in the US Men's Clay Court Championships over compatriots Isner/Querrey 6–7, 6–2, [10–5], they also won the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters over Chela/Soares 6–3, 6–2, and finally in the Mutua Madrid Open 6–3, 6–3 over Llodra/Zimonjić.


2011 ATP World Tour Finals, Qualified players, Doubles
They however lost in the final of the Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell to González/Lipsky 5–7, 6–2, [12–10]. They then had a perfect grass season winning both in the Aegon Championships over Bhupathi/Paes 6–7, 7–6, [10–6] and their 11th Slam at the Wimbledon over Lindstedt/Tecău 6–3, 6–4, 7–6. They reached their 9th final of the year at the Rogers Cup to Llodra/Zimonjić 6–4, 6–7, [10–5]. At the US Open they lost in the first round of a Slam since Australian Open in 2001, they lost to Karlović/Moser 6–4, 2–6, 6–2. They then won back-to-back titles at the Erste Bank Open defeating Mirnyi/Daniel Nestor 7–6, 6–3 in the final and at the Valencia Open 500 defeating Butorac/Rojer 6–4, 7–6.


2011 ATP World Tour Finals, Qualified players, Doubles
Michaël Llodra and Nenad Zimonjić paired up for the third time after an 8-year hiatus. They reached their first final at the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament, however they fell to the team of Melzer/Petzschner 4–6, 6–3, [5–10]. They then reached the final of the Mutua Madrid Open losing to Bryan/Bryan 3–6, 3–6. They had a good run at the US Open Series as they claimed their first titles back-to-back as a team and reached 3 consecutive finals.


2011 ATP World Tour Finals, Qualified players, Doubles
They won in the Legg Mason Tennis Classic in a close three setter over Lindstedt/Tecău 6–7, 7–6, [10–7] and in the Rogers Cup over Bryan/Bryan 6–4, 6–7, [10–5]. They reached their 3 final in a row at the Western & Southern Open losing to Bhupathi/Paes 6–7, 6–7. They claimed their third title of the year at the China Open once again over Lindstedt/Tecău in two tie-break sets 7–6, 7–6. They then reached their 7th final of the year at the Shanghai Rolex Masters losing to Mirnyi/Nestor 6–1, 1–6, [10–12]. They then defeated Mirnyi/Nestor in the final of the Swiss Indoors Basel 6–4, 7–5. Zimonjić also finished runner-up at the French Open Mixed Doubles with Katarina Srebotnik losing to Dellacqua/Lipsky 6–7, 6–4, [7–10].


2011 ATP World Tour Finals, Qualified players, Doubles
Max Mirnyi and Daniel Nestor played for the first time this year. Their first title as a team came in the Regions Morgan Keegan Championships over Butorac/Rojer 6–2, 6–7, [10–3]. However, their major triumph came in the French Open claiming their first Slam, triumphing over surprise finalists Cabal/Schwank 7–6, 3–6, 6–4 in the final. They also reached the final of the Sony Ericsson Open falling to the Indian pair of Bhupathi/Paes 6–7, 6–2, [10–5]. They then won their second Masters 1000 title at the Shanghai Rolex Masters 3–6, 6–1, [12–10] defeating the French-Serb pair of Llodra/Zimonjić in the final. They then reached back-to-back finals at the Erste Bank Open and Swiss Indoors Basel but end up in the losing side to Bryan/Bryan 6–7, 3–6 and to Llodra/Zimonjić 4–6, 5–7, respectively. Nestor also claimed the Mixed Doubles title Australian Open with Katarina Srebotnik defeating Hanley/Chan in the final.


2011 ATP World Tour Finals, Qualified players, Doubles
On 13 September 2011, after claiming the US Open, Jürgen Melzer & Philipp Petzschner were announced as the fourth qualifiers.


2011 ATP World Tour Finals, Qualified players, Doubles
Jürgen Melzer and Philipp Petzschner claimed their second slam as a team at the US Open, making it the second year in a row that they have claimed a slam. At the open, they defeated the Polish team of Fyrstenberg/Matkowski in the final 6–2, 6–2. They also won titles in the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament over Llodra/Zimonjić 6–4, 3–6, [10–5] and their 5th career title as a team at the MercedesCup over the Spanish team of Granollers/López 6–3, 6–4 in the final. Melzer also won the Mixed Doubles title at the Wimbledon with Iveta Benešová defeating the team of Bhupathi/Vesnina 6–3, 6–2 in the final.


2011 ATP World Tour Finals, Qualified players, Doubles
On 14 October, the team of Mahesh Bhupathi & Leander Paes were the fifth team to qualify after reaching the semi-finals of the Shanghai Rolex Masters.


2011 ATP World Tour Finals, Qualified players, Doubles
Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes, the Indian pair teamed for the first time since 2002. They won their first title of the year at their home tournament, the Aircel Chennai Open defeating Haase/Martin 6–2, 6–7, [10–7]. They then reached the final of the Australian Open losing to Bryan/Bryan 3–6, 4–6. They also reached the final of the Sony Ericsson Open where they defeated the team of Minryi/Nestor 6–7, 6–2, [10–5]. They then reached the final of the Aegon Championships where they faced Bryan/Bryan in the final but end up losing 7–6, 6–7, [6–10]. They then claimed their third total of the year at the Western & Southern Open defeating Llodra/Zimonjić in two close sets, 7–6, 7–6. Bhupathi also finished runner-up at the Mixed Doubles of Wimbledon with Elena Vesnina losing to Melzer/Benešová 3–6, 2–6.


2011 ATP World Tour Finals, Qualified players, Doubles
On 1 November, the pair of Swede Robert Lindstedt & Romanian Horia Tecău were announced as sixth team to qualify.


2011 ATP World Tour Finals, Qualified players, Doubles
Robert Lindstedt and Horia Tecău started the year by reaching the final of the Brisbane International but had to retire after losing the first set 6–4 against Dlouhý/Hanley. They then won their first title of the year at the Grand Prix Hassan II defeating Fleming/Zelenay 6–2, 6–1. They then finished runners-up at the UNICEF Open losing to Bracciali/Čermák 3–6, 6–2, [8–10]. They then reached their second Slam final as a team at Wimbledon, but once again fell, this time to top seeds Bryan/Bryan 3–6, 4–6, 6–7.


2011 ATP World Tour Finals, Qualified players, Doubles
They then claimed their second title of the year at the Collector Swedish Open defeating the Swedish pair of Aspelin/Siljeström 6–3, 6–3. They then reached the final of the Legg Mason Tennis Classic falling to the team of Llodra/Zimonjić in three tight sets 7–6, 6–7, [7–10]. They also reached the final of the China Open once again losing to Llodra/Zimonjić this time in two tie-break sets 6–7, 6–7. Tecău also won two other titles in the year with different partners, at the PBZ Zagreb Indoors with Dick Norman defeating the team of Granollers/López 6–3, 6–4 in the final. He then teamed up with compatriot Victor Hănescu to win the Abierto Mexicano Telcel over the Brazilian team of Melo/Soares 6–1, 6–3.


2011 ATP World Tour Finals, Qualified players, Doubles
On 6 November, Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi known as the 'Indo-Pak Express' were announced as the seventh qualifier.


2011 ATP World Tour Finals, Qualified players, Doubles
Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi, who were playing for the second year, had won two titles as a team in the year. Their first title came in the Gerry Weber Open, defeating Haase and Raonic 7–6, 3–6, [11–9] in the final. They then won the If Stockholm Open over Melo/Soares 6–1, 6–3 in the final. Qureshi also won another title with Oliver Marach at the PTT Thailand Open against the German team of Kohlmann/Waske in two close sets 7–6, 7–6. They then won their biggest title at the BNP Paribas Masters over the French team of Benneteau/Mahut 6–2, 6–4.


2011 ATP World Tour Finals, Qualified players, Doubles
On 10 November, the Polish team of Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski secured the eighth and final team spot.


2011 ATP World Tour Finals, Qualified players, Doubles
Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski were the only team not to win a title in the ATP World Tour, which meant that they needed to win the event to continue their streak since 2003 to win at least one doubles title. However, they won an ATP Challenger event at the BNP Paribas Polish Open. Their biggest triumph came in the US Open, where they reached their first Slam final as a team and as individuals, however they lost to the team of Melzer/Petzschner 6–2, 6–2.


2011 ATP World Tour Finals, Groupings, Singles
Group A was led by world no. 1 Novak Djokovic and Australian Open runner-up Andy Murray. They were joined by Spaniard David Ferrer and Czech Tomáš Berdych. Against the rest of the group, top seed Novak Djokovic was 19–9, third seed Andy Murray was 10–12, fifth seed David Ferrer was 12–13, and seventh seed Tomáš Berdych was 6–13.


2011 ATP World Tour Finals, Groupings, Singles
Djokovic had a good record against each member of his group. He was 6–4 against Murray and 2–1 in the year, with Murray winning their last encounter at the final of the Western & Southern Open 6–4, 3–0 ret., and Djokovic winning in Internazionali BNL d'Italia semifinal 6–1, 3–6, 7–6 and Australian Open final 6–4, 6–2, 6–3. Djokovic was also 6–4 against Ferrer, winning their only encounter in 2011 at the Mutua Madrid Open 6–4, 4–6, 6–3.


2011 ATP World Tour Finals, Groupings, Singles
He was 7–1 against Berdych, winning their last five encounters including three in the year, with his last win coming in the Western & Southern Open semifinal 7–5 ret. Murray led Ferrer by 5–3 and won their three encounters in 2011 including the final of the Shanghai Rolex Masters 7–5, 6–4. However, Murray trailed Berdych 1–3, with Murray's last win coming in 2005 and Berdych winning their only match-up in 2011 at the BNP Paribas Masters 4–6, 7–6, 6–4. In the last head-to-head of the group Ferrer led Berdych 5–2 and won the last four with the last encounter coming in 2010 at the Malaysian Open 4–6, 7–5, 6–4.


2011 ATP World Tour Finals, Groupings, Singles
Group B was led by the French Open champion and 10-time Slam champion Rafael Nadal, and 16-time Slam champion and French Open runner-up Roger Federer. They were joined by Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and the only debutant American, Mardy Fish. Against the rest of the group, no. 2 seed Rafael Nadal was 30–11, no. 4 seed Roger Federer was 20–21, no. 6 seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga was 6–12, and no. 8 seed Mardy Fish was 2–14.


2011 ATP World Tour Finals, Groupings, Singles
Like Djokovic, Nadal had a great record against each of Group B members. Nadal led Federer 17–8, including all three encounters in the year, the last being at the final of the French Open 7–5, 7–6, 5–7, 6–1.


2011 ATP World Tour Finals, Groupings, Singles
He was 6–2 against Tsonga, splitting their encounters in 2011, Tsonga winning in the Aegon Championships 6–7, 6–4, 6–1 and Nadal winning in the Davis Group semifinal between Spain and France 6–0, 6–2, 6–4. Nadal led Fish 7–1, meeting three times in the year with Nadal winning in Wimbledon 6–3, 6–3, 5–7, 6–4, Fish' only win coming in the Western & Southern Open 6–3, 6–4, and Nadal winning in the Toray Pan Pacific Open 7–5, 6–1.


2011 ATP World Tour Finals, Groupings, Singles
Federer led Tsonga 6–3, and met six times in 2011 win Federer winning four of them, and the last coming in the final of the BNP Paribas Masters, Federer prevailing 6–1, 7–6. Federer led Fish 6–1, with their last match coming in 2010 in the final of the Western & Southern Financial Group Masters with Federer winning 6–7, 7–6, 6–4. Tsonga led Fish by 1–0, with their only encounter coming in the fourth round of the 2011 US Open 6–4, 6–7, 3–6, 6–4, 6–2.


2011 ATP World Tour Finals, Champions, Doubles
Max Mirnyi /  Daniel Nestor def. Mariusz Fyrstenberg /  Marcin Matkowski, 7–5, 6–3


2011 ATP World Tour Finals – Doubles
Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjić were the defending champions, but they split in 2011. Daniel Nestor qualified with his new partner Max Mirnyi and Nenad Zimonjić with Michaël Llodra. Daniel Nestor and Max Mirnyi won the final 7–5, 6–3, against Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski.


2011 ATP World Tour Finals – Doubles, Draw, Group A
Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4) In three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5) Steering Committee decision.


2011 ATP World Tour Finals – Doubles, Draw, Group B
Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4) In three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5) Steering Committee decision.


2011 ATP World Tour Finals – Singles
Defending champion Roger Federer successfully defended his title, defeating Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the final, 6–3, 6–7(6–8), 6–3 to win the Singles tennis title at the 2011 ATP World Tour Finals. It was his record sixth ATP World Tour Finals title and his 70th career title.


2011 ATP World Tour Finals – Singles, Draw, Group A
Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4) In three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5) Steering Committee decision.


2011 ATP World Tour Finals – Singles, Draw, Group B
Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4) In three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5) Steering Committee decision.


2011 ATP World Tour Masters 1000
The twenty-second edition of the ATP Masters Series. The champion of each Masters event is awarded a 1,000 rankings points.


2011 Aaron's 499
The 2011 Aaron's 499 was the eighth race of the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season out of thirty six total races. The race was held on April 17 at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Alabama. Jeff Gordon won his 70th pole position, leading a Hendrick Motorsports sweep of the top four starting positions (Gordon and Jimmie Johnson in row 1; Mark Martin and Dale Earnhardt Jr. in row 2). Nearly the entire race, in similar fashion to the 2011 Daytona 500, was marked by the prevalence of 2-car drafting.


2011 Aaron's 499
On the last lap, four 2-car drafting teams contended for the win (Jimmie Johnson and Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Jeff Gordon and Mark Martin; Clint Bowyer and Kevin Harvick; Carl Edwards and Greg Biffle), and all eight cars finished within about three car-lengths of each other. Johnson, pushed by Earnhardt, won the race by .002 seconds over Clint Bowyer, the 2010 fall race winner at the track.


2011 Aaron's 499
The finish is tied for the closest in the Sprint Cup since NASCAR adopted electronic timing in 1993.


2011 Aaron's 499, Report, Background
Talladega Superspeedway is one of six superspeedways to hold NASCAR races; the others are Daytona International Speedway, Auto Club Speedway, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Pocono Raceway and Michigan International Speedway. The standard track at the speedway is a four-turn superspeedway that is 2.66 miles (4.28 km) long. The track's turns are banked at thirty-three degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at 16.5 degrees. The back stretch has a two-degree banking. Talladega Superspeedway can seat up to 143,231 people.


2011 Aaron's 499, Report, Background
Before the race, Carl Edwards led the Drivers' Championship at 256 points, and Kyle Busch stood in second with 247 points. Matt Kenseth was third in the rankings with 243 points, tied with Jimmie Johnson in fourth, three points ahead of Kurt Busch.


2011 Aaron's 499, Report, Race summary
The race, the eighth in the season, started at 1:08 p.m EDT, and was televised live in the United States on Fox. Temperatures were expected to brisk, but sunny. The green flag waved at 1:22 p.m.


2011 Aaron's 499, Report, Race summary
To start the race, the front row drivers, Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon, picked up their respective teammates, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Mark Martin, as drafting partners. Gordon, with help from Martin, claimed the lead, leading the first few laps. On lap 3, the hooked-up pair of Clint Bowyer and Michael Waltrip began to challenge the two Hendrick pairs for the lead. On lap 10, Denny Hamlin pushed Ryan Newman through the field for the lead, but was passed a lap later by Brad Keselowski. Another lap later, Bowyer and Waltrip passed Keselowski for the lead. On lap 13, Kurt Busch claimed the lead with help from Landon Cassill, but was passed a lap later by Johnson and Earnhardt Jr., who had momentarily fallen back to 15th and 16th places a few laps earlier. They were, in turn, repassed by Bowyer one lap later.


2011 Aaron's 499, Report, Race summary
On lap 19, Kasey Kahne, who had started in 31st place, claimed the lead with help from Brian Vickers, marking the eighth lead change of the day. David Ragan briefly took the lead on lap 22, hooked up with Paul Menard, but was soon passed by Kurt Busch and Landon Cassill on the next lap. One lap later, coming off turn three, they were passed by Kyle Busch and Joey Logano. Busch managed to maintain a lead over Bowyer for several laps.


2011 Aaron's 499, Report, Race summary
On lap 28, the first caution of the day waved as Cassill turned down and accidentally knocked Brian Vickers out of control in the back straightaway. Earnhardt Jr. also got some damage as he brushed with Jimmie Johnson while dodging Vickers' car, which had come to a rest in the middle of the track. Most of the drivers pitted under this caution. Cassill was penalized for pitting too early, and had to be moved to the back of the field. Carl Edwards briefly maintained the lead under the caution flag before he pitted.


2011 Aaron's 499, Report, Race summary
On the lap 31 restart, Bowyer and Waltrip led the field. Bowyer then abandoned Waltrip and hooked up with his teammate Jeff Burton. On lap 34, Matt Kenseth briefly was in the lead, but Bowyer regained it before the field returned to the finish line. On lap 35, Kyle Busch and Logano pushed to the front on the inside line, but were passed by Kurt Busch when they were changing positions. A lap later, Bowyer used the advantage of Kurt Busch and Brad Keselowski switching places to take the lead.


2011 Aaron's 499, Report, Race summary
On lap 38, David Ragan pushed Kenseth back to the lead. Kenseth led for three laps before being passed by Joey Logano and Kyle Busch on lap 42. Two laps later, Paul Menard pushed Regan Smith into the lead. Within one lap, they had switched positions and Menard was in front. On lap 46, Bowyer pushed Jeff Burton to the front, where he led until being temporarily passed by Kurt Busch and Keselowski. Burton and Bowyer maintained a lead until lap 50, when Kenseth passed them.


2011 Aaron's 499, Report, Race summary
On lap 52, Keselowski claimed the lead from Kenseth. One lap later, Johnson pushed Earnhardt Jr. into 1st place, duelling with Kenseth for the lead. On lap 56, Earnhardt Jr. and Johnson had a big lead, but were passed one lap later by the pair Greg Biffle and Trevor Bayne. Kenseth and Ragan moved to the outside lane on lap 58. On lap 59, Bayne switched positions with Biffle to lead a lap, before being passed by Earnhardt Jr. and Johnson on lap 60. Bowyer claimed the lead from Earnhardt on lap 62, but Earnhardt repassed him one lap later. One lap later, Bayne reclaimed the lead for three laps before Earnhardt Jr. repassed him as well.


2011 Aaron's 499, Report, Race summary
The field cycled through green flag pit stops from lap 69 to lap 75, beginning with Carl Edwards and Marcos Ambrose on lap 69, and ending with Bowyer and Burton on lap 75. Earnhardt Jr. and Johnson briefly lost the lead for one lap to Trevor Bayne when they pitted, but when Bowyer and Burton pitted a few laps later, Johnson was leading, pushed by Earnhardt Jr.. These two drivers led for several more laps, until lap 83, when Ryan Newman claimed the lead with help from Kyle Busch. He was repassed by Johnson a lap later. Newman eventually maintained a solid first-place position on lap 89.


2011 Aaron's 499, Report, Race summary
One lap later, the second caution flag waved for a wreck on turn 3. This was the largest crash of the race, as the Big One did not happen. It started when Kurt Busch turned Keselowski into the wall, causing a chain reaction that collected Kasey Kahne, Ambrose, Ragan, and Bayne. Kahne's car coasted down the apron on fire, and replays showed that Ragan's engine blew up heading into the wreck. During this caution, most of the field pitted, and Kurt Busch, pushed by his brother, led at the restart on lap 96.


2011 Aaron's 499, Report, Race summary
The Busch brothers were passed a lap later by Bowyer and Burton, but Kurt Busch took the lead again on lap 98 and held it until lap 100 when he was passed by Dave Blaney. Within a lap, Edwards claimed the lead. He maintained the lead until lap 104 when Kurt Busch repassed him. He held that lead until Clint Bowyer passed Regan Smith and Kurt Busch on lap 109.


2011 Aaron's 499, Report, Race summary
Both Busch brothers shot back to the front on lap 111, leading for several more laps until Bowyer once again took the lead on lap 116. On lap 112, Terry Labonte and J.J. Yeley pitted. Menard pushed Smith to the lead on lap 117. Smith maintained this lead for one lap before being repassed by Bowyer, who led for one lap before being passed by Blaney, receiving a shove from Kevin Harvick, on lap 119. On lap 121, Labonte received a penalty for speeding on pit road.


2011 Aaron's 499, Report, Race summary
Kurt Busch regained the lead on lap 122 as Blaney and Harvick switched positions. On lap 128, the third caution flag waved for debris that appeared to have come off of Bowyer's car. Another round of pit stops began under the caution. The 61st lead change happened on lap 130 when Casey Mears momentarily assumed the lead before pitting, giving the lead back to Menard, who led at the lap 132 restart. Smith claimed the lead on lap 133 by pulling in front of and hooking up with Menard. On lap 134, Burton and Bowyer reclaimed the lead, with Burton in front, but were repassed by Dave Blaney one lap later. Burton reclaimed the lead on lap 139.


2011 Aaron's 499, Report, Race summary
On lap 140, the fourth caution flag waved for a wreck on the backstretch. It started when Kyle Busch got loose from Logano, causing Busch to veer left into Kenseth, collecting him, and causing A. J. Allmendinger to spin out. Most cars pitted on lap 141, causing Bobby Labonte to lead for a pace lap, before he pitted and Harvick assumed the lead on lap 143. At the lap 144 restart, the four Richard Childress Racing cars - Harvick, Burton, Menard, and Bowyer were in front.


2011 Aaron's 499, Report, Race summary
Harvick was passed on lap 147 by Martin Truex Jr., whom he repassed a lap later. Truex Jr. reclaimed the lead on lap 150. By lap 152, Jeff Burton had claimed the lead from Harvick. On lap 154, Jamie McMurray claimed the lead with help from his teammate Juan Pablo Montoya, but one lap later, Blaney edged McMurray for the lead. On lap 158, Bowyer passed Blaney for the lead with help from Harvick.


2011 Aaron's 499, Report, Race summary
On lap 163, the fifth caution flag was waved for debris on the track. Bowyer maintained his lead as other drivers pitted, and continued to lead at the restart on lap 167. Harvick fell back on the restart as a result of miscommunications with Burton and Bowyer. On lap 169, Menard gave Smith another push to the lead, but was repassed by Bowyer a lap later. On lap 171, Ryan Newman nearly lost control of his car and bumped into Montoya, inflicting minor damage to Montoya's car, but the green flag stayed out.


2011 Aaron's 499, Report, Race summary
Three laps later, the sixth caution flag was waved when Newman spun out on the back straightaway. By lap 176, Jeff Gordon moved up to third, with Mark Martin restarting behind him on lap 177, with Blaney in the lead. On lap 178, Harvick and Bowyer passed Gordon and Martin to claim the lead. Kurt Busch pushed Blaney back to the lead on lap 180.


2011 Aaron's 499, Report, Race summary
On lap 184, Edwards claimed the lead with help from Greg Biffle. On lap 185, Blaney spun out off of Kurt Busch's bumper, falling out of line, and Bowyer claimed the lead. Edwards and Biffle passed Bowyer and Harvick a lap later. Gordon overtook Edwards to claim the lead at the white flag. Heading down the back straightaway, Gordon and Martin were on the inside lane, and were soon overtaken by Bowyer and Harvick. Johnson and Earnhardt Jr. began to move up and were a car length behind the two lead pairs exiting turn 4.


2011 Aaron's 499, Report, Race summary
They squeezed to the far inside lane between Martin and Gordon and the double yellow out-of-bounds line. Going through the tri-oval, Bowyer on the high side was a car length ahead of Gordon. Earnhardt Jr. and Martin rubbed fenders, and Gordon briefly lost momentum. Johnson accelerated, and Bowyer lost speed as he hit a pocket of air, and Johnson inched ahead to beat Bowyer to the finish line by 0.002 seconds, the closest ever recorded finish at a restrictor plate race. At the finish line, the first eight cars were four wide, as Edwards and Biffle were running on the far outside, squeezed between the wall and Bowyer.


2011 Aaron's 499, Report, Race summary
All four of the Hendrick cars had Top 10 finishes: Gordon finished third, Earnhardt Jr. finished fourth, and Martin finished eighth.


2011 Aberto Santa Catarina De Tenis
The 2011 Aberto Santa Catarina De Tenis was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the sixth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2011 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Blumenau, Brazil between 11 and 17 April 2011.


2011 Aberto Santa Catarina De Tenis, ATP entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2011 Aberto Santa Catarina De Tenis, ATP entrants, Other entrants
The following entrant has been granted a Special Exemption into the main draw:


2011 Aberto Santa Catarina De Tenis, Champions, Doubles
Franco Ferreiro /  André Sá def. Adrián Menéndez /  Leonardo Tavares, 6–2, 3–6, [10–4]


2011 Aberto Santa Catarina De Tenis – Doubles
Franco Ferreiro and André Sá defended their last year's title, defeating Adrián Menéndez and Leonardo Tavares 6–2, 3–6, [10–4] in the final.


2011 Aberto Santa Catarina De Tenis – Singles
Marcos Daniel was the defending champion, but lost to Ricardo Hocevar 6–7(3–7), 1–6 in the first round. José Acasuso defeated Marcelo Demoliner 6–2, 6–2 in the final.


2011 Abia State gubernatorial election
The Abia State gubernatorial election of 2011 was the fourth gubernatorial election of Abia State. The election was held on April 26, 2011, with Theodore Orji of the People's Democratic Party declared winner for a second term in office after defeating the All Progressives Grand Alliance nominee Reagan Ufomba.


2011 Abierto Mexicano Telcel
The 2011 Abierto Mexicano Telcel was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the 18th edition of the men's tournament (11th for the women), which was part of the 2011 ATP World Tour and the 2011 WTA Tour. It took place in Acapulco, Mexico between 21 and 26 February 2011.


2011 Abierto Mexicano Telcel, ATP entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2011 Abierto Mexicano Telcel, ATP entrants, Other entrants
The following entrant has been granted a Special Exemption into the main draw:


2011 Abierto Mexicano Telcel, ATP entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry as Lucky Losers into the singles main draw:


2011 Abierto Mexicano Telcel, WTA entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2011 Abierto Mexicano Telcel, Champions, Men's doubles
Victor Hănescu /  Horia Tecău def. Marcelo Melo /  Bruno Soares, 6–1, 6–3


2011 Abierto Mexicano Telcel, Champions, Women's doubles
Mariya Koryttseva /  Ioana Raluca Olaru def. Lourdes Domínguez Lino /  Arantxa Parra Santonja, 3–6, 6–1, [10–4]


2011 Abierto Mexicano Telcel – Men's Doubles
Łukasz Kubot and Oliver Marach were the defending champions; however, they lost to Santiago González and Máximo González in the quarterfinals. Victor Hănescu and Horia Tecău won the final against Marcelo Melo and Bruno Soares 6–1, 6–3.


2011 Abierto Mexicano Telcel – Men's Singles
David Ferrer successfully defended his title by defeating Nicolás Almagro 7–6(7–4), 6–7(2–7), 6–2 in the final.


2011 Abierto Mexicano Telcel – Men's Singles Qualifying
This article displays the qualifying draw of the 2011 Abierto Mexicano Telcel.


2011 Abierto Mexicano Telcel – Women's Doubles
Polona Hercog and Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová were the defending champions, but Záhlavová-Strýcová chose not to compete this year. As a result, Hercog partnered up with Petra Martić. However, they lost in quarterfinals to Petra Cetkovská and Renata Voráčová. Mariya Koryttseva and Ioana Raluca Olaru defeated Lourdes Domínguez Lino and Arantxa Parra Santonja in the final, 3–6, 6–1, [10–4]


2011 Abierto Mexicano Telcel – Women's Singles
This article presents the results of the 2011 Abierto Mexicano Telcel – Women's Singles of the international game of tennis.


2011 Abierto Mexicano Telcel – Women's Singles
Gisela Dulko won, defeating Arantxa Parra Santonja in the final, 6–3, 7–6(7–5).


2011 Abierto Mexicano Telcel – Women's Singles
Venus Williams was the defending champion but chose not to participate that year.


2011 Abierto Mexicano Telcel – Women's Singles Qualifying
This article displays the qualifying draw of the 2011 Abierto Mexicano Telcel.


2011 Abkhazian local elections
On 12 February 2011, Abkhazia held local elections for the 5th convocations of its local assemblies.


2011 Abkhazian local elections, Background and Abkhazia-wide figures
Candidates could be nominated between 23 January and 2 February by interest groups or by officially registered political parties. However, the governing United Abkhazia was the only party to make use this possibility on a large scale, and none of the opposition parties did so. In total, a number of 353 candidates competed in 186 single-seat constituencies. All heads of administration except for Gudauta District Head Daur Vozba were re-elected to their assembly, and re-appointed by President Sergei Bagapsh on 23 February.


2011 Abkhazian local elections, City of Sukhumi, Turn-out
The voter lists numbered a total of 30,712 people, of which 26,957 were on the principal voter list and 3755 on additional lists. Of these latter ones, 452 belonged to military units and 73 to hospital units. In total, 11,775 people voted, i.e. 38.3%.


2011 Abkhazian local elections, City of Sukhumi, Candidates
In Sukhumi, the election was contested by 85 candidates in 26 single-seat constituencies. Shortly before election day, 3 people had withdrawn their candidacy. Among the candidates were the incumbent Mayor of Sukhumi Alias Labakhua, as well as 14 sitting members of the city council. Of these, 5 were re-elected (including Labakhua). None of the 12 female candidates was elected. United Abkhazia had nominated candidates in all 26 constituencies, 16 of which won. The Communist Party and the Sukhumi Military School had nominated 2 and 1 candidates, respectively, all of which lost. The remaining candidates had been nominated by 64 initiative groups, 10 of these independent candidates won a seat (including Daut Nanba after the re-run in constituency #1).


2011 Abkhazian local elections, City of Sukhumi, Rerun in constituency #1
On 16 February, the Sukhumi election commission ordered a rerun in constituency #1, because there had been a soldier who had voted at 2 constituencies, and another voter from another constituency. Preliminary results had indicated a victory for independent candidate Daut Nanba. Repeated elections were scheduled for 16 April. Candidates had to be nominated between 7 and 27 March and registered between 28 March and 7 April. Only Daut Nanba, Guram Berulava and Aslan Sangulia participated the second time around, Nanba again won.


2011 Abkhazian local elections, City of Sukhumi, Overview of the candidates and elected deputies
The following table presents an overview of all the candidates in the 26 constituencies:


2011 Abkhazian local elections, City of Sukhumi, Overview of the candidates and elected deputies
On 21 February, the new city assembly held its first session, in which it had to elect a successor for its outgoing Chairman Adgur Amichba, who had not run again in the assembly election. However, the two candidates Amiran Kakalia and Konstantin Pilia tied with 12 votes, with 1 invalid vote. The session was then adjourned until 23 February. In the second vote Amiran Kakalia beat Konstantin Pilia by 15-to-9 (with 1 invalid vote). Beslan Shinkuba was subsequently elected Deputy Chairman and former Mayor Astamur Adleiba Secretary.


2011 Abkhazian local elections, Gali District
In the Gali District, 26 candidates competed in 26 constituencies, all of whom were nominated by United Abkhazia. Only Abkhazian citizens --- a minority in the Gali District --- were allowed to vote. According to District Head Beslan Arshba, turn-out was around 80% in the villages, and up to 70% in Gali town.


2011 Abkhazian local elections, Gulripsh District
In the Gulripsh District, 22 candidates competed in 16 constituencies. The Upper Kodori Valley participated for the first time in local Abkhazian elections --- the area had been under Georgian control until it was conquered during the August 2008 War. Since most of the remaining Svan population does not possess Abkhazian citizenship, there were only 51 eligible voters, 39 of whom actually voted at the polling station in the secondary school of Azhara. The new Assembly met for the first time on 15 February, when it elected Aslan Baratelia its chairman, Andronik Kondakchyan its deputy chairman and David Gabnya its secretary.


2011 Abkhazian local elections, Gagra District
In the Gagra District, 61 candidates competed for 25 single-seat constituencies. 22 of the candidates were nominated by United Abkhazia.


2011 Abkhazian local elections, Gagra District, Pitsunda
In Pitsunda, Mayor Beslan Ardzinba and six other incumbent deputies of the Assembly stood for re-election. The winning candidates were Beslan Ardzinba, Badra Avidzba, Olga Grigorenko, Chengiz Bigvava, Georgi Zardania, Gennadi Cherkezia, Gennadi Mikanba, Damia Kokoskeria and Inessa Dzkuia. On 14 February, during the first session of the new convocation, Damir Kokoskeria was elected Chairman of the Assembly over Gennadi Cherkezia, by a one-vote difference.


2011 Abkhazian local elections, Gudauta District
In the Gudauta District 59 candidates competed in 29 constituencies. Out of 20760 eligible voters, 9542 turned out to vote (45.96%). 17 incumbent deputies were re-elected. Of these, 13 were elected for the second time, 2 for the third time and 2 for the fourth time. District Head Daur Vozba failed to be re-elected by 92 votes. President Sergei Bagapsh appointed Valerii Malia as his successor on 23 February. On 17 February, during its first session, the Gudauta District assembly elected Roman Bazba its chairman, with 22 out of 29 votes, and Fyodor Sakania its Deputy Chairman.


2011 Abkhazian local elections, Sukhumi, Ochamchira and Tquarchal Districts
In the Sukhumi District 18 in 15 constituencies, in the Ochamchira District 55 in 32 constituencies and in the Tquarchal District 27 in 17 constituencies.


2011 Abkhazian local elections, Criticism
The Abkhazian opposition claimed that a number of violations had taken place during the election. According to Raul Khajimba, a number of people had voted multiple times at different polling stations. The elections were also criticised by representatives of several NGOs. Some of the issues singled out included the low turn-out, the lack of a contest in the Gali District and the fact that in one of the polling stations in Sukhumi, a group of soldiers had come in and closed the election. They also expressed the fear that the new councils would not reflect a great diversity of opinions, a situation not conducive to genuine political debate.


2011 Abkhazian local elections, Criticism
The Georgian government condemned the elections on 14 February 2011.


2011 Abkhazian presidential election
Presidential elections were held in Abkhazia on 26 August 2011. This was the fifth such election since the post of President of the Republic of Abkhazia was created in 1994. The election was held to elect the successor of president Sergei Bagapsh who died in office on 29 May 2011.