2011 French Open – Men's singles

Defending champion Rafael Nadal defeated Roger Federer in the final, 7–5, 7–6(7–3), 5–7, 6–1 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2011 French Open. It was his sixth French Open title and tenth major title overall, tying Björn Borg's record for the most French Open titles won in the Open Era. It was the fourth time Nadal defeated Federer in the French Open final. Federer was attempting to become the first man in the Open Era and the third man overall to achieve a double career Grand Slam.

Men's singles
2011 French Open
ChampionSpain Rafael Nadal
Runner-upSwitzerland Roger Federer
Score7–5, 7–6(7–3), 5–7, 6–1
Main article: 2011 French Open

Nadal and Novak Djokovic were in contention for the world No. 1 ranking. Nadal retained the top ranking by defending the title.

This edition of the tournament saw the top four seeds advance to the semifinals. Federer ended Djokovic's 43-match winning streak dating back to the 2010 Davis Cup Finals, as well as his 41–0 unbeaten 2011 season. Djokovic was only one win away from tying John McEnroe's 1984 record for the best unbeaten start to a season.

Although this was Nadal's sixth title at the French Open, it was the first time since 2001 in which the top seed won the title.[1]

Seeds
01.   Spain Rafael Nadal (champion)
02.   Serbia Novak Djokovic (semifinals)
03.   Switzerland Roger Federer (final)
04.   United Kingdom Andy Murray (semifinals)
05.   Sweden Robin Söderling (quarterfinals)
06.   Czech Republic Tomáš Berdych (first round)
07.   Spain David Ferrer (fourth round)
08.   Austria Jürgen Melzer (second round)
09.   France Gaël Monfils (quarterfinals)
10.   United States Mardy Fish (third round)
11.   Spain Nicolás Almagro (first round)
12.   Russia Mikhail Youzhny (third round)
13.   France Richard Gasquet (fourth round)
14.   Switzerland Stanislas Wawrinka (fourth round)
15.   Serbia Viktor Troicki (fourth round)
16.   Spain Fernando Verdasco (third round)
17.   France Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (third round)
18.   France Gilles Simon (fourth round)
19.   Croatia Marin Čilić (first round)
20.   Germany Florian Mayer (second round)
21.   Ukraine Alexandr Dolgopolov (third round)
22.   France Michaël Llodra (first round)
23.   Brazil Thomaz Bellucci (third round)
24.   United States Sam Querrey (second round)
25.   Argentina Juan Martín del Potro (third round)
26.   Canada Milos Raonic (first round)
27.   Cyprus Marcos Baghdatis (second round)
28.   Russia Nikolay Davydenko (second round)
29.   Serbia Janko Tipsarević (third round)
30.   Spain Guillermo García-López (third round)
31.   Ukraine Sergiy Stakhovsky (third round)
32.   South Africa Kevin Anderson (second round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Qualifying
Main article: 2011 French Open – Men's singles qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1 Spain Rafael Nadal 6 6 77
5 Sweden Robin Söderling 4 1 63
1 Spain Rafael Nadal 6 7 6
4 United Kingdom Andy Murray 4 5 4
4 United Kingdom Andy Murray 77 7 6
Argentina Juan Ignacio Chela 62 5 2
1 Spain Rafael Nadal 7 77 5 6
3 Switzerland Roger Federer 5 63 7 1
9 France Gaël Monfils 4 3 63
3 Switzerland Roger Federer 6 6 77
3 Switzerland Roger Federer 77 6 3 77
2 Serbia Novak Djokovic 65 3 6 65
Italy Fabio Fognini
2 Serbia Novak Djokovic w/o

Section 1
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 Spain R Nadal 6 62 62 6 6
United States J Isner 4 77 77 2 4 1 Spain R Nadal 7 6 77
Colombia S Giraldo 65 3 3 Spain P Andújar 5 3 64
Spain P Andújar 77 6 6 1 Spain R Nadal 6 6 6
Uruguay P Cuevas 6 3 2 1r Q Croatia A Veić 1 3 0
Q Croatia A Veić 4 6 6 3 Q Croatia A Veić 3 6 7 3 6
Q Germany D Gremelmayr 62 1 3 28 Russia N Davydenko 6 2 5 6 1
28 Russia N Davydenko 77 6 6 1 Spain R Nadal 7 6 6
24 United States S Querrey 3 6 6 6 Croatia I Ljubičić 5 3 3
Germany P Kohlschreiber 6 1 2 4 24 United States S Querrey 62 4 4
Croatia I Ljubičić 6 6 6 Croatia I Ljubičić 77 6 6
India S Devvarman 4 3 4 Croatia I Ljubičić 6 78 6
Russia D Tursunov 5 6 3 6 1 16 Spain F Verdasco 3 66 4
Belgium X Malisse 7 3 6 3 6 Belgium X Malisse 6 3 65 1
Argentina J Mónaco 2 5 6 4 16 Spain F Verdasco 4 6 77 6
16 Spain F Verdasco 6 7 4 6

Section 2
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
10 United States M Fish 6 611 6 6
Brazil R Mello 2 713 2 4 10 United States M Fish 77 6 6
Spain D Gimeno-Traver 2 63 3 Netherlands R Haase 61 2 1
Netherlands R Haase 6 77 6 10 United States M Fish 3 4 2
France J Chardy 6 6 6 18 France G Simon 6 6 6
Bulgaria G Dimitrov 2 4 4 France J Chardy 6 4 1 4
United States M Russell 3 6 1 0 18 France G Simon 4 6 6 6
18 France G Simon 6 4 6 6 18 France G Simon 2 3 65
27 Cyprus M Baghdatis 77 6 6 5 Sweden R Söderling 6 6 77
Portugal F Gil 64 2 2 27 Cyprus M Baghdatis 5 4 66
Q Argentina L Mayer 3 77 6 6 Q Argentina L Mayer 7 6 78
Germany D Brown 6 65 2 2 Q Argentina L Mayer 1 4 3
Q Spain A Ramos 6 65 4 6 6 5 Sweden R Söderling 6 6 6
Q Spain J Martí 3 77 6 1 3 Q Spain A Ramos 3 4 4
LL United States R Harrison 1 77 3 5 5 Sweden R Söderling 6 6 6
5 Sweden R Söderling 6 65 6 7

Section 3
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4 United Kingdom A Murray 6 6 6
Q France É Prodon 4 1 3 4 United Kingdom A Murray 77 6 7
LL Italy S Bolelli 6 6 65 6 LL Italy S Bolelli 64 4 5
Q Canada F Dancevic 1 3 77 2 4 United Kingdom A Murray 6 6 6
WC France A Clément 6 1 711 6 Germany M Berrer 2 3 2
Italy F Volandri 3 6 69 4 WC France A Clément 66 6 5 4
Germany M Berrer 6 4 6 6 Germany M Berrer 78 3 7 6
26 Canada M Raonic 4 6 3 4 4 United Kingdom A Murray 4 4 6 6 7
21 Ukraine A Dolgopolov 6 6 6 15 Serbia V Troicki 6 6 3 2 5
Germany R Schüttler 3 3 1 21 Ukraine A Dolgopolov 6 6 6
Austria A Haider-Maurer 6 65 6 6 Austria A Haider-Maurer 2 4 2
United States R Sweeting 1 77 2 0 21 Ukraine A Dolgopolov 4 6 3 4
Germany T Kamke 65 6 6 6 15 Serbia V Troicki 6 3 6 6
Belgium O Rochus 77 3 3 2 Germany T Kamke 2 2 64
Germany J Reister 4 3 3 15 Serbia V Troicki 6 6 77
15 Serbia V Troicki 6 6 6

Section 4
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
11 Spain N Almagro 6 6 63 65 4
Q Poland Ł Kubot 3 2 77 77 6 Q Poland Ł Kubot 6 77 6
Argentina C Berlocq 7 6 6 Argentina C Berlocq 3 64 3
WC Australia B Tomic 5 4 2 Q Poland Ł Kubot 77 4 5 4
Italy P Starace 62 1 1 Q Colombia A Falla 64 6 7 6
Q Colombia A Falla 77 6 6 Q Colombia A Falla 4 77 6 6
Russia I Kunitsyn 3 6 4 3 20 Germany F Mayer 6 64 1 2
20 Germany F Mayer 6 4 6 6 Q Colombia A Falla 6 2 6 65 2
32 South Africa K Anderson 6 6 66 6 Argentina JI Chela 4 6 1 77 6
France N Mahut 4 4 78 3 32 South Africa K Anderson 6 3 4 6 2
Argentina JI Chela 77 6 6 Argentina JI Chela 3 6 6 4 6
WC United States T Smyczek 65 1 1 Argentina JI Chela 6 6 3 77
WC France É Roger-Vasselin 6 2 4 6 5 Q Czech Republic L Rosol 2 4 6 65
Q Czech Republic L Rosol 3 6 6 3 7 Q Czech Republic L Rosol 64 6 4 77 6
LL Germany A Beck 3 4 2 8 Austria J Melzer 77 4 6 63 4
8 Austria J Melzer 6 6 6

Section 5
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
7 Spain D Ferrer 6 6 6
Finland J Nieminen 3 3 1 7 Spain D Ferrer 6 6 6
France J Benneteau 4 6 6 6 France J Benneteau 3 4 2
Portugal R Machado 6 1 2 0 7 Spain D Ferrer 6 6 6
Japan K Nishikori 6 6 6 31 Ukraine S Stakhovsky 1 1 3
Chinese Taipei Y-h Lu 1 3 4 Japan K Nishikori 1 6 3 63
Q France D Guez 79 3 3 3 31 Ukraine S Stakhovsky 6 3 6 77
31 Ukraine S Stakhovsky 67 6 6 6 7 Spain D Ferrer 4 6 5 6 6
22 France M Llodra 77 3 3 3 9 France G Monfils 6 2 7 1 8
Q Belgium S Darcis 65 6 6 6 Q Belgium S Darcis 7 6 6
Germany P Petzschner 77 6 6 Germany P Petzschner 5 4 4
Germany M Zverev 63 0 4 Q Belgium S Darcis 3 4 5
France A Mannarino 2 3 2 9 France G Monfils 6 6 7 ;
WC France G Rufin 6 6 6 WC France G Rufin 3 6 1 3
Q Germany B Phau 6 3 5 0 9 France G Monfils 6 1 6 6
9 France G Monfils 4 6 7 6

Section 6
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
14 Switzerland S Wawrinka 4 6 6 6
Q France A Gensse 6 3 4 2 14 Switzerland S Wawrinka 6 6 6
Q Netherlands T Schoorel 77 6 6 Q Netherlands T Schoorel 3 2 4
Argentina M González 65 3 3 14 Switzerland S Wawrinka 4 63 77 6 6
France F Serra 4 1 3 17 France J-W Tsonga 6 77 65 2 3
Russia I Andreev 6 6 6 Russia I Andreev 3 64 3
Czech Republic J Hájek 3 2 2 17 France J-W Tsonga 6 77 6
17 France J-W Tsonga 6 6 6 14 Switzerland S Wawrinka 3 2 5
29 Serbia J Tipsarević 77 6 6 3 Switzerland R Federer 6 6 7
Argentina B Dabul 61 1 0 29 Serbia J Tipsarević 6 6 6
Croatia I Dodig 3 6 66 4 Spain P Riba 1 3 0
Spain P Riba 6 3 78 6 29 Serbia J Tipsarević 1 4 3
WC France V Millot 2 7 77 4 1 3 Switzerland R Federer 6 6 6
WC France M Teixeira 6 5 64 6 6 WC France M Teixeira 3 0 2
Spain F López 3 4 63 3 Switzerland R Federer 6 6 6
3 Switzerland R Federer 6 6 77

Section 7
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
6 Czech Republic T Berdych 6 6 2 2 7
Q France S Robert 3 3 6 6 9 Q France S Robert 2 1 0
Italy F Fognini 6 6 6 Italy F Fognini 6 6 6
Uzbekistan D Istomin 4 2 2 Italy F Fognini 4 6 6 6
PR Germany T Haas 4 6 61 4 30 Spain G García-López 6 3 3 1
LL Turkey M İlhan 6 4 77 6 LL Turkey M İlhan 4 6 2 6 11
United States R Kendrick 1 5 6 3 30 Spain G García-López 6 1 6 4 13
30 Spain G García-López 6 7 4 6 Italy F Fognini 4 6 3 6 11
19 Croatia M Čilić 65 4 4 Spain A Montañés 6 4 6 3 9
Spain R Ramírez Hidalgo 77 6 6 Spain R Ramírez Hidalgo 77 4 1 2
LL France M Gicquel 4 4 2 Spain A Montañés 65 6 6 6
Spain A Montañés 6 6 6 Spain A Montañés 6 77 6
Germany D Brands 2 4 4 12 Russia M Youzhny 1 60 1
Kazakhstan M Kukushkin 6 6 6 Kazakhstan M Kukushkin 3 5 4
Japan G Soeda 5 2 4 12 Russia M Youzhny 6 7 6
12 Russia M Youzhny 7 6 6

Section 8
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
13 France R Gasquet 7 6 6
Czech Republic R Štěpánek 5 3 0 13 France R Gasquet 4 6 6 6
LL United States A Bogomolov Jr. 3 6 66 2 Spain M Granollers 6 3 2 4
Spain M Granollers 6 3 78 6 13 France R Gasquet 6 6 3 6
Russia T Gabashvili 3 5 5 23 Brazil T Bellucci 2 3 6 3
Italy A Seppi 6 7 7 Italy A Seppi 1 2 4
Kazakhstan A Golubev 4 4 77 65 23 Brazil T Bellucci 6 6 6
23 Brazil T Bellucci 6 6 64 77 13 France R Gasquet 4 4 2
25 Argentina JM del Potro 67 6 7 6 2 Serbia N Djokovic 6 6 6
PR Croatia I Karlović 79 3 5 4 25 Argentina JM del Potro 6 6 6
Latvia E Gulbis 1 4 2 Slovenia B Kavčič 3 2 4
Slovenia B Kavčič 6 6 6 25 Argentina JM del Potro 3 6 3 2
WC France B Paire 5 6 1 64 2 Serbia N Djokovic 6 3 6 6
Romania V Hănescu 7 4 6 77 Romania V Hănescu 4 1 3r
Netherlands T de Bakker 2 1 3 2 Serbia N Djokovic 6 6 2
2 Serbia N Djokovic 6 6 6

References
  1. Sports Central / Sports Articles and Columns / Tennis / Hard Road Ahead for Top Seeds at French
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