2011 If Stockholm Open
Encyclopedia
The 2011 If Stockholm Open was a professional tennis
tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 43rd edition of the tournament, which was part of the 2011 ATP World Tour
. It took place in Stockholm
, Sweden
between 17 and 23 October 2011.
Michael Ryderstedt
Bernard Tomic
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Marius Copil
Tobias Kamke
Sebastian Rieschick
Jürgen Zopp
Gaël Monfils
def.
Jarkko Nieminen
, 7–5, 3–6, 6–2
Rohan Bopanna
/
Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
def.
Marcelo Melo
/ Bruno Soares
, 6–1, 6–3
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 43rd edition of the tournament, which was part of the 2011 ATP World Tour
2011 ATP World Tour
The Association of Tennis Professionals World Tour is the elite professional tennis circuit organized by the ATP. The 2011 ATP World Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments , the ATP World Tour Masters 1000, the ATP World Tour 500 series, the ATP World Tour 250 series, the ATP World...
. It took place in Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
between 17 and 23 October 2011.
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| France |
Gaël Monfils Gaël Monfils Gaël Sébastien Monfils is a French professional tennis player. he was the highest-ranked French tennis player, ranked no. 7 in the world ATP rankings. He was the runner-up at the Paris Masters in 2009 and 2010 and a semifinalist at the 2008 French Open.-2002:In 2002, Monfils finished 24th at the... |
10 | 1 |
 Argentina |
Juan Martín del Potro Juan Martin Del Potro Juan Martín del Potro is an Argentine professional tennis player. Del Potro achieved a top-10 ranking by the Association of Tennis Professionals for the first time on October 6, 2008. In January 2010, he reached a career-high ranking of world no. 4... |
14 | 2 |
 Switzerland |
Stanislas Wawrinka Stanislas Wawrinka Stanislas Wawrinka is a Swiss professional tennis player. He also holds German citizenship as his father is German. His career ranking high is no. 9, achieved on 9 June 2008. He considers clay his best surface and his backhand his best shot... |
19 | 3 |
| Argentina |
Juan Ignacio Chela Juan Ignacio Chela Juan Ignacio Chela is a professional male tennis player from Argentina. Like most Argentine players he is comfortable on Clay courts and owns all six of his career titles on the surface... |
29 | 4 |
 South Africa |
Kevin Anderson Kevin Anderson (tennis) Kevin Anderson is a male South African tennis player.He became the top-ranked South African player on 10 March 2008 after making the final at the 2008 Tennis Channel Open in Las Vegas... |
30 | 5 |
 Canada |
Milos Raonic Milos Raonic Milos Raonic is a Canadian professional tennis player from Thornhill, Ontario, Canada.Born in what is now Podgorica, Montenegro, Raonic moved to Canada with his family at the age of 3. Raonic is Canada's highest ATP ranked male singles player and the country's highest ever ranked player since... |
31 | 6 |
 Croatia |
Ivan Dodig Ivan Dodig Ivan Dodig is a Croatian tennis player. His career-high rank ATP singles ranking is No. 32 and his best doubles rank is No. 129.-2010:... |
32 | 7 |
 Spain |
Tommy Robredo Tommy Robredo Tommy Robredo Garcés is a Spanish professional tennis player. On 8 May 2006, he broke into the world's top ten for the first time. His highest singles ranking to date is No... |
46 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings are as of October 10, 2011.
Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Tommy HaasTommy Haas
Tommy Haas is a German and recently naturalized American professional tennis player. He has competed on the ATP Tour since 1996. After breaking into the world top 100 in 1997, and reaching a career-high ranking of world no...
Michael Ryderstedt
Michael Ryderstedt
Michael Ryderstedt is a professional tennis player from Sweden.In August 2001, at the Fischer Junior Open he captured the doubles title with Dudi Sela of Israel....
Bernard Tomic
Bernard Tomic
Bernard Tomic is an Australian professional tennis player. As of 24 October 2011, Tomic is ranked the World No. 41, making him the highest ranked Australian male tennis player and the youngest player in the top 100...
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Marius Copil
Marius Copil
Marius Copil is a Romanian tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour and a member of the Romanian Davis Cup team. On February 7, 2011, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking to date, World No. 205 whilst in doubles his highest ranking was No...
Tobias Kamke
Tobias Kamke
Tobias Kamke is a German tennis player. He reached his career high ranking in singles at No. 64 on 31 January 2011 and in doubles at No. 419 on 17 October 2011.-2008:...
Sebastian Rieschick
Sebastian Rieschick
Sebastian Rieschick is a German tennis player. He has a career high-ranking of 199 . His coach is Peter Pfannkoch.-Singles Titles :-Doubles Titles :-External links:*...
Jürgen Zopp
Jürgen Zopp
Jürgen Zopp is the current number one Estonian male tennis player. He is a prominent member of the Estonia Davis Cup team.Zopp reached the second round of the Australian and US Open Boys' Tournaments in 2006....
Singles
Gaël MonfilsGaël Monfils
Gaël Sébastien Monfils is a French professional tennis player. he was the highest-ranked French tennis player, ranked no. 7 in the world ATP rankings. He was the runner-up at the Paris Masters in 2009 and 2010 and a semifinalist at the 2008 French Open.-2002:In 2002, Monfils finished 24th at the...
def.
Jarkko NieminenJarkko Nieminen
Jarkko Kalervo Nieminen is a professional tennis player from Finland.His highest ranking is 13th, which was achieved on July 10, 2006. He has won one ATP singles title and two doubles titles in his career so far. His best performances in Grand Slam tournaments have been reaching the quarter-finals...
, 7–5, 3–6, 6–2
- It was Monfils' 1st title of the year and 4th of his career.
Doubles
Rohan BopannaRohan Bopanna
Rohan Bopanna is an Indian professional tennis player. His singles career high ranking was 213th in 2007. Recently, most of his appearances in professional tournaments has been in doubles matches. He is a member of the Indian Davis Cup team since 2002...
/
Aisam-ul-Haq QureshiAisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi is a professional tennis player from Pakistan. He is currently Pakistan's top player. A top 10 doubles player, his highest Singles Race ranking is 103rd and is the former Asian No. 3...
def.
Marcelo MeloMarcelo Melo
Marcelo Melo is a Brazilian tennis player, currently ranked 22nd in the world in doubles. Alongside regular teammate André Sá, he has reached the Mens Doubles semifinal at the 2007 Wimbledon Championships and the quarterfinal at the 2007 US Open...
/
Bruno SoaresBruno Soares
Bruno Soares is a professional tennis player from Brazil.Soares's highest singles ranking on the ATP Tour is World No. 221, which he reached in March 2004. Primarily a doubles specialist, his career-high doubles ranking is World No. 14, reached on May 4, 2009...
, 6–1, 6–3