title: 2011 SAP Open – Singles
text: # 2011 SAP Open – Singles
  
  Fernando Verdasco was the defending champion, but Milos Raonic defeated him in the final $7–6^{(7–6)},$ $7–6^{(7–5)}.$
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * Fernando Verdasco (final)
  * Gaël Monfils (semifinals, withdrew due to a left wrist injury)
  * Sam Querrey (first round)
  * Xavier Malisse (first round)
  * Denis Istomin (quarterfinals)
  * Benjamin Becker (first round)
  * Lleyton Hewitt (quarterfinals)
  * Kei Nishikori (second round)
  
  ## Draw
  
  ### Key
  
  * Q = Qualifier
  * WC = Wild card
  * LL = Lucky loser
  * Alt = Alternate
  * SE = Special exempt
  * PR = Protected ranking
  * ITF = ITF entry
  * JE = Junior exempt
  * w/o = Walkover
  * r = Retired
  * d = Defaulted
  * SR = Special ranking
  
  ### Finals
  
  | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Fernando Verdasco | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | PR | Juan Martín del Potro | 4 | 4 | | | | |
  | PR | Juan Martín del Potro | 4 | 4 | 1 | Fernando Verdasco | $6^6$ | $6^5$ |
  | | | | | | Milos Raonic | 7 | 7 |
  | | Milos Raonic | w/o | | | Milos Raonic | 7 | 7 |
  | 2 | Gaël Monfils | | | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | F Verdasco | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | R Ram | 3 | 2 | 1 | F Verdasco | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | R Sweeting | 4 | 4 | | I Karlović | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | I Karlović | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | F Verdasco | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | M Russell | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | D Istomin | 4 | 4 | | | | |
  | Q | A Kuznetsov | 4 | 2 | | M Russell | $6^7$ | $6^4$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | R Borvanov | 3 | 5 | 5 | D Istomin | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 5 | D Istomin | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | F Verdasco | 6 | 6 |
  | 3 | S Querrey | $6^6$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | PR | JM del Potro | 4 | 4 |
  | | L Lacko | 7 | 6 | | L Lacko | 1 | $6^1$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | | T Gabashvili | 3 | 2 | PR | JM del Potro | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
  | PR | JM del Potro | 6 | 6 | | | | | | PR | JM del Potro | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | B Dabul | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 7 | L Hewitt | 2 | 3 | | | | |
  | | A Falla | 4 | 3 | | B Dabul | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  | | B Phau | 3 | 3 | 7 | L Hewitt | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | 7 | L Hewitt | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 6 | B Becker | 3 | $6^2$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | R Berankis | 6 | 7 | | | R Berankis | 6 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | |
  | | D Brown | $6^2$ | 4 | | | D Young | 4 | 7 | 5 | | | | | | | |
  | | D Young | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | R Berankis | 4 | $6^2$ | | | |
  | Q | J Levine | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | M Raonic | 6 | 7 | | | |
  | | J Blake | 7 | 6 | | | J Blake | 2 | $6^4$ | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Raonic | 6 | 6 | | | M Raonic | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
  | 4 | X Malisse | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | M Raonic | w/o |
  | 8 | K Nishikori | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | G Monfils | |
  | | J Hájek | 1 | $6^6$ | | 8 | K Nishikori | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | |
  | Q | R Farah | 5 | 6 | 3 | WC | T Smyczek | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | |
  | WC | T Smyczek | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | WC | T Smyczek | 4 | $6^6$ | | | |
  | | R Kendrick | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | G Monfils | 6 | 7 | | | |
  | | I Kunitsyn | 5 | 6 | 4 | | R Kendrick | 2 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | |
  | WC | B Klahn | 3 | 2 | | 2 | G Monfils | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | G Monfils | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  