title: 2011 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships
text: # 2011 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships
  
  The 2011 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 43rd edition of the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships, and was an ATP World Tour 250 event. It took place at River Oaks Country Club in Houston, Texas, United States, from April 4 through April 10, 2011. Unseeded Ryan Sweeting, who entered the main draw on a wildcard, won the singles title.
  
  ## Finals
  
  ### Singles
  
  Ryan Sweeting defeated Kei Nishikori, 6–4, $7–6^{(7–3)}$
  
  * It was Sweeting's only singles title of his career.
  
  ### Doubles
  
  Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan defeated John Isner / Sam Querrey, $6–7^{(4-7)},$ 6–2, [10–5]
  
  ## Entrants
  
  ### Seeds
  
  | Country | Player | $Rank^1$ | Seed |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | USA | Mardy Fish | 15 | 1 |
  | USA | Sam Querrey | 21 | 2 |
  | ESP | Guillermo García-López | 26 | 3 |
  | USA | John Isner | 33 | 4 |
  | GER | Benjamin Becker | 58 | 5 |
  | JPN | Kei Nishikori | 62 | 6 |
  | URU | Pablo Cuevas | 67 | 7 |
  | BUL | Grigor Dimitrov | 70 | 8 |
  
  * Rankings and seedings are as of March 21, 2011.
  
  ### Other entrants
  
  The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
  
  * James Blake
  * Ryan Harrison
  * Ryan Sweeting
  
  The following players received entry via qualifying:
  
  * Franko Škugor
  * Ivo Karlović
  * Tim Smyczek
  * Paul Capdeville
  
  ### Withdrawals
  
  * Kevin Anderson
  * Juan Ignacio Chela (personal reasons)
  * Lleyton Hewitt (foot surgery)
  * Denis Istomin
  