[73], Shingo Kunieda /   Maikel Scheffers def. Horansky and Vesely reached the final after defeating the fourth seeds Joris de Loore and Mate Delić who received a bye in the previous round in straight sets. The tournament was an event run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF). Prize money for the doubles is given as a team.[10]. [70] In the final Wagner defeated Norfolk for the loss of just five games. Makarova caused another upset as she knocked out Nadia Petrova while Benešová defeated Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the final set. In the quarterfinals An-Sophie Mestach and Demi Schuurs sent the number one seeds Irina Khromacheva and Yulia Putintseva home for the loss of just three games. Australian Open 2011 byl 99. ročník prvního tenisového grandslamu sezóny, konaný v rozmezí 17. až 30. ledna. The tournament was played on hard courts. Garcia caused an upset in the quarterfinals as she upset the number four seed Khromacheva in straight sets. Lastly, this event saw four teams exit in the quarterfinal round, which those was the 4th seeded team of Łukasz Kubot and Oliver Marach, Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski the 5 seeded team, the 6th seeded and 2010 Wimbledon Champions Jürgen Melzer and Philipp Petzschner, and the 8th seeded team of Michaël Llodra and Nenad Zimonjić. There was also events for wheelchair tennis players (they competed in three categories: men, women and quadipedic) as part of the NEC tour. Roland Garros 2012. [81], 2011 introduced a kids tennis day event, which took place on the Saturday before the tournament took place. 2011 Australian Open – Men's Singles Qualifying, Australian Open 2011: Rafael Nadal denied 'Rafa Slam' dream by injury and David Ferrer at Melbourne Park - Telegraph, 2011 Australian Open – Men's draws and results, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2011_Australian_Open_–_Men%27s_Singles&oldid=1009066041, Australian Open (tennis) by year – Men's Singles, Short description is different from Wikidata, Pages using infobox tennis tournament year footer with an unknown event, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 26 February 2021, at 15:09. [62] Kunieda defeated Houdet for his twelfth Grand Slam title losing just three games. Vergeer's singles win was her eighth Australian Open crown. In the quarterfinals Huber won the battle of the ex-partners as she downed Black's team to set up a semi final with Dulko and Penetta. They became the first players to achieve the junior double together since Kristian Pless and Virginie Razzano. [24] Her opponent in the final, Clijsters, won in straight sets against Zvonerava. Into the semifinals with the Dane were Li who defeated Petkovic, Clijsters who defeated Radwańska and Zvonerava who took care of Kvitová. [47][48] In the final Vesely claimed his first junior Grand Slam title as he lost just three games against home hope Saville. [35] The final came down to a match tiebreak which the number two seeds, Nestor and Srebotnik won. The 2011 women's draw was missing its defending champion Serena Williams who pulled out in late 2010 due to ligament damage. History will be made at the Asia-Pacific Grand Slam if Roger Federer or Rafael Nadal clinch the men’s title. The 2011 men's doubles competition saw the two-time defending champions and four-time champions overall come back to defend the two previous titles in the team of Bob and Mike Bryan, which they were the number one seeded team in the draw. It was Nestor's second Australian Open mixed title while for Srebotnik it was her first. Stéphane Houdet, 6–0, 6–3. [8] The winners of the singles titles took home A$2.2 million (US$2.1 million). In Asia broadcasts were covered by ESPN Star Sports and in Japan by WOWOW and by CN Sports Interactive Media Group in China. Check out the Australian Open 2011 Latest Scores and Australian Open 2011 Latest Results via its official website HERE.. Watch the Australian Open 2011 Live Video Stream HERE. Their opponents in the final were Hanley and Chan after they won a match tiebreak 11–9 against Tecau and Mettek–Sands. The final was turned into an all Dutch affair as Aniek van Koot and Jiske Griffioen joined them after defeating Marjolein Buis and Annick Sevenans in two tiebreaks. [75], The 2011 Australian Open was broadcast around the world with eleven different broadcasters officially screening the event. The tournament was played on hard courts. Today—the 17th of January—marks the start of the 2011 Australian Open. Roger Federer was the defending champion, but was defeated in the semifinals by Djokovic. The loss for Taylor meant that he was elminated from the event. Australian Open results: All the scores from the season's first grand slam in Melbourne. The first Grand Slam event of 2011 takes place next week in Melbourne, Australia and once again both ATP and WTA tour stars descend at the Land Down Under for glory, prize money and massive ranking points. [27], All the seeds made it through the opening round with the exception of Francesca Schiavone and Rennae Stubbs, who lost winning just five games in what is Stubbs' last Australian Open. [73], There were four entries to this competition. With his quarterfinal win over compatriot Stan Wawrinka, Federer broke Jack Crawford's record for most match wins at the Australian Open. The highlight of the day for many fans was a chance to watch past and present players. Australian Open 2011 Datum: 17. The win for Norfolk and the loss for Lapthorne meant that Norfolk would play Wagner in the final. The match became the longest match, in terms of time for women in a Grand Slam as it lasted for 4 hours, and 44 minutes. Sixty four players attempted to qualify for the main draw of the boys and girls singles.