2011 Aegon Championships

The 2011 Aegon Championships (also known traditionally as the Queen's Club Championships) was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 109th edition of the Aegon Championships and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2011 ATP World Tour. It took place at the Queen's Club in London, United Kingdom, in the club's 125th year. The tournament was scheduled to take place between 6 and 12 June 2011, however the finals were delayed to 13 June 2011 due to rain.^[3] The field was headlined by the 2008 champion and current world number one Rafael Nadal, four-time champion Andy Roddick, 2009 champion Andy Murray and defending champion Sam Querrey.

2011 Aegon Championships
Date	6–13 June
Edition	109th
Category	ATP World Tour 250
Draw	56S / 24D
Prize money	€608,000
Surface	Grass / outdoor
Location	London, United Kingdom
Venue	Queen's Club
Champions
Singles
Andy Murray[1]
Doubles
Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan[2]

In the singles competition, the defending champion Sam Querrey lost in round three, paving the way for Andy Murray to win his second title; Murray became the first Briton since Gordan Lowe to win multiple Queen's titles.^[4] While in the doubles the defending champion was absent, Bob and Mike Bryan won their 4th Aegon doubles title, their first since 2005.

Finals

Andy Murray at the 2011 Aegon Championships

Singles

Main article: 2011 Aegon Championships – Singles

Andy Murray defeated Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 3–6, 7–6^(7–2), 6–4

• It was Murray's 1st title of the year and 17th of his career. It was his 2nd win at the event, also winning in 2009.

Doubles

Main article: 2011 Aegon Championships – Doubles

Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan defeated Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes, 6–7^(2–7), 7–6^(7–4), [10–6]

Entries

Seeds

Country	Player	Rank1	Seed
ESP	Rafael Nadal	1	1
GBR	Andy Murray	4	2
USA	Andy Roddick	11	3
SUI	Stanislas Wawrinka	14	4
FRA	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga	17	5
FRA	Gilles Simon	18	6
ESP	Fernando Verdasco	19	7
CRO	Marin Čilić	20	8
ARG	David Nalbandian	22	9
FRA	Michaël Llodra	23	10
BRA	Thomaz Bellucci	25	11
ARG	Juan Martín del Potro	26	12
USA	Sam Querrey	28	13
SRB	Janko Tipsarević	32	14
RSA	Kevin Anderson	35	15
CRO	Ivan Ljubičić	37	16

• ¹ Seedings are based on the rankings of May 23, 2011.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

• Daniel Cox^[5]
• Oliver Golding^[5]
• Ryan Harrison^[5]
• David Nalbandian^[6]
• James Ward^[5]

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

Main article: 2011 Queen's Club Championships – Singles qualifying

• Ilija Bozoljac
• Arnaud Clément
• Matthew Ebden
• Bobby Reynolds

Notable withdrawals

• Novak Djokovic (patellar tendinitis)^[7]
• Mardy Fish (abdominal injury)^[7]
• Richard Gasquet (leg injury)^[7]

References

1. "2011 London Queens – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
2. "2011 London Queens – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
3. "AEGON Championships Play Abandoned For Sunday; Monday Ticket Details Announced". British Tennis. Retrieved 12 June 2011.
4. "Andy Murray beats Jo-Wilfried Tsonga to win Queen's". BBC Sport. 13 June 2011. Archived from the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
5. Wildcards announced^{[permanent dead link‍]}
6. "Nalbandian Awarded Aegon Championships Wild Card". atpworldtour.com. Association of Tennis Professionals. 18 May 2011. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
7. Djokovic withdraws

External links

• Official website Aegon Championships Archived 20 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine
• Queen's Club website
• ATP tournament profile