2011 Legg Mason Tennis Classic

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2011 Legg Mason Tennis Classic
DateJuly 30 – August 7
Edition43rd
Category ATP World Tour 500
Draw48S / 16D
Prize money$1,166,400
Surface Hard / outdoor
LocationWashington, D.C., US
Venue William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center
Champions
Singles
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Radek Štěpánek [1]
Doubles
Flag of France.svg Michaël Llodra / Flag of Serbia.svg Nenad Zimonjić
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The 2011 Legg Mason Tennis Classic was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 43rd edition of this event and was part of the ATP World Tour 500 series of the 2011 ATP World Tour. It took place at the William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center in Washington, D.C. in the United States from July 30 through August 7, 2011. Unseeded Radek Štěpánek won the singles title.

Contents

Finals

Singles

Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Radek Štěpánek defeated Flag of France.svg Gaël Monfils, 6–4, 6–4

Doubles

Flag of France.svg Michaël Llodra / Flag of Serbia.svg Nenad Zimonjić defeated Flag of Sweden.svg Robert Lindstedt / Flag of Romania.svg Horia Tecău, 6–7(3–7), 7–6(8–6), [10–7]

Entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerRankSeed
Flag of France.svg  FRA Gaël Monfils 71
Flag of the United States.svg USA Mardy Fish 92
Flag of Serbia.svg  SRB Viktor Troicki 153
Flag of Austria.svg  AUT Jürgen Melzer 184
Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Fernando Verdasco 205
Flag of Serbia.svg  SRB Janko Tipsarević 236
Flag of Cyprus.svg  CYP Marcos Baghdatis 257
Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG David Nalbandian 288
Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Nikolay Davydenko 299
Flag of France.svg  FRA Michaël Llodra 3010
Flag of the United States.svg USA John Isner 3311
Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Thomaz Bellucci 3412
Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Kevin Anderson 3513
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Xavier Malisse 4114
Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Dmitry Tursunov 4615
Flag of Finland.svg  FIN Jarkko Nieminen 5316

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

The following players received entry as lucky losers into the singles main draw:

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