2011 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships – Singles

Rafael Nadal was the defending champion, but lost in the final to second-seeded Andy Murray, 3–6, 6–2, 6–0.

Singles
2011 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships
Champion	Andy Murray
Runner-up	Rafael Nadal
Score	3–6, 6–2, 6–0
Draw	32 (4Q / 3WC)
Seeds	8

Main article: 2011 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships

Seeds

1. Rafael Nadal (final)
2. Andy Murray (champion)
3. David Ferrer (semifinals)
4. Mardy Fish (semifinals)
5. Viktor Troicki (first round)
6. Janko Tipsarević (first round)
7. Radek Štěpánek (quarterfinals)
8. Juan Mónaco (first round)

Qualifying

Main article: 2011 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships – Singles qualifying

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							Final
	1	Rafael Nadal	7	6
	4	Mardy Fish	5	1
								1	Rafael Nadal	6	2	0
								2	Andy Murray	3	6	6
	3	David Ferrer	2	3
	2	Andy Murray	6	6

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	R Nadal	6	6
	WC	G Soeda	3	2				1	R Nadal	7	6
		M Raonic	64	6	77				M Raonic	5	3
	WC	Y Sugita	77	3	61										1	R Nadal	78	6
		R Haase	3	65												S Giraldo	66	3
		S Giraldo	6	77					S Giraldo	6	77
		D Tursunov	78	63	7				D Tursunov	4	64
	6	J Tipsarević	66	77	5																	1	R Nadal	7	6
	4	M Fish	6	3	7																	4	M Fish	5	1
	Q	R Harrison	4	6	5			4	M Fish	6	6
		E Gulbis	6	3	7				E Gulbis	2	4
		Ł Kubot	3	6	5										4	M Fish	65	6	6
	WC	T Ito	6	3	6											B Tomic	77	4	1
	Q	D Sela	4	6	3			WC	T Ito	77	1	5
		B Tomic	78	77					B Tomic	64	6	7
	5	V Troicki	66	61

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	7	R Štěpánek	6	6
		S Devvarman	4	3				7	R Štěpánek	7	65	6
	Q	M Chiudinelli	6	4	6			Q	M Chiudinelli	5	77	1
		G García-López	1	6	4										7	R Štěpánek	2	63
	Q	M Ebden	64	6	6										3	D Ferrer	6	77
		P Andújar	77	4	4			Q	M Ebden	6	2	2
		K Nishikori	4	3				3	D Ferrer	4	6	6
	3	D Ferrer	6	6																		3	D Ferrer	2	3
	8	J Mónaco	2	6	61																	2	A Murray	6	6
		I Dodig	6	2	77				I Dodig	62	2
		D Nalbandian	6	6					D Nalbandian	77	6
		L Rosol	1	1												D Nalbandian	4	5
		J Nieminen	4	4											2	A Murray	6	7
		A Bogomolov Jr.	6	6					A Bogomolov Jr.	1	2
		M Baghdatis	64	6	4			2	A Murray	6	6
	2	A Murray	77	2	6

External links

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