# 2011 BNP Paribas Open – Men's singles

Novak Djokovic defeated Rafael Nadal in the final, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2011 Indian Wells Masters.
Ivan Ljubičić was the defending champion, but lost to Juan Martín del Potro in the second round.

## Seeds

All seeds received a bye into the second round.
* Rafael Nadal (final)
* Roger Federer (semifinals)
* Novak Djokovic (champion)
* Robin Söderling (third round)
* Andy Murray (second round)
* David Ferrer (second round)
* Tomáš Berdych (fourth round)
* Andy Roddick (fourth round)
* Fernando Verdasco (third round)
* Jürgen Melzer (third round)
* Nicolás Almagro (third round)
* Stanislas Wawrinka (quarterfinals)
* Mardy Fish (second round)
* Ivan Ljubičić (second round)
* Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (second round)
* Viktor Troicki (fourth round)
* Marin Čilić (third round)
* Richard Gasquet (quarterfinals)
* Marcos Baghdatis (second round)
* Alexandr Dolgopolov (third round)
* Sam Querrey (fourth round)
* Guillermo García López (second round)
* Albert Montañés (fourth round)
* Michaël Llodra (third round)
* Tommy Robredo (quarterfinals, withdrew due to a left abductor injury)
* Thomaz Bellucci (third round)
* Juan Mónaco (second round)
* Gilles Simon (third round)
* Juan Ignacio Chela (third round)
* John Isner (third round)
* Ernests Gulbis (third round)
* Philipp Kohlschreiber (fourth round)

## 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

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Rafael Nadal | 5 | 6 | 7$^9$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ivo Karlović | 7 | 1 | 6$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ivo Karlović | 7 | 1 | 6$^7$ | 1 | Rafael Nadal | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | PR | Juan Martín del Potro | 4 | 4 | | | | | | |
| PR | Juan Martín del Potro | w/o | | | PR | Juan Martín del Potro | 4 | 4 | | | | | | |
| 25 | Tommy Robredo | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 25 | Tommy Robredo | | | | | | | | | 1 | Rafael Nadal | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Novak Djokovic | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| 18 | Richard Gasquet | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Novak Djokovic | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | Novak Djokovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Novak Djokovic | 6 | 6 | | 3 | Novak Djokovic | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Roger Federer | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | |
| 12 | Stan Wawrinka | 3 | 4 | | 2 | Roger Federer | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | |
| 2 | Roger Federer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | | | | 1 | R Nadal | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | R de Voest | 6 | | Q | R de Voest | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Riba | 4 | r | | | | | | 1 | R Nadal | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | R Sweeting | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Q | R Sweeting | 3 | 1 | | | | | |
| | M Granollers | 4 | 1 | Q | R Sweeting | 6 | 0 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 27 | J Mónaco | 1 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | R Nadal | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Q | S Devvarman | 5 | 4 |
| | | | | 19 | M Baghdatis | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Devvarman | 6 | 6 | Q | S Devvarman | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Mannarino | 2 | 3 | | | | | | Q | S Devvarman | 6 | 3 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| Q | F Cipolla | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | X Malisse | 1 | 6 | 6$^5$ | | | | |
| | X Malisse | 6 | 6 | | X Malisse | 7$^8$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 15 | J-W Tsonga | 6$^6$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | | | | | 11 | N Almagro | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Russell | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6 | Q | M Russell | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Anderson | 7$^7$ | 3 | 4 | | | | | | 11 | N Almagro | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| | D Istomin | 6 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | 23 | A Montañés | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Nieminen | 2 | 7 | 7 | | J Nieminen | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 23 | A Montañés | 7$^7$ | 2 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 23 | A Montañés | 6$^7$ | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | I Karlović | 7$^9$ | 6 |
| | | | | | 28 | G Simon | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Schüttler | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | R Schüttler | 3 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Haase | 6$^4$ | 5 | | | | | | | 28 | G Simon | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| Q | M Matosevic | 6$^2$ | 7$^7$ | 2 | | | | | | | I Karlović | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | I Karlović | 7$^7$ | 6$^3$ | 6 | | I Karlović | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | D Ferrer | 6$^3$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | | | | | 4 | R Söderling | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Phau | 4 | 6 | 4 | | M Berrer | 3 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Berrer | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | R Söderling | 6$^8$ | 4 | | | | |
| Q | T Smyczek | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 32 | P Kohlschreiber | 7$^{10}$ | 6 | | | | |
| | I Marchenko | 6 | 3 | 2 | Q | T Smyczek | 6 | 2 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 32 | P Kohlschreiber | 2 | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 32 | P Kohlschreiber | 6$^3$ | 6$^7$ |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | PR | JM del Potro | 7$^7$ | 7$^9$ |
| | | | | | 20 | A Dolgopolov | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Hănescu | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | V Hănescu | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Seppi | 6 | 6$^5$ | 3 | | | | | | 20 | A Dolgopolov | 6$^3$ | 3 | | | | |
| | R Štěpánek | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | PR | JM del Potro | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| PR | JM del Potro | 6 | 6 | | PR | JM del Potro | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 14 | I Ljubičić | 7 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | | | | | 9 | F Verdasco | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | R Berankis | 1 | 6 | 6 | WC | R Berankis | 5 | 0 | r | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Bogomolov Jr. | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | 9 | F Verdasco | 5 | 4 | | | | |
| | J Tipsarević | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 21 | S Querrey | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | T Kamke | 2 | 0 | | | J Tipsarević | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 21 | S Querrey | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 21 | S Querrey | 1 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 25 | T Robredo | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 25 | T Robredo | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Zverev | 6 | 6 | | | M Zverev | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Ebden | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | 25 | T Robredo | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | D Young | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Q | D Young | 0 | 4 | | | | |
| | P Starace | 6 | 3 | 3 | Q | D Young | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | A Murray | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 5

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | | | | | 8 | A Roddick | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Blake | 3 | 6 | 6 | WC | J Blake | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Guccione | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | 8 | A Roddick | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | R Ramírez Hidalgo | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | 30 | J Isner | 5 | 2 | | | | |
| | R Mello | 6 | 6 | | | R Mello | 3 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 30 | J Isner | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | A Roddick | 3 | 6$^5$ |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18 | R Gasquet | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | | | | | 18 | R Gasquet | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Cuevas | 7 | 6 | | | P Cuevas | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Andújar | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | 18 | R Gasquet | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Benneteau | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 10 | J Melzer | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| | F López | 4 | 4 | | | J Benneteau | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 10 | J Melzer | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 6

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | | | | | 16 | V Troicki | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | R Bopanna | 7$^7$ | 6$^1$ | 4 | WC | B Tomic | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | B Tomic | 6$^5$ | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | 16 | V Troicki | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | S Giraldo | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | | | | | 24 | M Llodra | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | D Gimeno Traver | 4 | 7$^7$ | 3 | | S Giraldo | 6$^6$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 24 | M Llodra | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | V Troicki | 0 | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | N Djokovic | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 31 | E Gulbis | 6$^1$ | 7$^9$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | L Hewitt | 2 | 3 | | | Y-h Lu | 7$^7$ | 6$^7$ | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | Y-h Lu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 31 | E Gulbis | 0 | 1 | | | | |
| | F Mayer | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | 3 | N Djokovic | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Golubev | 6 | 6 | | | A Golubev | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | N Djokovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 7

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | | | | 7 | T Berdych | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| M Kukushkin | 6$^8$ | 4 | | | Ł Kubot | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ł Kubot | 7$^{10}$ | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | T Berdych | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| T de Bakker | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | 26 | T Bellucci | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| B Becker | 6 | 7 | | | B Becker | 3 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 26 | T Bellucci | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | T Berdych | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | S Wawrinka | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 17 | M Čilić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| T Gabashvili | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6$^4$ | | F Serra | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| F Serra | 6 | 6$^1$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | 17 | M Čilić | 5 | 3 | | | | | |
| N Davydenko | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 12 | S Wawrinka | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| F Fognini | 7 | 2 | 4 | | N Davydenko | 6 | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 12 | S Wawrinka | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 8

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | | | | | 13 | M Fish | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Raonic | 6 | 7$^7$ | | WC | M Raonic | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M İlhan | 2 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | WC | M Raonic | 6$^1$ | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| WC | R Harrison | 6$^5$ | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | WC | R Harrison | 7$^7$ | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Chardy | 7$^7$ | 6$^2$ | 3 | WC | R Harrison | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 22 | G García López | 3 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | WC | R Harrison | 6$^4$ | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | R Federer | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | | | | | 29 | JI Chela | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Petzschner | 6 | 7 | | | P Petzschner | 6 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Brown | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | 29 | JI Chela | 0 | 2 | | | | | |
| | I Andreev | 6 | 6$^2$ | 6 | | | | | | 2 | R Federer | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | K Nishikori | 4 | 7$^7$ | 4 | | I Andreev | 5 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | R Federer | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |