# 2011 Italian Open – Men's singles

Novak Djokovic defeated the two-time defending champion Rafael Nadal in the final, 6–4, 6–4 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2011 Italian Open. With the win, Djokovic logged his 39th consecutive match win, and extended his unbeaten streak in the 2011 season to 37–0.

## Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round.
* Rafael Nadal (final)
* Novak Djokovic (champion)
* Roger Federer (third round)
* Andy Murray (semifinals)
* Robin Söderling (quarterfinals)
* David Ferrer (withdrew due to illness)
* Tomáš Berdych (quarterfinals)
* Jürgen Melzer (second round, retired due to back strain)
* Nicolás Almagro (third round)
* Gaël Monfils (withdrew due to sickness)
* Mardy Fish (third round)
* Andy Roddick (first round)
* Mikhail Youzhny (first round)
* Stanislas Wawrinka (third round)
* Victor Troicki (second round)
* Richard Gasquet (semifinals)

## 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 |
| 1 | Rafael Nadal | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Marin Čilić | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Marin Čilić | 1 | 3 | | 1 | Rafael Nadal | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 16 | Richard Gasquet | 5 | 1 | | | | | |
| 16 | Richard Gasquet | 4 | 6 | 6 | 16 | Richard Gasquet | 5 | 1 | | | | | |
| 7 | Tomáš Berdych | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Tomáš Berdych | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | 1 | Rafael Nadal | 4 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Novak Djokovic | 6 | 6 |
| | Florian Mayer | 6 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Novak Djokovic | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | Andy Murray | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Andy Murray | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | Andy Murray | 1 | 6 | 6$^2$ | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Novak Djokovic | 6 | 3 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| 5 | Robin Söderling | 3 | 0 | | 2 | Novak Djokovic | 6 | 3 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| 2 | Novak Djokovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 1 | R Nadal | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | P Lorenzi | 7$^7$ | 6 | | Q | P Lorenzi | 7$^7$ | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | T Bellucci | 6$^5$ | 3 | | | | | | | 1 | R Nadal | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | F López | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | F López | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| | M Llodra | 6$^2$ | 1 | | | F López | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | P Kohlschreiber | 6 | 6 | | | P Kohlschreiber | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | M Youzhny | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | R Nadal | 6 | 6 |
| 11 | M Fish | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | M Čilić | 1 | 3 |
| | S Giraldo | 6 | 2 | 2 | 11 | M Fish | 7$^7$ | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | I Ljubičić | 6 | 6 | | | I Ljubičić | 6$^2$ | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | F Cipolla | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | 11 | M Fish | 6$^6$ | 3 | | | | |
| | M Čilić | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | M Čilić | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | |
| PR | I Karlović | 4 | 0$^r$ | | | M Čilić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | LL | C Berlocq | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 3 | R Federer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Baghdatis | 3 | 2 | | | J-W Tsonga | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J-W Tsonga | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | R Federer | 6 | 6$^2$ | 6$^4$ | | | | | |
| Q | I Andreev | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 16 | R Gasquet | 4 | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| Q | P Riba | 4 | 5 | | Q | I Andreev | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Montañés | 2 | 3 | | 16 | R Gasquet | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | R Gasquet | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | R Gasquet | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| LL | A Mannarino | 5 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | T Berdych | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| LL | J Nieminen | 7 | 2 | 6 | LL | J Nieminen | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | V Hănescu | 3 | 6 | 6$^6$ | | S Stakhovsky | 7$^7$ | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Stakhovsky | 6 | 1 | 7$^8$ | | | | | | LL | J Nieminen | 2 | 7$^7$ | 2 | | | | | |
| | J Mónaco | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | 7 | T Berdych | 6 | 6$^4$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Seppi | 1 | 6 | 2 | | J Mónaco | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | T Berdych | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | 8 | J Melzer | 4$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Mayer | 6 | 6 | | F Mayer | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Golubev | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | F Mayer | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | JI Chela | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | JI Chela | 5 | 4 | | | | | |
| | J Isner | 4 | 1 | | JI Chela | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Simon | 6 | 6 | | G Simon | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | A Roddick | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | F Mayer | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | V Troicki | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | A Murray | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| | N Davydenko | 4 | 5 | 15 | V Troicki | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Starace | 6 | 6 | | P Starace | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Dolgopolov | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | P Starace | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| | X Malisse | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | A Murray | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | G García López | 5 | 2 | | X Malisse | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 4 | A Murray | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 5 | R Söderling | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Verdasco | 6 | 6 | | | F Verdasco | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Raonic | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | 5 | R Söderling | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | K Anderson | 6$^1$ | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | 9 | N Almagro | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| | S Querrey | 7$^7$ | 1 | | | S Querrey | 3 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Bolelli | 0 | 5 | | 9 | N Almagro | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | N Almagro | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | R Söderling | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | S Wawrinka | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | N Djokovic | 6 | 6 |
| WC | F Fognini | 7$^7$ | 2 | 4 | 14 | S Wawrinka | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | F Volandri | 6 | 6 | | WC | F Volandri | 1 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T de Bakker | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | 14 | S Wawrinka | 4 | 1 | | | | | |
| Q | P Cuevas | 6$^1$ | 6 | 2 | | | | | | 2 | N Djokovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | Ł Kubot | 7$^7$ | 2 | 6 | Q | Ł Kubot | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | N Djokovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |