# 2011 Soweto Open – Men's singles

Dustin Brown was the defending champion, but lost to Izak van der Merwe in the semifinals. Izak van der Merwe won the title, defeating Rik de Voest 6–7(2), 7–5, 6–3 in the final.

## Seeds

* Dustin Brown (semifinals)
* Gilles Müller (quarterfinals)
* Michał Przysiężny (quarterfinals, retired)
* Izak van der Merwe (champion)
* Ruben Bemelmans (first round)
* Rik de Voest (final)
* Andrej Martin (quarterfinals)
* Matthew Ebden (quarterfinals)

## 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Dustin Brown | 5 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | |
| 4 | Izak van der Merwe | 7 | 7 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Izak van der Merwe | 7 | 7 | | 4 | Izak van der Merwe | 6$^2$ | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | | 6 | Rik de Voest | 7 | 5 | 3 |
| 6 | Rik de Voest | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | Rik de Voest | 7 | 5 | 3 |
| | Greg Jones | 6 | 6$^4$ | 2 | | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | D Brown | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | N Scholtz | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | D Brown | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Weintraub | 2 | 6$^8$ | | | R Ram | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Ram | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 1 | D Brown | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | D Udomchoke | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 8 | M Ebden | 3 | 6$^4$ | | | | |
| | A Begemann | 4 | 1 | | | D Udomchoke | 3 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | T Matsui | 5 | 3 | | 8 | M Ebden | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | M Ebden | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | D Brown | 5 | 6$^5$ |
| 4 | I van der Merwe | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | I van der Merwe | 7 | 7 |
| | D Cox | 5 | 6$^3$ | | 4 | I van der Merwe | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Vovk | 6$^4$ | 3 | | Q | C Eaton | 4 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Eaton | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | I van der Merwe | 7 | 7 | | | | |
| WC | R Roelofse | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | A Martin | 6$^2$ | 6$^2$ | | | | |
| WC | Warren Kuhn | 3 | 1 | | WC | R Roelofse | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Peya | 6 | 6$^2$ | 2 | 7 | A Martin | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | A Martin | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 6 | R de Voest | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Klaasen | 4 | 4 | | 6 | R de Voest | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | D Molchanov | 6 | 6 | | Q | D Molchanov | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Mertens | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | 6 | R de Voest | 2 | | | | | | |
| | S Bubka | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | M Przysiężny | 0$^r$ | | | | | | |
| | E Kirillov | 2 | 4 | | | S Bubka | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Stadler | 4 | 2 | | 3 | M Przysiężny | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | M Przysiężny | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | R de Voest | 3 | 7 | 6 |
| 5 | R Bemelmans | 5 | 7 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | G Jones | 6 | 6$^4$ | 2 |
| | J Mertl | 7 | 5 | 7 | | J Mertl | 6$^2$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Jones | 6 | 6 | | | G Jones | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Renier Moolman | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | G Jones | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | L Walter | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | G Müller | 5 | 3 | | | | | |
| | K Rastogi | 4 | 4 | | | L Walter | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Rieschick | 1 | 4 | | 2 | G Müller | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | G Müller | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |