# 2011 SA Tennis Open – Singles

Feliciano López was the defending champion, but lost to Frank Dancevic in the first round. Kevin Anderson won this tournament. He defeated Somdev Devvarman 4–6, 6–3, 6–2 in the final.

## Seeds

* Feliciano López (first round)
* Lu Yen-hsun (first round)
* Janko Tipsarević (first round)
* Kevin Anderson (champion)
* Florent Serra (first round)
* Adrian Mannarino (semifinals)
* Rainer Schüttler (first round)
* Michał Przysiężny (second 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

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 6 | Adrian Mannarino | 7$^7$ | 0 | 4 | | | | | |
| 4 | Kevin Anderson | 6$^3$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 4 | Kevin Anderson | 6$^3$ | 6 | 6 | 4 | Kevin Anderson | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | Somdev Devvarman | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| | Somdev Devvarman | 6 | 6 | | | Somdev Devvarman | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| WC | Izak van der Merwe | 2 | 4 | | | | | | |

### 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 | Semifinals |
| 1 | F López | 7$^7$ | 2 | 6$^8$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Dancevic | 6$^5$ | 6 | 7$^{10}$ | | F Dancevic | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Sijsling | 6 | 3 | 4 | WC | F Wolmarans | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | F Wolmarans | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | F Dancevic | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| Q | N Scholtz | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | 6 | A Mannarino | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | D Gremelmayr | 6 | 7 | | | D Gremelmayr | 7$^7$ | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Schukin | 6$^4$ | 6$^6$ | | 6 | A Mannarino | 6$^2$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | A Mannarino | 7$^7$ | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | A Mannarino | 7$^7$ | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | K Anderson | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | K Anderson | 6$^3$ | 6 | 6 |
| | S Bohli | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | K Anderson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | É Roger-Vasselin | 6 | 5 | 4 | | D Sela | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Sela | 1 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | K Anderson | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | B Dabul | 5 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | K Beck | 3 | 1 | | | | | |
| | K Beck | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | K Beck | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Soeda | 3 | 6 | 6 | | G Soeda | 6 | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | R Schüttler | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 8 | M Przysiężny | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Fischer | 1 | 2 | | 8 | M Przysiężny | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Galvani | 3 | 7 | 6$^6$ | WC | R de Voest | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | R de Voest | 6 | 5 | 7$^8$ | | | | | | WC | R de Voest | 6 | 6$^5$ | 1 | | | | |
| | S Devvarman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | S Devvarman | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| Q | R Klaasen | 4 | 3 | | | S Devvarman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Huta Galung | 6$^4$ | 6 | 7$^7$ | | J Huta Galung | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | J Tipsarević | 7$^7$ | 4 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | | | | S Devvarman | 6 | 6 |
| 5 | F Serra | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | WC | I van der Merwe | 2 | 4 |
| | D Brown | 6 | 6 | | | D Brown | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | I van der Merwe | 6 | 6 | | WC | I van der Merwe | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Robert | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | WC | I van der Merwe | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| LL | T Alves | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | S Greul | 6$^5$ | 2 | | | | | |
| | S Greul | 6 | 7 | | | S Greul | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Raonic | 6 | 6 | | Q | M Raonic | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Y-h Lu | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |