2011 Aegon Championships

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox tennis event|2011|Aegon Championships| | date=6–13 June | edition=109th | category=[[ATP World Tour 250 series|ATP World Tour 250]] | prize_money=€608,000 | draw=56S / 24D | surface=[[Grass court|Grass]] / outdoor | location=London, United Kingdom | venue=[[Queen's Club]] | champs={{flagicon|GBR}} [[Andy Murray]]<ref name="ms">{{cite web |title=2011 London Queens – Singles draw |url=https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/london/311/2011/draws?matchtype=singles |publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)}}</ref> | champd={{flagicon|USA}} [[Bob Bryan]] / {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mike Bryan]]<ref name="md">{{cite web |title=2011 London Queens – Doubles draw |url=https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/london/311/2011/draws?matchtype=doubles|publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)}}</ref> | main_name=Queen's Club Championships }}

The '''2011 Aegon Championships''' (also known traditionally as the ''[[Queen's Club Championships]]'') was a men's [[tennis]] tournament played on outdoor [[grass court]]s. It was the 109th edition of the [[Aegon Championships]] and was part of the [[ATP World Tour 250 series]] of the [[2011 ATP World Tour]]. It took place at the [[Queen's Club]] in London, United Kingdom, in the club's 125th year. The tournament was scheduled to take place between 6 and 12 June 2011, however the finals were delayed to 13 June 2011 due to rain.<ref>{{cite web|title=AEGON Championships Play Abandoned For Sunday; Monday Ticket Details Announced|url=http://www.lta.org.uk/fans-major-events/AEGON-British-Tennis-Series/AEGON-Championships/News/2011/AEGON-Championships-Play-Abandoned-For-Sunday-Monday-Ticket-Details-Announced/|publisher=British Tennis|access-date=12 June 2011}}</ref> The field was headlined by the 2008 champion and current world number one [[Rafael Nadal]], four-time champion [[Andy Roddick]], 2009 champion [[Andy Murray]] and defending champion [[Sam Querrey]].

In the singles competition, the defending champion Sam Querrey lost in round three, paving the way for Andy Murray to win his second title; Murray became the first Briton since Gordan Lowe to win multiple Queen's titles.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/13739645.stm|title=Andy Murray beats Jo-Wilfried Tsonga to win Queen's|date=13 June 2011|work=BBC Sport|access-date=13 June 2011| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110613112315/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/13739645.stm| archive-date= 13 June 2011}}</ref> While in the doubles the defending champion was absent, Bob and Mike Bryan won their 4th Aegon doubles title, their first since 2005.

==Finals== [[File:Andy Murray Queens.jpg|thumb|upright|Andy Murray at the 2011 Aegon Championships]]

===Singles=== {{main|2011 Aegon Championships – Singles}} {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Andy Murray]] defeated {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Jo-Wilfried Tsonga]] 3–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–4 *It was Murray's 1st title of the year and 17th of his career. It was his 2nd win at the event, also winning in 2009.

===Doubles=== {{main|2011 Aegon Championships – Doubles}} {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bob Bryan]] / {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mike Bryan]] defeated {{flagicon|IND}} [[Mahesh Bhupathi]] / {{flagicon|IND}} [[Leander Paes]], 6–7(2–7), 7–6(7–4), [10–6]

==Entries==

===Seeds=== {| class="wikitable" border="1" |- ! width="70"| Country ! width="175"| Player ! Rank1 ! Seed |- |{{flag|ESP}} |[[Rafael Nadal]] |1 |1 |- |{{flag|GBR}} |[[Andy Murray]] |4 |2 |- |{{flag|USA}} |[[Andy Roddick]] |11 |3 |- |{{flag|SUI}} |[[Stanislas Wawrinka]] |14 |4 |- |{{flag|FRA}} |[[Jo-Wilfried Tsonga]] |17 |5 |- |{{flag|FRA}} |[[Gilles Simon]] |18 |6 |- |{{flag|ESP}} |[[Fernando Verdasco]] |19 |7 |- |{{flag|CRO}} |[[Marin Čilić]] |20 |8 |- |{{flag|ARG}} |[[David Nalbandian]] |22 |9 |- |{{flag|FRA}} |[[Michaël Llodra]] |23 |10 |- |{{flag|BRA}} |[[Thomaz Bellucci]] |25 |11 |- |{{flag|ARG}} |[[Juan Martín del Potro]] |26 |12 |- |{{flag|USA}} |[[Sam Querrey]] |28 |13 |- |{{flag|SRB}} |[[Janko Tipsarević]] |32 |14 |- |{{flag|RSA}} |[[Kevin Anderson (tennis)|Kevin Anderson]] |35 |15 |- |{{flag|CRO}} |[[Ivan Ljubičić]] |37 |16 |} * 1 Seedings are based on the rankings of May 23, 2011.

===Other entrants=== The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Daniel Cox]]<ref name="Oli">[http://www.lta.org.uk/fans-major-events/AEGON-British-Tennis-Series/AEGON-Championships/News/2011/British-players--American-teenager-receive-wild-cards-into-the-AEGON-Championships/ Wildcards announced]{{Dead link|date=September 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> * {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Oliver Golding]]<ref name="Oli"/> * {{flagicon|USA}} [[Ryan Harrison (tennis)|Ryan Harrison]]<ref name="Oli"/> * {{flagicon|ARG}} [[David Nalbandian]]<ref>{{cite web|work=atpworldtour.com|publisher=[[Association of Tennis Professionals]]|title=Nalbandian Awarded Aegon Championships Wild Card | url =http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2011/05/Features/London-Nalbandian-Awarded-Wild-Card.aspx|date =2011-05-18| access-date =2011-05-18}}</ref> * {{flagicon|GBR}} [[James Ward (tennis)|James Ward]]<ref name="Oli"/>

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: {{Main|2011 Queen's Club Championships – Singles qualifying}} * {{flagicon|SRB}} [[Ilija Bozoljac]] * {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Arnaud Clément]] * {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Matthew Ebden]] * {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bobby Reynolds]]

===Notable withdrawals=== * {{flagicon|SRB}} [[Novak Djokovic]] ([[patellar tendinitis]])<ref name="Out">[http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2011/06/23/Queens-Djokovic-Withdraws.aspx Djokovic withdraws]</ref> * {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mardy Fish]] (abdominal injury)<ref name="Out"/> * {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Richard Gasquet]] (leg injury)<ref name="Out"/>

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== {{Commons category}} * [http://www.lta.org.uk/fans-major-events/LTA-summer-grass-court-events/Aegon-Championships Official website Aegon Championships] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150420235111/http://www.lta.org.uk/fans-major-events/LTA-summer-grass-court-events/AEGON-Championships |date=20 April 2015 }} * [http://www.queensclub.co.uk Queen's Club website] * [https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/london/311/overview ATP tournament profile]

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