2011 Dubai Tennis Championships – Men's singles

Men's singles
Men's singles
2011 Dubai Tennis Championships
Champion	Novak Djokovic
Runner-up	Roger Federer
Final score	6–3, 6–3
Events

Novak Djokovic won the title for the third straight year, defeating Roger Federer in the final 6–3, 6–3. It was Djokovic's 2nd title of the year after his triumph at the 2011 Australian Open and 20th of his career. Djokovic's third title here, means only he and Federer have won this tournament at least three times.

Seeds[]

Roger Federer (final)
Novak Djokovic (champion)
Tomáš Berdych (semifinals, retired due to a left quadriceps injury)
Mikhail Youzhny (first round)
Ivan Ljubičić (first round, retired due to a leg injury)
Viktor Troicki (first round)
Marcos Baghdatis (first round, retired due to illness)
Ernests Gulbis (second round)

Qualifying[]

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

Finals[]

Semifinals					Final

1	Roger Federer	6	7

	Richard Gasquet	2	5
					1	Roger Federer	3	3

					2	Novak Djokovic	6	6
3	Tomáš Berdych	7	2	2^r

2	Novak Djokovic	6⁵	6	4

Top half[]

First round					Second round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals

1	R Federer	6	6
WC	S Devvarrman	3	3		1	R Federer	6	6
	M Granollers	6	6			M Granollers	3	4
	D Tursunov	1	3							1	R Federer	6	6
	S Stakhovsky	6	6								S Stakhovsky	3	4
WC	O Alawadhi	4	2			S Stakhovsky	6	5	6
WC	M Berrer	3	4		8	E Gulbis	3	7	1
8	E Gulbis	6	6												1	R Federer	6	7
4	M Youzhny	3	5													R Gasquet	2	5
	G Simon	6	7			G Simon	6	6
Q	L Rosol	7	6		Q	L Rosol	2	3
Q	K Beck	6²	3								G Simon	7	2	4
Q	G Dimitrov	2	4								R Gasquet	5	6	6
	R Gasquet	6	6			R Gasquet	6	7
Q	S Bubka	6	0		Q	S Bubka	2	5
5	I Ljubičić	1	1	r

Bottom half[]

First round					Second round					Quarterfinals				Semifinals

6	V Troicki	1	6²
	P Kohlschreiber	6	7			P Kohlschreiber	0	6	2
	A Seppi	6	6²	2		P Petzschner	6	4	6
	P Petzschner	3	7	6							P Petzschner	5	4
	N Davydenko	6	6							3	T Berdych	7	6
	G García-López	2	0			N Davydenko	3	6⁵
	J Chardy	2	3		3	T Berdych	6	7
3	T Berdych	6	6											3	T Berdych	7	2	2^r
7	M Baghdatis	0	r											2	N Djokovic	6⁵	6	4
	A Golubev	4				A Golubev	3	4
	F Mayer	6	6			F Mayer	6	6
	J Nieminen	4	2								F Mayer	5	1
	F López	5								2	N Djokovic	7	6
	Y-h Lu	0	r			F López	3	6	4
	M Llodra	3	3		2	N Djokovic	6	2	6
2	N Djokovic	6	6