2011 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships – Singles

Rafael Nadal was the defending champion, but lost in the final to second-seeded Andy Murray, 3–6, 6–2, 6–0.

Singles
2011 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships
Champion	Andy Murray
Runner-up	Rafael Nadal
Final score	3–6, 6–2, 6–0
Draw	32 (4Q / 3WC)
Seeds	8

Seeds

1. Rafael Nadal (Final)
2. Andy Murray (Champion)
3. David Ferrer (Semifinals)
4. Mardy Fish (Semifinals)
5. Viktor Troicki (First Round)
6. Janko Tipsarević (First Round)
7. Radek Štěpánek (Quarterfinals)
8. Juan Mónaco (First 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	Rafael Nadal	7	6
	4	Mardy Fish	5	1
								1	Rafael Nadal	6	2	0
								2	Andy Murray	3	6	6
	3	David Ferrer	2	3
	2	Andy Murray	6	6

Top Half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	R Nadal	6	6
	WC	G Soeda	3	2				1	R Nadal	7	6
		M Raonic	6^4	6	7^7				M Raonic	5	3
	WC	Y Sugita	7^7	3	6^1										1	R Nadal	7^8	6
		R Haase	3	6^5												S Giraldo	6^6	3
		S Giraldo	6	7^7					S Giraldo	6	7^7
		D Tursunov	7^8	6^3	7				D Tursunov	4	6^4
	6	J Tipsarević	6^6	7^7	5																	1	R Nadal	7	6
	4	M Fish	6	3	7																	4	M Fish	5	1
	Q	R Harrison	4	6	5			4	M Fish	6	6
		E Gulbis	6	3	7				E Gulbis	2	4
		Ł Kubot	3	6	5										4	M Fish	6^5	6	6
	WC	T Ito	6	3	6											B Tomic	7^7	4	1
	Q	D Sela	4	6	3			WC	T Ito	7^7	1	5
		B Tomic	7^8	7^7					B Tomic	6^4	6	7
	5	V Troicki	6^6	6^1

Bottom Half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	7	R Štěpánek	6	6
		S Devvarman	4	3				7	R Štěpánek	7	6^5	6
	Q	M Chiudinelli	6	4	6			Q	M Chiudinelli	5	7^7	1
		G García-López	1	6	4										7	R Štěpánek	2	6^3
	Q	M Ebden	6^4	6	6										3	D Ferrer	6	7^7
		P Andújar	7^7	4	4			Q	M Ebden	6	2	2
		K Nishikori	4	3				3	D Ferrer	4	6	6
	3	D Ferrer	6	6																		3	D Ferrer	2	3
	8	J Mónaco	2	6	6^1																	2	A Murray	6	6
		I Dodig	6	2	7^7				I Dodig	6^2	2
		D Nalbandian	6	6					D Nalbandian	7^7	6
		L Rosol	1	1												D Nalbandian	4	5
		J Nieminen	4	4											2	A Murray	6	7
		A Bogomolov Jr.	6	6					A Bogomolov Jr.	1	2
		M Baghdatis	6^4	6	4			2	A Murray	6	6
	2	A Murray	7^7	2	6

References

• Main Draw