2011 ATP World Tour

The 2011 ATP World Tour was the elite men's professional tennis circuit organized by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for the 2011 season. It was the 42nd edition of the tour and the calendar comprised the Grand Slam tournaments, supervised by the International Tennis Federation (ITF), the ATP World Tour Masters 1000, the ATP World Tour 500 series, the ATP World Tour 250 series, the ATP World Team Championship, the Davis Cup (organized by the ITF), and the ATP World Tour Finals. Also included in the 2011 calendar is the Hopman Cup, which does not distribute ranking points, and is organized by the ITF.

2011 ATP World Tour
Novak Djokovic finished the year as world No. 1 for the first time in his career. He won ten tournaments during the season, including three majors at the Australian Open, Wimbledon Championships, and the US Open. He also won five Masters 1000 events.
Details
Duration1 January 2011 – 4 December 2011
Edition42nd
Tournaments69
Achievements (singles)
Most tournament titles Novak Djokovic (10)
Most tournament finals Novak Djokovic (11)
Prize money leader Novak Djokovic ($12,619,803)
Points leader Novak Djokovic (13,630)
Awards
Player of the year Novak Djokovic
Doubles team of the year Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
Most improved
player of the year
Alex Bogomolov Jr.
Newcomer of the year Milos Raonic
Comeback
player of the year
Juan Martín del Potro
2010
2012

In singles, Novak Djokovic dominated the season. He won ten tournaments, including three Grand Slam (Australian Open, Wimbledon Championships and the US Open), and five Masters Series 1000 titles (Indian Wells, Miami, Madrid, Rome and Canada). He ended the year with a 6–0 record against Rafael Nadal and a 4–1 record against Roger Federer.

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