2011 Novak Djokovic tennis season
The 2011 Novak Djokovic tennis season is widely regarded as one of the greatest seasons ever in men's tennis. He ended the year with an impressive 10–1 record against Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer, the other two best players of the year. From the start of the year, he went undefeated until the French Open semifinals in June (losing to Federer), compiling a 41-match winning streak. Djokovic won ten tournaments, in which three of them were Grand Slam events: the Australian Open, Wimbledon Championships and the US Open. He won a then record (since broken by himself) five Masters Series 1000 titles: Indian Wells, Miami and Canada, played on hard courts, and Madrid and Rome, on clay. Djokovic also won in Dubai and at the Serbia Open.
| Calendar prize money | $12,619,803 (singles & doubles) |
|---|---|
| Singles | |
| Season record | 70–6 (92.1%) |
| Calendar titles | 10 |
| Year-end ranking | No. 1 |
| Ranking change from previous year | 2 |
| Grand Slam & significant results | |
| Australian Open | W |
| French Open | SF |
| Wimbledon | W |
| US Open | W |
| Doubles | |
| Season record | 3–5 (37.5%) |
| Calendar titles | 0 |
| Year-end ranking | 240 |
| Ranking change from previous year | 77 |
| Davis Cup | |
| Davis Cup | SF |
| Injuries | |
| Injuries | 7–21 February (shoulder injury) 11–25 April (knee injury) 6–20 June (patellar tendinitis) 16 September – 20 October (ruptured back muscle) |
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Djokovic won seventy matches and lost only six (including two in which he retired due to injury). He beat Nadal in six finals during the season and reached the world No. 1 ranking for the first time on 4 July, maintaining the top ranking for the rest of the season. Among the six finals he defeated Nadal, two were in Masters tournaments on clay: a notable reversal due to the fact that he had lost all nine matches played against Nadal on clay prior to this season. He also set a new season record by winning $12.6 million USD in prize money on the ATP World Tour. Furthermore, he obtained a 21-4 record against top-10 and a 13-3 against Top-5 players.