2011 Sarasota Open – Singles
# 2011 Sarasota Open – Singles

Kei Nishikori was the defending champion but chose not to participate. James Blake defeated Alex Bogomolov Jr. in the final (6–2, 6–2) to win the title.

## Seeds

* Ryan Sweeting (semifinals)
* Michael Russell (quarterfinals)
* Go Soeda (second round)
* Donald Young (second round)
* Brian Dabul (first round, retired due to fatigue)
* Alex Bogomolov Jr. (final)
* Éric Prodon (quarterfinals, withdrew due to an abdominal strain)
* Ryan Harrison (first round)

## 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
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Ryan Sweeting | 2 | $6^{15}$ | | | | | |
| | James Blake | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | James Blake | 6 | 7 | | | James Blake | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 6 | Alex Bogomolov Jr. | 2 | 2 |
| | Frank Dancevic | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | Alex Bogomolov Jr. | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | Alex Bogomolov Jr. | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | R Sweeting | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | L Cook | 2 | 0 | | 1 | R Sweeting | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | JP Brzezicki | 6 | 6 | | | JP Brzezicki | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | I van der Merwe | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | 1 | R Sweeting | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Y Sugita | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | G Žemlja | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| WC | M Styslinger | 2 | 2 | | | Y Sugita | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Žemlja | 1 | 7 | | | G Žemlja | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | B Dabul | 6 | $6^7$ | $^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | R Sweeting | 2 | $6^{15}$ |
| 4 | D Young | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Blake | 6 | 7 |
| | G Lapentti | 2 | $1^r$ | | 4 | D Young | $6^3$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Blake | 6 | 7 | | | J Blake | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Matosevic | 3 | $6^2$ | | | | | | | | J Blake | | | | | | | |
| Q | P Bester | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 7 | É Prodon | w/o | | | | | | |
| Q | Morgan Phillips | 6 | 4 | 4 | Q | P Bester | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R de Voest | 4 | 4 | | 7 | É Prodon | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | É Prodon | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 8 | R Harrison | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| PR | A Delić | 7 | 6 | | PR | A Delić | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | P-L Duclos | 6 | $6^3$ | 6 | Q | P-L Duclos | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Collarini | 2 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | Q | P-L Duclos | 4 | 1 | | | | | |
| | C Niland | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | F Dancevic | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | F Dancevic | 6 | 4 | 6 | | F Dancevic | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Smyczek | 5 | 6 | $6^5$ | 3 | G Soeda | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | G Soeda | 7 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | F Dancevic | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 6 | A Bogomolov Jr. | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | A Bogomolov Jr. | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| WC | Vamsee Chappidi | 1 | 0 | | 6 | A Bogomolov Jr. | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Kuznetsov | 6 | 7 | | | A Kuznetsov | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Wolmarans | 4 | $6^4$ | | | | | | | 6 | A Bogomolov Jr. | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | W Odesnik | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | 2 | M Russell | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
| | J Ward | 3 | 6 | 6 | | J Ward | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alt | J Witten | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | M Russell | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | M Russell | $6^5$ | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
