2011 BNP Paribas Open
| 2011 BNP Paribas Open | |
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| Date | March 7 – March 20 |
| Edition | 36th (ATP) / 23rd (WTA) |
| Category |
World Tour Masters 1000 (ATP) Premier Mandatory (WTA) |
| Prize money | $3,645,000 |
| Surface | Hard / Outdoor |
| Location | Indian Wells, California, USA |
| Venue | Indian Wells Tennis Garden |
| Champions | |
| Men's Singles | |
 Novak Djokovic |
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| Women's Singles | |
 Caroline Wozniacki
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| Men's Doubles | |
 Alexandr Dolgopolov /  Xavier Malisse |
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| Women's Doubles | |
 Sania Mirza /  Elena Vesnina
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The 2011 BNP Paribas Open was a tennis tournament played at Indian Wells, California in March 2011. It was the 36th edition of the men's event (23rd for the women), known as the BNP Paribas Open, and was classified as an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the 2011 ATP World Tour and a Premier Mandatory event on the 2011 WTA Tour. Both the men's and the women's events took place at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Indian Wells, California, United States from March 7 through March 20, 2011.
The 2011 BNP Paribas Open took place at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden from 7 to 20 March 2011. It was the 36th edition of the event. The tournament was jointly run by the Tennis Ventures Llc and was part of the 2011 ATP World Tour and the 2011 WTA Tour. On the ATP tour it was the first of the seasons Masters 1000 events; on the women's tour it was the season's first of four Premier Mandatory events. The tournament was conducted on eight outdoor Plexipave IW courts. This has been given a medium–slow court speed.
The semifinals were a repeat of the 2009 US Open semis. It was also the first time since 1995 that all four players to reach this stage were Grand Slam champions. En route to the semifinal stage Djokovic broke the record of his Final opponent Nadal for the fewest games lost in the history of Indian Wells Masters as well as in the masters series based on four matches. He lost only 12 games to Golubev, Gulbis, Troicki, Gasquet respectively while Nadal lost 13 in the 2010 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters. In Indian Wells Stefan Edberg held the previous record with 17 lost games while reaching the 1990 final. The results of the matches were a reverse of the US Open as Djokovic and Nadal won.
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