The 2011 Open de Nice Côte d'Azur was a men's

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tournament play on outdoor clay courts. It was the 27th edition of the Open de Nice Côte d'Azur and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the

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. It took place at the Nice Lawn Tennis Club in

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, France, from 16 May through 21 May 2011. Third-seeded

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won the singles title.

Finals

Singles

defeated

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, 6–7^(5–7), 6–3, 6–3 It was the 10th ATP Tournament won by

in his career.

Doubles

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/ Jean-Julien Rojer defeated Santiago González /

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, 6–3, 6–4

Entrants

Seeds

* Seedings as of May 9, 2011.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the main draw: * Julien Benneteau * Ernests Gulbis * Édouard Roger-Vasselin The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Andreas Haider-Maurer *

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* Pere Riba *

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The following players received entry from a

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spot: * Robin Haase * Michael Russell

Withdrawals

* Andy Roddick (right shoulder injury) * Pablo Cuevas (leg injury)

References

External links

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ITF tournament edition details
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