2011 BMW Open
tennis tournament
The 2011 BMW Open, also known as The BMW Open by FWU Takaful 2011 for sponsorship reasons, was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 96th edition of the event. It was part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2011 ATP World Tour. It took place at the MTTC Iphitos complex in Munich, Germany, from 23 April through 1 May 2011. Mikhail Youzhny was the defending champion, while he was joined by last year's finalist Marin Čilić as well as semifinalists Marcos Baghdatis and Philipp Petzschner. Unranked former world number two countryman Tommy Haas made his 2011 debut and returned to playing in doubles via a wildcard into the main draw with partner Radek Štěpánek.
Entrants
Seeds
Seedings are based on the rankings of April 18, 2011.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
Matthias Bachinger
Andreas Beck
Dustin Brown
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Steve Darcis
Robert Farah
Andrey Kuznetsov
Julian Reister
The following player received entry from a Lucky loser spot:
Denis Gremelmayr
Notable withdrawals
Jarkko Nieminen
Finals
Singles
Nikolay Davydenko defeated Florian Mayer, 6–3, 3–6, 6–1
It was Davydenko's 1st title of the year and 21st of his career. It was his 2nd win in Munich, also winning in 2004.
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