The 2011 China Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 13th edition of the China Open for the men (15th for the women), and was part of the ATP 500 Series of the 2011 ATP World Tour, and of the Premier Series of the 2011 WTA Tour. Both the men's and the women's events were held at the Olympic Green Tennis Center in Beijing, People's Republic of China, from October 1 through October 9, 2011.
| Stage | Men's singles[1] | Men's doubles | Women's singles[2] | Women's doubles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | 500 | 1000 | ||
| Runner up | 300 | 700 | ||
| Semifinals | 180 | 450 | ||
| Quarterfinals | 90 | 250 | ||
| Round of 16 | 45 | 0 | 140 | |
| Round of 32 | 0 | – | 80 | 5 |
| Round of 64 | – | 5 | – | |
| Qualifier | 20 | 30 | ||
| Qualifying Finalist | 10 | 20 | ||
| Qualifying 1st round | 0 | 1 | ||
| Stage | Men's singles[3] | Men's doubles | Women's singles | Women's doubles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | $505,000 | $148,500 | $775,500 | $266,000 |
| Runner up | $234,000 | $68,000 | $387,750 | $133,000 |
| Semifinals | $110,000 | $33,000 | $169,447 | $53,000 |
| Quarterfinals | $52,520 | $15,500 | $74,450 | $22,260 |
| Round of 16 | $26,810 | $7,920 | $37,225 | $9,350 |
| Round of 32 | $14,710 | – | $19,950 | $4,250 |
| Round of 64 | – | $11,817 | – | |
| Final round qualifying | $1,700 | $2,610 | ||
| First round qualifying | $900 | $1,350 |
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | |||
| 3 | 2 | |||
| 4 | 3 | |||
| 5 | 4 | |||
| 6 | 5 | |||
| 7 | 6 | |||
| 8 | 7 | |||
| 10 | 8 | |||
| 11 | 9 | |||
| 12 | 10 | |||
| 13 | 11 | |||
| 15 | 12 | |||
| 16 | 13 | |||
| 17 | 14 | |||
| 18 | 15 | |||
| 19 | 16 |
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
See main article: 2011 China Open – Women's singles qualifying.
Christina McHale
Monica Niculescu
Virginie Razzano
Laura Robson
Carla Suárez Navarro
Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová
Maria Sharapova
Yanina Wickmayer Serena Williams Venus Williams| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 7 | 1 | |
| France | Gaël Monfils | 9 | 2 | |
| Czech Republic | Tomáš Berdych | 10 | 3 | |
| Spain | Nicolás Almagro | 11 | 4 | |
| France | Gilles Simon | 12 | 5 | |
| Andy Roddick | 14 | 6 | ||
| John Isner | 18 | 7 | ||
 Ukraine | Alexandr Dolgopolov | 19 | 8 |
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
See main article: 2011 China Open – Men's singles qualifying.
The following players received entry from a lucky loser spot:
Novak Djokovic (muscle torn) [4] Richard Gasquet (elbow injury) [5]
Robin Söderling Gaël Monfils (knee injury) Nikolay Davydenko John Isner (abdominal strain)See main article: 2011 China Open – Men's singles. Tomáš Berdych def. Marin Čilić, 3–6, 6–4, 6–1
See main article: 2011 China Open – Women's singles. 
Agnieszka Radwańska def. Andrea Petkovic, 7–5, 0–6, 6–4
See main article: 2011 China Open – Men's doubles. Michaël Llodra / Nenad Zimonjić def. Robert Lindstedt / Horia Tecău, 7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–4)
See main article: 2011 China Open – Women's doubles. Květa Peschke / Katarina Srebotnik def. 
Gisela Dulko / 
Flavia Pennetta, 6–3, 6–4
