| Date: | 11–17 April |
| Edition: | 3rd |
| Location: | Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Champms: | Izak van der Merwe |
| Champws: |  Valeria Savinykh |
| Champmd: | Michael Kohlmann /  Alexander Peya |
| Champwd: | none |
The 2011 Soweto Open was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the third edition of the tournament which is part of the 2011 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Johannesburg, South Africa between 11 and 17 April 2011. All women's doubles semifinal matches had been cancelled by the supervisor, due to heavy rain and flooding.
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dustin Brown | 102 | 1 | ||
 Luxembourg | Gilles Müller | 109 | 2 | |
 Poland | Michał Przysiężny | 146 | 3 | |
| Izak van der Merwe | 150 | 4 | ||
 Belgium | Ruben Bemelmans | 171 | 5 | |
| Rik de Voest | 185 | 6 | ||
 Slovakia | Andrej Martin | 187 | 7 | |
 Australia | Matthew Ebden | 198 | 8 |
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 United Kingdom | Anne Keothavong | 107 | 1 | |
 Czech Republic | Petra Cetkovská | 125 | 2 | |
| Russian Federation | Nina Bratchikova | 129 | 3 | |
| Czech Republic | Eva Birnerová | 133 | 4 | |
| Luxembourg | Mandy Minella | 137 | 5 | |
| Luxembourg | Anne Kremer | 148 | 6 | |
 Italy | Corinna Dentoni | 149 | 7 | |
| Kathrin Wörle | 153 | 8 |
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Gally de Wael
Teodora Mirčić
Asia MuhammadSee main article: 2011 Soweto Open – Men's singles. Izak van der Merwe def. Rik de Voest, 6–7(2), 7–5, 6–3
See main article: 2011 Soweto Open – Women's singles. Valeria Savinykh def. Petra Cetkovská, 6–1, 6–3
See main article: 2011 Soweto Open – Men's doubles. Michael Kohlmann / Alexander Peya def. Andre Begemann / Matthew Ebden 6–2, 6–2
See main article: 2011 Soweto Open – Women's doubles. Cancelled due to heavy rain and flooding[1]
