2011 Novak Djokovic tennis season

2011 Novak Djokovic tennis season
Full nameNovak Djokovic
Calendar prize money$12,619,803 (singles & doubles)
Singles
Season record70–6
Calendar titles10
Year-end rankingNo. 1
Ranking change from previous year 2
Grand Slam & significant results
Australian OpenW
French OpenSF
WimbledonW
US OpenW
Doubles
Season record3–5
Calendar titles0
Year-end ranking240
Ranking change from previous year 77
Davis Cup
Davis CupSF
Injuries
Injuries7–21 February (shoulder injury)
11–25 April (knee injury)
6–20 June (patellar tendinitis)
16 September – 20 October (ruptured back muscle)
2010
2012

The 2011 Novak Djokovic tennis season is widely regarded as one of the greatest seasons in men's tennis history. Djokovic ended the year with 70–6 record, including an impressive 10–1 record against Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer, the other two best players of the year. From the start of the year, he went undefeated until the French Open semifinals in June (losing to Federer), compiling a 41-match winning streak. Djokovic won ten tournaments, of which three were major events: the Australian Open, Wimbledon Championships and the US Open. He won a then-record (later broken by himself) five Masters titles: Indian Wells, Miami and Canada, played on hard courts, and Madrid and Rome, on clay. Djokovic also won titles in Dubai and in Serbia.

Djokovic defeated Nadal (the previous season's No. 1 player) in six finals and reached the world No. 1 ranking for the first time on 4 July, maintaining the top ranking for the rest of the season. Among the six finals he defeated Nadal, two were on clay: a notable reversal due to the fact that he had lost all nine matches played against Nadal on clay prior to this season. He also set a new season record by winning $12.6 million USD in prize money on the ATP World Tour. Furthermore, he obtained a 21–4 record against top-10 and a 13–3 against Top-5 players.