2011 Australian Open – Women's Singles

2011 Australian Open
Champion   Kim Clijsters
Runner-up   Li Na
Final score   3–6, 6–3, 6–3
Events
Singles   men   women       boys   girls
Doubles   men   women   mixed   boys   girls
Other events
Legends    men      mixed
WC Singles    men    women    quad
WC Doubles    men    women    quad
Main article: 2011 Australian Open

Serena Williams was the defending champion, but could not defend her title due to a foot injury sustained in the middle of the 2010 season.
Kim Clijsters won her first Australian Open title and fourth Grand Slam overall by beating Li Na 3–6, 6–3, 6–3 in the final match. Li was the first Chinese player to make the final of a Grand Slam in singles.

Contents

Seeds

  1. Caroline Wozniacki (Semifinals)
  2. Vera Zvonareva (Semifinals)
  3. Kim Clijsters (Champion)
  4. Venus Williams (Third Round, retired due to a hip injury)
  5. Samantha Stosur (Third Round)
  6. Francesca Schiavone (Quarterfinals)
  7. Jelena Janković (Second Round)
  8. Victoria Azarenka (Fourth Round)
  9. Li Na (Final)
  10. Shahar Pe'er (Third Round)
  11. Justine Henin (Third Round)
  12. Agnieszka Radwańska (Quarterfinals)
  13. Nadia Petrova (Third Round)
  14. Maria Sharapova (Fourth Round)
  15. Marion Bartoli (Second Round)
  16. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (Third Round)
  1. Aravane Rezaï (First Round)
  2. Maria Kirilenko (Second Round)
  3. Ana Ivanović (First Round)
  4. Kaia Kanepi (Second Round)
  5. Yanina Wickmayer (Second Round)
  6. Flavia Pennetta (Fourth Round)
  7. Svetlana Kuznetsova (Fourth Round)
  8. Alisa Kleybanova (Second Round)
  9. Petra Kvitová (Quarterfinals)
  10. María José Martínez Sánchez (Second Round)
  11. Alexandra Dulgheru (First Round)
  12. Daniela Hantuchová (First Round)
  13. Dominika Cibulková (Third Round)
  14. Andrea Petkovic (Quarterfinals)
  15. Lucie Šafářová (Third Round)
  16. Tsvetana Pironkova (Second Round)

Qualifying

Main article: 2011 Australian Open – Women's Singles Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                                       
  1   Caroline Wozniacki 3 6 6  
6   Francesca Schiavone 6 3 3  
  1   Caroline Wozniacki 6 5 3  
  9   Li Na 3 7 6  
30   Andrea Petkovic 2 4  
  9   Li Na 6 6    
    9   Li Na 6 3 3
  3   Kim Clijsters 3 6 6
  12   Agnieszka Radwańska 3 64    
3   Kim Clijsters 6 7    
  3   Kim Clijsters 6 6  
  2   Vera Zvonareva 3 3    
25   Petra Kvitová 2 4  
  2   Vera Zvonareva 6 6    

Top Half

Section 1

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Fourth Round
1   C Wozniacki 6 6    
    G Dulko 3 4       1   C Wozniacki 6 6    
    T Paszek 7 0 3       V King 1 0    
    V King 64 6 6       1   C Wozniacki 6 6    
    L Hradecká 4 5         29   D Cibulková 4 3    
    A Brianti 6 7           A Brianti 1 6 2
    A Kerber 2 7 4   29   D Cibulková 6 4 6  
29   D Cibulková 6 64 6       1   C Wozniacki 6 6  
21   Y Wickmayer 6 2 6           A Sevastova 3 4  
    J Groth 3 6 4     21   Y Wickmayer 4 2    
    P Hercog 4 65         A Sevastova 6 6    
    A Sevastova 6 7             A Sevastova 6 6  
Q   V Manasieva 7 6         Q   V Manasieva 1 3    
    L Pous Tió 5 2       Q   V Manasieva 3 6 6
    T Garbin 0 0     15   M Bartoli 6 3 0  
15   M Bartoli 6 6    

Section 2

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Fourth Round
11   J Henin 5 6 6  
Q   S Mirza 7 3 1     11   J Henin 6 6    
Q   J Hampton 6 4 5       E Baltacha 1 3    
    E Baltacha 3 6 7       11   J Henin 4 68    
    B Mattek-Sands 1 6 5       23   S Kuznetsova 6 7    
Q   A Rus 6 3 7     Q   A Rus 1 4  
    A Riske 3 2     23   S Kuznetsova 6 6    
23   S Kuznetsova 6 6         23   S Kuznetsova 4 6 14
32   T Pironkova 6 3 6       6   F Schiavone 6 1 16
    P Parmentier 4 6 3     32   T Pironkova 4 1    
    T Bacsinszky 0 3         M Niculescu 6 6    
    M Niculescu 6 6             M Niculescu 0 62  
    R Marino 6 4 6       6   F Schiavone 6 7    
    J Namigata 2 6 3         R Marino 3 7 7
    A Parra Santonja 7 2 4   6   F Schiavone 6 5 9  
6   F Schiavone 64 6 6  

Section 3

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Fourth Round
4   V Williams 6 6    
    S Errani 3 2       4   V Williams 66 6 6  
    S Záhlavová 6 6         S Záhlavová 7 0 4  
    R Voráčová 1 3         4   V Williams 0 r    
Q   A Keothavong 7 6         30   A Petkovic 1      
Q   Ar Rodionova 5 4       Q   A Keothavong 6 5 0
    J Craybas 1 2     30   A Petkovic 2 7 6  
30   A Petkovic 6 6         30   A Petkovic 6 6  
20   K Kanepi 2 6 6       14   M Sharapova 2 3  
    M Rybáriková 6 4 3     20   K Kanepi 4 6 4  
    J Görges 6 4 6       J Görges 6 3 6  
    E Gallovits-Hall 3 6 3           J Görges 6 4 4
    E Vesnina 6 3 3       14   M Sharapova 4 6 6  
    V Razzano 4 6 6         V Razzano 63 3  
    T Tanasugarn 1 3     14   M Sharapova 7 6    
14   M Sharapova 6 6    

Section 4

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Fourth Round
9   N Li 6 7    
    S Arvidsson 1 5       9   N Li 6 6    
    E Rodina 6 6         E Rodina 3 2    
WC   O Rogowska 3 1         9   N Li 6 6    
    Z Ondrášková 4 0             B Záhlavová-Strýcová 2 1    
WC   J Dokić 6 6       WC   J Dokić 63 1  
    B Záhlavová-Strýcová 6 3 7       B Záhlavová-Strýcová 7 6    
17   A Rezaï 0 6 5       9   N Li 6 6  
28   D Hantuchová 63 6 7       8   V Azarenka 3 3  
    R Kulikova 7 3 9         R Kulikova 4 6 5  
    K Šprem 6 4 2       C Scheepers 6 4 7  
    C Scheepers 4 6 6           C Scheepers 3 3  
    P Mayr-Achleitner 5 4         8   V Azarenka 6 6    
    A Hlaváčková 7 6           A Hlaváčková 4 4  
Q   K Wörle 0 2     8   V Azarenka 6 6    
8   V Azarenka 6 6    

Bottom Half

Section 5

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Fourth Round
7   J Janković 6 7    
    A Kudryavtseva 0 65       7   J Janković 63 3    
    K Bondarenko 6 3 6       S Peng 7 6    
    S Peng 2 6 8           S Peng 6 3 6  
WC   C Garcia 7 4 6           A Morita 1 6 3  
    V Lepchenko 5 6 3     WC   C Garcia 4 4  
    A Morita 6 6         A Morita 6 6    
27   A Dulgheru 4 4             S Peng 5 6 5
24   A Kleybanova 6 6         12   A Radwańska 7 3 7
Q   I Falconi 1 0       24   A Kleybanova 4 62    
Q   A Kremer 3 6 2       S Halep 6 7    
    S Halep 6 3 6           S Halep 1 2  
WC   S Ferguson 66 6 3       12   A Radwańska 6 6    
Q   P Martić 7 0 6     Q   P Martić 3 4  
    K Date Krumm 4 6 5   12   A Radwańska 6 6    
12   A Radwańska 6 4 7  

Section 6

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Fourth Round
13   N Petrova 6 6    
    K Pervak 2 1       13   N Petrova 6 6    
WC   A Molik 1 6 8   WC   A Molik 4 1    
    R Vinci 6 3 6       13   N Petrova 2 6 6  
    P Schnyder 2 3             E Makarova 6 3 8  
Q   L Tsurenko 6 6       Q   L Tsurenko 66 1  
    E Makarova 3 6 10       E Makarova 7 6    
19   A Ivanović 6 4 8           E Makarova 63 2  
26   MJ Martínez Sánchez 6 4 6       3   K Clijsters 7 6  
    G Arn 3 6 2     26   MJ Martínez Sánchez 5 1    
Q   C Vandeweghe 2 1         A Cornet 7 6    
    A Cornet 6 6             A Cornet 63 3  
    C McHale 6 3 4       3   K Clijsters 7 6    
    C Suárez Navarro 4 6 6         C Suárez Navarro 1 3  
    D Safina 0 0     3   K Clijsters 6 6    
3   K Clijsters 6 6    

Section 7

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Fourth Round
5   S Stosur 6 6    
WC   L Davis 1 1       5   S Stosur 6 6    
    ME Camerin 3 6 1       V Dushevina 3 2    
    V Dushevina 6 3 6       5   S Stosur 65 3    
    O Govortsova 3 4         25   P Kvitová 7 6    
    A Chakvetadze 6 6           A Chakvetadze 3 4  
WC   S Peers 2 4     25   P Kvitová 6 6    
25   P Kvitová 6 6         25   P Kvitová 3 6 6
22   F Pennetta 6 6         22   F Pennetta 6 3 3
    An Rodionova 2 1       22   F Pennetta 6 6    
    L Domínguez Lino 6 6         L Domínguez Lino 2 2    
    J Larsson 2 1         22   F Pennetta 3 7 6
    S Cîrstea 6 6         10   S Pe'er 6 63 4  
    M Lučić 4 2           S Cîrstea 3 2  
    M Johansson 1 1     10   S Pe'er 6 6    
10   S Pe'er 6 6    

Section 8

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Fourth Round
16   A Pavlyuchenkova 6 7    
    K Flipkens 4 64       16   A Pavlyuchenkova 6 6    
    A Amanmuradova 4 2         K Barrois 2 2    
    K Barrois 6 6         16   A Pavlyuchenkova 3 6 5  
    A Medina Garrigues 0 1             I Benešová 6 1 7  
    I Benešová 6 6           I Benešová 6 6  
    R Oprandi 3 7 6   18   M Kirilenko 3 1    
18   M Kirilenko 6 5 8           I Benešová 4 1  
31   L Šafářová 7 4 6       2   V Zvonareva 6 6  
    S Zhang 5 6 1     31   L Šafářová 6 62 7  
    K Zakopalová 6 3 6       K Zakopalová 3 7 5  
    M Oudin 1 6 1       31   L Šafářová 3 69  
    B Jovanovski 7 6         2   V Zvonareva 6 7    
WC   K-c Chang 5 1           B Jovanovski 6 3 1
    S Bammer 2 1     2   V Zvonareva 2 6 6  
2   V Zvonareva 6 6    

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