2011 Italian Open – Women's singles

2011 Italian Open RUS Maria Sharapova AUS Samantha Stosur 6–2, 6–4 56 16 2011 Italian Open (tennis) Maria Sharapova defeated Samantha Stosur in the final, 6–2, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2011 Italian Open. It was her 23rd career title, and her first in almost a year. María José Martínez Sánchez was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Ekaterina Makarova. Seeds The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round. 30em DEN Caroline Wozniacki (semifinals) ITA Francesca Schiavone (quarterfinals) BLR Victoria Azarenka (quarterfinals, retired due to a right elbow contusion) CHN Li Na (semifinals) SRB Jelena Janković (quarterfinals) AUS Samantha Stosur (final) RUS Maria Sharapova (champion) POL Agnieszka Radwańska (second round) FRA Marion Bartoli (second round) ISR Shahar Pe'er (third round) RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova (first round) GER Andrea Petkovic (second round) SRB Ana Ivanovic (second round) EST Kaia Kanepi (first round) ITA Flavia Pennetta (first round) RUS Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (third round) Qualifying 2011 Italian Open – Women's singles qualifying Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 175 1 DEN Caroline Wozniacki 6 1 6 5 SRB Jelena Janković 3 6 3 3 BLR Victoria Azarenka 6 0r   7 RUS Maria Sharapova 4 3     HUN Gréta Arn 3 1   4 CHN Li Na 6 6   6 AUS Samantha Stosur 6 6   2 ITA Francesca Schiavone 2 4   1 DEN Caroline Wozniacki 5 3   7 RUS Maria Sharapova 7 6   4 CHN Li Na 66 0   6 AUS Samantha Stosur 78 6   7 RUS Maria Sharapova 6 6   6 AUS Samantha Stosur 2 4   Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals Q AUS A Rodionova 6 6 KAZ Y Shvedova 4 4 BEL Y Wickmayer 4 6 6 LL GER A Kerber 6 3 3 RUS N Petrova 0 0 r 13 SRB A Ivanovic 6 3 9 FRA M Bartoli 6 6 Q ESP A Parra Santonja 2 3 Q ESP A Medina Garrigues 6 6 SUI P Schnyder 3 2 JPN K Date-Krumm 5 2 CZE L Šafářová 7 6 1 DEN C Wozniacki 6 6 Q AUS A Rodionova 2 0 BEL Y Wickmayer 2 77 6 13 SRB A Ivanovic 6 64 3 9 FRA M Bartoli 4 3 Q ESP A Medina Garrigues 6 6 CZE L Šafářová 0 3 5 SRB J Janković 6 6 1 DEN C Wozniacki 6 77 BEL Y Wickmayer 1 64 Q ESP A Medina Garrigues 4 6 2 5 SRB J Janković 6 2 6 1 DEN C Wozniacki 6 1 6 5 SRB J Janković 3 6 3 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals ITA S Errani 6 1 ITA R Vinci 2 0 r JPN A Morita 3 1 RUS V Dushevina 6 6 Q RSA C Scheepers 3 5 16 RUS A Pavlyuchenkova 6 7 10 ISR S Pe'er 3 6 6 SRB B Jovanovski 6 0 4 RUS A Kleybanova 6 6 Q USA V Lepchenko 2 2 ESP MJ Martínez Sánchez 0 7 4 RUS E Makarova 6 5 6 3 BLR V Azarenka 6 6 ITA S Errani 1 2 RUS V Dushevina 5 4 16 RUS A Pavlyuchenkova 7 6 10 ISR S Pe'er 6 7 RUS A Kleybanova 3 5 RUS E Makarova 1 1 7 RUS M Sharapova 6 6 3 BLR V Azarenka 6 4 6 16 RUS A Pavlyuchenkova 4 6 2 10 ISR S Pe'er 2 2 7 RUS M Sharapova 6 6 3 BLR V Azarenka 6 0r   7 RUS M Sharapova 4 3 Bottom half Section 3 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals Q AUT T Paszek 4 4 RUS E Vesnina 6 6 WC ITA A Brianti 6 7 LL CHN J Zheng 4 5 HUN G Arn 3 77 711 11 RUS S Kuznetsova 6 64 69 15 ITA F Pennetta 4 6 3 USA B Mattek-Sands 6 4 6 WC ITA C Dentoni 1 2 AUS J Gajdošová 6 6 CZE B Záhlavová-Strýcová 1 6 64 ESP L Domínguez Lino 6 0 77 8 POL A Radwańska 6 2 1 RUS E Vesnina 3 6 6 WC ITA A Brianti 4 4 HUN G Arn 6 6 USA B Mattek-Sands 2 4 AUS J Gajdošová 6 6 ESP L Domínguez Lino 4 2 4 CHN N Li 6 6 RUS E Vesnina 6 63 63 HUN G Arn 3 77 77 AUS J Gajdošová 2 1 4 CHN N Li 6 6 HUN G Arn 3 1 4 CHN N Li 6 6 - Section 4 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals CZE I Benešová 6 6 ARG G Dulko 2 1 Q SLO P Hercog 6 7 ROU A Dulgheru 1 5 RUS M Kirilenko 5 1 12 GER A Petkovic 7 6 14 EST K Kanepi 5 6 1 WC ITA R Oprandi 7 3 6 BUL T Pironkova 4 2 SVK D Hantuchová 6 6 Q USA C McHale 6 2 79 CHN S Peng 3 6 67 6 AUS S Stosur 6 7 - CZE I Benešová 1 5 Q SLO P Hercog 6 6 12 GER A Petkovic 4 3 WC ITA R Oprandi 5 1 SVK D Hantuchová 7 6 Q USA C McHale 3 1 2 ITA F Schiavone 6 6 6 AUS S Stosur 6 6 Q SLO P Hercog 3 4 SVK D Hantuchová 6 2 5 2 ITA F Schiavone 3 6 7 6 AUS S Stosur 6 6 2 ITA F Schiavone 2 4 External links WTA tournament draws Italian Open - Singles Women's Singles Category:2011 in Italian women's sport