2011 Australian Open – Wheelchair women's singles

2011 Australian Open NED Esther Vergeer AUS Daniela di Toro 6–0, 6–0 2011 Australian Open Esther Vergeer defeated Daniela di Toro in the final, 6–0, 6–0 to win the women's singles wheelchair tennis title at the 2011 Australian Open. It was her eighth Australian Open singles title and 17th major singles overall. It also marked the fourth time that Vergeer did not drop a game during a major final, and she only lost four games en route to the title. The win in the final was her 404th consecutive match win. Korie Homan was the reigning champion, but did not participate this year due to injury.http://www.itftennis.com/wheelchair/news/newsarticle.asp?articleid=22219 Australian Open Preview, Draws and Schedule 24 January 2011 itftennis.com The 2011 Australian Open – Wheelchair Women's Singles was a tennis tournament featuring 8 paraplegic women tennis players, which was part of the NEC Tour. The tournament took place at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia, from 17 January to 30 January, it was the 9th edition of the Australian Open women's wheelchair event and the first Grand Slam event of 2011. The tournament was played on Plexicushion Prestige AO hard courts,http://www.itftennis.com/wheelchair/tournaments/tournamentoverview.asp?tournament=1100022615&event=1100127643 Australian Open 2011 Overview itftennis.com 10 June 2011 5 December 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101205025331/http://www.itftennis.com/wheelchair/tournaments/tournamentoverview.asp?tournament=1100022615 dead http://www.plexipave.com/tennis/plexicushion.html Plexicushion Tennis Court Surface plexipave.com 25 January 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110407230215/http://www.plexipave.com/tennis/plexicushion.html 2011-04-07 deadhttp://www.plexipave.com/company/tournaments.html Plexicushion tournaments plexipave.com 25 January 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110106013243/http://www.plexipave.com/company/tournaments.html 6 January 2011 which were rated a medium-fast pace by the ITF.http://www.plexipave.com/tech_docs/certifications/ITF_Pace4_certification%202013.pdf Plexicushion Prestige AO ITF Court Pace Classification plexipave.com 25 January 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110112120739/http://www.plexipave.com/tech_docs/certifications/ITF_Pace4_certification%202013.pdf 2011-01-12 dead The competition was organised by the International Tennis Federation and Tennis Australia. thumb|left|150px|Esther Vergeer claimed her 17th major singles title. Tournament On her Grand Slam debut Marjolein Buis won in three sets against Annick Sevenans to reach the semifinals. Also into the semifinals were World number one Esther Vergeer who recorded her 402nd consecutive match win with a 6–0, 6–0 win over her doubles partner, Sharon Walraven. Buis then took on World number two and home favourite Daniela di Toro who lost just three games on Australia Day against Aniek van Koot.http://www.itftennis.com/wheelchair/news/newsarticle.asp?articleid=22241 Buis makes Australian Open semifinals 26 January 2011 itftennis.com 10 June 2011 29 June 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110629144114/http://www.itftennis.com/wheelchair/news/newsarticle.asp?articleid=22241 dead While Jiske Griffioen would play Vergeer in the semifinals after defeating Grand Slam debutant Jordanne Whiley in straight sets.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/disability_sport/9376470.stm Peter Norfolk secures opening win at Australian Open 26 January 2011 bbc.co.uk The semifinals witnessed di Toro and Vergeer make the final with straight sets wins.http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/news/articles/2011-01-27/201101271296112041704.html Di Toro closes on wheelchair trophy 27 January 2011 Caroline Tang australianopen.com dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110629150957/http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/news/articles/2011-01-27/201101271296112041704.html 29 June 2011 In the final Vergeer claimed her eighth Australian Open title as she defeated di Toro without losing a game to chalk up her 404th consecutive win.http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/news/articles/2011-01-29/201101291296293281010.html 29 January 2011 Vergeer breezes to 17th Slam singles title Caroline Tang australianopen.com dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110629151040/http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/news/articles/2011-01-29/201101291296293281010.html 29 June 2011 http://www.itftennis.com/shared/medialibrary/pdf/original/IO_55104_original.PDF This week 31 January issue 5 itftennis.com 2011-06-10 2011-06-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20110629144148/http://www.itftennis.com/shared/medialibrary/pdf/original/IO_55104_original.PDF dead Results Seeds NED Esther Vergeer (champion) AUS Daniela di Toro (final) Draw Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 175 1 NED Esther Vergeer 6 6     NED Sharon Walraven 0 0     GBR Jordanne Whiley 4 1     NED Jiske Griffioen 6 6     NED Marjolein Buis 5 6 6   BEL Annick Sevenans 7 3 2   NED Aniek van Koot 3 0   2 AUS Daniela di Toro 6 6   1 NED Esther Vergeer 6 6     NED Jiske Griffioen 2 2     NED Marjolein Buis 3 2   2 AUS Daniela di Toro 6 6   1 NED Esther Vergeer 6 6   2 AUS Daniela di Toro 0 0   References Main Draw Wheelchair Women's Singles Wheelchair Women's Singles Category:2011 in Australian tennis