2011 French Open – Women's singles

2011 French Open CHN Li Na ITA Francesca Schiavone 6–4, 7–6(7–0) 2011 French Open thumb|right|Li Na in the semifinals against Maria Sharapova Li Na defeated defending champion Francesca Schiavone in the final, 6–4, 7–6(7–0) to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2011 French Open. It was her first major title, and she was the first woman from China, and from any Asian country, to win a major singles title.https://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/05/sports/tennis/na-dethrones-schiavone-at-french-open.html Li Na Dethrones Schiavone at French Open New York Times 4 June 2011 4 June 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110609235301/http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/05/sports/tennis/na-dethrones-schiavone-at-french-open.html June 9, 2011 live Li was the first player to defeat four top-10 opponents en route to the French Open title. The final was also a rematch of the pair's third-round match from the previous year. Caroline Wozniacki and Kim Clijsters were in contention for the world No. 1 ranking; Wozniacki retained the top ranking after Clijsters lost in the second round, despite herself losing in the third round.http://edition.cnn.com/2011/SPORT/tennis/05/26/tennis.clijsters.sharapova.french.open/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20110527014158/http://edition.cnn.com/2011/SPORT/tennis/05/26/tennis.clijsters.sharapova.french.open/index.html dead May 27, 2011 Clijsters crashes out of French Open CNN.com 26 May 2011 This was the first time in the Open Era that neither of the top two seeds of a major progressed past the third round.https://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/28/sports/tennis/2011-french-open-top-seeded-wozniacki-out-in-third-round.html No. 1 Wozniacki, Still Seeking First Major, Is Ousted The New York Times 27 May 2011 This was the first French Open since 1996 where neither Venus Williams nor Serena Williams participated. It was also the only major between the 2003 US Open and the 2021 US Open where neither of the Williams sisters participated.https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/13397816 Venus Williams withdraws from French Open BBC Sport 14 May 2011 4 June 2017 This marked the major debut of future world No. 3, US Open champion, and French Open finalist Sloane Stephens; she was defeated by Elena Baltacha in the first round. Seeds 30em 1 1 DEN Caroline Wozniacki (third round) 2 8 BEL Kim Clijsters (second round) 3 3 RUS Vera Zvonareva (fourth round) 4 6 BLR 1995 Victoria Azarenka (quarterfinals) 5 4 ITA Francesca Schiavone (final) 6 5 CHN Li Na (champion) 7 7 RUS Maria Sharapova (semifinals) 8 2 AUS Samantha Stosur (third round) 9 5 CZE Petra Kvitová (fourth round) 10 4 SRB Jelena Janković (fourth round) 11 2 FRA Marion Bartoli (semifinals) 12 7 POL Agnieszka Radwańska (fourth round) 13 1 RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova (quarterfinals) 14 3 RUS Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (quarterfinals) 15 8 GER Andrea Petkovic (quarterfinals) 16 6 EST Kaia Kanepi (third round) 17 2 GER Julia Görges (third round) 18 4 ITA Flavia Pennetta (first round) 19 1 ISR Shahar Pe'er (first round) 20 6 SRB Ana Ivanovic (first round) 21 7 BEL Yanina Wickmayer (third round) 22 5 SVK Dominika Cibulková (first round) 23 RUS Alisa Kleybanova (withdrew due to illness) 24 8 AUS Jarmila Gajdošová (third round) 25 8 RUS Maria Kirilenko (fourth round) 26 3 RUS Nadia Petrova (first round) 27 5 ROU Alexandra Dulgheru (second round) 28 1 SVK Daniela Hantuchová (fourth round) 29 4 CHN Peng Shuai (third round, retired due to illness) 30 6 ITA Roberta Vinci (third round) 31 7 CZE Klára Zakopalová (first round) 32 2 BUL Tsvetana Pironkova (second round) Qualifying 2011 French Open – Women's singles qualifying Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 185 13 RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova 64 4 11 FRA Marion Bartoli 77 6 14 RUS Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6 5 5 5 ITA Francesca Schiavone 1 7 7 6 CHN Li Na 7 6 4 BLR 1995 Victoria Azarenka 5 2 7 RUS Maria Sharapova 6 6 15 GER Andrea Petkovic 0 3 11 FRA Marion Bartoli 3 3 5 ITA Francesca Schiavone 6 6 6 CHN Li Na 6 7 7 RUS Maria Sharapova 4 5 5 ITA Francesca Schiavone 4 60 6 CHN Li Na 6 77 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 1 DEN C Wozniacki 6 6 JPN K Date-Krumm 0 2 JPN J Namigata 1 1 Q CAN A Wozniak 6 6 USA C McHale 77 2 7 ITA S Errani 64 6 9 CHN S Zhang 3 3 28 SVK D Hantuchová 6 6 19 ISR S Pe'er 64 1 ESP MJ Martínez Sánchez 77 6 CAN R Marino 6 6 UKR K Bondarenko 3 3 FRA A Rezaï 3 3 ROU I-C Begu 6 6 SVK M Rybáriková 2 3 13 RUS S Kuznetsova 6 6 1 DEN C Wozniacki 6 78 Q CAN A Wozniak 3 66 ITA S Errani 1 2 28 SVK D Hantuchová 6 6 ESP MJ Martínez Sánchez 6 3 3 CAN R Marino 2 6 6 ROU I-C Begu 1 1 13 RUS S Kuznetsova 6 6 1 DEN C Wozniacki 1 3 28 SVK D Hantuchová 6 6 CAN R Marino 0 4 13 RUS S Kuznetsova 6 6 28 SVK D Hantuchová 78 3 2 13 RUS S Kuznetsova 66 6 6 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 11 FRA M Bartoli 1 6 6 GEO A Tatishvili 6 2 1 HUN A Szávay 4 6 4 Q BLR 1995 O Govortsova 6 4 6 BEL K Flipkens 1 1 CZE L Šafářová 6 6 FRA M Johansson 1 4 17 GER J Görges 6 6 32 BUL T Pironkova 7 6 WC AUS C Dellacqua 5 3 ARG G Dulko 6 6 WC USA I Falconi 3 4 RUS A Kudryavtseva 2 1 ROU S Halep 6 6 CZE I Benešová 2 3 8 AUS S Stosur 6 6 11 FRA M Bartoli 6 61 6 Q BLR 1995 O Govortsova 4 77 2 CZE L Šafářová 6 5 2 17 GER J Görges 2 7 6 32 BUL T Pironkova 4 2 ARG G Dulko 6 6 ROU S Halep 0 2 8 AUS S Stosur 6 6 11 FRA M Bartoli 3 6 6 17 GER J Görges 6 2 4 ARG G Dulko 6 1 6 8 AUS S Stosur 4 6 3 11 FRA M Bartoli 7 1 ARG G Dulko 5 0r Section 3 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 3 RUS V Zvonareva 6 6 ESP L Domínguez Lino 3 3 Q GER S Lisicki 6 6 UZB A Amanmuradova 0 4 GER A Kerber 6 3 1 ROU E Gallovits-Hall 2 6 6 AUS A Rodionova 65 6 6 26 RUS N Petrova 77 3 4 LL RUS A Pivovarova 3 0 Q ESP N Llagostera Vives 6 6 CZE R Voráčová 4 2 FRA A Cornet 6 6 AUT S Bammer 1 5 Q GER M Barthel 6 7 KAZ Y Shvedova 5 3 14 RUS A Pavlyuchenkova 7 6 3 RUS V Zvonareva 4 7 7 Q GER S Lisicki 6 5 5 ROU E Gallovits-Hall 1 4 AUS A Rodionova 6 6 Q ESP N Llagostera Vives 6 6 FRA A Cornet 0 2 Q GER M Barthel 0 65 14 RUS A Pavlyuchenkova 6 77 3 RUS V Zvonareva 6 6 AUS A Rodionova 2 3 Q ESP N Llagostera Vives 6 3 3 14 RUS A Pavlyuchenkova 3 6 6 3 RUS V Zvonareva 64 6 2 14 RUS A Pavlyuchenkova 77 2 6 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 10 SRB J Janković 6 6 UKR A Bondarenko 3 1 AUS J Dokić 6 3 2 RUS V Dushevina 4 6 6 ESP A Parra Santonja 6 65 3 USA B Mattek-Sands 2 77 6 USA V Lepchenko 6 2 6 18 ITA F Pennetta 3 6 3 29 CHN S Peng 6 6 AUT T Paszek 3 2 WC FRA O Sanchez 0 1 SLO P Hercog 6 6 GBR A Keothavong 6 65 4 RUS V Dolonc 3 77 6 USA M Oudin 2 0 5 ITA F Schiavone 6 6 10 SRB J Janković 6 6 RUS V Dushevina 3 2 USA B Mattek-Sands 6 2 6 USA V Lepchenko 3 6 3 29 CHN S Peng 7 6 SLO P Hercog 5 1 RUS V Dolonc 1 2 5 ITA F Schiavone 6 6 10 SRB J Janković 6 6 USA B Mattek-Sands 2 2 29 CHN S Peng 3 2r 5 ITA F Schiavone 6 1 10 SRB J Janković 3 6 4 5 ITA F Schiavone 6 2 6 Bottom half Section 5 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 6 CHN N Li 6 66 6 CZE B Záhlavová-Strýcová 3 78 3 Q ESP S Soler Espinosa 4 6 6 RUS E Vesnina 6 3 4 SUI P Schnyder 1 3 ROU S Cîrstea 6 6 ESP L Pous Tió 3 4 27 ROU A Dulgheru 6 6 22 SVK D Cibulková 712 3 2 USA V King 610 6 6 GBR E Baltacha 7 6 Q USA S Stephens 5 2 CZE S Záhlavová 4 3 CHN J Zheng 6 6 HUN G Arn 2 1 9 CZE P Kvitová 6 6 6 CHN N Li 6 7 Q ESP S Soler Espinosa 4 5 ROU S Cîrstea 6 7 27 ROU A Dulgheru 2 5 USA V King 4 6 6 GBR E Baltacha 6 1 4 CHN J Zheng 4 1 9 CZE P Kvitová 6 6 6 CHN N Li 6 6 ROU S Cîrstea 2 2 USA V King 4 2 9 CZE P Kvitová 6 6 6 CHN N Li 2 6 6 9 CZE P Kvitová 6 1 3 Section 6 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 16 EST K Kanepi 7 6 SWE S Arvidsson 5 1 WC FRA S Foretz Gacon 66 1 Q GBR H Watson 78 6 RUS E Makarova 6 3 6 ITA R Oprandi 4 6 0 SWE J Larsson 77 0 6 20 SRB A Ivanovic 63 6 2 30 ITA R Vinci 6 3 6 ITA A Brianti 3 6 3 RUS E Rodina 3 6 6 WC FRA I Brémond 6 4 8 WC FRA P Parmentier 77 6 RUS K Pervak 65 4 CZE A Hlaváčková 3 3 4 BLR 1995 V Azarenka 6 6 16 EST K Kanepi 6 6 Q GBR H Watson 1 3 RUS E Makarova 6 77 SWE J Larsson 3 65 30 ITA R Vinci 6 6 WC FRA I Brémond 3 4 WC FRA P Parmentier 0 1 4 BLR 1995 V Azarenka 6 6 16 EST K Kanepi 4 5 RUS E Makarova 6 7 30 ITA R Vinci 3 2 4 BLR 1995 V Azarenka 6 6 RUS E Makarova 2 3 4 BLR 1995 V Azarenka 6 6 Section 7 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 7 RUS M Sharapova 6 6 CRO M Lučić 3 0 CZE Z Ondrášková 3 4 WC FRA C Garcia 6 6 USA J Craybas 6 6 Q GRE E Daniilidou 3 3 Q TPE Y-j Chan 7 6 31 CZE K Zakopalová 5 1 21 BEL Y Wickmayer 6 6 ROU M Niculescu 0 3 WC FRA K Mladenovic 6 4 5 JPN A Morita 2 6 7 IND S Mirza 6 6 GER K Barrois 3 3 AUT P Mayr-Achleitner 1 2 12 POL A Radwańska 6 6 7 RUS M Sharapova 3 6 6 WC FRA C Garcia 6 4 0 USA J Craybas 1 4 Q TPE Y-j Chan 6 6 21 BEL Y Wickmayer 6 7 JPN A Morita 4 5 IND S Mirza 2 4 12 POL A Radwańska 6 6 7 RUS M Sharapova 6 6 Q TPE Y-j Chan 2 3 21 BEL Y Wickmayer 4 4 12 POL A Radwańska 6 6 7 RUS M Sharapova 77 7 12 POL A Radwańska 64 5 Section 8 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 15 GER A Petkovic 6 77 SRB B Jovanovski 4 63 LAT A Sevastova 3 7 1 CZE L Hradecká 6 5 6 Q ITA C Dentoni 5 5 ESP A Medina Garrigues 7 7 FRA V Razzano 3 1 24 AUS J Gajdošová 6 6 25 RUS M Kirilenko 78 6 USA C Vandeweghe 66 2 PR UKR V Kutuzova 3 6 2 RSA C Scheepers 6 4 6 Q NZL M Erakovic 6 4 4 NED A Rus 2 6 6 BLR 1995 A Yakimova 2 3 2 BEL K Clijsters 6 6 15 GER A Petkovic 77 6 CZE L Hradecká 62 2 ESP A Medina Garrigues 64 4 24 AUS J Gajdošová 77 6 25 RUS M Kirilenko 6 6 RSA C Scheepers 1 4 NED A Rus 3 7 6 2 BEL K Clijsters 6 5 1 15 GER A Petkovic 6 4 6 24 AUS J Gajdošová 2 6 3 25 RUS M Kirilenko 6 6 NED A Rus 1 1 15 GER A Petkovic 6 2 6 25 RUS M Kirilenko 2 6 4 Championship match statistics Category CHN Li ITA Schiavone 1st serve % 53/69 (77%) 45/70 (64%) 1st serve points won 37 of 53 = 70% 32 of 45 = 71% 2nd serve points won 11 of 16 = 69% 11 of 25 = 44% Total service points won 48 of 69 = 69.57% 43 of 70 = 61.43% Aces 3 0 Double faults 1 0 Winners 31 12 Unforced errors 24 17 Net points won 10 of 11 = 91% 6 of 13 = 46% Break points converted 2 of 8 = 25% 1 of 2 = 50% Return points won 27 of 70 = 39% 21 of 69 = 30% Total points won 75 64Source References External links Main Draw 2011 French Open – Women's draws and 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