Women's singles Champion Kim Clijsters Runner-up Li Na Final score 3–6, 6–3, 6–3 Draw 128 (12 / 8 ) Seeds 32
2011 tennis event results
Main article: 2011 Australian Open
Kim Clijsters won her first Australian Open title and her fourth Grand Slam overall by beating Li Na 3–6, 6–3, 6–3 in the final to capture the women's singles tennis title at the 2011 Australian Open . Li became the first Asian player to make the final of a Grand Slam in singles. Though she lost in the final, she would go on to win the French Open a few months later. Serena Williams was the two-time defending champion, but a foot injury during the middle of the 2010 season prevented her defending the title.
The fourth round match between Svetlana Kuznetsova and Francesca Schiavone , which lasted 4 hours and 44 minutes, was the longest women's singles match in Grand Slam , with Schiavone winning it in the third set, 16–14.
Notably this was the last Grand Slam that two former world No. 1 players Justine Henin and Dinara Safina would ever play, being forced into Henin's second retirement due to an elbow injury and Safina's back injury.[1]
This was also the first Grand Slam that Caroline Wozniacki competed as the World No. 1; she lost to Li in the semifinals.
Seeds [ ]
0 1 . Caroline Wozniacki (semifinals)
0 2 . Vera Zvonareva (semifinals)
0 3 . Kim Clijsters (champion)
0 4 . Venus Williams (third round, retired because of a hip injury)
0 5 . Samantha Stosur (third round)
0 6 . Francesca Schiavone (quarterfinals)
0 7 . Jelena Janković (second round)
0 8 . Victoria Azarenka (fourth round)
0 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)
17 . Aravane Rezaï (first round)
18 . Maria Kirilenko (second round)
19 . Ana Ivanovic (first round)
20 . Kaia Kanepi (second round)
21 . Yanina Wickmayer (second round)
22 . Flavia Pennetta (fourth round)
23 . Svetlana Kuznetsova (fourth round)
24 . Alisa Kleybanova (second round)
25 . Petra Kvitová (quarterfinals)
26 . María José Martínez Sánchez (second round)
27 . Alexandra Dulgheru (first round)
28 . Daniela Hantuchová (first round)
29 . Dominika Cibulková (third round)
30 . Andrea Petkovic (quarterfinals)
31 . Lucie Šafářová (third round)
32 . Tsvetana Pironkova (second round)
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.
Qualifying [ ]
Draw [ ]
Key [ ]
Q = Qualifier
WC = Wild card
LL = Lucky loser
Alt = Alternate
SE = Special exempt
PR = Protected ranking
ITF = ITF entry
JE = Junior exempt
w/o = Walkover
r = Retired
d = Defaulted
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
77
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
77
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
77
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
77
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
710
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
77
J Namigata
2
6
3
R Marino
3
7
7
A Parra Santonja
77
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
78
0
4
R Voráčová
1
3
4
V Williams
0r
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
77
6
14
M Sharapova
6
6
Section 4 [ ]
Bottom half [ ]
Section 5 [ ]
First round
Second round
Third round
Fourth round
7
J Janković
6
77
A Kudryavtseva
0
65
7
J Janković
63
3
K Bondarenko
6
3
6
S Peng
77
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
77
S Halep
6
3
6
S Halep
1
2
WC
S Ferguson
66
6
3
12
A Radwańska
6
6
Q
P Martić
78
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
78
6
19
A Ivanovic
6
4
8
E Makarova
63
2
26
MJ Martínez Sánchez
6
4
6
3
K Clijsters
77
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
77
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 [ ]
Section 8 [ ]
Championship match statistics [ ]
Category
Clijsters
Li
1st serve %
56/86 (65%)
69/96 (72%)
1st serve points won
37 of 56 = 66%
36 of 69 = 52%
2nd serve points won
12 of 30 = 40%
11 of 27 = 41%
Total service points won
49 of 86 = 56.98%
47 of 96 = 48.96%
Aces
1
1
Double faults
3
4
Winners
22
24
Unforced errors
26
40
Net points won
8 of 14 = 57%
13 of 23 = 57%
Break points converted
7 of 17 = 41%
6 of 12 = 50%
Return points won
49 of 96 = 51%
37 of 86 = 43%
Total points won
98
84
Source
References [ ]
[1] Source for the draw at australianopen.com
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