2011 Australian Open – Women's Singles

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.

Women's Singles
2011 Australian Open
Champion	Kim Clijsters
Runner-up	Li Na
Final score	3–6, 6–3, 6–3
Draw	128 (12Q / 8WC)
Seeds	32

Main article: 2011 Australian Open

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

01.   Caroline Wozniacki (Semifinals)

02.   Vera Zvonareva (Semifinals)

03.   Kim Clijsters (Champion)

04.   Venus Williams (Third round, retired because of a hip injury)

05.   Samantha Stosur (Third round)

06.   Francesca Schiavone (Quarterfinals)

07.   Jelena Janković (Second round)

08.   Victoria Azarenka (Fourth round)

09.   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

Main article: 2011 Australian Open – Women's Singles 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	6^4
	3	Kim Clijsters	6	7^7
								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	7^7	0	3				V King	1	0
		V King	6^4	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	7^7	4			29	D Cibulková	6	4	6
	29	D Cibulková	6	6^4	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	6^5					A Sevastova	6	6
		A Sevastova	6	7^7												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	6^8
		B Mattek-Sands	1	6	5										23	S Kuznetsova	6	7^10
	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	6^2
		R Marino	6	4	6										6	F Schiavone	6	7^7
		J Namigata	2	6	3				R Marino	3	7	7
		A Parra Santonja	7^7	2	4			6	F Schiavone	6	5	9
	6	F Schiavone	6^4	6	6

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	4	V Williams	6	6
		S Errani	3	2				4	V Williams	6^6	6	6
		S Záhlavová	6	6					S Záhlavová	7^8	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	6^3	3
		T Tanasugarn	1	3				14	M Sharapova	7^7	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	3	2												B Záhlavová-Strýcová	2	1
	WC	J Dokić	6	6				WC	J Dokić	6^3	1
		B Záhlavová-Strýcová	6	3	7				B Záhlavová-Strýcová	7^7	6
	17	A Rezaï	0	6	5																	9	N Li	6	6
	28	D Hantuchová	6^3	6	7																	8	V Azarenka	3	3
		R Kulikova	7^7	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	7^7
		A Kudryavtseva	0	6^5				7	J Janković	6^3	3
		K Bondarenko	6	3	6				S Peng	7^7	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	6^2
	Q	A Kremer	3	6	2				S Halep	6	7^7
		S Halep	6	3	6											S Halep	1	2
	WC	S Ferguson	6^6	6	3										12	A Radwańska	6	6
	Q	P Martić	7^8	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	6^6	1
		E Makarova	3	6	10				E Makarova	7^8	6
	19	A Ivanovic	6	4	8																		E Makarova	6^3	2
	26	MJ Martínez Sánchez	6	4	6																	3	K Clijsters	7^7	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	6^3	3
		C McHale	6	3	4										3	K Clijsters	7^7	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	6^5	3
		O Govortsova	3	4											25	P Kvitová	7^7	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	7^7	6
		S Cîrstea	6	6											10	S Pe'er	6	6^3	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	7^7
		K Flipkens	4	6^4				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	6^2	7
		K Zakopalová	6	3	6				K Zakopalová	3	7^7	5
		M Oudin	1	6	1										31	L Šafářová	3	6^9
		B Jovanovski	7	6											2	V Zvonareva	6	7^11
	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

References

• Source for the draw at australianopen.com

1. Christopher Clarey (26 January 2011). "Henin says she is retiring for good with elbow injury". The New York Times.

External links

• 2011 Australian Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

Preceded by 2010 US Open – Women's Singles	Grand Slam women's singles	Succeeded by 2011 French Open – Women's Singles