2011 Australian Open – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
2011 Australian Open
Champion	Kim Clijsters
Runner-up	Li Na
Final score	3–6, 6–3, 6–3

Serena Williams was the two-time defending champion, but a foot injury during the middle of the 2010 season prevented her defending the titles.

Kim Clijsters won her first Australian Open title and her fourth (and last) Grand Slam overall by beating Li Na 3–6, 6–3, 6–3 in the final. Li became the first Asian player to make the final of a Grand Slam in singles. Though she lost in the final and eventually won the French Open a few months later.

Notably this was the last Grand Slam that former World No.1 and 7-time Grand Slam Champion, Justine Henin would ever play, being forced into a second retirement due to an elbow injury.^[1] Notably this was the last Grand Slam that former World No.1 and 3-time Grand Slam Runner-Up, Dinara Safina would ever play, being forced into retirement due to a back injury.

This was also the first Grand Slam that Caroline Wozniacki has competed as the World No. 1, she lost to Li in the semifinals.

Seeds

1. Caroline Wozniacki (Semifinals)
2. Vera Zvonareva (Semifinals)
3. Kim Clijsters (Champion)
4. Venus Williams (Third round, retired, (hip injury))
5. Samantha Stosur (Third round)
6. Francesca Schiavone (Quarterfinals)
7. Jelena Janković (Second round)
8. Victoria Azarenka (Fourth round)
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)

Qualifying

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking
• 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	A 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	4	0												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. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/27/sports/tennis/27henin.html?_r=0