The 2011 Andalucia Tennis Experience was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 3rd edition of the Andalucia Tennis Experience, and an International-level tournament of the 2011 WTA Tour. The event took place at the Club de Tenis Puente Romano in Marbella, Spain, from April 2 through April 10, 2011.
| 2011 Andalucia Tennis Experience | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Date | April 2–10 |
| Edition | 3rd |
| Category | International-level |
| Location | Marbella, Spain |
| Venue | Club de Tenis Puente Romano |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Victoria Azarenka | |
| Doubles | |
 Nuria Llagostera Vives / Arantxa Parra Santonja | |
The field was led by top seed Victoria Azarenka. She was joined by former world no. 1 Russian Dinara Safina and two-time Grand Slam champion Svetlana Kuznetsova. Defending champion Flavia Pennetta and finalist of the past two years Carla Suárez Navarro were also on set to join the field before they withdrew.
Prize money and points distribution
editPoints distribution
edit| Stage | Women's singles[1] | Women's doubles[1] |
|---|---|---|
| Champion | 280 | |
| Runner up | 200 | |
| Semifinals | 120 | |
| Quarterfinals | 70 | |
| Round of 16 | 30 | 1 |
| Round of 32 | 1 | – |
| Qualifier | 16 | |
| Qualifying final round | 10 | |
| Qualifying second round | 6 | |
| Qualifying first round | 1 | |
Prize money
editThe total commitment prize money for this year's event is US $220.000.
| Stage | Women's singles[2] | Women's doubles (per team)[2] |
|---|---|---|
| Champion | $37,000 | $11,000 |
| Runner up | $19,000 | $5,750 |
| Semifinals | $10,200 | $3,100 |
| Quarterfinals | $5,340 | $1,650 |
| Round of 16 | $2,950 | $860 |
| Round of 32 | $1,725 | – |
| Qualifying final round | $860 | |
| Qualifying second round | $460 | |
| Qualifying first round | $265 |
Entrants
editSeeds
edit| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLR
|
Victoria Azarenka | 8 | 1 |
 RUS
|
Svetlana Kuznetsova | 15 | 2 |
 FRA
|
Aravane Rezaï | 24 | 3 |
 ROU
|
Alexandra Dulgheru | 28 | 4 |
 BUL
|
Tsvetana Pironkova | 34 | 5 |
 CZE
|
Klára Zakopalová | 36 | 6 |
 ITA
|
Roberta Vinci | 37 | 7 |
| ITA
|
Sara Errani | 40 | 8 |
- Rankings and seedings are as of March 21, 2011.
Other entrants
editThe following players received wildcards into the main draw:
The following players received entry via qualifying:
Notable withdrawals
editThe following players withdrew from the tournament for various reasons:
Flavia Pennetta (torn shoulder muscle)[3]
Ana Ivanovic (fatigue)[3]
Carla Suárez Navarro (right elbow surgery)[3]
Champions
editSingles
edit Victoria Azarenka def. Irina-Camelia Begu, 6–3, 6–2
- It was Azarenka's second title of the year and the seventh of her career.
Doubles
edit Nuria Llagostera Vives / Arantxa Parra Santonja def. Sara Errani / Roberta Vinci, 3–6, 6–4, [10–5]
References
edit- ^ a b "WTA ranking System" (PDF). wtatour.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-03-12. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
- ^ a b "PrizeMoney". andulenciatennis.com. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
- ^ a b c "Svetlana Kuznetsova enters Andalucía Tennis Experience 2011". andaluciatennis.com. Andalucia Tennis Experience. 2011-03-31. Retrieved 2011-04-01.
External links
edit