2011 Australian Open – Women's singles

Kim Clijsters defeated Li Na in the final, 3–6, 6–3, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2011 Australian Open. It was her first Australian Open title and her fourth and last major overall, as well as the last singles title of her career.

Women's singles
2011 Australian Open
Final
ChampionBelgium Kim Clijsters
Runner-upChina Li Na
Score3–6, 6–3, 6–3
Details
Draw128 (12 Q / 8 WC )
Seeds32
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends men women mixed
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Li became the first Asian player to reach a singles major final, and would go on to win the French Open a few months later. This was the first major where Caroline Wozniacki competed as the world No. 1; she lost to Li in the semifinals, despite having a match point in the second set.

Serena Williams was the two-time reigning champion, but did not participate due to a long-term foot injury.

The fourth-round match between Svetlana Kuznetsova and Francesca Schiavone, which lasted 4 hours and 44 minutes, was the longest women's singles major match, with Schiavone winning in the third set, 16–14.

This marked the last major for two former world No. 1's: Justine Henin and Dinara Safina, who both retired due to injury (Henin's elbow and Safina's back).[1]

Seeds

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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

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Draw

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Finals

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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

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Section 1

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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

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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

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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

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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 63 1  
    B Záhlavová-Strýcová 6 3 7     B Záhlavová-Strýcová 77 6  
17   A Rezaï 0 6 5 9   N Li 6 6  
28   D Hantuchová 63 6 7 8   V Azarenka 3 3  
    R Kulikova 77 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

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Section 5

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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

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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

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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 65 3  
    O Govortsova 3 4   25   P Kvitová 77 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 77 6
    S Cîrstea 6 6   10   S Pe'er 6 63 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

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
16   A Pavlyuchenkova 6 77  
    K Flipkens 4 64   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 62 7
    K Zakopalová 6 3 6     K Zakopalová 3 77 5
    M Oudin 1 6 1 31   L Šafářová 3 69  
    B Jovanovski 7 6   2   V Zvonareva 6 711  
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  

Championship match statistics

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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
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References

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  • [1] Source for the draw at ausopen.com
  1. ^ Christopher Clarey (26 January 2011). "Henin says she is retiring for good with elbow injury". The New York Times.
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