2011 Italian Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
Women's singles
2011 Italian Open
Final
Champion	Maria Sharapova
Runner-up	Samantha Stosur
Score	6–2, 6–4
Details
Draw	56
Seeds	16
Events

Maria Sharapova defeated Samantha Stosur in the final, 6–2, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2011 Italian Open. It was her 23rd career title, and her first in almost a year.

María José Martínez Sánchez was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Ekaterina Makarova.

Seeds

The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.

Caroline Wozniacki (semifinals)
Francesca Schiavone (quarterfinals)
Victoria Azarenka (quarterfinals, retired due to a right elbow contusion)
Li Na (semifinals)
Jelena Janković (quarterfinals)
Samantha Stosur (final)
Maria Sharapova (champion)
Agnieszka Radwańska (second round)
Marion Bartoli (second round)
Shahar Pe'er (third round)
Svetlana Kuznetsova (first round)
Andrea Petkovic (second round)
Ana Ivanovic (second round)
Kaia Kanepi (first round)
Flavia Pennetta (first round)
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (third round)

Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals					Semifinals				Final

1	Caroline Wozniacki	6	1	6

5	Jelena Janković	3	6	3
					1	Caroline Wozniacki	5	3

					7	Maria Sharapova	7	6
3	Victoria Azarenka	6	0^r

7	Maria Sharapova	4	3
									7	Maria Sharapova	6	6

									6	Samantha Stosur	2	4
	Gréta Arn	3	1

4	Li Na	6	6
					4	Li Na	6⁶	0

					6	Samantha Stosur	7⁸	6
6	Samantha Stosur	6	6

2	Francesca Schiavone	2	4

Top half

Section 1

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

					1	C Wozniacki	6	6
Q	A Rodionova	6	6		Q	A Rodionova	2	0
	Y Shvedova	4	4							1	C Wozniacki	6	7⁷
	Y Wickmayer	4	6	6							Y Wickmayer	1	6⁴
LL	A Kerber	6	3	3		Y Wickmayer	2	7⁷	6
	N Petrova	0	0	r	13	A Ivanovic	6	6⁴	3
13	A Ivanovic	6	3												1	C Wozniacki	6	1	6
9	M Bartoli	6	6												5	J Janković	3	6	3
Q	A Parra Santonja	2	3		9	M Bartoli	4	3
Q	A Medina Garrigues	6	6		Q	A Medina Garrigues	6	6
	P Schnyder	3	2							Q	A Medina Garrigues	4	6	2
	K Date-Krumm	5	2							5	J Janković	6	2	6
	L Šafářová	7	6			L Šafářová	0	3
					5	J Janković	6	6

Section 2

First round					Second round				Third round					Quarterfinals

					3	V Azarenka	6	6
	S Errani	6	1			S Errani	1	2
	R Vinci	2	0	r					3	V Azarenka	6	4	6
	A Morita	3	1						16	A Pavlyuchenkova	4	6	2
	V Dushevina	6	6			V Dushevina	5	4
Q	C Scheepers	3	5		16	A Pavlyuchenkova	7	6
16	A Pavlyuchenkova	6	7											3	V Azarenka	6	0^r
10	S Pe'er	3	6	6										7	M Sharapova	4	3
	B Jovanovski	6	0	4	10	S Pe'er	6	7
	A Kleybanova	6	6			A Kleybanova	3	5
Q	V Lepchenko	2	2						10	S Pe'er	2	2
	MJ Martínez Sánchez	0	7	4					7	M Sharapova	6	6
	E Makarova	6	5	6		E Makarova	1	1
					7	M Sharapova	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

					8	A Radwańska	6	2	1
Q	T Paszek	4	4			E Vesnina	3	6	6
	E Vesnina	6	6								E Vesnina	6	6³	6³
WC	A Brianti	6	7								G Arn	3	7⁷	7⁷
LL	J Zheng	4	5		WC	A Brianti	4	4
	G Arn	3	7⁷	7¹¹		G Arn	6	6
11	S Kuznetsova	6	6⁴	6⁹												G Arn	3	1
15	F Pennetta	4	6	3											4	N Li	6	6	-
	B Mattek-Sands	6	4	6		B Mattek-Sands	2	4
WC	C Dentoni	1	2			J Gajdošová	6	6
	J Gajdošová	6	6								J Gajdošová	2	1
	B Záhlavová-Strýcová	1	6	6⁴						4	N Li	6	6
	L Domínguez Lino	6	0	7⁷		L Domínguez Lino	4	2
					4	N Li	6	6

Section 4

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

					6	S Stosur	6	7	-
	I Benešová	6	6			I Benešová	1	5
	G Dulko	2	1							6	S Stosur	6	6
Q	P Hercog	6	7							Q	P Hercog	3	4
	A Dulgheru	1	5		Q	P Hercog	6	6
	M Kirilenko	5	1		12	A Petkovic	4	3
12	A Petkovic	7	6												6	S Stosur	6	6
14	K Kanepi	5	6	1											2	F Schiavone	2	4
WC	R Oprandi	7	3	6	WC	R Oprandi	5	1
	T Pironkova	4	2			D Hantuchová	7	6
	D Hantuchová	6	6								D Hantuchová	6	2	5
Q	C McHale	6	2	7⁹						2	F Schiavone	3	6	7
	S Peng	3	6	6⁷	Q	C McHale	3	1
					2	F Schiavone	6	6

External links

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