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.

Women's singles
2011 Italian Open
Final
ChampionRussia Maria Sharapova
Runner-upAustralia Samantha Stosur
Score6–2, 6–4
Details
Draw56
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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María José Martínez Sánchez was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Ekaterina Makarova.

Seeds

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

  1.   Caroline Wozniacki (semifinals)
  2.   Francesca Schiavone (quarterfinals)
  3.   Victoria Azarenka (quarterfinals, retired due to a right elbow contusion)
  4.   Li Na (semifinals)
  5.   Jelena Janković (quarterfinals)
  6.   Samantha Stosur (final)
  7.   Maria Sharapova (champion)
  8.   Agnieszka Radwańska (second round)
  9.   Marion Bartoli (second round)
  10.   Shahar Pe'er (third round)
  11.   Svetlana Kuznetsova (first round)
  12.   Andrea Petkovic (second round)
  13.   Ana Ivanovic (second round)
  14.   Kaia Kanepi (first round)
  15.   Flavia Pennetta (first round)
  16.   Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (third round)

Qualifying

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Draw

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Finals

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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 0r  
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

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Section 1

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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

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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 0r  
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

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Section 3

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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

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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
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