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
Singles men women Doubles men women
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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.

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

	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

	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

	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

	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

	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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