2011 Dubai Tennis Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
2011 Dubai Tennis Championships
Final
ChampionDenmark Caroline Wozniacki
Runner-upRussia Svetlana Kuznetsova
Score6–1, 6–3
Details
Draw56
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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Caroline Wozniacki defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova in the final, 6–1, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2011 Dubai Tennis Championships. Although Wozniacki had lost the world No. 1 singles ranking to Kim Clijsters the previous week, she reclaimed the spot by defeating Shahar Pe'er in the quarterfinals.

Venus Williams was the two-time reigning champion, but withdrew before the tournament due to injury.

Seeds

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

  1. Denmark Caroline Wozniacki (champion)
  2. Russia Vera Zvonareva (third round)
  3. Italy Francesca Schiavone (third round)
  4. Australia Samantha Stosur (quarterfinals)
  5. China Li Na (second round)
  6. Serbia Jelena Janković (semifinals)
  7. Belarus Victoria Azarenka (third round)
  8. Poland Agnieszka Radwańska (quarterfinals)
  9. Israel Shahar Pe'er (quarterfinals)
  10. France Marion Bartoli (third round)
  11. Italy Flavia Pennetta (semifinals)
  12. Estonia Kaia Kanepi (third round)
  13. Czech Republic Petra Kvitová (first round)
  14. Serbia Ana Ivanovic (first round)
  15. Russia Alisa Kleybanova (quarterfinals)
  16. Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova (final)

Note: Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, who would have been the 10th seed, entered late and played the qualifying tournament. She was not seeded in the main draw. She was eliminated in the first round.

Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 Denmark Caroline Wozniacki 6 6  
9 Israel Shahar Pe'er 2 4  
1 Denmark Caroline Wozniacki 7 6  
6 Serbia Jelena Janković 5 3  
4 Australia Samantha Stosur 3 7 64
6 Serbia Jelena Janković 6 5 7
1 Denmark Caroline Wozniacki 6 6  
16 Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova 1 3  
8 Poland Agnieszka Radwańska 67 3  
16 Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova 7 6  
16 Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova 6 6  
11 Italy Flavia Pennetta 4 4  
11 Italy Flavia Pennetta 6 6  
15 Russia Alisa Kleybanova 2 0  

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 Denmark C Wozniacki 6 3  
Russia A Chakvetadze 6 6     Russia A Chakvetadze 1 5r
  Slovakia D Hantuchová 1 3   1 Denmark C Wozniacki 6 6  
  Uzbekistan A Amanmuradova 3 1   Q Japan A Morita 1 0  
WC India S Mirza 6 6   WC India S Mirza 4 2  
Q Japan A Morita 7 7   Q Japan A Morita 6 6  
13 Czech Republic P Kvitová 62 63   1 Denmark C Wozniacki 6 6  
9 Israel S Pe'er 6 6   9 Israel S Pe'er 2 4  
  Spain MJ Martínez Sánchez 4 1   9 Israel S Pe'er 6 6  
  Romania A Dulgheru 7 6     Romania A Dulgheru 4 2  
  United Kingdom E Baltacha 63 4   9 Israel S Pe'er 3 6 6
  Belgium Y Wickmayer 7 3 6   Belgium Y Wickmayer 6 4 1
WC Serbia B Jovanovski 5 6 2   Belgium Y Wickmayer 66 7 6
5 China N Li 7 66 2

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4 Australia S Stosur 6 6  
  Italy S Errani 6 6     Italy S Errani 0 1  
Q Slovakia Z Kučová 1 4   4 Australia S Stosur 6 6  
Q Germany K Barrois 3 6 4   Switzerland P Schnyder 3 4  
  China J Zheng 6 2 6   China J Zheng 6 0 2
  Switzerland P Schnyder 4 7 6   Switzerland P Schnyder 1 6 6
14 Serbia A Ivanovic 6 62 2 4 Australia S Stosur 3 7 64
12 Estonia K Kanepi 6 6   6 Serbia J Janković 6 5 7
  Russia V Dushevina 1 2   12 Estonia K Kanepi 6 3 6
  Germany A Petkovic 6 4 6   Germany A Petkovic 3 6 3
  Germany A Kerber 4 6 3 12 Estonia K Kanepi 6 3 5
Q South Africa C Scheepers 6 6   6 Serbia J Janković 2 6 7
  Russia M Kirilenko 2 2   Q South Africa C Scheepers 2 3  
6 Serbia J Janković 6 6  

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
8 Poland A Radwańska 7 6  
  Latvia A Sevastova 6 5 6   Latvia A Sevastova 5 4  
  Australia A Rodionova 1 7 3 8 Poland A Radwańska 6 6  
  Switzerland T Bacsinszky 6 3 6 10 France M Bartoli 3 2  
  Czech Republic I Benešová 3 6 1   Switzerland T Bacsinszky 6 4 1
  Japan K Date-Krumm 68 4   10 France M Bartoli 3 6 6
10 France M Bartoli 7 6   8 Poland A Radwańska 67 3  
16 Russia S Kuznetsova 6 6   16 Russia S Kuznetsova 7 6  
Q Spain N Llagostera Vives 4 2   16 Russia S Kuznetsova 5 6 6
  Russia E Makarova 5 3     Bulgaria T Pironkova 7 2 4
  Bulgaria T Pironkova 7 6   16 Russia S Kuznetsova 1 6 7
Q China S Zhang 6 6   3 Italy F Schiavone 6 0 5
  Kazakhstan Y Shvedova 3 4   Q China S Zhang 3 1  
3 Italy F Schiavone 6 6  

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
7 Belarus V Azarenka 4 6 7
Q China S Peng 6 2 6 Q China S Peng 6 2 65
  United States B Mattek-Sands 3 6 3 7 Belarus V Azarenka 3 7 4
  Czech Republic K Zakopalová 6 6   11 Italy F Pennetta 6 62 6
  Czech Republic L Šafářová 2 2     Czech Republic K Zakopalová 7 1 2
WC Australia J Dokić 2 2   11 Italy F Pennetta 5 6 6
11 Italy F Pennetta 6 6   11 Italy F Pennetta 6 6  
15 Russia A Kleybanova 4 6 6 15 Russia A Kleybanova 2 0  
Q Russia A Pavlyuchenkova 6 4 0 15 Russia A Kleybanova 6 6  
  Australia J Groth 7 6     Australia J Groth 4 3  
  Slovakia D Cibulková 65 2   15 Russia A Kleybanova 6 6  
  Italy R Vinci 6 6   2 Russia V Zvonareva 3 2  
  Russia E Vesnina 4 3     Italy R Vinci 3 1  
2 Russia V Zvonareva 6 6