2011 WTA Tour

The Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Tour is the number one tier professional tennis tour for women's tennis competition. The 2011 WTA Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments (organised by the International Tennis Federation (ITF)), the WTA Premier tournaments (Premier Mandatory, Premier 5 and regular Premier), the WTA International tournaments, the Fed Cup (organised by the ITF), and the year-end championships (the Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions and the WTA Tour Championships). Also included in the 2011 calendar is the Hopman Cup, which does not distribute ranking points, and is organised by the ITF.

Caroline Wozniacki is the current WTA singles number one.

Schedule

This is the complete schedule of events on the 2011 WTA Tour. Player progression will be documented from the quarterfinals stage.

Key

Grand Slam events
Year-end championships
WTA Premier Mandatory tournaments
WTA Premier 5 tournaments
WTA Premier tournaments
WTA International tournaments
Team events

January

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
January 3Hyundai Hopman Cup
Perth, Australia
Hopman Cup
AU$1,000,000 – Hard (i) – 8 teams (RR)
 United States
2–1
 Belgium
Round Robin (Group A)
 Serbia
 Australia
 Kazakhstan
Round Robin (Group B)
 Great Britain
 Italy
 France
Brisbane International
Brisbane, Australia
WTA International tournaments
$220,000 - Hard - 32S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw - Doubles Draw
Petra Kvitová
6–1, 6–3
Andrea Petkovic Marion Bartoli
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Jarmila Groth
Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová
Dominika Cibulková
Lucie Šafářová
Alisa Kleybanova
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
6–3, 7–5
Klaudia Jans
Alicja Rosolska
ASB Classic
Auckland, New Zealand
WTA International tournaments
$220,000 - Hard - 32S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw - Doubles Draw
Gréta Arn
6–3, 6–3
Yanina Wickmayer Julia Görges
Shuai Peng
Maria Sharapova
Kateryna Bondarenko
Heather Watson
Simona Halep
Květa Peschke
Katarina Srebotnik
6–3, 6–0
Sofia Arvidsson
Marina Erakovic
January 10Medibank International Sydney
Sydney, Australia
WTA Premier tournaments
$618,000 - Hard - 30S/48Q/16D
Singles Draw - Doubles Draw
Li Na
7–6(3), 6–3
Kim Clijsters Alisa Kleybanova
Bojana Jovanovski
Dominika Cibulková
Victoria Azarenka
Svetlana Kuznetsova
Flavia Pennetta
Iveta Benešová
Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová
4–6, 6–4, [10–7]
Květa Peschke
Katarina Srebotnik
Moorilla Hobart International
Hobart, Australia
WTA International tournaments
$220,000 - Hard - 32S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw - Doubles Draw
Jarmila Groth
6–4, 6–3
Bethanie Mattek-Sands Klára Zakopalová
Peng Shuai
Marion Bartoli
Roberta Vinci
Sara Errani
Angelique Kerber
Sara Errani
Roberta Vinci

6–3, 7–5
Kateryna Bondarenko
Līga Dekmeijere
January 17
January 24
Australian Open
Melbourne, Australia
Grand Slam
A$23,140,000 - Hard - 128S/96Q/64D/32X
Singles Draw - Doubles Draw - Mixed Draw
Na Li vs Kim Clijsters Caroline Wozniacki
Vera Zvonareva
Francesca Schiavone
Andrea Petkovic
Agnieszka Radwańska
Petra Kvitova
Gisela Dulko / Flavia Pennetta
vs
Victoria Azarenka / Maria Kirilenko
/
vs
/
January 31Fed Cup by BNP Paribas: Quarterfinals
Hobart, Australia, Hard
Moscow, Russia, Hard (i)
Bratislava, Slovakia, Hard (i)
Antwerp, Belgium, (i)

 Australia vs  Italy
 Russia vs  France
 Slovakia vs  Czech Republic
 Belgium vs  United States

February

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
February 7Open GDF Suez
Paris, France
WTA Premier tournaments
$618,000 - Hard (i) - 30S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw - Doubles Draw
PTT Pattaya Open
Pattaya City, Thailand
WTA International tournaments
$220,000 - Hard - 32S/16Q/16D
Singles Draw - Doubles Draw
February 14Dubai Tennis Championships
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
WTA Premier 5 tournaments
$2,050,000 - Hard - 56S/32Q/28D
Singles Draw - Doubles Draw
Cellular South Cup
Memphis, United States
WTA International tournaments
$220,000 - Hard (i) - 32S/16Q/16D
Singles Draw - Doubles Draw
Copa BBVA-Colsanitas
Bogotá, Colombia
WTA International tournaments
$220,000 - Clay (Red) - 32S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw - Doubles Draw
February 21Qatar Ladies Open
Doha, Qatar
WTA Premier tournaments
$721,000 - Hard - 28S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw - Doubles Draw
Abierto Mexicano Telcel
Acapulco, Mexico
WTA International tournaments
$220,000 - Clay (Red) - 32S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw - Doubles Draw
February 28Monterrey Open
Monterrey, Mexico
WTA International tournaments
$220,000 - Hard - 32S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw - Doubles Draw
Malaysian Open
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
WTA International tournaments
$220,000 - Hard (i) - 32S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw - Doubles Draw

March

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
March 7
March 14
BNP Paribas Open
Indian Wells, United States
WTA Premier Mandatory tournaments
$4,500,000 - Hard - 96S/48Q/32D
Singles Draw - Doubles Draw
March 21
March 28
Sony Ericsson Open
Miami, United States
WTA Premier Mandatory tournaments
$4,500,000 - Hard - 96S/48Q/32D
Singles Draw - Doubles Draw

April

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
April 4Family Circle Cup
Charleston, United States
WTA Premier tournaments
$721,000 - Clay (Green) - 56S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw - Doubles Draw
Andalucia Tennis Experience
Marbella, Spain
WTA International tournaments
$220,000 - Clay (Red) - 32S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw - Doubles Draw
April 11Fed Cup by BNP Paribas: Semifinals

Semifinal winners

Semifinal losers

April 18Porsche Tennis Grand Prix
Stuttgart, Germany
WTA Premier tournaments
$721,000 - Clay (Red) (i) - 28S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw - Doubles Draw
Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem
Fes, Morocco
WTA International tournaments
$220,000 - Clay (Red) - 32S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw - Doubles Draw
April 25Barcelona Ladies Open
Barcelona, Spain
WTA International tournaments
$220,000 - Clay (Red) - 32S/16Q/16D
Singles Draw - Doubles Draw
Estoril Open
Estoril, Portugal
WTA International tournaments
$220,000 - Clay (Red) - 32S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw - Doubles Draw

May

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
May 2Mutua Madrilena Madrid Open
Madrid, Spain
WTA Premier Mandatory tournaments
$4,500,000 - Clay (Red) - 64S/32Q/28D
Singles Draw - Doubles Draw
May 9Internazionali BNL d'Italia
Rome, Italy
WTA Premier 5 tournaments
$2,050,000 - Clay (Red) - 56S/32Q/28D
Singles Draw - Doubles Draw
May 16Open de Bruxelles
Brussels, Belgium
WTA Premier tournaments
$618,000 - Clay (Red) - 30S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw - Doubles Draw
Internationaux de Strasbourg
Strasbourg, France
WTA International tournaments
$220,000 - Clay (Red) - 32S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw - Doubles Draw
May 23
May 30
French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam
€17,226,040 - Clay (Red) - 128S/96Q/64D/32X
Singles Draw - Doubles Draw - Mixed Draw

June

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
June 6AEGON Classic
Birmingham, United Kingdom
WTA International tournaments
$220,000 - Grass - 56S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw - Doubles Draw
e-Boks Danish Open
Copenhagen, Denmark
WTA International tournaments
$220,000 - - 32S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw - Doubles Draw
June 13AEGON International
Eastbourne, United Kingdom
WTA Premier tournaments
$618,000 - Grass - 32S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw - Doubles Draw
UNICEF Open
's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
WTA International tournaments
$220,000 - Grass - 32S/16Q/16D
Singles Draw - Doubles Draw
June 20
June 27
Wimbledon Championships
London, United Kingdom
Grand Slam
£13,725,000 - Grass - 128S/96Q/64D/48X
Singles Draw - Doubles Draw - Mixed Draw

July

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
July 4GDF SUEZ Grand Prix
Budapest, Hungary
WTA International tournaments
$220,000 - Clay (Red) - 32S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw - Doubles Draw
Swedish Open
Båstad, Sweden
WTA International tournaments
$220,000 - Clay (Red) - 32S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw - Doubles Draw
July 11Internazionali Femminili di Palermo
Palermo, Italy
WTA International tournaments
$220,000 - Clay (Red) - 32S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw - Doubles Draw
Gastein Ladies
Bad Gastein, Austria
WTA International tournaments
$220,000 - Clay (Red) - 32S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw - Doubles Draw
July 18Baku Cup
Baku, Azerbaijan
WTA International tournaments
$220,000 - Hard - 32S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw - Doubles Draw
July 25Bank of the West Classic
Stanford, United States
WTA Premier tournaments
$721,000 - Hard - 28S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw - Doubles Draw
Troy Park Women's Tennis Championships
Elkridge, United States
WTA International tournaments
$220,000 - Hard - 32S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw - Doubles Draw

August

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
August 1Mercury Insurance Open
San Diego, United States
WTA Premier tournaments
$721,000 - Hard - 56S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw - Doubles Draw
August 8Rogers Cup
Toronto, Canada
WTA Premier 5 tournaments
$2,050,000 - Hard - 56S/64Q/28D
Singles Draw - Doubles Draw
August 15Western & Southern Open
Cincinnati, United States
WTA Premier 5 tournaments
$2,050,000 - Hard - 56S/48Q/28D
Singles Draw - Doubles Draw
August 22New Haven Open at Yale
New Haven, United States
WTA Premier tournaments
$618,000 - Hard - 28S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw - Doubles Draw
Possibly (WTA sources conflict)
Texas Tennis Open
Dallas, United States
WTA International tournaments
$220,000 - Hard - 32S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw - Doubles Draw
August 29
September 5
US Open
New York City, United States
Grand Slam
$22,668,000 - Hard - 128S/128Q/64D/32X
Singles Draw - Doubles Draw - Mixed Draw

September

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
September 12Tashkent Open
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
WTA International tournaments
$220,000 - Hard - 32S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw - Doubles Draw
Bell Challenge
Quebec City, Canada
WTA International tournaments
$220,000 - Hard (i) - 32S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw - Doubles Draw
September 19Hansol Korea Open
Seoul, South Korea
WTA International tournaments
$220,000 - Hard - 32S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw - Doubles Draw
Guangzhou International Women's Open
Guangzhou, China
WTA International tournaments
$220,000 - Hard - 32S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw - Doubles Draw
September 26Toray Pan Pacific Open
Tokyo, Japan
WTA Premier 5 tournaments
$2,050,000 - Hard - 56S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw - Doubles Draw

October

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
October 3China Open
Beijing, China
WTA Premier Mandatory tournaments
$4,500,000 - Hard - 60S/32Q/28D
Singles Draw - Doubles Draw
October 10Generali Ladies Linz
Linz, Austria
WTA International tournaments
$220,000 - Hard (i) - 32S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw - Doubles Draw
HP Open
Osaka, Japan
WTA International tournaments
$220,000 - Hard - 32S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw - Doubles Draw
October 17Kremlin Cup
Moscow, Russia
WTA Premier tournaments
$1,000,000 - Hard (i) - 28S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw - Doubles Draw
BGL Luxembourg Open
Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
WTA International tournaments
$220,000 - Hard (i) - 32S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw - Doubles Draw
October 24WTA Tour Championships
Istanbul, Turkey
Year-end championships
$4,900,000 - Hard(i) - 8S (RR)/4D
Singles Draw - Doubles Draw
October 31Commonwealth Bank
Tournament of Champions

Bali, Indonesia
Year-end championships
$600,000 - Hard(i)- 8S
Singles Draw
Fed Cup by BNP Paribas: Final

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