2011 Australian Open – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
2011 Australian Open
Champion	Kim Clijsters
Runner-up	Li Na
Final score	3–6, 6–3, 6–3

Serena Williams was the two-time defending champion, but a foot injury during the middle of the 2010 season prevented her defending the titles.

Kim Clijsters won her first Australian Open title and her fourth (and last) Grand Slam overall by beating Li Na 3–6, 6–3, 6–3 in the final. Li became the first Asian player to make the final of a Grand Slam in singles. Though she lost in the final and eventually won the French Open a few months later.

Notably this was the last Grand Slam that former World No.1 and 7-time Grand Slam Champion, Justine Henin would ever play, being forced into a second retirement due to an elbow injury.^[1] Notably this was the last Grand Slam that former World No.1 and 3-time Grand Slam Runner-Up, Dinara Safina would ever play, being forced into retirement due to a back injury.

This was also the first Grand Slam that Caroline Wozniacki has competed as the World No. 1, she lost to Li in the semifinals.

Seeds

Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Caroline Wozniacki	3	6	6
	6	Francesca Schiavone	6	3	3
								1	Caroline Wozniacki	6	5	3
								9	Li Na	3	7	6
	30	Andrea Petkovic	2	4
	9	Li Na	6	6
															9	Li Na	6	3	3
															3	Kim Clijsters	3	6	6
	12	Agnieszka Radwańska	3	64
	3	Kim Clijsters	6	77
								3	Kim Clijsters	6	6
								2	Vera Zvonareva	3	3
	25	Petra Kvitová	2	4
	2	Vera Zvonareva	6	6

Top Half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	1	C Wozniacki	6	6
		G Dulko	3	4				1	C Wozniacki	6	6
		T Paszek	77	0	3				V King	1	0
		V King	64	6	6										1	C Wozniacki	6	6
		L Hradecká	4	5											29	D Cibulková	4	3
		A Brianti	6	7					A Brianti	1	6	2
		A Kerber	2	77	4			29	D Cibulková	6	4	6
	29	D Cibulková	6	64	6																	1	C Wozniacki	6	6
	21	Y Wickmayer	6	2	6																		A Sevastova	3	4
		J Groth	3	6	4			21	Y Wickmayer	4	2
		P Hercog	4	65					A Sevastova	6	6
		A Sevastova	6	77												A Sevastova	6	6
	Q	V Manasieva	7	6											Q	V Manasieva	1	3
		L Pous Tió	5	2				Q	V Manasieva	3	6	6
		T Garbin	0	0				15	M Bartoli	6	3	0
	15	M Bartoli	6	6

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	11	J Henin	5	6	6
	Q	S Mirza	7	3	1			11	J Henin	6	6
	Q	J Hampton	6	4	5				E Baltacha	1	3
		E Baltacha	3	6	7										11	J Henin	4	68
		B Mattek-Sands	1	6	5										23	S Kuznetsova	6	710
	Q	A Rus	6	3	7			Q	A Rus	1	4
		A Riske	3	2				23	S Kuznetsova	6	6
	23	S Kuznetsova	6	6																		23	S Kuznetsova	4	6	14
	32	T Pironkova	6	3	6																	6	F Schiavone	6	1	16
		P Parmentier	4	6	3			32	T Pironkova	4	1
		T Bacsinszky	0	3					M Niculescu	6	6
		M Niculescu	6	6												M Niculescu	0	62
		R Marino	6	4	6										6	F Schiavone	6	77
		J Namigata	2	6	3				R Marino	3	7	7
		A Parra Santonja	77	2	4			6	F Schiavone	6	5	9
	6	F Schiavone	64	6	6

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	4	V Williams	6	6
		S Errani	3	2				4	V Williams	66	6	6
		S Záhlavová	6	6					S Záhlavová	78	0	4
		R Voráčová	1	3											4	V Williams	0	r
	Q	A Keothavong	7	6											30	A Petkovic	1
	Q	A Rodionova	5	4				Q	A Keothavong	6	5	0
		J Craybas	1	2				30	A Petkovic	2	7	6
	30	A Petkovic	6	6																		30	A Petkovic	6	6
	20	K Kanepi	2	6	6																	14	M Sharapova	2	3
		M Rybáriková	6	4	3			20	K Kanepi	4	6	4
		J Görges	6	4	6				J Görges	6	3	6
		E Gallovits-Hall	3	6	3											J Görges	6	4	4
		E Vesnina	6	3	3										14	M Sharapova	4	6	6
		V Razzano	4	6	6				V Razzano	63	3
		T Tanasugarn	1	3				14	M Sharapova	77	6
	14	M Sharapova	6	6

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	9	N Li	6	7
		S Arvidsson	1	5				9	N Li	6	6
		E Rodina	6	6					E Rodina	3	2
	WC	O Rogowska	3	1											9	N Li	6	6
		Z Ondrášková	4	0												B Záhlavová-Strýcová	2	1
	WC	J Dokić	6	6				WC	J Dokić	63	1
		B Záhlavová-Strýcová	6	3	7				B Záhlavová-Strýcová	77	6
	17	A Rezaï	0	6	5																	9	N Li	6	6
	28	D Hantuchová	63	6	7																	8	V Azarenka	3	3
		R Kulikova	77	3	9				R Kulikova	4	6	5
		K Šprem	6	4	2				C Scheepers	6	4	7
		C Scheepers	4	6	6											C Scheepers	3	3
		P Mayr-Achleitner	5	4											8	V Azarenka	6	6
		A Hlaváčková	7	6					A Hlaváčková	4	4
	Q	K Wörle	0	2				8	V Azarenka	6	6
	8	V Azarenka	6	6

Bottom Half

Section 5

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	7	J Janković	6	77
		A Kudryavtseva	0	65				7	J Janković	63	3
		K Bondarenko	6	3	6				S Peng	77	6
		S Peng	2	6	8											S Peng	6	3	6
	WC	C Garcia	7	4	6											A Morita	1	6	3
		V Lepchenko	5	6	3			WC	C Garcia	4	4
		A Morita	6	6					A Morita	6	6
	27	A Dulgheru	4	4																			S Peng	5	6	5
	24	A Kleybanova	6	6																		12	A Radwańska	7	3	7
	Q	I Falconi	1	0				24	A Kleybanova	4	62
	Q	A Kremer	3	6	2				S Halep	6	77
		S Halep	6	3	6											S Halep	1	2
	WC	S Ferguson	66	6	3										12	A Radwańska	6	6
	Q	P Martić	78	0	6			Q	P Martić	3	4
		K Date-Krumm	4	6	5			12	A Radwańska	6	6
	12	A Radwańska	6	4	7

Section 6

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	13	N Petrova	6	6
		K Pervak	2	1				13	N Petrova	6	6
	WC	A Molik	1	6	8			WC	A Molik	4	1
		R Vinci	6	3	6										13	N Petrova	2	6	6
		P Schnyder	2	3												E Makarova	6	3	8
	Q	L Tsurenko	6	6				Q	L Tsurenko	66	1
		E Makarova	3	6	10				E Makarova	78	6
	19	A Ivanovic	6	4	8																		E Makarova	63	2
	26	MJ Martínez Sánchez	6	4	6																	3	K Clijsters	77	6
		G Arn	3	6	2			26	MJ Martínez Sánchez	5	1
	Q	C Vandeweghe	2	1					A Cornet	7	6
		A Cornet	6	6												A Cornet	63	3
		C McHale	6	3	4										3	K Clijsters	77	6
		C Suárez Navarro	4	6	6				C Suárez Navarro	1	3
		D Safina	0	0				3	K Clijsters	6	6
	3	K Clijsters	6	6

Section 7

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	5	S Stosur	6	6
	WC	L Davis	1	1				5	S Stosur	6	6
		ME Camerin	3	6	1				V Dushevina	3	2
		V Dushevina	6	3	6										5	S Stosur	65	3
		O Govortsova	3	4											25	P Kvitová	77	6
		A Chakvetadze	6	6					A Chakvetadze	3	4
	WC	S Peers	2	4				25	P Kvitová	6	6
	25	P Kvitová	6	6																		25	P Kvitová	3	6	6
	22	F Pennetta	6	6																		22	F Pennetta	6	3	3
		An Rodionova	2	1				22	F Pennetta	6	6
		L Domínguez Lino	6	6					L Domínguez Lino	2	2
		J Larsson	2	1											22	F Pennetta	3	77	6
		S Cîrstea	6	6											10	S Pe'er	6	63	4
		M Lučić	4	2					S Cîrstea	3	2
		M Johansson	1	1				10	S Pe'er	6	6
	10	S Pe'er	6	6

Section 8

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	16	A Pavlyuchenkova	6	77
		K Flipkens	4	64				16	A Pavlyuchenkova	6	6
		A Amanmuradova	4	2					K Barrois	2	2
		K Barrois	6	6											16	A Pavlyuchenkova	3	6	5
		A Medina Garrigues	0	1												I Benešová	6	1	7
		I Benešová	6	6					I Benešová	6	6
		R Oprandi	3	7	6			18	M Kirilenko	3	1
	18	M Kirilenko	6	5	8																		I Benešová	4	1
	31	L Šafářová	7	4	6																	2	V Zvonareva	6	6
		S Zhang	5	6	1			31	L Šafářová	6	62	7
		K Zakopalová	6	3	6				K Zakopalová	3	77	5
		M Oudin	1	6	1										31	L Šafářová	3	69
		B Jovanovski	7	6											2	V Zvonareva	6	711
	WC	K-c Chang	5	1					B Jovanovski	6	3	1
		S Bammer	2	1				2	V Zvonareva	2	6	6
	2	V Zvonareva	6	6

References

• Source for the draw at australianopen.com