2011 Australian Open – Women's Singles

2011 Australian Open
Champion		Kim Clijsters
Runner-up		Li Na
Final score		3–6, 6–3, 6–3
Events
Singles		men		women				boys		girls
Doubles		men		women		mixed		boys		girls
Other events
Legends		men				mixed
WC Singles		men		women		quad
WC Doubles		men		women		quad

Serena Williams was the defending champion, but could not defend her title due to a foot injury sustained in the middle of the 2010 season.
Kim Clijsters won her first Australian Open title and fourth Grand Slam overall by beating Li Na 3–6, 6–3, 6–3 in the final match. Li was the first Chinese player to make the final of a Grand Slam in singles.

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	Ar 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 Ivanović	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

• Main Draw