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2011 WTA Tour
The WTA Tour is the elite tour for women's professional tennis organized by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). The 2011 WTA Tour includes the Grand Slam tournaments (sanctioned by the International Tennis Federation (ITF)), the WTA Premier tournaments, the WTA International tournaments, the Fed Cup (organized by the ITF), the Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions, and the WTA Championships.
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Schedule
This is the complete schedule of events on the 2011 WTA Tour.[1] Player progression will be documented from the quarterfinals stage.
Key
| Grand Slam tournaments |
| Year-end championships |
| WTA Premier Mandatory |
| WTA Premier 5 |
| WTA Premier |
| WTA International |
| Team events |
January
February
March
| Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 7 14 March |
BNP Paribas Open Indian Wells, United StatesWTA Premier Mandatory tournaments $4,500,000 – Hard – 96S/48Q/32D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
 Caroline Wozniacki6–1, 2–6, 6–3 |
 Marion Bartoli |
 Maria Sharapova Yanina Wickmayer |
 Victoria Azarenka Peng Shuai  Shahar Pe'er Ana Ivanović |
 Sania Mirza Elena Vesnina6–0, 7–5 |
Bethanie Mattek-Sands Meghann Shaughnessy |
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| March 21 28 March |
Sony Ericsson Open Miami, United States WTA Premier Mandatory tournaments $4,500,000 – Hard – 96S/48Q/32D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
Victoria Azarenka 6–1, 6–4 |
Maria Sharapova |
 Andrea Petkovic Vera Zvonareva |
Jelena Janković Alexandra Dulgheru Agnieszka Radwańska Kim Clijsters |
 Daniela Hantuchová Agnieszka Radwańska7–6(7–5), 2–6, [10–8] |
Liezel Huber Nadia Petrova |
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
Statistical information
These tables present the number of singles (S), doubles (D), and mixed doubles (X) titles won by each player and each nation during the season, within all the tournament categories of the 2011 WTA Tour: the Grand Slam tournaments, the year-end championships (the WTA Tour Championships and the Tournament of Champions), the WTA Premier tournaments (Premier Mandatory, Premier 5, and regular Premier), and the WTA International tournaments.
1) total number of titles (a doubles title won by two players representing the same nation counts as only one win for the nation);
2) highest amount of highest category tournaments (for example, having a single Grand Slam gives preference over any kind of combination without a Grand Slam title);
3) a singles > doubles > mixed doubles hierarchy;
4) alphabetical order (by family names for players).
To avoid confusion and double counting, these tables should be updated only after an event is completed.
Key
| Grand Slam tournaments |
| Year-end championships |
| WTA Premier Mandatory |
| WTA Premier 5 |
| WTA Premier |
| WTA International |
| WTA International |
To avoid confusion and double counting, these tables should be updated only after an event is completed.
Titles won by player
Titles won by nation
| Total | Nation | S | D | X | S | D | S | D | S | D | S | D | S | D | S | D | X |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 |  Czech Republic (CZE) |
1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 1 | |||
| 17 | Russia (RUS) |
2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 0 | |||||||
| 9 | United States (USA) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | ||||||
| 9 | Belarus (BLR) |
1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||||||||
| 8 |  Slovenia (SLO) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | |||||||
| 8 |  Italy (ITA) |
1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 6 | Denmark (DEN) |
1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 6 |  Kazakhstan (KAZ) |
1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 5 |  Australia (AUS) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| 5 | China (CHN) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||
| 5 | Poland (POL) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||
| 5 | Germany (GER) |
1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||
| 4 | Slovakia (SVK) |
1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 3 | India (IND) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Romania (ROM) |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 |  Argentina (ARG) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 2 | France (FRA) |
1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 2 |  Ukraine (UKR) |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Belgium (BEL) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Serbia (SRB) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 |  Hungary (HUN) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 |  Chinese Taipei (TPE) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 |  Greece (GRE) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 |  Japan (JPN) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 |  New Zealand (NZL) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 |  Uzbekistan (UZB) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
The following players won their first title in singles (S), doubles (D) or mixed doubles (X):
- Iveta Benešová – Wimbledon (X)
- Alberta Brianti – Fes (S)
- Dominika Cibulková – Moscow (S)
- Casey Dellacqua – French Open (X)
- Vitalia Diatchenko – Tashkent (D)
Natalie Grandin – Seoul (D)- Polona Hercog – Båstad (S)
- Sabine Lisicki – Stuttgart (D)
- Melanie Oudin – US Open (X)
- Ksenia Pervak – Tashkent (S)
- Chanelle Scheepers – Guangzhou (S)
- Galina Voskoboeva – Kuala Lumpur (D)
- Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová – Quebec City (S)
- Zhang Shuai – Osaka (D)
- Zheng Saisai – Guangzhou (D)
The following players completed a successful title defence in singles (S), doubles (D) or mixed doubles (X):
- Iveta Benešová – Monterrey (D)
- Edina Gallovits-Hall – Bogotá (D)
- Lucie Hradecká – Bad Gastein (D)
- Ana Ivanović – Bali (S)
María José Martínez Sánchez – Dubai (D)- Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova – Monterrey (S)
- Květa Peschke – Doha (D)
- Caroline Wozniacki – Copenhagen (S), New Haven (S)
- Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová – Monterrey (D)
Rankings
The Race to the Championships determines the players in the WTA Tour Championships in October. The WTA rankings are based on tournaments of the latest 52 weeks.
Singles
The following is the 2011 top 20 in the Race to the Championships and the top 20 ranked players in the world.[2][3] Premier Mandatory Events are counted for players in the top 10, even if they did not compete, unless there is an injury excuse. Gold backgrounds indicate players that qualified for the WTA Tour Championships. Blue backgrounds indicate players that became alternates at the WTA Tour Championships.
Number 1 ranking
| Holder | Date Gained | Date Forfeited |
|---|---|---|
| Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) |
Year-End 2010 | 13 February 2011 |
| Kim Clijsters (BEL) |
14 February 2011 | 20 February 2011 |
| Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) |
21 February 2011 | Year-End 2011 |
Doubles
The following is the 2011 top 20 in the Race To The Championships – Doubles and the top 20 individual ranked doubles players. Gold backgrounds indicate teams that have qualified for WTA Tour Championships.
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Number 1 ranking
| Holder | Date Gained | Date Forfeited |
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| Gisela Dulko (ARG) |
Year-End 2010 | |
| Gisela Dulko (ARG) Flavia Pennetta (ITA) |
28 February 2011 |
17 April 2011 |
| Flavia Pennetta (ITA) |
3 July 2011 | |
| Květa Peschke (CZE) Katarina Srebotnik (SLO) |
4 July 2011 | 11 September 2011 |
| Liezel Huber (USA) |
12 September 2011 | Year-End 2011 |
WTA Prize Money Leaders
- As of 7 November 2011[update]
| # | Country | Player | Singles | Doubles | Mixed | Bonus Pool | Year-to-date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech Republic |
Petra Kvitová | $5,131,009 | $12,476 | $2,458 | $0 | $5,145,943 |
| 2 | Denmark |
Caroline Wozniacki | $3,064,756 | $0 | $825 | $1,000,000 | $4,065,581 |
| 3 | Belarus |
Victoria Azarenka | $3,207,489 | $373,543 | $0 | $225,000 | $3,771,032 |
| 4 | People's Republic of China |
Li Na | $3,484,139 | $0 | $0 | $225,000 | $3,709,139 |
| 5 | Australia |
Samantha Stosur | $2,934,333 | $145,780 | $1,040 | $400,000 | $3,476,153 |
| 6 | Russia |
Maria Sharapova | $2,899,148 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,899,148 |
| 7 | Russia |
Vera Zvonareva | $1,907,681 | $45,737 | $0 | $725,000 | $2,673,018 |
| 8 | Poland |
Agnieszka Radwańska | $2,202,672 | $253,846 | $0 | $0 | $2,456,518 |
| 9 | Belgium |
Kim Clijsters | $2,235,741 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,325,741 |
| 10 | United States |
Serena Williams | $1,978,930 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,978,930 |
Statistics leaders
as of November 7, 2011[update][6]
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Points distribution
| Category | W | F | SF | QF | R16 | R32 | R64 | R128 | Q | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Grand Slam (S) | 2000 | 1400 | 900 | 500 | 280 | 160 | 100 | 5 | 60 | 50 | 40 | 2 |
| Grand Slam (D) | 2000 | 1400 | 900 | 500 | 280 | 160 | 5 | – | 48 | – | – | – |
| WTA Championships (S) | +450 | +360 | (230 for each win, 70 for each loss) | – | – | – | – | – | ||||
| WTA Championships (D) | 1500 | 1050 | 690 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| WTA Premier Mandatory (96S) | 1000 | 700 | 450 | 250 | 140 | 80 | 50 | 5 | 30 | – | 20 | 1 |
| WTA Premier Mandatory (64S) | 1000 | 700 | 450 | 250 | 140 | 80 | 5 | – | 30 | – | 20 | 1 |
| WTA Premier Mandatory (28/32D) | 1000 | 700 | 450 | 250 | 140 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| WTA Premier 5 (56S) | 900 | 620 | 395 | 225 | 125 | 70 | 1 | – | 30 | – | 20 | 1 |
| WTA Premier 5 (28D) | 900 | 620 | 395 | 225 | 125 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| WTA Premier (56S) | 470 | 320 | 200 | 120 | 60 | 40 | 1 | – | 12 | – | 8 | 1 |
| WTA Premier (32S) | 470 | 320 | 200 | 120 | 60 | 1 | – | – | 20 | 12 | 8 | 1 |
| WTA Premier (16D) | 470 | 320 | 200 | 120 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Tournament of Champions | 375 | 255 | 180 (3rd) 165 (4th) |
75 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| WTA International (56S) | 280 | 200 | 130 | 70 | 30 | 15 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 6 | 1 |
| WTA International (32S) | 280 | 200 | 130 | 70 | 30 | 1 | – | – | 16 | 10 | 6 | 1 |
| WTA International (16D) | 280 | 200 | 130 | 70 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Retirements
Following are notable players who have announced they will retire from the WTA Tour during the 2011 season:
- Tathiana Garbin (still to compete in doubles)
- Mara Santangelo (born 28 June 1981 in Latina, Lazio), who turned professional in 2003 and has reached a career high ranking of No. 27 in 9 July 2007. In doubles she reached a career-high ranking of No. 5 in 10 September 2007. She has won 1 Slam title in doubles with Alicia Molik in the 2007 French Open. She played her last match at an ITF event in Rome in doubles in 2010 and lost in the first round.
- Justine Henin (born 1 June 1982 in Liège, Belgium), a former world No. 1 in singles and holder of 43 WTA titles including: 7 Grand Slams 2 Year End Championships and the Olympic Gold Medal in the 2004 games, as well as two doubles titles. Henin first retired in 2008 as the world No. 1, but later came out of retirement in 2010. On her return to tour she won two WTA titles; the 2010 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix and the 2010 UNICEF Open. She also reached the final of the 2010 Brisbane International and the final of the 2010 Australian Open. She played her final match against Svetlana Kuznetsova in the third round of the 2011 Australian Open, losing 4–6, 6–7(8). She retired for the second time due to the recurrence of an elbow injury received in the 2010 Wimbledon Championships. The injury had initially caused her to end her 2010 season prematurely.[7]
- Rennae Stubbs (born 26 March 1971 in Sydney, Australia) was a former world no. 1 in doubles and has won 60 doubles titles, 4 of which are Slams at the 2000 Australian Open, 2001 and 2004 Wimbledon, and the 2001 US Open. She also won 2 Mixed Doubles Slams at the 2000 Australian Open and 2001 US Open. She played her final match at the 2011 Fed Cup tie against Italy partnering Anastasia Rodionova but end up losing in three sets.[8]
- Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro (born 18 March 1983, in Paris, France) has reached a career high of 61 in singles and 54 in doubles. She has reached one career final in doubles. She played her final match at the 2011 Open GDF Suez where she was a lucky loser, losing to Bethanie Mattek-Sands 7–5, 6–3.[9]
Patty Schnyder (born 14 December 1978 in Basel, Switzerland), a former world no. 7, six time Grand Slam quarter finalist, semi finalist at the 2004 Australian Open and three time participant at the Year End Championships. Schnyder retired aged 32 at the 2011 French Open, after a 6–1, 6–3 first round defeat by Sorana Cîrstea.[10]
Sybille Bammer (born 27 April 1980 in Linz, Austria), a former world no. 19, and US Open quarter-finalist. Bammer announced her retirement after defeat to Monica Niculescu in the first round of Wimbledon, but briefly returned two weeks later to play her home-country tournament at 2011 Gastein Ladies, where she lost in the second round to Yvonne Meusburger 6–2, 6–1.- Nuria Llagostera Vives (still to compete in doubles)[11]
Comebacks
Following are notable players who will comeback after retirements during the 2011 WTA Tour season:
- Janette Husárová (born 4 June 1974 in Bratislava), who turned professional in 1991 and has reached a career high ranking of No. 31 on 13 January 2003 in singles and in doubles she was a former world no. 3. She has won 23 WTA Tour doubles including 1 WTA Championships. She return back from 2010 retirement, partnering Simona Halep, at the BLG Luxembourg Open. They arrived in the semifinals.
Awards
The winners of the 2011 WTA Awards were announced on 14 November 2011.[12]
- Player of the Year – Petra Kvitová
- Doubles Team of the Year – Květa Peschke & Katarina Srebotnik
- Most Improved Player – Petra Kvitová
- Comeback Player of the Year – Sabine Lisicki
- Newcomer of the Year – Irina-Camelia Begu
- Karen Krantzcke Sportsmanship Award – Petra Kvitová
- Player Service Award – Francesca Schiavone
- Fan Favorite Singles Player – Agnieszka Radwańska
- Fan Favorite Doubles Team – Victoria Azarenka & Maria Kirilenko
- Fan Favorite Breakthrough Player – Petra Kvitová
- Favorite Premier Tournament – Porsche Tennis Grand Prix (Stuttgart)
- Favorite International Tournament –
Abierto Mexicano Telcel (Acapulco)
See also
- 2011 ATP World Tour
- 2011 ATP Challenger Tour
- 2011 ITF Men's Circuit
- 2011 ITF Women's Circuit
- Women's Tennis Association
- International Tennis Federation
References
- ^ "2011 WTA calendar" (PDF). WTA Tour. http://www.wtatour.com/SEWTATour-Archive/Archive/AboutTheTour/TourCalendar_2011.pdf. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
- ^ "Race to the WTA Championships". WTA Tour. Archived from the original on 23 October 2010. http://www.wtachampionships.com/page/RaceToSECSingles/0,,12910~0~1~100,00.html. Retrieved 1 November 2010.
- ^ "WTA Singles Rankings". WTA Tour. Archived from the original on 10 November 2010. http://www.wtatour.com/page/Rankings/0,,12781,00.html. Retrieved 1 November 2010.
- ^ "Current WTA Rankings (singles)". wtatour.com. WTA Tour, Inc.. http://www.wtatour.com/page/RankingsSingles/0,,12781~0~1~100,00.html.
- ^ "Current WTA Rankings (doubles)". wtatour.com. WTA Tour, Inc.. http://www.wtatour.com/page/RankingsDoubles/0,,12781~0~1~100,00.html.
- ^ "WTA MATCHFACTS". wtatour.com. http://www.wtatour.com/SEWTATour-Archive/Rankings_Stats/match_stats.pdf. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
- ^ "Justine Henin quits tennis because of injury". BBC News. 26 January 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/9377012.stm.
- ^ Pearce, Linda (31 October 2010). "Veteran Stubbs set to join Dementieva in retirement". The Sydney Morning Herald. http://www.smh.com.au/sport/tennis/veteran-stubbs-set-to-join-dementieva-in-retirement-20101030-1785b.html.
- ^ "OPEN GDF SUEZ: Cohen-Aloro bids farewell". Open GDF. 10 February 2011. http://www.opengdfsuez.com/depeches.php?detail=497514&language=uk.
- ^ http://www.wtatennis.com/news/20110528/patty-schnyder-announces-retirement_2256076_2368404
- ^ Nuria Llagostera. "Twitter post" (in Spanish). http://twitter.com/#!/NuriaLlagostera/status/147447176405057536.
- ^ WTA Announces 2011 Player & Tournament Awards
External links
- Women's Tennis Association (WTA) official website
- International Tennis Federation (ITF) official website
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