2011 Citi Open

2011 Citi Open
Date July 25–31
Edition 1st
Category WTA International
Surface Hard / outdoor
Location Washington, D.C., United States
Venue College Park, Maryland
Champions
Singles
Russia Nadia Petrova
Doubles
India Sania Mirza / Kazakhstan Yaroslava Shvedova

The 2011 Citi Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 1st edition of the Citi Open, and was a part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2011 WTA Tour. It took place at the College Park, Maryland in Washington, D.C., United States, from July 26 through July 31, 2011. Nadia Petrova won the singles title.[1]

WTA Entrants

Seeds

Nation Player Ranking* Seed
 ISR Shahar Pe'er 24 1
 RUS Nadia Petrova 32 2
 AUT Tamira Paszek 42 3
 AUS Jelena Dokić 53 4
 SRB Bojana Jovanovski 58 5
 GBR Elena Baltacha 60 6
 IND Sania Mirza 64 7
 ITA Alberta Brianti 68 8
  • Seedings are based on the rankings of July 18, 2011.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

Finals

Singles

Russia Nadia Petrova defeated Israel Shahar Pe'er, 7–5, 6–2.

  • It was Petrova's 1st title of the year and 10th of her career.

Doubles

India Sania Mirza / Kazakhstan Yaroslava Shvedova defeated Belarus Olga Govortsova / Russia Alla Kudryavtseva, 6–3, 6–3

References

  1. ↑ "Petrova downs Peer in Citi Open final". UPI. July 31, 2011.
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