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.
 Caroline Wozniacki was the number 1 player in the world for all but one week in 2011. | |
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| Duration | 3 January – 7 November |
| Edition | 41st |
| Tournaments | 57 |
| Categories | Grand Slam (4) WTA Championships (2) WTA Premier Mandatory (4) WTA Premier 5 (5) WTA Premier (11) WTA International (31) |
| Achievements (singles) | |
| Most tournament titles |   |
| Most tournament finals | |
| Prize money leader | (US$5,145,943) |
| Points leader | |
| Awards | |
| Player of the year | |
| Doubles Team of the year |  |
| Most improved player of the year | |
| Newcomer of the year |  |
| Comeback player of the year |  |
← 2010 2012 → | |
Kim Clijsters (top left) claimed her first Australian Open title and as well as her fourth (and last) Grand Slam title, defeating Li Na in the final. Li (top right) would go on to win her maiden Grand Slam title at French Open defeating defending champion Francesca Schiavone, thus becoming the first Chinese player to win the Grand Slam. Petra Kvitová (bottom left) won her maiden Grand Slam title at the Wimbledon defeating Maria Sharapova, thus becoming the first Czech to win the Grand Slam since Jana Novotná in 1998. Samantha Stosur (bottom right) won her maiden Grand Slam title at the US Open defeating Serena Williams in the final. Stosur becoming the first Australian to win a Grand Slam title since Evonne Goolagong Cawley in 1980 Wimbledon Championships.
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
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February
March
| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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| 7 Mar 14 Mar | BNP Paribas Open Indian Wells, United States WTA Premier Mandatory $4,500,000 – Hard – 96S/48Q/32D Singles – Doubles | 6–1, 2–6, 6–3 |  |  .svg.png){kind=small} |     |
 6–0, 7–5 |  | ||||
| 21 Mar 28 Mar | Sony Ericsson Open Miami, United States WTA Premier Mandatory $4,500,000 – Hard – 96S/48Q/32D Singles – Doubles | 6–1, 6–4 | | |  |
 7–6(7–5), 2–6, [10–8] | |
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).
Key
| Grand Slam tournaments |
| Year-end championships |
| WTA Premier Mandatory |
| WTA Premier 5 |
| WTA Premier |
| WTA International |
| WTA International |
Titles won by player
| Total | Player | Grand Slam | Year-end | Premier Mandatory | Premier 5 | Premier | International | Total | |||||||||
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| S | D | X | S | D | S | D | S | D | S | D | S | D | S | D | X | ||
| 7 | | ● | ● | ● | ● ● ● | ● | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||||||||
| 6 | | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● ● | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 6 | | ● | ● | ● ● ● | ● | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||
| 6 | | ● | ● | ● ● ● | ● | 6 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 6 | | ● | ● | ● ● ● ● | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 6 |  | ● ● ● | ● ● ● | 3 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 5 | | ● | ● | ● ● ● | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 5 | | ● | ● | ● ● ● | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 5 | | ● | ● | ● | ● ● | 3 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||
| 4 | | ● | ● | ● ● | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 4 | | ● | ● | ● | ● | 3 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||
| 4 |  | ● ● | ● ● | 2 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 3 | | ● | ● | ● | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 3 | | ● | ● | ● | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 3 | | ● | ● | ● | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 3 |  | ● | ● | ● | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 3 | | ● | ● | ● | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 3 | | ● | ● ● | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 3 | | ● | ● ● | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 3 | | ● | ● ● | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 3 | | ● ● ● | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | | ● | ● | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
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Titles won by nation
| Total | Nation | Grand Slam | Year-end | Premier Mandatory | Premier 5 | Premier | International | Total | |||||||||
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| S | D | X | S | D | S | D | S | D | S | D | S | D | S | D | X | ||
| 24 | | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 1 | |||
| 17 | | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 0 | |||||||
| 9 | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | ||||||
| 9 | | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||||||||
| 8 | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | |||||||
| 8 | | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 6 | | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 6 | | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||
| 6 | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 5 | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| 5 | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||
| 5 | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||
| 4 | | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 3 | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 3 | | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 2 | | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 2 | | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
Titles information
The following players won their first title in singles (S), doubles (D) or mixed doubles (X):
The following players completed a successful title defence in singles (S), doubles (D) or mixed doubles (X):
Titles information
The following players won their first title in singles (S), doubles (D) or mixed doubles (X):
The following players completed a successful title defence in singles (S), doubles (D) or mixed doubles (X):
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.
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Number 1 ranking
| Holder | Date Gained | Date Forfeited |
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Year-End 2010 | 13 February 2011 |
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14 February 2011 | 20 February 2011 |
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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
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Year-End 2010 | |
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28 February 2011 |
17 April 2011 |
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3 July 2011 | |
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4 July 2011 | 11 September 2011 |
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12 September 2011 | Year-End 2011 |
WTA Prize Money Leaders
The top-16 players earned over $1,000,000.
- As of 7 November 2011
| # | Country | Player | Singles | Doubles | Mixed | Bonus Pool | Year-to-date |
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| 1 | | Petra Kvitová | $5,131,009 | $12,476 | $2,458 | $0 | $5,145,943 |
| 2 | | Caroline Wozniacki | $3,064,756 | $0 | $825 | $1,000,000 | $4,065,581 |
| 3 | | Victoria Azarenka | $3,207,489 | $373,543 | $0 | $225,000 | $3,771,032 |
| 4 | | Li Na | $3,484,139 | $0 | $0 | $225,000 | $3,709,139 |
| 5 | | Samantha Stosur | $2,934,333 | $145,780 | $1,040 | $400,000 | $3,476,153 |
| 6 | | Maria Sharapova | $2,899,148 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,899,148 |
| 7 | | Vera Zvonareva | $1,907,681 | $45,737 | $0 | $725,000 | $2,673,018 |
| 8 | | Agnieszka Radwańska | $2,202,672 | $253,846 | $0 | $0 | $2,456,518 |
| 9 | | Kim Clijsters | $2,235,741 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,325,741 |
| 10 | | Serena Williams | $1,978,930 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,978,930 |
Statistics leaders
as of November 7, 2011[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:
Comebacks
Following are notable players that came back after retirements during the 2011 WTA Tour season:
Awards
The winners of the 2011 WTA Awards were announced on 14 November 2011.[11]
- Player of the Year –
- Doubles Team of the Year –
- Most Improved Player –
- Comeback Player of the Year –
- Newcomer of the Year –
- Karen Krantzcke Sportsmanship Award –
- Player Service Award –
- Fan Favorite Singles Player –
- Fan Favorite Doubles Team –
- Fan Favorite Breakthrough Player –
- Favorite Premier Tournament –
- Favorite International Tournament –
See also
References
- "2011 WTA calendar" (PDF). WTA Tour. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 November 2010. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
- "Race to the WTA Championships". WTA Tour. Archived from the original on 23 October 2010. Retrieved 1 November 2010.
- "WTA Singles Rankings". WTA Tour. Archived from the original on 10 November 2010. Retrieved 1 November 2010.
- "Current WTA Rankings (singles)" (PDF). wtatour.com. WTA Tour, Inc. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 March 2015.
- "Current WTA Rankings (doubles)" (PDF). wtatour.com. WTA Tour, Inc. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 May 2012.
- "WTA MATCHFACTS" (PDF). wtatour.com. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
- "OPEN GDF SUEZ: Cohen-Aloro bids farewell". Open GDF. 10 February 2011. Archived from the original on 6 October 2011.
- "Justine Henin quits tennis because of injury". BBC News. 26 January 2011.
- http://www.wtatennis.com/news/20110528/patty-schnyder-announces-retirement_2256076_2368404
- Pearce, Linda (31 October 2010). "Veteran Stubbs set to join Dementieva in retirement". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- "WTA Announces 2011 Player & Tournament Awards" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 January 2012. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
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