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.
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 events |
| Year-end championships |
| WTA Premier Mandatory tournaments |
| WTA Premier 5 tournaments |
| WTA Premier tournaments |
| WTA International tournaments |
| Team events |
January
February
March
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| March 7 March 14 |
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
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 Sania Mirza Elena Vesnina 6–0, 7–5 |
Bethanie Mattek-Sands Meghann Shaughnessy
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| March 21 March 28 |
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
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 Daniela Hantuchová Agnieszka Radwańska 7–6(5), 2–6, [10–8] |
Liezel Huber Nadia Petrova
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April
May
June
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| June 6 | AEGON Classic Birmingham, United KingdomWTA International tournaments $220,000 - Grass - 56S/32Q/16D Singles Draw - Doubles Draw |
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| e-Boks Danish Open Copenhagen, Denmark WTA International tournaments $220,000 - Hard(i) - 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw - Doubles Draw |
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| June 13 | AEGON International Eastbourne, United Kingdom WTA Premier tournaments $618,000 - Grass - 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw - Doubles Draw |
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UNICEF Open 's-Hertogenbosch, NetherlandsWTA International tournaments $220,000 - Grass - 32S/16Q/16D Singles Draw - Doubles Draw |
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| June 20 June 27 |
Wimbledon Championships London, United Kingdom Grand Slam £13,725,000 - Grass - 128S/96Q/64D/48X Singles Draw - Doubles Draw - Mixed Draw |
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July
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| July 4 | GDF SUEZ Grand Prix Budapest, HungaryWTA International tournaments $220,000 - Clay (Red) - 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw - Doubles Draw |
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Swedish Open Båstad, SwedenWTA International tournaments $220,000 - Clay (Red) - 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw - Doubles Draw |
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| July 11 | Internazionali Femminili di Palermo Palermo, ItalyWTA International tournaments $220,000 - Clay (Red) - 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw - Doubles Draw |
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Gastein Ladies Bad Gastein, AustriaWTA International tournaments $220,000 - Clay (Red) - 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw - Doubles Draw |
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| July 18 | Baku Cup Baku, AzerbaijanWTA International tournaments $220,000 - Hard - 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw - Doubles Draw |
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| July 25 | Bank of the West Classic Stanford, United States WTA Premier tournaments $721,000 - Hard - 28S/32Q/16D Singles Draw - Doubles Draw |
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| Mid-Atlantic Women's Tennis Championships Washington D.C., United States WTA International tournaments $220,000 - Hard - 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw - Doubles Draw |
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August
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| August 1 | Mercury Insurance Open San Diego, United States WTA Premier tournaments $721,000 - Hard - 56S/32Q/16D Singles Draw - Doubles Draw |
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| August 8 | Rogers Cup Toronto, CanadaWTA Premier 5 tournaments $2,050,000 - Hard - 56S/64Q/28D Singles Draw - Doubles Draw |
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| August 15 | Western & Southern Open Cincinnati, United States WTA Premier 5 tournaments $2,050,000 - Hard - 56S/48Q/28D Singles Draw - Doubles Draw |
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| August 22 | New Haven Open at Yale New Haven, United States WTA Premier tournaments $618,000 - Hard - 28S/32Q/16D Singles Draw - Doubles Draw |
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| Texas Tennis Open Dallas, United States WTA International tournaments $220,000 - Hard - 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw - Doubles Draw |
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| August 29 September 5 |
US Open New York City, United States Grand Slam $22,668,000 - Hard - 128S/128Q/64D/32X Singles Draw - Doubles Draw - Mixed Draw |
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September
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| September 12 | Tashkent Open Tashkent, UzbekistanWTA International tournaments $220,000 - Hard - 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw - Doubles Draw |
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| Bell Challenge Quebec City, Canada WTA International tournaments $220,000 - Hard (i) - 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw - Doubles Draw |
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| September 19 | Hansol Korea Open Seoul, South KoreaWTA International tournaments $220,000 - Hard - 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw - Doubles Draw |
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| Guangzhou International Women's Open Guangzhou, China WTA International tournaments $220,000 - Hard - 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw - Doubles Draw |
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| September 26 | Toray Pan Pacific Open Tokyo, JapanWTA Premier 5 tournaments $2,050,000 - Hard - 56S/32Q/16D Singles Draw - Doubles Draw |
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October
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| October 3 | China Open Beijing, China WTA Premier Mandatory tournaments $4,500,000 - Hard - 60S/32Q/28D Singles Draw - Doubles Draw |
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| October 10 | Generali Ladies Linz Linz, Austria WTA International tournaments $220,000 - Hard (i) - 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw - Doubles Draw |
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| HP Open Osaka, Japan WTA International tournaments $220,000 - Hard - 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw - Doubles Draw |
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| October 17 | Kremlin Cup Moscow, Russia WTA Premier tournaments $1,000,000 - Hard (i) - 28S/32Q/16D Singles Draw - Doubles Draw |
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BGL Luxembourg Open Luxembourg City, LuxembourgWTA International tournaments $220,000 - Hard (i) - 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw - Doubles Draw |
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| October 24 | WTA Tour Championships Istanbul, TurkeyYear-end championships $4,900,000 - Hard(i) - 8S (RR)/4D Singles Draw - Doubles Draw |
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| October 31 | Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions  Bali, IndonesiaYear-end championships $600,000 - Hard(i)- 8S Singles Draw |
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| Fed Cup by BNP Paribas: Final |
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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 Premier tournaments and the WTA International tournaments. The players/nations are sorted by:
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.
Titles won by player
Titles won by nation
| Total titles | Country | Grand Slam tournaments |
Year-end championships |
Premier tournaments |
International tournaments |
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| Singles | Doubles | Mixed | Singles | Doubles | Singles | Doubles | Singles | Doubles | Singles | Doubles | Mixed | ||
| 10 | Russia |
2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | ||||||
| 9 | Czech Republic |
2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | ||||||
| 5 | Italy |
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 Spain |
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| 4 | Denmark |
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| Belarus |
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| 3 |  Slovenia |
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| Slovakia |
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| 2 |  Argentina |
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| China |
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| Germany |
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| India |
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| United States |
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| Romania |
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| 1 | Belgium |
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| Poland |
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| Hungary |
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The following players won their first title in singles (S), doubles (D) or mixed doubles (X):
Alberta Brianti - Fes (S)
Sabine Lisicki - Stuttgart (D)
Galina Voskoboeva - Kuala Lumpur (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)
María José Martínez Sánchez - Dubai (D)
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova - Monterrey (S)- Květa Peschke - Doha (D)
- 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.
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Number 1 Ranking
| Holder | Date Gained | Date Forfeited |
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| Caroline Wozniacki (DEN)
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11 October 2010 | 14 February 2011 |
| Kim Clijsters (BEL)
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14 February 2011 | 21 February 2011 |
| Caroline Wozniacki (DEN)
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21 February 2011 | Incumbent |
Doubles
The following is the 2011 top 20 in the Race To The Championships - Doubles and the top 20 individual ranked doubles players.
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Number 1 Ranking
| Holder | Date Gained | Date Forfeited |
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| Gisela Dulko (ARG)
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| Gisela Dulko (ARG) Flavia Pennetta (ITA)
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28 February 2011 |
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| Flavia Pennetta (ITA)
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WTA Prize Money Leaders
- As of 16 May 2011[update]
| # | Country | Player | Singles | Doubles | Mixed | Year-to-date |
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| 1 | BEL |
Kim Clijsters | $2,277,758 | $0 | $0 | $2,277,758 |
| 2 | DEN |
Caroline Wozniacki | $1,870,467 | $0 | $0 | $1,870,467 |
| 3 | BLR |
Victoria Azarenka | $1,418,869 | $280,349 | $0 | $1,699,218 |
| 4 | CHN |
Li Na | $1,470,939 | $0 | $0 | $1,470,939 |
| 5 | CZE |
Petra Kvitová | $1,257,477 | $8,276 | $0 | $1,265,753 |
| 6 | RUS |
Maria Sharapova | $994,432 | $0 | $0 | $994,432 |
| 7 | RUS |
Vera Zvonareva | $784,057 | $28,447 | $0 | $812,504 |
| 8 | POL |
Agnieszka Radwańska | $412,169 | $173,390 | $0 | $585,559 |
| 9 | FRA |
Marion Bartoli | $534,240 | $0 | $0 | $534,240 |
| 10 | ITA |
Flavia Pennetta | $260,250 | $258,356 | $0 | $518,606 |
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Point Distribution
| Description | W | F | SF | QF | R16 | R32 | R64 | R128 | QLFR | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
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| 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 Tour Championships (S) | +450 | +360 | (230 for each round robin match won 70 for each round robin match lost) |
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| WTA Tour Championships (D) | 1500 | 1050 | 690 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Premier Mandatory (96S) | 1000 | 700 | 450 | 250 | 140 | 80 | 50 | 5 | 30 | - | 20 | 1 |
| Premier Mandatory (64S) | 1000 | 700 | 450 | 250 | 140 | 80 | 5 | - | 30 | - | 20 | 1 |
| Premier Mandatory (28/32D) | 1000 | 700 | 450 | 250 | 140 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Premier 5 (56S) | 900 | 620 | 395 | 225 | 125 | 70 | 1 | - | 30 | - | 20 | 1 |
| Premier 5 (28D) | 900 | 620 | 395 | 225 | 125 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Premier (56S) | 470 | 320 | 200 | 120 | 60 | 40 | 1 | - | 12 | - | 8 | 1 |
| Premier (32S) | 470 | 320 | 200 | 120 | 60 | 1 | - | - | 20 | 12 | 8 | 1 |
| Premier (16D) | 470 | 320 | 200 | 120 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions |
375 | 255 | 180(3rd) 165(4th) |
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| International (56S) | 280 | 200 | 130 | 70 | 30 | 15 | 1 | - | 10 | - | 6 | 1 |
| International (32S) | 280 | 200 | 130 | 70 | 30 | 1 | - | - | 16 | 10 | 6 | 1 |
| 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 rnaking 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 Slams. She also won 2 doubles title. Justine retired first in 2008 as the world no. 1 but came out of retirement in 2010. In her return to tour she won two WTA titles in the 2010 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix over Samantha Stosur and the 2010 UNICEF Open over Andrea Petkovic. She also reached to other finals at the 2010 Brisbane International losing to compatriot Kim Clijsters and most importantly the final of the 2010 Australian Open losing to rival Serena Williams. She played her final match against Svetlana Kuznetsova in the third round of the 2011 Australian Open 4–6, 6–7(8). She retired for the second time due to an elbow injury.[5]
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.[6]
Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro (born March 18, 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.[7]
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.[8]
See also
- 2011 ATP World Tour
- 2011 ATP Challenger Tour
- 2011 ITF Futures tournaments
- 2011 ITF Women's Circuit
- Women's Tennis Association
- International Tennis Federation
References
- ^ "2011 WTA calendar" (PDF). WTA Tour. Retrieved 2010-11-05.
- ^ "Race to the WTA Championships". WTA Tour. Retrieved 2010-11-01.
- ^ "WTA Singles Rankings". WTA Tour. Retrieved 2010-11-01.
- ^ "WTA MATCHFACTS" (PDF). wtatour.com. Retrieved 2010-02-16.
- ^ "Justine Henin quits tennis because of injury". BBC News. January 26, 2011.
- ^ Pearce, Linda (2010-10-31). "Veteran Stubbs set to join Dementieva in retirement". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ "OPEN GDF SUEZ: Cohen-Aloro bids farewell". Open GDF. 2011-02-10.
- ^ http://www.wtatennis.com/news/20110528/patty-schnyder-announces-retirement_2256076_2368404
External links
- Women's Tennis Association (WTA) official website
- International Tennis Federation (ITF) official website