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2011 Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions
DateNovember 3 – November 6
Edition3rd
LocationBali, Indonesia
Champions
Serbia Ana Ivanović
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The 2011 Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions is a singles-only tennis tournament that will be played on indoor hard courts. It is the third edition of the tournament and is part of the 2011 WTA Tour. It will be held at the Bali International Convention Centre in Bali, Indonesia from November 3 through November 6, 2011.

Tournament

The 2011 Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions will take place at the Bali International Convention Centre from 3–6 November 2011. It is the third edition of the event and the last to take place in Bali. The tournament is run by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) and is part of the 2011 WTA Tour. It is the season ending championships for players who have won one of the WTA International tournaments but have not qualified for the WTA Championships. The singles draw will see eight women qualify from the year, with the top four ranked players seeded. The other four players will be randomly drawn against them in a straight knockout event, with the tournament starting in the quarterfinals. There is no doubles competition at this event. On October 25, the eight players who will contest the tournament have been confirmed. [1]

Points and Prize Money

The total prize money for the 2011 Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions is 600,000 United States dollars.

Stage Prize Money Points
Champion $210,000 375
Finalist $120,000 255
Third Place $70,000 180
Fourth Place $60,000* 165
Quarterfinalist $35,000 75
  • $50,000 in the event of default

Qualifying

The 8 highest-ranked players who have captured at least one International tournament during the year and who are not participating in singles at the year-end WTA Championships in Istanbul will qualify for the event. However, at the tournament's discretion two of these players can be replaced with wildcards. On September 30, it was announced that defending champion, Ana Ivanović, was awarded the first wildcard of the tournament.[2] On October 20, the second wildcard of the tournament was awarded to Peng Shuai.[3]

2011 International tournament champions

Player Nationality Tournament/s Won
Petra Kvitová  Czech Republic 2011 Brisbane International[4]
2011 Generali Ladies Linz[5]
Gréta Arn  Hungary 2011 ASB Classic[6]
Jarmila Gajdošová  Australia 2011 Moorilla Hobart International[7]
Daniela Hantuchová  Slovakia 2011 PTT Pattaya Open[8]
Magdaléna Rybáriková  Slovakia 2011 Cellular South Cup[9]
Lourdes Domínguez Lino  Spain 2011 Copa Sony Ericsson Colsanitas[10]
Gisela Dulko  Argentina 2011 Abierto Mexicano Telcel[11]
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova  Russia 2011 Monterrey Open[12]
Jelena Dokić  Australia 2011 Malaysian Open[13]
Victoria Azarenka  Belarus 2011 Andalucia Tennis Experience[14]
2011 BGL Luxembourg Open[15]
Alberta Brianti  Italy 2011 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem[16]
Roberta Vinci  Italy 2011 Barcelona Ladies Open[17]
2011 UNICEF Open[18]
2011 Budapest Grand Prix[19]
Anabel Medina Garrigues  Spain 2011 Estoril Open[20]
2011 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo[21]
Andrea Petković  Germany 2011 Internationaux de Strasbourg[22]
Sabine Lisicki  Germany 2011 AEGON Classic[23]
2011 Texas Tennis Open
Caroline Wozniacki  Denmark 2011 e-Boks Sony Ericsson Open[24]
Polona Hercog  Slovenia 2011 Swedish Open[25]
María José Martínez Sánchez  Spain 2011 Gastein Ladies[26]
2011 Hansol Korea Open[27]
Vera Zvonareva  Russia 2011 Baku Cup[28]
Nadia Petrova  Russia 2011 Citi Open[29]
Ksenia Pervak  Russia 2011 Tashkent Open[30]
Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová  Czech Republic 2011 Bell Challenge[31]
Chanelle Scheepers  South Africa 2011 Guangzhou International Women's Open[32]
Marion Bartoli  France 2011 HP Open[33]

Qualifiers

WTA Singles Rankings (24 October 2011)
Sd Player Rk Won
1 France Marion Bartoli 9 HP Open
2 China Peng Shuai 16 Wildcard
3 Germany Sabine Lisicki 18 AEGON Classic
Texas Tennis Open
4 Italy Roberta Vinci 22 Barcelona Ladies Open
UNICEF Open
Budapest Grand Prix
Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová 23 PTT Pattaya Open
Serbia Ana Ivanović 26 Wildcard
Spain Anabel Medina Garrigues 28 Estoril Open
Internazionali Femminili di Palermo
Russia Nadia Petrova 31 Citi Open
Marion Bartoli reach the semifinals of the French Open.

Marion Bartoli [34]
Bartoli is making her second appearance at the championships after finishing runner-up at the inaugural Tournament of Champions in 2009. She has produced a good year, returning to the top 10 and reaching 14 quarterfinals, the most of any player. The Frenchwoman reached five finals in the year, winning two in the AEGON International over Petra Kvitová, 6–1, 4–6, 7–5, and the HP Open over Samantha Stosur, 6–3, 6–1, earning her a spot in the championships. She lost in the finals of the BNP Paribas Open to Caroline Wozniacki, the Internationaux de Strasbourg to Andrea Petkovic, and the Bank of the West Classic to Serena Williams. She also reached her second career Grand Slam semifinal at the French Open. At the other Grand Slams, she reached the quarterfinals of Wimbledon and the second rounds of the Australian Open and the US Open. Her biggest wins of the year were against Serena Williams and Kim Clijsters. She also barely missed originally qualifying for the WTA Tour Championships, but filled in for Maria Sharapova when she sprained her ankle.

Peng Shuai [35]
Peng was one of the wildcard recipients in the tournament. She has had a consistent year and was able to crack the top 20 for the first time and reached a new career high of number 14 after reaching the quarterfinals of the Western & Southern Open. She reached her first premier-level final at the Brussels Open, losing to Caroline Wozniacki, 6–2, 3–6, 3–6. She also reached four other semifinals. She reached the fourth round of all the Grand Slams except the French Open, where she reached the third round. Her big wins of the year came against Li Na and Vera Zvonareva.

Sabine Lisicki reached her first career Slam semifinal.

Sabine Lisicki [36]
Lisicki has had a breakthrough year, including improving her ranking from a low of no. 218 in March, to a career-best of no. 17 in September. She also won two titles in the year, the AEGON Classic over Daniela Hantuchová, 6–3, 6–2, and in the Texas Tennis Open over Aravane Rezaï, 6–2, 6–1, which made her qualify for the event. She made her maiden Grand Slam semifinal at Wimbledon before losing to Maria Sharapova, the first time a German woman had reached a Grand Slam semifinal since Steffi Graf there in 1999. She also reached the fourth round of the US Open and the second round of the French Open. She has earned top-10 wins over Samantha Stosur, Li Na, and Marion Bartoli.

Roberta Vinci [37]
Vinci has had her best season to date, reaching a career high of no. 18 in the world and winning three titles, the third most singles titles in the season. Her titles were all international events, which was her pass to the event, winning in the Barcelona Ladies Open over Lucie Hradecká, 4–6, 6–2, 6–2, the UNICEF Open over Jelena Dokić, 6–7(7–9), 6–3, 7–5, and the Poli-Farbe Budapest Grand Prix, defeating Irina-Camelia Begu, 6–4, 1–6, 6–4. However, she has had an inconsistent year, including losing eight in a row before winning Barcelona. At the Grand Slams, she reached the first round of the Australian Open and reached the third rounds of the other slams. She earned her biggest win of her career by defeating world no. 1 Caroline Wozniacki in the third round of the Rogers Cup.

Daniela Hantuchová earns her first win over a World no.1.

Daniela Hantuchová [38]
Hantuchová has had a bad start of the season, losing her first four matches, before triumphing in the PTT Pattaya Open over Sara Errani, 6–0, 6–2, without dropping a set in the tournament. It was also her first title since October 2007. She also reached the final of the AEGON Classic, losing to Sabine Lisicki, 3–6, 2–6. She had mixed results in the Grand Slams, losing in the fourth round of the French Open, third round of the Wimbledon, and the first rounds of the Australian Open and the US Open. She claimed major upsets across the year, including defeating Caroline Wozniacki, her first win against a reigning world no. 1, and claiming her first win over Venus Williams in 11 matches. She also had top-10 victories against Vera Zvonareva, Li Na, Marion Bartoli, and Victoria Azarenka.

Ana Ivanović [39]

Ana Ivanović is the defending champion.

Ana Ivanovic Hopman Cup 2011.jpg Ivanović is the defending champion, after defeating Alisa Kleybanova in the final, and is one of the wildcard recipients. The Serb has not had a good 2011 season, being the only one not to reach a final in the field and has only made it to two semifinals in the AEGON Classic and the Mercury Insurance Open. However, she was able to go deep in two Premier Mandatory, reaching the quarterfinals of the BNP Paribas Open and the China Open. She was also able to earn top 10 victories over Jelena Jankovic and Vera Zvonareva. She fell in the first rounds of the Australian Open and the French Open, the third round at Wimbledon, and the fourth round of the US Open.

Anabel Medina Garrigues [40]
Medina Garrigues is competing for the second time, the first being in 2009. She has won two titles in the year, winning her first titles in three years. She won the Estoril Open, defeating Kristina Barrois, 6–1, 6–2, and the Internazionali Femminili di Palermo, defeating Polona Hercog, 6–3, 6–2. These wins made her the player with most clay titles of all active players with 10, surpassing Venus Williams. Her title at Palermo was her fifth at the event, and she became only the fourth active player to win the same tournament five times. In the Grand Slams, she reached the first round of the Australian Open , second round of the French Open, the first round at Wimbledon, and the third round of the US Open. She has beaten two top-20 players in the year, Shahar Pe'er and Marion Bartoli.

Nadia Petrova [41]
Petrova is one of the debutants in the event. She won her first title since November of 2008 at the Citi Open, defeating Shahar Pe'er in the final, 7–5, 6–2. This made her qualify for the event. However, she has only reached two other quarterfinals. At the Grand Slams, she reached the fourth round at Wimbledon, the third rounds of the Australian Open and the US Open, and the first round of the French Open. She has beaten top-20 players, Roberta Vinci, Ana Ivanović, and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.

Player head-to-head

Below are the head-to-head records as they approached the tournament.[42]

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Draw

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 France Marion Bartoli 6 67 0r
  Spain Anabel Medina Garrigues 4 79 1
  Spain Anabel Medina Garrigues 6 4 4
3 Germany Sabine Lisicki 3 6 0r
3 Germany Sabine Lisicki 7 6  
  Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová 5 2  
  Spain Anabel Medina Garrigues 3 0
WC Serbia Ana Ivanović 6 6
WC Serbia Ana Ivanović 6 6  
4 Italy Roberta Vinci 3 3  
WC Serbia Ana Ivanović 6 7   Exhibition
  Russia Nadia Petrova 1 5  
  Russia Nadia Petrova 6 6   Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová 2 7 0
2/WC China Peng Shuai 4 3     Russia Nadia Petrova 6 5 6

[43]

Day-to-Day Play

Day 1 (3 November)

Both Nadia Petrova and Ana Ivanovic had losing records this season against their first round opponents at the Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions, but both emerged with victories on the opening day. First, Petrova - who had lost to Peng at Indian Wells and Charleston in the first half of year - overcame the second seed from China 6–4, 6–3, and then Ivanovic began the defence of her title by overcoming fourth seed Roberta Vinci to win 6–3, 6–3. Vinci had won their previous two matches this year, in Pattaya and Toronto. Both winners also overcame injury scares. Petrova’s problem was minor as she dealt with a trapped nerve by receiving some stretching and massage, but Ivanovic could potentially have a problem later in the week after injury her right ankle. It happened just three points into the second set when she fell on the baseline. She continued until the changeover at the end of three games, but then received treatment and had the ankle wrapped. Although she looked a little wary at times, she nevertheless dominated much of the rest of the match. From 1–2, she swept five of the next six games and surrendered just four points in the last five games. [44]

Matches on Centre Court
Round Winner Loser Score
Quarterfinals Russia Nadia Petrova China Peng Shuai [2/WC] 6–4, 6–3
Quarterfinals1 Serbia Ana Ivanović [WC] Italy Roberta Vinci [4] 6–3, 6–3
1st match starts at 5:30 PM
1 Not before 8:00 PM

Day 2 (4 November)

There was more drama at the Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions on Friday as top seed Marion Bartoli retired with an ankle injury soon after the start of the third set in her battle with Spain’s Isabel Medina Garrigues. Bartoli’s match had already taken two hours 40 minutes when the French number one quit with Garrigues leading 4–6, 7–6, 1–0. It was an ironic ending for Bartoli, as injury also forced her to retire from the final in 2009, handing victory to Aravane Rezai. In another irony, Bartoli held two match points in the tiebreak before Garrigues took the match into a deciding set. It had been a tremendous match, one that Garrigues described as one of her best of the year. Both players refused to give an inch in the long and furious rallies, and there was just one break point in the opening set. That went to Bartoli as she broke to lead 3–2. But Bartoli, who led the Tour this year with 264 aces before today’s match and then added another six in the first set, began to miss many of her first serves and Garrigues took advantage, building a 5–2 lead. She served for the set at 5–3, but Bartoli broke and then leveled at 5–5, but when the set went to a tiebreak she failed to win one match point on her opponent’s serve and then double-faulted on her second. Sabine Lisicki was the last to reach the semi-finals, beating Hantuchova 7–5, 6–2. The Slovak had made a great start, holding a point to lead 4–0. But Lisicki eventually cut down on her errors and her more powerful game carried her through. She said her slow start was due to lack of matches since she got food poisoning in Beijing at the beginning of last month. [45]

Matches on Centre Court
Round Winner Loser Score
Quarterfinals Spain Anabel Medina Garrigues France Marion Bartoli [1] 4–6, 7–6(9–7), 1–0 ret.
Quarterfinals1 Germany Sabine Lisicki [3] Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová 7–5, 6–2
1st match starts at 5:30 PM
1 Not before 8:00 PM

Day 3 (5 November)

The smiling Serb reached the final for the second straight year by overcoming stiff resistance from Russian Nadia Petrova, winning 6–1, 7–5 while her Spanish opponent advanced to the final when Germany’s Sabine Lisicki suffered a back injury and was forced to retire with Medina Garrigues leading 6–3, 4–6, 4–0.

Ivanovic was in blistering form as she swept the opening four games for the loss of just three points. Petrova finally managed to hold her serve when already down 5–0 before Ivanovic served out the set to love. The defending champion also broke serve to lead 1–0 in the second set and even had a point to break for 3–0. But by now Petrova was working her way into the match and she broke Ivanovic to level at 2–2. The next two games also went against serve, and at 5–4 Ivanovic had to save a set point before breaking on her fourth break point to lead 6–5. Even then the drama wasn’t over, as she had to fight off a break point as she served out the match. The German lacked her usual aggressiveness right from the start against Medina Garrigues, but the match remained evenly balanced throughout the first two sets.The real trouble began as Lisicki showed she was clearly in pain with her back when she hit two double-faults while dropping her serve to go 3–3 in the second set. After breaking serve to lead 4–3 she left the court for treatment, and although she was broken again when play resumed she was able to win the next two games and the set. But she was spent. In the third set she managed to salvage just two points in the first four games, and at 30–30 in the next game decided she could no longer continue.[46]

Matches on Centre Court
Round Winner Loser Score
Semifinals Serbia Ana Ivanović [WC] Russia Nadia Petrova 6–1, 7–5
Semifinals1 Spain Anabel Medina Garrigues Germany Sabine Lisicki [3] 6–3, 4–6, 4–0 ret.
1st match starts at 2:00 PM
1 Not before 4:00 PM

Day 4 (7 November)

Matches on Centre Court
Round Winner Loser Score
Exhibition2 Russia Nadia Petrova Slovakia Daniela Hantuchova 6–2, 5–7, 6–0
Final1
 Serbia Ana Ivanović [WC] Spain Anabel Medina Garrigues 6–3, 6–0
1st match starts at 1:00 PM
1 Not before 3:00 PM
2 As Lisicki has withdrawn, Petrova has claimed third place
and faced Hantuchova in an Exhibition match.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Bali Player Field Confirmed". Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions. 25 October 2011.
  2. ^ "Ana Ivanovic to defend her title in Bali". Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions. 30 September 2011.
  3. ^ "Peng Shuai awarded second wild card for Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions". Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions. 20 October 2011.
  4. ^ "Kvitova Claims Brisbane Glory". wtatour.com. 8 January 2011.
  5. ^ "Kvitova Conquers Linz, Fifth WTA Title Of Year". wtatour.com. 16 October 2011.
  6. ^ "Greta the great conquers Auckland". wtatour.com. 8 January 2011.
  7. ^ "Jarmila wins in windy Hobart". hobartinternational.com. 15 January 2011.
  8. ^ "Hantuchova Back In Winner's Circle". wtatour.com. 13 February 2011.
  9. ^ "Queen in the land of the king". wtatour.com. 19 February 2011.
  10. ^ "Dominquez lino reigns again in bogota". wtatour.com. 20 February 2011.
  11. ^ "Dulko caps dream week in acapulco". wtatour.com. 26 February 2011.
  12. ^ "Pavlyuchenkova Still Perfect In Monterrey". wtatour.com. 6 March 2011.
  13. ^ "Back From The Brink, Dokic Crowned In KL". wtatour.com. 6 March 2011.
  14. ^ "Azarenka wins Marbella, breaks into top 5". wtatour.com. 10 April 2011.
  15. ^ "Azarenka's Momentum Builds In Luxembourg". wtatour.com. 23 October 2011.
  16. ^ "Italian Veteran Brianti Wins First WTA Title". wtatour.com. 24 April 2011.
  17. ^ "Vinci Beats Hradecka, Reigns Again In Spain". wtatour.com. 30 April 2011.
  18. ^ "Vinci Edges Dokic For Second Title Of Year". wtatour.com. 18 June 2011.
  19. ^ "Vinci Edges Begu For Third Title Of Season". wtatour.com. 10 July 2011.
  20. ^ "Medina Wins 10th Title, Ties Venus On Clay". wtatour.com. 30 April 2011.
  21. ^ "Medina Garrigues Wins Palermo, Passes Venus". wtatour.com. 17 July 2011.
  22. ^ "Petkovic Prevails In Strasbourg, Into Top 12". wtatour.com. 21 May 2011.
  23. ^ "Serving Up A Storm, Lisicki Wins Birmingham". wtatour.com. 13 June 2011.
  24. ^ "World No.1 Wozniacki Wins In Copenhagen". wtatour.com. 12 June 2011.
  25. ^ "Hercog Beats Larsson, Wins First WTA Title". wtatour.com. 9 July 2011.
  26. ^ "Martínez Sánchez Wins First Title Of Season". wtatour.com. 17 July 2011.
  27. ^ "Martínez Sánchez Wins First Hardcourt Title". wtatour.com. 25 September 2011.
  28. ^ "World No.3 Zvonareva Strikes Twelve In Baku". wtatour.com. 24 July 2011.
  29. ^ "Petrova Defeats Peer, Wins 10th WTA Title". wtatour.com. 31 July 2011.
  30. ^ "Pervak Captures First WTA Title In Tashkent". wtatour.com. 17 September 2011.
  31. ^ "Zahlavova Strycova Claims First WTA Title". wtatour.com. 18 September 2011.
  32. ^ "Scheepers Wins First WTA Title In Guangzhou". wtatour.com. 24 September 2011.
  33. ^ "Bartoli Wins In Osaka, Istanbul Still In Reach". wtatour.com. 16 October 2011.
  34. ^ http://www.wtatennis.com/player/marion-bartoli_2257889_1007
  35. ^ http://www.wtatennis.com/player/shuai-peng_2257889_6355
  36. ^ http://www.wtatennis.com/player/sabine-lisicki_2257889_11771
  37. ^ http://www.wtatennis.com/player/roberta-vinci_2257889_8754
  38. ^ http://www.wtatennis.com/player/daniela-hantuchova_2257889_3589
  39. ^ http://www.wtatennis.com/player/ana-ivanovic_2257889_10999
  40. ^ http://www.wtatennis.com/player/anabel-medina-garrigues_2257889_5564
  41. ^ http://www.wtatennis.com/player/nadia-petrova_2257889_6564
  42. ^ 2011 Championships participants – head-to-head breakdown
  43. ^ http://www.wtatennis.com/SEWTATour-Archive/posting/2011/1043/MDS.pdf
  44. ^ http://2009.commbanktennis.com/2009-view.php?subaction=showfull&id=1320330329&archive=&start_from=&ucat=2,14&
  45. ^ http://2009.commbanktennis.com/2009-view.php?subaction=showfull&id=1320421376&archive=&start_from=&ucat=2,14&
  46. ^ http://2009.commbanktennis.com/2009-view.php?subaction=showfull&id=1320490583&archive=&start_from=&ucat=2,14&

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