2011 Medibank International Sydney
| 2011 Medibank International Sydney | |
|---|---|
| Date | 9 January – 15 January |
| Edition | 119th |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
 Gilles Simon | |
| Women's singles | |
 Li Na | |
| Men's doubles | |
 Lukáš Dlouhý /  Paul Hanley | |
| Women's doubles | |
| Iveta Benešová / Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová | |
The 2011 Medibank International Sydney[1] was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 119th edition of the Medibank International Sydney, and part of the ATP World Tour 250 series[1] of the 2011 ATP World Tour, and of the WTA Premier tournaments of the 2011 WTA Tour. Both the men's and the women's events took place at the NSW Tennis Centre in Sydney, Australia, from 9 to 15 January 2011.[1]
WTA entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank* | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 DEN
|
Caroline Wozniacki | 1 | 1 |
 RUS
|
Vera Zvonareva | 2 | 2 |
 BEL
|
Kim Clijsters | 3 | 3 |
| AUS
|
Samantha Stosur | 6 | 4 |
 ITA
|
Francesca Schiavone | 7 | 5 |
 SRB
|
Jelena Janković | 8 | 6 |
 BLR
|
Victoria Azarenka | 10 | 7 |
| CHN
|
Li Na | 11 | 8 |
* As of 3 January 2011
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry into the singles main draw through qualifying:
Lucie Hradecká
Bojana Jovanovski
Ekaterina Makarova
Virginie Razzano- Sandra Záhlavová
- Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová
The following player received entry into the singles main draw via a lucky loser spot:
ATP entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank* | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 USA
|
Sam Querrey | 18 | 1 |
 CYP
|
Marcos Baghdatis | 20 | 2 |
 LAT
|
Ernests Gulbis | 24 | 3 |
| SRB
|
Viktor Troicki | 30 | 4 |
| FRA
|
Richard Gasquet | 29 | 5 |
 ESP
|
Feliciano López | 32 | 6 |
| ESP
|
Guillermo García-López | 33 | 7 |
 TPE
|
Lu Yen-hsun | 35 | 8 |
* Rankings are as of 3 January 2011. [1]
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
[6] The following players received entry into the singles main draw through qualifying:
Champions
Men's singles
Gilles Simon def. Viktor Troicki, 7–5, 7–6(7–4)
- It was Simon's first title of the year and 8th of his career.
Women's singles
Li Na def. Kim Clijsters, 7–6(7–3), 6–3
- It was Li's 1st title of the year and 4th of her career.
Men's doubles
Lukáš Dlouhý / Paul Hanley def. Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan, 6–7(6–8), 6–3, [10–5]
Women's doubles
Iveta Benešová / Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová def. Květa Peschke / 
Katarina Srebotnik, 4–6, 6–4, [10–7].
References
- ^ a b c d e f http://www.atpworldtour.com/~/media/51B58EFB30F24718988F4EB2C768DC9B.ashx
- ^ Tennis Australia (30 December 2010). "Sydney homecoming for Dokić". medibankinternational.com.au.
- ^ "Rodionova awarded Sydney wildcard". medibankinternational.com.au. 3 January 2011.
- ^ http://www.medibankinternational.com.au/2011/01/ivanovic-forced-to-withdraw
- ^ "Del Potro takes Sydney Wild Card". atpworldtour.com. 8 December 2010.
- ^ a b "Ebden awarded Sydney wildcard". medibankinternational.com.au. 8 January 2011.