2011 Australian Open – Women's singles

Kim Clijsters defeated Li Na in the final, 3–6, 6–3, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2011 Australian Open. It was her first Australian Open title and her fourth and last major overall, as well as the last singles title of her career.

Women's singles
2011 Australian Open
Champion	Kim Clijsters
Runner-up	Li Na
Score	3–6, 6–3, 6–3
Draw	128 (12 Q / 8 WC )
Seeds	32

Main article: 2011 Australian Open

Li became the first Asian player to reach a singles major final, and would go on to win the French Open a few months later. This was the first major where Caroline Wozniacki competed as the world No. 1; she lost to Li in the semifinals, despite having a match point in the second set.

Serena Williams was the two-time reigning champion, but did not participate due to a long-term foot injury.

The fourth-round match between Svetlana Kuznetsova and Francesca Schiavone, which lasted 4 hours and 44 minutes, was the longest women's singles major match, with Schiavone winning in the third set, 16–14.

This marked the last major for two former world No. 1's: Justine Henin and Dinara Safina, who both retired due to injury (Henin's elbow and Safina's back).^[1]

Seeds

01.   Caroline Wozniacki (semifinals)

02.   Vera Zvonareva (semifinals)

03.   Kim Clijsters (champion)

04.   Venus Williams (third round, retired because of a hip injury)

05.   Samantha Stosur (third round)

06.   Francesca Schiavone (quarterfinals)

07.   Jelena Janković (second round)

08.   Victoria Azarenka (fourth round)

09.   Li Na (final)

10.   Shahar Pe'er (third round)

11.   Justine Henin (third round)

12.   Agnieszka Radwańska (quarterfinals)

13.   Nadia Petrova (third round)

14.   Maria Sharapova (fourth round)

15.   Marion Bartoli (second round)

16.   Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (third round)

17.   Aravane Rezaï (first round)

18.   Maria Kirilenko (second round)

19.   Ana Ivanovic (first round)

20.   Kaia Kanepi (second round)

21.   Yanina Wickmayer (second round)

22.   Flavia Pennetta (fourth round)

23.   Svetlana Kuznetsova (fourth round)

24.   Alisa Kleybanova (second round)

25.   Petra Kvitová (quarterfinals)

26.   María José Martínez Sánchez (second round)

27.   Alexandra Dulgheru (first round)

28.   Daniela Hantuchová (first round)

29.   Dominika Cibulková (third round)

30.   Andrea Petkovic (quarterfinals)

31.   Lucie Šafářová (third round)

32.   Tsvetana Pironkova (second round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Qualifying

Main article: 2011 Australian Open – Women's singles qualifying

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Caroline Wozniacki	3	6	6
	6	Francesca Schiavone	6	3	3
								1	Caroline Wozniacki	6	5	3
								9	Li Na	3	7	6
	30	Andrea Petkovic	2	4
	9	Li Na	6	6
															9	Li Na	6	3	3
															3	Kim Clijsters	3	6	6
	12	Agnieszka Radwańska	3	64
	3	Kim Clijsters	6	77
								3	Kim Clijsters	6	6
								2	Vera Zvonareva	3	3
	25	Petra Kvitová	2	4
	2	Vera Zvonareva	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	1	C Wozniacki	6	6
		G Dulko	3	4				1	C Wozniacki	6	6
		T Paszek	77	0	3				V King	1	0
		V King	64	6	6										1	C Wozniacki	6	6
		L Hradecká	4	5											29	D Cibulková	4	3
		A Brianti	6	7					A Brianti	1	6	2
		A Kerber	2	77	4			29	D Cibulková	6	4	6
	29	D Cibulková	6	64	6																	1	C Wozniacki	6	6
	21	Y Wickmayer	6	2	6																		A Sevastova	3	4
		J Groth	3	6	4			21	Y Wickmayer	4	2
		P Hercog	4	65					A Sevastova	6	6
		A Sevastova	6	77												A Sevastova	6	6
	Q	V Manasieva	7	6											Q	V Manasieva	1	3
		L Pous Tió	5	2				Q	V Manasieva	3	6	6
		T Garbin	0	0				15	M Bartoli	6	3	0
	15	M Bartoli	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	11	J Henin	5	6	6
	Q	S Mirza	7	3	1			11	J Henin	6	6
	Q	J Hampton	6	4	5				E Baltacha	1	3
		E Baltacha	3	6	7										11	J Henin	4	68
		B Mattek-Sands	1	6	5										23	S Kuznetsova	6	710
	Q	A Rus	6	3	7			Q	A Rus	1	4
		A Riske	3	2				23	S Kuznetsova	6	6
	23	S Kuznetsova	6	6																		23	S Kuznetsova	4	6	14
	32	T Pironkova	6	3	6																	6	F Schiavone	6	1	16
		P Parmentier	4	6	3			32	T Pironkova	4	1
		T Bacsinszky	0	3					M Niculescu	6	6
		M Niculescu	6	6												M Niculescu	0	62
		R Marino	6	4	6										6	F Schiavone	6	77
		J Namigata	2	6	3				R Marino	3	7	7
		A Parra Santonja	77	2	4			6	F Schiavone	6	5	9
	6	F Schiavone	64	6	6

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	4	V Williams	6	6
		S Errani	3	2				4	V Williams	66	6	6
		S Záhlavová	6	6					S Záhlavová	78	0	4
		R Voráčová	1	3											4	V Williams	0r
	Q	A Keothavong	7	6											30	A Petkovic	1
	Q	Ar Rodionova	5	4				Q	A Keothavong	6	5	0
		J Craybas	1	2				30	A Petkovic	2	7	6
	30	A Petkovic	6	6																		30	A Petkovic	6	6
	20	K Kanepi	2	6	6																	14	M Sharapova	2	3
		M Rybáriková	6	4	3			20	K Kanepi	4	6	4
		J Görges	6	4	6				J Görges	6	3	6
		E Gallovits-Hall	3	6	3											J Görges	6	4	4
		E Vesnina	6	3	3										14	M Sharapova	4	6	6
		V Razzano	4	6	6				V Razzano	63	3
		T Tanasugarn	1	3				14	M Sharapova	77	6
	14	M Sharapova	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	9	N Li	6	7
		S Arvidsson	1	5				9	N Li	6	6
		E Rodina	6	6					E Rodina	3	2
	WC	O Rogowska	3	1											9	N Li	6	6
		Z Ondrášková	3	2												B Záhlavová-Strýcová	2	1
	WC	J Dokić	6	6				WC	J Dokić	63	1
		B Záhlavová-Strýcová	6	3	7				B Záhlavová-Strýcová	77	6
	17	A Rezaï	0	6	5																	9	N Li	6	6
	28	D Hantuchová	63	6	7																	8	V Azarenka	3	3
		R Kulikova	77	3	9				R Kulikova	4	6	5
		K Šprem	6	4	2				C Scheepers	6	4	7
		C Scheepers	4	6	6											C Scheepers	3	3
		P Mayr-Achleitner	5	4											8	V Azarenka	6	6
		A Hlaváčková	7	6					A Hlaváčková	4	4
	Q	K Wörle	0	2				8	V Azarenka	6	6
	8	V Azarenka	6	6

Bottom half

Section 5

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	7	J Janković	6	77
		A Kudryavtseva	0	65				7	J Janković	63	3
		K Bondarenko	6	3	6				S Peng	77	6
		S Peng	2	6	8											S Peng	6	3	6
	WC	C Garcia	7	4	6											A Morita	1	6	3
		V Lepchenko	5	6	3			WC	C Garcia	4	4
		A Morita	6	6					A Morita	6	6
	27	A Dulgheru	4	4																			S Peng	5	6	5
	24	A Kleybanova	6	6																		12	A Radwańska	7	3	7
	Q	I Falconi	1	0				24	A Kleybanova	4	62
	Q	A Kremer	3	6	2				S Halep	6	77
		S Halep	6	3	6											S Halep	1	2
	WC	S Ferguson	66	6	3										12	A Radwańska	6	6
	Q	P Martić	78	0	6			Q	P Martić	3	4
		K Date-Krumm	4	6	5			12	A Radwańska	6	6
	12	A Radwańska	6	4	7

Section 6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	13	N Petrova	6	6
		K Pervak	2	1				13	N Petrova	6	6
	WC	A Molik	1	6	8			WC	A Molik	4	1
		R Vinci	6	3	6										13	N Petrova	2	6	6
		P Schnyder	2	3												E Makarova	6	3	8
	Q	L Tsurenko	6	6				Q	L Tsurenko	66	1
		E Makarova	3	6	10				E Makarova	78	6
	19	A Ivanovic	6	4	8																		E Makarova	63	2
	26	MJ Martínez Sánchez	6	4	6																	3	K Clijsters	77	6
		G Arn	3	6	2			26	MJ Martínez Sánchez	5	1
	Q	C Vandeweghe	2	1					A Cornet	7	6
		A Cornet	6	6												A Cornet	63	3
		C McHale	6	3	4										3	K Clijsters	77	6
		C Suárez Navarro	4	6	6				C Suárez Navarro	1	3
		D Safina	0	0				3	K Clijsters	6	6
	3	K Clijsters	6	6

Section 7

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	5	S Stosur	6	6
	WC	L Davis	1	1				5	S Stosur	6	6
		ME Camerin	3	6	1				V Dushevina	3	2
		V Dushevina	6	3	6										5	S Stosur	65	3
		O Govortsova	3	4											25	P Kvitová	77	6
		A Chakvetadze	6	6					A Chakvetadze	3	4
	WC	S Peers	2	4				25	P Kvitová	6	6
	25	P Kvitová	6	6																		25	P Kvitová	3	6	6
	22	F Pennetta	6	6																		22	F Pennetta	6	3	3
		An Rodionova	2	1				22	F Pennetta	6	6
		L Domínguez Lino	6	6					L Domínguez Lino	2	2
		J Larsson	2	1											22	F Pennetta	3	77	6
		S Cîrstea	6	6											10	S Pe'er	6	63	4
		M Lučić	4	2					S Cîrstea	3	2
		M Johansson	1	1				10	S Pe'er	6	6
	10	S Pe'er	6	6

Section 8

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	16	A Pavlyuchenkova	6	77
		K Flipkens	4	64				16	A Pavlyuchenkova	6	6
		A Amanmuradova	4	2					K Barrois	2	2
		K Barrois	6	6											16	A Pavlyuchenkova	3	6	5
		A Medina Garrigues	0	1												I Benešová	6	1	7
		I Benešová	6	6					I Benešová	6	6
		R Oprandi	3	7	6			18	M Kirilenko	3	1
	18	M Kirilenko	6	5	8																		I Benešová	4	1
	31	L Šafářová	7	4	6																	2	V Zvonareva	6	6
		S Zhang	5	6	1			31	L Šafářová	6	62	7
		K Zakopalová	6	3	6				K Zakopalová	3	77	5
		M Oudin	1	6	1										31	L Šafářová	3	69
		B Jovanovski	7	6											2	V Zvonareva	6	711
	WC	K-c Chang	5	1					B Jovanovski	6	3	1
		S Bammer	2	1				2	V Zvonareva	2	6	6
	2	V Zvonareva	6	6

Championship match statistics

Category	Clijsters	Li
1st serve %	56/86 (65%)	69/96 (72%)
1st serve points won	37 of 56 = 66%	36 of 69 = 52%
2nd serve points won	12 of 30 = 40%	11 of 27 = 41%
Total service points won	49 of 86 = 56.98%	47 of 96 = 48.96%
Aces	1	1
Double faults	3	4
Winners	22	24
Unforced errors	26	40
Net points won	8 of 14 = 57%	13 of 23 = 57%
Break points converted	7 of 17 = 41%	6 of 12 = 50%
Return points won	49 of 96 = 51%	37 of 86 = 43%
Total points won	98	84
Source

References

• Source for the draw at ausopen.com

1. Christopher Clarey (26 January 2011). "Henin says she is retiring for good with elbow injury". The New York Times.

External links

• 2011 Australian Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

Preceded by 2010 US Open – Women's singles	Grand Slam women's singles	Succeeded by 2011 French Open – Women's singles