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The 2011 BMW Malaysian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the second edition of the Malaysian Open and was an International tournament on the 2011 WTA Tour. This was also the first edition of the tournament to be sponsored by BMW. The tournament took place from February 28 to March 6 at the Bukit Kiara Equestrian and Country Resort.
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| 2011 Malaysian Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | February 28 – March 6 |
| Edition | 2nd |
| Category | International tournament |
| Draw | 32S / 16D |
| Prize money | $220,000 |
| Surface | Hard / outdoor |
| Location | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Jelena Dokić | |
| Doubles | |
 Dinara Safina /  Galina Voskoboeva | |
The event was headlined by the participation of World No. 5 and French Open reigning champion Francesca Schiavone, World No. 15 Marion Bartoli, former World No. 1 Dinara Safina, the defending champion and World No. 22, Alisa Kleybanova and World No. 30 Lucie Šafářová among others.
Singles
Jelena Dokić defeated 
Lucie Šafářová, 2–6, 7–6(11–9), 6–4.[1]
- It was Dokić's first title of the year, and the sixth of her career. It was her first title since winning Birmingham in 2002.
Doubles
Dinara Safina / Galina Voskoboeva defeated 
Noppawan Lertcheewakarn / Jessica Moore, 7–5, 2–6, [10–5].
Seeds
| Country | Player | Ranking1 | Seeding |
|---|---|---|---|
 ITA |
Francesca Schiavone | 5 | 1 |
 FRA |
Marion Bartoli | 18 | 2 |
| RUS |
Alisa Kleybanova | 20 | 3 |
| AUS |
Jarmila Groth | 31 | 4 |
| CZE |
Lucie Šafářová | 35 | 5 |
 JPN |
Ayumi Morita | 48 | 6 |
| JPN |
Kimiko Date-Krumm | 53 | 7 |
 SRB |
Bojana Jovanovski | 55 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings as of February 21, 2011.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
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