2011 Italian Open – Women's singles

Maria Sharapova defeated Samantha Stosur in the final, 6–2, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2011 Italian Open. It was her 23rd career title, and her first in almost a year.

Women's singles
2011 Italian Open
Champion	Maria Sharapova
Runner-up	Samantha Stosur
Score	6–2, 6–4
Draw	56
Seeds	16

Main article: 2011 Italian Open (tennis)

María José Martínez Sánchez was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Ekaterina Makarova.

Seeds

The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.

1. Caroline Wozniacki (semifinals)
2. Francesca Schiavone (quarterfinals)
3. Victoria Azarenka (quarterfinals, retired due to a right elbow contusion)
4. Li Na (semifinals)
5. Jelena Janković (quarterfinals)
6. Samantha Stosur (final)
7. Maria Sharapova (champion)
8. Agnieszka Radwańska (second round)
9. Marion Bartoli (second round)
10. Shahar Pe'er (third round)
11. Svetlana Kuznetsova (first round)
12. Andrea Petkovic (second round)
13. Ana Ivanovic (second round)
14. Kaia Kanepi (first round)
15. Flavia Pennetta (first round)
16. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (third round)

Qualifying

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

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Caroline Wozniacki	6	1	6
	5	Jelena Janković	3	6	3
								1	Caroline Wozniacki	5	3
								7	Maria Sharapova	7	6
	3	Victoria Azarenka	6	0r
	7	Maria Sharapova	4	3
															7	Maria Sharapova	6	6
															6	Samantha Stosur	2	4
		Gréta Arn	3	1
	4	Li Na	6	6
								4	Li Na	66	0
								6	Samantha Stosur	78	6
	6	Samantha Stosur	6	6
	2	Francesca Schiavone	2	4

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	C Wozniacki	6	6
	Q	A Rodionova	6	6				Q	A Rodionova	2	0
		Y Shvedova	4	4											1	C Wozniacki	6	77
		Y Wickmayer	4	6	6											Y Wickmayer	1	64
	LL	A Kerber	6	3	3				Y Wickmayer	2	77	6
		N Petrova	0	0	r			13	A Ivanovic	6	64	3
	13	A Ivanovic	6	3																		1	C Wozniacki	6	1	6
	9	M Bartoli	6	6																		5	J Janković	3	6	3
	Q	A Parra Santonja	2	3				9	M Bartoli	4	3
	Q	A Medina Garrigues	6	6				Q	A Medina Garrigues	6	6
		P Schnyder	3	2											Q	A Medina Garrigues	4	6	2
		K Date-Krumm	5	2											5	J Janković	6	2	6
		L Šafářová	7	6					L Šafářová	0	3
								5	J Janković	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								3	V Azarenka	6	6
		S Errani	6	1					S Errani	1	2
		R Vinci	2	0	r										3	V Azarenka	6	4	6
		A Morita	3	1											16	A Pavlyuchenkova	4	6	2
		V Dushevina	6	6					V Dushevina	5	4
	Q	C Scheepers	3	5				16	A Pavlyuchenkova	7	6
	16	A Pavlyuchenkova	6	7																		3	V Azarenka	6	0r
	10	S Pe'er	3	6	6																	7	M Sharapova	4	3
		B Jovanovski	6	0	4			10	S Pe'er	6	7
		A Kleybanova	6	6					A Kleybanova	3	5
	Q	V Lepchenko	2	2											10	S Pe'er	2	2
		MJ Martínez Sánchez	0	7	4										7	M Sharapova	6	6
		E Makarova	6	5	6				E Makarova	1	1
								7	M Sharapova	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								8	A Radwańska	6	2	1
	Q	T Paszek	4	4					E Vesnina	3	6	6
		E Vesnina	6	6												E Vesnina	6	63	63
	WC	A Brianti	6	7												G Arn	3	77	77
	LL	J Zheng	4	5				WC	A Brianti	4	4
		G Arn	3	77	711				G Arn	6	6
	11	S Kuznetsova	6	64	69																		G Arn	3	1
	15	F Pennetta	4	6	3																	4	N Li	6	6	-
		B Mattek-Sands	6	4	6				B Mattek-Sands	2	4
	WC	C Dentoni	1	2					J Gajdošová	6	6
		J Gajdošová	6	6												J Gajdošová	2	1
		B Záhlavová-Strýcová	1	6	64										4	N Li	6	6
		L Domínguez Lino	6	0	77				L Domínguez Lino	4	2
								4	N Li	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								6	S Stosur	6	7	-
		I Benešová	6	6					I Benešová	1	5
		G Dulko	2	1											6	S Stosur	6	6
	Q	P Hercog	6	7											Q	P Hercog	3	4
		A Dulgheru	1	5				Q	P Hercog	6	6
		M Kirilenko	5	1				12	A Petkovic	4	3
	12	A Petkovic	7	6																		6	S Stosur	6	6
	14	K Kanepi	5	6	1																	2	F Schiavone	2	4
	WC	R Oprandi	7	3	6			WC	R Oprandi	5	1
		T Pironkova	4	2					D Hantuchová	7	6
		D Hantuchová	6	6												D Hantuchová	6	2	5
	Q	C McHale	6	2	79										2	F Schiavone	3	6	7
		S Peng	3	6	67			Q	C McHale	3	1
								2	F Schiavone	6	6

External links

• WTA tournament draws