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2011 French Open
Date22 May – 5 June 2011
Edition110
Category81st Grand Slam (ITF)
SurfaceClay
LocationParis (XVIe), France
VenueStade Roland Garros
Champions
Men's singles
Spain Rafael Nadal
Women's singles
China Li Na
Men's doubles
Belarus Max Mirnyi / Canada Daniel Nestor
Women's doubles
Czech Republic Andrea Hlaváčková / Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká
Mixed doubles
Australia Casey Dellacqua / United States Scott Lipsky
Wheelchair men's singles
Netherlands Maikel Scheffers
Wheelchair women's singles
Netherlands Esther Vergeer
Wheelchair men's doubles
Japan Shingo Kunieda / France Nicolas Peifer
Wheelchair women's doubles
Netherlands Esther Vergeer / Netherlands Sharon Walraven
Boys' singles
United States Bjorn Fratangelo
Girls' singles
Tunisia Ons Jabeur
Boys' doubles
Spain Andrés Artuñedo / Spain Roberto Carballés
Girls' doubles
Russia Irina Khromacheva / Ukraine Maryna Zanevska
Legends under 45 doubles
France Fabrice Santoro / Australia Todd Woodbridge
Women's legends doubles
United States Lindsay Davenport / Switzerland Martina Hingis
Legends over 45 doubles
France Guy Forget / France Henri Leconte

The 2011 French Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 115th edition of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, from 22 May to 5 June 2011.

Rafael Nadal successfully defended his 2010 title, defeating rival Roger Federer in the final to win his sixth French Open title. Francesca Schiavone was narrowly unsuccessful in her title defence, being defeated by Li Na in the final. Li became the first female Asian to win a Grand Slam singles title.

Tournament

Court Philippe Chatrier where the Finals of the French Open took place.

The 2011 French Open was the one hundred and tenth edition of the French Open. It was held at Stade Roland Garros in Paris. The tournament was an event run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and was part of the 2011 ATP World Tour and the 2011 WTA Tour calendars under the Grand Slam category. The tournament consisted of both men's and women's singles and doubles draws as well as a mixed doubles event. There were singles and doubles events for both boys and girls (players under 18), which is part of the Grade A category of tournaments. There were also singles and doubles events for men's and women's wheelchair tennis players as part of the NEC tour under the Grand Slam category. The tournament was played on clay courts. The tournament took place over a series of twenty courts, including the three main showcourts, Court Philippe Chatrier, Court Suzanne Lenglen and Court 1.

Ranking points

Senior ranking points

Event W F SF QF 4R 3R 2R 1R Q Q3 Q2 Q1
Singles Points (M) 2000 1200 720 360 180 90 45 10 25 16 8 0
Points (F) 2000 1400 900 500 280 160 100 5 60 50 40 2
Doubles Points (M) 2000 1200 720 360 180 90 0 - - – - -
Points (F) 2000 1400 900 500 280 160 5 - - - - -

Junior ranking points

Below is a table charting the points that are available to the boys and girls in boy singles and doubles play.

Stage Boys singles Boys doubles Girls singles Girls doubles
Champion 250 180 250 180
Runner up 180 120 180 120
Semifinals 120 80 120 80
Quarterfinals 80 50 80 50
Round of 16 50 30 50 30
Round of 32 30 – 30 –
Qualifier who loses in first round 25 25
Qualifying final round 20 20

Wheelchair ranking points

Stage Men's singles Men's doubles Women's singles Women's doubles
Champion 800
Runner up 500
Semifinals 375 100 375 100
Quarterfinals 100 – 100 –

Prize money

The total amount of prize money available for the 2011 tournament was €17,520,000. The prize money breakdown was as follows:

Event W F SF QF 4R 3R 2R 1R Q3 Q2 Q1
Singles Prize money €1,200,000 €600,000 €300,000 €150,000 €75,000 €42,000 €25,000 €15,000 €8,000 €4,000 €2,500
Doubles Prize money* €330,000 €165,000 €82,500 €42,000 €22,000 €12,000 €7,500 - - - -
Mixed doubles Prize money* €100,000 €50,000 €25,000 €13,000 - - €7,000 €3,500 - - -

* per team

Singles players

Men's singles

Women's singles

Day-by-day summaries

Main article: 2011 French Open – Day-by-day summaries

Events

Seniors

Men's singles

Main article: 2011 French Open – Men's singles

Spain Rafael Nadal defeated Switzerland Roger Federer 7–5, 7–6(7–3), 5–7, 6–1

  • In the final, Nadal won his sixth French Open title with a victory over the world number three to hold his title. It was Nadal's third title of the year and 46th of his career. It was the first slam he had won this year and the tenth of his career.

Women's singles

Main article: 2011 French Open – Women's singles

China Li Na defeated Italy Francesca Schiavone, 6–4, 7–6(7–0)

  • In the final Li Na played the defending champion Francesca Schiavone and won in straight sets. In the final tiebreak game Li won 7–0. It was Li's 2nd title of the year and 5th of her career. Li became the first Chinese and the first Asian winner of a singles Grand Slam tennis tournament. It was Li's second Grand Slam final, after she reached the final of the 2011 Australian Open. After her victory Li Na said that "everyone in China will be so excited".

Men's doubles

Main article: 2011 French Open – Men's doubles

Belarus Max Mirnyi / Canada Daniel Nestor defeated Colombia Juan Sebastián Cabal / Argentina Eduardo Schwank, 7–6(7–3), 3–6, 6–4

  • Mirnyi and Nestor both won their third French Open men's doubles title; Mirnyi won his fifth Grand Slam men's doubles title, and Nestor his seventh.

Women's doubles

Main article: 2011 French Open – Women's doubles

Czech Republic Andrea Hlaváčková / Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká defeated India Sania Mirza / Russia Elena Vesnina, 6–4, 6–3

  • Hlaváčková and Hradecká both won their first Grand Slam title.

Mixed doubles

Main article: 2011 French Open – Mixed doubles

Australia Casey Dellacqua / United States Scott Lipsky defeated Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik / Serbia Nenad Zimonjić, 7–6(8–6), 4–6,

  • Dellacqua and Lipsky both won their first Grand Slam title.

Juniors

Boys' singles

Main article: 2011 French Open – Boys' singles

United States Bjorn Fratangelo defeated Austria Dominic Thiem, 3–6, 6–3, 8–6

  • Fratangelo won his first junior Grand Slam title. He is the first American to win the junior title since John McEnroe's junior title in 1977.

Girls' singles

Main article: 2011 French Open – Girls' singles

Tunisia Ons Jabeur defeated Puerto Rico Monica Puig, 7–6(10–8), 6–1

  • Jabeur won her first junior Grand Slam title.

Boys' doubles

Main article: 2011 French Open – Boys' doubles

Spain Andrés Artuñedo / Spain Roberto Carballés defeated United States Mitchell Krueger / United States Shane Vinsant, 5–7, 7–6(7–5),

  • Artunedo and Carballes both won their first junior Grand Slam title.

Girls' doubles

Main article: 2011 French Open – Girls' doubles

Russia Irina Khromacheva / Ukraine Maryna Zanevska defeated Russia Victoria Kan / Netherlands Demi Schuurs, 6–4, 7–5

  • Khromacheva won her first junior Grand Slam doubles title, and Zanevska won her second.

Wheelchair events

Wheelchair men's singles

Main article: 2011 French Open – Wheelchair men's singles

Netherlands Maikel Scheffers defeated France Nicolas Peifer, 7–6(7–3), 6–3

  • Scheffers won his first Grand Slam title.

Wheelchair women's singles

Main article: 2011 French Open – Wheelchair women's singles

Netherlands Esther Vergeer defeated Netherlands Marjolein Buis, 6–0, 6–2

  • Vergeer won her fifth consecutive French Open singles title and her 18th Grand Slam singles title.

Wheelchair men's doubles

Main article: 2011 French Open – Wheelchair men's doubles

Japan Shingo Kunieda / France Nicolas Peifer defeated Netherlands Robin Ammerlaan / Sweden Stefan Olsson, 6–2, 6–3

  • Kunieda won his third French Open doubles title, and tenth Grand Slam doubles title.
  • Peifer won his first Grand Slam title.

Wheelchair women's doubles

Main article: 2011 French Open – Wheelchair women's doubles

Netherlands Esther Vergeer / Netherlands Sharon Walraven defeated Netherlands Jiske Griffioen / Netherlands Aniek van Koot, 5–7, 6–4,

  • Vergeer won her fourth French Open doubles title, and 17th Grand Slam doubles title.
  • Walraven won her fourth consecutive Grand Slam title.

Other events

Legends under 45 doubles

Main article: 2011 French Open – Legends under 45 doubles

France Fabrice Santoro / Australia Todd Woodbridge defeated France Arnaud Boetsch / France Cédric Pioline, 6–2, 6–4

Legends over 45 doubles

Main article: 2011 French Open – Legends over 45 doubles

France Guy Forget / France Henri Leconte defeated Ecuador Andrés Gómez / United States John McEnroe, 6–3, 5–7,

Women's legends doubles

Main article: 2011 French Open – Women's legends doubles

United States Lindsay Davenport / Switzerland Martina Hingis defeated United States Martina Navratilova / Czech Republic Jana Novotná, 6–1, 6–2

Singles seeds

The following are the seeded players and notable players who withdrew from the event. Rankings are as of 16 May 2011 and the Points are as of 23 May 2011. For the first time since the 2006 French Open, the top four seeds all made it to the semifinals.

Men's singles

Seed Rank Player Points Points defending Points won New points Status
1 1 Spain Rafael Nadal
12070
2000
2000
12070
 Champion, defeated Switzerland Roger Federer
2 2 Serbia Novak Djokovic
11665
360
720
12025
 Semifinal lost to Switzerland Roger Federer
3 3 Switzerland Roger Federer
8390
360
1200
9230
 Runner-Up, lost to Spain Rafael Nadal
4 4 United Kingdom Andy Murray
6085
180
720
6625
 Semifinal lost to Spain Rafael Nadal
5 5 Sweden Robin Söderling
5435
1200
360
4595
 Quarterfinals lost to Spain Rafael Nadal
6 6 Czech Republic Tomáš Berdych
4200
720
10
3490
 First round lost to France Stéphane Robert
7 7 Spain David Ferrer
4060
90
180
4150
 Fourth round lost to France Gaël Monfils
8 8 Austria Jürgen Melzer
2850
720
45
2175
 Second round lost to Czech Republic Lukáš Rosol
9 9 France Gaël Monfils
2465
45
360
2780
 Quarterfinals lost to Switzerland Roger Federer
10 10 United States Mardy Fish
2395
45
90
2440
 Third round lost to France Gilles Simon
11 12 Spain Nicolás Almagro
2225
360
10
1875
 First round lost Poland Łukasz Kubot
12 13 Russia Mikhail Youzhny
2010
360
90
1740
 Third round lost to Spain Albert Montañés
13 14 France Richard Gasquet
1755
10
180
1925
 Fourth round lost to Serbia Novak Djokovic
14 15 Switzerland Stanislas Wawrinka
1920
180
180
1920
 Fourth round lost to Switzerland Roger Federer
15 16 Serbia Viktor Troicki
1840
90
180
1930
 Fourth round lost to United Kingdom Andy Murray
16 17 Spain Fernando Verdasco
1515
180
90
1425
 Third round lost to Croatia Ivan Ljubičić
17 18 France Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
1570
180
90
1480
 Third round lost to Switzerland Stanislas Wawrinka
18 19 France Gilles Simon
1565
0
180
1745
 Fourth round lost to Sweden Robin Söderling
19 20 Croatia Marin Čilić
1515
180
10
1345
 First round lost to Spain Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo
20 21 Germany Florian Mayer
1555
0
45
1600
 Second round lost to Colombia Alejandro Falla
21 23 Ukraine Alexandr Dolgopolov
1450
90
90
1450
 Third round lost to Serbia Viktor Troicki
22 24 France Michaël Llodra
1400
10
10
1400
 First round lost to Belgium Steve Darcis
23 25 Brazil Thomaz Bellucci
1395
180
90
1305
 Third round lost to France Richard Gasquet
24 26 United States Sam Querrey
1325
10
45
1360
 Second round lost to Croatia Ivan Ljubičić
25 27 Argentina Juan Martín del Potro
1355
0
90
1445
 Third round lost to Serbia Novak Djokovic
26 28 Canada Milos Raonic
1342
0
10
1352
 First round lost to Germany Michael Berrer
27 29 Cyprus Marcos Baghdatis
1295
90
45
1250
 Second round vs Argentina Leonardo Mayer
28 30 Russia Nikolay Davydenko
1285
0
45
1330
 Second round lost to Croatia Antonio Veić
29 32 Serbia Janko Tipsarević
1225
10
90
1305
 Third round lost to Switzerland Roger Federer
30 33 Spain Guillermo García López
1205
45
90
1250
 Third round lost to Italy Fabio Fognini
31 34 Ukraine Sergiy Stakhovsky
1145
10
90
1225
 Third round lost to Spain David Ferrer
32 35 South Africa Kevin Anderson
1150
10
45
1185
 Second round lost to Argentina Juan Ignacio Chela

Withdrawn players

Rank Player Points Points defending Points won New points Withdrew due to
11 United States Andy Roddick
2290
90
0
2200
 right shoulder injury
22 Argentina David Nalbandian
1425
0
0
1425
 illness
31 Spain Tommy Robredo
1245
10
0
1235
 Left leg Injury

Women's singles

Seed Rank Player Points Points defending Points won New points Status
1 1 Denmark Caroline Wozniacki
10255
500
160
9915
 Third round lost to Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová
2 2 Belgium Kim Clijsters
8115
0
100
8215
 Second round lost to Netherlands Arantxa Rus
3 3 Russia Vera Zvonareva
7755
100
280
7935
 Fourth round lost to Russia Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
4 4 Belarus Victoria Azarenka
5425
5
500
5920
 Quarterfinals lost to China Li Na
5 5 Italy Francesca Schiavone
5246
2000
1400
4646
 Runner-up, lost to China Li Na
6 6 China Li Na
4635
160
2000
6475
 Champion, defeated Italy Francesca Schiavone
7 7 Russia Maria Sharapova
4481
160
900
5221
 Semifinal lost to China Li Na
8 8 Australia Samantha Stosur
4645
1400
160
3405
 Third round lost to Argentina Gisela Dulko
9 9 Czech Republic Petra Kvitová
3743
5
280
4018
 Fourth round lost to China Li Na
10 10 Serbia Jelena Janković
3670
900
280
3050
 Fourth round lost to Italy Francesca Schiavone
11 11 France Marion Bartoli
3000
160
900
3740
 Semifinal lost to Italy Francesca Schiavone
12 12 Poland Agnieszka Radwańska
2876
100
280
3056
 Fourth round lost to Russia Maria Sharapova
13 13 Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova
2870
160
500
3210
 Quarterfinals lost to France Marion Bartoli
14 14 Russia Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
2715
160
500
3055
 Quarterfinals lost to Italy Francesca Schiavone
15 15 Germany Andrea Petkovic
2890
100
500
3290
 Quarterfinals lost to Russia Maria Sharapova
16 16 Estonia Kaia Kanepi
2540
160
160
2540
 Third round lost to Russia Ekaterina Makarova
17 18 Germany Julia Görges
2500
100
160
2560
 Third round lost to France Marion Bartoli
18 19 Italy Flavia Pennetta
2495
280
5
2220
 First round lost to United States Varvara Lepchenko
19 20 Israel Shahar Pe'er
2445
280
5
2170
 First round lost to Spain María José Martínez Sánchez
20 21 Serbia Ana Ivanovic
2425
100
5
2330
 First round lost to Sweden Johanna Larsson
21 22 Belgium Yanina Wickmayer
2350
160
160
2350
 Third round lost to Poland Agnieszka Radwańska
22 23 Slovakia Dominika Cibulková
2210
160
5
2055
 First round lost United States Vania King
23 24 Russia Alisa Kleybanova 2165 160 0 2005 withdrew due to Illness
24 25 Australia Jarmila Gajdošová
2060
280
160
1940
 Third round lost to Germany Andrea Petkovic
25 26 Russia Maria Kirilenko
1985
280
280
1985
 Fourth round lost to Germany Andrea Petkovic
26 27 Russia Nadia Petrova
1940
500
5
1445
 First round lost to Australia Anastasia Rodionova
27 28 Romania Alexandra Dulgheru
1515
160
100
1455
 Second round lost to Romania Sorana Cîrstea
28 30 Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová
1875
280
280
1875
 Fourth round lost to Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova
29 31 China Peng Shuai
2080
0
160
2240
 Third round lost to Italy Francesca Schiavone
30 32 Italy Roberta Vinci
1615
100
160
1675
 Third round lost to Belarus Victoria Azarenka
31 33 Czech Republic Klára Zakopalová
1600
100
5
1505
 First round lost to Chinese Taipei Chan Yung-jan
32 34 Bulgaria Tsvetana Pironkova
1463
5
100
1558
 Second round lost to Argentina Gisela Dulko

Withdrawn players

Rank Player Points Points defending Points won New points Withdrew due to
17 United States Serena Williams
2500
500
0
2000
 Pulmonary embolism
24 Russia Alisa Kleybanova
2165
160
0
2005
 Illness
29 United States Venus Williams
1840
280
0
1560
 hip injury

Wildcard entries

Below are the lists of the wildcard awardees entering in the main draws.

Mixed doubles wildcard entries

  1. France Julie Coin / France Nicolas Mahut
  2. France Alizé Cornet / France Gilles Simon
  3. France Alizé Lim / France Richard Gasquet (withdrew to focus on Gasquet's singles match)
  4. France Amélie Mauresmo / France Michaël Llodra (withdrew)
  5. France Virginie Razzano / Belgium Dick Norman
  6. France Aravane Rezaï / Bulgaria Grigor Dimitrov

Protected ranking

The following players were accepted directly into the main draw using a protected ranking:

Qualifiers entries

Withdrawals

The following players were accepted directly into the main tournament, but withdrew with injuries.

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