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2011 French Open

2011 French Open

Tennis tournament

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.[1]

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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.[2]

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.

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Wheelchair ranking points

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Prize money

The total amount of prize money available for the 2011 tournament was €17,520,000. The prize money breakdown was as follows:[6]

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

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Women's singles
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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.[7] It was Nadal's third title of the year and 46th of his career.[8] It was the first slam he had won this year and the tenth of his career.[9]

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.[10] 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.[10] It was Li's second Grand Slam final, after she reached the final of the 2011 Australian Open.[10] After her victory Li Na said that "everyone in China will be so excited".[11]

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, [10–7]

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

Juniors

Boys' singles

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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.[12]

Girls' singles

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

  • Jabeur won her first junior Grand Slam title.

Boys' doubles

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Spain Andrés Artuñedo / Spain Roberto Carballés defeated United States Mitchell Krueger / United States Shane Vinsant, 5–7, 7–6(7–5), [10–5]

  • 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

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

  • Scheffers won his first Grand Slam title.

Wheelchair women's singles

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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

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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, [10–5]

  • 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

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

Legends over 45 doubles

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France Guy Forget / France Henri Leconte defeated Ecuador Andrés Gómez / United States John McEnroe, 6–3, 5–7, [10–8]

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

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Withdrawn players

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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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