# 2011 Dubai Tennis Championships – Women's singles

Caroline Wozniacki defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova in the final, 6–1, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2011 Dubai Tennis Championships. Although Wozniacki had lost the world No. 1 singles ranking to Kim Clijsters the previous week, she reclaimed the spot by defeating Shahar Pe'er in the quarterfinals.
Venus Williams was the two-time reigning champion, but withdrew before the tournament due to injury.

## Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round.
* Caroline Wozniacki (champion)
* Vera Zvonareva (third round)
* Francesca Schiavone (third round)
* Samantha Stosur (quarterfinals)
* Li Na (second round)
* Jelena Janković (semifinals)
* Victoria Azarenka (third round)
* Agnieszka Radwańska (quarterfinals)
* Shahar Pe'er (quarterfinals)
* Marion Bartoli (third round)
* Flavia Pennetta (semifinals)
* Kaia Kanepi (third round)
* Petra Kvitová (first round)
* Ana Ivanovic (first round)
* Alisa Kleybanova (quarterfinals)
* Svetlana Kuznetsova (final)
Note: Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, who would have been the 10th seed, entered late and played the qualifying tournament. She was not seeded in the main draw. She was eliminated in the first round.

## 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Caroline Wozniacki | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Shahar Pe'er | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Shahar Pe'er | 2 | 4 | | 1 | Caroline Wozniacki | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Jelena Janković | 5 | 3 | | | | |
| 4 | Samantha Stosur | 3 | 7 | 6$^4$ | 6 | Jelena Janković | 5 | 3 | | | | |
| 6 | Jelena Janković | 6 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Jelena Janković | 6 | 5 | 7 | | | | | 1 | Caroline Wozniacki | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | 16 | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Agnieszka Radwańska | 6$^7$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 16 | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 1 | 3 |
| 16 | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 7 | 6 | | 16 | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 11 | Flavia Pennetta | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| 11 | Flavia Pennetta | 6 | 6 | | 11 | Flavia Pennetta | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| 15 | Alisa Kleybanova | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 1 | C Wozniacki | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Chakvetadze | 6 | 6 | | | A Chakvetadze | 1 | 5$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Hantuchová | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | 1 | C Wozniacki | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Amanmuradova | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | Q | A Morita | 1 | 0 | | | | | |
| WC | S Mirza | 6 | 6 | | WC | S Mirza | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Morita | 7 | 7 | | Q | A Morita | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | P Kvitová | 6$^2$ | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | C Wozniacki | 6 | 6 |
| 9 | S Pe'er | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | S Pe'er | 2 | 4 |
| | MJ Martínez Sánchez | 4 | 1 | | 9 | S Pe'er | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Dulgheru | 7 | 6 | | | A Dulgheru | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Baltacha | 6$^3$ | 4 | | | | | | | 9 | S Pe'er | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Y Wickmayer | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | Y Wickmayer | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | |
| WC | B Jovanovski | 5 | 6 | 2 | | Y Wickmayer | 6$^6$ | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | N Li | 7 | 6$^6$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 4 | S Stosur | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Errani | 6 | 6 | | | S Errani | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Z Kučová | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | 4 | S Stosur | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Q | K Barrois | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | P Schnyder | 3 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | J Zheng | 6 | 2 | 6 | | J Zheng | 6 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Schnyder | 4 | 7 | 6 | | P Schnyder | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | A Ivanovic | 6 | 6$^2$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | S Stosur | 3 | 7 | 6$^4$ |
| 12 | K Kanepi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | J Janković | 6 | 5 | 7 |
| | V Dushevina | 1 | 2 | | 12 | K Kanepi | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Petkovic | 6 | 4 | 6 | | A Petkovic | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Kerber | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | 12 | K Kanepi | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | | |
| Q | C Scheepers | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | J Janković | 2 | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | M Kirilenko | 2 | 2 | | Q | C Scheepers | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | J Janković | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 8 | A Radwańska | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Sevastova | 6 | 5 | 6 | | A Sevastova | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Rodionova | 1 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | 8 | A Radwańska | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | T Bacsinszky | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | 10 | M Bartoli | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| | I Benešová | 3 | 6 | 1 | | T Bacsinszky | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Date-Krumm | 6$^8$ | 4 | | 10 | M Bartoli | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | M Bartoli | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | A Radwańska | 6$^7$ | 3 |
| 16 | S Kuznetsova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | S Kuznetsova | 7 | 6 |
| Q | N Llagostera Vives | 4 | 2 | | 16 | S Kuznetsova | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Makarova | 5 | 3 | | | T Pironkova | 7 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Pironkova | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 16 | S Kuznetsova | 1 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| Q | S Zhang | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | F Schiavone | 6 | 0 | 5 | | | | |
| | Y Shvedova | 3 | 4 | | Q | S Zhang | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | F Schiavone | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 7 | V Azarenka | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Peng | 6 | 2 | 6 | Q | S Peng | 6 | 2 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Mattek-Sands | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | 7 | V Azarenka | 3 | 7 | 4 | | | | |
| | K Zakopalová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 11 | F Pennetta | 6 | 6$^2$ | 6 | | | | |
| | L Šafářová | 2 | 2 | | | K Zakopalová | 7 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Dokić | 2 | 2 | | 11 | F Pennetta | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | F Pennetta | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | F Pennetta | 6 | 6 |
| 15 | A Kleybanova | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | A Kleybanova | 2 | 0 |
| Q | A Pavlyuchenkova | 6 | 4 | 0 | 15 | A Kleybanova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Groth | 7 | 6 | | | J Groth | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Cibulková | 6$^5$ | 2 | | | | | | | 15 | A Kleybanova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | R Vinci | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | V Zvonareva | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| | E Vesnina | 4 | 3 | | | R Vinci | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | V Zvonareva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |