# 2011 Korea Open – Singles

Alisa Kleybanova was the defending champion but was unable to compete due to Hodgkin lymphoma. María José Martínez Sánchez defeated Galina Voskoboeva, 7–6$^{(7–0)}$, 7–6$^{(7–2)}$, in the final for her first hardcourt title.

## Seeds

* Francesca Schiavone (first round)
* Marion Bartoli (second round)
* Julia Görges (quarterfinals)
* Dominika Cibulková (quarterfinals)
* Polona Hercog (semifinals)
* María José Martínez Sánchez (champion)
* Irina-Camelia Begu (second round)
* Ekaterina Makarova (first round)

## Main 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

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Galina Voskoboeva | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 5 | Polona Hercog | 1 | 4 | | | | |
| 5 | Polona Hercog | 1 | 4 | | Galina Voskoboeva | 6$^0$ | 6$^2$ |
| | | | | 6 | María José Martínez Sánchez | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ |
| 6 | María José Martínez Sánchez | 6 | 6 | 6 | María José Martínez Sánchez | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ |
| | Klára Zakopalová | 3 | 2 | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1/WC | F Schiavone | 6$^4$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Dushevina | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | V Dushevina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Rus | 6 | 0 | 5 | | A Dulgheru | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Dulgheru | 2 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | V Dushevina | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | I Benešová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | G Voskoboeva | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Yakimova | 3 | 2 | | | I Benešová | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | G Voskoboeva | 6 | 6 | | | G Voskoboeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | E Makarova | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | G Voskoboeva | 6 | 6 |
| 4/WC | D Cibulková | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | P Hercog | 1 | 4 |
| | A Parra Santonja | 3 | 5 | | 4/WC | D Cibulková | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Tanasugarn | 2 | 0 | | Q | Y Shvedova | 6$^4$ | r | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Y Shvedova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 4/WC | D Cibulková | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| | C Suárez Navarro | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | P Hercog | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | E Birnerová | 4 | 4 | | | C Suárez Navarro | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | Z Kučová | 0 | 2 | | 5 | P Hercog | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | P Hercog | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 6 | MJ Martínez Sánchez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Falconi | 3 | 3 | | 6 | MJ Martínez Sánchez | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | N Rottmann | 1 | 5 | | Q | Kr Plíšková | 6$^5$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Kr Plíšková | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 6 | MJ Martínez Sánchez | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | E Daniilidou | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | 3 | J Görges | 6$^6$ | 1 | | | | | |
| WC | S-j Kim | 6 | 2 | 5 | | E Daniilidou | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Y Sema | 1 | 1 | | 3 | J Görges | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | J Görges | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | MJ Martínez Sánchez | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | I-C Begu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | K Zakopalová | 3 | 2 |
| | A Amanmuradova | 1 | 3 | | 7 | I-C Begu | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Morita | 3 | 4 | | | K Zakopalová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Zakopalová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | K Zakopalová | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | V King | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | V King | 2 | 6 | 1 | | | | |
| | K Date-Krumm | 2 | 2 | | | V King | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Llagostera Vives | 2 | 2 | | 2/WC | M Bartoli | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2/WC | M Bartoli | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |