# 2011 Guangzhou International Women's Open – Singles

Jarmila Gajdošová was the defending champion, but lost to Magdaléna Rybáriková in the quarterfinals.
Chanelle Scheepers won her first WTA singles title, defeating Rybáriková 6–2, 6–2 in the final.

## Seeds

* Maria Kirilenko (semifinals)
* Jarmila Gajdošová (quarterfinals)
* Ksenia Pervak (first round, retired due to left shoulder injury)
* Petra Martić (quarterfinals)
* Bojana Jovanovski (first round)
* Alberta Brianti (first round)
* Chanelle Scheepers (champion)
* Magdaléna Rybáriková (final)

## 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 | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Maria Kirilenko | 5 | 7 | 4 | | | | |
| 7 | Chanelle Scheepers | 7 | 5 | 6 | | | | |
| 7 | Chanelle Scheepers | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Chanelle Scheepers | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 8 | Magdaléna Rybáriková | 2 | 2 |
| | Zheng Jie | 5 | 3 | | 8 | Magdaléna Rybáriková | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Magdaléna Rybáriková | 7 | 6 | | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | M Kirilenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Bondarenko | 4 | 2 | | 1 | M Kirilenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Koryttseva | 1 | 3 | | | I Brémond | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Brémond | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | M Kirilenko | 6 | 7 | | | | | | |
| Q | Y Zhao | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | T Luzhanska | 1 | 5 | | | | | | |
| | M Doi | 4 | 3 | | Q | Y Zhao | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Luzhanska | 6 | 4 | 7$^7$ | | T Luzhanska | 6 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | B Jovanovski | 3 | 6 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | M Kirilenko | 5 | 7 | 4 |
| 3 | K Pervak | 1 | r | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | C Scheepers | 7 | 5 | 6 |
| | Y-j Chan | 4 | | | | Y-j Chan | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Rodionova | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | U Radwańska | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | U Radwańska | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | U Radwańska | 6 | 6$^6$ | 3 | | | | | |
| Q | S-w Hsieh | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | C Scheepers | 4 | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | J Lu | 0 | 2 | | Q | S-w Hsieh | 6 | 6$^1$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Sevastova | 5 | 6 | 3 | 7 | C Scheepers | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | C Scheepers | 7 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 6 | A Brianti | 6$^3$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Zheng | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | J Zheng | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Zheng | 5 | 0 | | | N Lertcheewakarn | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Lertcheewakarn | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | J Zheng | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | S Sun | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | 4 | P Martić | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| Q | Z Diyas | 6 | 6 | | Q | Z Diyas | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K-c Chang | 4 | 4 | | 4 | P Martić | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | P Martić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Zheng | 5 | 3 |
| 8 | M Rybáriková | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | M Rybáriková | 7 | 6 |
| | J Craybas | 3 | 6 | 2 | 8 | M Rybáriková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Zhang | 2 | 6$^2$ | | | A Rezaï | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Rezaï | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | 8 | M Rybáriková | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | Y Xu | 6 | 6$^5$ | 0 | | | | | | 2 | J Gajdošová | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| | M Minella | 2 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | M Minella | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | X Han | 2 | 1 | | 2 | J Gajdošová | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | J Gajdošová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |