# 2011 Australian Open – Women's singles

Kim Clijsters defeated Li Na in the final, 3–6, 6–3, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2011 Australian Open. It was her first Australian Open title and her fourth and last major overall, as well as the 41st and last singles title of her career.
Li was the first Asian player to reach a major singles final, and would go on to win the French Open a few months later. This was the first major where Caroline Wozniacki competed as the world No. 1; she lost to Li in the semifinals, despite having a match point in the second set.
Serena Williams was the two-time reigning champion, but did not participate due to a long-term foot injury.
The fourth-round match between Svetlana Kuznetsova and Francesca Schiavone, which lasted 4 hours and 44 minutes, was the longest women's singles major match, with Schiavone winning in the third set, 16–14.
This marked the last major for two former world No. 1's: Justine Henin and Dinara Safina, who both retired due to injury (Henin's elbow and Safina's back).

## Seeds

    01. Caroline Wozniacki (semifinals)
    02. Vera Zvonareva (semifinals)
    03. Kim Clijsters (champion)
    04. Venus Williams (third round, retired because of a hip injury)
    05. Samantha Stosur (third round)
    06. Francesca Schiavone (quarterfinals)
    07. Jelena Janković (second round)
    08. Victoria Azarenka (fourth round)
    09. Li Na (final)
    10. Shahar Pe'er (third round)
    11. Justine Henin (third round)
    12. Agnieszka Radwańska (quarterfinals)
    13. Nadia Petrova (third round)
    14. Maria Sharapova (fourth round)
    15. Marion Bartoli (second round)
    16. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (third round)
    17. Aravane Rezaï (first round)
    18. Maria Kirilenko (second round)
    19. Ana Ivanovic (first round)
    20. Kaia Kanepi (second round)
    21. Yanina Wickmayer (second round)
    22. Flavia Pennetta (fourth round)
    23. Svetlana Kuznetsova (fourth round)
    24. Alisa Kleybanova (second round)
    25. Petra Kvitová (quarterfinals)
    26. María José Martínez Sánchez (second round)
    27. Alexandra Dulgheru (first round)
    28. Daniela Hantuchová (first round)
    29. Dominika Cibulková (third round)
    30. Andrea Petkovic (quarterfinals)
    31. Lucie Šafářová (third round)
    32. Tsvetana Pironkova (second round)
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

## 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 | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Caroline Wozniacki | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Francesca Schiavone | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Francesca Schiavone | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | Caroline Wozniacki | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 9 | Li Na | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| 30 | Andrea Petkovic | 2 | 4 | | 9 | Li Na | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| 9 | Li Na | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Li Na | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 9 | Li Na | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Kim Clijsters | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| 12 | Agnieszka Radwańska | 3 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Kim Clijsters | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | Kim Clijsters | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Kim Clijsters | 6 | 7$^7$ | | 3 | Kim Clijsters | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Vera Zvonareva | 3 | 3 | | | | | | |
| 25 | Petra Kvitová | 2 | 4 | | 2 | Vera Zvonareva | 3 | 3 | | | | | | |
| 2 | Vera Zvonareva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 1 | C Wozniacki | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Dulko | 3 | 4 | | 1 | C Wozniacki | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Paszek | 7$^7$ | 0 | 3 | | V King | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | V King | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | C Wozniacki | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | L Hradecká | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | 29 | D Cibulková | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | A Brianti | 6 | 7 | | | A Brianti | 1 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Kerber | 2 | 7$^7$ | 4 | 29 | D Cibulková | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 29 | D Cibulková | 6 | 6$^4$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | C Wozniacki | 6 | 6 |
| 21 | Y Wickmayer | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | A Sevastova | 3 | 4 |
| | J Groth | 3 | 6 | 4 | 21 | Y Wickmayer | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Hercog | 4 | 6$^5$ | | | A Sevastova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Sevastova | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | A Sevastova | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | V Manasieva | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | Q | V Manasieva | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| | L Pous Tió | 5 | 2 | | Q | V Manasieva | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | T Garbin | 0 | 0 | | 15 | M Bartoli | 6 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | M Bartoli | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 11 | J Henin | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Mirza | 7 | 3 | 1 | 11 | J Henin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Hampton | 6 | 4 | 5 | | E Baltacha | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Baltacha | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 11 | J Henin | 4 | 6$^8$ | | | | | |
| | B Mattek-Sands | 1 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | 23 | S Kuznetsova | 6 | 7$^{10}$ | | | | | |
| Q | A Rus | 6 | 3 | 7 | Q | A Rus | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Riske | 3 | 2 | | 23 | S Kuznetsova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 23 | S Kuznetsova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 23 | S Kuznetsova | 4 | 6 | 14 |
| 32 | T Pironkova | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | F Schiavone | 6 | 1 | 16 |
| | P Parmentier | 4 | 6 | 3 | 32 | T Pironkova | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Bacsinszky | 0 | 3 | | | M Niculescu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Niculescu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | M Niculescu | 0 | 6$^2$ | | | | | |
| | R Marino | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | 6 | F Schiavone | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| | J Namigata | 2 | 6 | 3 | | R Marino | 3 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Parra Santonja | 7$^7$ | 2 | 4 | 6 | F Schiavone | 6 | 5 | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | F Schiavone | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 4 | V Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Errani | 3 | 2 | | 4 | V Williams | 6$^6$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Záhlavová | 6 | 6 | | | S Záhlavová | 7$^8$ | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Voráčová | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | 4 | V Williams | 0$^r$ | | | | | | |
| Q | A Keothavong | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 30 | A Petkovic | 1 | | | | | | |
| Q | Ar Rodionova | 5 | 4 | | Q | A Keothavong | 6 | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Craybas | 1 | 2 | | 30 | A Petkovic | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 30 | A Petkovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 30 | A Petkovic | 6 | 6 |
| 20 | K Kanepi | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | M Sharapova | 2 | 3 |
| | M Rybáriková | 6 | 4 | 3 | 20 | K Kanepi | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Görges | 6 | 4 | 6 | | J Görges | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Gallovits-Hall | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | J Görges | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | E Vesnina | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | 14 | M Sharapova | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | V Razzano | 4 | 6 | 6 | | V Razzano | 6$^3$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Tanasugarn | 1 | 3 | | 14 | M Sharapova | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | M Sharapova | 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 9 | N Li | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Arvidsson | 1 | 5 | | 9 | N Li | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Rodina | 6 | 6 | | | E Rodina | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | O Rogowska | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | 9 | N Li | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Z Ondrášková | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | B Záhlavová-Strýcová | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| WC | J Dokić | 6 | 6 | | WC | J Dokić | 6$^3$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Záhlavová-Strýcová | 6 | 3 | 7 | | B Záhlavová-Strýcová | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 17 | A Rezaï | 0 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | 9 | N Li | 6 | 6 |
| 28 | D Hantuchová | 6$^3$ | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 8 | V Azarenka | 3 | 3 |
| | R Kulikova | 7$^7$ | 3 | 9 | | R Kulikova | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | K Šprem | 6 | 4 | 2 | | C Scheepers | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Scheepers | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | C Scheepers | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | P Mayr-Achleitner | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | 8 | V Azarenka | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Hlaváčková | 7 | 6 | | | A Hlaváčková | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | K Wörle | 0 | 2 | | 8 | V Azarenka | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | V Azarenka | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 5

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 7 | J Janković | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Kudryavtseva | 0 | 6$^5$ | | 7 | J Janković | 6$^3$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Bondarenko | 6 | 3 | 6 | | S Peng | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Peng | 2 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | S Peng | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | C Garcia | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | A Morita | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| | V Lepchenko | 5 | 6 | 3 | WC | C Garcia | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Morita | 6 | 6 | | | A Morita | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 27 | A Dulgheru | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | S Peng | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| 24 | A Kleybanova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | A Radwańska | 7 | 3 | 7 |
| Q | I Falconi | 1 | 0 | | 24 | A Kleybanova | 4 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Kremer | 3 | 6 | 2 | | S Halep | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Halep | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | S Halep | 1 | 2 | | | | | | |
| WC | S Ferguson | 6$^6$ | 6 | 3 | | | | | 12 | A Radwańska | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Q | P Martić | 7$^8$ | 0 | 6 | Q | P Martić | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Date-Krumm | 4 | 6 | 5 | 12 | A Radwańska | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | A Radwańska | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 6

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 13 | N Petrova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Pervak | 2 | 1 | | 13 | N Petrova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Molik | 1 | 6 | 8 | WC | A Molik | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Vinci | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | 13 | N Petrova | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | P Schnyder | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | E Makarova | 6 | 3 | 8 | | | | |
| Q | L Tsurenko | 6 | 6 | | Q | L Tsurenko | 6$^6$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Makarova | 3 | 6 | 10 | | E Makarova | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 19 | A Ivanovic | 6 | 4 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | E Makarova | 6$^3$ | 2 |
| 26 | MJ Martínez Sánchez | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | K Clijsters | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | G Arn | 3 | 6 | 2 | 26 | MJ Martínez Sánchez | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Vandeweghe | 2 | 1 | | | A Cornet | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Cornet | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | A Cornet | 6$^3$ | 3 | | | | | |
| | C McHale | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | 3 | K Clijsters | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | C Suárez Navarro | 4 | 6 | 6 | | C Suárez Navarro | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Safina | 0 | 0 | | 3 | K Clijsters | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | K Clijsters | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 7

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 5 | S Stosur | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | L Davis | 1 | 1 | | 5 | S Stosur | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | ME Camerin | 3 | 6 | 1 | | V Dushevina | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Dushevina | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | 5 | S Stosur | 6$^5$ | 3 | | | | | | |
| | O Govortsova | 3 | 4 | | | | | | 25 | P Kvitová | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | |
| | A Chakvetadze | 6 | 6 | | | A Chakvetadze | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Peers | 2 | 4 | | 25 | P Kvitová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 25 | P Kvitová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 25 | P Kvitová | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| 22 | F Pennetta | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 22 | F Pennetta | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| | An Rodionova | 2 | 1 | | 22 | F Pennetta | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Domínguez Lino | 6 | 6 | | | L Domínguez Lino | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Larsson | 2 | 1 | | | | | | 22 | F Pennetta | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | S Cîrstea | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 10 | S Pe'er | 6 | 6$^3$ | 4 | | | | | |
| | M Lučić | 4 | 2 | | | S Cîrstea | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Johansson | 1 | 1 | | 10 | S Pe'er | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | S Pe'er | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 8

| 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 16 | A Pavlyuchenkova | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Flipkens | 4 | 6$^4$ | | 16 | A Pavlyuchenkova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Amanmuradova | 4 | 2 | | | K Barrois | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Barrois | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 16 | A Pavlyuchenkova | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | | |
| | A Medina Garrigues | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | I Benešová | 6 | 1 | 7 | | | | |
| | I Benešová | 6 | 6 | | | I Benešová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Oprandi | 3 | 7 | 6 | 18 | M Kirilenko | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 18 | M Kirilenko | 6 | 5 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | I Benešová | 4 | 1 |
| 31 | L Šafářová | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | V Zvonareva | 6 | 6 |
| | S Zhang | 5 | 6 | 1 | 31 | L Šafářová | 6 | 6$^2$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Zakopalová | 6 | 3 | 6 | | K Zakopalová | 3 | 7$^7$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Oudin | 1 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | 31 | L Šafářová | 3 | 6$^9$ | | | | | |
| | B Jovanovski | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | V Zvonareva | 6 | 7$^{11}$ | | | | | |
| WC | K-c Chang | 5 | 1 | | | B Jovanovski | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Bammer | 2 | 1 | | 2 | V Zvonareva | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | V Zvonareva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Championship match statistics

| Category | Clijsters | Li |
| 1st serve % | 56/86 (65%) | 69/96 (72%) |
| 1st serve points won | 37 of 56 = 66% | 36 of 69 = 52% |
| 2nd serve points won | 12 of 30 = 40% | 11 of 27 = 41% |
| Total service points won | 49 of 86 = 56.98% | 47 of 96 = 48.96% |
| Aces | 1 | 1 |
| Double faults | 3 | 4 |
| Winners | 22 | 24 |
| Unforced errors | 26 | 40 |
| Net points won | 8 of 14 = 57% | 13 of 23 = 57% |
| Break points converted | 7 of 17 = 41% | 6 of 12 = 50% |
| Return points won | 49 of 96 = 51% | 37 of 86 = 43% |
| Total points won | 98 | 84 |
| Source |||