# 2011 French Open – Women's singles

Li Na defeated defending champion Francesca Schiavone in the final, 6–4, 7–6$^{(7–0)}$ to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2011 French Open. The final was also a rematch of the pair's third round match from the previous year. It was her first major title, and she was the first Asian and Chinese player to win a singles major. Li was the first player to defeat four top-10 opponents en route to the French Open title.
Caroline Wozniacki and Kim Clijsters were in contention for the world No. 1 ranking; Wozniacki retained the top ranking after Clijsters lost in the second round, despite herself losing in the third round. This was the first time in the Open Era that neither of the top two seeds of a major progressed past the third round.
This was the first French Open since 1996 where neither Venus Williams nor Serena Williams participated. It was also the only major between the 2003 US Open and the 2021 US Open where neither of the Williams sisters participated.
This marked the major debut of future world No. 3, US Open champion, and French Open finalist Sloane Stephens; she was defeated by Elena Baltacha in the first round.

## Seeds

    01. Caroline Wozniacki (third round)
    02. Kim Clijsters (second round)
    03. Vera Zvonareva (fourth round)
    04. Victoria Azarenka (quarterfinals)
    05. Francesca Schiavone (final)
    06. Li Na (champion)
    07. Maria Sharapova (semifinals)
    08. Samantha Stosur (third round)
    09. Petra Kvitová (fourth round)
    10. Jelena Janković (fourth round)
    11. Marion Bartoli (semifinals)
    12. Agnieszka Radwańska (fourth round)
    13. Svetlana Kuznetsova (quarterfinals)
    14. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (quarterfinals)
    15. Andrea Petkovic (quarterfinals)
    16. Kaia Kanepi (third round)
    17. Julia Görges (third round)
    18. Flavia Pennetta (first round)
    19. Shahar Pe'er (first round)
    20. Ana Ivanovic (first round)
    21. Yanina Wickmayer (third round)
    22. Dominika Cibulková (first round)
    23. Alisa Kleybanova (withdrew due to illness)
    24. Jarmila Gajdošová (third round)
    25. Maria Kirilenko (fourth round)
    26. Nadia Petrova (first round)
    27. Alexandra Dulgheru (second round)
    28. Daniela Hantuchová (fourth round)
    29. Peng Shuai (third round, retired due to illness)
    30. Roberta Vinci (third round)
    31. Klára Zakopalová (first 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 | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 13 | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 6$^4$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Marion Bartoli | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Marion Bartoli | 7$^7$ | 6 | | 11 | Marion Bartoli | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Francesca Schiavone | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 14 | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | Francesca Schiavone | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 5 | Francesca Schiavone | 1 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Francesca Schiavone | 1 | 7 | 7 | | | | | 5 | Francesca Schiavone | 4 | 6$^0$ |
| | | | | | | | | | 6 | Li Na | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| 6 | Li Na | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Li Na | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| 4 | Victoria Azarenka | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Victoria Azarenka | 5 | 2 | | 6 | Li Na | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | Maria Sharapova | 4 | 5 | | | | |
| 7 | Maria Sharapova | 6 | 6 | | 7 | Maria Sharapova | 4 | 5 | | | | |
| 15 | Andrea Petkovic | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Fourth round |
| 1 | C Wozniacki | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Date-Krumm | 0 | 2 | | 1 | C Wozniacki | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Namigata | 1 | 1 | | Q | A Wozniak | 3 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Wozniak | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | C Wozniacki | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
| | C McHale | 7$^7$ | 2 | 7 | | | | | | 28 | D Hantuchová | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | S Errani | 6$^4$ | 6 | 9 | | S Errani | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Zhang | 3 | 3 | | 28 | D Hantuchová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 28 | D Hantuchová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 28 | D Hantuchová | 7$^8$ | 3 | 2 |
| 19 | S Pe'er | 6$^4$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | S Kuznetsova | 6$^6$ | 6 | 6 |
| | MJ Martínez Sánchez | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | MJ Martínez Sánchez | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Marino | 6 | 6 | | | R Marino | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Bondarenko | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | R Marino | 0 | 4 | | | | | |
| | A Rezaï | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | 13 | S Kuznetsova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | I-C Begu | 6 | 6 | | | I-C Begu | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Rybáriková | 2 | 3 | | 13 | S Kuznetsova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | S Kuznetsova | 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 | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 11 | M Bartoli | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Tatishvili | 6 | 2 | 1 | 11 | M Bartoli | 6 | 6$^1$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Szávay | 4 | 6 | 4 | Q | O Govortsova | 4 | 7$^7$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | O Govortsova | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | 11 | M Bartoli | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | K Flipkens | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | 17 | J Görges | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| | L Šafářová | 6 | 6 | | | L Šafářová | 6 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Johansson | 1 | 4 | | 17 | J Görges | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 17 | J Görges | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | M Bartoli | 7 | 1 |
| 32 | T Pironkova | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | G Dulko | 5 | 0$^r$ |
| WC | C Dellacqua | 5 | 3 | | 32 | T Pironkova | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Dulko | 6 | 6 | | | G Dulko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | I Falconi | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | G Dulko | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Kudryavtseva | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | 8 | S Stosur | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | S Halep | 6 | 6 | | | S Halep | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Benešová | 2 | 3 | | 8 | S Stosur | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | S Stosur | 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 | Fourth round |
| 3 | V Zvonareva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Domínguez Lino | 3 | 3 | | 3 | V Zvonareva | 4 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Lisicki | 6 | 6 | | Q | S Lisicki | 6 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Amanmuradova | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | 3 | V Zvonareva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | A Kerber | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | A Rodionova | 2 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | E Gallovits-Hall | 2 | 6 | 6 | | E Gallovits-Hall | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Rodionova | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 | | A Rodionova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 26 | N Petrova | 7$^7$ | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | V Zvonareva | 6$^4$ | 6 | 2 |
| LL | A Pivovarova | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | A Pavlyuchenkova | 7$^7$ | 2 | 6 |
| Q | N Llagostera Vives | 6 | 6 | | Q | N Llagostera Vives | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Voráčová | 4 | 2 | | | A Cornet | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Cornet | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Q | N Llagostera Vives | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| | S Bammer | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | 14 | A Pavlyuchenkova | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | M Barthel | 6 | 7 | | Q | M Barthel | 0 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Shvedova | 5 | 3 | | 14 | A Pavlyuchenkova | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | A Pavlyuchenkova | 7 | 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 | Fourth round |
| 10 | J Janković | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Bondarenko | 3 | 1 | | 10 | J Janković | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Dokić | 6 | 3 | 2 | | V Dushevina | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Dushevina | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 10 | J Janković | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Parra Santonja | 6 | 6$^5$ | 3 | | | | | | | B Mattek-Sands | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| | B Mattek-Sands | 2 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | B Mattek-Sands | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Lepchenko | 6 | 2 | 6 | | V Lepchenko | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 18 | F Pennetta | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 10 | J Janković | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| 29 | S Peng | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | F Schiavone | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| | T Paszek | 3 | 2 | | 29 | S Peng | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | O Sanchez | 0 | 1 | | | P Hercog | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Hercog | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 29 | S Peng | 3 | 2$^r$ | | | | | |
| | A Keothavong | 6 | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | | | 5 | F Schiavone | 6 | 1 | | | | | |
| | V Dolonc | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | V Dolonc | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Oudin | 2 | 0 | | 5 | F Schiavone | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | F Schiavone | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 5

| 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 |
| 6 | N Li | 6 | 6$^6$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Záhlavová-Strýcová | 3 | 7$^8$ | 3 | 6 | N Li | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Soler Espinosa | 4 | 6 | 6 | Q | S Soler Espinosa | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Vesnina | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | 6 | N Li | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | P Schnyder | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | S Cîrstea | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| | S Cîrstea | 6 | 6 | | | S Cîrstea | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Pous Tió | 3 | 4 | | 27 | A Dulgheru | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 27 | A Dulgheru | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | N Li | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| 22 | D Cibulková | 7$^{12}$ | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 9 | P Kvitová | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| | V King | 6$^{10}$ | 6 | 6 | | V King | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Baltacha | 7 | 6 | | | E Baltacha | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Stephens | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | V King | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| | S Záhlavová | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | 9 | P Kvitová | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | J Zheng | 6 | 6 | | | J Zheng | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Arn | 2 | 1 | | 9 | P Kvitová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | P Kvitová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 16 | K Kanepi | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Arvidsson | 5 | 1 | | 16 | K Kanepi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Foretz Gacon | 6$^6$ | 1 | | Q | H Watson | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | H Watson | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | 16 | K Kanepi | 4 | 5 | | | | |
| | E Makarova | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | E Makarova | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | R Oprandi | 4 | 6 | 0 | | E Makarova | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| | J Larsson | 7$^7$ | 0 | 6 | | J Larsson | 3 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | |
| 20 | A Ivanovic | 6$^3$ | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | E Makarova | 2 | 3 |
| 30 | R Vinci | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 4 | V Azarenka | 6 | 6 |
| | A Brianti | 3 | 6 | 3 | 30 | R Vinci | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | E Rodina | 3 | 6 | 6 | WC | I Brémond | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | I Brémond | 6 | 4 | 8 | | | | | 30 | R Vinci | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| WC | P Parmentier | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | 4 | V Azarenka | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | K Pervak | 6$^5$ | 4 | | WC | P Parmentier | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Hlaváčková | 3 | 3 | | 4 | V Azarenka | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | V Azarenka | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 7

| 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 |
| 7 | M Sharapova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Lučić | 3 | 0 | | 7 | M Sharapova | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Z Ondrášková | 3 | 4 | | WC | C Garcia | 6 | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | C Garcia | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | M Sharapova | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Craybas | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Q | Y-j Chan | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| Q | E Daniilidou | 3 | 3 | | | J Craybas | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Y-j Chan | 7 | 6 | | Q | Y-j Chan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 31 | K Zakopalová | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | M Sharapova | 7$^7$ | 7 |
| 21 | Y Wickmayer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | A Radwańska | 6$^4$ | 5 |
| | M Niculescu | 0 | 3 | | 21 | Y Wickmayer | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | K Mladenovic | 6 | 4 | 5 | | A Morita | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Morita | 2 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 21 | Y Wickmayer | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | S Mirza | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 12 | A Radwańska | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | K Barrois | 3 | 3 | | | S Mirza | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Mayr-Achleitner | 1 | 2 | | 12 | A Radwańska | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | A Radwańska | 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 | Fourth round |
| 15 | A Petkovic | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Jovanovski | 4 | 6$^3$ | | 15 | A Petkovic | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Sevastova | 3 | 7 | 1 | | L Hradecká | 6$^2$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Hradecká | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | 15 | A Petkovic | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | C Dentoni | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | 24 | J Gajdošová | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| | A Medina Garrigues | 7 | 7 | | | A Medina Garrigues | 6$^4$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Razzano | 3 | 1 | | 24 | J Gajdošová | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 24 | J Gajdošová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | A Petkovic | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| 25 | M Kirilenko | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 25 | M Kirilenko | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| | C Vandeweghe | 6$^6$ | 2 | | 25 | M Kirilenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| PR | V Kutuzova | 3 | 6 | 2 | | C Scheepers | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Scheepers | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | 25 | M Kirilenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Q | M Erakovic | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | A Rus | 1 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | A Rus | 2 | 6 | 6 | | A Rus | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Yakimova | 2 | 3 | | 2 | K Clijsters | 6 | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | K Clijsters | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Championship match statistics

| Category | Li | Schiavone |
| 1st serve % | 53/69 (77%) | 45/70 (64%) |
| 1st serve points won | 37 of 53 = 70% | 32 of 45 = 71% |
| 2nd serve points won | 11 of 16 = 69% | 11 of 25 = 44% |
| Total service points won | 48 of 69 = 69.57% | 43 of 70 = 61.43% |
| Aces | 3 | 0 |
| Double faults | 1 | 0 |
| Winners | 31 | 12 |
| Unforced errors | 24 | 17 |
| Net points won | 10 of 11 = 91% | 6 of 13 = 46% |
| Break points converted | 2 of 8 = 25% | 1 of 2 = 50% |
| Return points won | 27 of 70 = 39% | 21 of 69 = 30% |
| Total points won | 75 | 64 |
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