# 2011 Ningbo Challenger – Women's singles

Alberta Brianti was the defending champion, but chose not to participate.
Anastasiya Yakimova won the title by defeating Erika Sema in the final 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 6–3.

## Seeds

* Arantxa Rus (second round)
* Anastasiya Yakimova (champion)
* Stéphanie Foretz Gacon (semifinals, retired)
* Chang Kai-chen (quarterfinals)
* Erika Sema (final)
* Tetiana Luzhanska (quarterfinals)
* Noppawan Lertcheewakarn (second round, retired)
* Han Xinyun (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 |
| Q | Xu Yifan | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| 5 | Erika Sema | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 5 | Erika Sema | 6 | 6 | 5 | Erika Sema | 6$^3$ | 3 |
| | | | | 2 | Anastasiya Yakimova | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| 3 | Stéphanie Foretz Gacon | 4 | 0$^r$ | 2 | Anastasiya Yakimova | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| 2 | Anastasiya Yakimova | 6 | 1 | | | | |

### 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 |
| 1 | A Rus | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Sun | 2 | 6$^5$ | | 1 | A Rus | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Y Xu | 6 | 6 | | Q | Y Xu | 6 | 0 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S-j Kim | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | Q | Y Xu | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | Y Hu | 6$^3$ | 6 | 3 | | | | | | Q | Y Hu | 7$^7$ | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| | Q Wang | 7$^7$ | 4 | 0$^r$ | Q | Y Hu | 6 | 0 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S-w Hsieh | 6 | 6 | | | S-w Hsieh | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | X Han | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | Q | Y Xu | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | K-c Chang | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | E Sema | 6 | 6 |
| | M Domachowska | 2 | 1 | | 4 | K-c Chang | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | W Liu | 2 | 0 | | | N Luangnam | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Luangnam | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | K-c Chang | 5 | 6 | 5 | | | | |
| | Ka Plíšková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | E Sema | 7 | 1 | 7 | | | | |
| | Kr Plíšková | 3 | 4 | | | Ka Plíšková | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Zhu | 2 | 0 | | 5 | E Sema | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | E Sema | 6 | 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 6 | T Luzhanska | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Y Duan | 2 | 3 | | 6 | T Luzhanska | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | R Fujiwara | 6 | 6 | | | R Fujiwara | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | K Iijima | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | 6 | T Luzhanska | 6$^7$ | 0 | | | | |
| | S Zheng | 7 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | 3 | S Foretz Gacon | 7$^9$ | 6 | | | | |
| | M Eguchi | 5 | 6 | 6 | | M Eguchi | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Aoyama | 3 | 2 | | 3 | S Foretz Gacon | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | S Foretz Gacon | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | S Foretz Gacon | 4 | 0$^r$ |
| 7 | N Lertcheewakarn | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | A Yakimova | 6 | 1 |
| | L Zhang | 2 | 6 | 5 | 7 | N Lertcheewakarn | 2 | r | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Nakamura | 6 | 6 | | | A Nakamura | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Lu | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | A Nakamura | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| WC | D Zhao | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | 2 | A Yakimova | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | V Wongteanchai | 3 | 6 | 6 | | V Wongteanchai | 7$^{10}$ | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | R Tian | 1 | 1 | | 2 | A Yakimova | 6$^8$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | A Yakimova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |