# 2011 Open GDF Suez de Cagnes-sur-Mer Alpes-Maritimes – Singles

Kaia Kanepi was the defending champion but chose to compete in 2011 Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open instead.
Sorana Cîrstea defeated Pauline Parmentier in the final 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 6–2, 6–2.

## Seeds

* Kristina Barrois (quarterfinals)
* Mathilde Johansson (first round)
* Zhang Shuai (quarterfinals)
* Ksenia Pervak (first round)
* Kirsten Flipkens (first round)
* Elena Baltacha (semifinals)
* Renata Voráčová (first round)
* Anne Keothavong (first round)

## 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 |
| 6 | Elena Baltacha | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| | Pauline Parmentier | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Pauline Parmentier | 6 | 6 | Pauline Parmentier | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| | | | | Sorana Cîrstea | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 |
| | Maria Elena Camerin | 6$^1$ | 4 | Sorana Cîrstea | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 |
| | Sorana Cîrstea | 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 |
| 1 | K Barrois | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Záhlavová | 2 | 0 | | 1 | K Barrois | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Yakimova | 6 | 6 | | | A Yakimova | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Birnerová | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | 1 | K Barrois | 7 | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | V Dolonts | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 6 | E Baltacha | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | C Garcia | 6 | 3 | 1 | | V Dolonts | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Craybas | 4 | 6 | 2 | 6 | E Baltacha | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | E Baltacha | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | E Baltacha | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | S Zhang | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | P Parmentier | 6 | 6 |
| WC | K Mladenovic | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | S Zhang | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Ferguson | 2 | 6$^4$ | | WC | O Sanchez | 3 | 7 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | O Sanchez | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 3 | S Zhang | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| Q | M Barthel | 0 | 6 | 6$^7$ | | | | | | | P Parmentier | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | I-C Begu | 6 | 1 | 7 | | I-C Begu | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Parmentier | 6 | 6 | | | P Parmentier | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | R Voráčová | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| 5 | K Flipkens | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | ME Camerin | 6 | 6 | | | ME Camerin | 1 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | V Savinykh | 4 | 2 | | | H Watson | 6 | 6$^7$ | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | H Watson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | ME Camerin | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | P Martić | 6$^6$ | 3 | | | | | | | | A Pivovarova | 5 | 1 | | | | |
| WC | S Foretz Gacon | 7 | 6 | | WC | S Foretz Gacon | 7 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Pivovarova | 6 | 6 | | | A Pivovarova | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | K Pervak | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | ME Camerin | 6$^1$ | 1 |
| 8 | A Keothavong | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | S Cîrstea | 7 | 6 |
| | A Tatishvili | 6 | 6 | | | A Tatishvili | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Klepač | 6 | 4 | 0 | | S Cîrstea | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Cîrstea | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | S Cîrstea | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | J Hampton | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Q | L Arruabarrena-Vecino | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | |
| | X Han | 0 | 1 | | | J Hampton | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Arruabarrena-Vecino | 2 | 6 | 6 | Q | L Arruabarrena-Vecino | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | M Johansson | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |