2011 French Open

2011 French Open
The 2011 French Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 115th edition of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, from 22 May to 5 June 2011.
Rafael Nadal successfully defended his 2010 title, defeating rival Roger Federer in the final to win his sixth French Open title. Francesca Schiavone was narrowly unsuccessful in her title defence, being defeated by Li Na in the final. Li became the first female Asian to win a Grand Slam singles title.
Tournament
The 2011 French Open was the one hundred and tenth edition of the French Open. It was held at Stade Roland Garros in Paris. The tournament was an event run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and was part of the 2011 ATP World Tour and the 2011 WTA Tour calendars under the Grand Slam category. The tournament consisted of both men's and women's singles and doubles draws as well as a mixed doubles event. There were singles and doubles events for both boys and girls (players under 18), which is part of the Grade A category of tournaments. There were also singles and doubles events for men's and women's wheelchair tennis players as part of the NEC tour under the Grand Slam category. The tournament was played on clay courts. The tournament took place over a series of twenty courts, including the three main showcourts, Court Philippe Chatrier, Court Suzanne Lenglen and Court 1.
Ranking points
Senior ranking points
Junior ranking points
Below is a table charting the points that are available to the boys and girls in boy singles and doubles play.
Wheelchair ranking points
Prize money
The total amount of prize money available for the 2011 tournament was €17,520,000. The prize money breakdown was as follows:
* per team
Men's and women's wheelchair singles
Winners: €15,000
Runners-up: €7,500
Semi-finalists: €4,000
Quarter-finalists: €2,500
Men's and women's wheelchair doubles
Winners: €5,000
Runners-up: €2,500
Semi-finalists: €1,500
Singles players
Men's singles
Women's singles
Day-by-day summaries
Events
Seniors
Men's singles
Rafael Nadal defeated Roger Federer 7–5, 7–6(7–3), 5–7, 6–1
In the final, Nadal won his sixth French Open title with a victory over the world number three to hold his title. It was Nadal's third title of the year and 46th of his career. It was the first slam he had won this year and the tenth of his career.
Women's singles
Li Na defeated Francesca Schiavone, 6–4, 7–6(7–0)
In the final Li Na played the defending champion Francesca Schiavone and won in straight sets. In the final tiebreak game Li won 7–0. It was Li's 2nd title of the year and 5th of her career. Li became the first Chinese and the first Asian winner of a singles Grand Slam tennis tournament. It was Li's second Grand Slam final, after she reached the final of the 2011 Australian Open. After her victory Li Na said that "everyone in China will be so excited".
Men's doubles
Max Mirnyi / Daniel Nestor defeated Juan Sebastián Cabal / Eduardo Schwank, 7–6(7–3), 3–6, 6–4
Mirnyi and Nestor both won their third French Open men's doubles title; Mirnyi won his fifth Grand Slam men's doubles title, and Nestor his seventh.
Women's doubles
Andrea Hlaváčková / Lucie Hradecká defeated Sania Mirza / Elena Vesnina, 6–4, 6–3
Hlaváčková and Hradecká both won their first Grand Slam title.
Mixed doubles
Casey Dellacqua / Scott Lipsky defeated Katarina Srebotnik / Nenad Zimonjić, 7–6(8–6), 4–6, [10–7]
Dellacqua and Lipsky both won their first Grand Slam title.
Juniors
Boys' singles
Bjorn Fratangelo defeated Dominic Thiem, 3–6, 6–3, 8–6
Fratangelo won his first junior Grand Slam title. He is the first American to win the junior title since John McEnroe's junior title in 1977.
Girls' singles
Ons Jabeur defeated Monica Puig, 7–6(10–8), 6–1
Jabeur won her first junior Grand Slam title.
Boys' doubles
Andrés Artuñedo / Roberto Carballés defeated Mitchell Krueger / Shane Vinsant, 5–7, 7–6(7–5), [10–5]
Artunedo and Carballes both won their first junior Grand Slam title.
Girls' doubles
Irina Khromacheva / Maryna Zanevska defeated Victoria Kan / Demi Schuurs, 6–4, 7–5
Khromacheva won her first junior Grand Slam doubles title, and Zanevska won her second.
Wheelchair events
Wheelchair men's singles
Maikel Scheffers defeated Nicolas Peifer, 7–6(7–3), 6–3
Scheffers won his first Grand Slam title.
Wheelchair women's singles
Esther Vergeer defeated Marjolein Buis, 6–0, 6–2
Vergeer won her fifth consecutive French Open singles title and her 18th Grand Slam singles title.
Wheelchair men's doubles
Shingo Kunieda / Nicolas Peifer defeated Robin Ammerlaan / Stefan Olsson, 6–2, 6–3
Kunieda won his third French Open doubles title, and tenth Grand Slam doubles title.
Peifer won his first Grand Slam title.
Wheelchair women's doubles
Esther Vergeer / Sharon Walraven defeated Jiske Griffioen / Aniek van Koot, 5–7, 6–4, [10–5]
Vergeer won her fourth French Open doubles title, and 17th Grand Slam doubles title.
Walraven won her fourth consecutive Grand Slam title.
Other events
Legends under 45 doubles
Fabrice Santoro / Todd Woodbridge defeated Arnaud Boetsch / Cédric Pioline, 6–2, 6–4
Legends over 45 doubles
Guy Forget / Henri Leconte defeated Andrés Gómez / John McEnroe, 6–3, 5–7, [10–8]
Women's legends doubles
Lindsay Davenport / Martina Hingis defeated Martina Navratilova / Jana Novotná, 6–1, 6–2
Singles seeds
The following are the seeded players and notable players who withdrew from the event. Rankings are as of 16 May 2011 and the Points are as of 23 May 2011. For the first time since the 2006 French Open, the top four seeds all made it to the semifinals.
Men's singles
Withdrawn players
Women's singles
Withdrawn players
Wildcard entries
Below are the lists of the wildcard awardees entering in the main draws.
Men's singles wildcard entries
Tim Smyczek
Bernard Tomic
Arnaud Clément
Benoît Paire
Maxime Teixeira
Édouard Roger-Vasselin
Guillaume Rufin
Vincent Millot
Women's singles wildcard entries
Casey Dellacqua
Irina Falconi
Pauline Parmentier
Caroline Garcia
Kristina Mladenovic
Iryna Brémond
Stéphanie Foretz Gacon
Olivia Sanchez
Men's doubles wildcard entries
Kenny de Schepper / Albano Olivetti
Jérémy Chardy / Arnaud Clément
Gaël Monfils / Josselin Ouanna
Marc Gicquel / Édouard Roger-Vasselin
Pierre-Hugues Herbert / Nicolas Renavand
Guillaume Rufin / Alexandre Sidorenko
Olivier Patience / Éric Prodon
Women's doubles wildcard entries
Julie Coin / Mathilde Johansson
Irena Pavlovic / Laura Thorpe
Caroline Garcia / Aurélie Védy
Kristina Mladenovic / Pauline Parmentier
Claire Feuerstein / Stéphanie Foretz Gacon
Victoria Larrière / Alizé Lim
Audrey Bergot / Iryna Brémond
Mixed doubles wildcard entries
Julie Coin / Nicolas Mahut
Alizé Cornet / Gilles Simon
Alizé Lim / Richard Gasquet (withdrew to focus on Gasquet's singles match)
Amélie Mauresmo / Michaël Llodra (withdrew)
Virginie Razzano / Dick Norman
Aravane Rezaï / Grigor Dimitrov
Protected ranking
The following players were accepted directly into the main draw using a protected ranking:
Men's singles
Tommy Haas
Ivo Karlović
Women's singles
Viktoriya Kutuzova
Qualifiers entries
Men's singles qualifiers entries
Frank Dancevic
Steve Darcis
Alejandro Falla
Augustin Gensse
Denis Gremelmayr
David Guez
Łukasz Kubot
Javier Martí
Leonardo Mayer
Björn Phau
Éric Prodon
Albert Ramos
Stéphane Robert
Lukáš Rosol
Thomas Schoorel
Antonio Veić
The following players received entry from a lucky loser spot:
Andreas Beck
Alex Bogomolov Jr.
Simone Bolelli
Marc Gicquel
Ryan Harrison
Marsel İlhan
Women's singles qualifiers entries
Mona Barthel
Chan Yung-jan
Eleni Daniilidou
Corinna Dentoni
Marina Erakovic
Olga Govortsova
Sabine Lisicki
Nuria Llagostera Vives
Sílvia Soler Espinosa
Sloane Stephens
Heather Watson
Aleksandra Wozniak
The following player received entry from a lucky loser spot:
Anastasia Pivovarova
Withdrawals
The following players were accepted directly into the main tournament, but withdrew with injuries.
Men's singles
Benjamin Becker → replaced by Ryan Harrison
Ričardas Berankis → replaced by Marsel İlhan
Juan Carlos Ferrero → replaced by Andreas Beck
Fernando González → replaced by Brian Dabul
Lleyton Hewitt → replaced by Marc Gicquel
Paul-Henri Mathieu → replaced by Jan Hájek
David Nalbandian → replaced by Daniel Brands
Tommy Robredo → replaced by Alex Bogomolov Jr.
Andy Roddick → replaced by Simone Bolelli
Women's singles
Timea Bacsinszky → replaced by Anna Tatishvili
Anna Chakvetadze → replaced by Vesna Dolonts
Alisa Kleybanova → replaced by Anastasia Pivovarova
Dinara Safina → replaced by Anne Keothavong
Serena Williams → replaced by Junri Namigata
Venus Williams → replaced by Kateryna Bondarenko
References
External links
Official website