2011 Dubai Tennis Championships – Women's singles

Caroline Wozniacki defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova in the final, 6–1, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2011 Dubai Tennis Championships. Although Wozniacki had lost the world No. 1 singles ranking to Kim Clijsters the previous week, she reclaimed the spot by defeating Shahar Pe'er in the quarterfinals.

Women's singles
2011 Dubai Tennis Championships
Champion	Caroline Wozniacki
Runner-up	Svetlana Kuznetsova
Score	6–1, 6–3
Draw	56
Seeds	16

Main article: 2011 Dubai Tennis Championships

Venus Williams was the two-time reigning champion, but withdrew before the tournament due to injury.

Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round.

1. Caroline Wozniacki (champion)
2. Vera Zvonareva (third round)
3. Francesca Schiavone (third round)
4. Samantha Stosur (quarterfinals)
5. Li Na (second round)
6. Jelena Janković (semifinals)
7. Victoria Azarenka (third round)
8. Agnieszka Radwańska (quarterfinals)
9. Shahar Pe'er (quarterfinals)
10. Marion Bartoli (third round)
11. Flavia Pennetta (semifinals)
12. Kaia Kanepi (third round)
13. Petra Kvitová (first round)
14. Ana Ivanovic (first round)
15. Alisa Kleybanova (quarterfinals)
16. Svetlana Kuznetsova (final)

Note: Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, who would have been the 10th seed, entered late and played the qualifying tournament. She was not seeded in the main draw. She was eliminated in the first round.

Qualifying

Main article: 2011 Dubai Tennis Championships – Women's singles qualifying

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							Semifinals							Final
	1	Caroline Wozniacki	6	6
	9	Shahar Pe'er	2	4
								1	Caroline Wozniacki	7	6
								6	Jelena Janković	5	3
	4	Samantha Stosur	3	7	64
	6	Jelena Janković	6	5	7
															1	Caroline Wozniacki	6	6
															16	Svetlana Kuznetsova	1	3
	8	Agnieszka Radwańska	67	3
	16	Svetlana Kuznetsova	7	6
								16	Svetlana Kuznetsova	6	6
								11	Flavia Pennetta	4	4
	11	Flavia Pennetta	6	6
	15	Alisa Kleybanova	2	0

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	C Wozniacki	6	3
		A Chakvetadze	6	6					A Chakvetadze	1	5r
		D Hantuchová	1	3											1	C Wozniacki	6	6
		A Amanmuradova	3	1											Q	A Morita	1	0
	WC	S Mirza	6	6				WC	S Mirza	4	2
	Q	A Morita	7	7				Q	A Morita	6	6
	13	P Kvitová	62	63																		1	C Wozniacki	6	6
	9	S Pe'er	6	6																		9	S Pe'er	2	4
		MJ Martínez Sánchez	4	1				9	S Pe'er	6	6
		A Dulgheru	7	6					A Dulgheru	4	2
		E Baltacha	63	4											9	S Pe'er	3	6	6
		Y Wickmayer	7	3	6											Y Wickmayer	6	4	1
	WC	B Jovanovski	5	6	2				Y Wickmayer	66	7	6
								5	N Li	7	66	2

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								4	S Stosur	6	6
		S Errani	6	6					S Errani	0	1
	Q	Z Kučová	1	4											4	S Stosur	6	6
	Q	K Barrois	3	6	4											P Schnyder	3	4
		J Zheng	6	2	6				J Zheng	6	0	2
		P Schnyder	4	7	6				P Schnyder	1	6	6
	14	A Ivanovic	6	62	2																	4	S Stosur	3	7	64
	12	K Kanepi	6	6																		6	J Janković	6	5	7
		V Dushevina	1	2				12	K Kanepi	6	3	6
		A Petkovic	6	4	6				A Petkovic	3	6	3
		A Kerber	4	6	3										12	K Kanepi	6	3	5
	Q	C Scheepers	6	6											6	J Janković	2	6	7
		M Kirilenko	2	2				Q	C Scheepers	2	3
								6	J Janković	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								8	A Radwańska	7	6
		A Sevastova	6	5	6				A Sevastova	5	4
		A Rodionova	1	7	3										8	A Radwańska	6	6
		T Bacsinszky	6	3	6										10	M Bartoli	3	2
		I Benešová	3	6	1				T Bacsinszky	6	4	1
		K Date-Krumm	68	4				10	M Bartoli	3	6	6
	10	M Bartoli	7	6																		8	A Radwańska	67	3
	16	S Kuznetsova	6	6																		16	S Kuznetsova	7	6
	Q	N Llagostera Vives	4	2				16	S Kuznetsova	5	6	6
		E Makarova	5	3					T Pironkova	7	2	4
		T Pironkova	7	6											16	S Kuznetsova	1	6	7
	Q	S Zhang	6	6											3	F Schiavone	6	0	5
		Y Shvedova	3	4				Q	S Zhang	3	1
								3	F Schiavone	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								7	V Azarenka	4	6	7
	Q	S Peng	6	2	6			Q	S Peng	6	2	65
		B Mattek-Sands	3	6	3										7	V Azarenka	3	7	4
		K Zakopalová	6	6											11	F Pennetta	6	62	6
		L Šafářová	2	2					K Zakopalová	7	1	2
	WC	J Dokić	2	2				11	F Pennetta	5	6	6
	11	F Pennetta	6	6																		11	F Pennetta	6	6
	15	A Kleybanova	4	6	6																	15	A Kleybanova	2	0
	Q	A Pavlyuchenkova	6	4	0			15	A Kleybanova	6	6
		J Groth	7	6					J Groth	4	3
		D Cibulková	65	2											15	A Kleybanova	6	6
		R Vinci	6	6											2	V Zvonareva	3	2
		E Vesnina	4	3					R Vinci	3	1
								2	V Zvonareva	6	6

External links

• WTA tournament draws