| 2011 French Open | |
|---|---|
|   | |
| Date | 22 May – 5 June 2011 | 
| Edition | 110 | 
| Category | 81st Grand Slam (ITF) | 
| Surface | Clay | 
| Location | Paris (XVIe), France | 
| Venue | Stade Roland Garros | 
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
|  Rafael Nadal | |
| Women's singles | |
|  Li Na | |
| Men's doubles | |
|  Max Mirnyi /  Daniel Nestor | |
| Women's doubles | |
|  Andrea Hlaváčková /  Lucie Hradecká | |
| Mixed doubles | |
|  Casey Dellacqua /  Scott Lipsky | |
| Wheelchair men's singles | |
|  Maikel Scheffers | |
| Wheelchair women's singles | |
|  Esther Vergeer | |
| Wheelchair men's doubles | |
|  Shingo Kunieda /  Nicolas Peifer | |
| Wheelchair women's doubles | |
|  Esther Vergeer /  Sharon Walraven | |
| Boys' singles | |
|  Bjorn Fratangelo | |
| Girls' singles | |
|  Ons Jabeur | |
| Boys' doubles | |
|  Andrés Artuñedo /  Roberto Carballés | |
| Girls' doubles | |
|  Irina Khromacheva /  Maryna Zanevska | |
| Legends under 45 doubles | |
|  Fabrice Santoro /  Todd Woodbridge | |
| Women's legends doubles | |
|  Lindsay Davenport /  Martina Hingis | |
| Legends over 45 doubles | |
|  Guy Forget /  Henri Leconte | |
The 2011 French Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 110th 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. [1]
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. [2]
 
 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.
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | 4R | 3R | 2R | 1R | Q | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 | |
| Singles | Points (M) | 2000 | 1200 | 720 | 360 | 180 | 90 | 45 | 10 | 25 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 
| Points (F) | 2000 | 1400 | 900 | 500 | 280 | 160 | 100 | 5 | 60 | 50 | 40 | 2 | |
| Doubles | Points (M) | 2000 | 1200 | 720 | 360 | 180 | 90 | 0 | - | - | – | - | - | 
| Points (F) | 2000 | 1400 | 900 | 500 | 280 | 160 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | |
Below is a table charting the points that are available to the boys and girls in boy singles and doubles play.
| Stage [3] [4] | Boys singles | Boys doubles | Girls singles | Girls doubles | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | 250 | 180 | 250 | 180 | 
| Runner up | 180 | 120 | 180 | 120 | 
| Semifinals | 120 | 80 | 120 | 80 | 
| Quarterfinals | 80 | 50 | 80 | 50 | 
| Round of 16 | 50 | 30 | 50 | 30 | 
| Round of 32 | 30 | – | 30 | – | 
| Qualifier who loses in first round | 25 | 25 | ||
| Qualifying final round | 20 | 20 | 
| Stage [5] | Men's singles | Men's doubles | Women's singles | Women's doubles | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | 800 | |||
| Runner up | 500 | |||
| Semifinals | 375 | 100 | 375 | 100 | 
| Quarterfinals | 100 | – | 100 | – | 
The total amount of prize money available for the 2011 tournament was €17,520,000. The prize money breakdown was as follows: [6]
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | 4R | 3R | 2R | 1R | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 | |
| Singles | Prize money | €1,200,000 | €600,000 | €300,000 | €150,000 | €75,000 | €42,000 | €25,000 | €15,000 | €8,000 | €4,000 | €2,500 | 
| Doubles | Prize money* | €330,000 | €165,000 | €82,500 | €42,000 | €22,000 | €12,000 | €7,500 | - | - | - | - | 
| Mixed doubles | Prize money* | €100,000 | €50,000 | €25,000 | €13,000 | - | - | €7,000 | €3,500 | - | - | - | 
* per team
| Men's and women's wheelchair singles
 | Men's and women's wheelchair doubles
 | 
  Rafael Nadal  defeated
  Rafael Nadal  defeated   Roger Federer 7–5, 7–6(7–3), 5–7, 6–1
  Roger Federer 7–5, 7–6(7–3), 5–7, 6–1
  Li Na  defeated
  Li Na  defeated   Francesca Schiavone, 6–4, 7–6(7–0)
  Francesca Schiavone, 6–4, 7–6(7–0)
  Max Mirnyi  /
  Max Mirnyi  /   Daniel Nestor  defeated
  Daniel Nestor  defeated   Juan Sebastián Cabal /
  Juan Sebastián Cabal /   Eduardo Schwank, 7–6(7–3), 3–6, 6–4
  Eduardo Schwank, 7–6(7–3), 3–6, 6–4
  Andrea Hlaváčková  /
  Andrea Hlaváčková  /   Lucie Hradecká  defeated
  Lucie Hradecká  defeated   Sania Mirza /
  Sania Mirza /   Elena Vesnina, 6–4, 6–3
  Elena Vesnina, 6–4, 6–3
  Casey Dellacqua  /
  Casey Dellacqua  /   Scott Lipsky  defeated
  Scott Lipsky  defeated   Katarina Srebotnik /
  Katarina Srebotnik /   Nenad Zimonjić, 7–6(8–6), 4–6, [10–7]
  Nenad Zimonjić, 7–6(8–6), 4–6, [10–7]
  Bjorn Fratangelo  defeated
  Bjorn Fratangelo  defeated   Dominic Thiem, 3–6, 6–3, 8–6
  Dominic Thiem, 3–6, 6–3, 8–6
  Ons Jabeur  defeated
  Ons Jabeur  defeated   Monica Puig, 7–6(10–8), 6–1
  Monica Puig, 7–6(10–8), 6–1
  Andrés Artuñedo  /
  Andrés Artuñedo  /   Roberto Carballés  defeated
  Roberto Carballés  defeated   Mitchell Krueger /
  Mitchell Krueger /   Shane Vinsant, 5–7, 7–6(7–5), [10–5]
  Shane Vinsant, 5–7, 7–6(7–5), [10–5]
  Irina Khromacheva  /
  Irina Khromacheva  /   Maryna Zanevska  defeated
  Maryna Zanevska  defeated   Victoria Kan /
  Victoria Kan /   Demi Schuurs, 6–4, 7–5
  Demi Schuurs, 6–4, 7–5
  Maikel Scheffers  defeated
  Maikel Scheffers  defeated   Nicolas Peifer, 7–6(7–3), 6–3
  Nicolas Peifer, 7–6(7–3), 6–3
  Esther Vergeer  defeated
  Esther Vergeer  defeated   Marjolein Buis, 6–0, 6–2
  Marjolein Buis, 6–0, 6–2
  Shingo Kunieda  /
  Shingo Kunieda  /   Nicolas Peifer  defeated
  Nicolas Peifer  defeated   Robin Ammerlaan /
  Robin Ammerlaan /   Stefan Olsson, 6–2, 6–3
  Stefan Olsson, 6–2, 6–3
  Esther Vergeer  /
  Esther Vergeer  /   Sharon Walraven  defeated
  Sharon Walraven  defeated   Jiske Griffioen /
  Jiske Griffioen /   Aniek van Koot, 5–7, 6–4, [10–5]
  Aniek van Koot, 5–7, 6–4, [10–5]
  Fabrice Santoro  /
  Fabrice Santoro  /   Todd Woodbridge  defeated
  Todd Woodbridge  defeated   Arnaud Boetsch /
  Arnaud Boetsch /   Cédric Pioline, 6–2, 6–4
  Cédric Pioline, 6–2, 6–4
  Guy Forget  /
  Guy Forget  /   Henri Leconte  defeated
  Henri Leconte  defeated   Andrés Gómez /
  Andrés Gómez /   John McEnroe, 6–3, 5–7, [10–8]
  John McEnroe, 6–3, 5–7, [10–8]
  Lindsay Davenport  /
  Lindsay Davenport  /   Martina Hingis  defeated
  Martina Hingis  defeated   Martina Navratilova /
  Martina Navratilova /   Jana Novotná, 6–1, 6–2
  Jana Novotná, 6–1, 6–2
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.
| Seed | Rank [13] | Player | Points | Points defending | Points won | New points | Status | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |  Rafael Nadal | 12070 | 2000 | 2000 | 12070 | Champion, defeated  Roger Federer [3] | 
| 2 | 2 |  Novak Djokovic | 11665 | 360 | 720 | 12025 | Semifinal lost to  Roger Federer [3] | 
| 3 | 3 |  Roger Federer | 8390 | 360 | 1200 | 9230 | Runner-Up, lost to  Rafael Nadal [1] | 
| 4 | 4 |  Andy Murray | 6085 | 180 | 720 | 6625 | Semifinal lost to  Rafael Nadal [1] | 
| 5 | 5 |  Robin Söderling | 5435 | 1200 | 360 | 4595 | Quarterfinals lost to  Rafael Nadal [1] | 
| 6 | 6 |  Tomáš Berdych | 4200 | 720 | 10 | 3490 | First round lost to  Stéphane Robert  [14] | 
| 7 | 7 |  David Ferrer | 4060  | 90 | 180 | 4150 | Fourth round lost to  Gaël Monfils [9] | 
| 8 | 8 |  Jürgen Melzer | 2850 | 720 | 45 | 2175 | Second round lost to  Lukáš Rosol | 
| 9 | 9 |  Gaël Monfils | 2465 | 45 | 360 | 2780 | Quarterfinals lost to  Roger Federer [3] | 
| 10 | 10 |  Mardy Fish | 2395 | 45 | 90 | 2440 | Third round lost to  Gilles Simon [18] | 
| 11 | 12 |  Nicolás Almagro | 2225 | 360 | 10 | 1875 | First round lost  Łukasz Kubot | 
| 12 | 13 |  Mikhail Youzhny | 2010 | 360 | 90 | 1740 | Third round lost to  Albert Montañés | 
| 13 | 14 |  Richard Gasquet | 1755 | 10 | 180 | 1925 | Fourth round lost to  Novak Djokovic [2] | 
| 14 | 15 |  Stanislas Wawrinka | 1920 | 180 | 180 | 1920 | Fourth round lost to  Roger Federer [3] | 
| 15 | 16 |  Viktor Troicki | 1840 | 90 | 180 | 1930 | Fourth round lost to  Andy Murray [4] | 
| 16 | 17 |  Fernando Verdasco | 1515 | 180 | 90 | 1425 | Third round lost to  Ivan Ljubičić | 
| 17 | 18 |  Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 1570 | 180 | 90 | 1480 | Third round lost to  Stanislas Wawrinka [14] | 
| 18 | 19 |  Gilles Simon | 1565 | 0 | 180 | 1745 | Fourth round lost to  Robin Söderling [5] | 
| 19 | 20 |  Marin Čilić | 1515 | 180 | 10 | 1345 | First round lost to  Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo  [15] | 
| 20 | 21 |  Florian Mayer | 1555 | 0 | 45 | 1600 | Second round lost to  Alejandro Falla | 
| 21 | 23 |  Alexandr Dolgopolov | 1450 | 90 | 90 | 1450 | Third round lost to  Viktor Troicki [15] | 
| 22 | 24 |  Michaël Llodra | 1400 | 10 | 10 | 1400 | First round lost to  Steve Darcis  [16] | 
| 23 | 25 |  Thomaz Bellucci | 1395 | 180 | 90 | 1305 | Third round lost to  Richard Gasquet [13] | 
| 24 | 26 |  Sam Querrey | 1325 | 10 | 45 | 1360 | Second round lost to  Ivan Ljubičić | 
| 25 | 27 |  Juan Martín del Potro | 1355 | 0 | 90 | 1445 | Third round lost to  Novak Djokovic [2] | 
| 26 | 28 |  Milos Raonic | 1342 | 0 | 10 | 1352 | First round lost to  Michael Berrer  [17] | 
| 27 | 29 |  Marcos Baghdatis | 1295 | 90 | 45 | 1250 | Second round vs  Leonardo Mayer | 
| 28 | 30 |  Nikolay Davydenko | 1285 | 0 | 45 | 1330 | Second round lost to  Antonio Veić | 
| 29 | 32 |  Janko Tipsarević | 1225 | 10 | 90 | 1305 | Third round lost to  Roger Federer [3] | 
| 30 | 33 |  Guillermo García López | 1205 | 45 | 90 | 1250 | Third round lost to  Fabio Fognini | 
| 31 | 34 |  Sergiy Stakhovsky | 1145 | 10 | 90 | 1225 | Third round lost to  David Ferrer [7] | 
| 32 | 35 |  Kevin Anderson | 1150 | 10 | 45 | 1185 | Second round lost to  Juan Ignacio Chela | 
| Rank | Player | Points | Points defending | Points won | New points | Withdrew due to | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 |  Andy Roddick | 2290 | 90 | 0 | 2200 | right shoulder injury [18] | 
| 22 |  David Nalbandian | 1425 | 0 | 0 | 1425 | illness [19] | 
| 31 |  Tommy Robredo | 1245 | 10 | 0 | 1235 | Left leg Injury [20] | 
| Seed | Rank [21] | Player | Points | Points defending | Points won | New points | Status | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |  Caroline Wozniacki | 10255 | 500 | 160 | 9915 | Third round lost to  Daniela Hantuchová [28] | 
| 2 | 2 |  Kim Clijsters | 8115 | 0 | 100 | 8215 | Second round lost to  Arantxa Rus | 
| 3 | 3 |  Vera Zvonareva | 7755 | 100 | 280 | 7935 | Fourth round lost to  Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova [14] | 
| 4 | 4 |  Victoria Azarenka | 5425 | 5 | 500 | 5920 | Quarterfinals lost to  Li Na [6] | 
| 5 | 5 |  Francesca Schiavone | 5246 | 2000 | 1400 | 4646 | Runner-up, lost to  Li Na [6] | 
| 6 | 6 |  Li Na | 4635 | 160 | 2000 | 6475 | Champion, defeated  Francesca Schiavone [5] | 
| 7 | 7 |  Maria Sharapova | 4481 | 160 | 900 | 5221 | Semifinal lost to  Li Na [6] | 
| 8 | 8 |  Samantha Stosur | 4645 | 1400 | 160 | 3405 | Third round lost to  Gisela Dulko | 
| 9 | 9 |  Petra Kvitová | 3743 | 5 | 280 | 4018 | Fourth round lost to  Li Na [6] | 
| 10 | 10 |  Jelena Janković | 3670 | 900 | 280 | 3050 | Fourth round lost to  Francesca Schiavone [5] | 
| 11 | 11 |  Marion Bartoli | 3000 | 160 | 900 | 3740 | Semifinal lost to  Francesca Schiavone [5] | 
| 12 | 12 |  Agnieszka Radwańska | 2876 | 100 | 280 | 3056 | Fourth round lost to  Maria Sharapova [7] | 
| 13 | 13 |  Svetlana Kuznetsova | 2870 | 160 | 500 | 3210 | Quarterfinals lost to  Marion Bartoli [11] | 
| 14 | 14 |  Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 2715 | 160 | 500 | 3055 | Quarterfinals lost to  Francesca Schiavone [5] | 
| 15 | 15 |  Andrea Petkovic | 2890 | 100 | 500 | 3290 | Quarterfinals lost to  Maria Sharapova [7] | 
| 16 | 16 |  Kaia Kanepi | 2540 | 160 | 160 | 2540 | Third round lost to  Ekaterina Makarova | 
| 17 | 18 |  Julia Görges | 2500 | 100 | 160 | 2560 | Third round lost to  Marion Bartoli [11] | 
| 18 | 19 |  Flavia Pennetta | 2495 | 280 | 5 | 2220 | First round lost to  Varvara Lepchenko  [22] | 
| 19 | 20 |  Shahar Pe'er | 2445 | 280 | 5 | 2170 | First round lost to  María José Martínez Sánchez  [23] | 
| 20 | 21 |  Ana Ivanovic | 2425 | 100 | 5 | 2330 | First round lost to  Johanna Larsson | 
| 21 | 22 |  Yanina Wickmayer | 2350 | 160 | 160 | 2350 | Third round lost to  Agnieszka Radwańska [12] | 
| 22 | 23 |  Dominika Cibulková | 2210 | 160 | 5 | 2055 | First round lost  Vania King | 
| 23 | 24 |  Alisa Kleybanova | |||||
| 24 | 25 |  Jarmila Gajdošová | 2060 | 280 | 160 | 1940 | Third round lost to  Andrea Petkovic [15] | 
| 25 | 26 |  Maria Kirilenko | 1985 | 280 | 280 | 1985 | Fourth round lost to  Andrea Petkovic [15] | 
| 26 | 27 |  Nadia Petrova | 1940 | 500 | 5 | 1445 | First round lost to  Anastasia Rodionova  [25] | 
| 27 | 28 |  Alexandra Dulgheru | 1515 | 160 | 100 | 1455 | Second round lost to  Sorana Cîrstea | 
| 28 | 30 |  Daniela Hantuchová | 1875 | 280 | 280 | 1875 | Fourth round lost to  Svetlana Kuznetsova [13] | 
| 29 | 31 |  Peng Shuai | 2080 | 0 | 160 | 2240 | Third round lost to  Francesca Schiavone [5] | 
| 30 | 32 |  Roberta Vinci | 1615 | 100 | 160 | 1675 | Third round lost to  Victoria Azarenka [4] | 
| 31 | 33 |  Klára Zakopalová | 1600 | 100 | 5 | 1505 | First round lost to  Chan Yung-jan  [26] | 
| 32 | 34 |  Tsvetana Pironkova | 1463 | 5 | 100 | 1558 | Second round lost to  Gisela Dulko | 
| Rank | Player | Points | Points defending | Points won | New points | Withdrew due to | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 |  Serena Williams | 2500 | 500 | 0 | 2000 | Pulmonary embolism [27] | 
| 24 |  Alisa Kleybanova | 2165 | 160 | 0 | 2005 | Illness [24] | 
| 29 |  Venus Williams | 1840 | 280 | 0 | 1560 | hip injury [28] | 
Below are the lists of the wildcard awardees entering in the main draws.
| Men's singles wildcard entries | Women's singles wildcard entries
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| Men's doubles wildcard entries | Women's doubles wildcard entries
 | 
 Julie Coin /
  Julie Coin /   Nicolas Mahut
  Nicolas Mahut  Alizé Cornet /
  Alizé Cornet /   Gilles Simon
  Gilles Simon  Alizé Lim
  Alizé Lim  Richard Gasquet
  Richard Gasquet  Amélie Mauresmo
  Amélie Mauresmo  Michaël Llodra
  Michaël Llodra  Virginie Razzano /
  Virginie Razzano /   Dick Norman
  Dick Norman  Aravane Rezaï /
  Aravane Rezaï /   Grigor Dimitrov
  Grigor Dimitrov The following players were accepted directly into the main draw using a protected ranking:
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| Men's singles qualifiers entries
 The following players received entry from a lucky loser spot: | Women's singles qualifiers entries
 The following player received entry from a lucky loser spot: | 
The following players were accepted directly into the main tournament, but withdrew with injuries.
 Benjamin Becker → replaced by
  Benjamin Becker → replaced by   Ryan Harrison
  Ryan Harrison  Ričardas Berankis → replaced by
  Ričardas Berankis → replaced by   Marsel İlhan
  Marsel İlhan  Juan Carlos Ferrero → replaced by
  Juan Carlos Ferrero → replaced by   Andreas Beck
  Andreas Beck  Fernando González → replaced by
  Fernando González → replaced by   Brian Dabul
  Brian Dabul  Lleyton Hewitt → replaced by
  Lleyton Hewitt → replaced by   Marc Gicquel
  Marc Gicquel  Paul-Henri Mathieu → replaced by
  Paul-Henri Mathieu → replaced by   Jan Hájek
  Jan Hájek  David Nalbandian → replaced by
  David Nalbandian → replaced by   Daniel Brands
  Daniel Brands  Tommy Robredo → replaced by
  Tommy Robredo → replaced by   Alex Bogomolov Jr.
  Alex Bogomolov Jr.  Andy Roddick → replaced by
  Andy Roddick → replaced by   Simone Bolelli
  Simone Bolelli  Timea Bacsinszky → replaced by
  Timea Bacsinszky → replaced by   Anna Tatishvili
  Anna Tatishvili  Anna Chakvetadze → replaced by
  Anna Chakvetadze → replaced by   Vesna Dolonts
  Vesna Dolonts  Alisa Kleybanova → replaced by
  Alisa Kleybanova → replaced by   Anastasia Pivovarova
  Anastasia Pivovarova  Dinara Safina → replaced by
  Dinara Safina → replaced by   Anne Keothavong
  Anne Keothavong  Serena Williams → replaced by
  Serena Williams → replaced by   Junri Namigata
  Junri Namigata  Venus Williams → replaced by
  Venus Williams → replaced by   Kateryna Bondarenko
  Kateryna Bondarenko