2011 US Open – Women's Singles

Ninth seed Samantha Stosur won her first Grand Slam championship, defeating the 28th seed Serena Williams, 6–2, 6–3 in the final, to win the Women's Singles tennis title at the 2011 US Open.[1] She became the first Australian woman to win a Grand Slam since Evonne Goolagong Cawley at the 1980 Wimbledon Championships and the first Australian woman to win the US Open since Margaret Court in 1973. Kim Clijsters was the two-time defending champion, but withdrew due to an abdominal injury.

Women's Singles
2011 US Open
Champion Samantha Stosur
Runner-up Serena Williams
Final score6–2, 6–3
Draw128
Seeds32
Main article: 2011 US Open (tennis)

This was the first US Open main draw appearance for future champion Sloane Stephens, she reached the third round before falling to former world No. 1 Ana Ivanovic.

Seeds
01.   Caroline Wozniacki (Semifinals)
02.   Vera Zvonareva (Quarterfinals)
03.   Maria Sharapova (Third round)
04.   Victoria Azarenka (Third round)
05.   Petra Kvitová (First round)
06.   Li Na (First round)
07.   Francesca Schiavone (Fourth round)
08.   Marion Bartoli (Second round)
09.   Samantha Stosur (Champion)
10.   Andrea Petkovic (Quarterfinals)
11.   Jelena Janković (Third round)
12.   Agnieszka Radwańska (Second round)
13.   Peng Shuai (Fourth round)
14.   Dominika Cibulková (Second round)
15.   Svetlana Kuznetsova (Fourth round)
16.   Ana Ivanovic (Fourth round)
17.   Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (Quarterfinals)
18.   Roberta Vinci (Third round)
19.   Julia Görges (Third round)
20.   Yanina Wickmayer (Second round, retired because of a back injury)
21.   Daniela Hantuchová (First round)
22.   Sabine Lisicki (Fourth round)
23.   Shahar Pe'er (Second round)
24.   Nadia Petrova (Third round)
25.   Maria Kirilenko (Fourth round)
26.   Flavia Pennetta (Quarterfinals)
27.   Lucie Šafářová (Third round)
28.   Serena Williams (Final)
29.   Jarmila Gajdošová (Second round)
30.   Anabel Medina Garrigues (Third round)
31.   Kaia Kanepi (Second Round)
32.   María José Martínez Sánchez (First round)

Qualifying
Main article: 2011 US Open – Women's Singles Qualifying

Main draw

Key

Finals
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 Caroline Wozniacki 6 77  
10 Andrea Petkovic 1 65  
1 Caroline Wozniacki 2 4  
28/PR Serena Williams 6 6  
28/PR Serena Williams 7 6  
17 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 5 1  
28/PR Serena Williams 2 3  
9 Samantha Stosur 6 6  
  Angelique Kerber 6 4 6
26 Flavia Pennetta 4 6 3
  Angelique Kerber 3 6 2
9 Samantha Stosur 6 2 6
9 Samantha Stosur 6 6  
2 Vera Zvonareva 3 3  

Section 1
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
1 C Wozniacki 6 6  
  N Llagostera Vives 3 1   1 C Wozniacki 6 6  
  A Rus 6 6     A Rus 2 0  
  E Vesnina 2 4   1 C Wozniacki 6 6  
  V King 6 6     V King 2 4  
  G Arn 1 4     V King 6 6  
  I Benešová 65 5   29 J Gajdošová 2 0  
29 J Gajdošová 77 7   1 C Wozniacki 66 7 6
21 D Hantuchová 2 3   15 S Kuznetsova 78 5 1
  P Parmentier 6 6     P Parmentier 3 5  
A Amanmuradova 6 6     A Amanmuradova 6 7  
  T Paszek 4 2     A Amanmuradova 4 2  
WC J Hampton 6 2 1r 15 S Kuznetsova 6 6  
  E Baltacha 2 6 5   E Baltacha 4 3  
  S Errani 5 1   15 S Kuznetsova 6 6  
15 S Kuznetsova 7 6  

Section 2
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
10 A Petkovic 6 6  
Q E Bychkova 2 2   10 A Petkovic 3 6 6
Q V Diatchenko 6 5 2   J Zheng 6 3 3
  J Zheng 4 7 6 10 A Petkovic 6 6  
WC C Dellacqua 5 0   18 R Vinci 4 0  
  A Cornet 7 6     A Cornet 2 3  
  I-C Begu 3 4   18 R Vinci 6 6  
18 R Vinci 6 6   10 A Petkovic 6 6  
31 K Kanepi 6 6     C Suárez Navarro 1 4  
  T Tanasugarn 4 3   31 K Kanepi 4 2  
  K Date-Krumm 65 62   Q S Soler-Espinosa 6 6  
Q S Soler Espinosa 77 77   Q S Soler-Espinosa 0 4  
  M Johansson 2 6 5   C Suárez Navarro 6 6  
  C Suárez Navarro 6 4 7   C Suárez Navarro 3 6 6
  S Halep 6 7     S Halep 6 2 2
6 N Li 2 5  

Section 3
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
4 V Azarenka 6 6  
  J Larsson 1 3   4 V Azarenka 6 6  
  R Marino 3 3     G Dulko 4 3  
  G Dulko 6 6   4 V Azarenka 1 65  
Q M Krajicek 3 77 6 28/PR S Williams 6 77  
  E Daniilidou 6 64 1 Q M Krajicek 0 1  
  B Jovanovski 1 1   28/PR S Williams 6 6  
28/PR S Williams 6 6   28/PR S Williams 6 6  
23 S Pe'er 65 6 6 16 A Ivanovic 3 4  
  S Mirza 77 3 1 23 S Pe'er 1 64  
Q RL Jani 2 6 63 WC S Stephens 6 77  
WC S Stephens 6 3 77 WC S Stephens 3 4  
  E Rodina 6 1 2 16 A Ivanovic 6 6  
  P Cetkovská 1 6 6   P Cetkovská      
  K Pervak 4 2   16 A Ivanovic w/o    
16 A Ivanovic 6 6  

Section 4
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
11 J Janković 6 6  
WC A Riske 2 0   11 J Janković 6 6  
  J Dokić 6 6     J Dokić 3 4  
  O Govortsova 3 1   11 J Janković 4 4  
  P Martić 5 6 6 17 A Pavlyuchenkova 6 6  
  B Záhlavová-Strýcová 7 3 4   P Martić 4 6 4
  A Tatishvili 2 2   17 A Pavlyuchenkova 6 2 6
17 A Pavlyuchenkova 6 6   17 A Pavlyuchenkova 5 6 6
32 MJ Martínez Sánchez 3 4   7 F Schiavone 7 3 4
  M Barthel 6 6     M Barthel 4 5  
  C Scheepers 7 6     C Scheepers 6 7  
  A Keothavong 5 3     C Scheepers 7 65 3
  M Lučić 6 2 6 7 F Schiavone 5 77 6
Q M Erakovic 4 6 4   M Lučić 1 1  
Q G Voskoboeva 3 6 4 7 F Schiavone 6 6  
7 F Schiavone 6 1 6

Section 5
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
5 P Kvitová 63 3  
  A Dulgheru 77 6     A Dulgheru 3 0  
  P Mayr-Achleitner 3 3     M Niculescu 6 6  
  M Niculescu 6 6     M Niculescu 6 6  
WC J Craybas 2 4   27 L Šafářová 0 1  
WC M Keys 6 6   WC M Keys 6 5 4
  M Rybáriková 6 3 2 27 L Šafářová 3 7 6
27 L Šafářová 2 6 6   M Niculescu 4 3  
20 Y Wickmayer 6 7     A Kerber 6 6  
  S Cîrstea 1 5   20 Y Wickmayer 1 0r  
  A Kudryavtseva 77 7     A Kudryavtseva 6 3  
  An Rodionova 61 5     A Kudryavtseva 3 1  
WC L Davis 63 3     A Kerber 6 6  
  A Kerber 77 6     A Kerber 6 4 6
Q U Radwańska 2 3   12 A Radwańska 3 6 3
12 A Radwańska 6 6  

Section 6
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
13 S Peng 6 6  
  V Lepchenko 3 4   13 S Peng 6 6  
  V Razzano 2 3     T Pironkova 2 4  
  T Pironkova 6 6   13 S Peng 6 77  
  M Doi 2 714 2r 19 J Görges 4 61  
  L Pous Tió 6 612 5   L Pous Tió 3 1  
  K Barrois 3 2   19 J Görges 6 6  
19 J Görges 6 6   13 S Peng 4 66  
26 F Pennetta 6 6   26 F Pennetta 6 78  
WC A Rezaï 1 4   26 F Pennetta 6 6  
  M Oudin 0 67   Q R Oprandi 0 3  
Q R Oprandi 6 79   26 F Pennetta 6 3 6
  A Yakimova 6 4 6 3 M Sharapova 3 6 4
Q N Lertcheewakarn 0 6 3   A Yakimova 1 1  
  H Watson 6 5 3 3 M Sharapova 6 6  
3 M Sharapova 3 7 6

Section 7
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
8 M Bartoli 7 6  
Q A Panova 5 3   8 M Bartoli 62 2  
  C McHale 6 65 6   C McHale 77 6  
Q A Wozniak 3 77 4   C McHale 2 3  
  V Dushevina 6 6   25 M Kirilenko 6 6  
  A Sevastova 3 4     V Dushevina 1 2  
  E Makarova 6 1 63 25 M Kirilenko 6 6  
25 M Kirilenko 4 6 77 25 M Kirilenko 2 717 3
24 N Petrova 6 1 6 9 S Stosur 6 615 6
Q Y-j Chan 3 6 4 24 N Petrova 6 6  
  B Mattek-Sands 1 3     P Hercog 2 4  
  P Hercog 6 6   24 N Petrova 65 77 5
  C Vandeweghe 7 6   9 S Stosur 77 65 7
  A Brianti 5 3     C Vandeweghe 3 4  
  S Arvidsson 2 3   9 S Stosur 6 6  
9 S Stosur 6 6  

Section 8
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
14 D Cibulková 6 6  
  S Zhang 3 4   14 D Cibulková 6 3 5
  K Zakopalová 6 4 2   I Falconi 2 6 7
  I Falconi 3 6 6   I Falconi 0 1  
  V Dolonts 4 3   22 S Lisicki 6 6  
  V Williams 6 6     V Williams w/o    
PR A Bondarenko 3 3   22 S Lisicki      
22 S Lisicki 6 6   22 S Lisicki 2 3  
30 A Medina Garrigues 64 6 6 2 V Zvonareva 6 6  
Q K Knapp 77 4 3 30 A Medina Garrigues 6 6  
Q L Robson 77 1   Q L Robson 2 3  
  A Morita 65 0r 30 A Medina Garrigues 4 5  
  L Hradecká 3 0   2 V Zvonareva 6 7  
  K Bondarenko 6 6     K Bondarenko 5 6 3
Q S Foretz Gacon 3 0   2 V Zvonareva 7 3 6
2 V Zvonareva 6 6  

References
  1. "Sam Stosur beats Serena Williams in final". BBC. September 11, 2011. Retrieved September 12, 2011.
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