Women's Singles
2011 Australian Open
Champion	Kim Clijsters
Runner-up	Li Na
Final score	3-6, 6-3, 6-3
Details
Draw	128 (12Q / 8WC)
Seeds	32
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Kim Clijsters won her first Australian Open title and her fourth (and last) Grand Slam overall by beating Li Na 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 in the final to capture the Women's Singles tennis title at the 2011 Australian Open. Li became the first Asian player to make the final of a Grand Slam in singles. Though she lost in the final, she would go on to win the French Open a few months later. Serena Williams was the two-time defending champion, but a foot injury during the middle of the 2010 season prevented her defending the title.

The fourth round match between Svetlana Kuznetsova and Francesca Schiavone, which lasted 4 hours and 44 minutes, was the longest women's singles match in Grand Slam, with Schiavone winning it in the third set, 16-14.

Notably this was the last Grand Slam that two former world No. 1 players Justine Henin and Dinara Safina would ever play, being forced into Henin's second retirement due to an elbow injury and Safina's back injury.^[1]

This was also the first Grand Slam that Caroline Wozniacki competed as the World No. 1; she lost to Li in the semifinals.

Seeds

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Caroline Wozniacki	3	6	6
	6	Francesca Schiavone	6	3	3
								1	Caroline Wozniacki	6	5	3
								9	Li Na	3	7	6
	30	Andrea Petkovic	2	4
	9	Li Na	6	6
															9	Li Na	6	3	3
															3	Kim Clijsters	3	6	6
	12	Agnieszka Radwa?ska	3	64
	3	Kim Clijsters	6	77
								3	Kim Clijsters	6	6
								2	Vera Zvonareva	3	3
	25	Petra Kvitová	2	4
	2	Vera Zvonareva	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	1	C Wozniacki	6	6
		G Dulko	3	4				1	C Wozniacki	6	6
		T Paszek	77	0	3				V King	1	0
		V King	64	6	6										1	C Wozniacki	6	6
		L Hradecká	4	5											29	D Cibulková	4	3
		A Brianti	6	7					A Brianti	1	6	2
		A Kerber	2	77	4			29	D Cibulková	6	4	6
	29	D Cibulková	6	64	6																	1	C Wozniacki	6	6
	21	Y Wickmayer	6	2	6																		A Sevastova	3	4
		J Groth	3	6	4			21	Y Wickmayer	4	2
		P Hercog	4	65					A Sevastova	6	6
		A Sevastova	6	77												A Sevastova	6	6
	Q	V Manasieva	7	6											Q	V Manasieva	1	3
		L Pous Tió	5	2				Q	V Manasieva	3	6	6
		T Garbin	0	0				15	M Bartoli	6	3	0
	15	M Bartoli	6	6

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	11	J Henin	5	6	6
	Q	S Mirza	7	3	1			11	J Henin	6	6
	Q	J Hampton	6	4	5				E Baltacha	1	3
		E Baltacha	3	6	7										11	J Henin	4	68
		B Mattek-Sands	1	6	5										23	S Kuznetsova	6	710
	Q	A Rus	6	3	7			Q	A Rus	1	4
		A Riske	3	2				23	S Kuznetsova	6	6
	23	S Kuznetsova	6	6																		23	S Kuznetsova	4	6	14
	32	T Pironkova	6	3	6																	6	F Schiavone	6	1	16
		P Parmentier	4	6	3			32	T Pironkova	4	1
		T Bacsinszky	0	3					M Niculescu	6	6
		M Niculescu	6	6												M Niculescu	0	62
		R Marino	6	4	6										6	F Schiavone	6	77
		J Namigata	2	6	3				R Marino	3	7	7
			77	2	4			6	F Schiavone	6	5	9
	6	F Schiavone	64	6	6

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	4	V Williams	6	6
		S Errani	3	2				4	V Williams	66	6	6
		S Záhlavová	6	6					S Záhlavová	78	0	4
		R Vorá?ová	1	3											4	V Williams	0r
	Q	A Keothavong	7	6											30	A Petkovic	1
	Q	Ar Rodionova	5	4				Q	A Keothavong	6	5	0
		J Craybas	1	2				30	A Petkovic	2	7	6
	30	A Petkovic	6	6																		30	A Petkovic	6	6
	20	K Kanepi	2	6	6																	14	M Sharapova	2	3
		M Rybáriková	6	4	3			20	K Kanepi	4	6	4
		J Görges	6	4	6				J Görges	6	3	6
		E Gallovits-Hall	3	6	3											J Görges	6	4	4
		E Vesnina	6	3	3										14	M Sharapova	4	6	6
		V Razzano	4	6	6				V Razzano	63	3
		T Tanasugarn	1	3				14	M Sharapova	77	6
	14	M Sharapova	6	6

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	9	N Li	6	7
		S Arvidsson	1	5				9	N Li	6	6
		E Rodina	6	6					E Rodina	3	2
	WC	O Rogowska	3	1											9	N Li	6	6
		Z Ondrá?ková	3	2													2	1
	WC	J Doki?	6	6				WC	J Doki?	63	1
			6	3	7					77	6
	17	A Rezaï	0	6	5																	9	N Li	6	6
	28	D Hantuchová	63	6	7																	8		3	3
		R Kulikova	77	3	9				R Kulikova	4	6	5
		K ?prem	6	4	2				C Scheepers	6	4	7
		C Scheepers	4	6	6											C Scheepers	3	3
			5	4											8	V Azarenka	6	6
		A Hlavá?ková	7	6					A Hlavá?ková	4	4
	Q	K Wörle	0	2				8	V Azarenka	6	6
	8	V Azarenka	6	6

Bottom half

Section 5

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	7	J Jankovi?	6	77
		A Kudryavtseva	0	65				7	J Jankovi?	63	3
		K Bondarenko	6	3	6				S Peng	77	6
		S Peng	2	6	8											S Peng	6	3	6
	WC	C Garcia	7	4	6											A Morita	1	6	3
		V Lepchenko	5	6	3			WC	C Garcia	4	4
		A Morita	6	6					A Morita	6	6
	27	A Dulgheru	4	4																			S Peng	5	6	5
	24	A Kleybanova	6	6																		12	A Radwa?ska	7	3	7
	Q	I Falconi	1	0				24	A Kleybanova	4	62
	Q	A Kremer	3	6	2				S Halep	6	77
		S Halep	6	3	6											S Halep	1	2
	WC	S Ferguson	66	6	3										12	A Radwa?ska	6	6
	Q	P Marti?	78	0	6			Q	P Marti?	3	4
		K Date-Krumm	4	6	5			12	A Radwa?ska	6	6
	12	A Radwa?ska	6	4	7

Section 6

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	13	N Petrova	6	6
		K Pervak	2	1				13	N Petrova	6	6
	WC	A Molik	1	6	8			WC	A Molik	4	1
		R Vinci	6	3	6										13	N Petrova	2	6	6
		P Schnyder	2	3													6	3	8
	Q	L Tsurenko	6	6				Q	L Tsurenko	66	1
		E Makarova	3	6	10				E Makarova	78	6
	19	A Ivanovic	6	4	8																			63	2
	26		6	4	6																	3	K Clijsters	77	6
		G Arn	3	6	2			26		5	1
	Q	C Vandeweghe	2	1					A Cornet	7	6
		A Cornet	6	6												A Cornet	63	3
		C McHale	6	3	4										3	K Clijsters	77	6
		C Suárez Navarro	4	6	6				C Suárez Navarro	1	3
		D Safina	0	0				3	K Clijsters	6	6
	3	K Clijsters	6	6

Section 7

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	5	S Stosur	6	6
	WC	L Davis	1	1				5	S Stosur	6	6
		ME Camerin	3	6	1				V Dushevina	3	2
		V Dushevina	6	3	6										5	S Stosur	65	3
		O Govortsova	3	4											25	P Kvitová	77	6
		A Chakvetadze	6	6					A Chakvetadze	3	4
	WC	S Peers	2	4				25	P Kvitová	6	6
	25	P Kvitová	6	6																		25	P Kvitová	3	6	6
	22	F Pennetta	6	6																		22	F Pennetta	6	3	3
		An Rodionova	2	1				22	F Pennetta	6	6
			6	6						2	2
		J Larsson	2	1											22	F Pennetta	3	77	6
		S Cîrstea	6	6											10	S Pe'er	6	63	4
		M Lu?i?	4	2					S Cîrstea	3	2
		M Johansson	1	1				10	S Pe'er	6	6
	10	S Pe'er	6	6

Section 8

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	16		6	77
		K Flipkens	4	64				16		6	6
		A Amanmuradova	4	2					K Barrois	2	2
		K Barrois	6	6											16		3	6	5
			0	1												I Bene?ová	6	1	7
		I Bene?ová	6	6					I Bene?ová	6	6
		R Oprandi	3	7	6			18	M Kirilenko	3	1
	18	M Kirilenko	6	5	8																		I Bene?ová	4	1
	31	L ?afá?ová	7	4	6																	2		6	6
		S Zhang	5	6	1			31	L ?afá?ová	6	62	7
		K Zakopalová	6	3	6				K Zakopalová	3	77	5
		M Oudin	1	6	1										31	L ?afá?ová	3	69
		B Jovanovski	7	6											2	V Zvonareva	6	711
	WC	K-c Chang	5	1					B Jovanovski	6	3	1
		S Bammer	2	1				2	V Zvonareva	2	6	6
	2	V Zvonareva	6	6

References

• [1] Source for the draw at australianopen.com

External links

• 2011 Australian Open - Women's Singles at the International Tennis Federation