2011 Family Circle Cup
| 2011 Family Circle Cup | |
|---|---|
| Date | April 4–10 |
| Edition | 39th |
| Category | Premier level |
| Surface | Clay/ outdoor |
| Location | Charleston,SC,USA |
| Venue | Family Circle Tennis Center |
| Attendance | 94,241 |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Caroline Wozniacki | |
| Doubles | |
 Sania Mirza/ Elena Vesnina | |
The2011Family Circle Cupwas a women'stennisevent on the2011 WTA Tour.It took place from April 4 to April 10, 2011. It was the 39th edition of the tournament and one of thePremier leveltournaments. The event was hosted at theFamily Circle Tennis Center,onDaniel Island,Charleston, South Carolina,United States. It was the only event of the clay court season played on green clay. The total prize money offered at this tournament wasUS$711,000[1]
The field was led by top seed and World No. 1Caroline Wozniackiand defending championSamantha Stosur.They were joined by former championsJelena Janković,Nadia Petrova,andSabine Lisicki.
Finals
[edit]Singles
[edit]- Caroline WozniackidefeatedElena Vesnina,6–2, 6–3
It was Wozniacki's 3rd title of the year and 15th of her career. It was her 1st Premier-level title of the year and 4th of her career.
Doubles
[edit]- Sania Mirza/Elena Vesninadefeated
Bethanie Mattek-Sands/Meghann Shaughnessy,6–4, 6–4
Prize money & points distribution
[edit]Points distribution
[edit]| Stage | Women's singles[2] | Women's doubles[2] |
|---|---|---|
| Champion | 470 | |
| Runner up | 320 | |
| Semifinals | 200 | |
| Quarterfinals | 120 | |
| Round of 16 | 60 | 1 |
| Round of 32 | 40 | – |
| Round of 64 | 1 | |
| Qualifier | 12 | |
| Qualifying final round | 8 | |
| Qualifying first round | 1 | |
Prize money
[edit]The total commitment prize money for this year's event is $721,000.
| Stage | Women's singles[3] | Women's doubles (per team)[3] |
|---|---|---|
| Champion | $111,000 | $35,500 |
| Runner up | $57,350 | $19,000 |
| Semifinals | $29,205 | $9,500 |
| Quarterfinals | $15,200 | $4,900 |
| Round of 16 | $7,850 | $2,500 |
| Round of 32 | $4,000 | – |
| Round of 64 | $2,025 | |
| Qualifying final round | $1,035 | |
| Qualifying first round | $535 |
Entrants
[edit]Seeds
[edit]| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEN
|
Caroline Wozniacki | 1 | 1 |
 AUS
|
Samantha Stosur | 5 | 2 |
 SRB
|
Jelena Janković | 7 | 3 |
 FRA
|
Marion Bartoli | 10 | 4 |
 ISR
|
Shahar Pe'er | 11 | 5 |
 BEL
|
Yanina Wickmayer | 20 | 6 |
| RUS
|
Nadia Petrova | 22 | 7 |
| RUS
|
Alisa Kleybanova | 26 | 8 |
| RUS
|
Maria Kirilenko | 27 | 9 |
 SVK
|
Daniela Hantuchová | 30 | 10 |
 CHN
|
Peng Shuai | 32 | 11 |
 GER
|
Julia Görges | 35 | 12 |
 SUI
|
Patty Schnyder | 41 | 13 |
| USA
|
Bethanie Mattek-Sands | 43 | 14 |
 CZE
|
Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová | 50 | 15 |
| RUS
|
Vera Dushevina | 53 | 16 |
- Rankings are as of March 21, 2011.
Other entrants
[edit]The following players receivedwildcardsinto the main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
- Eva Birnerová
- Irina Falconi
- Sania Mirza
Monica Puig- Sloane Stephens
- Alexandra Stevenson
Anna Tatishvili
Heather Watson
Withdrawals
[edit]
Akgul Amanmuradova
Viktoriya Kutuzova- Serena Williams(foot injury & pulmonary embolism)
References
[edit]- ^"Family Cirlce Cup to Expand Qualifying Draw".familycirclecup.com. p. 1. Archived fromthe originalon March 26, 2012.RetrievedFebruary 5,2012.
- ^ab"WTA ranking System"(PDF).wtatour.com. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on March 12, 2011.RetrievedJanuary 8,2011.
- ^ab"MEDIA / FACT SHEET".familycirclecup.com. Archived fromthe originalon March 23, 2010.RetrievedApril 10,2011.
External links
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