2011 US Open – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
2011 US Open
Champion	Samantha Stosur
Runner-up	Serena Williams
Final score	6–2, 6–3

Kim Clijsters was the two-time defending champion, but withdrew due to an abdominal injury.

Ninth seed Samantha Stosur won her first Grand Slam championship, defeating the favorite Serena Williams, a three-time US Open champion and the 28th seed, 6–2, 6–3 in the final.^[1] She became the first Australian woman to win any Grand Slam tournament since Evonne Goolagong Cawley in 1980.

Seeds

1. Caroline Wozniacki (Semifinals)
2. Vera Zvonareva (Quarterfinals)
3. Maria Sharapova (Third Round)
4. Victoria Azarenka (Third Round)
5. Petra Kvitová (First Round)
6. Li Na (First Round)
7. Francesca Schiavone (Fourth Round)
8. Marion Bartoli (Second Round)
9. 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 draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Caroline Wozniacki	6	7^7
	10	Andrea Petkovic	1	6^5
								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

Top Half

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	6^5	5				29	J Gajdošová	2	0
	29	J Gajdošová	7^7	7																		1	C Wozniacki	6^6	7	6
	21	D Hantuchová	2	3																		15	S Kuznetsova	7^8	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	1^r										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	6^5	6^2				Q	S Soler-Espinosa	6	6
	Q	S Soler-Espinosa	7^7	7^7											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	6^5
	Q	M Krajicek	3	7^7	6										28/PR	S Williams	6	7^7
		E Daniilidou	6	6^4	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	6^5	6	6																	16	A Ivanovic	3	4
		S Mirza	7^7	3	1			23	S Pe'er	1	6^4
	Q	R-L Jani	2	6	6^3			WC	S Stephens	6	7^7
	WC	S Stephens	6	3	7^7										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	6^5	3
		M Lučić	6	2	6										7	F Schiavone	5	7^7	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

Bottom Half

Section 5

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	5	P Kvitová	6^3	3
		A Dulgheru	7^7	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	0^r
		A Kudryavtseva	7^7	7					A Kudryavtseva	6	3
		A Rodionova	6^1	5												A Kudryavtseva	3	1
	WC	L Davis	6^3	3												A Kerber	6	6
		A Kerber	7^7	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	7^7
		M Doi	2	7^14	2^r										19	J Görges	4	6^1
		L Pous Tió	6	6^12	5				L Pous Tió	3	1
		K Barrois	3	2				19	J Görges	6	6
	19	J Görges	6	6																		13	S Peng	4	6^6
	26	F Pennetta	6	6																		26	F Pennetta	6	7^8
	WC	A Rezaï	1	4				26	F Pennetta	6	6
		M Oudin	0	6^7				Q	R Oprandi	0	3
	Q	R Oprandi	6	7^9											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	6^2	2
		C McHale	6	6^5	6				C McHale	7^7	6
	Q	A Wozniak	3	7^7	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	6^3			25	M Kirilenko	6	6
	25	M Kirilenko	4	6	7^7																	25	M Kirilenko	2	7^17	3
	24	N Petrova	6	1	6																	9	S Stosur	6	6^15	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	6^5	7^7	5
		C Vandeweghe	7	6											9	S Stosur	7^7	6^5	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
	PR	A Bondarenko	3	3				22	S Lisicki	w/o
	22	S Lisicki	6	6																		22	S Lisicki	2	3
	30	A Medina Garrigues	6^4	6	6																	2	V Zvonareva	6	6
	Q	K Knapp	7^7	4	3			30	A Medina Garrigues	6	6
	Q	L Robson	7^7	1				Q	L Robson	2	3
		A Morita	6^5	0	r										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.

External links

• Official site
• Main Draw
• Schedule of Play