2011 WTA Premier tournaments

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The 2011 WTA Premier tournaments are 20 of the tennis tournaments on the 2011 WTA Tour. The WTA Tour is the elite tour for women's professional tennis. The WTA Premier tournaments rank below the Grand Slam events and above the WTA International tournaments. They are divided into three levels: Premier Mandatory (Indian Wells, Miami, Madrid and Beijing), Premier 5 (Dubai, Rome, Canada, Cincinnati and Tokyo), and Premier (11 tournaments in Europe, United States and Australia). [1]

Contents

Schedule

Premier

Week ofTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists
10 January Medibank International Sydney
Sydney, Australia
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Na
7–6(7–3), 6–3
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kim Clijsters Flag of Russia.svg Alisa Kleybanova
Flag of Serbia.svg Bojana Jovanovski
Flag of Slovakia.svg Dominika Cibulková
Flag of Belarus.svg Victoria Azarenka
Flag of Russia.svg Svetlana Kuznetsova
Flag of Italy.svg Flavia Pennetta
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Iveta Benešová
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová

4–6, 6–4, [10–7]
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Květa Peschke
Flag of Slovenia.svg Katarina Srebotnik
7 February Open GDF Suez
Paris, France
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petra Kvitová
6–4, 6–3
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kim Clijsters Flag of Estonia.svg Kaia Kanepi
Flag of the United States.svg Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jelena Dokić
Flag of Slovakia.svg Dominika Cibulková
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Yanina Wickmayer
Flag of Germany.svg Andrea Petkovic
Flag of the United States.svg Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Flag of the United States.svg Meghann Shaughnessy

6–4, 6–2
Flag of Russia.svg Vera Dushevina
Flag of Russia.svg Ekaterina Makarova
21 February Qatar Ladies Open
Doha, Qatar
Flag of Russia.svg Vera Zvonareva
6–4, 6–4
Flag of Denmark.svg Caroline Wozniacki Flag of France.svg Marion Bartoli
Flag of Serbia.svg Jelena Janković
Flag of Italy.svg Flavia Pennetta
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Peng Shuai
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Klára Zakopalová
Flag of Slovakia.svg Daniela Hantuchová
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Květa Peschke
Flag of Slovenia.svg Katarina Srebotnik

7–5, 6–7(2–7), [10–8]
Flag of the United States.svg Liezel Huber
Flag of Russia.svg Nadia Petrova
4 April Family Circle Cup
Charleston, USA
Flag of Denmark.svg Caroline Wozniacki
6–2, 6–3
Flag of Russia.svg Elena Vesnina Flag of Serbia.svg Jelena Janković
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Peng Shuai
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Yanina Wickmayer
Flag of the United States.svg Christina McHale
Flag of India.svg Sania Mirza
Flag of Germany.svg Julia Görges
Flag of India.svg Sania Mirza
Flag of Russia.svg Elena Vesnina

6–4, 6–4,
Flag of the United States.svg Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Flag of the United States.svg Meghann Shaughnessy
18 April Porsche Tennis Grand Prix
Stuttgart, Germany
Flag of Germany.svg Julia Görges
7–6(7–3), 6–3
Flag of Denmark.svg Caroline Wozniacki Flag of Poland.svg Agnieszka Radwańska
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Samantha Stosur
Flag of Germany.svg Andrea Petkovic
Flag of Germany.svg Kristina Barrois
Flag of Germany.svg Sabine Lisicki
Flag of Russia.svg Vera Zvonareva
Flag of Germany.svg Sabine Lisicki
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Samantha Stosur

6–1, 7–6(7–5)
Flag of Germany.svg Kristina Barrois
Flag of Germany.svg Jasmin Wöhr
16 May Brussels Ladies Open
Brussels, Belgium
Flag of Denmark.svg Caroline Wozniacki
2–6, 6–3, 6–3
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Peng Shuai Flag of Italy.svg Francesca Schiavone
Flag of Russia.svg Vera Zvonareva
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Yanina Wickmayer
Flag of Japan.svg Ayumi Morita
Flag of Sweden.svg Sofia Arvidsson
Flag of Romania.svg Alexandra Dulgheru
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Andrea Hlaváčková
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Galina Voskoboeva

3–6, 6–0, [10–5]
Flag of Poland.svg Klaudia Jans
Flag of Poland.svg Alicja Rosolska
13 June Aegon International
Eastbourne, UK
Flag of France.svg Marion Bartoli
6–1, 4–6, 7–5
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petra Kvitová Flag of Australia (converted).svg Samantha Stosur
Flag of Slovakia.svg Daniela Hantuchová
Flag of Russia.svg Vera Zvonareva
Flag of Belarus.svg Victoria Azarenka
Flag of Poland.svg Agnieszka Radwańska
Flag of the United States.svg Venus Williams
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Květa Peschke
Flag of Slovenia.svg Katarina Srebotnik

6–3, 6–0
Flag of the United States.svg Liezel Huber
Flag of the United States.svg Lisa Raymond
25 July Bank of the West Classic
Stanford, USA
Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams
7–5, 6–1
Flag of France.svg Marion Bartoli Flag of Slovakia.svg Dominika Cibulková
Flag of Germany.svg Sabine Lisicki
Flag of New Zealand.svg Marina Erakovic
Flag of Japan.svg Ayumi Morita
Flag of Poland.svg Agnieszka Radwańska
Flag of Russia.svg Maria Sharapova
Flag of Belarus.svg Victoria Azarenka
Flag of Russia.svg Maria Kirilenko

6–1, 6–3
Flag of the United States.svg Liezel Huber
Flag of the United States.svg Lisa Raymond
1 August Mercury Insurance Open
San Diego, USA
Flag of Poland.svg Agnieszka Radwańska
6–3, 6–4
Flag of Russia.svg Vera Zvonareva Flag of Serbia.svg Ana Ivanovic
Flag of Germany.svg Andrea Petkovic
Flag of Germany.svg Sabine Lisicki
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Peng Shuai
Flag of Slovakia.svg Daniela Hantuchová
Flag of the United States.svg Sloane Stephens
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Květa Peschke
Flag of Slovenia.svg Katarina Srebotnik

6–0, 6–2
Flag of the United States.svg Raquel Kops-Jones
Flag of the United States.svg Abigail Spears
22 August Pilot Pen Tennis at Yale
New Haven, USA
Flag of Denmark.svg Caroline Wozniacki
6–4, 6–1
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petra Cetkovská Flag of Italy.svg Francesca Schiavone
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Na
Flag of the United States.svg Christina McHale
Flag of Spain.svg Anabel Medina Garrigues
Flag of France.svg Marion Bartoli
Flag of Russia.svg Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chuang Chia-jung
Flag of Belarus.svg Olga Govortsova

7–5, 6–2
Flag of Italy.svg Sara Errani
Flag of Italy.svg Roberta Vinci
17 October Kremlin Cup
Moscow, Russia
Flag of Slovakia.svg Dominika Cibulková
3–6, 7–6(7–1), 7–5
Flag of Estonia.svg Kaia Kanepi Flag of Russia.svg Elena Vesnina
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lucie Šafářová
Flag of Russia.svg Vera Zvonareva
Flag of France.svg Marion Bartoli
Flag of Russia.svg Svetlana Kuznetsova
Flag of Russia.svg Vera Dushevina
Flag of the United States.svg Vania King
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Yaroslava Shvedova

7–6(7–3), 6–3
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Anastasia Rodionova
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Galina Voskoboeva

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References

  1. "2011 WTA calendar" (PDF). WTA Tour. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 November 2010. Retrieved 5 November 2010.