The 2011 French Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 110th edition of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, from 22 May to 5 June 2011.
Rafael Nadal successfully defended his 2010 title, defeating rival Roger Federer in the final to win his sixth French Open title. Francesca Schiavone was narrowly unsuccessful in her title defence, being defeated by Li Na in the final. Li became the first female Asian to win a Grand Slam singles title.
Tournament
The 2011 French Open was the one hundred and tenth edition of the French Open. It was held at Stade Roland Garros in Paris. The tournament was an event run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and was part of the 2011 ATP World Tour and the 2011 WTA Tour calendars under the Grand Slam category. The tournament consisted of both men's and women's singles and doubles draws as well as a mixed doubles event. There were singles and doubles events for both boys and girls (players under 18), which is part of the Grade A category of tournaments. There were also singles and doubles events for men's and women's wheelchair tennis players as part of the NEC tour under the Grand Slam category. The tournament was played on clay courts. The tournament took place over a series of twenty courts, including the three main showcourts, Court Philippe Chatrier, Court Suzanne Lenglen and Court 1.
Ranking points
Senior ranking points
EventWFSFQF4R3R2R1RQQ3Q2Q1SinglesPoints (M)20001200720360180904510251680Points (F)2000140090050028016010056050402DoublesPoints (M)20001200720360180900 - - – - -Points (F)200014009005002801605 - - - - -
Junior ranking points
Below is a table charting the points that are available to the boys and girls in boy singles and doubles play.
StageJuniors – Tournament Grades . ITF Tennis. Retrieved on 30 January 2011.2011 Junior Circuit Regulations Boys singlesBoys doublesGirls singlesGirls doublesChampion250 180 250 180Runner up180 120 180 120Semifinals120 80 120 80Quarterfinals80 50 80 50Round of 1650 30 50 30Round of 3230 –30 –Qualifier who loses in first round25 25Qualifying final round20 20
Wheelchair ranking points
StageWheelchair Tennis Rules and Regulations 2011 Men's singlesMen's doublesWomen's singlesWomen's doublesChampion800Runner up500Semifinals375100375100Quarterfinals100–100–
Prize money The total amount of prize money available for the 2011 tournament was €17,520,000. The prize money breakdown was as follows:
EventWFSFQF4R3R2R1RQ3Q2Q1SinglesPrize money€1,200,000€600,000€300,000€150,000€75,000€42,000€25,000€15,000€8,000€4,000€2,500DoublesPrize money*€330,000€165,000€82,500€42,000€22,000€12,000€7,500 - - - -Mixed doublesPrize money*€100,000€50,000€25,000€13,000 - -€7,000€3,500 - - - * per team
Men's and women's wheelchair singles
Winners: €15,000 Runners-up: €7,500 Semi-finalists: €4,000 Quarter-finalists: €2,500
Men's and women's wheelchair doubles
Winners: €5,000 Runners-up: €2,500 Semi-finalists: €1,500
Singles players
Men's singles ChampionRunner-up Rafael Nadal (1) Roger Federer (3)Semifinals out Andy Murray (4) Novak Djokovic (2)Quarterfinals out Robin Söderling (5) Juan Ignacio Chela Gaël Monfils (9) Fabio Fognini 4th round out Ivan Ljubičić Gilles Simon (18) Viktor Troicki (15) Alejandro Falla (Q) David Ferrer (7) Stanislas Wawrinka (14) Albert Montañés Richard Gasquet (13)3rd round out Antonio Veić (Q) Fernando Verdasco (16) Mardy Fish (10) Leonardo Mayer (Q) Michael Berrer Alexandr Dolgopolov (21) Łukasz Kubot (Q) Lukáš Rosol (Q) Sergiy Stakhovsky (31) Steve Darcis (Q) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (17) Janko Tipsarević (29) Guillermo García López (30) Mikhail Youzhny (12) Thomaz Bellucci (23) Juan Martín del Potro (25)2nd round out Pablo Andújar Nikolay Davydenko (28) Sam Querrey (24) Xavier Malisse Robin Haase Jérémy Chardy Marcos Baghdatis (27) Albert Ramos (Q) Simone Bolelli (LL) Arnaud Clément (WC) Andreas Haider-Maurer Tobias Kamke Carlos Berlocq (Q) Florian Mayer (20) Kevin Anderson (32) Jürgen Melzer (8) Julien Benneteau Kei Nishikori Philipp Petzschner Guillaume Rufin (WC) Thomas Schoorel (Q) Igor Andreev Pere Riba Maxime Teixeira (WC) Stéphane Robert (Q) Marsel İlhan (LL) Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo Mikhail Kukushkin Marcel Granollers Andreas Seppi Blaž Kavčič Victor Hănescu1st round out John Isner Santiago Giraldo Pablo Cuevas Denis Gremelmayr (Q) Philipp Kohlschreiber Somdev Devvarman Dmitry Tursunov Juan Mónaco Ricardo Mello Daniel Gimeno Traver Grigor Dimitrov Michael Russell Frederico Gil Dustin Brown Javier Martí (Q) Ryan Harrison (LL) Éric Prodon (Q) Frank Dancevic (Q) Filippo Volandri Milos Raonic (26) Rainer Schüttler Ryan Sweeting Olivier Rochus Julian Reister Nicolás Almagro (11) Bernard Tomic (WC) Potito Starace Igor Kunitsyn Nicolas Mahut Tim Smyczek (WC) Édouard Roger-Vasselin (WC) Andreas Beck (LL) Jarkko Nieminen Rui Machado Lu Yen-hsun David Guez (Q) Michaël Llodra (22) Mischa Zverev Adrian Mannarino Björn Phau (Q) Augustin Gensse (Q) Máximo González Florent Serra Jan Hájek Brian Dabul Ivan Dodig Vincent Millot (WC) Feliciano López Tomáš Berdych (6) Denis Istomin Tommy Haas (PR) Robert Kendrick Marin Čilić (19) Marc Gicquel (LL) Daniel Brands Go Soeda Radek Štěpánek Alex Bogomolov Jr. (LL) Teymuraz Gabashvili Andrey Golubev Ivo Karlović (PR) Ernests Gulbis Benoît Paire (WC) Thiemo de Bakker
Women's singles ChampionRunner-up Li Na (6) Francesca Schiavone (5) Semifinals out Marion Bartoli (11) Maria Sharapova (7) Quarterfinals out Svetlana Kuznetsova (13) Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (14) Victoria Azarenka (4) Andrea Petkovic (15)4th round out Daniela Hantuchová (28) Gisela Dulko Vera Zvonareva (3) Jelena Janković (10) Petra Kvitová (9) Ekaterina Makarova Agnieszka Radwańska (12) Maria Kirilenko (25) 3rd round out Caroline Wozniacki (1) Rebecca Marino Julia Görges (17) Samantha Stosur (8) Anastasia Rodionova Nuria Llagostera Vives (Q) Bethanie Mattek-Sands Peng Shuai (29) Sorana Cîrstea Vania King Kaia Kanepi (16) Roberta Vinci (30) Chan Yung-jan (Q) Yanina Wickmayer (21) Jarmila Gajdošová (24) Arantxa Rus 2nd round out Aleksandra Wozniak (Q) Sara Errani María José Martínez Sánchez Irina-Camelia Begu Olga Govortsova (Q) Lucie Šafářová Tsvetana Pironkova (32) Simona Halep Sabine Lisicki (Q) Edina Gallovits-Hall Alizé Cornet Mona Barthel (Q) Vera Dushevina Varvara Lepchenko Polona Hercog Vesna Dolonts Sílvia Soler Espinosa (Q) Alexandra Dulgheru (27) Elena Baltacha Zheng Jie Heather Watson (Q) Johanna Larsson Iryna Brémond (WC) Pauline Parmentier (WC) Caroline Garcia (WC) Jill Craybas Ayumi Morita Sania Mirza Lucie Hradecká Anabel Medina Garrigues Chanelle Scheepers Kim Clijsters (2)1st round out Kimiko Date-Krumm Junri Namigata Christina McHale Zhang Shuai Shahar Pe'er (19) Kateryna Bondarenko Aravane Rezaï Magdaléna Rybáriková Anna Tatishvili Ágnes Szávay Kirsten Flipkens Mathilde Johansson Casey Dellacqua (WC) Irina Falconi (WC) Alla Kudryavtseva Iveta Benešová Lourdes Domínguez Lino Akgul Amanmuradova Angelique Kerber Nadia Petrova (26) Anastasia Pivovarova (LL) Renata Voráčová Sybille Bammer Yaroslava Shvedova Alona Bondarenko Jelena Dokić Arantxa Parra Santonja Flavia Pennetta (18) Tamira Paszek Olivia Sanchez (WC) Anne Keothavong Melanie Oudin Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová Elena Vesnina Patty Schnyder Laura Pous Tió Dominika Cibulková (22) Sloane Stephens (Q) Sandra Zahlavová Gréta Arn Sofia Arvidsson Stéphanie Foretz Gacon (WC) Romina Oprandi Ana Ivanovic (20) Alberta Brianti Evgeniya Rodina Ksenia Pervak Andrea Hlaváčková Mirjana Lučić Zuzana Ondrášková Eleni Daniilidou (Q) Klára Zakopalová (31) Monica Niculescu Kristina Mladenovic (WC) Kristina Barrois Patricia Mayr-Achleitner Bojana Jovanovski Anastasija Sevastova Corinna Dentoni (Q) Virginie Razzano CoCo Vandeweghe Viktoriya Kutuzova (PR) Marina Erakovic (Q) Anastasiya Yakimova
Day-by-day summaries
Events
Seniors
Men's singles
Rafael Nadal defeated Roger Federer 7–5, 7–6(7–3), 5–7, 6–1 In the final, Nadal won his sixth French Open title with a victory over the world number three to hold his title. It was Nadal's third title of the year and 46th of his career. It was the first slam he had won this year and the tenth of his career.
Women's singles
Li Na defeated Francesca Schiavone, 6–4, 7–6(7–0) In the final Li Na played the defending champion Francesca Schiavone and won in straight sets. In the final tiebreak game Li won 7–0. It was Li's 2nd title of the year and 5th of her career. Li became the first Chinese and the first Asian winner of a singles Grand Slam tennis tournament. It was Li's second Grand Slam final, after she reached the final of the 2011 Australian Open. After her victory Li Na said that "everyone in China will be so excited".
Men's doubles
Max Mirnyi / Daniel Nestor defeated Juan Sebastián Cabal / Eduardo Schwank, 7–6(7–3), 3–6, 6–4 Mirnyi and Nestor both won their third French Open men's doubles title; Mirnyi won his fifth Grand Slam men's doubles title, and Nestor his seventh.
Women's doubles
Andrea Hlaváčková / Lucie Hradecká defeated Sania Mirza / Elena Vesnina, 6–4, 6–3 Hlaváčková and Hradecká both won their first Grand Slam title.
Mixed doubles
Casey Dellacqua / Scott Lipsky defeated Katarina Srebotnik / Nenad Zimonjić, 7–6(8–6), 4–6, [10–7] Dellacqua and Lipsky both won their first Grand Slam title.
Juniors
Boys' singles
Bjorn Fratangelo defeated Dominic Thiem, 3–6, 6–3, 8–6 Fratangelo won his first junior Grand Slam title. He is the first American to win the junior title since John McEnroe's junior title in 1977.
Girls' singles
Ons Jabeur defeated Monica Puig, 7–6(10–8), 6–1 Jabeur won her first junior Grand Slam title.
Boys' doubles
Andrés Artuñedo / Roberto Carballés defeated Mitchell Krueger / Shane Vinsant, 5–7, 7–6(7–5), [10–5] Artunedo and Carballes both won their first junior Grand Slam title.
Girls' doubles
Irina Khromacheva / Maryna Zanevska defeated Victoria Kan / Demi Schuurs, 6–4, 7–5 Khromacheva won her first junior Grand Slam doubles title, and Zanevska won her second.
Wheelchair events
Wheelchair men's singles
Maikel Scheffers defeated Nicolas Peifer, 7–6(7–3), 6–3 Scheffers won his first Grand Slam title.
Wheelchair women's singles
Esther Vergeer defeated Marjolein Buis, 6–0, 6–2 Vergeer won her fifth consecutive French Open singles title and her 18th Grand Slam singles title.
Wheelchair men's doubles
Shingo Kunieda / Nicolas Peifer defeated Robin Ammerlaan / Stefan Olsson, 6–2, 6–3 Kunieda won his third French Open doubles title, and tenth Grand Slam doubles title. Peifer won his first Grand Slam title.
Wheelchair women's doubles
Esther Vergeer / Sharon Walraven defeated Jiske Griffioen / Aniek van Koot, 5–7, 6–4, [10–5] Vergeer won her fourth French Open doubles title, and 17th Grand Slam doubles title. Walraven won her fourth consecutive Grand Slam title.
Other events
Legends under 45 doubles
Fabrice Santoro / Todd Woodbridge defeated Arnaud Boetsch / Cédric Pioline, 6–2, 6–4
Legends over 45 doubles
Guy Forget / Henri Leconte defeated Andrés Gómez / John McEnroe, 6–3, 5–7, [10–8]
Women's legends doubles
Lindsay Davenport / Martina Hingis defeated Martina Navratilova / Jana Novotná, 6–1, 6–2
Singles seeds The following are the seeded players and notable players who withdrew from the event. Rankings are as of 16 May 2011 and the Points are as of 23 May 2011. For the first time since the 2006 French Open, the top four seeds all made it to the semifinals.
Men's singles