The 2011 Family Circle Cup was a women's tennis event on the 2011 WTA Tour. It took place from April 4 to April 10, 2011. It was the 39th edition of the tournament and one of the Premier level tournaments. The event was hosted at the Family Circle Tennis Center, on Daniel 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 was
The field was led by top seed and World No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki and defending champion Samantha Stosur. They were joined by former champions Jelena Janković, Nadia Petrova, and Sabine Lisicki.
Finals
Singles
Caroline Wozniacki defeated Elena 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
Sania Mirza / Elena Vesnina defeated Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Meghann Shaughnessy, 6–4, 6–4
Prize money & points distribution
Points distribution StageWomen's singlesWomen's doubles Champion 470 Runner up 320Semifinals 200 Quarterfinals 120Round of 16 60 1Round of 32 40 –Round of 64 1 Qualifier 12 Qualifying final round 8 Qualifying first round 1
Prize money The total commitment prize money for this year's event is $721,000. StageWomen's singlesWomen's doubles (per team) Champion $111,000 $35,500 Runner up $57,350 $19,000Semifinals $29,205 $9,500Quarterfinals $15,200 $4,900Round of 16 $7,850 $2,500Round of 32 $4,000 –Round of 64 $2,025 Qualifying final round $1,035Qualifying first round $535
Entrants
Seeds Country Player Rank1 SeedCaroline Wozniacki11Samantha Stosur52Jelena Janković73Marion Bartoli104Shahar Pe'er115Yanina Wickmayer206Nadia Petrova227Alisa Kleybanova268Maria Kirilenko279Daniela Hantuchová3010Peng Shuai3211Julia Görges3512Patty Schnyder4113Bethanie Mattek-Sands4314Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová5015Vera Dushevina5316 Rankings are as of March 21, 2011.
Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the main draw: Jamie Hampton Sabine Lisicki Shelby Rogers
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 Akgul Amanmuradova Viktoriya Kutuzova Serena Williams (foot injury & pulmonary embolism)
References
External links
Official website WTA tournament draws