Li Na defeated defending champion Francesca Schiavone in the final, 6–4, 7–6(7–0) to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2011 French Open. It was her first major title, and she was the first woman from China, and from any Asian country, to win a major singles title. Li was the first player to defeat four top-10 opponents en route to the French Open title. The final was also a rematch of the pair's third-round match from the previous year.
Caroline Wozniacki and Kim Clijsters were in contention for the world No. 1 ranking; Wozniacki retained the top ranking after Clijsters lost in the second round, despite herself losing in the third round. This was the first time in the Open Era that neither of the top two seeds of a major progressed past the third round.
This was the first French Open since 1996 where neither Venus Williams nor Serena Williams participated. It was also the only major between the 2003 US Open and the 2021 US Open where neither of the Williams sisters participated.
This marked the major debut of future world No. 3, US Open champion, and French Open finalist Sloane Stephens; she was defeated by Elena Baltacha in the first round.
Seeds
Qualifying
Draw
Finals
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
Bottom half
Section 5
Section 6
Section 7
Section 8
Championship match statistics Category Li Schiavone 1st serve % 53/69 (77%) 45/70 (64%) 1st serve points won 37 of 53 = 70% 32 of 45 = 71% 2nd serve points won 11 of 16 = 69% 11 of 25 = 44% Total service points won 48 of 69 = 69.57% 43 of 70 = 61.43% Aces 3 0 Double faults 1 0 Winners 31 12 Unforced errors 24 17 Net points won 10 of 11 = 91% 6 of 13 = 46% Break points converted 2 of 8 = 25% 1 of 2 = 50% Return points won 27 of 70 = 39% 21 of 69 = 30% Total points won 75 64Source
References
External links Main Draw 2011 French Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation