Samantha Stosur defeated Serena Williams in the final, 6–2, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2011 US Open. It was her first and only major singles title. Stosur was the first Australian woman to win a major since Evonne Goolagong Cawley at the 1980 Wimbledon Championships, and the first to win the US Open since Margaret Court in 1973.
Kim Clijsters was the two-time reigning champion, but withdrew due to an abdominal injury.
This was the first time in the tournament's history where no Americans were among the top ten seeds.
This tournament marked the first major appearance of future Australian Open champion Madison Keys, who was awarded a wildcard; she lost to Lucie Šafářová in the second round.
Seeds
Qualifying
Main 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 Stosur S. Williams 1st serve % 29/46 (63%) 31/56 (55%) 1st serve points won 22 of 29 = 76% 20 of 31 = 65% 2nd serve points won 10 of 17 = 59% 7 of 25 = 28% Total service points won 32 of 46 = 69.57% 27 of 56 = 48.21% Aces 2 5 Double faults 1 2 Winners 20 19 Unforced errors12 25 Net points won 9 of 13 = 69% 6 of 11 = 55% Break points converted 5 of 9 = 56% 1 of 5 = 20% Return points won 29 of 56 = 52% 14 of 46 = 30% Total points won 61 41Source
References
External links Official site Main Draw Schedule of Play 2011 US Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation