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 US$711,000[1]
| 2011 Family Circle Cup | |
|---|---|
| Date | April 4–10 |
| Edition | 39th |
| Category | Premier level |
| Surface | Clay / outdoor |
| Location | Charleston, SC, USA |
| Venue | Family Circle Tennis Center |
| Attendance | 94,241 |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Caroline Wozniacki | |
| Doubles | |
 Sania Mirza /  Elena Vesnina | |
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
editSingles
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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
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Sania Mirza / Elena Vesnina defeated 
Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Meghann Shaughnessy, 6–4, 6–4
Prize money & points distribution
editPoints distribution
edit| Stage | Women's singles[2] | Women's doubles[2] |
|---|---|---|
| Champion | 470 | |
| Runner up | 320 | |
| Semifinals | 200 | |
| Quarterfinals | 120 | |
| Round of 16 | 60 | 1 |
| Round of 32 | 40 | – |
| Round of 64 | 1 | |
| Qualifier | 12 | |
| Qualifying final round | 8 | |
| Qualifying first round | 1 | |
Prize money
editThe total commitment prize money for this year's event is $721,000.
| Stage | Women's singles[3] | Women's doubles (per team)[3] |
|---|---|---|
| Champion | $111,000 | $35,500 |
| Runner up | $57,350 | $19,000 |
| Semifinals | $29,205 | $9,500 |
| Quarterfinals | $15,200 | $4,900 |
| Round of 16 | $7,850 | $2,500 |
| Round of 32 | $4,000 | – |
| Round of 64 | $2,025 | |
| Qualifying final round | $1,035 | |
| Qualifying first round | $535 |
Entrants
editSeeds
edit| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEN
|
Caroline Wozniacki | 1 | 1 |
 AUS
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Samantha Stosur | 5 | 2 |
 SRB
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Jelena Janković | 7 | 3 |
 FRA
|
Marion Bartoli | 10 | 4 |
 ISR
|
Shahar Pe'er | 11 | 5 |
 BEL
|
Yanina Wickmayer | 20 | 6 |
| RUS
|
Nadia Petrova | 22 | 7 |
| RUS
|
Alisa Kleybanova | 26 | 8 |
| RUS
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Maria Kirilenko | 27 | 9 |
 SVK
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Daniela Hantuchová | 30 | 10 |
 CHN
|
Peng Shuai | 32 | 11 |
 GER
|
Julia Görges | 35 | 12 |
 SUI
|
Patty Schnyder | 41 | 13 |
| USA
|
Bethanie Mattek-Sands | 43 | 14 |
 CZE
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Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová | 50 | 15 |
| RUS
|
Vera Dushevina | 53 | 16 |
- Rankings are as of March 21, 2011.
Other entrants
editThe following players received wildcards into the main draw:
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
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Akgul Amanmuradova
Viktoriya Kutuzova- Serena Williams (foot injury & pulmonary embolism)
References
edit- ^ "Family Cirlce Cup to Expand Qualifying Draw". familycirclecup.com. p. 1. Archived from the original on March 26, 2012. Retrieved February 5, 2012.
- ^ a b "WTA ranking System" (PDF). wtatour.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 12, 2011. Retrieved January 8, 2011.
- ^ a b "MEDIA / FACT SHEET". familycirclecup.com. Archived from the original on March 23, 2010. Retrieved April 10, 2011.
External links
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