The 2011 Open GDF Suez was a women's professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 19th edition of the Open GDF Suez (formerly known as the Open Gaz de France) and was a Premier tournament on the 2011 WTA Tour. It took place at Stade Pierre de Coubertin in Paris, France from 7 February through 13 February 2011.

2011 Open GDF Suez
Date7–13 February
Edition19th
CategoryPremier
Draw30S / 16D
SurfaceHard / indoor
LocationParis, France
VenueStade Pierre de Coubertin
Champions
Singles
Czech Republic Petra Kvitová
Doubles
United States Bethanie Mattek-Sands / United States Meghann Shaughnessy
← 2010 · Open GDF Suez · 2012 →

Entrants

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Seeds

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Country Player Ranking1 Seeding
  BEL Kim Clijsters 2 1
  RUS Maria Sharapova 13 2
  EST Kaia Kanepi 17 3
  CZE Petra Kvitová 18 4
  RUS Nadia Petrova 20 5
  GER Andrea Petkovic 24 6
  BEL Yanina Wickmayer 26 7
  SVK Dominika Cibulková 27 8
  • 1 Rankings as of January 31, 2011.

Other entrants

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The following players received wildcards into the main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

The following players received entry as a lucky loser into the singles main draw:

Finals

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Singles

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  Petra Kvitová defeated   Kim Clijsters, 6–4, 6–3.

  • It was Kvitová's second title of the year and third career title.

Doubles

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  Bethanie Mattek-Sands /   Meghann Shaughnessy defeated   Vera Dushevina /   Ekaterina Makarova, 6–4, 6–2.

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