title: 2011 Citi Open – Singles
text: # 2011 Citi Open – Singles
  
  Nadia Petrova won the first edition of this tournament, defeating Shahar Pe'er 7–5, 6–2 in the final.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * Shahar Pe'er (final)
  * Nadia Petrova (champion)
  * Tamira Paszek (semifinals)
  * Jelena Dokić (first round)
  * Bojana Jovanovski (quarterfinals)
  * Elena Baltacha (second round)
  * Sania Mirza (first round)
  * Alberta Brianti (quarterfinals)
  
  ## Draw
  
  ### Key
  
  * Q = Qualifier
  * WC = Wild card
  * LL = Lucky loser
  * Alt = Alternate
  * SE = Special exempt
  * PR = Protected ranking
  * ITF = ITF entry
  * JE = Junior exempt
  * w/o = Walkover
  * r = Retired
  * d = Defaulted
  * SR = Special ranking
  
  ### Finals
  
  | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Shahar Pe'er | 3 | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | |
  | 3 | Tamira Paszek | 6 | $6^2$ | 4 | | | | |
  | 3 | Tamira Paszek | 6 | $6^2$ | 4 | 1 | Shahar Pe'er | 5 | 2 |
  | | | | | | 2/WC | Nadia Petrova | 7 | 6 |
  | | Irina Falconi | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2/WC | Nadia Petrova | 7 | 6 |
  | 2/WC | Nadia Petrova | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Shahar Pe'er | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | Ryoko Fuda | 4 | 2 | | 1 | S Pe'er | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Alla Kudryavtseva | 4 | 6 | 6 | | A Kudryavtseva | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Chanelle Scheepers | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | 1 | S Pe'er | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | | Varvara Lepchenko | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 8 | A Brianti | 1 | 2 | | | | | | |
  | WC | Sloane Stephens | 6 | 4 | 3 | | V Lepchenko | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Anne Keothavong | 3 | 4 | | 8 | A Brianti | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 8 | Alberta Brianti | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | S Pe'er | 3 | $7^7$ | 6 |
  | 3 | Tamira Paszek | $7^7$ | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | T Paszek | 6 | $6^2$ | 4 |
  | | Melanie Oudin | $6^2$ | 6 | 2 | 3 | T Paszek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | PR | Melinda Czink | $6^5$ | 5 | | Q | M Brengle | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | Madison Brengle | $7^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | 3 | T Paszek | 5 | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | |
  | | Eleni Daniilidou | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | S Dubois | 7 | 4 | $6^2$ | | | | | |
  | | Heather Watson | 6 | 6 | | | H Watson | 6 | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Stéphanie Dubois | 7 | 6 | | | S Dubois | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 7 | Sania Mirza | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 6 | Elena Baltacha | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Yaroslava Shvedova | 2 | $6^5$ | | 6 | E Baltacha | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Virginie Razzano | 6 | 6 | | | V Razzano | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | Misaki Doi | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | V Razzano | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
  | | Olga Govortsova | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | I Falconi | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | Irina Falconi | 6 | 6 | | | I Falconi | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Shuai Zhang | 6 | 6 | | | S Zhang | 4 | $0^r$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 4 | Jelena Dokić | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | I Falconi | 6 | 1 | 3 |
  | 5 | Bojana Jovanovski | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2/WC | N Petrova | 1 | 6 | 6 |
  | Q | Petra Rampre | 0 | 2 | | 5 | B Jovanovski | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Jill Craybas | 2 | 6 | 6 | | J Craybas | 4 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Jie Zheng | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | 5 | B Jovanovski | $6^4$ | 5 | | | | | |
  | | Alison Riske | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | 2/WC | N Petrova | $7^7$ | 7 | | | | | |
  | WC | Eugenie Bouchard | 6 | 6 | | WC | E Bouchard | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | Alexandra Mueller | 2 | 2 | | 2/WC | N Petrova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 2/WC | Nadia Petrova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ## Qualifying
  
  ### Players
  
  **Seeds**
  
  * Julia Cohen (second round)
  * Lauren Albanese (second round)
  * Petra Rampre (qualified)
  * Madison Brengle (qualified)
  * Beatrice Capra (qualifying competition)
  * Ryoko Fuda (qualified)
  * Tammi Patterson (second round)
  * Asia Muhammed (qualifying competition)
  
  **Qualifiers**
  
  * Alexandra Mueller
  * Ryoko Fuda
  * Petra Rampre
  * Madison Brengle
  
  ### Qualifying draw
  
  **First qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | 1 | Julia Cohen | 1 | 0 | | | | | |
  | Danielle Mills | 2 | 2 | | Alexandra Mueller | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | Alexandra Mueller | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Alexandra Mueller | 3 | 6 | $7^7$ |
  | | | | | | | | 8 | Asia Muhammed | 6 | 4 | $6^5$ |
  | | | | WC | Skylar Morton | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
  | | | | 8 | Asia Muhammed | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  
  **Second qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | 2 | Lauren Albanese | $6^5$ | $0^r$ | | | | | |
  | | | | | | Kim Grajdek | $7^7$ | 1 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | Kim Grajdek | 6 | 3 | 0 |
  | WC | Tara Iyer | $6^4$ | 2 | | | | | 6 | Ryoko Fuda | 2 | 6 | 6 |
  | | Līga Dekmeijere | $7^7$ | 6 | | Līga Dekmeijere | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
  | | | | | 6 | Ryoko Fuda | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  
  **Third qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | 3 | Petra Rampre | 6 | $7^9$ | | | | | |
  | | | | | WC | Sachia Vickery | 3 | $6^7$ | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Petra Rampre | 6 | 6 |
  | WC | Eleanor Peters | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | Gabriela Dabrowski | 4 | 1 |
  | | Gabriela Dabrowski | 6 | 6 | | Gabriela Dabrowski | 6 | 3 | $7^7$ | | | | |
  | | | | | 7 | Tammi Patterson | 3 | 6 | $6^2$ | | | | |
  
  **Fourth qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | 4 | Madison Brengle | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | Whitney Jones | 6 | 6 | | Whitney Jones | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
  | WC | Valentini Grammatikopoulou | 2 | 2 | | | | | 4 | Madison Brengle | $7^7$ | $6^4$ | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | 5 | Beatrice Capra | $6^4$ | $7^7$ | 1 |
  | | | | | | Katie Ruckert | 2 | 0 | | | | | |
  | | | | | 5 | Beatrice Capra | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  