title: 2011 Italian Open – Women's singles
text: # 2011 Italian Open – Women's singles
  
  Maria Sharapova defeated Samantha Stosur in the final, 6–2, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2011 Italian Open. It was her 23rd career title, and her first in almost a year.
  
  María José Martínez Sánchez was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Ekaterina Makarova.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.
  
  * Caroline Wozniacki (semifinals)
  * Francesca Schiavone (quarterfinals)
  * Victoria Azarenka (quarterfinals, retired due to a right elbow contusion)
  * Li Na (semifinals)
  * Jelena Janković (quarterfinals)
  * Samantha Stosur (final)
  * Maria Sharapova (champion)
  * Agnieszka Radwańska (second round)
  * Marion Bartoli (second round)
  * Shahar Pe'er (third round)
  * Svetlana Kuznetsova (first round)
  * Andrea Petkovic (second round)
  * Ana Ivanovic (second round)
  * Kaia Kanepi (first round)
  * Flavia Pennetta (first round)
  * Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (third round)
  
  ## 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
  
  | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Caroline Wozniacki | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | 5 | Jelena Janković | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  | 5 | Jelena Janković | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | Caroline Wozniacki | 5 | 3 | | | | |
  | | | | | | 7 | Maria Sharapova | 7 | 6 | | | | |
  | 3 | Victoria Azarenka | 6 | $0^r$ | | 7 | Maria Sharapova | 7 | 6 | | | | |
  | 7 | Maria Sharapova | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 7 | Maria Sharapova | 4 | 3 | | | | | | 7 | Maria Sharapova | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Samantha Stosur | 2 | 4 |
  | | Gréta Arn | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Samantha Stosur | 2 | 4 |
  | 4 | Li Na | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 4 | Li Na | 6 | 6 | | 4 | Li Na | $6^6$ | 0 | | | | |
  | | | | | | 6 | Samantha Stosur | $7^8$ | 6 | | | | |
  | 6 | Samantha Stosur | 6 | 6 | | 6 | Samantha Stosur | $7^8$ | 6 | | | | |
  | 2 | Francesca Schiavone | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  **Section 1**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 1 | C Wozniacki | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | A Rodionova | 6 | 6 | | Q | A Rodionova | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Y Shvedova | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | 1 | C Wozniacki | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | |
  | | Y Wickmayer | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Y Wickmayer | 1 | $6^4$ | | | | | | |
  | LL | A Kerber | 6 | 3 | 3 | | Y Wickmayer | 2 | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | N Petrova | 0 | 0 | r | 13 | A Ivanovic | 6 | $6^4$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 13 | A Ivanovic | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | C Wozniacki | 6 | 1 | 6 |
  | 9 | M Bartoli | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | J Janković | 3 | 6 | 3 |
  | Q | A Parra Santonja | 2 | 3 | | 9 | M Bartoli | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | A Medina Garrigues | 6 | 6 | | Q | A Medina Garrigues | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | P Schnyder | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | Q | A Medina Garrigues | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | |
  | | K Date-Krumm | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | 5 | J Janković | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | L Šafářová | 7 | 6 | | | L Šafářová | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 5 | J Janković | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 2**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 3 | V Azarenka | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Errani | 6 | 1 | | | S Errani | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | R Vinci | 2 | 0 | r | | | | | 3 | V Azarenka | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
  | | A Morita | 3 | 1 | | | | | | 16 | A Pavlyuchenkova | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
  | | V Dushevina | 6 | 6 | | | V Dushevina | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | C Scheepers | 3 | 5 | | 16 | A Pavlyuchenkova | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 16 | A Pavlyuchenkova | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | V Azarenka | 6 | $0^r$ |
  | 10 | S Pe'er | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 7 | M Sharapova | 4 | 3 |
  | | B Jovanovski | 6 | 0 | 4 | 10 | S Pe'er | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Kleybanova | 6 | 6 | | | A Kleybanova | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | V Lepchenko | 2 | 2 | | | | | | 10 | S Pe'er | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
  | | MJ Martínez Sánchez | 0 | 7 | 4 | | | | | 7 | M Sharapova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | E Makarova | 6 | 5 | 6 | | E Makarova | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 7 | M Sharapova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  **Section 3**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 8 | A Radwańska | 6 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | T Paszek | 4 | 4 | | | E Vesnina | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | E Vesnina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | E Vesnina | 6 | $6^3$ | $6^3$ | | | | | |
  | WC | A Brianti | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | G Arn | 3 | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | | | | |
  | LL | J Zheng | 4 | 5 | | WC | A Brianti | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | G Arn | 3 | $7^7$ | $7^{11}$ | | G Arn | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 11 | S Kuznetsova | 6 | $6^4$ | $6^9$ | | | | | | | | | | | | G Arn | 3 | 1 | |
  | 15 | F Pennetta | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | N Li | 6 | 6 | - |
  | | B Mattek-Sands | 6 | 4 | 6 | | B Mattek-Sands | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | C Dentoni | 1 | 2 | | | J Gajdošová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Gajdošová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | J Gajdošová | 2 | 1 | | | | | | |
  | | B Záhlavová-Strýcová | 1 | 6 | $6^4$ | | | | | | 4 | N Li | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | | L Domínguez Lino | 6 | 0 | $7^7$ | | L Domínguez Lino | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 4 | N Li | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 4**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 6 | S Stosur | 6 | 7 | - | | | | | | | | | |
  | | I Benešová | 6 | 6 | | | I Benešová | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | G Dulko | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | 6 | S Stosur | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | Q | P Hercog | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | Q | P Hercog | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
  | | A Dulgheru | 1 | 5 | | Q | P Hercog | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Kirilenko | 5 | 1 | | 12 | A Petkovic | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 12 | A Petkovic | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | S Stosur | 6 | 6 |
  | 14 | K Kanepi | 5 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | F Schiavone | 2 | 4 |
  | WC | R Oprandi | 7 | 3 | 6 | WC | R Oprandi | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | T Pironkova | 4 | 2 | | | D Hantuchová | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Hantuchová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | D Hantuchová | 6 | 2 | 5 | | | | |
  | Q | C McHale | 6 | 2 | $7^9$ | | | | | | 2 | F Schiavone | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
  | | S Peng | 3 | 6 | $6^7$ | Q | C McHale | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 2 | F Schiavone | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  