2011 Medibank International Sydney
| 2011 Medibank International Sydney | |
|---|---|
| Date | 9–15 January 2011 |
| Edition | 119th |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
| France Gilles Simon | |
| Women's singles | |
| China Li Na | |
| Men's doubles | |
| Czech Republic Lukáš Dlouhý / Australia Paul Hanley | |
| Women's doubles | |
| Czech Republic Iveta Benešová / Czech Republic Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová | |
The 2011 Medibank International Sydney[1] was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 119th edition of the Medibank International Sydney, and part of the ATP World Tour 250 series [1] of the 2011 ATP World Tour, and of the WTA Premier tournaments of the 2011 WTA Tour. Both the men's and the women's events took place at the NSW Tennis Centre in Sydney, Australia, from 9 to 15 January 2011.[1]
WTA entrants
[edit ]Seeds
[edit ]| Country | Player | Rank* | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | Caroline Wozniacki | 1 | 1 |
| RUS | Vera Zvonareva | 2 | 2 |
| BEL | Kim Clijsters | 3 | 3 |
| AUS | Samantha Stosur | 6 | 4 |
| ITA | Francesca Schiavone | 7 | 5 |
| SRB | Jelena Janković | 8 | 6 |
| BLR | Victoria Azarenka | 10 | 7 |
| CHN | Li Na | 11 | 8 |
* As of 3 January 2011
Other entrants
[edit ]The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry into the singles main draw through qualifying:
- Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká
- Serbia Bojana Jovanovski
- Russia Ekaterina Makarova
- France Virginie Razzano
- Czech Republic Sandra Záhlavová
- Czech Republic Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová
The following player received entry into the singles main draw via a lucky loser spot:
ATP entrants
[edit ]Seeds
[edit ]| Country | Player | Rank* | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| USA | Sam Querrey | 18 | 1 |
| CYP | Marcos Baghdatis | 20 | 2 |
| LAT | Ernests Gulbis | 24 | 3 |
| SRB | Viktor Troicki | 28 | 4 |
| FRA | Richard Gasquet | 30 | 5 |
| ESP | Feliciano López | 32 | 6 |
| ESP | Guillermo García López | 33 | 7 |
| TPE | Lu Yen-hsun | 35 | 8 |
* Rankings are as of 3 January 2011. [1]
Other entrants
[edit ]The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
[6] The following players received entry into the singles main draw through qualifying:
Finals
[edit ]Men's singles
[edit ]France Gilles Simon defeated Serbia Viktor Troicki, 7–5, 7–6(7–4)
- It was Simon's first title of the year and 8th of his career.
Women's singles
[edit ]China Li Na defeated Belgium Kim Clijsters, 7–6(7–3), 6–3
- It was Li's 1st title of the year and 4th of her career.
Men's doubles
[edit ]Czech Republic Lukáš Dlouhý / Australia Paul Hanley defeated United States Bob Bryan / United States Mike Bryan, 6–7(6–8), 6–3, [10–5]
Women's doubles
[edit ]Czech Republic Iveta Benešová / Czech Republic Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová defeated Czech Republic Květa Peschke / Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik, 4–6, 6–4, [10–7].
References
[edit ]- ^ a b c d e f "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Tennis Australia (30 December 2010). "Sydney homecoming for Dokić". medibankinternational.com.au. Archived from the original on 31 December 2010. Retrieved 30 December 2010.
- ^ "Rodionova awarded Sydney wildcard". medibankinternational.com.au. 3 January 2011. Archived from the original on 22 February 2011. Retrieved 3 January 2011.
- ^ "Ivanovic forced to withdraw – Medibank International Sydney Tennis". Archived from the original on 10 January 2011. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
- ^ "Del Potro takes Sydney Wild Card". atpworldtour.com. 8 December 2010.
- ^ a b "Ebden awarded Sydney wildcard". medibankinternational.com.au. 8 January 2011. Archived from the original on 11 January 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2011.