2011 Open GDF Suez

2011 Open GDF Suez
Date	7–13 February
Edition	19th
Category	Premier
Draw	30S / 16D
Prize money	$618,000
Surface	Hard / indoor
Location	Paris, France
Venue	Stade Pierre de Coubertin
Champions
Singles
Petra Kvitová
Doubles
Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Meghann Shaughnessy

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. Fourth-seeded Petra Kvitová won the singles title.

Entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Ranking^1	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

The following players received wildcards into the main draw:

• Virginie Razzano
• Maria Sharapova
• Yanina Wickmayer

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

Main article: 2011 Open GDF Suez – Singles qualifying

• Jelena Dokić
• Kristína Kučová
• Vesna Manasieva
• Ana Vrljić

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

• Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro

Finals

Singles

Main article: 2011 Open GDF Suez – Singles

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

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

Doubles

Main article: 2011 Open GDF Suez – Doubles

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

External links

• Official website
• WTA tournament draws