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2011 French Open

2011 French Open

The 2011 French Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 110th edition of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, from 22 May to 5 June 2011.

Rafael Nadal successfully defended his 2010 title, defeating rival Roger Federer in the final to win his sixth French Open title. Francesca Schiavone was narrowly unsuccessful in her title defence, being defeated by Li Na in the final. Li became the first female Asian to win a Grand Slam singles title.

Tournament

Court Philippe Chatrier where the Finals of the French Open took place.

The 2011 French Open was the one hundred and tenth edition of the French Open. It was held at Stade Roland Garros in Paris. The tournament was an event run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and was part of the 2011 ATP World Tour and the 2011 WTA Tour calendars under the Grand Slam category. The tournament consisted of both men's and women's singles and doubles draws as well as a mixed doubles event. There were singles and doubles events for both boys and girls (players under 18), which is part of the Grade A category of tournaments. There were also singles and doubles events for men's and women's wheelchair tennis players as part of the NEC tour under the Grand Slam category. The tournament was played on clay courts. The tournament took place over a series of twenty courts, including the three main showcourts, Court Philippe Chatrier, Court Suzanne Lenglen and Court 1.

Ranking points

Senior ranking points

Junior ranking points

Below is a table charting the points that are available to the boys and girls in boy singles and doubles play.

StageBoys singlesBoys doublesGirls singlesGirls doublesChampionRunner upSemifinalsQuarterfinalsRound of 16Round of 32Qualifier who loses in first roundQualifying final round
**250****180****250****180**
**180****120****180****120**
**120****80****120****80**
**80****50****80****50**
**50****30****50****30**
**30****30**
**25****25**
**20****20**

Wheelchair ranking points

StageMen's singlesMen's doublesWomen's singlesWomen's doublesChampionRunner upSemifinalsQuarterfinals
**800**
**500**
**375****100****375****100**
**100****100**

Prize money

The total amount of prize money available for the 2011 tournament was €17,520,000. The prize money breakdown was as follows:

**Mixed doubles**Prize money*€100,000€50,000€25,000€13,000--€7,000€3,500---
  • per team

Men's and women's wheelchair singles

  • Winners: €15,000
  • Runners-up: €7,500
  • Semi-finalists: €4,000
  • Quarter-finalists: €2,500

Men's and women's wheelchair doubles

  • Winners: €5,000
  • Runners-up: €2,500
  • Semi-finalists: €1,500

Singles players

Men's singles

ChampionRunner-upSemifinals outQuarterfinals out4th round out3rd round out2nd round out1st round out
Spain Rafael Nadal (1)Switzerland Roger Federer (3)
GBR Andy Murray (4)SRB Novak Djokovic (2)
SWE Robin Söderling (5)ARG Juan Ignacio ChelaFRA Gaël Monfils (9)ITA Fabio Fognini
CRO Ivan LjubičićFRA Gilles Simon (18)SRB Viktor Troicki (15)COL Alejandro Falla (Q)
ESP David Ferrer (7)SUI Stanislas Wawrinka (14)ESP Albert MontañésFRA Richard Gasquet (13)
CRO Antonio Veić (Q)ESP Fernando Verdasco (16)USA Mardy Fish (10)ARG Leonardo Mayer (Q)
GER Michael BerrerUKR Alexandr Dolgopolov (21)POL Łukasz Kubot (Q)CZE Lukáš Rosol (Q)
UKR Sergiy Stakhovsky (31)BEL Steve Darcis (Q)FRA Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (17)SRB Janko Tipsarević (29)
ESP Guillermo García López (30)RUS Mikhail Youzhny (12)BRA Thomaz Bellucci (23)ARG Juan Martín del Potro (25)
ESP Pablo AndújarRUS Nikolay Davydenko (28)USA Sam Querrey (24)BEL Xavier Malisse
NED Robin HaaseFRA Jérémy ChardyCYP Marcos Baghdatis (27)ESP Albert Ramos (Q)
ITA Simone Bolelli (LL)FRA Arnaud Clément (WC)AUT Andreas Haider-MaurerGER Tobias Kamke
ARG Carlos Berlocq (Q)GER Florian Mayer (20)RSA Kevin Anderson (32)AUT Jürgen Melzer (8)
FRA Julien BenneteauJPN Kei NishikoriGER Philipp PetzschnerFRA Guillaume Rufin (WC)
NED Thomas Schoorel (Q)RUS Igor AndreevESP Pere RibaFRA Maxime Teixeira (WC)
FRA Stéphane Robert (Q)TUR Marsel İlhan (LL)ESP Rubén Ramírez HidalgoKAZ Mikhail Kukushkin
ESP Marcel GranollersITA Andreas SeppiSLO Blaž KavčičROU Victor Hănescu
USA John IsnerCOL Santiago GiraldoURU Pablo CuevasGER Denis Gremelmayr (Q)
GER Philipp KohlschreiberIND Somdev DevvarmanRUS Dmitry TursunovARG Juan Mónaco
BRA Ricardo MelloESP Daniel Gimeno TraverBUL Grigor DimitrovUSA Michael Russell
POR Frederico GilGER Dustin BrownESP Javier Martí (Q)USA Ryan Harrison (LL)
FRA Éric Prodon (Q)CAN Frank Dancevic (Q)ITA Filippo VolandriCAN Milos Raonic (26)
GER Rainer SchüttlerUSA Ryan SweetingBEL Olivier RochusGER Julian Reister
ESP Nicolás Almagro (11)AUS Bernard Tomic (WC)ITA Potito StaraceRUS Igor Kunitsyn
FRA Nicolas MahutUSA Tim Smyczek (WC)FRA Édouard Roger-Vasselin (WC)GER Andreas Beck (LL)
FIN Jarkko NieminenPOR Rui MachadoTPE Lu Yen-hsunFRA David Guez (Q)
FRA Michaël Llodra (22)GER Mischa ZverevFRA Adrian MannarinoGER Björn Phau (Q)
FRA Augustin Gensse (Q)ARG Máximo GonzálezFRA Florent SerraCZE Jan Hájek
ARG Brian DabulCRO Ivan DodigFRA Vincent Millot (WC)ESP Feliciano López
CZE Tomáš Berdych (6)UZB Denis IstominGER Tommy Haas (PR)USA Robert Kendrick
CRO Marin Čilić (19)FRA Marc Gicquel (LL)GER Daniel BrandsJPN Go Soeda
CZE Radek ŠtěpánekUSA Alex Bogomolov Jr. (LL)RUS Teymuraz GabashviliKAZ Andrey Golubev
CRO Ivo Karlović (PR)LAT Ernests GulbisFRA Benoît Paire (WC)NED Thiemo de Bakker

;Women's singles

ChampionRunner-upSemifinals outQuarterfinals out4th round out3rd round out2nd round out1st round out
CHN **Li Na (6)**ITA Francesca Schiavone (5)
FRA Marion Bartoli (11)RUS Maria Sharapova (7)
RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova (13)RUS Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (14)BLR Victoria Azarenka (4)GER Andrea Petkovic (15)
SVK Daniela Hantuchová (28)ARG Gisela DulkoRUS Vera Zvonareva (3)SRB Jelena Janković (10)
CZE Petra Kvitová (9)RUS Ekaterina MakarovaPOL Agnieszka Radwańska (12)RUS Maria Kirilenko (25)
DEN Caroline Wozniacki (1)CAN Rebecca MarinoGER Julia Görges (17)AUS Samantha Stosur (8)
AUS Anastasia RodionovaESP Nuria Llagostera Vives (Q)USA Bethanie Mattek-SandsCHN Peng Shuai (29)
ROU Sorana CîrsteaUSA Vania KingEST Kaia Kanepi (16)ITA Roberta Vinci (30)
TPE Chan Yung-jan (Q)BEL Yanina Wickmayer (21)AUS Jarmila Gajdošová (24)NED Arantxa Rus
CAN Aleksandra Wozniak (Q)ITA Sara ErraniESP María José Martínez SánchezROU Irina-Camelia Begu
BLR Olga Govortsova (Q)CZE Lucie ŠafářováBUL Tsvetana Pironkova (32)ROU Simona Halep
GER Sabine Lisicki (Q)ROU Edina Gallovits-HallFRA Alizé CornetGER Mona Barthel (Q)
RUS Vera DushevinaUSA Varvara LepchenkoSLO Polona HercogRUS Vesna Dolonts
ESP Sílvia Soler Espinosa (Q)ROU Alexandra Dulgheru (27)GBR Elena BaltachaCHN Zheng Jie
GBR Heather Watson (Q)SWE Johanna LarssonFRA Iryna Brémond (WC)FRA Pauline Parmentier (WC)
FRA Caroline Garcia (WC)USA Jill CraybasJPN Ayumi MoritaIND Sania Mirza
CZE Lucie HradeckáESP Anabel Medina GarriguesRSA Chanelle ScheepersBEL Kim Clijsters (2)
JPN Kimiko Date-KrummJPN Junri NamigataUSA Christina McHaleCHN Zhang Shuai
ISR Shahar Pe'er (19)UKR Kateryna BondarenkoFRA Aravane RezaïSVK Magdaléna Rybáriková
GEO Anna TatishviliHUN Ágnes SzávayBEL Kirsten FlipkensFRA Mathilde Johansson
AUS Casey Dellacqua (WC)USA Irina Falconi (WC)RUS Alla KudryavtsevaCZE Iveta Benešová
ESP Lourdes Domínguez LinoUZB Akgul AmanmuradovaGER Angelique KerberRUS Nadia Petrova (26)
RUS Anastasia Pivovarova (LL)CZE Renata VoráčováAUT Sybille BammerKAZ Yaroslava Shvedova
UKR Alona BondarenkoAUS Jelena DokićESP Arantxa Parra SantonjaITA Flavia Pennetta (18)
AUT Tamira PaszekFRA Olivia Sanchez (WC)GBR Anne KeothavongUSA Melanie Oudin
CZE Barbora Záhlavová-StrýcováRUS Elena VesninaSUI Patty SchnyderESP Laura Pous Tió
SVK Dominika Cibulková (22)USA Sloane Stephens (Q)CZE Sandra ZahlavováHUN Gréta Arn
SWE Sofia ArvidssonFRA Stéphanie Foretz Gacon (WC)ITA Romina OprandiSRB Ana Ivanovic (20)
ITA Alberta BriantiRUS Evgeniya RodinaRUS Ksenia PervakCZE Andrea Hlaváčková
CRO Mirjana LučićCZE Zuzana OndráškováGRE Eleni Daniilidou (Q)CZE Klára Zakopalová (31)
ROU Monica NiculescuFRA Kristina Mladenovic (WC)GER Kristina BarroisAUT Patricia Mayr-Achleitner
SRB Bojana JovanovskiLAT Anastasija SevastovaITA Corinna Dentoni (Q)FRA Virginie Razzano
USA CoCo VandewegheUKR Viktoriya Kutuzova (PR)NZL Marina Erakovic (Q)BLR Anastasiya Yakimova

Day-by-day summaries

Main article: 2011 French Open – Day-by-day summaries

Events

Seniors

Men's singles

Main article: 2011 French Open – Men's singles

ESP Rafael Nadal defeated SUI Roger Federer 7–5, 7–6(7–3), 5–7, 6–1

  • In the final, Nadal won his sixth French Open title with a victory over the world number three to hold his title. It was Nadal's third title of the year and 46th of his career. It was the first slam he had won this year and the tenth of his career.

Women's singles

Main article: 2011 French Open – Women's singles

CHN Li Na defeated ITA Francesca Schiavone, 6–4, 7–6(7–0)

  • In the final Li Na played the defending champion Francesca Schiavone and won in straight sets. In the final tiebreak game Li won 7–0. It was Li's 2nd title of the year and 5th of her career. Li became the first Chinese and the first Asian winner of a singles Grand Slam tennis tournament. It was Li's second Grand Slam final, after she reached the final of the 2011 Australian Open. After her victory Li Na said that "everyone in China will be so excited".

Men's doubles

Main article: 2011 French Open – Men's doubles

BLR Max Mirnyi / CAN Daniel Nestor defeated COL Juan Sebastián Cabal / ARG Eduardo Schwank, 7–6(7–3), 3–6, 6–4

  • Mirnyi and Nestor both won their third French Open men's doubles title; Mirnyi won his fifth Grand Slam men's doubles title, and Nestor his seventh.

Women's doubles

Main article: 2011 French Open – Women's doubles

CZE Andrea Hlaváčková / CZE Lucie Hradecká defeated IND Sania Mirza / RUS Elena Vesnina, 6–4, 6–3

  • Hlaváčková and Hradecká both won their first Grand Slam title.

Mixed doubles

Main article: 2011 French Open – Mixed doubles

AUS Casey Dellacqua / USA Scott Lipsky defeated SLO Katarina Srebotnik / SRB Nenad Zimonjić, 7–6(8–6), 4–6, [10–7]

  • Dellacqua and Lipsky both won their first Grand Slam title.

Juniors

Boys' singles

Main article: 2011 French Open – Boys' singles

USA Bjorn Fratangelo defeated AUT Dominic Thiem, 3–6, 6–3, 8–6

  • Fratangelo won his first junior Grand Slam title. He is the first American to win the junior title since John McEnroe's junior title in 1977.

Girls' singles

Main article: 2011 French Open – Girls' singles

TUN Ons Jabeur defeated PUR Monica Puig, 7–6(10–8), 6–1

  • Jabeur won her first junior Grand Slam title.

Boys' doubles

Main article: 2011 French Open – Boys' doubles

ESP Andrés Artuñedo / ESP Roberto Carballés defeated USA Mitchell Krueger / USA Shane Vinsant, 5–7, 7–6(7–5), [10–5]

  • Artunedo and Carballes both won their first junior Grand Slam title.

Girls' doubles

Main article: 2011 French Open – Girls' doubles

RUS Irina Khromacheva / UKR Maryna Zanevska defeated RUS Victoria Kan / NED Demi Schuurs, 6–4, 7–5

  • Khromacheva won her first junior Grand Slam doubles title, and Zanevska won her second.

Wheelchair events

Wheelchair men's singles

Main article: 2011 French Open – Wheelchair men's singles

NED Maikel Scheffers defeated FRA Nicolas Peifer, 7–6(7–3), 6–3

  • Scheffers won his first Grand Slam title.

Wheelchair women's singles

Main article: 2011 French Open – Wheelchair women's singles

NED Esther Vergeer defeated NED Marjolein Buis, 6–0, 6–2

  • Vergeer won her fifth consecutive French Open singles title and her 18th Grand Slam singles title.

Wheelchair men's doubles

Main article: 2011 French Open – Wheelchair men's doubles

JPN Shingo Kunieda / FRA Nicolas Peifer defeated NED Robin Ammerlaan / SWE Stefan Olsson, 6–2, 6–3

  • Kunieda won his third French Open doubles title, and tenth Grand Slam doubles title.
  • Peifer won his first Grand Slam title.

Wheelchair women's doubles

Main article: 2011 French Open – Wheelchair women's doubles

NED Esther Vergeer / NED Sharon Walraven defeated NED Jiske Griffioen / NED Aniek van Koot, 5–7, 6–4, [10–5]

  • Vergeer won her fourth French Open doubles title, and 17th Grand Slam doubles title.
  • Walraven won her fourth consecutive Grand Slam title.

Other events

Legends under 45 doubles

Main article: 2011 French Open – Legends under 45 doubles

FRA Fabrice Santoro / AUS Todd Woodbridge defeated FRA Arnaud Boetsch / FRA Cédric Pioline, 6–2, 6–4

Legends over 45 doubles

Main article: 2011 French Open – Legends over 45 doubles

FRA Guy Forget / FRA Henri Leconte defeated ECU Andrés Gómez / USA John McEnroe, 6–3, 5–7, [10–8]

Women's legends doubles

Main article: 2011 French Open – Women's legends doubles

USA Lindsay Davenport / SUI Martina Hingis defeated USA Martina Navratilova / CZE Jana Novotná, 6–1, 6–2

Singles seeds

The following are the seeded players and notable players who withdrew from the event. Rankings are as of 16 May 2011 and the Points are as of 23 May 2011. For the first time since the 2006 French Open, the top four seeds all made it to the semifinals.

[[2011 French Open – Men's singles|Men's singles]]

SeedRankPlayerPoints[Points defending](2010-french-open-men-s-singles)[Points won](2011-french-open-point-distribution)New pointsStatus
11**ESP Rafael Nadal****Champion, defeated SUI Roger Federer [3]**
22SRB Novak DjokovicSemifinal lost to SUI Roger Federer [3]
33SUI Roger FedererRunner-Up, lost to ESP Rafael Nadal [1]
44GBR Andy MurraySemifinal lost to ESP Rafael Nadal [1]
55SWE Robin SöderlingQuarterfinals lost to ESP Rafael Nadal [1]
66CZE Tomáš BerdychFirst round lost to FRA Stéphane Robert
77ESP David FerrerFourth round lost to FRA Gaël Monfils [9]
88AUT Jürgen MelzerSecond round lost to CZE Lukáš Rosol
99FRA Gaël MonfilsQuarterfinals lost to SUI Roger Federer [3]
1010USA Mardy FishThird round lost to FRA Gilles Simon [18]
1112ESP Nicolás AlmagroFirst round lost POL Łukasz Kubot
1213RUS Mikhail YouzhnyThird round lost to ESP Albert Montañés
1314FRA Richard GasquetFourth round lost to SRB Novak Djokovic [2]
1415SUI Stanislas WawrinkaFourth round lost to SUI Roger Federer [3]
1516SRB Viktor TroickiFourth round lost to GBR Andy Murray [4]
1617ESP Fernando VerdascoThird round lost to CRO Ivan Ljubičić
1718FRA Jo-Wilfried TsongaThird round lost to SWI Stanislas Wawrinka [14]
1819FRA Gilles SimonFourth round lost to SWE Robin Söderling [5]
1920CRO Marin ČilićFirst round lost to ESP Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo
2021GER Florian MayerSecond round lost to COL Alejandro Falla
2123UKR Alexandr DolgopolovThird round lost to SRB Viktor Troicki [15]
2224FRA Michaël LlodraFirst round lost to BEL Steve Darcis
2325BRA Thomaz BellucciThird round lost to FRA Richard Gasquet [13]
2426USA Sam QuerreySecond round lost to CRO Ivan Ljubičić
2527ARG Juan Martín del PotroThird round lost to SRB Novak Djokovic [2]
2628CAN Milos RaonicFirst round lost to GER Michael Berrer
2729CYP Marcos BaghdatisSecond round vs ARG Leonardo Mayer
2830RUS Nikolay DavydenkoSecond round lost to CRO Antonio Veić
2932SRB Janko TipsarevićThird round lost to SUI Roger Federer [3]
3033ESP Guillermo García LópezThird round lost to ITA Fabio Fognini
3134UKR Sergiy StakhovskyThird round lost to ESP David Ferrer [7]
3235RSA Kevin AndersonSecond round lost to ARG Juan Ignacio Chela

Withdrawn players

RankPlayerPoints[Points defending](2009-french-open-men-s-singles)[Points won](2010-french-open-point-distribution)New pointsWithdrew due to
11USA Andy Roddickright shoulder injury
22ARG David Nalbandianillness
31ESP Tommy RobredoLeft leg Injury

[[2011 French Open – Women's singles|Women's singles]]

SeedRankPlayerPoints[Points defending](2010-french-open-women-s-singles)[Points won](2011-french-open-point-distribution)New pointsStatus
11DEN Caroline WozniackiThird round lost to SVK Daniela Hantuchová [28]
22BEL Kim ClijstersSecond round lost to NED Arantxa Rus
33RUS Vera ZvonarevaFourth round lost to RUS Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova [14]
44BLR Victoria AzarenkaQuarterfinals lost to CHN Li Na [6]
55ITA Francesca SchiavoneRunner-up, lost to CHN Li Na [6]
66**CHN Li Na ****Champion, defeated ITA Francesca Schiavone [5]**
77RUS Maria SharapovaSemifinal lost to CHN Li Na [6]
88AUS Samantha StosurThird round lost to ARG Gisela Dulko
99CZE Petra KvitováFourth round lost to CHN Li Na [6]
1010SRB Jelena JankovićFourth round lost to ITA Francesca Schiavone [5]
1111FRA Marion BartoliSemifinal lost to ITA Francesca Schiavone [5]
1212POL Agnieszka RadwańskaFourth round lost to RUS Maria Sharapova [7]
1313RUS Svetlana KuznetsovaQuarterfinals lost to FRA Marion Bartoli [11]
1414RUS Anastasia PavlyuchenkovaQuarterfinals lost to ITA Francesca Schiavone [5]
1515GER Andrea PetkovicQuarterfinals lost to RUS Maria Sharapova [7]
1616EST Kaia KanepiThird round lost to RUS Ekaterina Makarova
1718GER Julia GörgesThird round lost to FRA Marion Bartoli [11]
1819ITA Flavia PennettaFirst round lost to USA Varvara Lepchenko
1920ISR Shahar Pe'erFirst round lost to ESP María José Martínez Sánchez
2021SRB Ana IvanovicFirst round lost to SWE Johanna Larsson
2122BEL Yanina WickmayerThird round lost to POL Agnieszka Radwańska [12]
2223SVK Dominika CibulkováFirst round lost USA Vania King
2324RUS Alisa Kleybanova21651600**2005**url=http://www.rolandgarros.com/en_FR/news/articles/2011-05-21/201105211306005782197.htmltitle=News from the French, part VIIIdate=21 May 2011work=rolandgarros.comaccess-date=21 May 2011archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531191650/http://www.rolandgarros.com/en_FR/news/articles/2011-05-21/201105211306005782197.htmlarchive-date=31 May 2011url-status=dead }}
2425AUS Jarmila GajdošováThird round lost to GER Andrea Petkovic [15]
2526RUS Maria KirilenkoFourth round lost to GER Andrea Petkovic [15]
2627RUS Nadia PetrovaFirst round lost to AUS Anastasia Rodionova
2728ROU Alexandra DulgheruSecond round lost to ROU Sorana Cîrstea
2830SVK Daniela HantuchováFourth round lost to RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova [13]
2931CHN Peng ShuaiThird round lost to ITA Francesca Schiavone [5]
3032ITA Roberta VinciThird round lost to BLR Victoria Azarenka [4]
3133CZE Klára ZakopalováFirst round lost to TPE Chan Yung-jan
3234BUL Tsvetana PironkovaSecond round lost to ARG Gisela Dulko

Withdrawn players

RankPlayerPoints[Points defending](2010-french-open-women-s-singles)[Points won](2010-french-open-point-distribution)New pointsWithdrew due to
17USA Serena Williamsurl=https://sports.yahoo.com/tennis/news?slug=ap-frenchopen-serenawithdrawswork=Yahoo! Sportstitle=Serena Williams out of French; eyes summer returnaccess-date=13 May 2011archive-date=16 May 2011archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110516180048/http://sports.yahoo.com/tennis/news?slug=ap-frenchopen-serenawithdrawsurl-status=dead}}
24RUS Alisa KleybanovaIllness
29USA Venus Williamship injury

Wildcard entries

Below are the lists of the wildcard awardees entering in the main draws.

Men's singles wildcard entries

  1. USA Tim Smyczek
  2. AUS Bernard Tomic
  3. FRA Arnaud Clément
  4. FRA Benoît Paire
  5. FRA Maxime Teixeira
  6. FRA Édouard Roger-Vasselin
  7. FRA Guillaume Rufin
  8. FRA Vincent Millot

Women's singles wildcard entries

  1. AUS Casey Dellacqua French Open wildcards for Dellacqua and Tomic
  2. USA Irina Falconi
  3. FRA Pauline Parmentier
  4. FRA Caroline Garcia
  5. FRA Kristina Mladenovic
  6. FRA Iryna Brémond
  7. FRA Stéphanie Foretz Gacon
  8. FRA Olivia Sanchez

Men's doubles wildcard entries

  1. FRA Kenny de Schepper / FRA Albano Olivetti
  2. FRA Jérémy Chardy / FRA Arnaud Clément
  3. FRA Gaël Monfils / FRA Josselin Ouanna
  4. FRA Marc Gicquel / FRA Édouard Roger-Vasselin
  5. FRA Pierre-Hugues Herbert / FRA Nicolas Renavand
  6. FRA Guillaume Rufin / FRA Alexandre Sidorenko
  7. FRA Olivier Patience / FRA Éric Prodon

Women's doubles wildcard entries

  1. FRA Julie Coin / FRA Mathilde Johansson
  2. FRA Irena Pavlovic / FRA Laura Thorpe
  3. FRA Caroline Garcia / FRA Aurélie Védy
  4. FRA Kristina Mladenovic / FRA Pauline Parmentier
  5. FRA Claire Feuerstein / FRA Stéphanie Foretz Gacon
  6. FRA Victoria Larrière / FRA Alizé Lim
  7. FRA Audrey Bergot / FRA Iryna Brémond

Mixed doubles wildcard entries

  1. FRA Julie Coin / FRA Nicolas Mahut
  2. FRA Alizé Cornet / FRA Gilles Simon
  3. FRA Alizé Lim / FRA Richard Gasquet (withdrew to focus on Gasquet's singles match)
  4. FRA Amélie Mauresmo / FRA Michaël Llodra (withdrew)
  5. FRA Virginie Razzano / BEL Dick Norman
  6. FRA Aravane Rezaï / BUL Grigor Dimitrov

Protected ranking

The following players were accepted directly into the main draw using a protected ranking:

;Men's singles

  • GER Tommy Haas
  • CRO Ivo Karlović

;Women's singles

  • UKR Viktoriya Kutuzova

Qualifiers entries

Men's singles qualifiers entries

Main article: 2011 French Open – Men's singles qualifying

  1. CAN Frank Dancevic
  2. BEL Steve Darcis
  3. COL Alejandro Falla
  4. FRA Augustin Gensse
  5. GER Denis Gremelmayr
  6. FRA David Guez
  7. POL Łukasz Kubot
  8. ESP Javier Martí
  9. ARG Leonardo Mayer
  10. GER Björn Phau
  11. FRA Éric Prodon
  12. ESP Albert Ramos
  13. FRA Stéphane Robert
  14. CZE Lukáš Rosol
  15. NED Thomas Schoorel
  16. CRO Antonio Veić

The following players received entry from a lucky loser spot:

  1. GER Andreas Beck
  2. USA Alex Bogomolov Jr.
  3. ITA Simone Bolelli
  4. FRA Marc Gicquel
  5. USA Ryan Harrison
  6. TUR Marsel İlhan

Women's singles qualifiers entries

Main article: 2011 French Open – Women's singles qualifying

  1. GER Mona Barthel
  2. TPE Chan Yung-jan
  3. GRE Eleni Daniilidou
  4. ITA Corinna Dentoni
  5. NZL Marina Erakovic
  6. BLR Olga Govortsova
  7. GER Sabine Lisicki
  8. ESP Nuria Llagostera Vives
  9. ESP Sílvia Soler Espinosa
  10. USA Sloane Stephens
  11. GBR Heather Watson
  12. CAN Aleksandra Wozniak

The following player received entry from a lucky loser spot:

  1. RUS Anastasia Pivovarova

Withdrawals

The following players were accepted directly into the main tournament, but withdrew with injuries. ;Men's singles

  • GER Benjamin Becker → replaced by USA Ryan Harrison
  • LTU Ričardas Berankis → replaced by TUR Marsel İlhan
  • ESP Juan Carlos Ferrero → replaced by GER Andreas Beck
  • CHL Fernando González → replaced by ARG Brian Dabul
  • AUS Lleyton Hewitt → replaced by FRA Marc Gicquel
  • FRA Paul-Henri Mathieu → replaced by CZE Jan Hájek
  • ARG David Nalbandian → replaced by GER Daniel Brands
  • ESP Tommy Robredo → replaced by USA Alex Bogomolov Jr.
  • USA Andy Roddick → replaced by ITA Simone Bolelli

;Women's singles

  • SUI Timea Bacsinszky → replaced by GEO Anna Tatishvili
  • RUS Anna Chakvetadze → replaced by RUS Vesna Dolonts
  • RUS Alisa Kleybanova → replaced by RUS Anastasia Pivovarova
  • RUS Dinara Safina → replaced by GBR Anne Keothavong
  • USA Serena Williams → replaced by JPN Junri Namigata
  • USA Venus Williams → replaced by UKR Kateryna Bondarenko

References

References

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