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2011 French Open – Women's singles

Li Na defeated defending champion Francesca Schiavone in the final, 6–4, 7–6(7–0) to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2011 French Open. It was her first major title, and she was the first Asian and Chinese player to win a singles major. Li was the first player to defeat four top-10 opponents en route to the French Open title. The final was also a rematch of the pair's third-round match from the previous year.

Caroline Wozniacki and Kim Clijsters were in contention for the world No. 1 ranking; Wozniacki retained the top ranking after Clijsters lost in the second round, despite herself losing in the third round. This was the first time in the Open Era that neither of the top two seeds of a major progressed past the third round.

This was the first French Open since 1996 where neither Venus Williams nor Serena Williams participated. It was also the only major between the 2003 US Open and the 2021 US Open where neither of the Williams sisters participated.

This marked the major debut of future world No. 3, US Open champion, and French Open finalist Sloane Stephens; she was defeated by Elena Baltacha in the first round.

Seeds

DEN Caroline Wozniacki (third round) BEL Kim Clijsters (second round) RUS Vera Zvonareva (fourth round) BLR Victoria Azarenka (quarterfinals) ITA Francesca Schiavone (final) CHN Li Na (champion) RUS Maria Sharapova (semifinals) AUS Samantha Stosur (third round) CZE Petra Kvitová (fourth round) SRB Jelena Janković (fourth round) FRA Marion Bartoli (semifinals) POL Agnieszka Radwańska (fourth round) RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova (quarterfinals) RUS Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (quarterfinals) GER Andrea Petkovic (quarterfinals) EST Kaia Kanepi (third round)

GER Julia Görges (third round) ITA Flavia Pennetta (first round) ISR Shahar Pe'er (first round) SRB Ana Ivanovic (first round) BEL Yanina Wickmayer (third round) SVK Dominika Cibulková (first round) RUS Alisa Kleybanova (withdrew due to illness) AUS Jarmila Gajdošová (third round) RUS Maria Kirilenko (fourth round) RUS Nadia Petrova (first round) ROU Alexandra Dulgheru (second round) SVK Daniela Hantuchová (fourth round) CHN Peng Shuai (third round, retired due to illness) ITA Roberta Vinci (third round) CZE Klára Zakopalová (first round) BUL Tsvetana Pironkova (second round)

Qualifying

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

Draw

Finals

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Top half

Section 1

Section 2

Section 3

Section 4

Bottom half

Section 5

Section 6

Section 7

Section 8

Championship match statistics

Category	CHN Li	ITA Schiavone
1st serve %	53/69 (77%)	45/70 (64%)
1st serve points won	37 of 53 = 70%	32 of 45 = 71%
2nd serve points won	11 of 16 = 69%	11 of 25 = 44%
Total service points won	48 of 69 = 69.57%	43 of 70 = 61.43%
Aces	3	0
Double faults	1	0
Winners	31	12
Unforced errors	24	17
Net points won	10 of 11 = 91%	6 of 13 = 46%
Break points converted	2 of 8 = 25%	1 of 2 = 50%
Return points won	27 of 70 = 39%	21 of 69 = 30%
Total points won	75	64

References

(4 June 2011). "Li Na Dethrones Schiavone at French Open". New York Times.
(26 May 2011). "Clijsters crashes out of French Open". CNN.com.
(27 May 2011). "No. 1 Wozniacki, Still Seeking First Major, Is Ousted". The New York Times.
(14 May 2011). "Venus Williams withdraws from French Open". [[BBC Sport]].

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