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2011 Malaysian Open
The 2011 BMW Malaysian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the second edition of the Malaysian Open and was an International tournament on the 2011 WTA Tour. This was also the first edition of the tournament to be sponsored by BMW. The tournament took place from February 28 to March 6 at the Bukit Kiara Equestrian and Country Resort.
The event was headlined by the participation of World No. 5 and French Open reigning champion Francesca Schiavone, World No. 15 Marion Bartoli, former World No. 1 Dinara Safina, the defending champion and World No. 22, Alisa Kleybanova and World No. 30 Lucie Šafářová among others.
Finals
Singles
Main article: 2011 Malaysian Open – Singles
AUS Jelena Dokić defeated CZE Lucie Šafářová, 2–6, 7–6(11–9), 6–4.
- It was Dokić's first title of the year, and the sixth of her career. It was her first title since winning Birmingham in 2002.
Doubles
Main article: 2011 Malaysian Open – Doubles
RUS Dinara Safina / KAZ Galina Voskoboeva defeated THA Noppawan Lertcheewakarn / AUS Jessica Moore, 7–5, 2–6, [10–5].
Entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Ranking1 | Seeding |
|---|---|---|---|
| ITA | Francesca Schiavone | 5 | 1 |
| FRA | Marion Bartoli | 18 | 2 |
| RUS | Alisa Kleybanova | 20 | 3 |
| AUS | Jarmila Groth | 31 | 4 |
| CZE | Lucie Šafářová | 35 | 5 |
| JPN | Ayumi Morita | 48 | 6 |
| JPN | Kimiko Date-Krumm | 53 | 7 |
| SRB | Bojana Jovanovski | 55 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings as of February 21, 2011.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
- AUS Jarmila Groth
- POL Urszula Radwańska
- ITA Francesca Schiavone
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Main article: 2011 Malaysian Open – Singles qualifying
- LUX Anne Kremer
- CHN Lu Jingjing
- UKR Tetiana Luzhanska
- CHN Sun Shengnan
References
References
- (2011-03-07). "Roddick Wins Clincher for U.S.". The New York Times.
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