2011 BNP Paribas Open – Women's doubles

Women's doubles
2011 BNP Paribas Open
Champion	Sania Mirza Elena Vesnina
Runner-up	Bethanie Mattek-Sands Meghann Shaughnessy
Score	6–0, 7–5
Draw	32
Seeds	8

Main article: 2011 BNP Paribas Open

The 2011 BNP Paribas Open – Women's doubles was an event of the 2011 BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament. It was the 37th edition of the event, known as the BNP Paribas Open, and was classified as a Premier Mandatory event on the 2011 WTA Tour. The tournament took place at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Indian Wells, California, United States from March 7 through March 20, 2011.

The women's doubles draw consisted of 32 teams of which eight were seeded. Květa Peschke and Katarina Srebotnik were the defending champions, but lost in the first round to Klaudia Jans and Alicja Rosolska.
Unseeded pair Sania Mirza and Elena Vesnina won the tournament, defeating 8th seeds Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Meghann Shaughnessy 6–0, 7–5 in the final.

Seeds

1. Gisela Dulko / Flavia Pennetta (second round)
2. Květa Peschke / Katarina Srebotnik (first round)
3. Liezel Huber / Nadia Petrova (quarterfinals)
4. Vania King / Yaroslava Shvedova (quarterfinals)
5. Chan Yung-jan / Zheng Jie (second round)
6. Victoria Azarenka / Maria Kirilenko (semifinals, withdrew due to Azarenka's right leg injury)
7. Iveta Benešová / Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová (second round)
8. Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Meghann Shaughnessy (final)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	6	Victoria Azarenka Maria Kirilenko
	8	Bethanie Mattek-Sands Meghann Shaughnessy	w/o
								8	Bethanie Mattek-Sands Meghann Shaughnessy	0	5
									Sania Mirza Elena Vesnina	6	7
		Daniela Hantuchová Agnieszka Radwańska	0	4
		Sania Mirza Elena Vesnina	6	6

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	G Dulko F Pennetta	7	6
		M Niculescu A Rodionova	64	3				1	G Dulko F Pennetta	5	5
		V Dushevina E Makarova	4	4				WC	J Janković A Pavlyuchenkova	7	7
	WC	J Janković A Pavlyuchenkova	6	6											WC	J Janković A Pavlyuchenkova	4	5
		S Errani R Vinci	62	6	[5]										6	V Azarenka M Kirilenko	6	7
		F Schiavone S Stosur	7	2	[10]				F Schiavone S Stosur	6	4	[9]
		N Llagostera Vives A Parra Santonja	7	3	[9]			6	V Azarenka M Kirilenko	2	6	[11]
	6	V Azarenka M Kirilenko	5	6	[11]																	6	V Azarenka M Kirilenko
	3	L Huber N Petrova	6	6																		8	B Mattek-Sands M Shaughnessy	w/o
		P Hercog S-w Hsieh	0	2				3	L Huber N Petrova	6	6
		M Kondratieva R Voráčová	1	6	[10]				M Kondratieva R Voráčová	4	0
	WC	A Ivanovic A Petkovic	6	3	[6]										3	L Huber N Petrova	4	3
		R Kops-Jones A Spears	7	6											8	B Mattek-Sands M Shaughnessy	6	6
		J Görges L Raymond	67	3					R Kops-Jones A Spears	4	4
		A Kleybanova Z Yan	1	2				8	B Mattek-Sands M Shaughnessy	6	6
	8	B Mattek-Sands M Shaughnessy	6	6

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	5	Y-j Chan J Zheng	6	4	[10]
		O Govortsova A Kudryavtseva	3	6	[6]			5	Y-j Chan J Zheng	3	3
		D Hantuchová A Radwańska	7	6					D Hantuchová A Radwańska	6	6
		S Pe'er S Peng	63	3												D Hantuchová A Radwańska	6	6
		T Bacsinszky Á Szávay	4	4											4	V King Y Shvedova	1	0
		N Grandin V Uhlířová	6	6					N Grandin V Uhlířová	7	3	[7]
	WC	S Kuznetsova V Zvonareva	2	3				4	V King Y Shvedova	64	6	[10]
	4	V King Y Shvedova	6	6																			D Hantuchová A Radwańska	0	4
	7	I Benešová B Záhlavová-Strýcová	7	63	[10]																		S Mirza E Vesnina	6	6
		MJ Martínez Sánchez A Medina Garrigues	64	7	[5]			7	I Benešová B Záhlavová-Strýcová	2	3
		S Mirza E Vesnina	6	6					S Mirza E Vesnina	6	6
		A Hlaváčková L Hradecká	4	1												S Mirza E Vesnina	6	6
		C-j Chuang A Dulgheru	6	4	[10]											K Jans A Rosolska	4	1
	WC	J Hampton M Oudin	3	6	[6]				C-j Chuang A Dulgheru	1	6	[5]
		K Jans A Rosolska	1	6	[10]				K Jans A Rosolska	6	4	[10]
	2	K Peschke K Srebotnik	6	2	[5]

External links

• WTA tournament draws