2011 Medibank International Sydney
| 2011 Medibank International Sydney | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Date | 9–15 January 2011 |
| Edition | 119th |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
 Gilles Simon | |
| Women's singles | |
 Li Na | |
| Men's doubles | |
 Lukáš Dlouhý /  Paul Hanley | |
| Women's doubles | |
| Iveta Benešová / Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová | |
The 2011 Medibank International Sydney[1] was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 119th edition of the Medibank International Sydney, and part of the ATP World Tour 250 series[1] of the 2011 ATP World Tour, and of the WTA Premier tournaments of the 2011 WTA Tour. Both the men's and the women's events took place at the NSW Tennis Centre in Sydney, Australia, from 9 to 15 January 2011.[1]
WTA entrants
[edit]Seeds
[edit]| Country | Player | Rank* | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 DEN
|
Caroline Wozniacki | 1 | 1 |
 RUS
|
Vera Zvonareva | 2 | 2 |
 BEL
|
Kim Clijsters | 3 | 3 |
| AUS
|
Samantha Stosur | 6 | 4 |
 ITA
|
Francesca Schiavone | 7 | 5 |
 SRB
|
Jelena Janković | 8 | 6 |
 BLR
|
Victoria Azarenka | 10 | 7 |
| CHN
|
Li Na | 11 | 8 |
* As of 3 January 2011
Other entrants
[edit]The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry into the singles main draw through qualifying:
Lucie Hradecká
Bojana Jovanovski
Ekaterina Makarova
Virginie Razzano- Sandra Záhlavová
- Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová
The following player received entry into the singles main draw via a lucky loser spot:
ATP entrants
[edit]Seeds
[edit]| Country | Player | Rank* | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 USA
|
Sam Querrey | 18 | 1 |
 CYP
|
Marcos Baghdatis | 20 | 2 |
 LAT
|
Ernests Gulbis | 24 | 3 |
| SRB
|
Viktor Troicki | 28 | 4 |
| FRA
|
Richard Gasquet | 30 | 5 |
 ESP
|
Feliciano López | 32 | 6 |
| ESP
|
Guillermo García López | 33 | 7 |
 TPE
|
Lu Yen-hsun | 35 | 8 |
* Rankings are as of 3 January 2011. [1]
Other entrants
[edit]The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
[6] The following players received entry into the singles main draw through qualifying:
Finals
[edit]Men's singles
[edit] Gilles Simon defeated Viktor Troicki, 7–5, 7–6(7–4)
- It was Simon's first title of the year and 8th of his career.
Women's singles
[edit] Li Na defeated Kim Clijsters, 7–6(7–3), 6–3
- It was Li's 1st title of the year and 4th of her career.
Men's doubles
[edit] Lukáš Dlouhý / Paul Hanley defeated Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan, 6–7(6–8), 6–3, [10–5]
Women's doubles
[edit] Iveta Benešová / Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová defeated Květa Peschke / 
Katarina Srebotnik, 4–6, 6–4, [10–7].
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Tennis Australia (30 December 2010). "Sydney homecoming for Dokić". medibankinternational.com.au. Archived from the original on 31 December 2010. Retrieved 30 December 2010.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Rodionova awarded Sydney wildcard". medibankinternational.com.au. 3 January 2011. Archived from the original on 22 February 2011. Retrieved 3 January 2011.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Ivanovic forced to withdraw – Medibank International Sydney Tennis". Archived from the original on 10 January 2011. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Del Potro takes Sydney Wild Card". atpworldtour.com. 8 December 2010.
- ^ a b "Ebden awarded Sydney wildcard". medibankinternational.com.au. 8 January 2011. Archived from the original on 11 January 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
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