Gira de la WTA 2011

El WTA Tour es el circuito de élite del tenis profesional femenino organizado por la Asociación de Tenis Femenino (WTA). El WTA Tour 2011 incluye los torneos Grand Slam (sancionados por la Federación Internacional de Tenis (ITF)), los torneos WTA Premier , los torneos WTA International , la Fed Cup (organizada por la ITF), el Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions y los WTA Championships .

Este es el calendario completo de eventos del WTA Tour 2011. ^[1] La progresión de las jugadoras se documentará a partir de la etapa de cuartos de final.

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Estas tablas presentan el número de títulos de individuales (S), dobles (D) y dobles mixtos (X) ganados por cada jugadora y cada nación durante la temporada, dentro de todas las categorías de torneos del WTA Tour 2011: los torneos Grand Slam , los campeonatos de fin de año (el WTA Tour Championships y el Tournament of Champions ), los torneos WTA Premier (Premier Mandatory, Premier 5 y Premier regular) y los torneos WTA International .

1. número total de títulos (un título de dobles ganado por dos jugadores que representan a la misma nación cuenta como una sola victoria para la nación);
2. mayor cantidad de torneos de máxima categoría (por ejemplo, tener un solo Grand Slam da preferencia sobre cualquier tipo de combinación sin título de Grand Slam);
3. una jerarquía de individuales > dobles > dobles mixtos;
4. orden alfabético (por apellidos de los jugadores).

Los siguientes jugadores ganaron su primer título en individuales (S), dobles (D) o dobles mixtos (X):

• Iveta Benešová – Wimbledon (X)
• Alberta Brianti – Fez (S)
• Dominika Cibulková – Moscú (S)
• Casey Dellacqua – Abierto de Francia (X)
• Vitalia Diatchenko – Tashkent (D)
• Natalie Grandin – Seúl (D)
• Polona Hercog – Bastad (C)
• Sabine Lisicki – Stuttgart (D)
• Melanie Oudin – Abierto de Estados Unidos (X)
• Ksenia Pervak ​​– Tashkent (Estados Unidos)
• Chanelle Scheepers – Cantón (S)
• Galina Voskoboeva – Kuala Lumpur (D)
• Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová – Ciudad de Quebec (S)
• Zhang Shuai – Osaka (D)
• Zheng Saisai – Cantón (D)

Los siguientes jugadores completaron una exitosa defensa del título en individuales (S), dobles (D) o dobles mixtos (X):

• Iveta Benešová – Monterrey (D)
• Sala Edina Gallovits – Bogotá (D)
• Lucie Hradecká – Bad Gastein (D)
• Ana Ivanovic – Bali (C)
• María José Martínez Sánchez – Dubái (D)
• Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova – Monterrey (C)
• Květa Peschke – Doha (D)
• Caroline Wozniacki – Copenhague (C), New Haven (C)
• Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová – Monterrey (D)

Los siguientes jugadores ganaron su primer título en individuales (S), dobles (D) o dobles mixtos (X):

• Iveta Benešová – Wimbledon (X)
• Alberta Brianti – Fez (S)
• Dominika Cibulková – Moscú (S)
• Casey Dellacqua – Abierto de Francia (X)
• Vitalia Diatchenko – Tashkent (D)
• Natalie Grandin – Seúl (D)
• Polona Hercog – Bastad (C)
• Sabine Lisicki – Stuttgart (D)
• Melanie Oudin – Abierto de Estados Unidos (X)
• Ksenia Pervak ​​– Tashkent (Estados Unidos)
• Chanelle Scheepers – Cantón (S)
• Galina Voskoboeva – Kuala Lumpur (D)
• Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová – Ciudad de Quebec (S)
• Zhang Shuai – Osaka (D)
• Zheng Saisai – Cantón (D)

Los siguientes jugadores completaron una exitosa defensa del título en individuales (S), dobles (D) o dobles mixtos (X):

• Iveta Benešová – Monterrey (D)
• Sala Edina Gallovits – Bogotá (D)
• Lucie Hradecká – Bad Gastein (D)
• Ana Ivanovic – Bali (C)
• María José Martínez Sánchez – Dubái (D)
• Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova – Monterrey (C)
• Květa Peschke – Doha (D)
• Caroline Wozniacki – Copenhague (C), New Haven (C)
• Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová – Monterrey (D)

La carrera hacia el campeonato determina las jugadoras que participarán en el WTA Tour Championships en octubre. Las clasificaciones de la WTA se basan en los torneos de las últimas 52 semanas.

A continuación se muestra el top 20 de 2011 en la Carrera al Campeonato y los 20 jugadores mejor clasificados del mundo. ^{[2] [3]} Los Eventos Obligatorios Premier se cuentan para los jugadores en el top 10, incluso si no compitieron, a menos que haya una excusa por lesión. Los fondos dorados indican a los jugadores que se clasificaron para el Campeonato WTA Tour . Los fondos azules indican a los jugadores que se convirtieron en suplentes en el Campeonato WTA Tour.

The following is the 2011 top 20 in the Race to the Championships – Doubles and the top 20 individual ranked doubles players. Gold backgrounds indicate teams that have qualified for WTA Tour Championships.

The top-16 players earned over $1,000,000.

As of 7 November 2011^[update]

Service and return statistical leaders at the conclusion of the year, according to the WTA.^[6]

Following are notable players who have announced they will retire from the WTA Tour during the 2011 season:

• Maret Ani (born 31 January 1982 in Tallinn), turned professional in 1997 with a high singles ranking career of No. 63 15 May 2006 and a high doubles ranking career of No. 39 5 April 2004.
• Sybille Bammer (born 27 April 1980 in Linz), a former world no. 19, and US Open quarter-finalist. Bammer announced her retirement after defeat to Monica Niculescu in the first round of Wimbledon, but briefly returned two weeks later to play her home-country tournament at 2011 Gastein Ladies, where she lost in the second round to Yvonne Meusburger 6–2, 6–1.
• Alona Bondarenko (born 13 August 1984 in Kryvyi Rih) She won the Australian Open Women's doubles Title, partnering with her younger sister Kateryna. They defeated the pairing Shahar Pe'er and Victoria Azarenka. Bondarenko played her last match in 2011.
• Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro (born 18 March 1983, in Paris) has reached a career high of 61 in singles and 54 in doubles. She played her final match at the 2011 Open GDF Suez where she was a lucky loser, losing to Bethanie Mattek-Sands 7–5, 6–3.^[7]
• Surina De Beer (born 28 June 1978 in Pretoria) De Beer has won 10 singles and 36 doubles titles on the ITF tour in her career. On 6 July 1998, she reached her best singles ranking of world number 116. On 25 September 2000, she peaked at world number 49 in the doubles rankings.
• Yuliana Fedak (born 8 June 1983 in Nova Kakhovka), turned professional in 1998 with a high singles ranking career of No 63 18 September 2006 and a high doubles ranking career of No. 34 15 January 2007.
• Tathiana Garbin (born 30 June 1977 in Mestre) The winner of one singles and eleven doubles WTA Tour titles,[3] she reached her highest singles ranking World No. 22 on 21 May 2007, and her highest doubles ranking World No. 25 on 27 August 2001.
• Justine Henin (born 1 June 1982 in Liège), a former world No. 1 in singles and holder of 43 WTA titles including: 7 Grand Slams 2 Year End Championships and the Olympic gold medal in the 2004 games, as well as two doubles titles. Henin first retired in 2008 as the world No. 1, but later came out of retirement in 2010. On her return to tour she won two WTA titles; the 2010 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix and the 2010 UNICEF Open. She also reached the final of the 2010 Brisbane International and the final of the 2010 Australian Open. She played her final match against Svetlana Kuznetsova in the third round of the 2011 Australian Open, losing 4–6, 6–7(8). She retired for the second time due to the recurrence of an elbow injury received in the 2010 Wimbledon Championships. The injury had initially caused her to end her 2010 season prematurely.^[8]
• Alicia Molik (born 27 January 1981 in Adelaide), turned professional in 1996 with a high singles ranking career of No. 8 on 28 February 2005 and a high doubles ranking career of No. 6 on 6 June 2005. She reached one Grand Slam quarterfinal at the 2005 Australian Open and won two Doubles Slams at the 2005 Australian Open Doubles and 2007 French Open Doubles. Molik also won the bronze medal in the 2004 Summer Olympics defeating Anastasia Myskina. She played her final match at the 2011 Australian Open where she was a wild card, losing to Nadia Petrova in the second round, decided to retire her tennis career.
• Trudi Musgrave (born 10 September 1977 in Newcastle), turned professional in 1994 with a high singles ranking career of No 207 on 20 December 2006 and a high doubles ranking career of No. 62 26 May 2003.
• Martina Müller (born 11 October 1982 in Hanover), turned professional in 1999 with a high singles ranking career of No 33 2 April 2007 and a high doubles ranking career of No. 47 25 February 2008.
• Lilia Osterloh (born 7 April 1978 in Columbus), turned professional in 1997 with a high singles ranking career of No 41 23 April 2001 and a high doubles ranking career of No. 77 23 August 1999.
• Mara Santangelo (born 28 June 1981 in Latina, Lazio), who turned professional in 2003 and has reached a career high ranking of No. 27 on 9 July 2007. In doubles she reached a career-high ranking of No. 5 on 10 September 2007. She has won 2007 French Open in doubles title.
• Patty Schnyder (born 14 December 1978 in Basel), a former world no. 7, six time Grand Slam quarter finalist, semi finalist at the 2004 Australian Open and three time participant at the Year End Championships. Schnyder retired aged 32 at the 2011 French Open, after a 6–1, 6–3 first round defeat by Sorana Cîrstea.^[9]
• Julia Schruff (born 16 August 1982 in Augsburg), turned professional in 1992 with a high singles ranking career of No 52 17 April 2006 and a high doubles ranking career of No. 99 2 October 2006.
• Selima Sfar (born 8 July 1977 in Sidi Bou Said), turned professional in 1999 with a high singles ranking career of No 75 16 July 2001 and a high doubles ranking career of No. 47 28 July 2008.
• Rennae Stubbs (born 26 March 1971 in Sydney) was a former world no. 1 in doubles and has won 60 doubles titles, 4 of which are Slams at the 2000 Australian Open, 2001 and 2004 Wimbledon, and the 2001 US Open. She also won 2 mixed doubles Slams at the 2000 Australian Open and 2001 US Open. She played her final match at the 2011 Fed Cup tie against Italy partnering Anastasia Rodionova but end up losing in three sets.^[10]
• Karolina Šprem (born 25 October 1984 Varaždin), turned professional in 2001 with a high singles ranking career of No 17 11 October 2004. Šprem's career highlight came at Wimbledon 2004, where she was a quarterfinalist.
• Katie O'Brien (born 2 May 1986 Beverley), turned professional in 1999 with a high singles ranking career of No 84 1 February 2010. On 12 August 2011 she announced her retirement at the age 25.
• Shikha Uberoi (born 5 April 1983, in Bombay), turned professional in 2003 with a high singles ranking career of No 122 29 August 2005 and. 2011 she announced retired from tennis.
• Julia Vakulenko (born 10 July 1983 in Yalta), turned professional in 1998 with a high singles ranking career of No 32 19 November 2007 and high doubles ranking career of No. 87 19 February 2007.

Following are notable players that came back after retirements during the 2011 WTA Tour season:

• Janette Husárová (born 4 June 1974 in Bratislava), who turned professional in 1991 and has reached a career high ranking of No. 31 on 13 January 2003 in singles and in doubles; she was a former world no. 3. She has won 23 WTA Tour doubles including 1 WTA Championships. She returned from her 2010 retirement, partnering Simona Halep at the BLG Luxembourg Open.

The winners of the 2011 WTA Awards were announced on 14 November 2011.^[11]

• Player of the Year – Petra Kvitová
• Doubles Team of the Year – Květa Peschke & Katarina Srebotnik
• Most Improved Player – Petra Kvitová
• Comeback Player of the Year – Sabine Lisicki
• Newcomer of the Year – Irina-Camelia Begu
• Karen Krantzcke Sportsmanship Award – Petra Kvitová
• Player Service Award – Francesca Schiavone
• Fan Favorite Singles Player – Agnieszka Radwańska
• Fan Favorite Doubles Team – Victoria Azarenka & Maria Kirilenko
• Fan Favorite Breakthrough Player – Petra Kvitová
• Favorite Premier Tournament – Porsche Tennis Grand Prix (Stuttgart)
• Favorite International Tournament – Abierto Mexicano Telcel (Acapulco)

• 2011 ATP World Tour
• 2011 ATP Challenger Tour
• 2011 ITF Men's Circuit
• 2011 ITF Women's Circuit
• Women's Tennis Association
• International Tennis Federation

• Women's Tennis Association (WTA) official website
• International Tennis Federation (ITF) official website