2011 Aegon Classic
| 2011 Aegon Classic | |
|---|---|
| Date | 6–12 June |
| Edition | 30th |
| Surface | Grass / outdoor |
| Location | Birmingham, United Kingdom |
| Venue | Edgbaston Priory Club |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Sabine Lisicki | |
| Doubles | |
 Olga Govortsova  Alla Kudryavtseva | |
The 2011 Aegon Classic was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 30th edition of the event.[1] It took place at the Edgbaston Priory Club in Birmingham, United Kingdom, originally scheduled for 6–12 June 2011, but the final was rescheduled to 13 June 2011 due to rain. Unseeded Sabine Lisicki won the singles title.
Entrants
[edit]Seeds
[edit]| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 EST
|
Kaia Kanepi | 16 | 1 |
 SRB
|
Ana Ivanovic | 21 | 2 |
 CHN
|
Peng Shuai | 25 | 3 |
 SVK
|
Daniela Hantuchová | 29 | 4 |
 ITA
|
Roberta Vinci | 31 | 5 |
| RUS
|
Ekaterina Makarova | 33 | 6 |
| ITA
|
Sara Errani | 39 | 7 |
 FRA
|
Aravane Rezaï | 41 | 8 |
 JPN
|
Ayumi Morita | 47 | 9 |
| SRB
|
Bojana Jovanovski | 50 | 10 |
 KAZ
|
Yaroslava Shvedova | 54 | 11 |
| JPN
|
Kimiko Date-Krumm | 56 | 12 |
 CAN
|
Rebecca Marino | 60 | 13 |
| SVK
|
Magdaléna Rybáriková | 62 | 14 |
 RSA
|
Chanelle Scheepers | 65 | 15 |
| RUS
|
Alla Kudryavtseva | 71 | 16 |
- 1 Rankings as of 23 May 2011
Other entrants
[edit]The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Shuko Aoyama
Naomi Broady- Rika Fujiwara
Sarah Gronert
Conny Perrin
Arina Rodionova
Alexandra Stevenson
Ajla Tomljanović
Withdrawals
[edit]- Maria Sharapova (illness)[2]
Marion Bartoli (injury)[2]
Finals
[edit]Singles
[edit] Sabine Lisicki defeated Daniela Hantuchová 6–3, 6–2
- It was Lisicki's first WTA title of the year and second of her career.
Doubles
[edit] Olga Govortsova / Alla Kudryavtseva defeated Sara Errani / Roberta Vinci 1–6, 6–1, [10–5]
References
[edit]- ^ "AEGON Classic celebrates its 30th year". lta.org.uk. 9 May 2011. Archived from the original on 18 September 2011. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
- ^ a b "Sharapova and Bartoli withdrawn". Archived from the original on 17 September 2011. Retrieved 4 June 2011.