2011 Citi Open

{{TennisEventInfo|2011|Citi Open|

| date=July 25–31

| edition=1st

| category=WTA International

| surface=Hard / outdoor

| location=Washington, D.C., United States

| venue=College Park, Maryland

| champs={{flagicon|RUS}} Nadia Petrova

| champd={{flagicon|IND}} Sania Mirza / {{flagicon|KAZ}} Yaroslava Shvedova

| main_name = Washington Open (tennis) {{!}} Washington Open

}}

The 2011 Citi Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 1st edition of the Citi Open, and was a part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2011 WTA Tour. It took place at the College Park, Maryland in Washington, D.C., United States, from July 26 through July 31, 2011. Nadia Petrova won the singles title.{{cite web|title=Petrova downs Peer in Citi Open final|url=https://www.upi.com/Sports_News/2011/07/31/Petrova-downs-Peer-in-Citi-Open-final/UPI-93211312141196/|website=UPI|date=July 31, 2011}}

WTA entrants

=Seeds=

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Nation !Player !Ranking* !Seed
{{flag\|ISR}} \| Shahar Pe'er \| 24 \| 1
{{flag\|RUS}} \| Nadia Petrova \| 32 \| 2
{{flag\|AUT}} \| Tamira Paszek \| 42 \| 3
{{flag\|AUS}} \| Jelena Dokić \| 53 \| 4
{{flag\|SRB}} \| Bojana Jovanovski \| 58 \| 5
{{flag\|GBR}} \| Elena Baltacha \| 60 \| 6
{{flag\|IND}} \| Sania Mirza \| 64 \| 7
{{flag\|ITA}} \| Alberta Brianti \| 68 \| 8

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Nation

!Player

!Ranking*

!Seed

| Shahar Pe'er

| 24

| 1

| Nadia Petrova

| 32

| 2

| Tamira Paszek

| 42

| 3

| Jelena Dokić

| 53

| 4

| Bojana Jovanovski

| 58

| 5

| Elena Baltacha

| 60

| 6

| Sania Mirza

| 64

| 7

| Alberta Brianti

| 68

| 8

Seedings are based on the rankings of July 18, 2011.

=Other entrants=

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw

{{flagicon|CAN}} Eugenie Bouchard
{{flagicon|JPN}} Misaki Doi
{{flagicon|RUS}} Nadia Petrova
{{flagicon|USA}} Sloane Stephens

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

{{flagicon|USA}} Madison Brengle
{{flagicon|JPN}} Ryōko Fuda
{{flagicon|USA}} Alexandra Mueller
{{flagicon|SLO}} Petra Rampre

Finals

=Singles=

{{flagicon|RUS}} Nadia Petrova defeated {{flagicon|ISR}} Shahar Pe'er, 7–5, 6–2.

It was Petrova's 1st title of the year and 10th of her career.

=Doubles=

{{flagicon|IND}} Sania Mirza / {{flagicon|KAZ}} Yaroslava Shvedova defeated {{flagicon|BLR}} Olga Govortsova / {{flagicon|RUS}} Alla Kudryavtseva, 6–3, 6–3

References

External links

[http://www.citiopentennis.com/ Citi Open website]
[http://www.wtatennis.com/ Women's Tennis Association website]

Citi Open

Category:Washington Open (tennis)