2011 Malaysian Open

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| date=February 28 – March 6

| edition=2nd

| draw=32S / 16D

| prize_money=$220,000

| category=International tournament

| location=Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

| surface=Hard / outdoor

| champs={{flagicon|AUS}} Jelena Dokić

| champd={{flagicon|RUS}} Dinara Safina / {{flagicon|KAZ}} Galina Voskoboeva

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The 2011 BMW Malaysian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the second edition of the Malaysian Open and was an International tournament on the 2011 WTA Tour. This was also the first edition of the tournament to be sponsored by BMW. The tournament took place from February 28 to March 6 at the Bukit Kiara Equestrian and Country Resort.

The event was headlined by the participation of World No. 5 and French Open reigning champion Francesca Schiavone, World No. 15 Marion Bartoli, former World No. 1 Dinara Safina, the defending champion and World No. 22, Alisa Kleybanova and World No. 30 Lucie Šafářová among others.

Finals

=Singles=

{{flagicon|AUS}} Jelena Dokić defeated {{flagicon|CZE}} Lucie Šafářová, 2–6, 7–6^(11–9), 6–4.{{Cite news |last= |first= |date=2011-03-07 |title=Roddick Wins Clincher for U.S. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/07/sports/tennis/07tennis.html |access-date=2024-02-07 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}

It was Dokić's first title of the year, and the sixth of her career. It was her first title since winning Birmingham in 2002.

=Doubles=

{{flagicon|RUS}} Dinara Safina / {{flagicon|KAZ}} Galina Voskoboeva defeated {{flagicon|THA}} Noppawan Lertcheewakarn / {{flagicon|AUS}} Jessica Moore, 7–5, 2–6, [10–5].

Entrants

=Seeds=

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width="70"\| Country ! width="175"\| Player ! Ranking¹ ! Seeding
{{flag\|ITA}} \| Francesca Schiavone \| 5 \| 1
{{flag\|FRA}} \| Marion Bartoli \| 18 \| 2
{{flag\|RUS}} \| Alisa Kleybanova \| 20 \| 3
{{flag\|AUS}} \| Jarmila Groth \| 31 \| 4
{{flag\|CZE}} \| Lucie Šafářová \| 35 \| 5
{{flag\|JPN}} \| Ayumi Morita \| 48 \| 6
{{flag\|JPN}} \| Kimiko Date-Krumm \| 53 \| 7
{{flag\|SRB}} \| Bojana Jovanovski \| 55 \| 8

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width="70"| Country

! width="175"| Player

! Ranking¹

! Seeding

| Francesca Schiavone

| 5

| 1

| Marion Bartoli

| 18

| 2

| Alisa Kleybanova

| 20

| 3

| Jarmila Groth

| 31

| 4

| Lucie Šafářová

| 35

| 5

| Ayumi Morita

| 48

| 6

| Kimiko Date-Krumm

| 53

| 7

| Bojana Jovanovski

| 55

| 8

¹ Rankings as of February 21, 2011.

=Other entrants=

The following players received wildcards into the main draw:

{{flagicon|AUS}} Jarmila Groth
{{flagicon|POL}} Urszula Radwańska
{{flagicon|ITA}} Francesca Schiavone

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

{{flagicon|LUX}} Anne Kremer
{{flagicon|CHN}} Lu Jingjing
{{flagicon|UKR}} Tetiana Luzhanska
{{flagicon|CHN}} Sun Shengnan

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20160821091652/http://www.bmwmalaysianopen.com/ Official website]
[https://www.itftennis.com/en/tournament/kuala-lumpur/mas/2011/w-int-mas-01a-2011/draws-and-results/ ITF tournament edition details]
[https://wtafiles.blob.core.windows.net/pdf/draws/archive/2011/1041.pdf WTA tournament draws]

Category:Tennis tournaments in Malaysia

Malaysian Open

Category:Malaysian Open (tennis)

Category:2011 in Malaysian tennis