2011 Brisbane International
Tennis tournament
| 2011 Brisbane International | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 2–9 January 2011 | |||
| Edition | 3rd | |||
| Champions | ||||
| Men's singles | ||||
 Robin Söderling | ||||
| Women's singles | ||||
 Petra Kvitová | ||||
| Men's doubles | ||||
Lukáš Dlouhý /  Paul Hanley | ||||
| Women's doubles | ||||
 Alisa Kleybanova / Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | ||||
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The 2011 Brisbane International was a joint ATP and WTA tennis tournament, played on outdoor hard courts in Brisbane, Queensland. It was the 3rd edition of the tournament and took place at the Queensland Tennis Centre in Tennyson and was held from 2 to 9 January 2011. It was part of the Australian Open Series in preparation for the first grandslam of the year.
During the tournament, $10 was donated for every ace to the fund supporting the current Queensland floods, which was unfolding during the tournament.[1]
ATP entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWE | Robin Söderling | 5 | 1 |
 USA | Andy Roddick | 8 | 2 |
 ESP | Fernando Verdasco | 9 | 3 |
| USA | Mardy Fish | 16 | 4 |
 CYP | Marcos Baghdatis | 20 | 5 |
| ESP | Feliciano López | 32 | 6 |
 GER | Florian Mayer | 37 | 7 |
 UZB | Denis Istomin | 40 | 8 |
- Rankings are as of 27 December 2010[2]
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following players received entry as a lucky loser into the singles main draw:
WTA entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUS | Samantha Stosur | 6 | 1 |
 ISR | Shahar Pe'er | 13 | 2 |
| RUS | Nadia Petrova | 15 | 3 |
 FRA | Marion Bartoli | 16 | 4 |
| RUS | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 21 | 5 |
 ITA | Flavia Pennetta | 24 | 6 |
| RUS | Alisa Kleybanova | 25 | 7 |
 ROU | Alexandra Dulgheru | 29 | 8 |
- Rankings as of 27 December 2010.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following players received the lucky loser spots:
Champions
Men's singles
Robin Söderling def. Andy Roddick, 6–3, 7–5
- It was Soderling's 1st title of the year and 7th of his career.
Women's singles
Petra Kvitová def. Andrea Petkovic, 6–1, 6–3
- It was Kvitová's 1st title of the year and the 2nd of her career.
Men's doubles
Lukáš Dlouhý / Paul Hanley def. Robert Lindstedt / Horia Tecău, 6–4, retired.
Women's doubles
Alisa Kleybanova / Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova def. 
Klaudia Jans / Alicja Rosolska, 6–3, 7–5
References
- ^ "ATP and WTA get behind flood relief". 9 January 2011.
- ^ "ATP Singles rankings as of 27th December 2010". atpworldtour.com. Archived from the original on 10 January 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
- ^ "Matosevic lands Brisbane wildcard". 26 December 2010.
- ^ "Millman receives wildcard". 23 December 2010.
- ^ Tennis Australia (30 December 2010). "Tomic snares final Brisbane wildcard". brisbaneinternational.com.
- ^ a b "Pennetta, Granollers out, Luczak in". brisbaneinternational.com.au. 4 January 2011.
- ^ "Dokic receives first Brisbane wildcard". 6 December 2010.
- ^ "Ferguson to make Brisbane main drew debut". brisbaneinternational.com. 28 December 2010.
- ^ "Weather in Aussies' favour: Stosur". Australia: ABC News. 28 December 2010.
- ^ "Hantuchova withdraws from Brisbane". brisbaneinternational.com.au. 3 January 2011.
External links
- Official website
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