See main article: 2011 Aegon Classic.
Cara Black and Lisa Raymond were the defending champions, but only Raymond decided to compete in 2011. She partnered up with Liezel Huber, but they were eliminated in the semifinals by Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci.
Olga Govortsova and Alla Kudryavtseva defeated Errani and Vinci in the final 1–6, 6–1, [10–5].