See main article: 2011 Barcelona Ladies Open. Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci were the defending champions, but Roberta Vinci chose not to continue her performance before the quarterfinals.
Czech pair Iveta Benešová and Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová defeated Natalie Grandin and Vladimíra Uhlířová in the final 5–7, 6–4, [11–9] to claim the title.
The first seeds received a bye into the quarterfinals.