2011 Citi Open Explained

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.^[1]

WTA entrants

Seeds

Nation	Player	Ranking*	Seed
	Shahar Pe'er	24	1
		32	2
		42	3
		53	4
		58	5
	Elena Baltacha	60	6
		64	7
		68	8

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

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw

• Eugenie Bouchard
• Misaki Doi
• Nadia Petrova
• Sloane Stephens

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

• Madison Brengle
• Ryōko Fuda
• Alexandra Mueller
• Petra Rampre

Finals

Singles

See main article: 2011 Citi Open – Singles. Nadia Petrova defeated Shahar Pe'er, 7–5, 6–2.

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

Doubles

See main article: 2011 Citi Open – Doubles. Sania Mirza / Yaroslava Shvedova defeated Olga Govortsova / Alla Kudryavtseva, 6–3, 6–3

External links

• Citi Open website
• Women's Tennis Association website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Petrova downs Peer in Citi Open final. UPI. July 31, 2011.