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.
See main article: 2011 Malaysian Open – Singles. 
Jelena Dokić defeated 
Lucie Šafářová, 2–6, 7–6(11–9), 6–4.[1]
See main article: 2011 Malaysian Open – Doubles. 
Dinara Safina / 
Galina Voskoboeva defeated 
Noppawan Lertcheewakarn / Jessica Moore, 7–5, 2–6, [10–5].
| Country | Player | Ranking1 | Seeding | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Italy | Francesca Schiavone | 5 | 1 | |
 France | Marion Bartoli | 18 | 2 | |
| Russian Federation | Alisa Kleybanova | 20 | 3 | |
| Australia | Jarmila Groth | 31 | 4 | |
| Czech Republic | Lucie Šafářová | 35 | 5 | |
 Japan | Ayumi Morita | 48 | 6 | |
| Japan | Kimiko Date-Krumm | 53 | 7 | |
 Serbia | Bojana Jovanovski | 55 | 8 |
The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
See main article: 2011 Malaysian Open – Singles qualifying.
