The 2011 Open GDF Suez was a women's professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 19th edition of the Open GDF Suez (formerly known as the Open Gaz de France) and was a Premier tournament on the 2011 WTA Tour. It took place at Stade Pierre de Coubertin in Paris, France from 7 February through 13 February 2011.
| Country | Player | Ranking1 | Seeding | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Belgium | Kim Clijsters | 2 | 1 | |
 Russian Federation | Maria Sharapova | 13 | 2 | |
 Estonia | Kaia Kanepi | 17 | 3 | |
 Czech Republic | Petra Kvitová | 18 | 4 | |
| Russian Federation | Nadia Petrova | 20 | 5 | |
| Andrea Petkovic | 24 | 6 | ||
| Belgium | Yanina Wickmayer | 26 | 7 | |
 Slovakia | Dominika Cibulková | 27 | 8 |
The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
See main article: 2011 Open GDF Suez – Singles qualifying.
The following players received entry as a lucky loser into the singles main draw:
See main article: 2011 Open GDF Suez – Singles. Petra Kvitová defeated Kim Clijsters, 6–4, 6–3.
See main article: 2011 Open GDF Suez – Doubles. 
Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Meghann Shaughnessy defeated Vera Dushevina / Ekaterina Makarova, 6–4, 6–2.
