2011 Malaysian Open
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The 2011 BMW Malaysian Open was a tennis
tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the second edition of the Malaysian Open
and was an International tournament
on the 2011 WTA Tour
. This was also be 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.
s into the main draw: Jarmila Groth Urszula Radwańska
Francesca Schiavone
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Anne Kremer
Lu Jingjing
Tetiana Luzhanska
Sun Shengnan
Jelena Dokić
def.
Lucie Šafářová
, 2–6, 7–6(9), 6–4.
Dinara Safina
/
Galina Voskoboeva
def.
Noppawan Lertcheewakarn
/ Jessica Moore
, 7–5, 2–6, [10–5].
The 2011 BMW Malaysian Open was a tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the second edition of the Malaysian Open
Malaysian Open (tennis)
The Malaysian Open is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the Association of Tennis Professionals World Tour. It will be held annually in late September, early October at the Bukit Jalil Sports Complex in Kuala...
and was an International tournament
WTA International tournaments
The International Tournaments is the new category for tennis tournaments of Women's Tennis Association from the 2009 WTA Tour. Tournaments are replacing Tier III and Tier IV events...
on the 2011 WTA Tour
2011 WTA Tour
The WTA Tour is the elite tour for women's professional tennis organized by the Women's Tennis Association . The 2011 WTA Tour includes the Grand Slam tournaments , the WTA Premier tournaments, the WTA International tournaments, the Fed Cup , the Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions, and the WTA...
. This was also be the first edition of the tournament to be sponsored by BMW
BMW
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. The tournament took place from February 28 to March 6 at the Bukit Kiara Equestrian and Country Resort
Bukit Kiara Sports Complex
The Bukit Kiara Sports Complex or Kompleks Sukan Bukit Kiara is the main sports complex in Bukit Kiara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Juara Stadium and the National Lawn Bowls Centre form part of the sports complex.-Externals links:*...
.
The event was headlined by the participation of World No. 5 and French Open
2010 French Open
The 2010 French Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 109th edition of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam event of the year...
reigning champion Francesca Schiavone
Francesca Schiavone
Francesca Schiavone is an Italian tennis player who turned professional in 1998. She won the 2010 French Open singles title, becoming the first Italian woman to win a Grand Slam event in singles. She was also runner-up at the 2011 French Open. As of 24 October 2011, Schiavone's ranking is World...
, World No. 15 Marion Bartoli
Marion Bartoli
Marion Bartoli is a French professional tennis player and the current French no. 1. She has won seven Women's Tennis Association singles titles and three doubles titles. She was also a runner-up at the 2007 Wimbledon Championships....
, former World No. 1 Dinara Safina
Dinara Safina
Dinara Mikhailovna Safina , born April 27, 1986 in Moscow, is a Russian professional tennis player of Tatar background. Safina's career high ranking is World No. 1....
, the defending champion and World No. 22, Alisa Kleybanova
Alisa Kleybanova
Alisa Mikhaelovna Kleybanova is a Russian professional tennis player. Her highest WTA world ranking to date is No. 20, achieved on February 21, 2010...
and World No. 30 Lucie Šafářová
Lucie Šafárová
Lucie Šafářová is a professional Czech tennis player. She was born in Brno.Šafářová has won four WTA tour singles titles and reached the quarterfinals of the 2007 Australian Open, upsetting defending champion Amélie Mauresmo en-route...
among others.
Seeds
| Country | Player | Ranking1 | Seeding |
|---|---|---|---|
 Italy |
Francesca Schiavone Francesca Schiavone Francesca Schiavone is an Italian tennis player who turned professional in 1998. She won the 2010 French Open singles title, becoming the first Italian woman to win a Grand Slam event in singles. She was also runner-up at the 2011 French Open. As of 24 October 2011, Schiavone's ranking is World... |
5 | 1 |
 France |
Marion Bartoli Marion Bartoli Marion Bartoli is a French professional tennis player and the current French no. 1. She has won seven Women's Tennis Association singles titles and three doubles titles. She was also a runner-up at the 2007 Wimbledon Championships.... |
18 | 2 |
| Russia |
Alisa Kleybanova Alisa Kleybanova Alisa Mikhaelovna Kleybanova is a Russian professional tennis player. Her highest WTA world ranking to date is No. 20, achieved on February 21, 2010... |
20 | 3 |
| Australia |
Jarmila Groth | 31 | 4 |
| Czech Republic |
Lucie Šafářová Lucie Šafárová Lucie Šafářová is a professional Czech tennis player. She was born in Brno.Šafářová has won four WTA tour singles titles and reached the quarterfinals of the 2007 Australian Open, upsetting defending champion Amélie Mauresmo en-route... |
35 | 5 |
 Japan |
Ayumi Morita Ayumi Morita is a Japanese female tennis player. She reached her career-high ranking of 42nd in the world on June 6, 2011 and is currently the highest ranked Japanese player in the world at World No. 46, the seventh overall in Asia. At Junior level, she reached a career high ranking of No. 3.Morita is known for... |
48 | 6 |
| Japan |
Kimiko Date Krumm | 53 | 7 |
 Serbia |
Bojana Jovanovski Bojana Jovanovski Bojana Jovanovski is a Serbian tennis player. As of 24 October 2011, Jovanovski is ranked World No. 56 and is the third highest ranked Serbian player, after World No. 14 Jelena Janković and No. 26 Ana Ivanović... |
55 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings as of February 21, 2011.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcardWild card (sports)
The term wild card refers broadly to a tournament or playoff berth awarded to an individual or team that has not qualified through normal play.-International sports:...
s into the main draw: Jarmila Groth Urszula Radwańska
Urszula Radwanska
Urszula Radwańska is a Polish tennis player and a younger sister of Agnieszka Radwańska. She reached her career high ranking of World No. 62 on 10 August 2009.-Tennis career:...
Francesca Schiavone
Francesca Schiavone
Francesca Schiavone is an Italian tennis player who turned professional in 1998. She won the 2010 French Open singles title, becoming the first Italian woman to win a Grand Slam event in singles. She was also runner-up at the 2011 French Open. As of 24 October 2011, Schiavone's ranking is World...
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Anne Kremer
Anne Kremer
Anne Kremer is a professional female tennis player from Luxembourg. Her highest WTA Ranking has been World No...
Lu Jingjing
Lu Jingjing
Lu Jingjing is a Chinese professional tennis player.- Singles: 7 :-Doubles: 18 :-References:...
Tetiana Luzhanska
Tetiana Luzhanska
Tetiana Luzhanska is a professional Ukrainian American tennis player. Luzhanska has not won a WTA title. However, on the ITF, she has won 19 doubles and 2 singles titles. Luzhanska's highest singles ranking was World Number 131 on September 26, 2011, and her highest doubles rank was World Number...
Sun Shengnan
Sun Shengnan
Sun Shengnan is a Chinese female tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 233rd, which she reached on May 28, 2007. Her career high in doubles is 50th, which she reached on September 17, 2007....
Singles
Jelena DokićJelena Dokic
Jelena Dokić is an Australian female professional tennis player.During the height of her career, she played for Serbia and Montenegro and reached a career-high ranking of World No. 4 on 19 August 2002. After several family-related difficulties , she slowly slipped down the rankings in 2006...
def.
Lucie ŠafářováLucie Šafárová
Lucie Šafářová is a professional Czech tennis player. She was born in Brno.Šafářová has won four WTA tour singles titles and reached the quarterfinals of the 2007 Australian Open, upsetting defending champion Amélie Mauresmo en-route...
, 2–6, 7–6(9), 6–4.
- It was Dokić's first title of the year, and the sixth of her career. It was her first title since winning Birmingham in 2002.
Doubles
Dinara SafinaDinara Safina
Dinara Mikhailovna Safina , born April 27, 1986 in Moscow, is a Russian professional tennis player of Tatar background. Safina's career high ranking is World No. 1....
/
Galina VoskoboevaGalina Voskoboeva
Galina Olegovna Voskoboeva is a professional Russian-born Kazakhstani tennis player. She reached her career-high singles rank of World No. 56 on October 10, 2011. Her career high in doubles is 31st, set at January 29, 2007.-Early life:...
def.
Noppawan LertcheewakarnNoppawan Lertcheewakarn
Noppawan Lertcheewakarn is a professional Thai tennis player. At the Wimbledon 2009, she won the junior singles title. As of 12 April 2010, Lertcheewakarn has a rank on the WTA singles tour of 150 and doubles tour of 97.-Playing style:...
/
Jessica MooreJessica Moore (tennis)
Jessica Moore is an Australian professional tennis player. Formerly coached by Milo Bradley, Moore works with the Australian Institute of Sport. Her preferred surface is grass.-Career:...
, 7–5, 2–6, [10–5].