The 2011 Padova Challenge Open was a professional 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 outdoor clay courts. It was part of the 2011 ITF Women's Circuit

2011 ITF Women's Circuit

The 2011 ITF Women's Circuit is the 2011 edition of the second tier tour for women's professional tennis. It is organised by the International Tennis Federation and is a tier below the WTA Tour...

. It took place in Padova

Padua

Padua is a city and comune in the Veneto, northern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Padua and the economic and communications hub of the area. Padua's population is 212,500 . The city is sometimes included, with Venice and Treviso, in the Padua-Treviso-Venice Metropolitan Area, having...

, Italy

Italy

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 between June 13 and June 19, 2011.

Seeds

Nationality	Player	Ranking*	Seeding
Italy	Julia Mayr Julia Mayr Julia Mayr is an Italian tennis player. She is the younger sister of tennis player Evelyn Mayr. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 215, which she reached on September 20, 2010.- ITF Circuit singles finals :...	238	1
Italy	Anna-Giulia Remondina	239	2
Italy	Giulia Gatto-Monticone Giulia Gatto-Monticone Giulia Gatto-Monticone is a professional Italian tennis player. On July 25, 2011, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 231 whilst her best doubles ranking was 262 on August 2, 2010.-External links:...	250	3
France	Audrey Bergot Audrey Bergot Audrey Bergot is a professional French tennis player. On October 18, 2010, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 236 whilst her highest doubles ranking was 331 on October 25, 2010.-ITF Circuit finals:...	253	4
Poland	Katarzyna Piter Katarzyna Piter Katarzyna Piter is a Polish tennis player born in Poznań, Poland. She has won 6 ITF singles titles and 5 ITF doubles titles.- Fed Cup :...	256	5
Russia	Elena Bovina Elena Bovina Elena Olegovna Bovina is a Russian professional female tennis player. On April 4, 2005 Bovina reached her career-high singles ranking: World No. 14....	275	6
France	Kristina Mladenovic Kristina Mladenovic Kristina Mladenovic is a French professional tennis player of Serbian background. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 171st, which she reached on 12 April 2010.Kristina was born in Saint-Pol-sur-Mer, Nord department of France...	276	7
Ukraine	Irina Buryachok Irina Buryachok Irina Buryachok is a professional Ukrainian tennis player. On June 14, 2010, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 183 whilst her best doubles ranking was 196 on June 21, 2010.-ITF Circuit finals:-Singles finals: 9 :...	277	8

• Rankings are as of June 6, 2011.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Anastasia Grymalska

Anastasia Grymalska

Anastasia Grymalska is a professional Italian tennis player of Ukrainian origin. On June 20, 2011, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 365 whilst her best doubles ranking was 335 on April 4, 2011.-ITF Circuit finals:...

 Sandra Martinović

Sandra Martinovic

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 Martina Parmigiani Agnese Zucchini

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Paola Cigui Albina Khabibulina

Albina Khabibulina

Albina Khabibulina is a professional Uzbekistani tennis player and member of the Uzbekistan Fed Cup team. On April 5, 2010, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 524 whilst her best doubles ranking was 328 on May 2, 2011....

 Nadiya Kichenok

Nadiya Kichenok

Nadiya Kichenok is a professional Ukrainian tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 431, which she reached on 18 October 2010. Her career high in doubles is 143, which she reached on 12 July 2010. She is the twin sister of Lyudmyla Kichenok.-Doubles: 1 :-Singles: :- Doubles 18 ...

 Nastja Kolar

Nastja Kolar

Nastja Kolar is a Slovenian tennis player. Her highest ranking is No. 232 in singles and No. 731 in doubles.- 2009 :...

 Teliana Pereira

Teliana Pereira

Teliana Pereira is a professional Brazilian tennis player and member of the Brazil Fed Cup team. On October 8, 2007, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 196 whilst her best doubles ranking was 203 on July 7, 2008....

 Milana Špremo

Milana Špremo

Milana Špremo is a Serbian tennis player. As of 8 November 2010, she is ranked World No...

 Scarlett Werner

Scarlett Werner

Scarlett Werner is a professional German tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is World No. 277, which she reached on 31 October 2011. Her career high in doubles is World No. 199, which she reached on 10 November 2003. She reached a career high junior singles world ranking of World No...

 Erika Zanchetta

Singles

  Kristina Mladenovic

Kristina Mladenovic

Kristina Mladenovic is a French professional tennis player of Serbian background. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 171st, which she reached on 12 April 2010.Kristina was born in Saint-Pol-sur-Mer, Nord department of France...

def.   Karin Knapp

Karin Knapp

Karin Knapp is an Italian female tennis player. She was ranked World No. 35 on 25 February 2008.-Career:...

, 3–6, 6–4, 6–0

Doubles

  Kristina Mladenovic

Kristina Mladenovic

Kristina Mladenovic is a French professional tennis player of Serbian background. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 171st, which she reached on 12 April 2010.Kristina was born in Saint-Pol-sur-Mer, Nord department of France...

/   Katarzyna Piter

Katarzyna Piter

Katarzyna Piter is a Polish tennis player born in Poznań, Poland. She has won 6 ITF singles titles and 5 ITF doubles titles.- Fed Cup :...

def.   Irina Buryachok

Irina Buryachok

Irina Buryachok is a professional Ukrainian tennis player. On June 14, 2010, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 183 whilst her best doubles ranking was 196 on June 21, 2010.-ITF Circuit finals:-Singles finals: 9 :...

 /   Réka-Luca Jani

Réka-Luca Jani

Réka-Luca Jani is a professional Hungarian tennis player and member of the Hungary Fed Cup team. On November 30, 2009, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 253 whilst her best doubles ranking was 294 on November 30, 2009....

, 6–4, 6–3