2011 William Loud Bendigo International
Encyclopedia
The 2011 William Loud Bendigo International will be a professional tennis
tournament played on hard courts. It will be the eighth edition of the tournament which is part of the 2011 ITF Women's Circuit
. It will take place in Bendigo, Australia
between 21 and 27 November 2011.
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Stephanie Bengson Azra Hadzic Emily Hewson
Viktorija Rajicic Emelyn Starr
Ashling Sumner Rachael Tredoux Zhao Di
Casey Dellacqua
def. Isabella Holland
, 6–2, 6–2
Stephanie Bengson / Tyra Calderwood
def.
Samantha Murray / Storm Sanders, 2–6, 6–1, [10–5]
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 hard courts. It will be the eighth edition of the tournament which is 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 will take place in Bendigo, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
between 21 and 27 November 2011.
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia |
Casey Dellacqua Casey Dellacqua Casey Dellacqua is an Australian professional tennis player who currently resides in Perth, Western Australia. She was previously coached by former Australian player Nicole Pratt, before the two decided to part ways prior to the 2009 Australian Open... |
157 | 1 |
| Australia |
Olivia Rogowska Olivia Rogowska Olivia Rogowska is an Australian tennis player. The right-hander was born in and lives in Melbourne, Australia. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 138, which she reached on 7 December 2009. Her career high in doubles is 170, which she reached on 20 September 2010... |
182 | 2 |
| Australia |
Isabella Holland Isabella Holland Isabella Holland is an Australian professional tennis player. Her preferred surfaces are clay and hardcourt.... |
192 | 3 |
 New Zealand |
Sacha Jones Sacha Jones Sacha Jones is a professional New Zealand tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 162, which she reached on 30 November 2009. Her career high in doubles is 446, which she reached on 21 September 2009.-2009:... |
227 | 4 |
 Japan |
Misa Eguchi | 232 | 5 |
 Russia |
Arina Rodionova Arina Rodionova Arina Rodionova is a Russian tennis player. The sister of Russian-born Australian tennis player Anastasia Rodionova, she won 2007 Australian Open in girls' doubles, partnering with Evgeniya Rodina. In 2010, Rodionova reached her first WTA Tour doubles final partnering with her sister, at 2010... |
234 | 6 |
| Australia |
Sally Peers Sally Peers Sally Peers is an Australian professional tennis player. She plays right-handed, with a double-handed backhand. Her career high WTA singles ranking is world no. 153, which she reached on 20 September 2010 & her career high doubles ranking is world no. 89 which she reached on 8 November 2010, while... |
236 | 7 |
| United Kingdom |
Emily Webley-Smith Emily Webley-Smith Emily Webley-Smith is an English professional tennis player. She is coached by Jeremy Bates. She is currently the British no. 6 and ranked 242 in the world... |
241 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings are as of November 14, 2011.
Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Lyann Hoang Ashley Keir Storm Sanders Belinda WoolcockThe following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Stephanie Bengson Azra Hadzic Emily Hewson
Emily Hewson
Emily Hewson is an Australian professional tennis player.Her highest WTA singles ranking is 314, which she reached on 23 July 2007. Her career-high in doubles is 204, which she set at 25 February 2008.- Singles 5 :...
Viktorija Rajicic Emelyn Starr
Emelyn Starr
Emelyn Starr is an Australian professional tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 370, which she reached on 3 August 2009...
Ashling Sumner Rachael Tredoux Zhao Di
Singles
Casey DellacquaCasey Dellacqua
Casey Dellacqua is an Australian professional tennis player who currently resides in Perth, Western Australia. She was previously coached by former Australian player Nicole Pratt, before the two decided to part ways prior to the 2009 Australian Open...
def.
Isabella HollandIsabella Holland
Isabella Holland is an Australian professional tennis player. Her preferred surfaces are clay and hardcourt....
, 6–2, 6–2
- Dellacqua won her 6th title in a row, and her 30th match in a row.
Doubles
Stephanie Bengson / Tyra CalderwoodTyra Calderwood
Tyra Calderwood is a professional Australian tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 607, which she reached on 6 October 2008...
def.
Samantha Murray / Storm Sanders, 2–6, 6–1, [10–5]- Bengson and Calderwood won their third consecutive Australian $25,000.