The 2011 French Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 110th edition of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, from 22 May to 5 June 2011.[1]
Rafael Nadal successfully defended his 2010 title, defeating rival Roger Federer in the final to win his sixth French Open title. Francesca Schiavone was narrowly unsuccessful in her title defence, being defeated by Li Na in the final. Li became the first female Asian to win a Grand Slam singles title.[2]
The 2011 French Open was the one hundred and tenth edition of the French Open. It was held at Stade Roland Garros in Paris. The tournament was an event run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and was part of the 2011 ATP World Tour and the 2011 WTA Tour calendars under the Grand Slam category. The tournament consisted of both men's and women's singles and doubles draws as well as a mixed doubles event. There were singles and doubles events for both boys and girls (players under 18), which is part of the Grade A category of tournaments. There were also singles and doubles events for men's and women's wheelchair tennis players as part of the NEC tour under the Grand Slam category. The tournament was played on clay courts. The tournament took place over a series of twenty courts, including the three main showcourts, Court Philippe Chatrier, Court Suzanne Lenglen and Court 1.
| width=200 colspan=2 bgcolor=#dfe2e9 | Event | width=80 bgcolor=lime | W | width=85 bgcolor=#D8BFD8 | F | width=85 bgcolor=#FFFF00 | SF | width=85 bgcolor=#ffebcd | QF | width=85 bgcolor=#afeeee | 4R | width=85 bgcolor=#afeeee | 3R | width=85 bgcolor=#afeeee | 2R | width=85 bgcolor=#afeeee | 1R | width=85 bgcolor=#F0F8FF | Q | width=85 bgcolor=#F0F8FF | Q3 | width=85 bgcolor=#F0F8FF | Q2 | width=85 bgcolor=#F0F8FF | Q1 |
| Singles | Points (M) | 2000 | 1200 | 720 | 360 | 180 | 90 | 45 | 10 | 25 | 16 | 8 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Points (F) | 2000 | 1400 | 900 | 500 | 280 | 160 | 100 | 5 | 60 | 50 | 40 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Doubles | Points (M) | 2000 | 1200 | 720 | 360 | 180 | 90 | 0 | - | - | – | - | - | ||||||||||||
| Points (F) | 2000 | 1400 | 900 | 500 | 280 | 160 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||
Below is a table charting the points that are available to the boys and girls in boy singles and doubles play.
| style=width:150px | Stage[3] [4] | style=width:120px | Boys singles | style=width:120px | Boys doubles | style=width:120px | Girls singles | style=width:120px | Girls doubles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | 250 | 180 | 250 | 180 | |||||
| Runner up | 180 | 120 | 180 | 120 | |||||
| Semifinals | 120 | 80 | 120 | 80 | |||||
| Quarterfinals | 80 | 50 | 80 | 50 | |||||
| Round of 16 | 50 | 30 | 50 | 30 | |||||
| Round of 32 | 30 | – | 30 | – | |||||
| Qualifier who loses in first round | 25 | 25 | |||||||
| Qualifying final round | 20 | 20 |
| style=width:150px | Stage[5] | style=width:120px | Men's singles | style=width:120px | Men's doubles | style=width:120px | Women's singles | style=width:120px | Women's doubles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | 800 | ||||||||
| Runner up | 500 | ||||||||
| Semifinals | 375 | 100 | 375 | 100 | |||||
| Quarterfinals | 100 | – | 100 | – | |||||
The total amount of prize money available for the 2011 tournament was €17,520,000. The prize money breakdown was as follows:[6]
| width=200 colspan=2 bgcolor=#dfe2e9 | Event | width=80 bgcolor=lime | W | width=85 bgcolor=#D8BFD8 | F | width=85 bgcolor=#FFFF00 | SF | width=85 bgcolor=#ffebcd | QF | width=85 bgcolor=#afeeee | 4R | width=85 bgcolor=#afeeee | 3R | width=85 bgcolor=#afeeee | 2R | width=85 bgcolor=#afeeee | 1R | width=85 bgcolor=#F0F8FF | Q3 | width=85 bgcolor=#F0F8FF | Q2 | width=85 bgcolor=#F0F8FF | Q1 |
| Singles | Prize money | €1,200,000 | €600,000 | €300,000 | €150,000 | €75,000 | €42,000 | €25,000 | €15,000 | €8,000 | €4,000 | €2,500 | |||||||||||
| Doubles | Prize money* | €330,000 | €165,000 | €82,500 | €42,000 | €22,000 | €12,000 | €7,500 | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||
| Mixed doubles | Prize money* | €100,000 | €50,000 | €25,000 | €13,000 | - | - | €7,000 | €3,500 | - | - | - |
See main article: 2011 French Open – Day-by-day summaries.
See main article: 2011 French Open – Men's singles. 
Rafael Nadal defeated Roger Federer 7–5, 7–6(7–3), 5–7, 6–1
See main article: 2011 French Open – Women's singles. 
Li Na defeated 
Francesca Schiavone, 6–4, 7–6(7–0)
See main article: 2011 French Open – Men's doubles. 
Max Mirnyi / 
Daniel Nestor defeated 
Juan Sebastián Cabal / 
Eduardo Schwank, 7–6(7–3), 3–6, 6–4
See main article: 2011 French Open – Women's doubles. 
Andrea Hlaváčková / Lucie Hradecká defeated 
Sania Mirza / 
Elena Vesnina, 6–4, 6–3
See main article: 2011 French Open – Mixed doubles. 
Casey Dellacqua / 
Scott Lipsky defeated Katarina Srebotnik / 
Nenad Zimonjić, 7–6(8–6), 4–6, [10–7]
See main article: 2011 French Open – Boys' singles. Bjorn Fratangelo defeated 
Dominic Thiem, 3–6, 6–3, 8–6
See main article: 2011 French Open – Girls' singles. 
Ons Jabeur defeated Monica Puig, 7–6(10–8), 6–1
See main article: 2011 French Open – Boys' doubles. Andrés Artuñedo / Roberto Carballés defeated Mitchell Krueger / Shane Vinsant, 5–7, 7–6(7–5), [10–5]
See main article: 2011 French Open – Girls' doubles. Irina Khromacheva / 
Maryna Zanevska defeated Victoria Kan / Demi Schuurs, 6–4, 7–5
See main article: 2011 French Open – Wheelchair men's singles. Maikel Scheffers defeated 
Nicolas Peifer, 7–6(7–3), 6–3
See main article: 2011 French Open – Wheelchair women's singles. Esther Vergeer defeated Marjolein Buis, 6–0, 6–2
See main article: 2011 French Open – Wheelchair men's doubles. 
Shingo Kunieda / Nicolas Peifer defeated Robin Ammerlaan / 
Stefan Olsson, 6–2, 6–3
See main article: 2011 French Open – Wheelchair women's doubles. Esther Vergeer / Sharon Walraven defeated Jiske Griffioen / Aniek van Koot, 5–7, 6–4, [10–5]
See main article: 2011 French Open – Legends under 45 doubles. Fabrice Santoro / Todd Woodbridge defeated Arnaud Boetsch / Cédric Pioline, 6–2, 6–4
See main article: 2011 French Open – Legends over 45 doubles. Guy Forget / Henri Leconte defeated 
Andrés Gómez / John McEnroe, 6–3, 5–7, [10–8]
See main article: 2011 French Open – Women's legends doubles. Lindsay Davenport / Martina Hingis defeated Martina Navratilova / Jana Novotná, 6–1, 6–2
The following are the seeded players and notable players who withdrew from the event. Rankings are as of 16 May 2011 and the Points are as of 23 May 2011. For the first time since the 2006 French Open, the top four seeds all made it to the semifinals.
| Rank | Player | Points | Points defending | Points won | New points | Withdrew due to | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Andy Roddick | right shoulder injury[18] | |||||
| 22 | David Nalbandian | illness[19] | |||||
| 31 | Tommy Robredo | Left leg Injury[20] |
| Rank | Player | Points | Points defending | Points won | New points | Withdrew due to | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Serena Williams | Pulmonary embolism[27] | |||||
| 24 | Alisa Kleybanova | Illness | |||||
| 29 | Venus Williams | hip injury[28] |
Below are the lists of the wildcard awardees entering in the main draws.
Tim Smyczek Bernard Tomic Arnaud Clément[29] Benoît Paire[29] Maxime Teixeira[29] Édouard Roger-Vasselin[29] Guillaume Rufin[29] Vincent Millot[29] Casey Dellacqua[30] Irina Falconi[31] Pauline Parmentier[29] Caroline Garcia[29] Kristina Mladenovic[29] Iryna Brémond[29] Stéphanie Foretz Gacon[29] Olivia Sanchez[32] Kenny de Schepper / Albano Olivetti[33] Jérémy Chardy / Arnaud Clément[33] Gaël Monfils / Josselin Ouanna[33] Marc Gicquel / Édouard Roger-Vasselin[33] Pierre-Hugues Herbert / Nicolas Renavand[33] Guillaume Rufin / Alexandre Sidorenko[33] Olivier Patience / Éric Prodon[33] Julie Coin / Mathilde Johansson[33] Irena Pavlovic / Laura Thorpe[33] Caroline Garcia / Aurélie Védy[33] Kristina Mladenovic / Pauline Parmentier[33] Claire Feuerstein / Stéphanie Foretz Gacon[33] Victoria Larrière / Alizé Lim[33] Audrey Bergot / Iryna Brémond[33] Julie Coin / Nicolas Mahut Alizé Cornet / Gilles Simon Alizé Lim Richard Gasquet Amélie Mauresmo Michaël Llodra Virginie Razzano / 
Dick Norman Aravane Rezaï / Grigor DimitrovThe following players were accepted directly into the main draw using a protected ranking:
See main article: 2011 French Open – Men's singles qualifying.
Frank Dancevic Steve Darcis Alejandro Falla Augustin Gensse David Guez
Łukasz Kubot Javier Martí Leonardo Mayer Éric Prodon Albert Ramos Stéphane Robert Lukáš RosolThe following players received entry from a lucky loser spot:
See main article: 2011 French Open – Women's singles qualifying.
Corinna Dentoni
Marina Erakovic Olga Govortsova Nuria Llagostera Vives Sílvia Soler Espinosa Sloane Stephens
Heather Watson Aleksandra WozniakThe following player received entry from a lucky loser spot:
The following players were accepted directly into the main tournament, but withdrew with injuries.
Ryan Harrison
Ričardas Berankis → replaced by 
Marsel İlhan Juan Carlos Ferrero → replaced by Andreas Beck
Fernando González → replaced by Brian Dabul Lleyton Hewitt → replaced by Marc Gicquel Paul-Henri Mathieu → replaced by Jan Hájek David Nalbandian → replaced by Daniel Brands Tommy Robredo → replaced by Alex Bogomolov Jr. Andy Roddick → replaced by Simone Bolelli
Anna Tatishvili Anna Chakvetadze → replaced by Vesna Dolonts Alisa Kleybanova → replaced by Anastasia Pivovarova Dinara Safina → replaced by Anne Keothavong Serena Williams → replaced by Junri Namigata Venus Williams → replaced by Kateryna Bondarenko
