2011 WTA Tour Championships
The WTA Championships 2011 (also known as TEB BNP Paribas WTA Championships - Istanbul 2011 known ) are a hard court tennis tournament for women in Istanbul, Turkey and count toward the four Grand Slam tournaments to become the fifth major tennis tournament of the year. The tournament was held until October 30, 2011 at the Sinan Erdem Dome on 25. The Tennis Championships WTA Tour in women's singles and double were played for the first time in Istanbul, after being the year before in Doha, Qatar.
The Belgian Kim Clijsters in the individual and the Argentine- Italian duo Gisela Dulko and Flavia Pennetta in a double were the defending champions.
- 2.1 Qualification
- 2.2 Competition mode
- 2.3 seedings
- 2.4 semifinals, finals
Singles
Qualification
The top eight ladies of the WTA Tour qualified for this competition. In addition there were two reservists.
Competition mode
In the round-robin tournament phase (English Round Robin ), played four players in two groups each against all. The two winners of each group qualified for the semi-finals, which was held after the knockout system. The winner of each group played against the second of the other group and the winners of these games contested the final.
Seedings
Semifinals, finals
Red Group
White group
- Maria Sharapova had to give up due to an injury and was replaced by Marion Bartoli in the match against Azarenka Wiktoryja.
Doubles
Qualification
The top four doubles pairings of the WTA Tour qualified for this competition.
Competition mode
The tournament winners were determined according to the knockout system.
Seedings
Semifinals, finals
Prize money and WTA ranking points
The tournament was endowed with USD 4.5 million: