2011 Allianz Cup
Encyclopedia
The 2011 Allianz Cup will be a professional tennis
tournament played on clay courts. It will be the twenty-first edition of the tournament which is part of the 2011 ITF Women's Circuit
. It will take place in Sofia
, Bulgaria
between 12 and 18 September 2011.
Ani Vangelova
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Denisa Allertová Cristina Mitu
Ioana Raluca Olaru
Isabella Shinikova
The following players received entry by a lucky loser spot: Vaszilisza Bulgakova
Silvia Soler-Espinosa def. 
Romina Oprandi
, 2–6, 6–6, ret.
Nina Bratchikova
/
Darija Jurak
def.
Alexandra Cadanțu
/ Ioana Raluca Olaru
, 6–4, 7–5
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 clay courts. It will be the twenty-first 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 Sofia
Sofia
Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria and the 12th largest city in the European Union with a population of 1.27 million people. It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of Mount Vitosha and approximately at the centre of the Balkan Peninsula.Prehistoric settlements were excavated...
, Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
between 12 and 18 September 2011.
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 Sweden |
Johanna Larsson | 60 | 1 |
 France |
Mathilde Johansson Mathilde Johansson Mathilde Johansson is a Swedish-born female tennis player who lives in and competes for France.She made her WTA Tour main draw debut at the 2005 French Open, losing to sixth-seed Svetlana Kuznetsova in the first round... |
65 | 2 |
| Spain |
Laura Pous Tió Laura Pous Tio Laura Pous Tio is a professional female tennis player from Spain. She won the gold medal at the 2005 Mediterranean Games by defeating compatriot Nuria Llagostera Vives. Pous Tio reached her career high of No. 73 on the WTA tour in July 2011.-Grand Slam Singles performance timeline:-External links:... |
75 | 3 |
| France |
Alizé Cornet Alizé Cornet Alizé Cornet is a French professional tennis player and the current French number three . She was born in Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, and has a career-high ranking of No. 11, achieved on 16 February 2009; as of 4 July 2011 she is ranked World No. 69... |
95 | 4 |
| Italy |
Romina Oprandi Romina Oprandi Romina Sarina Oprandi is an Italian female professional tennis player. She turned professional in 2005 and has been ranked as high as 46 in the world .-Tennis career:... |
131 | 5 |
| Spain |
Silvia Soler Espinosa Silvia Soler Espinosa Silvia Soler Espinosa is an Spanish tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 136, which she reached on June 6, 2011. Her career high in doubles is 255, which she reached on May 9, 2011.-External links:... |
141 | 6 |
| Romania |
Alexandra Cadanțu Alexandra Cadanţu Alexandra Cadanțu is a professional Romanian tennis player playing in the ITF Women's Circuit. On October 3, 2011, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 102. Her highest doubles ranking was nr. 207 on October 3, 2011... |
148 | 7 |
| Russia |
Nina Bratchikova Nina Bratchikova Nina Bratchikova |Zhukovskiy]], Russia) is a professional Russian tennis player playing in the ITF Women's Circuit. On 24 May 2010, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 133. Her current singles ranking is 147 as of 13 November 2010... |
150 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings are as of August 29, 2011.
Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Radina Dimitrova Hristina Dishkova Viktoriya TomovaViktoriya Tomova
Viktoriya Konstantinova Tomova is a professional Bulgarian tennis player. On 17 October 2011, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 766.-ITF Circuit finals:-Singles finals: 2 :-Doubles finals: 1 :-External links:...
Ani Vangelova
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Denisa Allertová Cristina Mitu
Cristina Mitu
Cristina-Andreea Mitu is a professional Romanian tennis player playing in the ITF Women's Circuit. On November 22, 2010, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 431. She is coached by Adi Avram and Manu Nicolae....
Ioana Raluca Olaru
Ioana Raluca Olaru
Ioana Raluca Olaru is a Romanian tennis player. As of 2 August 2010, she is ranked World No. 158 in singles and No. 104 in doubles. The winner of nine singles and six doubles ITF Circuit titles, Olaru reached one WTA Tour singles final, at the 2009 Gastein Ladies, losing to Andrea Petkovic 6–2, 6–3...
Isabella Shinikova
Isabella Shinikova
Isabella Shinikova is a professional Bulgarian tennis player. On August 15, 2011, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 401 whilst her best doubles ranking was 420 on August 15, 2011.-ITF Singles Circuit finals: 4 :...
The following players received entry by a lucky loser spot: Vaszilisza Bulgakova
Singles
Silvia Soler-Espinosa def. Romina OprandiRomina Oprandi
Romina Sarina Oprandi is an Italian female professional tennis player. She turned professional in 2005 and has been ranked as high as 46 in the world .-Tennis career:...
, 2–6, 6–6, ret.
Doubles
Nina BratchikovaNina Bratchikova
Nina Bratchikova |Zhukovskiy]], Russia) is a professional Russian tennis player playing in the ITF Women's Circuit. On 24 May 2010, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 133. Her current singles ranking is 147 as of 13 November 2010...
/
Darija JurakDarija Jurak
Darija Jurak is a Croatian professional tennis player. Her career high WTA doubles ranking is 74, set on July 5, 2010...
def.
Alexandra CadanțuAlexandra Cadanţu
Alexandra Cadanțu is a professional Romanian tennis player playing in the ITF Women's Circuit. On October 3, 2011, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 102. Her highest doubles ranking was nr. 207 on October 3, 2011...
/
Ioana Raluca OlaruIoana Raluca Olaru
Ioana Raluca Olaru is a Romanian tennis player. As of 2 August 2010, she is ranked World No. 158 in singles and No. 104 in doubles. The winner of nine singles and six doubles ITF Circuit titles, Olaru reached one WTA Tour singles final, at the 2009 Gastein Ladies, losing to Andrea Petkovic 6–2, 6–3...
, 6–4, 7–5