2011 Gastein Ladies
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The 2011 Gastein Ladies was a professional tennis
tournament played on clay courts. It was the fifth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2011 WTA Tour
. It took place in Bad Gastein
, Austria
between 11 and 18 July 2011.
Melanie Klaffner
Patricia Mayr-Achleitner
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Dia Evtimova
Nastja Kolar
Paula Ormaechea
Sofia Shapatava
María José Martínez Sánchez
def.
Patricia Mayr-Achleitner, 6–0, 7–5.
Eva Birnerová
/ Lucie Hradecká
def.
Jarmila Gajdošová
/
Julia Görges
, 4–6, 6–2, [12–10].
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 was the fifth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2011 WTA Tour
2011 WTA Tour
The WTA Tour is the elite tour for women's professional tennis organized by the Women's Tennis Association . The 2011 WTA Tour includes the Grand Slam tournaments , the WTA Premier tournaments, the WTA International tournaments, the Fed Cup , the Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions, and the WTA...
. It took place in Bad Gastein
Bad Gastein
Bad Gastein is a spa town in the Austrian state of Salzburg, situated at the northern rim of the Hohe Tauern national park. It has 5,838 inhabitants. The name "Bad" means "spa", reflecting the town's history as a health resort. It is located at the head of the Gastein valley, about 1,000 metres ...
, Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
between 11 and 18 July 2011.
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany |
Julia Görges Julia Görges Julia Görges is a professional tennis player from Germany. Görges reached career-high WTA singles ranking of No. 16 on 6 June 2011 and a doubles ranking of 31 on 6 June 2011... |
16 | 1 |
| Australia |
Jarmila Gajdošová Jarmila Gajdošová Jarmila Gajdošová , known as Jarmila Groth from 2009 to 2011, is an Australian tennis player... |
29 | 2 |
| Czech Republic |
Lucie Hradecká Lucie Hradecká Lucie Hradecká is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. In her career, Hradecká has won ten WTA doubles titles. This total includes the 2011 French Open, in which she won her first Grand Slam title.-Career:... |
42 | 3 |
| Czech Republic |
Iveta Benešová Iveta Benešová Iveta Benešová is a professional tennis player. She began playing tennis at age of 7 and turned professional in 1998 in Prague. She has won two WTA Tour events and one Grand Slam in mixed doubles partnering with Jürgen Melzer at the 2011 Wimbledon Championships.-2006–2008:In the 2006 Australian... |
44 | 4 |
| Spain |
Lourdes Domínguez Lino Lourdes Dominguez Lino Lourdes Domínguez Lino is a Spanish professional female tennis player. On 11 September 2006 Domínguez Lino reached her career-high singles ranking: World No... |
45 | 5 |
| Australia |
Jelena Dokić Jelena Dokic Jelena Dokić is an Australian female professional tennis player.During the height of her career, she played for Serbia and Montenegro and reached a career-high ranking of World No. 4 on 19 August 2002. After several family-related difficulties , she slowly slipped down the rankings in 2006... |
47 | 6 |
 Latvia |
Anastasija Sevastova Anastasija Sevastova Anastasija Sevastova is a Latvian tennis player. On January 31, 2011, she achieved her career-high WTA singles ranking of No. 36. On August 31, 2009, she claimed her highest Doubles rank of No. 195... |
51 | 7 |
 Romania |
Monica Niculescu Monica Niculescu Monica Niculescu is a Romanian tennis player. As of October 24, 2011 she is ranked No. 29 at the WTA Tour Singles Ranking. Her highest WTA ranking is currently her present ranking in singles, reached on 24 Oct 2011, and No. 24 in doubles, reached on June 7, 2010.Niculescu was born in Slatina,... |
52 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings are as of July 4, 2011.
Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Nikola HofmanovaNikola Hofmanova
Nikola Hofmanova is a female tennis player originally from Chomutov, Czechoslovakia, now Czech Republic, and now residing in Hornstein, Austria....
Melanie Klaffner
Melanie Klaffner
Melanie Klaffner is an Austrian tennis player. As of 1 March 2010, she is ranked World No. 234 in singles and No. 197 in doubles. She is currently coached by Geovani Cardona. Klaffner has enjoyed success on the ITF Circuit, winning two singles and eight doubles titles, and has also been a member...
Patricia Mayr-Achleitner
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Dia Evtimova
Dia Evtimova
Dia Evtimova is a professional Bulgarian tennis player. On October 24, 2011, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 146 whilst her best doubles ranking was 275 on June 15, 2009. In 2010, she qualified for the Internationaux de Strasbourg where she was defeated by Maria Sharapova in the...
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 :...
Paula Ormaechea
Paula Ormaechea
Paula Ormaechea is an Argentine tennis player. Ranked No. 215 as of 18 July 2011, she has won seven ITF singles titles and played for Argentina Fed Cup team.- Personal life :...
Sofia Shapatava
Sofia Shapatava
Sofia Shapatava is a Georgian tennis player. Her career high singles ranking is no.238 and career high doubles is no.210 . Her current singles is 256 and current doubles is 211...
Singles
María José Martínez SánchezMaría José Martínez Sánchez
María José Martínez Sánchez is a Spanish professional tennis player. In singles, she has won five WTA singles titles, the 2009 Copa Sony Ericsson Colsanitas, the 2009 Swedish Open, the Premier 5 event, 2010 Internazionali BNL d'Italia, the 2011 Gastein Ladies and the 2011 Hansol Korea Open. She...
def.
Patricia Mayr-Achleitner, 6–0, 7–5.
- It was her first title of the year and fourth of her career.
Doubles
Eva BirnerováEva Birnerová
Eva Birnerová is a professional female tennis player from the Czech Republic.-Career:Coached by Tim Sommer since October 2005, an all-court player who prefers playing on grass...
/
Lucie HradeckáLucie Hradecká
Lucie Hradecká is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. In her career, Hradecká has won ten WTA doubles titles. This total includes the 2011 French Open, in which she won her first Grand Slam title.-Career:...
def.
Jarmila GajdošováJarmila Gajdošová
Jarmila Gajdošová , known as Jarmila Groth from 2009 to 2011, is an Australian tennis player...
/
Julia GörgesJulia Görges
Julia Görges is a professional tennis player from Germany. Görges reached career-high WTA singles ranking of No. 16 on 6 June 2011 and a doubles ranking of 31 on 6 June 2011...
, 4–6, 6–2, [12–10].