2011 Open GDF SUEZ de Cagnes-sur-Mer Alpes-Maritimes
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The 2011 Open GDF SUEZ de Cagnes-sur-Mer Alpes-Maritimes
was a professional tennis
tournament played on clay courts. It was part of the 2011 ITF Women's Circuit
. It took place in Cagnes-sur-Mer
, France
between 2 and 9 May 2011.
Kristina Mladenovic
Olivia Sanchez
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Lara Arruabarrena-Vecino
Mona Barthel
Andreja Klepač
Valeria Savinykh
Sorana Cîrstea
def.
Pauline Parmentier
, 6–7(5), 6–2, 6–2
Anna-Lena Grönefeld
/
Petra Martić
def. Darija Jurak
/
Renata Voráčová
, 1–6, 6–2, [11–9]
Open GDF SUEZ de Cagnes-sur-Mer Alpes-Maritimes
The Open GDF SUEZ de Cagnes-sur-Mer Alpes-Maritimes is a tennis tournament held in Cagnes-sur-Mer, a city in France. Held since 1998, this ITF Circuit event is a $100,000+H tournament. It started off being a $10,000 back in 1998 but has slowly increased the prize money and is played on outdoor...
was a professional tennis
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 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 took place in Cagnes-sur-Mer
Cagnes-sur-Mer
Cagnes-sur-Mer is a commune of the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.-Geography:It is the largest suburb of the city of Nice and lies to the west-southwest of it, about from the center.-History:...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
between 2 and 9 May 2011.
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany |
Kristina Barrois Kristina Barrois Kristina Barrois is a professional German tennis player who has won two German Tennis Championships and reached the second round of all four Grand Slam events, as well as the final of two WTA tournaments. She lives in Urexweiler, Marpingen. Her career high rank is World No... |
71 | 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... |
74 | 2 |
 People's Republic of China |
Zhang Shuai Zhang Shuai (tennis) Zhang Shuai is a Chinese professional female tennis player. , she is the fourth-highest ranked women's singles player from China, at World number 90.-Career Summary:... |
78 | 3 |
 Russia |
Ksenia Pervak Ksenia Pervak Ksenia Yuryevna Pervak is a professional left-handed Russian tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 37th, which she reached on 19 September 2011... |
84 | 4 |
 Belgium |
Kirsten Flipkens Kirsten Flipkens Kirsten Flipkens is a professional female Belgian tennis player since 2003. Her career high rank for singles is No. 59 . She won 10 ITF Singles titles, and 1 ITF Doubles title.... |
86 | 5 |
 United Kingdom |
Elena Baltacha Elena Baltacha Elena Baltacha is a British professional tennis player of Ukrainian background. Being a four-time winner of the AEGON Award, she is also the long standing British number 1, a position she has held intermittently since 2002. As of 24 November 2011 she holds a current world ranking of No. 50. Her... |
90 | 6 |
| Czech Republic |
Renata Voráčová Renata Vorácová Renata Voráčová is a professional female tennis player from the Czech Republic. Her career high singles ranking is No... |
95 | 7 |
| United Kingdom |
Anne Keothavong Anne Keothavong Anne Viensouk Keothavong is a British professional tennis player. She is a former long-standing British number 1, however she is the current British number 2, behind Elena Baltacha and is ranked 71st in the world... |
96 | 8 |
- Rankings are as of April 25, 2010.
Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Stéphanie Foretz Gacon Caroline GarciaCaroline Garcia
Caroline Garcia is a French professional tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 141, which she reached on August 15, 2011. Her career high in doubles is 357, achieved on August 15, 2011....
Kristina Mladenovic
Kristina Mladenovic
Kristina Mladenovic is a French professional tennis player of Serbian background. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 171st, which she reached on 12 April 2010.Kristina was born in Saint-Pol-sur-Mer, Nord department of France...
Olivia Sanchez
Olivia Sanchez
Olivia Sanchez is a professional tennis player from France. She received a wildcard into the main draw of the 2007 French Open, but lost in 6–3, 4–6, 3–6, to Shenay Perry in the first round. As of June 9, 2008, Sanchez reached her highest singles ranking of World Number 90 on June 9, 2008, and is...
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Lara Arruabarrena-Vecino
Lara Arruabarrena-Vecino
Lara Arruabarrena-Vecino is a professional Spanish tennis player. On April 4, 2011, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 253 while her best doubles ranking was 288 on April 4, 2011.- Junior Grand Slam doubles finals :...
Mona Barthel
Mona Barthel
Mona Barthel is a German professional tennis player. She has won four ITF singles titles and one ITF doubles title. Barthel's highest singles ranking of World No. 67 was achieved on 31 October 2011, while her highest doubles ranking of World No...
Andreja Klepač
Andreja Klepac
Andreja Klepač is a professional Slovenian tennis player. While she has not won a WTA title of any kind, she has won 3 ITF singles titles and 11 ITF doubles titles, and made one WTA Tour singles final and two WTA Tour doubles final. Klepač reached her career-high singles ranking on July 14, 2008,...
Valeria Savinykh
Valeria Savinykh
Valeria Savinykh is a Russian tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 133, which she reached on September 12, 2011. Her career high in doubles is 124, achieved on September 12, 2011.-External links:...
Singles
Sorana CîrsteaSorana Cîrstea
Sorana Mihaela Cîrstea, is a Romanian tennis player. Her career high rank was World No. 23, achieved on 17 August 2009, after she reached the quarterfinals of the 2009 French Open and the semifinals of the 2009 Los Angeles Open.- Playing style :...
def.
Pauline ParmentierPauline Parmentier
Pauline Parmentier is a professional tennis player from France. Her career high was #40, achieved on 21 July 2008 and her highest ranking in doubles was World Number 146 on 15 June 2009.-Background:...
, 6–7(5), 6–2, 6–2
Doubles
Anna-Lena GrönefeldAnna-Lena Grönefeld
Anna-Lena Grönefeld is a professional tennis player from Germany. She turned professional in April 2003.As of September 2011, Grönefeld is the No. 12 tennis player from Germany. She was coached and trained by Rafael Font de Mora in Scottsdale, Arizona until 2006...
/
Petra MartićPetra Martic
Petra Martić is a professional tennis player from Croatia. Her career high ranking is #47, achieved on September 26th 2011.-Early Career: 2006–2009:...
def.
Darija JurakDarija Jurak
Darija Jurak is a Croatian professional tennis player. Her career high WTA doubles ranking is 74, set on July 5, 2010...
/
Renata VoráčováRenata Vorácová
Renata Voráčová is a professional female tennis player from the Czech Republic. Her career high singles ranking is No...
, 1–6, 6–2, [11–9]