2011 OrtoLääkärit Open
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The 2011 OrtoLääkärit Open was a professional tennis
tournament played on hard courts. It was the fourth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2011 ITF Women's Circuit
. It took place in Helsinki
, Finland
between 21 and 27 November 2011.
Leia Kaukonen Emma Laine
Piia Suomalainen
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Alexandra Artamonova Natela Dzalamidze Daria Gavrilova
Nicola George Dinah Pfizenmaier Anastasiya Vasylyeva
Polina Vinogradova Nina Zander
The following players received entry from a Lucky Loser spot: Silvia Njirić
Tímea Babos
def.
Jana Čepelová
, 6–3, 6–1
Janette Husárová
/
Emma Laine
def. Tímea Babos
/
Irina Buryachok
, 5–7, 7–5, [11–9]
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 hard courts. It was the fourth edition of the tournament which 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 Helsinki
Helsinki
Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...
, Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
between 21 and 27 November 2011.
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 Estonia |
Kaia Kanepi Kaia Kanepi Kaia Kanepi is an Estonian professional tennis player. Her career-high ranking is world no. 16 reached on 14 February 2011.... |
34 | 1 |
| Hungary |
Tímea Babos Tímea Babos Tímea Babos is a professional Hungarian tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 176, which she reached on 11 July 2011. Her career high in doubles is 175, which she achieved on 18 July 2011. To date, Babos has won nine singles and nine doubles professional tennis titles.Babos is a member... |
154 | 2 |
 Romania |
Mihaela Buzărnescu Mihaela Buzărnescu Mihaela Buzărnescu is a professional Romanian tennis player.-Career highlights:Mihaela won the junior doubles title at the 2006 US Open partnering Ioana Raluca Olaru. Seeded No. 2, they defeated in the final the No... |
156 | 3 |
 Israel |
Julia Glushko Julia Glushko Julia Glushko is a right-handed Israeli tennis player who resides in Tel Aviv.Her junior ranking as of June 2007, when she was 17 years old, was # 10 in the world.-Tennis career:... |
186 | 4 |
 Turkey |
Çağla Büyükakçay Çağla Büyükakçay Çağla Büyükakçay , is a Turkish tennis player. She is a member of the Enkaspor tennis team.She is the most successful Turkish player in singles women tennis with a career high WTA ranking of 168 .... |
202 | 5 |
| Slovakia |
Jana Čepelová Jana Čepelová Jana Čepelová is a professional Slovak tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is World No. 277, which she reached on 22 August 2011. Čepelová's best tennis achievement to date is by winning the girls doubles event at the 2010 Australian Open partnering Chantal Škamlová... |
220 | 6 |
 Germany |
Annika Beck Annika Beck Annika Beck is a German tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is World No. 223, which she reached on 3 October 2011.- External links :... |
235 | 7 |
 Lithuania |
Lina Stančiūtė Lina Stanciute Lina Stančiūtė is a Lithuanian professional tennis player, who achieved her highest ranking on September 28, 2009 .-External links:... |
237 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings are as of November 14, 2011.
Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Anett KontaveitAnett Kontaveit
Anett Kontaveit is an Estonian female junior tennis player. Kontaveit won Estonian Championships in 2009 and again in 2010 being the youngest player ever in Estonia to do so. From February 2010 Anett Kontaveit is coached by Märten Tamla.She has had success on the junior tour, her best grand slam...
Leia Kaukonen Emma Laine
Emma Laine
Emma Johanna Laine is a professional tennis player from Finland.The left-handed Laine turned professional in 2004. Her highest career singles ranking has been World No. 50 on August 7, 2006....
Piia Suomalainen
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Alexandra Artamonova Natela Dzalamidze Daria Gavrilova
Daria Gavrilova
Daria Gavrilova is a junior Russian tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 347, which she reached on May 02, 2011.Daria highest junior ITF ranking is at No. 1 reached on August 23, 2010.-2010:...
Nicola George Dinah Pfizenmaier Anastasiya Vasylyeva
Anastasiya Vasylyeva
Anastasiya Vasylyeva is a professional Ukrainian tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 260, which she reached on December 14, 2009. Her career high in doubles is 242, which she reached on November 23, 2009.-External links:...
Polina Vinogradova Nina Zander
The following players received entry from a Lucky Loser spot: Silvia Njirić
Silvia Njirić
Silvia Njirić is a junior Croatian tennis player. Having already played Fed Cup for Croatia, Njirić made semi-finals at the 2010 junior French Open, losing to Elina Svitolina of Ukraine.-ITF Circuit singles finals :...
Singles
Tímea BabosTímea Babos
Tímea Babos is a professional Hungarian tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 176, which she reached on 11 July 2011. Her career high in doubles is 175, which she achieved on 18 July 2011. To date, Babos has won nine singles and nine doubles professional tennis titles.Babos is a member...
def.
Jana ČepelováJana Čepelová
Jana Čepelová is a professional Slovak tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is World No. 277, which she reached on 22 August 2011. Čepelová's best tennis achievement to date is by winning the girls doubles event at the 2010 Australian Open partnering Chantal Škamlová...
, 6–3, 6–1
Doubles
Janette HusárováJanette Husárová
Janette Husárová is a professional female tennis player from Slovakia. She is probably best remembered for winning the WTA Tour Championships women's doubles title in 2002 partenering Russian Elena Dementieva...
/
Emma LaineEmma Laine
Emma Johanna Laine is a professional tennis player from Finland.The left-handed Laine turned professional in 2004. Her highest career singles ranking has been World No. 50 on August 7, 2006....
def.
Tímea BabosTímea Babos
Tímea Babos is a professional Hungarian tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 176, which she reached on 11 July 2011. Her career high in doubles is 175, which she achieved on 18 July 2011. To date, Babos has won nine singles and nine doubles professional tennis titles.Babos is a member...
/
Irina BuryachokIrina Buryachok
Irina Buryachok is a professional Ukrainian tennis player. On June 14, 2010, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 183 whilst her best doubles ranking was 196 on June 21, 2010.-ITF Circuit finals:-Singles finals: 9 :...
, 5–7, 7–5, [11–9]