Women's singles
2011 Italian Open
Champion	Maria Sharapova
Runner-up	Samantha Stosur
Score	6–2, 6–4
Draw	56
Seeds	16

Maria Sharapova defeated Samantha Stosur in the final, 6–2, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2011 Italian Open. It was her 23rd career title, and her first in almost a year.

María José Martínez Sánchez was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Ekaterina Makarova.

Seeds

The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.

Qualifying

Draw

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Caroline Wozniacki	6	1	6
	5	Jelena Janković	3	6	3
								1	Caroline Wozniacki	5	3
								7	Maria Sharapova	7	6
	3	Victoria Azarenka	6	0r
	7	Maria Sharapova	4	3
															7	Maria Sharapova	6	6
															6	Samantha Stosur	2	4
		Gréta Arn	3	1
	4	Li Na	6	6
								4	Li Na	66	0
								6	Samantha Stosur	78	6
	6	Samantha Stosur	6	6
	2	Francesca Schiavone	2	4

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	C Wozniacki	6	6
	Q	A Rodionova	6	6				Q	A Rodionova	2	0
		Y Shvedova	4	4											1	C Wozniacki	6	77
		Y Wickmayer	4	6	6											Y Wickmayer	1	64
	LL	A Kerber	6	3	3				Y Wickmayer	2	77	6
		N Petrova	0	0	r			13	A Ivanovic	6	64	3
	13	A Ivanovic	6	3																		1	C Wozniacki	6	1	6
	9	M Bartoli	6	6																		5	J Janković	3	6	3
	Q	A Parra Santonja	2	3				9	M Bartoli	4	3
	Q	A Medina Garrigues	6	6				Q	A Medina Garrigues	6	6
		P Schnyder	3	2											Q	A Medina Garrigues	4	6	2
		K Date-Krumm	5	2											5	J Janković	6	2	6
		L Šafářová	7	6					L Šafářová	0	3
								5	J Janković	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								3	V Azarenka	6	6
		S Errani	6	1					S Errani	1	2
		R Vinci	2	0	r										3	V Azarenka	6	4	6
		A Morita	3	1											16	A Pavlyuchenkova	4	6	2
		V Dushevina	6	6					V Dushevina	5	4
	Q	C Scheepers	3	5				16	A Pavlyuchenkova	7	6
	16	A Pavlyuchenkova	6	7																		3	V Azarenka	6	0r
	10	S Pe'er	3	6	6																	7	M Sharapova	4	3
		B Jovanovski	6	0	4			10	S Pe'er	6	7
		A Kleybanova	6	6					A Kleybanova	3	5
	Q	V Lepchenko	2	2											10	S Pe'er	2	2
		MJ Martínez Sánchez	0	7	4										7	M Sharapova	6	6
		E Makarova	6	5	6				E Makarova	1	1
								7	M Sharapova	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								8	A Radwańska	6	2	1
	Q	T Paszek	4	4					E Vesnina	3	6	6
		E Vesnina	6	6												E Vesnina	6	63	63
	WC	A Brianti	6	7												G Arn	3	77	77
	LL	J Zheng	4	5				WC	A Brianti	4	4
		G Arn	3	77	711				G Arn	6	6
	11	S Kuznetsova	6	64	69																		G Arn	3	1
	15	F Pennetta	4	6	3																	4	N Li	6	6	-
		B Mattek-Sands	6	4	6				B Mattek-Sands	2	4
	WC	C Dentoni	1	2					J Gajdošová	6	6
		J Gajdošová	6	6												J Gajdošová	2	1
		B Záhlavová-Strýcová	1	6	64										4	N Li	6	6
		L Domínguez Lino	6	0	77				L Domínguez Lino	4	2
								4	N Li	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								6	S Stosur	6	7	-
		I Benešová	6	6					I Benešová	1	5
		G Dulko	2	1											6	S Stosur	6	6
	Q	P Hercog	6	7											Q	P Hercog	3	4
		A Dulgheru	1	5				Q	P Hercog	6	6
		M Kirilenko	5	1				12	A Petkovic	4	3
	12	A Petkovic	7	6																		6	S Stosur	6	6
	14	K Kanepi	5	6	1																	2	F Schiavone	2	4
	WC	R Oprandi	7	3	6			WC	R Oprandi	5	1
		T Pironkova	4	2					D Hantuchová	7	6
		D Hantuchová	6	6												D Hantuchová	6	2	5
	Q	C McHale	6	2	79										2	F Schiavone	3	6	7
		S Peng	3	6	67			Q	C McHale	3	1
								2	F Schiavone	6	6

References

• Main draw