2011 Andalucia Tennis Experience

The 2011 Andalucia Tennis Experience was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 3rd edition of the Andalucia Tennis Experience, and an International-level tournament of the 2011 WTA Tour. The event took place at the Club de Tenis Puente Romano in Marbella, Spain, from April 2 through April 10, 2011.

2011 Andalucia Tennis Experience
Date	April 2–10
Edition	3rd
Category	International-level
Location	Marbella, Spain
Venue	Club de Tenis Puente Romano
Champions
Singles
Victoria Azarenka
Doubles
Nuria Llagostera Vives / Arantxa Parra Santonja

The field was led by top seed Victoria Azarenka. She was joined by former world no. 1 Russian Dinara Safina and two-time Grand Slam champion Svetlana Kuznetsova. Defending champion Flavia Pennetta and finalist of the past two years Carla Suárez Navarro were also on set to join the field before they withdrew.

Prize money and points distribution

Points distribution

Stage	Women's singles[1]	Women's doubles[1]
Champion	280
Runner up	200
Semifinals	120
Quarterfinals	70
Round of 16	30	1
Round of 32	1	–
Qualifier	16
Qualifying final round	10
Qualifying second round	6
Qualifying first round	1

Prize money

The total commitment prize money for this year's event is US $220.000.

Stage	Women's singles[2]	Women's doubles (per team)[2]
Champion	$37,000	$11,000
Runner up	$19,000	$5,750
Semifinals	$10,200	$3,100
Quarterfinals	$5,340	$1,650
Round of 16	$2,950	$860
Round of 32	$1,725	–
Qualifying final round	$860
Qualifying second round	$460
Qualifying first round	$265

Entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Rank1	Seed
BLR	Victoria Azarenka	8	1
RUS	Svetlana Kuznetsova	15	2
FRA	Aravane Rezaï	24	3
ROU	Alexandra Dulgheru	28	4
BUL	Tsvetana Pironkova	34	5
CZE	Klára Zakopalová	36	6
ITA	Roberta Vinci	37	7
ITA	Sara Errani	40	8

• Rankings and seedings are as of March 21, 2011.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the main draw:

• Dinara Safina
• Svetlana Kuznetsova
• Estrella Cabeza Candela

The following players received entry via qualifying:

Main article: 2011 Andalucia Tennis Experience – Qualifying

• Mona Barthel
• Irina-Camelia Begu
• María-Teresa Torró-Flor
• Lara Arruabarrena-Vecino

Notable withdrawals

The following players withdrew from the tournament for various reasons:

• Flavia Pennetta (torn shoulder muscle)^[3]
• Ana Ivanovic (fatigue)^[3]
• Carla Suárez Navarro (right elbow surgery)^[3]

Champions

Singles

Main article: 2011 Andalucia Tennis Experience – Singles

Victoria Azarenka def. Irina-Camelia Begu, 6–3, 6–2

• It was Azarenka's second title of the year and the seventh of her career.

Doubles

Main article: 2011 Andalucia Tennis Experience – Doubles

Nuria Llagostera Vives / Arantxa Parra Santonja def. Sara Errani / Roberta Vinci, 3–6, 6–4, [10–5]