2011 Bank of the West Classic

The 2011 Bank of the West Classic was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 40th edition of the Bank of the West Classic, and was a part of the WTA Premier tournaments of the 2011 WTA Tour. It took place at the Taube Tennis Center in Stanford, California, United States, from July 26 through July 31, 2011. It was the first women's event on the 2011 US Open Series. Unseeded Serena Williams won the singles title.

2011 Bank of the West Classic
Date	July 25–31
Edition	40th
Category	WTA Premier tournaments
Draw	28S / 16D
Prize money	$721,000
Surface	Hard / outdoor
Location	Stanford, California, US
Venue	Taube Tennis Center
Champions
Singles
Serena Williams
Doubles
Victoria Azarenka / Maria Kirilenko

Entrants

Seeds

Nation	Player	Ranking*	Seed
BLR	Victoria Azarenka	4	1
RUS	Maria Sharapova	5	2
FRA	Marion Bartoli	9	3
AUS	Samantha Stosur	10	4
POL	Agnieszka Radwańska	14	5
GER	Julia Görges	16	6
SRB	Ana Ivanovic	18	7
SVK	Dominika Cibulková	20	8

• Seedings are based on the rankings of July 18, 2011.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw

• Hilary Barte
• Dominika Cibulková

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

Main article: 2011 Bank of the West Classic – Singles qualifying

• Marina Erakovic
• Rika Fujiwara
• Urszula Radwańska
• Olga Savchuk

Finals

Singles

Main article: 2011 Bank of the West Classic – Singles

Serena Williams defeated Marion Bartoli, 7–5, 6–1

• It was Williams' 1st title of the year and 38th of her career.

Doubles

Main article: 2011 Bank of the West Classic – Doubles

Victoria Azarenka / Maria Kirilenko defeated Liezel Huber / Lisa Raymond, 6–1, 6–3