2011 Goldwater Women's Tennis Classic
Encyclopedia
The 2011 Goldwater Women's Tennis Classic was a professional tennis
tournament played on hard courts. It was the third edition of the tournament which was part of the 2011 ITF Women's Circuit
. It took place in Phoenix, Arizona
, United States
between 7 and 13 November 2011.
Victoria Duval June Lee
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Elena Bovina
Krista Hardebeck Grace Min
Yasmin Schnack
Sesil Karatantcheva
def.
Michelle Larcher de Brito
, 6–1, 7–5
Jamie Hampton
/
Ajla Tomljanović
def. Maria Sanchez / Yasmin Schnack, 3–6, 6–3, [10–6]
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 third 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 Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
between 7 and 13 November 2011.
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States |
Irina Falconi Irina Falconi Irina Falconi is a professional American tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is World No. 119, which she reached on April 18, 2011. Her career high in doubles is World No. 205, which she reached on February 28, 2011... |
79 | 1 |
| United States |
Varvara Lepchenko Varvara Lepchenko Varvara Lepchenko is an American female professional tennis player. She reached her singles career high of no. 74 on November 15, 2010. She has won six ITF titles during her career.-Early life and junior career:... |
103 | 2 |
 Luxembourg |
Mandy Minella Mandy Minella Mandy Minella is a professional Luxembourgian tennis player. Her highest singles ranking to date is World Number 125 on July 25, 2011, and World Number 250 for doubles on July 17, 2006... |
119 | 3 |
| United States |
Jamie Hampton Jamie Hampton Jamie Lee Hampton is a professional American tennis player playing in the ITF Women's Circuit. On April 4, 2011, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of World No. 116. Hampton lived in Enterprise, Alabama until she was 13, when she moved to Auburn, Alabama... |
125 | 4 |
 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:... |
127 | 5 |
| United States |
Coco Vandeweghe Coco Vandeweghe Coco Vandeweghe is an American professional tennis player. She played on the junior circuit, where she reached a high ranking of junior world no. 15, but is gradually playing more senior tournaments. She won the 2008 US Open Girls' singles championship.She made her WTA debut in Los Angeles, and... |
128 | 6 |
 Italy |
Camila Giorgi | 143 | 7 |
| Croatia |
Ajla Tomljanović Ajla Tomljanović Ajla Tomljanović is a Croatian professional tennis player. She is former junior World No. 4. Partnering with Christina McHale, she won the 2009 Australian Open in Girls' Doubles. Tomljanović won her first ITF singles event in January 2010.... |
147 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings are as of October 31, 2011.
Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Gail BrodskyGail Brodsky
Gail Brodsky is a young female tennis player from New York, USA. Her career high is 217, reached on 1 August 2011. She was given a wildcard into the 2008 and 2009 US Open, where she lost in the first round both times.-Singles Finals :...
Victoria Duval June Lee
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Elena Bovina
Elena Bovina
Elena Olegovna Bovina is a Russian professional female tennis player. On April 4, 2005 Bovina reached her career-high singles ranking: World No. 14....
Krista Hardebeck Grace Min
Grace Min
Grace Min is an American tennis player who won the 2011 US Open girls' singles title. On March 21 2011, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 534 whilst her best doubles ranking was 521 on October 18 2010....
Yasmin Schnack
Singles
Sesil KaratantchevaSesil Karatantcheva
Sesil Karatantcheva is a Bulgarian-born Kazakhstani tennis player. Karatantcheva played for Bulgaria until February 2, 2009, when she changed nationality. She will play for Kazakhstan until at least 2012....
def.
Michelle Larcher de BritoMichelle Larcher de Brito
Michelle Caroline Larcher de Brito, born Micaela Carolina Larcher de Brito, also known as Michelle Larcher de Brito or Michelle Brito is a Portuguese tennis player. Larcher de Brito's family moved to the United States when she was nine years old so she could attend the Nick Bollettieri Tennis...
, 6–1, 7–5
Doubles
Jamie HamptonJamie Hampton
Jamie Lee Hampton is a professional American tennis player playing in the ITF Women's Circuit. On April 4, 2011, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of World No. 116. Hampton lived in Enterprise, Alabama until she was 13, when she moved to Auburn, Alabama...
/
Ajla TomljanovićAjla Tomljanović
Ajla Tomljanović is a Croatian professional tennis player. She is former junior World No. 4. Partnering with Christina McHale, she won the 2009 Australian Open in Girls' Doubles. Tomljanović won her first ITF singles event in January 2010....
def.
Maria Sanchez / Yasmin Schnack, 3–6, 6–3, [10–6]