2011 Open GDF SUEZ Nantes Atlantique
Encyclopedia
The 2011 Open GDF SUEZ Nantes Atlantique was a professional tennis
tournament played on hard courts. It was the ninth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2011 ITF Women's Circuit
. It took place in Nantes
, France
between 31 October and 6 November 2011.
Anaïs Laurendon
Chloé Paquet Alice Tisset
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Séverine Beltrame Michaela Hončová
Darija Jurak
Magda Linette
Alison Riske
def.
Iryna Brémond, 6–1, 6–4
Stéphanie Foretz Gacon / Kristina Mladenovic
def. Julie Coin
/
Eva Hrdinová
, 6–0, 6–4
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 ninth 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 Nantes
Nantes
Nantes is a city in western France, located on the Loire River, from the Atlantic coast. The city is the 6th largest in France, while its metropolitan area ranks 8th with over 800,000 inhabitants....
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
between 31 October and 6 November 2011.
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| France |
Pauline Parmentier Pauline Parmentier Pauline Parmentier is a professional tennis player from France. Her career high was #40, achieved on 21 July 2008 and her highest ranking in doubles was World Number 146 on 15 June 2009.-Background:... |
66 | 1 |
 United Kingdom |
Heather Watson Heather Watson Heather Miriam Watson is a British female tennis player. Born in Guernsey, she trains and resides at the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy in Florida, USA. Watson has won one major title at the 2009 US Open Juniors, two senior ITF titles and won gold at the 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games. She has... |
87 | 2 |
| France |
Alizé Cornet Alizé Cornet Alizé Cornet is a French professional tennis player and the current French number three . She was born in Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, and has a career-high ranking of No. 11, achieved on 16 February 2009; as of 4 July 2011 she is ranked World No. 69... |
94 | 3 |
| France |
Stéphanie Foretz Gacon | 97 | 4 |
| France |
Iryna Brémond | 100 | 5 |
 Russia |
Valeria Savinykh Valeria Savinykh Valeria Savinykh is a Russian tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 133, which she reached on September 12, 2011. Her career high in doubles is 124, achieved on September 12, 2011.-External links:... |
116 | 6 |
 Spain |
Arantxa Parra Santonja Arantxa Parra Santonja Arantxa Parra Santonja is a professional female tennis player from Spain. She turned pro in 2000.On 12 July 2010, Parra Santonja reached her career-high singles ranking: World No... |
118 | 7 |
| Russia |
Alexandra Panova Alexandra Panova Alexandra Panova is a professional Russian tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 134, which she reached on 23 August 2010. Her career high in doubles is 131, which she reached on 27 April 2009.-2009:... |
122 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings are as of October 24, 2011.
Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Julie CoinJulie Coin
Julie Coin is a professional French tennis player. Coin recorded the largest victory of her career by defeating the world's #1 ranked female singles player, and #1 seed, Ana Ivanović at the 2008 US Open. Her career high singles ranking is World No. 60, achieved on 27 July 2009. Her career high...
Anaïs Laurendon
Anais Laurendon
Anaïs Laurendon , is a French professional tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 180, which she reached on October 11, 2010...
Chloé Paquet Alice Tisset
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Séverine Beltrame Michaela Hončová
Michaela Hončová
Michaela Hončová is a professional Slovak tennis player. On November 15, 2010, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 437 whilst her best doubles ranking was 607 on September 20, 2010.-ITF Circuit finals:...
Darija Jurak
Darija Jurak
Darija Jurak is a Croatian professional tennis player. Her career high WTA doubles ranking is 74, set on July 5, 2010...
Magda Linette
Magda Linette
Magda Linette is a professional Polish tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 163, which she reached on August 8, 2011. Her career high in doubles is 304, achieved on June 13, 2011.- Personal life :...
Singles
Alison RiskeAlison Riske
Alison Riske is a professional American tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 104, which she reached on May 9, 2011. Her career high in doubles is 251, which she reached on August 15, 2011.-Early life and career:...
def.
Iryna Brémond, 6–1, 6–4Doubles
Stéphanie Foretz Gacon / Kristina MladenovicKristina Mladenovic
Kristina Mladenovic is a French professional tennis player of Serbian background. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 171st, which she reached on 12 April 2010.Kristina was born in Saint-Pol-sur-Mer, Nord department of France...
def.
Julie CoinJulie Coin
Julie Coin is a professional French tennis player. Coin recorded the largest victory of her career by defeating the world's #1 ranked female singles player, and #1 seed, Ana Ivanović at the 2008 US Open. Her career high singles ranking is World No. 60, achieved on 27 July 2009. Her career high...
/
Eva HrdinováEva Hrdinová
Eva Hrdinová is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. Hrdinova is now the tallest player on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour standing at 1.91m. This beats the previous record of Akgul Amanmuradova, who stands just one centimetre shorter.Hrdinová's highest singles ranking yet has been...
, 6–0, 6–4