The 2011 Open GDF SUEZ de Marseille is a professional tennis

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 outdoor clay courts. It is 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 takes place in Marseille

Marseille

Marseille , known in antiquity as Massalia , is the second largest city in France, after Paris, with a population of 852,395 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Marseille extends beyond the city limits with a population of over 1,420,000 on an area of...

, 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 June 6 and June 12, 2011.

Seeds

Nationality	Player	Ranking*	Seeding
Russia	Anastasia Pivovarova Anastasia Pivovarova Anastasia Olegovna Pivovarova is a professional tennis player from Russia.Pivovarova was born in Moscow, Russia and is a right-handed player. She reached a career high of 115 in July 2010. During a successful junior career Pivovarova was ranked as high as number 2.- Biography :Anastasia Pivovarova...	93	1
Belarus	Anastasiya Yakimova Anastasiya Yakimova Anastasiya Yakimova is a female tennis player from Belarus. She made it to the third round of the 2007 Australian Open, defeating Ai Sugiyama of Japan, a seeded player, on the way in the second round.-2009:...	100	2
Romania	Irina-Camelia Begu	102	3
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:...	105	4
Spain	Carla Suárez Navarro Carla Suarez Navarro Carla Suárez Navarro is a Spanish tennis player. She began playing for Spain in the 2008 Fed Cup. On May 18, 2009, she reached her career high ranking at World No. 22.-2008:...	126	5
Australia	Sophie Ferguson Sophie Ferguson Sophie Ferguson is an Australian professional tennis player.Ferguson's best performance at a Grand Slam tournament was at the 2005 Australian Open, where she lost in the second round to Nadia Petrova, 4–6, 6–0, 6–1...	134	6
Italy	Corinna Dentoni Corinna Dentoni Corinna Dentoni is a professional Italian tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 132, which she reached on June 22, 2009. Her career-high in doubles is 151, which she reached on May 25, 2009....	146	7
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...	147	8

• Rankings are as of May 23, 2011.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Estelle Cascino Julie Coin

Julie 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...

 Victoria Larrière

Victoria Larrière

Victoria Larrière is a French professional tennis player. As of October 10, 2011, she reached her highest single rankings of World number 189.Larrière lost in the first round of the main draw in doubles at the 2011 French Open....

 Elixane Lechemia

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Dijana Banoveć Eva Fernández-Brugués

Eva Fernández-Brugués

Eva Fernández-Brugués is a professional Spanish tennis player. On October 19, 2009, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 185 whilst her best doubles ranking was 344 on December 8, 2008.-ITF Circuit finals:...

 Inés Ferrer-Suárez Tereza Mrdeža

The following players received entry by a lucky loser: Laura-Ioana Andrei

Singles

  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:...

def.   Irina-Camelia Begu, 6–3, 6–2

Doubles

  Irina-Camelia Begu /   Nina Bratchikova

Nina Bratchikova

Nina Bratchikova |Zhukovskiy]], Russia) is a professional Russian tennis player playing in the ITF Women's Circuit. On 24 May 2010, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 133. Her current singles ranking is 147 as of 13 November 2010...

def.   Laura-Ioana Andrei /   Mădălina Gojnea

Mădălina Gojnea

Mădălina-Victorița Gojnea is a professional Romanian tennis player playing in the ITF Women's Circuit. On July 4, 2011, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 149 whilst her best doubles ranking was 191 on July 9, 2007...

, 6–2, 6–2