2011 e-Boks Sony Ericsson Open
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The 2011 e-Boks Sony Ericsson Open was the second edition of the tennis
tournament e-Boks Danish Open
, an International-level
tournament on the 2011 WTA Tour
. It was the second edition of the tournament. It took place on indoor hard courts in Farum
, Denmark
between 6 and 12 June 2011.
s into the singles main draw: Julia Boserup
Malou Ejdesgaard
Karolína Plíšková
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Mona Barthel
Alexa Glatch
Johanna Konta
Galina Voskoboeva
Caroline Wozniacki
def.
Lucie Šafářová
, 6–1, 6–4
Johanna Larsson / 
Jasmin Wöhr
def.
Kristina Mladenovic
/
Katarzyna Piter
, 6–3, 6–3
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 e-Boks Danish Open
E-Boks Danish Open
The Danish Open is a professional women's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts in Farum, Denmark north of Copenhagen. The event is affiliated with the Women's Tennis Association , and is an International-level tournament on the WTA Tour...
, an International-level
WTA International tournaments
The International Tournaments is the new category for tennis tournaments of Women's Tennis Association from the 2009 WTA Tour. Tournaments are replacing Tier III and Tier IV events...
tournament on the 2011 WTA Tour
2011 WTA Tour
The WTA Tour is the elite tour for women's professional tennis organized by the Women's Tennis Association . The 2011 WTA Tour includes the Grand Slam tournaments , the WTA Premier tournaments, the WTA International tournaments, the Fed Cup , the Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions, and the WTA...
. It was the second edition of the tournament. It took place on indoor hard courts in Farum
Farum
Farum is a town in the northeast of the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark, 20 km northwest of Copenhagen. The town has a population of 18,521 .The town is part of Furesø municipality. Until 2006, it constituted Farum municipality....
, Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
between 6 and 12 June 2011.
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank* | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark |
Caroline Wozniacki Caroline Wozniacki Caroline Wozniacki is a Danish professional tennis player. She is the current world no. 1 on the WTA Tour. As of 7 November 2011, she has held this position for 56 weeks... |
1 | 1 |
| Czech Republic |
Klára Zakopalová | 32 | 2 |
 United States |
Bethanie Mattek-Sands | 34 | 3 |
| Czech Republic |
Lucie Šafářová Lucie Šafárová Lucie Šafářová is a professional Czech tennis player. She was born in Brno.Šafářová has won four WTA tour singles titles and reached the quarterfinals of the 2007 Australian Open, upsetting defending champion Amélie Mauresmo en-route... |
37 | 4 |
| Czech Republic |
Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová | 49 | 5 |
 Latvia |
Anastasija Sevastova Anastasija Sevastova Anastasija Sevastova is a Latvian tennis player. On January 31, 2011, she achieved her career-high WTA singles ranking of No. 36. On August 31, 2009, she claimed her highest Doubles rank of No. 195... |
53 | 6 |
 Australia |
Jelena Dokić Jelena Dokic Jelena Dokić is an Australian female professional tennis player.During the height of her career, she played for Serbia and Montenegro and reached a career-high ranking of World No. 4 on 19 August 2002. After several family-related difficulties , she slowly slipped down the rankings in 2006... |
59 | 7 |
 Italy |
Alberta Brianti Alberta Brianti Alberta Brianti is a professional female tennis player from Italy.On June 13, 2011, Brianti achieved her career-high singles ranking of 55... |
63 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings are as of May 23, 2011.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcardWild card (sports)
The term wild card refers broadly to a tournament or playoff berth awarded to an individual or team that has not qualified through normal play.-International sports:...
s into the singles main draw: Julia Boserup
Julia Boserup
Julia Boserup is a professional American tennis player. On October 31, 2011, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 216 whilst her best doubles ranking was 277 on October 31, 2011.-External links:...
Malou Ejdesgaard
Malou Ejdesgaard
Malou Ejdesgaard is a Danish professional tennis player. As of 20 November 2011, she is ranked World No. 828 in singles and No. 328 in doubles. Ejdesgaard is the third highest ranked singles player from Denmark, behind World No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki and Karen Barbat. She is the second highest...
Karolína Plíšková
Karolína Plíšková
Karolína Plíšková is a professional Czech tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 168, which she reached on 24 May 2010. Her career high in doubles is 239, which she reached on 1 August 2011. Her twin sister Kristýna is also a tennis player...
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Mona Barthel
Mona Barthel
Mona Barthel is a German professional tennis player. She has won four ITF singles titles and one ITF doubles title. Barthel's highest singles ranking of World No. 67 was achieved on 31 October 2011, while her highest doubles ranking of World No...
Alexa Glatch
Alexa Glatch
-Junior career:She started playing tennis at the age of five. As a junior player, she won the prestigious Easter Bowl title in the Girls 14s and Girls 18s divisions and the Orange Bowl in the Girls 16s division in 2004. She achieved a World Junior Ranking of #5 in 2005, advancing to the 2005 US...
Johanna Konta
Johanna Konta
Johanna Konta is a professional Australian/British tennis player playing in the ITF Women's Circuit. On April 18, 2011, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 239. She is reportedly in the process of becoming a British citizen, but the ITF still mark her as Australian.-Career:The second...
Galina Voskoboeva
Galina Voskoboeva
Galina Olegovna Voskoboeva is a professional Russian-born Kazakhstani tennis player. She reached her career-high singles rank of World No. 56 on October 10, 2011. Her career high in doubles is 31st, set at January 29, 2007.-Early life:...
Singles
Caroline WozniackiCaroline Wozniacki
Caroline Wozniacki is a Danish professional tennis player. She is the current world no. 1 on the WTA Tour. As of 7 November 2011, she has held this position for 56 weeks...
def.
Lucie ŠafářováLucie Šafárová
Lucie Šafářová is a professional Czech tennis player. She was born in Brno.Šafářová has won four WTA tour singles titles and reached the quarterfinals of the 2007 Australian Open, upsetting defending champion Amélie Mauresmo en-route...
, 6–1, 6–4
- It was Wozniacki's 5th title of the year and 17th of her career. She defended her title.
Doubles
Johanna Larsson / Jasmin WöhrJasmin Wöhr
Jasmin Wöhr is a German professional tennis player. She turned professional in 1999.Wöhr was part of the Germany Fed Cup team in 2006. In the same year, she played solely in doubles competition, but has since returned to singles as well...
def.
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...
/
Katarzyna PiterKatarzyna Piter
Katarzyna Piter is a Polish tennis player born in Poznań, Poland. She has won 6 ITF singles titles and 5 ITF doubles titles.- Fed Cup :...
, 6–3, 6–3