2011 WTA Tour

[2][3] Premier Mandatory Events are counted for players in the top 10, even if they did not compete, unless there is an injury excuse.

Gold backgrounds indicate players that qualified for the WTA Tour Championships.

Blue backgrounds indicate players that became alternates at the WTA Tour Championships.

Gold backgrounds indicate teams that have qualified for WTA Tour Championships.

Service and return statistical leaders at the conclusion of the year, according to the WTA.

Kim Clijsters (top left) claimed her first Australian Open title and as well as her fourth (and last) Grand Slam title, defeating Li Na in the final. Li (top right) would go on to win her maiden Grand Slam title at French Open defeating defending champion Francesca Schiavone , thus becoming the first Chinese player to win the Grand Slam. Petra Kvitová (bottom left) won her maiden Grand Slam title at the Wimbledon defeating Maria Sharapova , thus becoming the first Czech to win the Grand Slam since Jana Novotná in 1998, and the first player born in the 1990s to win a Grand Slam title. Samantha Stosur (bottom right) won her maiden Grand Slam title at the US Open defeating Serena Williams in the final. Stosur becoming the first Australian to win a Grand Slam title since Evonne Goolagong Cawley in 1980 Wimbledon Championships .