2011 Vera Zvonareva

zvonareva @ 2011 australian open

at hong kong tennis classic, joined russia s group , won in final against europe maria kirilenko , yevgeny kafelnikov. second seed @ 2011 medibank international sydney, zvonareva received bye second round, defeated flavia pennetta, 7–5, 7–5. zvonareva seeded second @ 2011 australian open in singles. defeated sybille bammer, 6–2, 6–1, in first round, breaking bammer 4 times in row. zvonareva defeated unseeded bojana jovanovski in second round, 2–6, 6–3, 6–1. in third round, zvonareva defeated 31st seed lucie Šafářová in straight sets, 6–3, 7–6(9). zvonareva defeated unseeded iveta benešová in round of 16, 6–4, 6–1. defeated 25th seed petra kvitová in quarterfinal, 6–2, 6–4. in semifinal, defeated third seed , eventual champion kim clijsters, 6–3, 6–3.

at 2011 ptt pattaya open, zvonareva top seed , seeking third consecutive title , second title defense. defeated tamira paszek, 6–4, 6–2, in first round, qualifier nungnadda wannasuk, 6–1, 7–5, in second round, , peng shuai, 6–4, 4–6, 6–4, in quarterfinals. in semifinals, zvonareva upset fourth seed daniela hantuchová, 7–6(3), 6–4. second seed @ 2011 dubai tennis championships, zvonareva received bye second round. there, defeated roberta vinci, 6–3, 6–1. in third round, upset 15th seed alisa kleybanova, 6–3, 6–2.

zvonareva picked first title of 2011 in late february @ 2011 qatar ladies open. second seed, receiving bye second round, defeated dominika cibulková, 6–1, 6–2. in quarterfinals, defeated daniela hantuchová, 7–5, 6–7(5), 7–5, in match lasting on 3 hours, after trailing 5–4 in third set. defeated former world no. 1 jelena janković, 6–1, 2–6, 6–4, in semifinals, , current world no. 1 , top seed caroline wozniacki, 6–4, 6–4, in final. zvonareva s first title in on year , third time had defeated reigning world no. 1.

zvonareva third seed @ 2011 bnp paribas open , had bye second round. despite letting 6–3, 5–1 lead escape her, defeated timea bacsinszky, 6–3, 7–6(4). in third round, in match lasted on 3 hours, upset 25th seed dominika cibulková, 4–6, 7–6(4), 6–4, despite saving 5 match points. zvonareva third seed @ 2011 sony ericsson open bye second round, defeated dinara safina, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2. in third round, faced 28th seed jarmila groth, defeating in straight sets, 7–6(4), 6–2. in fourth round, faced 15th seed marion bartoli, prevailing 2–6, 6–3, 6–2. in quarterfinals, zvonareva faced ninth seed agnieszka radwańska, whom defeated, 7–5, 6–3, reach semifinals in key biscayne second time, last time being in 2008. despite winning 2 of 4 previous matches after trailing set in tournament, victoria azarenka, eighth seed, dispatched zvonareva in semifinals, 6–0, 6–3. zvonareva led russian fed cup team in semifinal tie against italy. defeated both sara errani , roberta vinci in straight sets ensure spot russia in final.

zvonareva kicked off clay-court season @ 2011 porsche tennis grand prix in stuttgart, germany. second seed, received bye second round, defeating anastasia pavlyuchenkova, 3–6, 6–4, 6–2, before losing samantha stosur in quarterfinals. second seed @ 2011 mutua madrileña madrid open, beat patty schnyder , elena vesnina, before being upset 16th seed , eventual champion petra kvitová in third round. @ inaugural 2011 brussels ladies open, after first round bye, defeated qualifier galina voskoboeva, after dropping first set in second round. in quarterfinals, blew out world no. 28 , sixth seed alexandra dulgheru of romania, 6–0, 6–1, losing 1 point on serve. run ended in semifinals, upset 6–3, 6–3 eighth seed peng shuai of china. zvonareva seeded third @ 2011 french open , defeated unseeded lourdes domínguez lino in first round, 6–3, 6–3. in second round, defeated sabine lisicki, 4–6, 7–5, 7–5, despite trailing 5–2 in third set , having save match point. zvonareva avenged loss @ previous year s french open defeating anastasia rodionova in third round, 6–2, 6–3. in fourth round, top remaining seed, zvonareva came against 15th seed anastasia pavlyuchenkova. match showed sporadic form both women, until pavlyuchenkova prevailed, 7–6(4), 2–6, 6–2.

beginning grass-court season @ 2011 aegon international top seed, zvonareva defeated heather watson, 6–3, 6–3, , serena williams, 3–6, 7–6(5), 7–5, lost samantha stosur, 4–6, 7–6(4), 6–4, in quarterfinals. zvonareva second seed @ wimbledon, defeating alison riske, 6–0, 3–6, 6–3, in first round , elena vesnina, 6–1, 7–6(5), in second round, before falling tsvetana pironkova, 6–2, 6–3, in rematch of previous year s semifinal match. zvonareva suffered ankle injury during singles match , subsequently withdrew doubles competition.

zvonareva s hard-court summer began @ inaugural baku cup, top seed. zvonareva defeated nigina abduraimova, kristína kučová, anna tatishvili, , mariya koryttseva reach final, defeated ksenia pervak, 6–1, 6–4, twelfth wta title. @ mercury insurance open in carlsbad, california, top seed , made final, lost agnieszka radwańska, 6–3, 6–4. making final, zvonareva achieved career-high winning streak of 9 matches. zvonareva went on play in rogers cup in toronto, canada, third seed. after receiving bye second round, defeated nadia petrova, 7–5, 6–4, before again falling agnieszka radwańska, 6–4, 7–6(4). despite loss compared 2010 performance, zvonareva rose world no. 2, matching career-high ranking. @ 2011 western & southern open in cincinnati, second seed , received bye second round. defeated ekaterina makarova, petra martić, , daniela hantuchová en route semifinals, fell fourth seed , eventual champion maria sharapova, 2–6, 6–3, 6–3. @ open, zvonareva second seed , defeated qualifier stéphanie foretz gacon, kateryna bondarenko, 30th seed anabel medina garrigues, , 22nd seed sabine lisicki reach quarterfinals, lost ninth seed , eventual champion samantha stosur, 6–3, 6–3. unable defend runner-up points 2010, fell world no. 4.

zvonareva began asian hard-court swing @ toray pan pacific open in tokyo, fourth seed , received bye second round, defeating tsvetana pironkova, iveta benešová, maria kirilenko, , petra kvitová—all in straight sets progress final first time, lost ninth seed agnieszka radwańska, 6–3, 6–2. next played @ china open in beijing, third seed , received bye second round result of making final in tokyo. lost in third round ana ivanovic. after beijing, zvonareva became sixth qualifier year-end wta tour championships. @ home tournament, kremlin cup, reached quarterfinals, lost no. 8 seed , eventual champion dominika cibulková, 4–6, 6–4, 6–4.

at wta tour championships, zvonareva placed in red group alongside world no. 1 caroline wozniacki, 2011 wimbledon champion petra kvitová, , agnieszka radwańska. in round robin play, fell kvitová 6–2, 6–4 before rebounding defeat wozniacki 6–2, 4–6, 6–3, fourth victory on reigning world no. 1. faced radwańska in final round robin match, falling 1–6, 6–2, 7–5 after not able capitalize on 3 match points serving @ 5–3. virtue of highest games won percentage of group after kvitová, zvonareva became second qualifier semifinals red group. lost victoria azarenka 6–2, 6–3, , ended year world no. 7.