Чемпіонат Туру WTA 2011

The singles event featured eight players and began as a round robin event, with four players in each of two groups called the Red Group and the White Group. Over the first four days of competition, each player met the other three players in their group, with the top two in each group advancing to the semifinals. The first-placed player in one group met the second-placed player in the other group, and vice versa. The winners of each semifinal met in the championship match.

The doubles competition had four teams playing in a straight knockout format from the semifinal stage.

The final standings of each group shall be determined by the first of the following methods that apply:

1. Greatest number of wins
2. Greatest number of matches played; or
3. Head-to-head results if only two players are tied, or if three players are tied then:

a. If three players each have the same number of wins, a player having played less than all three matches is automatically eliminated and the player advancing to the single elimination competition is the winner of the match-up of the two remaining tied players; or

b. Highest percentage of sets won; or

c. Highest percentage of games won

Race Singles (станом на 24 жовтня 2011)
Rk	Гравчиня	Очки	Турнірів	Date Qualified
1	Каролін Возняцкі (DEN)	7,395	21	5 вересня
2	Марія Шарапова (RUS)	6,370	14	5 вересня
3	Петра Квітова (CZE)	5,970	18	1 жовтня
4	Вікторія Азаренко (BLR)	5,750	19	1 жовтня
5	Лі На (CHN)	5,351	17	5 жовтня
6	Віра Звонарьова (RUS)	5,190	20	9 жовтня
7	Саманта Стосур (AUS)	5,115	20	9 жовтня
8	Агнешка Радванська (POL)	4,940	19	21 жовтня

On 5 вересня, Каролін Возняцкі і Марія Шарапова became the first two players to qualify for the championships.[4]

Каролін Возняцкі won six singles titles in 2011. She began the year with a loss Medibank International Sydney to Домініка Цібулкова. She then reached three consecutive finals Dubai Tennis Championships defeating Світлана Кузнецова 6–1, 6–3, Qatar Ladies Open losing to Віра Звонарьова 4–6, 4–6, and Індіан-Веллс beating Маріон Бартолі 6–1, 2–6, 6–3. Her 3rd title came Family Circle Cup, where she won against unseeded Олена Весніна 6–2, 6–3. She then lost to Юлія Гергес 6–7^(3–7), 3–6 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix. Her 4th and 5th singles title were Brussels Open defeating Пен Шуай 2–6, 6–3, 6–3, and her home tournament the e-Boks Sony Ericsson Open defeating Луціє Шафарова 6–1, 6–4. However, she had a 3-match losing streak in the summer season before winning the New Haven Open at Yale against Петра Цетковська 6–4, 6–1 for the 4th consecutive time. At the Slams, Wozniacki reached the semis of the Відкритий чемпіонат Австралії and the Відкритий чемпіонат США, falling to Лі На 3–6, 7–5, 6–3 after failing to convert a match point and Серена Вільямс 6–2, 6–4 respectively. However, she suffered early exits в третьому колі of the Відкритий чемпіонат Франції to Даніела Гантухова 6–1, 6–3 and the fourth round of the Вімблдон to Домініка Цібулкова 1–6, 7–6^(7–5), 7–5. This is her third appearance at the event, with her best result in 2010 when she reached the final.

Шарапова Марія Юріївна|Марія Шарапова regained some of her form by performing consistently throughout the year with two Premier-5 titles. Sharapova was crowned Internazionali BNL d'Italia on red clay, by beating World no. 1 Каролін Возняцкі 7–5, 6–3 in the semis and sixth-seeded Саманта Стосур з рахунком 6–2, 6–4. Her second title came Western & Southern Open, where she — fellow former 1-ша ракетка світу Єлена Янкович 4–6, 7–6^(7–3), 6–3 in two hours and 49 minutes, making it the longest WTA tour final this year. She also made 2 other finals Sony Ericsson Open, losing to Вікторія Азаренко 1–6, 4–6 and the final of the Вімблдон Championships, losing to Петра Квітова 3–6, 4–6. This was also her first Grand Slam final appearance since winning the Відкритий чемпіонат Австралії з тенісу 2008 . At the other Slams, Sharapova reached the півфінал of the Відкритий чемпіонат Франції, falling to eventual champion Лі На 4–6, 5–7, but fell early in the fourth round of the Відкритий чемпіонат Австралії, losing 2–6, 3–6 to Андреа Петкович, and the third round of the Відкритий чемпіонат США, beaten by Флавія Пеннетта 3–6, 6–3, 4–6. This is the first time since 2007 that she has been кваліфікувалась for the Championships. She has never lost before the semifinals in her previous four appearances, with her best result on her debut at the event, beating Серена Вільямс in 2004.

On 1 жовтня, Петра Квітова і Вікторія Азаренко кваліфікувалась for the championships.[5]

Петра Квітова won five titles prior to the Championships, capturing her sixth at this tournament. She began the year by winning the Brisbane International, у фіналі перемігши Андреа Петкович 6–1, 6–3. She then reached the quarter-finals Відкритий чемпіонат Австралії, upsetting 5th seed Саманта Стосур 7–6^(7–5), 6–3 в третьому колі before losing to Віра Звонарьова 2–6, 4–6. She then won the Open GDF Suez, у фіналі перемігши Кім Клейстерс 6–4, 6–3. She then lost 4 of her next 5 matches before winning the Mutua Madrid Open, у фіналі перемігши Вікторія Азаренко з рахунком 7–6^(7–3), 6–4. Later, she fell in the fourth round of the Відкритий чемпіонат Франції to eventual champion Лі На 2–6, 6–1, 6–3. She then reached the final of the Aegon International, losing to Маріон Бартолі 1–6, 6–4, 5–7. Her most significant title came by winning Вімблдон, beating Марія Шарапова з рахунком 6–3, 6–4. After the triumph, she lost back-to-back third round matches to Андреа Петкович in the US Open Series before becoming the first Wimbledon champion ever to fall в першому колі of the Відкритий чемпіонат США, where she lost to Александра Дулгеру 7–6^(7–3), 6–3. She then won her fifth title of the year Generali Ladies Linz, у фіналі перемігши Slovakian Домініка Цібулкова 6–4, 6–1. This is her debut at the championships.

Азаренко Вікторія Федорівна|Вікторія Азаренко won three titles this year. She picked up her second Sony Ericsson Open trophy after defeating Марія Шарапова з рахунком 6–1, 6–4 and upsetting 2nd seed Кім Клейстерс and 3rd seed Віра Звонарьова earlier. She then won her first clay title the following week Andalucia Tennis Experience, у фіналі перемігши Ірина-Камелія Бегу з рахунком 6–3, 6–2. She then claimed a title before the championships BGL Luxembourg Open defeating Моніка Нікулеску 6–2, 6–2. She reached another final Mutua Madrid Open, losing to Петра Квітова з рахунком 7–6^(7–3), 6–4. Azarenka reached her first Slam semifinal at Вімблдон losing to eventual champion Петра Квітова 6–1, 3–6, 6–2. At the other Slams, she lost in the fourth round of the Відкритий чемпіонат Австралії and the quarterfinal of the Відкритий чемпіонат Франції both to Лі На, and the third round of the Відкритий чемпіонат США з тенісу 2011 to Серена Вільямс 6–1, 7–6^(7–5). Azarenka is making her third consecutive appearance at the event.

On 5 жовтня, Лі На became the fifth player to qualify for the championships.[6]

Лі На has had a memorable yet very inconsistent year. She started the year by winning Сідней defeating Кім Клейстерс з рахунком 7–6⁽³⁾, 6–3 and reaching the final of the Відкритий чемпіонат Австралії, upsetting world no. 1 Каролін Возняцкі in the semi-finals, but losing to Кім Клейстерс 6–3, 3–6, 3–6. However, she lost her next 4 matches before bouncing back in the European clay season, reaching the semifinals of the Mutua Madrid Open і Internazionali BNL d'Italia. Li then виграла свій перший титул на турнірах Великого шолома and became the first Grand Slam singles champion born in an Asian country Відкритий чемпіонат Франції, у фіналі перемігши defending champion Франческа Ск'явоне з рахунком 6–4, 7–6^(7–0). Following her French Open victory, she has had disappointing results for the rest of the year with the 5–7 record, including the second round lost at Вімблдон to Сабіне Лісіцкі 6–3, 4–6, 6–8 and the first round defeat from Сімона Халеп 6–2, 7–5 Відкритий чемпіонат США. Li is making her debut at the tournament after being an alternate last year.

On 9 жовтня, Віра Звонарьова і Саманта Стосур кваліфікувалась for the championships.[7]

Звонарьова Віра Ігорівна was not able to duplicate her 2010 season in 2011, however, she won two titles this year to one in the previous year. She won her first title in over a year Qatar Ladies Open, у фіналі перемігши world no. 1 Каролін Возняцкі з рахунком 6–4, 6–4. She then won her second title Baku Cup, beating her compatriot Ксенія Первак з рахунком 6–1, 6–4. She reached two other finals in the Mercury Insurance Open and the Toray Pan Pacific Open 2011, both losing to Агнешка Радванська with a scoreline of 6–3, 6–4 and 6–3, 6–2, respectively. At the Slams, her best result was reaching the semi-finals of the Відкритий чемпіонат Австралії, losing to Кім Клейстерс 6–3, 6–3. She also lost у чвертьфіналі of the Відкритий чемпіонат США to Саманта Стосур 6–3, 6–3, the fourth round of the Відкритий чемпіонат Франції to Анастасія Павлюченкова 7–6^(7–4), 2–6, 6–2, and the third round of the Вімблдон to Цветана Піронкова 6–2, 6–3. Zvonareva is making her fifth appearance at the Championships. Her best result was reaching the final in 2008.

Саманта Стосур did not enjoy a successful first half of the year, failing to reach a semifinal of any event until the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in April. She then reached her first final of the year Internazionali BNL d'Italia, losing to Марія Шарапова 6–2, 6–4, despite having not lost a set before the final. She reached her second final Rogers Cup before falling to Серена Вільямс з рахунком 6–4, 6–2. In September, she became the winner of the Відкритий чемпіонат США after beating the heavy favorite Серена Вільямс з рахунком in straight sets 6–2, 6–3, to win her maiden Slam title. She also became the first Australian woman to win a Slam since Івонн Гулагонг Коулі won Wimbledon in 1980. She then reached the final of the HP Open losing to Маріон Бартолі 6–3, 6–1. In the other Slams, she fell в третьому коліs of the Відкритий чемпіонат Австралії to Петра Квітова 7–6^(7–5), 6–3 and Відкритий чемпіонат Франції to Хісела Дулко 6–4, 1–6, 6–3, and the first round of the Вімблдон to 262nd ranked Мелінда Цінк 6–3, 6–4. Stosur is making her second appearance at the event, after the semifinals' appearance in 2010.

On 21 жовтня, Агнешка Радванська became the last to qualify after Маріон Бартолі знялись in her quarterfinal match in Кубок Кремля

Агнешка Радванська reached three finals in 2011 and won all of them, thus ending her 3 year-title drought. Her перший титул за сезон came in the Mercury Insurance Open, where she — top seed Віра Звонарьова з рахунком 6–3, 6–4. In the Asian swing season, she won back-to-back titles in the Toray Pan Pacific Open over Віра Звонарьова 6–3, 6–2 and the China Open over Андреа Петкович 7–5, 0–6, 6–4, winning her biggest title so far. At the slams, Radwańska was able to reach her fourth slam quarterfinal Відкритий чемпіонат Австралії losing to eventual champion Кім Клейстерс 6–3, 7–6^(7–4). However, she fell short in the fourth round of the Відкритий чемпіонат Франції to Марія Шарапова 7–6^(7–4), 7–5, the second rounds of both the Вімблдон to Петра Цетковська 3–6, 7–6^(7–5), 6–4, and the Відкритий чемпіонат США to Анджелік Кербер 6–3, 4–6, 6–3. She is making her third appearance, having played as the alternate here in 2008 and 2009.

The first alternate for the championships is Frenchwomen Маріон Бартолі, who has reached 5 finals in the year. She reached her first Premier Mandatory final BNP Paribas Open losing to Каролін Возняцкі 6–1, 2–6, 6–3, then lost her next final Internationaux de Strasbourg to Андреа Петкович retiring being down 6–4, 1–0. She then won her first title since 2009 Aegon International defeating Петра Квітова 6–1, 4–6, 7–5. At Вімблдон, she lost to Сабіне Лісіцкі 6–4, 6–7^(4–7), 6–1 in the quarterfinal after upsetting Серена Вільямс in the previous round. On the contrary, she fell to Серена Вільямс з рахунком of the Bank of the West Classic. She then won her другий титул за сезон HP Open 2011 defeating Саманта Стосур з рахунком 6–3, 6–1. At the Відкритий чемпіонат Франції з тенісу 2011, she reached her second career slam semifinal. The second alternate is Андреа Петкович, who is enjoying her best season so far by cracking the top 10. She won her lone title of the year Internationaux de Strasbourg over Маріон Бартолі. She then reached two other final, Brisbane International losing to Петра Квітова 6–1, 6–3 and the final of the China Open losing to Агнешка Радванська 7–5, 0–6, 6–4 in her first Premier Mandatory final. At the slams she was able to reach the quarterfinals in 3 of the 4 majors excluding Вімблдон.

Race Doubles (станом на 17 жовтня 2011)
Current Rank	Гравчиняs	Очки to Qualify	Очки	Турнірів	Date Qualified
1	Квета Пешке (CZE)  Катарина Среботнік (SLO)	8,291	9,291	19	5 вересня
2	Лізель Губер (USA)  Ліза Реймонд (USA)	6,423	6,773	15	1 жовтня
3	Хісела Дулко (ARG)  Флавія Пеннетта (ITA)	5,706	5,776	13	11 жовтня
4	Ваня Кінґ (USA)  Ярослава Шведова (KAZ)	5,730	5,730	11	16 жовтня

On 5 вересня, Квета Пешке і Катарина Среботнік became the first doubles team to qualify for the year-end championships.[4]

Квета Пешке and Катарина Среботнік continued their partnership coming to 2011, they also were able to reach the no. 1 ranking in doubles for the first time on 4 липня 2011. They were also able to win 6 titles together their first coming in the ASB Classic over the team of С Авідссон & Erakovic 6–3, 6–0. They then won their second title in the Qatar Ladies Open over Huber & Н Петрова 7–5, 6–7^(2–7), [10–8]. Their next titles came in back-to-back-to-back winning in Aegon International over Huber & Реймонд 6–3, 6–0, in Вімблдон over Lisicki & С Стосур 6–3, 6–1 and in the Mercury Insurance Open over Kopz-Jones & Spears 6–0, 6–2. Their triumph in Wimbledon is the team's first Slam title together and their first as individuals in the women's doubles. They then claimed their sixth title China Open over Dulko & Ф Пеннетта 6–3, 6–4. They also reached three other finals in the Medibank International Sydney losing to Benešová & Záhlavová-Strýcová, in Dubai Tennis Championships falling to Huber & Martínez Sánchez and in the Mutua Madrid Open to Вікторія Азаренко|Azarenka & М Кириленко. Srebotnik also on the mixed doubles title in the Відкритий чемпіонат Австралії with Деніел Нестор. In the other Slams they were able to reach the semifinals of the Australian Open and the quarterfinals of the Відкритий чемпіонат Франції і Відкритий чемпіонат США.

On 1 жовтня, Лізель Губер і Ліза Реймонд became the second team to qualify for the championships.[5]

Лізель Губер and Ліза Реймонд did not start pairing up for doubles until the European clay season as Huber initially paired with Надія Петрова and Raymond грала в парі з Юлія Гергес. The veteran team then had a great result together, reaching the semifinals of the Відкритий чемпіонат Франції and the quarterfinals of Вімблдон. They lost their first two finals in the Aegon International losing to Peschke & Srebotnik 6–3, 6–0 and in the Bank of the West Classic losing to Azarenka & Kirilenko 6–1, 6–3. Their first title as a team came in as a gift winning the Rogers Cup over Azarenka & Kirilenko in a walkover. They then claim their first Slam as a team in the Відкритий чемпіонат США over King & Ярослава Шведова|Shvedova 4–6, 7–6^(7–5), 7–6^(7–3). They then collected their third title Toray Pan Pacific Open over Dulko & Pennetta 7–6^(7–4), 0–6, [10–6]. Huber was also able reach two other finals in the Dubai Tennis Championships with Марія Хосе Мартінес Санчес winning over Peschke & Srebotnik 7–6^(7–5), 6–3 and in the Qatar Ladies Open with Надія Петрова in a losing effort to Peschke & Srebotnik.

On 11 жовтня, Хісела Дулко і Флавія Пеннетта became the third team to qualify for the championships.[8]

Хісела Дулко and Flavia Penetta failed to duplicate their 2010 season winning 6 titles and the championship as they only won one title in the year, but it is their most prestigious title as a team this coming in the Відкритий чемпіонат Австралії beating Вікторія Азаренко|Azarenka & М Кириленко 2–6, 7–5, 6–1. This marks their first Slam title as team and as individuals. An injury suffered by Dulko prevented the team to collect some points during the mid-season. However, the team performed well during the Asian swing and became the runner-up in both Toray Pan Pacific Open to Huber & Реймонд і China Open to Peschke & Srebotnik. In the other Slams they reached the quarterfinals of the Відкритий чемпіонат Франції and the third round of the Відкритий чемпіонат США. Pennetta also reached another final with Домініка Цібулкова UNICEF Open losing to Záhlavová-Strýcová & Zakopalová.

On 16 жовтня, Ваня Кінґ і Ярослава Шведова took the last spot over Вікторія Азаренко і Марія Кириленко.[9]

Ваня Кінґ and Шведова Ярослава В'ячеславівна|Ярослава Шведова wasn't able to play together until the BNP Paribas Open due to Shvedova's knee injury. The team weren't able to match up to their 2010 season when they won 2 Slam titles, as they only reached 1 slam final in the Відкритий чемпіонат США losing to Huber & Реймонд 6–4, 6–7^(5–7), 6–7^(3–7). They won their перший титул за сезон Western & Southern Open winning 6–4, 3–6, [11–9] over Grandin & Uhlířová. They also reached two other finals in a losing effort in the Internazionali BNL d'Italia losing to the Chinese pair of Пен & Ц Чжен 2–6, 3–6 and in the HP Open losing to the Asian pair of Date-Krumm & Zhang з рахунком 5–7, 6–3, [9–11]. Shvedova was able to win another title with Саня Мірза this time Citi Open over Ольга Говорцова|Govortsova & Kudryavtseva 6–3, 6–3. King also reached a final with a different partner Анна-Лена Гренефельд Monterrey Open losing to Czechs Benešová & Záhlavová-Strýcová.

The action in this year's Tour Championships began with the Red Group with Wimbledon champion Петра Квітова and 2008 finalist Віра Звонарьова. Having lost to Zvonareva in straight sets just a few weeks ago in Tokyo, Kvitová had her work cut out for her, but this time it was different - Kvitová hadn't lost an indoor match all year and her huge serve, powerful groundstrokes and strong net play were working like a charm as she raced out to a 6–2, 4–1 lead. Things got tougher as the unforced errors began to creep into Kvitová's game, and Zvonareva closed the gap to 4–all in the second set; but the No.3-seeded Kvitová broke again for 5–4 and served it out, getting two errors in a row from the No.6-seeded Zvonareva to get to match point then knifing a forehand volley. The series between the two is now knotted at 3–3. Kvitová ended with an even differential, 24 winners to 24 errors; she won 17 of 23 net points (including match point). Zvonareva was −9 (eight winners, 17 errors).[13]

They were followed by last years finalist Каролін Возняцкі and first time qualifier Агнешка Радванська. Wozniacki had her chances in the first set, rallying from 2–4 to 5–4 and holding triple set point with Radwańska falling into a 0–40 hole in the next game; Radwańska snuck that game out and took the first set, Radwańska then started to be bothered by her травма плеча and started to go for her shots but Wozniacki wouldn't lose her cool, comfortably taking the second set and holding steady from 4–all in the third to close the door on the two-hour, 39-minute marathon.[14]

The last match saw two US champions the 2006 champion Марія Шарапова and the current champion Саманта Стосур. Stosur, the No.7 seed at the year-end фінал, turned the tables on one of the most lopsided head-to-heads in the upper echelon of the women's game, coming out like a house on fire then surviving some tense moments to close out a No.2-ranked, No.2-seeded Sharapova in straight sets 6–1, 7–5. Having lost her last 11 sets in a row to Sharapova, Stosur stormed through the opening set in just 28 minutes, then rallied from 3–0 down in the second set, with Sharapova missing a backhand return on match point. Both players had a similar number of winners throughout the match – Stosur 18, Sharapova 17 – but Sharapova's 30 unforced errors far outweighed Stosur's 17 miscues.[15]

Matches
Group	Winner	Loser	Рахунок
Red Group	Петра Квітова [3]	Віра Звонарьова [6]	6–2, 6–4
Red Group	Каролін Возняцкі [1]	Агнешка Радванська [8]	5–7, 6–2, 6–4
White Group	Саманта Стосур [7]	Марія Шарапова [2]	6–1, 7–5

The second day began with Belarus' Вікторія Азаренко and Australia's Саманта Стосур, Azarenka lead their head-to-head 4–0. With her intense and relentless barrage of deep, penetrating groundstrokes, the No.4-seeded Azarenka never really let the No.7-seeded Stosur into the match, losing just five points in seven service games and breaking four times in building a 6–2, 5–2 lead. Stosur put up a fight in a 10-minute final game, saving three match points - including two on big inside out forehand winners - but Azarenka wrapped up the one-hour, 17-minute triumph on her fourth match point. In their winners to unforced errors ratio, Stosur was 11–26, Azarenka was 16–13.[16]

The second match saw French Open Champion Лі На making her debut against no. 2 seed Марія Шарапова. Having not won a match since August - she lost first round at her last two events at the US Open and Beijing, and in straight sets too - Li's game came alive at the TEB BNP Paribas WTA Championships, as her power game clicked against one of the most powerful players in the game. She rallied from 2-4 to take the first set to a tie-break, where she rallied from 0–4 to take the set; she then held off a late surge from Sharapova in the second set, watching a 5–2 lead close to 5–4 before finally serving out the victory in front of a packed crowd. Li had been struggling since becoming Asia's first Grand Slam champion at the French Open, going 5–7 in her seven tournaments since – but she had won her last three meetings against Sharapova in straight sets and brought that magic out again, getting just a few more winners in the winners column - 15 to 12. Li is the first Chinese ever to compete in singles at the year-end фінал. Later in the day, Sharapova знялись with a травма лівої щиколотки, ending her chance to finish the year at No.1.[17]

The last match of the day came between two former US Open finalists Віра Звонарьова і Каролін Возняцкі, who has split their former 8 matches in half. Zvonareva, the No.6 seed, was the clear aggressor in the match, going for her big groundstrokes – including some particularly impressive backhands – to take the first set in just 35 minutes. Wozniacki broke in the last game of the second set to push the match to a third but Zvonareva came alive again, racing out to a double-break 4–1 lead and barely looking back. The Russian, who just turned 27 last month, won the last seven points of the match to end it 6–2, 4–6, 6–3. Although both Zvonareva and Wozniacki are known for their strong defensive skills, the Russian's offense really shone through at the Sinan Erdem Dome – she had by far the bigger numbers for the day, 49 winners to 49 unforced errors (Wozniacki finished the match with 13 winners to 18 unforced errors).[18]

Matches
Group	Winner	Loser	Рахунок
White Group	Вікторія Азаренко [4]	Саманта Стосур [7]	6–2, 6–2
White Group	Лі На [5]	Марія Шарапова [2]	7–6(7–4), 6–4
Red Group	Віра Звонарьова [6]	Каролін Возняцкі [1]	6–2, 4–6, 6–3

The first match featured white group's Вікторія Азаренко і Лі На. Азаренко Вікторія Федорівна|Вікторія Азаренко was a relentless wall of power at the TEB BNP Paribas WTA Championships on Thursday, getting revenge for losses at the Australian and French Opens with a commanding 6–2, 6–2 win over Лі На. Azarenka, who lost to Li in straight sets in the fourth round in Melbourne and у чвертьфіналі in Paris - and had actually lost four of the pair's five previous meetings - was sharper in every department against Li this time, controlling most of the rallies with her powerful groundstrokes and sending any of the Chinese trailblazer's own powerful groundstrokes back with added interest. Although Li hit twice as many winners as Azarenka (18 to 9) those were far outweighed by more than twice as many unforced errors (39 to 17). Having beaten Саманта Стосур by an identical scoreline on Wednesday, Azarenka is now 2–0 in the White Group and the first to qualify for the semifinals.[19]

The second match saw top seed Каролін Возняцкі taking on third seed Петра Квітова. With a swift 6–4, 6–2 win over Каролін Возняцкі, Петра Квітова not only scored her second win over a reigning No.1, she also got the second spot in the TEB BNP Paribas WTA Championships semifinals. Kvitová, the No.3 seed, beat the No.1-seeded Wozniacki in style, losing just 17 points in nine service games and breaking Wozniacki three times, including in the first game of each set. The No.3-ranked Czech - just the fourth Czech player ever to rank in the Top 3, after Мартіна Навратілова, Гана Мандлікова and Яна Новотна - served seven aces in the one-hour, 24-minute victory.[20]

The last match was one of the most enthralling one in tournament so far with Russian Віра Звонарьова taking on Pole Агнешка Радванська. Zvonareva wouldn't have just кваліфікувалась for the semifinals with a victory over Radwańska, she would have snapped a three-match losing streak against her, having lost to her at Carlsbad, Toronto and Tokyo in the last few months - all in straight sets, too. This one would be much different. It took just 35 minutes for the No.6-seeded Zvonareva to win the first set, 6–1; Radwańska, the No.8 seed, retaliated with a 6–2 second set. An aggressive Zvonareva regrouped and got to double match point at 5–3, 40–15 in the third set but missed down-the-lines on both of those, then lost an extended exchange on her third match point in the same game. She would eventually lose to Radwańska for a fourth straight time, 1–6, 6–2 7–5.[21]

Matches
Group	Winner	Loser	Рахунок
White Group	Вікторія Азаренко [4]	Лі На [5]	6–2, 6–2
Red Group	Петра Квітова [3]	Каролін Возняцкі [1]	6–4, 6–2
Red Group	Агнешка Радванська [8]	Віра Звонарьова [6]	1–6, 6–2, 7–5

The first match saw two Slam champions between Лі На і Саманта Стосур, with the winner advancing to the semifinals. Саманта Стосур served up a barrage of kick serves and blasted some ferocious forehands to completely confound Лі На in 66 minutes, 6–1, 6–0, improving to 6–0 in the pair's head-to-head series and dealing the Chinese her most lopsided loss on the WTA in almost three and a half years. Their sixth meeting at the TEB BNP Paribas WTA Championships on Friday was by far their quickest, as Stosur hit far more winners (15 to 4) and was cleaner on the unforced errors (22 to 32) and basically dominated every department, losing her serve from 30-0 up in the fifth game of the match but otherwise winning every game en route to her easiest victory since Dubai in February.[22]

The second match saw Агнешка Радванська trying to advance to the semifinals taking on Петра Квітова. With Kvitová, Азаренко Вікторія Федорівна|Вікторія Азаренко and Саманта Стосур already through, Radwańska had to take a set from Kvitová on Friday to become the fourth player into the final four. And that goal didn't seem far away at all as she stormed out to a 5–1 first set lead - but Kvitová suddenly came alive, her power game hitting its mark as she stormed back to take the opening set comfortably in a tie-break. Although there were a few close moments midway through the second set - she went to six deuces before holding in a marathon game for 4–3 - Kvitová never really looked in trouble again, eventually finishing the match off with a big crosscourt forehand that drew one last backhand error from Radwańska. Whether she was winning or losing, Kvitová seemed to be in complete control of the score against Radwańska - she finished the match with 42 winners to 47 unforced errors, while Radwańska had eight winners to 17 unforced errors. Kvitová finished first in the Red Group with a bullet, 3–0 in win-loss and 6–0 in sets. Although Zvonareva, Radwańska and Каролін Возняцкі all ended with a 1–2 win–loss record and 3–5 sets won-lost, Zvonareva had the best games won-lost percentage of the three and thus finished second in the Red Group. The semifinals will be Red Group No.1 Kvitová taking on White Group No.2 Stosur, and White Group No.1 Azarenka taking on Red Group No.2 Zvonareva.

In the last round robin match of the week on Friday night, Вікторія Азаренко took on alternate Маріон Бартолі. The result, a 5–7, 6–4, 6–4 win for Bartoli, had no effect on either group's standings. However, Azarenka was accused of tanking the final set of the match, going for winners at the get go and not willing to track down balls.[23][24]

Matches
Group	Winner	Loser	Рахунок
White Group	Саманта Стосур [7]	Лі На [5]	6–1, 6–0
Red Group	Петра Квітова [3]	Агнешка Радванська [8]	7–6(7–4), 6–3
White Group	Маріон Бартолі [9]	Вікторія Азаренко [4]	5–7, 6–4, 6–4

The first singles semifinal match saw white group no. 1 Петра Квітова and red group no. 2 Саманта Стосур. Kvitová was the only player to make it through the round robin undefeated, but she showed some cracks in her last match on Friday, falling behind 5–1 in the first set before rallying to beat Агнешка Радванська in straights. And although she was up an early break she had somewhat of a slowish start again against a confident Stosur, who came back to take the first set and eventually build a 7–5, 1–0 lead, with a break point to go up 7–5, 2–0. Just like she did before, though, Kvitová came alive when she needed to, winning six of the next eight games to take the second set 6–3, then racing ahead 5–0 in the third. Stosur made things exciting at the end by winning three straight games to close to 5–3, but the Wimbledon champion held on, closing out the US Open champion with a love hold 5–7, 6–3, 6–3. Both Kvitová and Stosur finished with clean winners-to-errors differentials (Kvitová 38–39, Stosur 16–18) but the biggest difference came in creating break point opportunities – Kvitová brought up 11 break points (converting on five) while Stosur only got six break points (converting on three).[25]

The second semifinal featured red group no. 1 Вікторія Азаренко and white group no. 2 Віра Звонарьова. She broke serve three times in the first set, including once at love. There were some tough moments in the 59-minute second set, including a marathon six-deuce fourth game where Zvonareva defied four break points to hold for 2–all, but Azarenka got a late break and save two brek points at the final game and served it out, It is her fourth win in their 10 meetings. Azarenka of Belarus eventually won 6–2, 6–3 Saturday to reach the final of the WTA Championships. The No. 4-ranked Azarenka's solid groundstrokes forced errors from No. 6 Zvonareva, who was never able to gain momentum in the match.[26] [27]

In the doubles, Peschke and Srebotnik, the No.1 seeds, were the first team into the final, getting the only break of serve in the first set then rebounding after a second set lapse to beat Ваня Кінґ and Шведова Ярослава В'ячеславівна|Ярослава Шведова 6–3, 6–4. Peschke and Srebotnik broke King's serve en route to taking the opening set and built a 3–0 lead in the second, only to lose four straight games; but the momentum swung again and they won three more games of their own to close it out. Huber and Raymond, the No.2 seeds, followed with a 4–6, 6–3, [10–7] victory over Хісела Дулко and Флавія Пеннетта, the defending champs at the year-ender. Huber and Raymond not only rallied from a set down to win, they also came back from 3–6 in the match tie-break, Huber hitting winners on four of the last five points of the match (two drop volley winners and two big overheads).[28]

Matches
Group	Winner	Loser	Рахунок
Парний розряд – півфінал	Квета Пешке [1] Катарина Среботнік [1]	Ваня Кінґ [4] Ярослава Шведова [4]	6–3, 6–4
Одиночний розряд – півфінал	Петра Квітова [3]	Саманта Стосур [7]	5–7, 6–3, 6–3
Одиночний розряд – півфінал	Вікторія Азаренко [4]	Віра Звонарьова [6]	6–2, 6–3
Парний розряд – півфінал	Лізель Губер [2] Ліза Реймонд [2]	Хісела Дулко [3] Флавія Пеннетта [3]	4–6, 6–3, [10–7]

The first match was the Doubles Final between the top two seeds Квета Пешке & Катарина Среботнік і Лізель Губер & Ліза Реймонд. Лізель Губер and Ліза Реймонд wrapped up a breakthrough year at the TEB BNP Paribas WTA Championships, capturing their fourth title in their last six events with a 64 64 win on Sunday over Квета Пешке and Катарина Среботнік, losing three straight games from 64 31 but regrouping and winning three straight games of their own to finish it. They fell short on their first two match points but Huber closed it out with a backhand volley at Srebotnik's body.[29]

They were followed on court by the Singles Final between 3rd seed Петра Квітова and 4th seed Азаренко Вікторія Федорівна|Вікторія Азаренко, who were battling not only for the championship but for the world no. 2 ranking. Kvitová won 7–5 4–6 6–3, hitting a forehand pass that drew an error on the final point.[30]

Matches
Group	Winner	Loser	Рахунок
Final	Лізель Губер [2] Ліза Реймонд [2]	Квета Пешке [1] Катарина Среботнік [1]	6–4, 6–4
Final	Петра Квітова [3]	Вікторія Азаренко [4]	7–5, 4–6, 6–3

Those with a gold background have enough points to qualify; with a brown background знялись.

Місце	Athlete	Великий шолом tournament				Premier Mandatory				Best Premier 5		Best other						Загалом очок	Турнірів
		AUS	FRA	WIM	USO	IW	MIA	MAD	BEI	1	2	1	2	3	4	5	6
1	Каролін Возняцкі	SF 900	R32 160	R16 280	SF 900	П 1000	R16 140	R16 140	QF 250	W 900	ПФ 395	W 470	W 470	W 470	F 320	F 320	W 280	7,395	21
2	Марія Шарапова	R16 280	SF 900	F 1400	R32 160	SF 450	F 700	R16 140	A	W 900	W 900	ЧФ 225	R16 125	ЧФ 120	ЧФ 70			6,370	14
3	Петра Квітова	QF 500	R16 280	П 2000	R128 5	R64 5	R32 80	П 1000	R32 5	ПФ 395	R16 125	W 470	F 320	W 280	W 280	R16 125	F 100	5,970	18
4	Вікторія Азаренко	R16 280	QF 500	SF 900	R32 160	QF 250	П 1000	F 700	R16 140	ПФ 395	ПФ 395	W 280	W 280	ЧФ 225	R16 125	R16 120	A 0	5,750	20
5	Лі На	F 1,400	П 2,000	R64 100	R128 5	R64 5	R64 5	SF 450	R32 5	ПФ 395	R16 125	W 470	ПФ 200	R16 70	R16 60	R16 60	R32 1	5,351	17
6	Віра Звонарьова	SF 900	R16 280	R32 160	QF 500	R32 80	SF 450	R16 140	R16 140	F 620	ПФ 395	W 470	W 280	ПФ 130	ПФ 200	F 320	R16 125	5,190	21
7	Саманта Стосур	R32 160	R32 160	R128 5	П 2000	R32 80	R16 140	R16 140	R32 80	F 620	F 620	ЧФ 225	ЧФ 225	F 200	ПФ 200	ПФ 200	R16 160	5,115	21
8	Агнешка Радванська	QF 500	R16 280	R64 100	R64 100	R16 140	QF 250	R32 80	П 1000	W 900	ПФ 395	W 470	ЧФ 225	ПФ 200	ЧФ 120	ЧФ 120	R16 60	4,940	19
9	Маріон Бартолі	R64 100	SF 900	QF 500	R64 100	F 700	R16 140	R32 80	R16 140	ЧФ 225	R16 125	W 470	F 320	W 280	F 200	ПФ 200	ПФ 130	4,610	27
10	Андреа Петкович	QF 500	QF 500	R32 160	QF 500	R32 80	SF 450	R32 80	F 700	ПФ 395	ЧФ 225	W 280	F 200	ПФ 200	ЧФ 120	ЧФ 120	R32 70	4,580	18

Петра Квітова — Вікторія Азаренко, 7–5, 4–6, 6–3.

• It was Kvitová's sixth title of the year and seventh of her career. She won the WTA Championship title at her first appearance, closing the year as second in WTA Rankings, Azarenka being third.

Лізель Губер / Ліза Реймонд — Квета Пешке / Катарина Среботнік, 6–4, 6–4.

• Huber and Raymond won their third and fourth Doubles WTA Championship title and the first as a couple, Huber winning paired to Кара Блек in 2007 and 2008, Raymond with Саманта Стосур in 2005 and 2006 and Ренне Стаббс back in 2001. Peschke and Srebotnik lost their second WTA Championship final in a row.