 Caroline Wozniacki finished the year as WTA world No. 1 for the second time in her career, though Petra Kvitová was named the Player of the Year. Wozniacki won six tournaments during the season, including two Premier Mandatory and Premier 5 events. Kvitová won six tournaments during the season, including a major at the Wimbledon Championships, the WTA Tour Championships, and a Premier Mandatory event. | |
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 1 January – 7 November 2011 |
| Edition | 41st |
| Tournaments | 57 |
| Categories | Grand Slam (4) WTA Championships (2) WTA Premier Mandatory (4) WTA Premier 5 (5) WTA Premier (11) WTA International (31) |
| Achievements (singles) | |
| Most tournament titles |  Petra Kvitová  Caroline Wozniacki (6) |
| Most tournament finals | Caroline Wozniacki (8) |
| Prize money leader | Petra Kvitová (US$5,145,943) |
| Points leader | Caroline Wozniacki (7,395) |
| Awards | |
| Player of the year | Petra Kvitová |
| Doubles team of the year | Květa Peschke Katarina Srebotnik |
| Most improved player of the year | Petra Kvitová |
| Newcomer of the year |  Irina-Camelia Begu |
| Comeback player of the year |  Sabine Lisicki |
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The WTA Tour is the elite tour for women's professional tennis organized by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). The 2011 WTA Tour includes the Grand Slam tournaments (sanctioned by the International Tennis Federation (ITF)), the WTA Premier tournaments, the WTA International tournaments, the Fed Cup (organized by the ITF), the Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions and the WTA Championships.