2011 Formula One World Championship, Report
Vettel claimed his first "Grand Chelem" at the inaugural Indian Grand Prix, claiming pole position, the fastest lap and leading every lap of the race. The race saw several incidents on the first lap, with contact between several drivers at the first corner, and again at Turn 3. Jenson Button tightened his grasp on second place in the championship, finishing eight seconds behind Vettel, whilst Fernando Alonso completed the podium ahead of Mark Webber. Lewis Hamilton fell further behind after making contact with Felipe Massa at the halfway point, the third time the two had come together in four races. Narain Karthikeyan became the first Indian driver to compete in the Indian Grand Prix, finishing seventeenth ahead of Hispania teammate Daniel Ricciardo and Jarno Trulli, a victim of the first-lap contact.


2011 Formula One World Championship, Report
Sebastian Vettel equalled Nigel Mansell's record of fourteen pole positions in a season when he was fastest in qualifying at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Vettel however – despite maintaining the lead into the first corner – spun off at Turn 2 with a right rear puncture. He pitted at the end of the lap and had to retire with suspension damage. Hamilton led the whole race, except the pit stop phases, and won the race ahead of Fernando Alonso and teammate Jenson Button. This meant that Red Bull's podium streak came to an end, despite Webber finishing fourth.


2011 Formula One World Championship, Report
At the final race of the season in Brazil, Vettel broke Mansell's record for most pole positions in a season, taking his fifteenth. Webber emerged victorious, scoring his first race win since the 2010 Hungarian Grand Prix. Hamilton retired on lap 48 with a gearbox problem, joining Pastor Maldonado, Timo Glock, and later Vitantonio Liuzzi on the list of race retirements. Felipe Massa, finishing fifth in his home race, became the first Ferrari driver since Ivan Capelli in 1992 who failed to finish on the podium all season. Meanwhile, Paul di Resta finished the season as the best rookie in 13th place for Force India.


2011 Formula Pilota China
The 2011 Formula Pilota China season is the first season of the newly created Formula Pilota China series, which ran on regulations based on Formula Abarth. The championship began on 3 July at Guangdong and was finished on 27 November at Sepang after twelve races held at six meetings. Also series had non-championship round that held on 3 December at Sepang.


2011 Formula Pilota China
Swiss-French driver, who participated under Czech racing license Mathéo Tuscher became the first Formula Pilota China Champion with 189 points after scoring nine podium finishes from twelve races with eight wins. His nearest competitor, Luis Sá Silva, took two wins during the whole season and managed second overall with 124 points. Third place went to Indonesian driver Dustin Sofyan, who also took Best Asian Driver Trophy.


2011 Formula Pilota China, Race calendar and results
The series' provisional schedule was released on 3 March 2011. Latterly, the calendar was almost totally revised. Rounds in Zhuhai was dropped in favor of Shanghai Tianma, also series had non-championship round at Sepang.


2011 Formula Pilota China, Standings
‡ Round at Sepang was non-championship, no points awarded. Only eleven best results were count towards the year-end standings.


2011 Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Series
The 2011 Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Series was the first year of the Formula Renault 2.0 Alps series, and the tenth season of the former Swiss Formula Renault Championship. The championship began on 26 March at Monza and finished on 2 October at Spa after fourteen races held at seven meetings.


2011 Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup
The 2011 Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup was the sixth Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup season, a one-make formula series held across Europe. The season began at Hockenheimring on 17 April and finished on 25 September at Monza, after 20 races at 8 events. The championship was won by the Spanish driver Carlos Sainz, Jr.. His team, Finnish Koiranen,  secured the teams' championship.


2011 Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup, Race calendar and results
The nine event provisional calendar for the 2011 season was announced on 25 November 2010. The final calendar consisting of eight events and 20 races was confirmed in January.


2011 Formula Renault 2.0 UK Championship
The 2011 Formula Renault 2.0 UK Championship is a multi-event motor racing championship for open wheel, formula racing cars held across England. The championship features a mix of professional motor racing teams and privately funded drivers competing in 2 litre Formula Renault single seat race cars that conform to the technical regulations for the championship. It forms part of the extensive program of support categories built up around the BTCC centrepiece. This season will be the 23rd British Formula Renault Championship.


2011 Formula Renault 2.0 UK Championship
The season began at Brands Hatch on 3 April and ended on 16 October at Silverstone, after twenty rounds held in England. From the World Series meeting at Silverstone, the series was sponsored by Certina Kurth Frères and presented as the CERTINA Formula Renault 2.0 UK Championship.


2011 Formula Renault 2.0 UK Championship, Race calendar and results
The series will support the British Touring Car Championship at all rounds except Knockhill, as Formula Renault forms part of the World Series by Renault meeting two weeks earlier, at Silverstone. All races were held in United Kingdom.


2011 Formula Renault 2.0 UK Championship, Formula Renault UK Finals Series
The 2011 Protyre Formula Renault UK Finals Series  will be the 14th British Formula Renault Winter Series and the first season under the new name of the Formula Renault UK Finals Series. The series will commence at Snetterton on 5–6 November and end at Rockingham on 12 November, after six races at three rounds held in England.


2011 Formula Renault 3.5 Series
The 2011 Formula Renault 3.5 Series was the seventh season of the Renault–supported single–seater category. It was the final season for the current Dallara chassis with Renault Sport Technologies having confirmed a new car for the 2012 season.


2011 Formula Renault 3.5 Series
After featuring 12 teams during the 2010 season, following the late withdrawal of SG Formula, the grid expanded to 13 teams in 2011 with the addition of leading Formula Abarth and Italian Formula Three outfit BVM–Target.


2011 Formula Renault 3.5 Series, Race calendar and results
The calendar for the 2011 season was announced on 11 October 2010, the day after the end of the 2010 season. Seven of the nine rounds formed meetings of the 2011 World Series by Renault season, with additional rounds in support of the FIA WTCC Race of Italy and the Monaco Grand Prix.


2011 Formula Renault 3.5 Series, Season results, Drivers' Championship
Bold – PoleItalics – Fastest Lap† – Retired, but classified


2011 Formula Renault BARC season
The Protyre 2011 Formula Renault BARC season was the 17th Formula Renault BARC Championship. The season began at Donington Park on 23 April and ended on 16 October at Silverstone, after twelve rounds held in England.


2011 Formula Renault BARC season, Calendar
The series will form part of the BARC club racing meetings. The final round at Silverstone will be part of the British Touring Car Championship meeting. On 3 March, a non-championship round was announced, to be held at Zandvoort, supporting the Masters of Formula 3 event and racing alongside the Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup. Only Hillspeed took cars to the event. All rounds held in United Kingdom


2011 Formula Renault seasons
This article describes all the 2011 seasons of Formula Renault series across the world.


2011 Formula Renault seasons, Formula Renault 2.0L, 2011 Asian Formula Renault Challenge season
The Asian Challenge Category (A) reward the best Asian driver.


2011 Formula Renault seasons, Other Formulas powered by Renault championships, 2011 GP2 Series seasons
The GP2 Series and GP2 Asia Series are powered by 4 litre Renault V8 engines and Pirelli tyres with a new Dallara chassis.


2011 Formula Renault seasons, Other Formulas powered by Renault championships, 2011 Austria Formel Renault Cup season
The season will be probably held on 14 rounds in 7 venues in Czech Republic, Germany, Belgium and Austria. The races occur with other categories cars: Austrian Formula 3, Formelfrei and Formula 3,5L like (Renault 3,5L from World Series, Lola Cosworth). This section present only the Austrian Formula Renault 2.0L classification.


2011 Formula Renault seasons, Other Formulas powered by Renault championships, 2011 Formula 2000 Light season
This is the fourth season of the Formula 2000 Light held in Italy. The series use Tatuus Formula Renault or Dallara Formula 3 chassis with 2000 cc maximum engines and Michelin tyres. Last year a Formula 2000 Top without Tatuus chassis and less powerful Formula 1600 Light (1.6L) classes was introduced and raced mixed up with the main F2000 class. Since this season it partly races together with the Formula 3000 Light.


2011 Formula Renault seasons, Other Formulas powered by Renault championships, 2011 Formula 2000 Light season
The rounds a and b held in Imola, March 19–20 are the opening series and do not reward points.


2011 Formula Renault seasons, Other Formulas powered by Renault championships, 2011 Formula Renault 2.0 Argentina season
All cars use Tito 02 chassis, all races were held in Argentina.


2011 Formula Renault seasons, Other Formulas powered by Renault championships, 2011 Fórmula Renault Plus season
The series is held partially on the same rounds than its secondary series Fórmula Renault Interprovencial. It use Crespi chassis.


2011 Formula Renault seasons, Other Formulas powered by Renault championships, 2011 Fórmula Renault Interprovencial season
The series is held in the same rounds than its main series Fórmula Renault Plus.


2011 Formula Renault seasons, Other Formulas powered by Renault championships, 2011 Fórmula Metropolitana season
The series is held in Argentina. Cars use the Renault Clio K4M engine (1598cc) with lower power than the former Fórmula 4 Nacional series held in 2007. Teams can choose chassis manufacturer (Crespi, Tulia, Tito...).


2011 Fort Lauderdale Strikers season
The 2011 Fort Lauderdale Strikers season was the first season of the new team in the new North American Soccer League. Previously, the Miami FC had fielded a team that played for four seasons in the USL First Division and another for one season in the USSF Division 2 Professional League. After joining the new NASL, the club connected with the original Fort Lauderdale Striker's club. After 14 years, since 1997, the name and legacy was brought back and now placed together with Miami FC, uniting the clubs under the Striker's name. This marked the entire club's thirty-seventh season in professional soccer. In the inaugural year of the league, the club fielded the new team and finished fourth in the regular season. They made the playoffs and continued into the NASL Championship Series. They were this year's Runners-up.


2011 Fort Lauderdale Strikers season, Squad, Current roster
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2011 Fort Worth mayoral election
The 2011 Fort Worth mayoral election was held on May 14 and June 18, 2011 to elect the next mayor of Fort Worth, Texas. The incumbent mayor Mike Moncrief did not seek reelection after having served four terms as mayor of Fort Worth since 2003. Republican Betsy Price won the election against Democrat Jim Lane and succeeded Moncrief on July 12, 2011.


2011 Fort Worth mayoral election, Qualifications
As with most cities in Texas, a candidate for mayor does not run on a partisan ballot. The only qualifications for a candidate are:


2011 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships
The 2011 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships was an international figure skating competition in the 2010–11 season. It was held at the Taipei Arena in Taipei, Taiwan on February 15–20. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.


2011 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, Qualification
The competition was open to skaters from a non-European member nation of the International Skating Union who reached the age of 15 by July 1, 2010. Each country may send up to three entries per discipline.


2011 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, Qualification
The corresponding competition for European skaters was the 2011 European Figure Skating Championships.


2011 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, Results, Pairs
Pang / Tong won the event for the fifth time.


2011 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, Results, Ice dancing
After winning the short program, Virtue / Moir had to withdraw because of an injury to Virtue.


2011 Four Nations Tournament (women's football)
The 2011 Four Nations Tournament was the tenth edition of the Four Nations Tournament, an invitational women's football tournament held in China. The venue for this edition of the tournament was Yongchuan Olympic Sports Centre, in the city of Yongchuan.


2011 Foxtel Cup
The 2011 Foxtel Cup was the inaugural season of the Australian rules football club knockout cup competition involving clubs from the various state league competitions from around Australia. The first year of the competition also included the AFL's newest expansion side Greater Western Sydney Giants.


2011 Foxtel Cup
Its purpose was to support and promote the second-tier Australian rules football competitions and to provide another way of developing the lower-tier AFL players. It was originally designed to be a one-off, but due to a significant amount of public interest the AFL said the competition would continue for at least the next five years.


2011 Foxtel Cup
The competition began on 26 March 2011 and ran through to August. Matches were played as curtain-raisers to AFL Saturday night games and were screened on Fox Sports in a late-afternoon slot between afternoon and night AFL matches. $40,000 of prize money was awarded to eventual winners, Williamstown Football Club.


2011 Foxtel Cup
The AFL originally invited the three highest ranked teams from the South Australian National Football League, the Victorian Football League and the West Australian Football League; the top two teams from the Queensland Australian Football League; and the top team from AFL Sydney and the Tasmanian Football League. The Northern Territory Football Club and Greater Western Sydney Giants received special invitations.


2011 Foxtel Cup
However, despite the SANFL on 9 December 2010 signing on to be part of the Cup competition, opposition to the proposal came from its top three clubs Central District, Norwood and Woodville-West Torrens. The three clubs were given until 14 December 2010 to reconsider with the SANFL willing to extend invitations to its next best teams from 2010 if its top three clubs refused to participate.


2011 Foxtel Cup
After the top five SANFL clubs released a joint statement on 15 December 2010 declining the invitation to participate in the Cup competition, citing lack of prize money, sponsorship conflicts, salary cap implications, schedule concerns and removing the focus from their SANFL premiership ambitions, their places were taken up by fellow SANFL clubs West Adelaide, North Adelaide and Port Adelaide Magpies.


2011 Foxtel Cup
The AFL gave the Cup competition the go ahead on 17 December 2010 with the fixture released publicly. The official name of the tournament (Foxtel Cup), finalised fixture and participating teams were formalised on 9 February 2011 by the AFL.


2011 Foxtel Cup
Williamstown became the inaugural Foxtel Cup champions when they defeated Claremont by 21 points in the Grand Final at Patersons Stadium on 6 August 2011. Williamstown midfielder Ben Jolley won the Coles Medal as best afield for his game-high 30 possessions and eight clearances.


2011 Franken Challenge
The 2011 Franken Challenge was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the 25th edition of the tournament which was part of the 2011 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Fürth, Germany between 30 May and 5 June 2011.


2011 Franken Challenge, ATP entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2011 Franken Challenge, Champions, Doubles
Rameez Junaid /  Frank Moser def. Jorge Aguilar /  Júlio César Campozano, 6–2, 6–7(2), [10–6]


2011 Franken Challenge – Doubles
Dustin Brown and Rameez Junaid were the defending champions but Brown decided not to participate. As a result, Junaid played alongside Frank Moser and this pair won the tournament, defeating Jorge Aguilar and Júlio César Campozano 6–2, 6–7(2), [10–6] in the final.


2011 Franken Challenge – Singles
Robin Haase was the defending champion but decided not to participate. João Sousa defeated Jan-Lennard Struff 6–2, 0–6, 6–2 in the final to claim his first Challenger title.


2011 Frankfurt Airport shooting
The 2011 Frankfurt Airport shooting occurred on 2 March 2011 at Frankfurt Airport in Germany. The shooter, Arid Uka, was arrested and charged with killing two United States Airmen and seriously wounding two others. He was convicted of murder and attempted murder and sentenced to life in prison on 10 February 2012.


2011 Frankfurt Airport shooting
According to the court judge at Oberlandesgericht Frankfurt, this was the first terrorist attack in Germany in which the perpetrator had an Islamist motive.


2011 Frankfurt Airport shooting, Shooting
According to the German investigators, Uka targeted a United States Air Force bus parked outside the terminal building that was supposed to transport fifteen U.S. airmen to Ramstein Air Base. He reportedly walked up to a waiting airman, asked him for a cigarette, and wanted to know whether the airmen were bound for Afghanistan. When the airman said yes, according to German prosecutor Rainer Griesbaum, Uka waited for the airman to turn away and then shot him in the back of the head, killing him. Shouting "Allahu Akbar!"


2011 Frankfurt Airport shooting, Shooting
the attacker then entered the bus, shooting and killing the driver, and continued to fire three shots at two other airmen, wounding them. When he pointed his pistol at the head of another airman and pulled the trigger, the weapon jammed. Uka fled, but was pursued by the civilian airport employee Lamar Joseph Conner and Staff Sergeant Trevor Donald Brewer and shortly afterwards overpowered by two German police officers. He was subsequently arrested.


2011 Frankfurt Airport shooting, Shooting
The two victims killed in the shooting were Senior Airman Nicholas Alden, 25, of South Carolina and Airman First Class Zachary Cuddeback, 21, of Virginia. Staff Sgt. Kristoffer Schneider was shot in the right temple and lost his sight in one eye. The right side of his face had to be rebuilt with titanium, and he suffers head pain and seizures. Part of his skull also had to be removed after an infection. Schneider was medically retired in 2012. Edgar Veguilla was hit in the jaw and arm and suffered nerve damage.


2011 Frankfurt Airport shooting, Shooting
Conner and Brewer later received the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany in a ceremony on 16 January 2012. Federal Interior Minister Hans-Peter Friedrich presented the decoration, citing their "exemplary courage and action which helped the Federal Police arrest the suspect".


2011 Frankfurt Airport shooting, Perpetrator
Arid Uka, the 21-year-old perpetrator, was an ethnic Albanian born in Kosovo who had lived in Germany since he was one year old; his family having lived in there for four decades. His grandfather was a Kosovo Albanian imam, while his parents and two brothers led secular lives. He had been working at the airport post office.


2011 Frankfurt Airport shooting, Perpetrator
In the months before the attack, Uka underwent a late-adolescent crisis. Uka left school before his university-entrance diploma, but didn't tell his family. Instead, he told them that he had finished the diploma successfully. His family members, former friends, and one of his employers described him as introverted, polite, and not aggressive. Months before the shooting, Uka broke ties to all his friends and retreated. During this time, he was extensively surfing the web visiting websites with Salafi jihadist content. He started dressing in Salafist dress, and began to study Arabic.


2011 Frankfurt Airport shooting, Perpetrator
Uka decided to join the fighting in Iraq or Afghanistan, but failed to do so since he failed to establish the right contacts. Via the internet, Uka managed to establish contact with Sheik Abdellatif of the so-called Da'wa group, who preached in two mosques in Frankfurt. The Salafi mosque of these two is considered as a meeting-point for radical Islamists. Several well-known Islamists have been seen there. An early example of Salafi Lone wolf terrorism in Europe, Uka's sole contacts with extremists was online, he never had direct personal contact and was never involved in physical network.


2011 Frankfurt Airport shooting, Perpetrator
According to German authorities, Uka confessed to the killings when interrogated after the shooting.


2011 Frankfurt Airport shooting, Perpetrator
Uka's lawyer said that the motivation for the shooting was a video on YouTube, which showed US soldiers raping Iraqi Muslim women. Uka was convinced that the video was genuine, but it was in fact a clip taken from Redacted, an American film based on the Mahmudiyah massacre. On the internet, Uka posted on several Islamist forums, later claiming that through the content and the discussions in these forums, he came to believe that his fellow Muslims were in global war with the United States. Uka was also influenced by jihadist nasheed, including nasheed made by Abou Maleeq, who would later join the Islamic State.


2011 Frankfurt Airport shooting, Perpetrator, Trial and sentence
During Uka's trial, his defence lawyer described him as a non-typical violent criminal who is neither religiously motivated nor an Islamist terrorist, while the Attorney General of Germany named Uka as a single perpetrator, which was applied for a sentence of life imprisonment plus a finding of "exceptional gravity of guilt".


2011 Frankfurt Airport shooting, Perpetrator, Trial and sentence
On 10 February 2012, the Hessian State Superior Court (Oberlandesgericht Frankfurt am Main) sentenced Uka to life imprisonment for two counts of murder and three counts of attempted murder with the determination of an "exceptional gravity of guilt", which means that he will not be eligible for parole after having served fifteen years. Because he was sentenced to more than three years imprisonment, he will be deported to Kosovo after having served his sentence since he does not hold German citizenship.


2011 French Athletics Championships
The 2011 French Athletics Championships was the 123rd edition of the national championship in outdoor track and field for France. It was held on 28–30 July at the Stadium Municipal d'Albi in Albi. A total of 38 events (divided evenly between the sexes) were contested over the three-day competition. Christophe Lemaitre broke the French record in the men's 100 metres with a time of 9.92 seconds.


2011 French F4 Championship
The 2011 French F4 Championship season was the nineteenth season of the series for 1600cc Formula Renault machinery, and the first season to run under the guise of French F4 Championship. The series began on 9 April at Circuit de Lédenon and ended on 30 October at Circuit Paul Ricard, after seven rounds and fourteen races.


2011 French F4 Championship, Race calendar and results
All races supported the FFSA GT Championship, except Pau (FIA Formula 3 International Trophy) and Spa-Francorchamps (24 Hours of Spa)


2011 French Figure Skating Championships
The 2011 French Figure Skating Championships took place between December 17 and 19, 2010 at the Patinoire de Tours in Tours. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, ice dancing, and synchronized skating on the senior level. The results were among the criteria used to choose the French entries for the 2011 World Championships and the 2011 European Championships.


2011 French Figure Skating Championships, Junior results
The Junior Championships took place from April 1–3, 2011 at the Patinoire de Cergy-Pontoise in Cergy.


2011 French Indoor Athletics Championships
The 2011 French Indoor Athletics Championships was the 40th edition of the national championship in indoor track and field for France, organised by the French Athletics Federation. It was held on 19–20 February at the Jean-Pellez Stadium in Aubière. A total of 26 events (divided evenly between the sexes) were contested over the two-day competition.


2011 French Indoor Athletics Championships
Teddy Tamgho improved his own world indoor record with a jump to 17.91 m while 16-year-old Guy-Elphège Anouman set a world indoor best for a youth athlete with 21.13 seconds for the 200 metres.


2011 French Open
The 2011 French Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 115th edition of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, from 22 May to 5 June 2011.


2011 French Open
Rafael Nadal successfully defended his 2010 title, defeating rival Roger Federer in the final to win his sixth French Open title. Francesca Schiavone was narrowly unsuccessful in her title defence, being defeated by Li Na in the final. Li became the first female Asian to win a Grand Slam singles title.


2011 French Open, Tournament
The 2011 French Open was the one hundred and tenth edition of the French Open. It was held at Stade Roland Garros in Paris. The tournament was an event run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and was part of the 2011 ATP World Tour and the 2011 WTA Tour calendars under the Grand Slam category. The tournament consisted of both men's and women's singles and doubles draws as well as a mixed doubles event. There were singles and doubles events for both boys and girls (players under 18), which is part of the Grade A category of tournaments.


2011 French Open, Tournament
There were also singles and doubles events for men's and women's wheelchair tennis players as part of the NEC tour under the Grand Slam category. The tournament was played on clay courts. The tournament took place over a series of twenty courts, including the three main showcourts, Court Philippe Chatrier, Court Suzanne Lenglen and Court 1.


2011 French Open, Ranking points, Junior ranking points
Below is a table charting the points that are available to the boys and girls in boy singles and doubles play.


2011 French Open, Prize money and points
The total amount of prize money available for the 2011 tournament was €17,520,000. The prize money breakdown was as follows:


2011 French Open, Events, Seniors, Men's doubles
Max Mirnyi /  Daniel Nestor defeated  Juan Sebastián Cabal /  Eduardo Schwank, 7–6(7–3), 3–6, 6–4


2011 French Open, Events, Seniors, Women's doubles
Andrea Hlaváčková /  Lucie Hradecká defeated  Sania Mirza /  Elena Vesnina, 6–4, 6–3


2011 French Open, Events, Seniors, Mixed doubles
Casey Dellacqua /  Scott Lipsky defeated  Katarina Srebotnik /  Nenad Zimonjić, 7–6(8–6), 4–6, [10–7]


2011 French Open, Events, Juniors, Boys' Doubles
Andrés Artuñedo /  Roberto Carballes defeated  Mitchell Krueger /  Shane Vinsant, 5–7, 7–6(7–5), [10–5]


2011 French Open, Events, Juniors, Girls' Doubles
Irina Khromacheva /  Maryna Zanevska defeated  Victoria Kan /  Demi Schuurs, 6–4, 7–5


2011 French Open, Events, Wheelchair events, Wheelchair Men's Doubles
Shingo Kunieda /  Nicolas Peifer defeated  Robin Ammerlaan /  Stefan Olsson, 6–2, 6–3


2011 French Open, Events, Wheelchair events, Wheelchair Women's Doubles
Esther Vergeer /  Sharon Walraven defeated  Jiske Griffioen /  Aniek van Koot, 5–7, 6–4, [10–5]


2011 French Open, Events, Other events, Legends Under 45 Doubles
Fabrice Santoro /  Todd Woodbridge defeated  Arnaud Boetsch /  Cédric Pioline, 6–2, 6–4


2011 French Open, Events, Other events, Legends Over 45 Doubles
Guy Forget /  Henri Leconte defeated  Andrés Gómez /  John McEnroe, 6–3, 5–7, [10–8]


2011 French Open, Events, Other events, Women's Legends Doubles
Lindsay Davenport /  Martina Hingis defeated  Martina Navratilova /  Jana Novotná, 6–1, 6–2


2011 French Open, Singles seeds
The following are the seeded players and notable players who withdrew from the event. Rankings are as of 16 May 2011 and the Points are as of 23 May 2011. For the first time since the 2006 French Open, the top four seeds all made it to the semifinals.


2011 French Open, Wildcard entries
Below are the lists of the wildcard awardees entering in the main draws.


2011 French Open, Protected ranking
The following players were accepted directly into the main draw using a protected ranking:


2011 French Open, Qualifiers entries, Men's singles qualifiers entries
The following players received entry from a lucky loser spot:


2011 French Open, Qualifiers entries, Women's singles qualifiers entries
The following player received entry from a lucky loser spot:


2011 French Open, Withdrawals
The following players were accepted directly into the main tournament, but withdrew with injuries.


2011 French Open – Boys' Doubles
Duilio Beretta and Roberto Quiroz were the defending champions, but they chose not to compete this year.


2011 French Open – Boys' Doubles
Andrés Artuñedo and Roberto Carballes won in the final 5–7, 7–6(7–5), [10–5] against Mitchell Krueger and Shane Vinsant.


2011 French Open – Boys' Singles
Agustín Velotti was the defending champion but was not eligible to participate. Bjorn Fratangelo won this event, defeating 14th-seed Dominic Thiem 3–6, 6–3, 8–6 in the final.


2011 French Open – Day-by-day summaries
This list is a below in a form of day-by-day summaries:


2011 French Open – Day-by-day summaries, Day 1 (22 May)
On the opening day of the tournament, the former world No. 1 Lleyton Hewitt withdrew due to an ankle injury and was replaced by lucky loser Marc Gicquel, who fell to Albert Montañés. No.19 seed Marin Čilić was upset by Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo with a 7–6, 6–4, 6–4 scoreline. David Ferrer secured a straight-set victory over Jarkko Nieminen losing only seven games. Meanwhile, nine of the 20 Frenchmen to start in this year's main draw were in action on Sunday, with four of them taking victory including 17th seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. Andreas Seppi, Fabio Fognini and Kei Nishikori all moved safely into the second round.


2011 French Open – Day-by-day summaries, Day 1 (22 May)
The women's tournament kicked off on Sunday with a solid win by 2010 runner-up Samantha Stosur. She was joined by No. 10 seed and three-time semi-finalist Jelena Janković, former champion Svetlana Kuznetsova, no. 14 seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and no. 17 Julia Görges. Upsets of the day saw María José Martínez Sánchez defeat No 19 Shahar Pe'er 7–6, 6–1, and Varvara Lepchenko upsetting Flavia Pennetta. Bethanie Mattek-Sands, the highest-ranked American in the tournament due to the absence of the Williams sisters, came back to best Arantxa Parra Santonja, 2–6, 7–6, 6–3. There was also an emotional win by France's Alizé Cornet who wore a black ribbon on her dress in her 6–4, 6–2 win over Renata Voráčová as a tribute to Stephane Vidal, the coach and fiancé of fellow French player Virginie Razzano, who just died due to a brain tumor.


2011 French Open – Day-by-day summaries, Day 2 (23 May)
Novak Djokovic played near perfect tennis in routing Thiemo de Bakker 6–2, 6–1, 6–3 in the first round. Argentine Juan Martín del Potro took out Ivo Karlović 6–7, 6–3, 7–5, 6–4. Though most seeds did well France's Stéphane Robert shocked no. 6 seed and 2010 semifinalist Tomáš Berdych with a 3–6, 3–6, 6–2, 6–2, 9–7 win, and no. 22 seed Michaël Llodra fell to Belgium's Steve Darcis 6–7, 6–3, 6–3, 6–3. France's Richard Gasquet beat Radek Štěpánek 7–5, 6–3, 6–0, and seeds Thomaz Bellucci, Nikolay Davydenko, Gaël Monfils, Janko Tipsarević,  Mikhail Youzhny, Viktor Troicki and Mardy Fish also won their matches.


2011 French Open – Day-by-day summaries, Day 2 (23 May)
Caroline Wozniacki crushed Japan's Kimiko Date-Krumm 6–0, 6–2 in exactly one hour. Other seeds moving on in the draw included no. 9 seed Petra Kvitová and no. 12 seed Agnieszka Radwańska. The highest women's seed lost this day was Nadia Petrova who fell to her doubles partner and Aussie Anastasia Rodionova 7–6, 3–6, 4–6. Also no. 31 seed Klára Zakopalová lost to Chan Yung-jan 5–7, 1–6. The third-seeded Russian Vera Zvonareva, Sania Mirza, Jill Craybas and Daniela Hantuchová all won in a scoreline of 6–3, 6–3.


2011 French Open – Day-by-day summaries, Day 3 (24 May)
In a four-hour battle top seed Rafael Nadal finally downed John Isner 6–4, 6–7, 6–7, 6–2, 6–4. This great first-round match saw the young American push the world no.1 to five sets, coming within a whisker of a memorable upset. Andy Murray moved into the second round with a relatively easy win over French qualifier Éric Prodon 6–4, 6–1, 6–3 in the Tuesday afternoon session. No.5 seed Robin Söderling, a finalist here for the last two years, was tested by relatively unknown American Ryan Harrison, ranked no.119 in the world.


2011 French Open – Day-by-day summaries, Day 3 (24 May)
Soderling's experience pulled him through in the third and fourth sets. Elsewhere, Austrian 8th seed Jürgen Melzer eased past Andreas Beck 6–3, 6–4, 6–2, while no.16 seed Fernando Verdasco came through his match against Argentine Juan Mónaco 6–2, 7–5, 4–6, 6–4. Other seeds that progressed to the second round stage included no.18 Gilles Simon, no.24 Sam Querrey, no.21 Alexandr Dolgopolov, and Florian Mayer, the 20th seed. Wildcard Frenchman Arnaud Clément enjoyed a 6–3, 1–6, 7–6, 6–4 win over Filippo Volandri.


2011 French Open – Day-by-day summaries, Day 3 (24 May)
Showing great form on the red clay, Maria Sharapova beat Mirjana Lučić 6–3, 6–0 in the first round. No. 2 Kim Clijsters didn't play her best but had a 6–2, 6–3 win over Anastasiya Yakimova. A number of other seeds came through the draw today; Victoria Azarenka, Li Na, Yanina Wickmayer, Jarmila Gajdošová and Alexandra Dulgheru. As for upsets, Vania King beat 2009 semifinalist Dominika Cibulková 6–7, 6–3, 6–2, and Swede Johanna Larsson took out 2008 champion Ana Ivanovic 7–6, 0–6, 6–2.


2011 French Open – Day-by-day summaries, Day 4 (25 May)
Novak Djokovic moved on easily to the third round when Victor Hănescu pulled out with a leg problem while trailing 6–4, 6–1, 2–3. Djokovic's next opponent should be much tougher when he faces 2009 US Open champion Juan Martín del Potro, who walloped Blaž Kavčič 6–3, 6–2, 6–4. Roger Federer, the 2009 champion, had no trouble at all racing past France's Maxime Teixeira 6–3, 6–0, 6–2, and he next faces no.29 Janko Tipsarević. Tipsarević took Federer to five sets at the 2009 Aussie Open. French players did well today as no.9 Gaël Monfils beat Guillaume Rufin 6–3, 1–6, 6–1, 6–3, no.13 Richard Gasquet bested Marcel Granollers 4–6, 6–3, 6–2, 6–4 and no.17 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga survived Igor Andreev 6–3, 7–6, 6–3. However France's Julien Benneteau was blitzed by No. 7 David Ferrer 6–3, 6–4, 6–2.


2011 French Open – Day-by-day summaries, Day 4 (25 May)
Caroline Wozniacki squeaked by Aleksandra Wozniak 6–3, 7–6 and sealed a place in the third round. There she will meet no.28 seed Daniela Hantuchová. Samantha Stosur showed she is a serious threat for the French Open title, producing incredible tennis in crushing Romania's Simona Halep 6–0, 6–2. Defending champion Francesca Schiavone had an easy time reaching the third round with a 6–1, 6–2 win over Russian Vesna Dolonts, but no.3 seed Vera Zvonareva had a very tough fight with German qualifier Sabine Lisicki as the evening sun lowered over Roland Garros.


2011 French Open – Day-by-day summaries, Day 4 (25 May)
Sabine called a medical time-out at 4–5 in the final set and eventually fell to Zvonareva 4–6, 7–5, 7–5, ending the match in considerable pain. In other results Jelena Janković disposed of the Russian Vera Dushevina 6–3, 6–2 while 2009 Roland Garros champion Svetlana Kuznetsova had smooth sailing against Irina-Camelia Begu 6–1, 6–1. French hopes Marion Bartoli and Alizé Cornet were also in action against qualifiers. While Cornet received a 6–0, 6–2 thrashing at the hands of Spaniard Nuria Llagostera Vives, compatriot Bartoli fought and finally secured a win over Olga Govortsova 6–4, 6–7, 6–2, a victory that took nearly three hours to complete.


2011 French Open – Day-by-day summaries, Day 5 (26 May)
On day five of Roland Garros gusty conditions continued late into the evening and a seeds had a rough going. No.8 Jürgen Melzer, a semi-finalist last year, became the biggest casualty of the day when he fell to Lukáš Rosol, ranked 111 in the world. The Austrian smashed a racquet in fury in the fifth set as Rosol edged home 6–7, 6–4, 4–6, 7–6, 6–4. Argentine Leonardo Mayer shocked no.27 seed Marcos Baghdatis 7–5, 6–4, 7–6, while Alejandro Falla, another qualifier from Colombia, ended the hopes of no.20 seed Florian Mayer 4–6, 7–6, 6–1, 6–2.


2011 French Open – Day-by-day summaries, Day 5 (26 May)
Elsewhere, Russian Nikolay Davydenko, no. 28 seed, fell at the hands of Antonio Veić. The overjoyed Croat fell flat on his back in disbelief at the 3–6, 6–2, 7–5, 3–6, 6–1 win. Ivan Ljubičić, meanwhile, dispatched another seed, no.24 Sam Querrey 7–6, 6–4, 6–4. No.5 seed Robin Söderling avoided such calamities, easing past Spaniard Albert Ramos 6–3, 6–4, 6–4, while No. 10 seed Mardy Fish beat Robin Haase 7–6, 6–2, 6–1 to reach the third round at Roland Garros for the first time in his career.


2011 French Open – Day-by-day summaries, Day 5 (26 May)
Fernando Verdasco, no.16, faced a tough second round in the form of Xavier Malisse, Verdasco stood his ground to claim the match 4–6, 6–3, 7–6, 6–4. Arnaud Clément was battling it out with Michael Berrer of Germany. Veteran Clement eventually bowed out in four sets, and Gilles Simon defeated compatriot Jérémy Chardy 4–6, 6–4, 6–4, 3–2. Spaniard Pablo Andújar played well before succumbing 7–5, 6–3, 7–6 to Rafael Nadal. Andy Murray was certainly shaky in advancing into the third round with a 7–6, 6–4, 7–5 victory over Italy's Simone Bolelli.


2011 French Open – Day-by-day summaries, Day 5 (26 May)
Kim Clijsters, rusty after recovering from a severe ankle injury, was hoping to play herself into the event. But on a cold, windy morning on Philippe Chatrier Court her play was erratic and she was stunned by Dutch 20-year-old Arantxa Rus 3–6, 7–5, 6–1, in the second round. Clijsters lost 11 of the last 12 games despite holding 2 match points.


2011 French Open – Day-by-day summaries, Day 5 (26 May)
Elswehere, seeds Petra Kvitová, Agnieszka Radwańska, Victoria Azarenka, Kaia Kanepi, Roberta Vinci, Andrea Petkovic, Li Na, Maria Kirilenko and Yanina Wickmayer all won, while Sorana Cîrstea upset no.27 Alexandra Dulgheru 6–2, 7–5 and American Vania King knocked Britain's Elena Baltacha out 4–6, 6–1, 6–4. The Maria Sharapova vs Caroline Garcia match was a good one. 17-year-old Garcia led 6–3, 4–1 and seemed to be coasting to a huge upset when reality set in. Garcia eventually fell to Maria Sharapova 3–6, 6–4, 6–0 losing the last 11 games.


2011 French Open – Day-by-day summaries, Day 6 (27 May)
It is hard to call a man who is as accomplished on clay courts as David Ferrer a dark horse at Roland Garros, but the Spaniard has yet to reach the semi-finals. At the age of 29, he still has to show he has the legs to go far, but his 6–1, 6–1, 6–3 victory over Ukraine's Sergiy Stakhovsky made it clear that he is capable of doing so. A nearly perfect day for French players turned a little cloudy when Stanislas Wawrinka came back from two sets down to defeat Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 4–6, 6–7, 7–6, 6–2, 6–3.


2011 French Open – Day-by-day summaries, Day 6 (27 May)
Before that, Gaël Monfils had crushed Steve Darcis 6–3, 6–4, 7–5 and Richard Gasquet dispatched Thomaz Bellucci 6–2, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3. Wawrinka will face his countryman Roger Federer, who cruised past Janko Tipsarević 6–1, 6–4, 6–3. In the other matches of the day, Albert Montañés upset no. 12 seed Mikhail Youzhny and will play Fabio Fognini, who overcame Guillermo García-López in four sets. In fading light on Suzanne Lenglen Court, Novak Djokovic and Juan Martín del Potro played. When chair umpire Pascal Maria called time on proceedings there was nothing to separate the two, the 6–3, 3–6 score-line setting things up for a three-set shootout on Saturday.


2011 French Open – Day-by-day summaries, Day 6 (27 May)
Today, the doubters got their way, as last year's runner-up was bundled out of the tournament in three sets by world no. 51 Gisela Dulko 6–4, 1–6, 6–3. Francesca Schiavone advanced to the fourth round of Roland Garros after her opponent Peng Shuai was forced to retire due to illness. Top seed Caroline Wozniacki sensationally crashed out of the French Open 1–6, 3–6 at the hands of Daniela Hantuchová on Friday afternoon.


2011 French Open – Day-by-day summaries, Day 6 (27 May)
The world no. 1 was sent packing by her Slovakian opponent who barely put a foot wrong during the entire match, hitting 26 winners to 8 of the Dane. In defeating Wozniacki, the 28-year-old has equalled her best result here. She now faces 2009 French Open winner Svetlana Kuznetsova, who saw off up-and-coming Canadian teenager Rebecca Marino 6–0, 6–4 in 49 minutes earlier in the day.


2011 French Open – Day-by-day summaries, Day 6 (27 May)
Marion Bartoli, who last week reached her first clay court final in Strasbourg before being forced to retire injured, fought back from a set down to scoop a 3–6, 6–2, 6–4 victory over dark-horse Julia Görges but was made to work for it. Meanwhile, over on Court 7, no. 14 seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova also came back from a set down to defeat Spanish qualifier Nuria Llagostera Vives 3–6, 6–3, 6–3 and set up a round of 16 clash with fellow Russian Vera Zvonareva, after the no. 3 seed sealed a 6–2, 6–3 victory over Anastasia Rodionova. Jelena Janković (no. 10), who is defending semi-final point from last year, eased past an erratic Bethanie Mattek-Sands 6–2, 6–2.


2011 French Open – Day-by-day summaries, Day 7 (28 May)
Novak Djokovic showed all his class to cut down Juan Martín del Potro 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 on Suzanne Lenglen court. In a match carried over from the previous night when the score was one set all. The first time the no. 227-ranked qualifier Antonio Veić had ever faced a top ten player. And while Rafael Nadal went on to polish off the match 6–1, 6–3, 6–0 it was clear the 23-year-old qualifier was intent on savouring every moment of this special experience.


2011 French Open – Day-by-day summaries, Day 7 (28 May)
No.4 seed Andy Murray overcame a sprained ankle suffered mid-match to record a remarkable straight-sets win, 6–2, 6–3, 6–2 over world no.95 Michael Berrer, who had no answer to the immobilised Scotsman's "win or bust" strategy. On paper, Gilles Simon faced a tall order in the form of American Mardy Fish, who is now the leading player in the United States. But defeated the American 6–3, 6–4, 6–2. Like Simon, no.5 seed Robin Söderling also secured a 6–1, 6–4, 6–3 victory over qualifier Leonardo Mayer to set up a clash with Gilles Simon.


2011 French Open – Day-by-day summaries, Day 7 (28 May)
The complete opposite was true for Spaniard Fernando Verdasco, whose scalp was claimed by the oldest man still in the draw, Ivan Ljubičić losing 6–3, 7–6, 6–4. Elsewhere, qualifiers Alejandro Falla and Łukasz Kubot were also fighting for a fourth round place. Falla, defeated the Pole 7–6, 6–4, 7–5, 6–4 and will meet Argentina's Juan Ignacio Chela, who dispatched another qualifier Lukáš Rosol 6–2, 6–4, 3–6, 7–6 earlier in the day. Meanwhile, Viktor Troicki justified his no.15 seeding by beating Alexandr Dolgopolov 6–4, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4. The win means Troicki will meet Brit fourth seed Andy Murray in the round of 16.


2011 French Open – Day-by-day summaries, Day 7 (28 May)
Chinese veteran and no.6 seed Li Na started the day by routing Sorana Cîrstea 6–2, 6–2, which was followed by Victoria Azarenka thrashing Roberta Vinci 6–3, 6–2. Petra Kvitová punched her way past Vania King 6–4, 6–2. Maria Sharapova is bidding to complete her career Slam with success here at the French, and after surviving a scare against French teenager Caroline Garcia in the second round she made no mistake against Chan Yung-jan. The Russian emerged a comfortable winner 6–2, 6–3.


2011 French Open – Day-by-day summaries, Day 7 (28 May)
Maria Kirilenko meanwhile has not enjoyed the same storied career as her fellow Russian of the 1987 vintage, she utterly outclassed Clijster's conqueror Arantxa Rus. Sharapova will face Agnieszka Radwańska, who defeated Yanina Wickmayer 6–4, 6–4, while Kirilenko will take on Andrea Petkovic. The German no.15 seed found herself locked in a battle royal with neo-Australian Jarmila Gajdošová, but emerged victorious 6–2, 4–6, 6–3, her Petkodance moonwalk more relieved than elated after she survived some scary moments in the decider which saw five breaks of service.


2011 French Open – Day-by-day summaries, Day 8 (29 May)
It took Roger Federer a mere one hour and 45 minutes to defeat his compatriot Stanislas Wawrinka 6–3, 6–2, 7–5 on Sunday, securing his 28th consecutive Grand Slam quarter-final berth in the process and breaking the record set by Jimmy Connors. Fabio Fognini became the first Italian man to reach the quarter-finals of a Grand Slam in 13 years, defeating Albert Montañés 4–6, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3, 11–9 in a four-and-a-half hour epic.


2011 French Open – Day-by-day summaries, Day 8 (29 May)
The Lenglen crowd booed Fognini in the 95-minute final set as he took a medical time-out then received further treatment at the change-overs for what the fans perceived as cramp – an ailment for which players are not allowed to call out the medical staff. In the end, the 49-ranked player in the world completed the match with heavy strapping on his left thigh and a hang-dog expression on his face as he pleaded with the crowd for clemency.


2011 French Open – Day-by-day summaries, Day 8 (29 May)
Novak Djokovic had his man now after winning the first set 6–4, and with the pressure off and the crowd becalmed, he moved up another gear. Now we could delight in some of the cleanest hitting you are ever likely to see, and Richard Gasquet could only stand and watch as the ball fizzed by. The second set was won 6–4 in 37 minutes and the third, a formality, snapped up 6–2 in 34 minutes to complete an excellent afternoon's work.


2011 French Open – Day-by-day summaries, Day 8 (29 May)
When Gaël Monfils and David Ferrer won through to face each other in the fourth round, it was clear that they would engage in long foot race. The match lived up to its billing, but was unable to conclude as the contest was suspended after three hours with Monfils leading 6–4, 2–6, 7–5, 0–2.


2011 French Open – Day-by-day summaries, Day 8 (29 May)
The 19-year-old Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova  dispatched No.3 seed Vera Zvonareva 7–6, 2–6, 6–2 in a match whose fluctuations were dictated as much by the vacillations of the 2003 quarterfinalist's mental state as they were by the ebb and flow of the Pavlyuchenkova thumping baseline game. Defending champion Francesca Schiavone kissed the clay once more after navigating her way through an error-strewn match to overcome Jelena Janković 6–3, 2–6, 6–4 in two hours and 38 minutes. Gisela Dulko was in incredible form, having dispatched last year's runner up and no.8 seed Sam Stosur in the previous round.


2011 French Open – Day-by-day summaries, Day 8 (29 May)
But as Marion Bartoli raced to 5–2 lead it became apparent that all was not well with the Argentinean. Dulko was clutching her hip, the doctor was then called and the 26-year-old lay sprawled on the clay where she received treatment to her upper thigh. Dulko then came back but still lost the set 7–5. Trailing 1–0 in the second set, Dulko decided that discretion was the better part of valour and retired, allowing Bartoli through to her first Grand Slam quarter-final since the 2009 Australian Open.


2011 French Open – Day-by-day summaries, Day 8 (29 May)
Meanwhile, over on no.1 court, a three-set tussle was taking place between Daniela Hantuchová and 2009 French Open champion Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova. Kuznetsova, who had enjoyed a relatively easy run on her road to this match dropping only 11 games along the way, still had plenty left in the tank however. She got stronger as the match went on while her 28-year-old opponent appeared to wilt, and Kuznetsova duly fought back to take the match 6–7, 6–3, 6–2 to set up a quarter-final clash with Bartoli.


2011 French Open – Day-by-day summaries, Day 9 (30 May)
Juan Ignacio Chela did reach the Roland Garros quarterfinals back in 2004 with a mid career flurry, but at the age of the 31, and despite his consistent play over the years, he was not expected to make a second week charge in 2011. But even the most hardened veterans can surprise themselves and the tall Argentine did so when he hung tough, slapped groundstrokes and eventually wore down Colombian Alejandro Falla 4–6, 6–2, 1–6, 7–6, 6–2 for a place in the final eight.


2011 French Open – Day-by-day summaries, Day 9 (30 May)
Gaël Monfils has a flair for the dramatic, and the last French contender in the men's singles certainly provided plenty of excitement in a charged-up 6–4, 2–6, 7–5, 1–6, 8–6 win over Spanish seventh seed David Ferrer on Monday. Monfils needed four match points to close the match out, but even though the Spaniard is known as one of the toughest men on tour, the 24-year-old out-gutted him when it mattered most.


2011 French Open – Day-by-day summaries, Day 9 (30 May)
Ferrer, who was attempting to reach his first Roland Garros semi-final, said that failing to convert the break point at 6–6 in the decider was crucial in the outcome of the match. Most people love Paris in the spring and Robin Söderling is certainly no exception. The Swede made light work of Gilles Simon on Monday, winning 6–2, 6–3, 7–6 to set up a third Roland Garros battle with Rafael Nadal in as many years. No.1 seed Rafael Nadal opened the second week of his title defence with a routine 7–5, 6–3, 6–3 win over Ivan Ljubičić.


2011 French Open – Day-by-day summaries, Day 9 (30 May)
The veteran Croat battled gamely throughout and saved no fewer than 14 break points, coming to the net bravely to try to catch his opponent off-guard, but it takes more than that to rattle the five-time champion on clay over five sets. With the light failing on Suzanne Lenglen court, Andy Murray fought back from two sets down against Serbian no.15 seed Victor Troicki to take the match into a final set. The score is tied at two sets all, 4–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2, so Murray and Troicki will be back for a one-set shootout on Tuesday to see who progresses to a quarter-final against Juan Ignacio Chela.


2011 French Open – Day-by-day summaries, Day 9 (30 May)
In the absence of the top three women's seeds in the second week – for the first time in the Open Era – Australian Open 2011 finalist Li Na and 2010 Wimbledon semi-finalist Petra Kvitová found themselves two of the more experienced Grand Slam contenders for the French Open title. Perhaps that extra round's worth of experience made the difference for Li on Monday, the Chinese no.6 seed overcoming a steamroller start by her no.9-seeded opponent to advance to the quarter-finals at Roland Garros 2–6, 6–1, 6–3.


2011 French Open – Day-by-day summaries, Day 9 (30 May)
Victoria Azarenka forged ahead with her French Open campaign by defeating Ekaterina Makarova 6–2, 6–3 in the kind of simple, straight-sets victory that she has made her calling-card at the tournament over the past week. Maria Sharapova overcame a rusty to start to see off Agnieszka Radwańska 7–6, 7–5 in a topsy-turvy match that saw her advance to the French Open quarter-finals for the fifth time in her career. Sharapova will face Andrea Petkovic in the quarter-final after the charismatic German came out on top of a three-set contest against Maria Kirilenko. Petkovic then broke in the ninth game and then with bravery, ferocity and above all focus served out for a 6–2, 2–6, 6–4 win which sees her into her second consecutive Grand Slam quarter-final.


2011 French Open – Day-by-day summaries, Day 10 (31 May)
Novak Djokovic was scheduled to play however Djokovic's quarterfinal opponent, Fabio Fognini, withdrew from the tournament Monday, one day after his wild and controversial 4–6, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3, 11–9 victory over Albert Montañés. Scotland's Andy Murray came back from the brink to overturn no.15 seed Viktor Troicki 4–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2, 7–5 on Tuesday. Two sets all overnight, the Serb had Murray where he wanted him, serving for the match at 5–3, 30–0, but was unable to see it out in the face of some brilliant backs-to-the wall hitting from the fourth seed.


2011 French Open – Day-by-day summaries, Day 10 (31 May)
The match also included an incident when a ball-boy accidentally ran on the court before the point had been won, causing the point to be retaken, despite Troicki winning the rally. For the first time since 2003, Roger Federer did not come into Roland Garros as one of the top two favorites to win the title. But after his clean and impressive 6–4, 6–3, 7–6 victory over France's Gaël Monfils, the Swiss appears ready to give the red hot Djokovic a tussle in the semifinals.


2011 French Open – Day-by-day summaries, Day 10 (31 May)
What a difference a year makes. At the quarter-final stage of this tournament 12 months ago nobody gave much thought to crafty Italian Francesca Schiavone as a potential French Open champion. Twelve months on, the no.5 seed demonstrated why she is now many fans' favourite to take the title with a battling 1–6, 7–5, 7–5 victory over Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Schiavone served for the matched at 5–2. Marion Bartoli's love affair with the French Open continued this evening when she saw off 2009 French Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova 7–6, 6–4 in front of an exhilarated home crowd. The 26-year-old no.11 seed needed just one hour and 47 minutes to dispatch the two time Grand Slam winner and become the first French woman in six years to reach the semifinal stage.


2011 French Open – Day-by-day summaries, Day 11 (1 June)
Rafael Nadal emphatically silenced the doubters by overpowering no.5 seed Robin Söderling for two sets and then repelling a stirring fightback as the huge-hitting Swede desperately tried to save his 2011 French Open campaign. As is so often the case, the tone was set in the early games. Two breaks in three games set him up nicely, even allowing him the luxury of dropping his own serve en route to the first set, 6–4. As Soderling grew frustrated, Nadal cranked up his forehand and bludgeoned his way to a two-set lead, the second wrapped up 6–1 in only 33 minutes.


2011 French Open – Day-by-day summaries, Day 11 (1 June)
Nadal will be hugely encouraged by the win, not only in the way he raised his game to old heights in the first two sets, but also in his solidity in the face of some ferocious hitting from Soderling in the third. Andy Murray did not want to spoil the party. For the first time since 2006, the four top seeds will meet in the Roland Garros semi-finals thanks to the Scotsman's impressive 7–6, 7–5, 6–2 victory over Juan Ignacio Chela.


2011 French Open – Day-by-day summaries, Day 11 (1 June)
Li Na reached her first ever French Open semi-final with a comfortable 7–5, 6–2 win over Victoria Azarenka on Wednesday. An initially tight match swung in the Chinese sixth seed's favour at the end of the first set, and thereafter she never looked back. Maria Sharapova took a step closer to claiming a career Grand Slam after beating Andrea Petkovic 6–0 6–3 in a one-sided contest on Suzanne Lenglen Court. Sharapova began the match in form so hot, Petkovic didn't so much wilt as completely dissolve under her opponent's intensity. Sharapova was a picture of determination, hitting everything on the front foot to reel off winner after winner.


2011 French Open – Day-by-day summaries, Day 12 (2 June)
Of all the wannabe Grand Slam champions circling this year's French Open women's singles title, few have flown as far below the radar as Li Na. The Chinese woman's personal brand of conservative, carefully calculated tennis again paid dividends at Roland Garros on Thursday however, helping her overcome testing conditions to demolish Maria Sharapova's campaign for a career Grand Slam 6–4, 7–5, and advance to the second major final of her career. Sharapova striking yet another double fault at match point and her 10th to send her 29-year-old opponent into the French Open final, 6–4, 7–5.


2011 French Open – Day-by-day summaries, Day 12 (2 June)
Francesca Schiavone treated the fans to a magnificent display of clay-court tennis on Thursday, brushing aside Marion Bartoli 6–3, 6–3 to secure a second straight appearance in the French Open final. Victorious in 90 minutes of play, the Italian will be hoping for a repeat of last year's triumph when she faces Li Na of China in Saturday's showpiece. Schiavone was just too strong for the French no.11 seed, who fought bravely but did not have the variety of shots to trouble the Italian. Schiavone played to her potential and then some, applying her more classical technique to great effect against the unorthodox Frenchwoman.


2011 French Open – Day-by-day summaries, Day 12 (2 June)
The unseeded pairing of Casey Dellacqua and Scott Lipsky defeated the reigning champions Katarina Srebotnik and Nenad Zimonjić to take the 2011 French Open mixed doubles crown, securing the title after a super tie-break, 7–6, 4–6, [10–7].


2011 French Open – Day-by-day summaries, Day 13 (3 June)
Rafael Nadal survived a hard-fought three-sets win. In a match in windy conditions, the no.1 seed outlasted Andy Murray 6–4, 7–5, 6–4. The two traded blows for over three hours, with almost every rally worthy of the highlight reels. The difference in the end was that five-time champion Nadal did what great players do – he won the big points. As night fell over Roland Garros on Friday, fans were treated to one of the all-time great French Open semi-finals. It ended with Roger Federer triumphing over Novak Djokovic 7–6, 6–3, 3–6, 7–6 in three hours 39 minutes.


2011 French Open – Day-by-day summaries, Day 13 (3 June)
The Swiss third seed goes on to meet world no.1 and five-time champion Rafael Nadal in Sunday's final. Roger Federer brought Novak Djokovic's 41-match unbeaten run this season to an end in the most dramatic of circumstances. Revelling in his role as the underdog, the Swiss legend was at his vintage best, seizing the initiative at all the right times, winning most of the big points, and hanging tough when he needed to.


2011 French Open – Day-by-day summaries, Day 13 (3 June)
After falling to the eventual champions in 2010, the Czech Republic's Lucie Hradecká and Andrea Hlaváčková won their first Grand Slam title this year by defeating Sania Mirza and Elena Vesnina (no.7) 6–4, 6–3 in the women's doubles final, in one hour and twenty-one minutes.


2011 French Open – Day-by-day summaries, Day 14 (4 June)
China's Li Na held firm in the face of a ferocious comeback on the part of defending champion Francesca Schiavone to win 6–4, 7–6 and claim the first-ever Grand Slam title for a player from Asia. The sixth seed put in a brilliant display, dominating Schiavone in the opening set and then stymieing the Italian's comeback in the second. Li is a fully deserving champion, having beaten four top ten seeds to claim the crown, and her success should do wonders for the popularity of the sport in China.


2011 French Open – Day-by-day summaries, Day 14 (4 June)
"Someone was saying I'm getting old", Li said after the match – the first clay court title of her career. "So you know the old woman like the dream to come true. Not easy. At 6–0 in the tie-break I was thinking don't do a stupid thing. Before I have many match points on clay but I never win the match. So I was like, okay, you need one point. Of course, it's exciting. Not so many players can win a Grand Slam."


2011 French Open – Day-by-day summaries, Day 14 (4 June)
Li, who also made the Australian Open final earlier this year, has been largely responsible for putting Chinese tennis on the map, but she is not convinced everyone will remember her when she gets home. "The next two weeks is Wimbledon, so I don't have time to go back to China right now", she said. "I go back after Wimbledon, maybe people forget me already. These are tough times you know." Meanwhile, members of Li's immediate family – including her mother – are unlikely to have witnessed her historic victory. "I didn't contact her...


2011 French Open – Day-by-day summaries, Day 14 (4 June)
My mum and sister always say oh she's playing now and then they turn off the TV because it made them nervous. I don't think she watched but I will contact her later." Defending champion Francesca Schiavone praised Li's performance. "She played, really deep so I couldn't play my spin and really high so she could come in", said Schiavone. "She played really high level through one set and 2–1, 3–1, she was playing really good. I tried to push more, to risk more and she went down with the level. But it's normal. Tennis is always like this. I think at the end we were really close and (the set) could be for me or for her. But at the end, she won. She deserve this final. She fight a lot and she played good also on the clay."


2011 French Open – Day-by-day summaries, Day 14 (4 June)
No.2 seeds Max Mirnyi and Daniel Nestor won their first Grand Slam title together on Saturday, defeating their unseeded opponents Juan Sebastián Cabal and Eduardo Schwank 7–6, 3–6, 6–4. The two players have a storied past on the doubles circuit in their own rights, but only came together as a pairing at the start of the year.


2011 French Open – Day-by-day summaries, Day 15 (5 June)
In the final, Rafael Nadal defeated Roger Federer to claim his sixth French Open title. Nadal matched Björn Borg's record of six Roland Garros titles with his win and also became the first World No. 1 player to win the tournament since Gustavo Kuerten in 2001.


2011 French Open – Day-by-day summaries, Day 15 (5 June)
Ons Jabeur became the first girl from North Africa to win a junior Grand Slam title, defeating no.5 seed Monica Puig in the girls' singles final. The Tunisian struggled to overcome her Puerto Rican opponent in the first set before cruising away in the second. Bjorn Fratangelo won the boys' singles final over Austria's Dominic Thiem, in a battle that lasted two hours and seven minutes. Fratangelo is the first American to win the boys' singles here at Roland Garros since John McEnroe back in 1977.


2011 French Open – Girls' Doubles
Tímea Babos and Sloane Stephens were the defending champions, but they chose to not participate this year.


2011 French Open – Girls' Doubles
Irina Khromacheva and Maryna Zanevska won the tournament, defeating Victoria Kan and Demi Schuurs in the final, 6–4, 7–5.


2011 French Open – Girls' Singles
Elina Svitolina was the defending champion, but she didn't participate in 2011.


2011 French Open – Girls' Singles
Ons Jabeur defeated Monica Puig 7–6(10–8), 6–1 in the final and won the title. She was the first girl from northern Africa to win a junior Grand Slam title.


2011 French Open – Legends Over 45 Doubles
Andrés Gómez and John McEnroe were the defending champions. They reached the final where they were defeated by Guy Forget and Henri Leconte 6–3, 5–7, [10–8].


2011 French Open – Legends Over 45 Doubles, Draw, Group A
Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 4) Steering Committee decision.


2011 French Open – Legends Over 45 Doubles, Draw, Group B
Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 4) Steering Committee decision.


2011 French Open – Legends Under 45 Doubles
Yevgeny Kafelnikov and Andriy Medvedev were the defending champions, but they finished last in their group and were thus eliminated. Fabrice Santoro and Todd Woodbridge won this event, defeating Arnaud Boetsch and Cédric Pioline 6–2, 6–4 in the final.


2011 French Open – Legends Under 45 Doubles, Draw, Group A
Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 4) Steering Committee decision.


2011 French Open – Legends Under 45 Doubles, Draw, Group B
Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 4) Steering Committee decision.


2011 French Open – Men's Doubles
Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjić were the defending champions, but decided not to participate together. Nestor partnered Max Mirnyi, while Zimonjić teamed up with Michaël Llodra. Mirnyi and Nestor defeated Zimonjić and Llodra in the semifinals, 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5). In the final, they won against Juan Sebastián Cabal and Eduardo Schwank 7–6(7–3), 3–6, 6–4 for their first Grand Slam doubles title as a team.


2011 French Open – Men's Singles
Defending champion Rafael Nadal successfully defended his title, defeating rival Roger Federer 7–5, 7–6(7–3), 5–7, 6–1 to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 2011 French Open. It was his sixth French Open title and tenth major title overall, tying him with Björn Borg for the most French Open titles in the Open Era. It was the fourth time Nadal defeated Federer in the French Open final and the fifth time overall. Federer was seeking to become the first man in the Open Era and the third man overall to achieve a double career Grand Slam.


2011 French Open – Men's Singles
Nadal retained the ATP no. 1 singles ranking by defending the title. Nadal and Novak Djokovic were in contention for the top ranking.


2011 French Open – Men's Singles
This edition of the tournament saw the top four seeds advance to the semifinals. Federer ended Djokovic's 43-match winning streak dating back at 2010 Davis Cup Finals, as well as his 41–0 unbeaten 2011 season. Djokovic was one win away from tying John McEnroe for the best unbeaten start to a season with 42 wins, before he lost to Federer in the semifinals.


2011 French Open – Men's Singles
Although this was the sixth time that Nadal won the French Open, this was the first time 2001 in which the men's top seed (then Gustavo Kuerten) won the title.


2011 French Open – Men's Singles, Seeds
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.


2011 French Open – Men's Singles Qualifying
The men's qualifying rounds of the 2011 French Open tennis tournament took the form of sixteen three-round knock-out events, each with eight entrants.


2011 French Open – Mixed Doubles
Katarina Srebotnik and Nenad Zimonjić were the defending champions but lost to Casey Dellacqua and Scott Lipsky in the final 7–6(8–6), 4–6, [10–7]. This was the only major championship won by either Dellacqua or Lipsky in their careers.


2011 French Open – Wheelchair Men's Doubles
Stéphane Houdet and Shingo Kunieda were the defending champions; however, Houdet chose to partner with Michael Jeremiasz this year, while Kunieda teamed up with Nicolas Peifer. They met in the semifinals and Kunieda/Peifer defeated Houdet/Jeremiasz 1–6, 6–2, [10–7].


2011 French Open – Wheelchair Men's Doubles
Kunieda and Peifer won the title, defeating Robin Ammerlaan and Stefan Olsson 6–2, 6–3 in the final.


2011 French Open – Wheelchair Men's Singles
Shingo Kunieda was the defending champion, but he lost in the semifinals to Maikel Scheffers. Two days later, the Dutch player defeated Nicolas Peifer in the final 7–6(7–3), 6–3.


2011 French Open – Wheelchair Women's Doubles
Daniela Di Toro and Aniek van Koot were the defending champions; however, Di Toro chose not to compete this year, while van Koot partners with Jiske Griffioen. Griffioen and van Koot were defeated in the all-Dutch final by Esther Vergeer and Sharon Walraven, 5–7, 6–4, [10–5].


2011 French Open – Wheelchair Women's Singles
Esther Vergeer successfully defended her title, defeating Marjolein Buis in the final 6–0, 6–2. It was the first Grand Slam final for Marjolein Buis.


2011 French Open – Women's Doubles
Serena Williams and Venus Williams were the defending champions, but both withdrew from the tournament with a pulmonary embolism and a hip injury, respectively.


2011 French Open – Women's Doubles
Andrea Hlaváčková and Lucie Hradecká won the title, defeating Sania Mirza and Elena Vesnina in the final 6–4, 6–3.


2011 French Open – Women's Legends Doubles
Martina Navratilova and Jana Novotná, who were the defending champions, reached the final; however, Lindsay Davenport and Martina Hingis defeated them, 6–1, 6–2.


2011 French Open – Women's Legends Doubles, Draw, Group A
Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 4) Steering Committee decision.


2011 French Open – Women's Legends Doubles, Draw, Group B
Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 4) Steering Committee decision.


2011 French Open – Women's Singles
Li Na defeated defending champion Francesca Schiavone in the final, 6–4, 7–6(7–0) to win the Women's Singles tennis title at the 2011 French Open. Li Na became the first Asian and Chinese Major singles champion.


2011 French Open – Women's Singles
Caroline Wozniacki and Kim Clijsters were in contention for the WTA No. 1 singles ranking. Wozniacki retained the top ranking after Clijsters lost in the second round, despite herself losing in the third round. This was the first time in the Open Era that neither of the top two seeds progressed past the third round of a Major.


2011 French Open – Women's Singles
This was the first French Open since 1996 where neither Venus Williams nor Serena Williams participated. It was also the only Major between the 2003 US Open and the 2021 US Open where neither of the Williams sisters participated.


2011 French Open – Women's Singles
This was also the first Major that future world No. 3, US Open champion, and French Open finalist Sloane Stephens competed in; she was defeated by Elena Baltacha in the first round.


2011 French Road Cycling Cup
The 2011 French Road Cycling Cup is the twentieth edition of the French Road Cycling Cup.


2011 French Road Cycling Cup
The Trophée des Grimpeurs was scheduled to make a return to the calendar following its cancellation due to financial difficulties in 2010, however for the same reason as the previous year it got cancelled again. Two new events have been added to the calendar, namely the Flèche d'Emeraude and the Boucles de l'Aulne. The defending champion from 2010 is Leonardo Duque of Cofidis.


2011 French Senate election
A Senate election was held for 165 of the 348 seats in the Senate of France on 25 September 2011. Senate members were primarily elected by municipal officials, and the number of senators was increased from 343 to 348, due to the growth of France's population since the previous election was held in 2008. The Socialist Party and other left-of-center parties gained a majority of seats in the upper house for the first time in the Fifth Republic.


2011 French Senate election, Results, Swing to the left
Prior to the 2011 election, the French Senate had been under the majority control of right or centre-right parties since the start of the Fifth Republic. Following left-wing gains in the senatorial elections of 2004 and 2008, the 2011 elections saw the Senate coming under the control of left-wing parties such as the Socialist Party, who gained around 24 new seats.


2011 French Senate election, Results, Senate Presidency
After the election, the incumbent President of the Senate, Gérard Larcher, stated his intention to run for re-election; he believed that he could win despite the left-wing majority, with the aid of alliances with independents, centrists, and some leftists.


2011 French Senate election, Results, Senate Presidency
Jean-Pierre Bel, President of the Socialist Group, was elected as President of the Senate on 1 October 2011, replacing Larcher. He received 179 votes against 134 votes for Larcher; a centrist, Valerie Letard, received 29 votes.


2011 French Senate election, Interpretations and potential consequences
The election was seen in many circles as a referendum on the incumbent French president Nicolas Sarkozy, whose popularity had been in decline over the preceding months. François Hollande, a Socialist politician considered to be a leading contender for the 2012 Socialist presidential nomination, pointed out that the defeat meant the Sarkozy's incumbent Union for a Popular Movement party had lost seats in every election since he took office in 2007. UMP politicians described the election results as "a serious warning for [their] party".


2011 French Senate election, Interpretations and potential consequences
Socialist control of the French Senate would prevent Sarkozy from passing a balanced budget constitutional amendment, which requires three-fifths of the vote from the combined French Parliament. It would also enable the Socialists to launch commissions of inquiry into, for instance, possible political corruption allegations.


2011 French Senate election, Interpretations and potential consequences
The German news magazine Der Spiegel, looking at September 2011 polls and forward to the May 2012 presidential election, observed that "the Socialist Party – still licking its wounds after a sex scandal brought down their great hope Dominique Strauss-Kahn – would win ... if it were held today." It also opined that Sarkozy's "foreign policy actionism" in Libya – including a 15 September visit to Tripoli with David Cameron – and "proposals for a quick resolution to the Middle East conflict at the United Nations" just prior to the election were not "able to perceptively increase his popularity".


2011 French Socialist Party presidential primary
The 2011 French Socialist Party presidential primary was the first open primary (primaires citoyennes) of the French Socialist Party and Radical Party of the Left for selecting their candidate for the 2012 presidential election. The filing deadline for primary nomination papers was fixed at 13 July 2011 and six candidates competed in the first round of the vote. On election day, 9 October 2011, no candidate won 50 percent of the vote, and the two candidates with the most votes contested a runoff election on 16 October 2011: François Hollande won the primary, defeating Martine Aubry.


2011 French Socialist Party presidential primary, Background
After the Socialist Party presidential primary of 1995 and the Socialist Party presidential primary of 2006 restricted to active members of the French Socialist Party, the principle of a primary open to all supporters of the Left for the 2012 race for the presidency was approved by the members of the Socialist Party in October 2009.


2011 French Socialist Party presidential primary, Background
The left-leaning think tank Terra Nova proposed the idea of an open primary for the Socialist Party in 2008, although the idea had also been pursued in the previous election cycle by Roger-Gérard Schwartzenberg of the Radical Party of the Left (PRG), who wrote a letter to the editor on 14 September 2004 for the newspaper Le Monde. Schwartzenberg later introduced a bill on 28 February 2006 in the National Assembly (lower chamber) which would have outlined rules for open partisan primaries in French presidential elections.


2011 French Socialist Party presidential primary, Background, Involvement of Dominique Strauss-Kahn
At the beginning of May 2011, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, at that time managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), was the opinion polls' clear favorite to become the Socialist Party candidate for the 2012 French presidential election, as well as for winning the presidency itself. There was controversy over the so-called Porschegate affair when he was pictured stepping into a €100,000 Porsche car, giving rise to criticism of his affluent lifestyle and to accusations of "champagne socialism". Nevertheless, it seemed certain that he would return to France and bid for the presidency in 2012.


2011 French Socialist Party presidential primary, Background, Involvement of Dominique Strauss-Kahn
However, on 14 May 2011, Strauss-Kahn was arrested in New York on charges of the sexual assault and attempted rape of a hotel room attendant. He was obliged to resign his IMF post and it was accepted at the time that he could not be expected to take any part in the Socialist Party primary.


2011 French Socialist Party presidential primary, Background, Involvement of Dominique Strauss-Kahn
Nevertheless, on 1 July 2011, there came a marked sea-change in Strauss-Kahn's fortunes when he was released on his own recognizance from house-arrest and bail at a court-hearing requested by the prosecution. This followed a letter sent by the New York District Attorney to Strauss-Kahn's defence lawyers disclosing information about the room attendant which appeared to call into question her credibility.


2011 French Socialist Party presidential primary, Background, Involvement of Dominique Strauss-Kahn
Strauss-Kahn's release led to immediate speculation of an eventual return to politics, perhaps even participation in the primary. The Paris politician and advocate of gender equality Michèle Sabban asked that the primary be suspended to discuss the possibility of Strauss-Kahn's participation.


2011 French Socialist Party presidential primary, Background, Involvement of Dominique Strauss-Kahn
At 13 July 2011, the closing date for nominations, Strauss-Kahn had not declared his candidacy.


2011 French Socialist Party presidential primary, Background, Involvement of Dominique Strauss-Kahn
The charges against Strauss-Kahn were dismissed on 23 August 2011. The prevailing view in the media was that he nevertheless could not make an immediate return to politics and his chances of being nominated as the 2012 Socialist candidate were effectively dead. An opinion poll conducted by CSA on 23/24 August showed that 80% of the French people (77% among supporters of the Left) did not want Strauss-Kahn to contest the Socialist candidacy, while a majority further did not want him to play any part in the forthcoming presidential election or to participate in any eventual Socialist government.


2011 French Socialist Party presidential primary, Background, Involvement of Dominique Strauss-Kahn
On 18 September 2011, in a televised interview, Strauss-Kahn confirmed he would not be a candidate and would not play any role in the Socialist primaries.


2011 French Socialist Party presidential primary, Voting procedures, Calendar
Nominations for the candidacy were opened on 28 June 2011 and closed on 13 July 2011, with first round election to take place on 9 October 2011 and potential second round election on 16 October 2011 (respectively 8 October 2011 and 15 October 2011 for French territories in the Americas and the Eastern Pacific).


2011 French Socialist Party presidential primary, Voting procedures, Conditions
Unlike previous Socialist Party primaries, this was the first primary to be open to the general public. In order to participate to the open primary, voters had to meet the following conditions:


2011 French Socialist Party presidential primary, Candidates
In 2010 the principal contenders, Martine Aubry, Laurent Fabius and Dominique Strauss-Kahn, agreed between themselves the so-called "Marrakech pact" (pacte de Marrakech) whereby each undertook eventually to give way to the candidate best placed in the opinion polls, which at that time was Strauss-Kahn. The final candidate would be announced a few days before the deadline for nominations, towards the end of June 2011.


2011 French Socialist Party presidential primary, Candidates
On 3 May 2011, Le Nouvel Observateur reported that Aubry had told her closest supporters she would not be putting her name forward and would support Strauss-Kahn, the clear favorite in the opinions polls. Aubry denied the story, visibly upset, saying that France expected something different. Several days later, Stauss-Kahn's arrest on charges of sexual assault and attempted rape revived interest in her candidacy. On 22 May Aubry said she would accept her responsibilities when the time came, without nevertheless putting her name forward at the same time.


2011 French Socialist Party presidential primary, Candidates
Aubry officially declared her candidacy on 28 June, the day nominations opened.


2011 French Socialist Party presidential primary, Candidates
Jean-Michel Baylet officially declared his candidacy on 6 July 2011.


2011 French Socialist Party presidential primary, Candidates
François Hollande officially declared his candidacy on 31 March 2011 following his re-election as President of the General Council of Corrèze.


2011 French Socialist Party presidential primary, Candidates
During the pre-primary phase of the campaign, Hollande appeared to be the main challenger to Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the opinion polls' favorite. He said he wanted to be an "ordinary president" (président normal) and made several trips to the provinces. Hollande's ratings in the opinions polls were continuing to grow when Stauss-Kahn was arrested on charges of sexual assault and attempted rape. Once considered the favorite, Hollande faced a challenge from Martine Aubry's rise in the opinion polls and over criticisms of his record as a former leader of the party and his lack of ministerial experience.


2011 French Socialist Party presidential primary, Candidates
Arnaud Montebourg, who as party secretary responsible for renewal set up the 2011 open primary, officially declared his candidacy on 20 November 2010.


2011 French Socialist Party presidential primary, Candidates
Montebourg described his candidacy as a "program for transformation" and advocated the establishment of a Sixth Republic. Announcing his candidacy, he said: "Faced with the wasteland that our political system has become, we must have the courage to build a new democracy that will help us achieve the change we seek. That is what I propose we should build together." Questioned on whether he would continue if Dominique Strauss-Kahn entered the race, he said he was not putting himself up against other candidates but running as a bearer of fresh ideas, adding enigmatically that if the end goal was victory, then he was a winning candidate.


2011 French Socialist Party presidential primary, Candidates
On 29 November 2010, Ségolène Royal confided to La Nouvelle République that she would be a candidate. She said: "I've thought about it a long time and taken lots of advice. The time has come now to say clearly and simply that my answer is 'yes'. I know from experience that it takes more than just a few months to get together and prepare. Who can fail to see that the Right are already campaigning? At any rate they're not trying to hide it."


2011 French Socialist Party presidential primary, Candidates
Her statement came as a surprise to most observers because Martine Aubry had suggested just a few days before that she had reached an agreement with Royal, extending Aubry's already existing pact with Dominique Strauss-Kahn, along the lines proposed by Royal herself some six months earlier. However, Royal denied there had ever been a pact between them.


2011 French Socialist Party presidential primary, Candidates
On 26 June 2011, two days before the opening date for nominations, Royal officially announced her candidacy during a meeting at Arçais in Poitou-Charentes.


2011 French Socialist Party presidential primary, Candidates
She was selected in 2006 as party candidate for the 2007 French presidential election. She won the primary by a large margin, gaining 61% of the votes cast, running against Strauss-Kahn and Laurent Fabius. She later lost the presidential election to conservative candidate Nicolas Sarkozy on 6 May 2007, obtaining 47% of the vote in the runoff.


2011 French Socialist Party presidential primary, Candidates
Manuel Valls was amongst the first to announce his candidacy. On 14 June 2009, he said: "If it turns out that there isn't a better socialist out there than me to preside over the renewal of the party – and so far I don't see one – then I'll do it myself ... Obviously, in that case I'll be a candidate to represent the socialists and the Left in the presidential election."


2011 French Socialist Party presidential primary, Candidates
He confirmed his remarks on 9 April 2010 saying: "In expressing my desire to run for the 2012 presidential election, I hope to create conditions for a new deal for our nation." On 2 January 2011 he said he believed that if the Left returned to power in 2012, it should do away with the 35-hour week to allow the French to work harder.


2011 French Socialist Party presidential primary, Candidates
Valls supported Dominique Strauss-Kahn until Strauss Kahn's arrest on charges of sexual assault and attempted rape, following which he formally announced his candidacy on 7 June 2011.


2011 French Socialist Party presidential primary, Campaign, First round
The six candidates participated in three televised debates on 15 September, 28 September and 5 October 2011.


2011 French Socialist Party presidential primary, Campaign, First round
In the first round election day, around 2,700,000 voters cast their ballots: Hollande won 39 percent of the vote, followed by Aubry with 30 percent and Montebourg at 17 percent. Former presidential candidate Royal came in fourth place with 7 percent of the vote.


2011 French Socialist Party presidential primary, Campaign, Second round
On 9 October 2011, after the first results of the first round, Manuel Valls called his voters to cast their ballots in favor of François Hollande; on 10 and 12 October 2011, Jean-Michel Baylet and Ségolène Royal respectively announced they would support François Hollande. On 14 October 2011, Arnaud Montebourg did not instruct his voters how to vote, although he explained he would personally cast his ballot for Hollande.


2011 French Socialist Party presidential primary, Campaign, Second round
François Hollande and Martine Aubry contested a runoff election on 16 October 2011, after a televised debate held on 12 October 2011. Almost 2,900,000 voters participated to the second round: François Hollande won the primary with around 57 percent of the vote, becoming the official candidate of the Socialist Party and its allies for the 2012 presidential election.


2011 French Super Series
The 2011 French Super Series was a top level badminton competition contested from October 25, 2011 to October 30, 2011 in Paris, France. It was the tenth BWF Super Series competition on the 2011 BWF Super Series schedule. The total purse for the event was $200,000.


2011 French cantonal elections
Cantonal elections to elect half the membership of the general councils of France's 100  departments were held on 20 and 27 March 2011.


2011 French cantonal elections, Electoral system
The cantonal elections use a two-round system similar to that employed in the country's legislative elections.


2011 French cantonal elections, Context
French cantonal elections are usually paired with another election; for example, they were paired with the regional elections in 1998, the municipal elections in 2001, the regional elections in 2004, and the municipal elections in 2008. The 2011 elections were the first cantonal elections since 1992 not to be paired with another election.


2011 French cantonal elections, Context
Since cantonal councillors are electors for the senatorial elections, and considering that the forces in the Senate are, as of March 2011 almost balanced, the results of this election could play a role in the September 2011 senatorial elections.


2011 French cantonal elections, Opinion polls
The poll below was conducted only in cantons subject to renewal.


2011 French motorcycle Grand Prix
The 2011 French motorcycle Grand Prix was the fourth round of the 2011 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 13–15 May 2011 at the Bugatti Circuit in Le Mans, France.


2011 French motorcycle Grand Prix, Championship standings after the race (MotoGP)
Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round four has concluded.


2011 Fresno State Bulldogs football team
The 2011 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented California State University, Fresno in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bulldogs were led by 15th-year head coach Pat Hill and played their home games at Bulldog Stadium. They were members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). They finished the season 4–9, 3–4 in WAC play to finish in a three way tie for fourth place. Hill was fired at the end of the season after posting a record of 112–80 in 15 seasons. This was the Bulldogs last year as a member of the WAC. They joined the Mountain West Conference for the 2012 season.


2011 Fuchs International Tournament
the 2011 Focus Cup was a football friendly tournament for the national teams of Jordan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Iraq. take place during the July 2011 window of the FIFA International Match Calendar. The tournament was organized by Jordan Football Association and sponsored by Focus Oil. all matches held at Amman International Stadium.


2011 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series
The 2011 Fujitsu V8 Supercars Series was the twelfth running of the V8 Supercar Development series, an Australian touring car racing series for V8 Supercars. It acted as the principal support category at seven 2011 International V8 Supercars Championship events. The series began on 17 March at the Adelaide Street Circuit and ended on 3 December at the Homebush Street Circuit after 17 races held at seven rounds.


2011 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series
Andrew Thompson, driving a Triple Eight Race Engineering prepared Holden VE Commodore, dominated the series, winning eleven of the 17 races. Thompson won by 306 points over Jack Perkins who drove a Sonic Motor Racing Services Ford BF Falcon. Perkins defeated third placed David Russell (MW Motorsport Ford BF Falcon) by seven points, after winning the final race of the year at the Homebush Street Circuit.


2011 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series
The six races not won by Thompson included Race 2 at the Adelaide Street Circuit which was won in emotional circumstances by Jason Richards driving a Greg Murphy Racing Holden VE Commodore, the Brad Jones Racing driver from the V8 Supercars Championship taking a guest drive during a break in his treatment for a serious illness.


2011 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series
Other race wins were attained by Tim Blanchard who won the reverse grid race at the Townsville Street Circuit in a Ford BF Falcon, Scott McLaughlin, who won Race 1 at Queensland Raceway in a Stone Brothers Racing Ford BF Falcon, former series winner Andrew Jones who won the reverse grid race at Queensland Raceway in a Brad Jones Racing prepared Holden VE Commodore and Jack Perkins, who won two late season races at Sandown Raceway and the Homebush Street Circuit.


2011 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series, Calendar
The 2011 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series was contested over seven rounds:


2011 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series, Teams and drivers
The following teams and drivers contested the 2011 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series. This was the last season in which the Holden VZ Commodore was eligible to compete.


2011 Fukuoka International Women's Cup
The 2011 Fukuoka International Women's Cup was a professional tennis tournament played on carpet courts. It was part of the 2011 ITF Women's Circuit. It took place in Fukuoka, Japan between 2 and 9 May 2011.


2011 Fukuoka International Women's Cup, Singles entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2011 Fukuoka International Women's Cup, Champions, Doubles
Shuko Aoyama /  Rika Fujiwara def. Aiko Nakamura /  Junri Namigata, 7–6(3), 6–0


2011 Fukuoka International Women's Cup – Doubles
Misaki Doi and Kotomi Takahata were the defending champions but both chose not to participate. Shuko Aoyama and Rika Fujiwara defeated Aiko Nakamura and Junri Namigata in the final 7–6(3), 6–0.


2011 Fukuoka International Women's Cup – Singles
Junri Namigata was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Aiko Nakamura. Tamarine Tanasugarn defeated Chan Yung-jan in the final 6–4, 5–7, 7–5.


2011 Furman Paladins football team
The 2011 Furman Paladins team represented Furman University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Paladins were led by first year head coach Bruce Fowler and played their home games at Paladin Stadium. They are a member of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 6–5, 5–3 in SoCon play to finish in fourth place.


2011 Fusagasugá City Council election
The 2011 Fusagasugá City Council election was held on Sunday, 30 October 2011, to elect the third City Council since the 2002 reform (Legislative Act 2002). At stake were all 17 seats in the City Council.


2011 Fusagasugá City Council election, Aldermen election
On Fusagasugá is divided six comunes and five townships, every commune and township elect seven aldermen who conform the Local Administrator Council. The table shows the potential voters for every district.


2011 Fuzhou, Jiangxi bombings
The 2011 Fuzhou bombings (simplified Chinese: 抚州市连环爆炸案; traditional Chinese: 撫州市連環爆炸案; pinyin: Fǔzhōu shì liánhuán bàozhà àn) were three separate, synchronized explosions at government buildings in Fuzhou, Jiangxi, China on the morning of 26 May 2011. At least three people died, and at least seven were injured. The perpetrator, 52-year-old Qian Mingqi, was initially reported possibly among those killed in the blasts, leading China's state run news agencies to label it a suicide bombing. The Jiangxi Provincial Public Security Department later confirmed that the suspect died at the scene.


2011 Fuzhou, Jiangxi bombings
The three explosions occurred between 9:18 and 9:45am CST (0100 UTC). The first blast occurred in a parking lot outside the offices of the city prosecutor, the second inside a district administration office, and the third explosion hit the city's food and drug agency. Two of the bombs were placed inside cars parked just outside the buildings. The official Xinhua news agency had posted a news article on its website saying the bombs were planted by a disgruntled farmer who was dissatisfied with the outcome of a court case, but by 1pm on the day of the bombing the article had been removed from the site.


2011 Fuzhou, Jiangxi bombings, Background
In 1995 Qian Mingqi's home was demolished by government authorities to make way for a highway. He then saved up enough money to build a second home, which was also shattered by a second forced demolition. His second house cost about 500,000 yuan, and the authorities paid him only half of that for compensation. Because of the lack of compensation, he posted slogans to resist the demolition. According to his neighbors, Qian's wife was then hung upside down by the demolition team. She died a few years later from gall bladder disease. From the police report of the Fuzhou Police, Qian's wife has been dead for several years.


2011 Fuzhou, Jiangxi bombings, Background
After the ordeal he then discovered the land seized from him to make a highway was actually not used. By 2002 Qian began petitioning in Fuzhou and Beijing's government offices. Unable to find redress, he reportedly taught himself to use the internet, and cultivate a presence on various blogging platforms, hoping to get the attention of human rights defenders, academics, lawyers, reporters, and police. Not only did Qian fail to elicit the attention of anyone who might help him, but he became aware of other individuals who had similarly had their homes demolished. In one of his blog he accused Linchuan district party cadre of embezzling 10 million yuan in compensation funds after demolishing his house and that of seven other families. Qian had two sons and one daughter.


2011 Fuzhou, Jiangxi bombings, Background
Bombings, especially ones of this sophistication, are rare in China, but this was the second in a month. Earlier in May 2011 in north-west Gansu province a "petrol bomb" was set off outside a bank by a former employee. There are very few ways for the Chinese people to redress or raise awareness of what they see as a wrong they have suffered, and therefore, as the BBC's Michael Bristow states, "some Chinese people occasionally take out their frustration in attacks like this."


2011 Fuzhou, Jiangxi bombings, Incident
According to Mingqi's Sina Weibo site and the 2002 demolitions, Qian was fed up. The weibo posts state "Ten years of seeking redress resulted in nothing," and "I was forced to step onto a road I didn't want to step on due to the loss of my newly built house, which was illegally demolished...my total loss was near to RMB two million Yuan." who wrote on Sina.com's weibo (microblogging) service, Sina Weibo, that his home had been demolished illegally. He wrote the last statement in his weibo: "I want to learn from Dong Cunrui [a People's Liberation Army soldier who carried an explosive package and blew up a bunker in 1948] and I hope I can receive the public's support and attention."


2011 Fuzhou, Jiangxi bombings, Incident
The bombs were detonated by Qian Mingqi, aged 52 at the time, who was killed in the explosions. Two victims are security guards of the Linchuan district government building, Xu Yingfu andHe Haigen.


2011 Fuzhou, Jiangxi bombings, Incident
"The first bomb, in a vehicle parked inside the gate of the local prosecutor's office, went off at about 9:15 a.m., according to local media reports. A second bomb detonated at 9:30 a.m. at a district government office, and a third bomb, believed to be a car bomb like the first, went off at 9:45 a.m. outside a local office of the State Food and Drug Administration."


2011 Fuzhou, Jiangxi bombings, Incident
The explosion blew most of the windows out of the local prosecutor's office, an eight-story building, and at least ten cars were destroyed.


2011 Fuzhou, Jiangxi bombings, Censorship
Local journalists in Fuzhou stated that the Chinese police confiscated record-taking materials and deleted photographs from cameras. An early report posted on the official Xinhua News site was later removed from the website. Officials from the city were supposed to hold a news conference about the bombings, but it was canceled at the last minute, leading to further accusations of censorship.