{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}} {{Infobox tennis event|2011|Aegon Classic| | date = 6–12 June | edition = 30th | surface=[[Grass court|Grass]] / outdoor | location=Birmingham, United Kingdom | venue=[[Edgbaston Priory Club]] | champs = {{flagicon|GER}} [[Sabine Lisicki]] | champd = {{flagicon|BLR|1995}} [[Olga Govortsova]] <br> {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Alla Kudryavtseva]] | main_name= Birmingham Classic (tennis) {{!}} Birmingham Classic }}
The '''2011 Aegon Classic''' was a women's [[tennis]] tournament played on outdoor [[grass court]]s. It was the 30th edition of the [[Birmingham Classic (tennis)|event]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lta.org.uk/fans-major-events/AEGON-British-Tennis-Series/AEGON-Classic/News/2011/AEGON-Classic-celebrates-its-30th-year/|title=AEGON Classic celebrates its 30th year|date=2011-05-09|work=lta.org.uk|accessdate=2011-05-09|archive-date=18 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110918004027/http://www.lta.org.uk/fans-major-events/AEGON-British-Tennis-Series/AEGON-Classic/News/2011/AEGON-Classic-celebrates-its-30th-year/|url-status=dead}}</ref> It took place at the [[Edgbaston Priory Club]] in [[Birmingham]], United Kingdom, originally scheduled for 6–12 June 2011, but the final was rescheduled to 13 June 2011 due to rain. Unseeded [[Sabine Lisicki]] won the singles title.
== Entrants == === Seeds === {| class="wikitable" border="1" |- ! width="70"| Country ! width="175"| Player ! Rank<sup>1</sup> ! Seed |- |{{flag|EST}} |[[Kaia Kanepi]] |16 |1 |- |{{flag|SRB}} |[[Ana Ivanovic]] |21 |2 |- |{{flag|CHN}} |[[Peng Shuai]] |25 |3 |- |{{flag|SVK}} |[[Daniela Hantuchová]] |29 |4 |- |{{flag|ITA}} |[[Roberta Vinci]] |31 |5 |- |{{flag|RUS}} |[[Ekaterina Makarova]] |33 |6 |- |{{flag|ITA}} |[[Sara Errani]] |39 |7 |- |{{flag|FRA}} |[[Aravane Rezaï]] |41 |8 |- |{{flag|JPN}} |[[Ayumi Morita]] |47 |9 |- |{{flag|SRB}} |[[Bojana Jovanovski]] |50 |10 |- |{{flag|KAZ}} |[[Yaroslava Shvedova]] |54 |11 |- |{{flag|JPN}} |[[Kimiko Date-Krumm]] |56 |12 |- |{{flag|CAN}} |[[Rebecca Marino]] |60 |13 |- |{{flag|SVK}} |[[Magdaléna Rybáriková]] |62 |14 |- |{{flag|RSA}} |[[Chanelle Scheepers]] |65 |15 |- |{{flag|RUS}} |[[Alla Kudryavtseva]] |71 |16 |}
*<sup>1</sup> Rankings as of 23 May 2011
=== Other entrants === The following players received [[Wild card (sports)|wildcards]] into the main draw: * {{flagicon|SRB}} [[Ana Ivanovic]] * {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Samantha Murray (tennis)|Samantha Murray]] * {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Melanie South]] * {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Emily Webley-Smith]]
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Shuko Aoyama]] * {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Naomi Broady]] * {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Rika Fujiwara]] * {{flagicon|GER}} [[Sarah Gronert]] * {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Conny Perrin]] * {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Arina Rodionova]] * {{flagicon|USA}} [[Alexandra Stevenson]] * {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Ajla Tomljanović]]
=== Withdrawals === * {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Maria Sharapova]] (illness)<ref name=withdrew>{{Cite web |url=http://www.lta.org.uk/fans-major-events/AEGON-British-Tennis-Series/AEGON-Classic/News/2011/Sharapova-and-Bartoli-withdraw-from-AEGON-Classic/ |title=Sharapova and Bartoli withdrawn |access-date=4 June 2011 |archive-date=17 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110917210908/http://www.lta.org.uk/fans-major-events/AEGON-British-Tennis-Series/AEGON-Classic/News/2011/Sharapova-and-Bartoli-withdraw-from-AEGON-Classic/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> * {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Marion Bartoli]] (injury)<ref name=withdrew/>
== Finals == === Singles === {{main|2011 Aegon Classic – Singles}} {{flagicon|GER}} [[Sabine Lisicki]] defeated {{flagicon|SVK}} [[Daniela Hantuchová]] 6–3, 6–2 * It was Lisicki's first WTA title of the year and second of her career.
=== Doubles === {{main|2011 Aegon Classic – Doubles}} {{flagicon|BLR|1995}} [[Olga Govortsova]] / {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Alla Kudryavtseva]] defeated {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Sara Errani]] / {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Roberta Vinci]] 1–6, 6–1, [10–5]
== References == {{reflist}} * [http://www.lta.org.uk/fans-major-events/AEGON-British-Tennis-Series/AEGON-Classic/News/2011/Main-Draw-entry-lists-revealed-for-the-AEGON-Classic/ Entry list]
== External links == * {{Official website|http://www.aegonclassic.co.uk/}}
{{DFS Classic tournaments}} {{2011 WTA Tour}}
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