WTA – Birmingham Final Results

Written by: Staff on 13th June 2011

WTA - Birmingham Final Results

Sabine Lisicki of Germany celebrates with the Maude Watson Trophy after winning the Final of the Aegon Classic WTA tournament against Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia at Edgbaston Priory Club, Birmingham, Britain, 13 June 2011. EPA/ROGER PARKER |

AEGON CLASSIC

Birminghan, England

June 6-13, 2011

$220,000/International

Grass/Outdoors

Results – Monday, June 13, 2011

Singles – Final

Sabine Lisicki (GER) d. (4) Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) 63 62

Doubles – Final (played Sunday)

(2) Govortsova/Kudryavtseva (BLR/RUS) d. (3) Errani/Vinci (ITA/ITA) 16 61 105 (Match TB)

Final Facts

– Lisicki wins the second WTA singles title of her career, the first coming on the green clay of Charleston in 2009. The 21-year-old is now 2-2 in WTA finals, having also been runner-up at Tashkent in 2008 and Luxembourg in 2009.

– Before this week, Lisicki was 4-5 on grass, all four of her wins coming at Wimbledon in 2009, where she advanced to the quarterfinals. With this title run she improves to 10-5 on grass (she has won 10 of her last 11 matches on grass).

– Including Hantuchova, Lisicki beat four seeds in Birmingham: Kimiko Date-Krumm (No.12), Magdalena Rybarikova (No.14) and, in the semis, Shuai Peng (No.3).

– Lisicki missed a large part of 2010 with a left ankle injury; this was her first grass court tournament at WTA-level since Wimbledon in 2009.

– Former world No.22 Lisicki returned to Top 100 on Monday for the first time in eight months; she rose to No.62, her highest ranking since July 4, 2010 (No.40).

– Hantuchova was playing the 12th WTA singles final of her career and her second of the year; the 28-year-old won her fourth career title at Pattaya City in February.

– On grass, Hantuchova was also runner-up at Eastbourne in 2004; her most recent title was won at Linz in 2007. She is now 4-8 in WTA singles finals.

– Govortsova and Kudryavtseva win their second title as a team, the first coming at Memphis in 2011. Govortsova now has six WTA titles to her name while Kudryavtseva has four.

Final Quotes

Sabine Lisicki, 2011 AEGON Classic singles champion:

“I won the title and it’s just amazing. After the injury it was so, so tough to get back on the courts – I am so happy that all the work in the last few months, year, has been paying off. I love the grass and it’s just such a great feeling to be back on it after missing last year. I do care a lot, and I just wanted to go out there and have fun.”