2011 Petra Kvitová tennis season
Petra Kvitová won her first Grand Slam title at the 2011 Wimbledon Championships
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| Name | Petra Kvitová |
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| Country |
 Czech Republic
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| Season record | 60-13 (82.19%) |
| Calendar titles | 6 |
| Current ranking | No. 2 |
| Year-end ranking | No. 2 |
| Ranking change from previous year |
 32 |
| Australian Open | QF |
| French Open | 4R |
| Wimbledon | W |
| US Open | 1R |
The 2011 Petra Kvitová tennis season officially began at the 2011 Brisbane International, the first of two simultaneous events which opened the official 2011 season.
Kvitová began her season at the 2011 Brisbane International, as an unseeded player. She upset third seed Nadia Petrova in the first round, then followed it up with wins over Ksenia Pervak, Dominika Cibulková and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova to reach her first final since 2009, where she faced Andrea Petkovic of Germany. Kvitová won in straight sets to win only her second career title and first in almost two years.
As a result of reaching the final in Brisbane, Kvitová had to withdraw from the qualifying draw for the Medibank International Sydney.
Kvitová's next tournament was the 2011 Australian Open, where she was the 25th seed. She defeated Sally Peers, Anna Chakvetadze, fifth seed Samantha Stosur and Flavia Pennetta, the latter in three sets, to reach the quarter-finals of the Australian Open for the first time. There, she lost to World No. 2 Vera Zvonareva in straight sets. Following the run in Australia, Kvitová entered the world's top 20 for the first time.
Following the Australian Open, Kvitová was named in the Czech Republic Fed Cup team for its quarter-final against Slovakia. Kvitová won both of her rubbers against Dominika Cibulková and Daniela Hantuchová; her victory over the latter ensured the Czech Republic would progress through to the semi-finals.
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