By Jack Cunniff
Profiles of the top women contenders for the 2011 French Open. Follow Jack Cunniff on twitter at @jrcunniff.
Note: Grand Slam records for main draw matches only.
| 1.  Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) | |
| 2011 Record: 38-7 | Grand Slam Record: 45-16 |
| French Open Record: 8-4 | French Open Best Result: QF (2010) |
| Fast Fact: Wozniacki’s only first round loss in Grand Slam singles was in her first Slam match (2007 French Open). | |
| 2. Kim Clijsters (BEL) | |
| 2011 Record: 21-4 | Grand Slam Record: 122-27 |
| French Open Record: 22-6 | French Open Best Result: Finalist (2001, ‘03) |
| Fast Fact: Clijsters hasn’t played all four Grand Slams in the same year since 2003. | |
| 3. Vera Zvonareva (RUS) | |
| 2011 Record: 25-9 | Grand Slam Record: 73-31 |
| French Open Record: 15-7 | French Open Best Result: QF (2003) |
| Fast Fact: Five of Zvonareva’s last six French Open losses were to Russian-born players. | |
| 4. Victoria Azarenka (BLR) | |
| 2011 Record: 27-8 | Grand Slam Record: 41-21 |
| French Open Record: 7-5 | French Open Best Result: QF (2009) |
| Fast Fact: Azarenka is the first player since Conchita Martinez (1993 French, Wimbledon) to earn a Top Four seed in Grand Slam without ever reaching the Singles Semifinals of a Slam. | |
| 5. Francesca Schiavone (ITA) | |
| 2011 Record: 17-12 | Grand Slam Record: 81-41 |
| French Open Record: 27-9 | French Open Best Result: Won (2010) |
| Fast Fact: The 2010 French Open was Schiavone’s fourth tournament win, but this will be the first time she has appeared to defend a title. | |
| 6. Na Li (CHN) | |
| 2011 Record: 19-8 | Grand Slam Record: 48-19 |
| French Open Record: 9-4 | French Open Best Result: 4R (2009) |
| Fast Fact: Feast or famine: Li started 2011 by winning her first eleven matches, then lost five consecutive matches. | |
| 7. Maria Sharapova (RUS) | |
| 2011 Record: 21-6 | Grand Slam Record: 103-28 |
| French Open Record: 25-8 | French Open Best Result: SF (2007) |
| Fast Fact: Since winning the 2008 Australian Open, Sharapova hasn’t reached the semifinals of another Grand Slam event. | |
| 7. Sam Stosur (AUS) | |
| 2011 Record: 19-12 | Grand Slam Record: 40-31 |
| French Open Record: 15-7 | French Open Best Result: Finalist (2010) |
| Fast Fact: Stosur’s first round opponent at the French is Benesova, a player she beat in Rome two weeks ago to earn her 200th career WTA win. | |
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9. Petra Kvitova (CZE) |
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| 2011 Record: 29-6 | Grand Slam Record: 18-11 |
| French Open Record: 3-2 | French Open Best Result: 4R (2008) |
| Fast Fact: Five of Kvitova’s six losses this year are to players ranked outside the Top Twenty. | |
| 10. Jelena Jankovic (SRB) | |
| 2011 Record: 25-12 | Grand Slam Record: 75-30 |
| French Open Record: 20-7 | French Open Best Result: SF (2007, ’08, ‘10) |
| Fast Fact: Until this event, Jankovic had been seeded in the Top Eight at 16 straight Grand Slam events (since 2007 French Open). | |
| 11. Marion Bartoli (FRA) | |
| 2011 Record: 26-14 | Grand Slam Record: 50-37 |
| French Open Record: 8-10 | French Open Best Result: 4R (2007) |
| Fast Fact: The French Open is the only Grand Slam in which Bartoli has a losing record. | |
| 12. Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) | |
| 2011 Record: 15-8 | Grand Slam Record: 43-19 |
| French Open Record: 7-4 | French Open Best Result: 4R (2008, ’09) |
| Fast Fact: Radwanska has advanced to the fourth round or better in more than half of her Grand Slam appearances. | |
| 13. Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) | |
| 2011 Record: 17-11 | Grand Slam Record: 103-33 |
| French Open Record: 30-7 | French Open Best Result: Won (2009) |
| Fast Fact: Kuznetsova has more singles wins at Roland Garros than any other woman entered in the draw. | |
| 14. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) | |
| 2011 Record: 23-9 | Grand Slam Record: 17-13 |
| French Open Record: 5-3 | French Open Best Result: 3R (2009, ’10) |
| Fast Fact: Pavlyuchenkova was the first girl to win three Junior Grand Slam events since Martina Hingis. | |
| 15. Andrea Petkovic (GER) | |
| 2011 Record: 29-9 | Grand Slam Record: 11-10 |
| French Open Record: 2-2 | French Open Best Result: 2R (2007, ’10) |
| Fast Fact: By reaching a career high ranking of No. 12, Petkovic becomes the highest ranking German player since Anke Huber (2000). | |
| 16. Kaia Kanepi (EST) | |
| 2011 Record: 10-10 | Grand Slam Record: 23-20 |
| French Open Record: 6-5 | French Open Best Result: QF (2008) |
| Fast Fact: Kanepi won 16 Grand Slam singles matches in 2010 (including qualifying), tying her with Venus Williams for 2nd most Slam match wins, trailing only Serena Williams (18). | |
| 17. Julia Goerges (GER) | |
| 2011 Record: 22-10 | Grand Slam Record: 6-12 |
| French Open Record: 1-2 | French Open Best Result: 2R (2010) |
| Fast Fact: In matches vs. Top 25 opponents, Goerges had a 1-10 record in 2010, and an 8-3 record in 2011. | |
| 18. Flavia Pennetta (ITA) | |
| 2011 Record: 14-8 | Grand Slam Record: 44-32 |
| French Open Record: 12-8 | French Open Best Result: 4R (2008, ‘10) |
| Fast Fact: Pennetta enters the 2011 French Open on a four match losing streak. | |
| 19. Shahar Peer (ISR) | |
| 2011 Record: 14-11 | Grand Slam Record: 44-23 |
| French Open Record: 11-5 | French Open Best Result: SF (2006, ’07, ‘10) |
| Fast Fact: All of Peer’s French Open losses have come to players that have been ranked in the Top Five (Petrova, Hingis, Kuznetsova, Stosur, Serena Williams). | |
| 20. Ana Ivanovic (SRB) | |
| 2011 Record: 9-8 | Grand Slam Record: 62-24 |
| French Open Record: 23-5 | French Open Best Result: Won (2008) |
| Fast Fact: In her five French Open losses, Ivanovic has never won more than five games. | |