Christina Mc Hale - Career - 2011

2011

At the 2011 Family Circle Cup, Christina defeated Heather Watson in the first round, eighth-seeded Alisa Kleybanova in the second round, and tenth-seeded Daniela Hantuchová in the third. She reached her first WTA quarterfinal, but lost to third-seeded Jelena Janković in straight sets.

At Roland Garros, McHale lost in the first round to Sara Errani, having led 5–0 in the final set.

In June, she gained her first ITF singles title, winning a $50,000 event in Italy.

At the 2011 Wimbledon Championships, McHale won her second Grand Slam match by defeating 28th seed Ekaterina Makarova in three sets. She lost in the second round to Tamira Paszek of Austria. In the second round of the Western & Southern Open, McHale beat then-world no. 1 Caroline Wozniacki in straight sets.

In the first round of the US Open, she earned a three-set victory over Aleksandra Wozniak. She went on to beat eighth seed Marion Bartoli in straight sets. McHale exited after a third-round loss to 25th seeded Maria Kirilenko.

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