In January, she reached the quarterfinals in the 2011 ASB Classic defeating Ayumi Morita and Elena Vesnina, but losing to the second seed, Yanina Wickmayer. She would go then to the 2011 Moorilla Hobart International but she would lose in the third qualifying round, in a decisive set against Magdaléna Rybáriková.
At the 2011 Australian Open, Halep qualified for the first time in her career in the third round of a tennis Grand Slam on seniors, beating the 24th seed Alisa Kleybanova, 6–4 7–6, before losing in straight sets to the 12th seed Agnieszka Radwańska and not progressing to the fourth round.
At 2011 Estoril Open, she reached final of single but didn’t capture the trophy yet because she lost to Italian Alberta Brianti 3–6, 4–6.
Simona Halep Hot Pic
Simona Halep Hot Pic
Simona Halep Hot Pic
Simona Halep Hot Pic
Simona Halep Hot Pic
Simona Halep Hot Pic
Simona Halep Hot Pic
Simona Halep Hot Pic
