2001 US Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
2001 US Open
Champion	Venus Williams
Runner-up	Serena Williams
Score	6–2, 6–4
Draw	128
Seeds	32

Main article: 2001 US Open (tennis)

Defending champion Venus Williams defeated her sister Serena Williams in the final, 6–2, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2001 US Open. It was her fourth major singles title. Venus did not lose a set during the tournament. The championship match was the first of nine major finals contested by the Williams sisters, and the first US Open women's singles final to take place during American television prime time.^[1]

Seeds

1. Martina Hingis (semifinals)
2. Jennifer Capriati (semifinals)
3. Lindsay Davenport (quarterfinals)
4. Venus Williams (champion)
5. Kim Clijsters (quarterfinals)
6. Justine Henin (fourth round)
7. Monica Seles (fourth round)
8. Amélie Mauresmo (quarterfinals)
9. Nathalie Tauziat (fourth round)
10. Serena Williams (final)
11. Elena Dementieva (fourth round)
12. Meghann Shaughnessy (third round)
13. Amanda Coetzer (first round)
14. Jelena Dokić (fourth round)
15. Magdalena Maleeva (second round)
16. Silvia Farina Elia (first round)
17. Anke Huber (third round)
18. Sandrine Testud (fourth round)
19. Barbara Schett (fourth round)
20. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (third round)
21. Elena Likhovtseva (fourth round)
22. Iroda Tulyaganova (second round)
23. Magüi Serna (first round)
24. Paola Suárez (first round)
25. Henrieta Nagyová (third round)
26. Tamarine Tanasugarn (first round)
27. Ángeles Montolio (third round)
28. Chanda Rubin (third round)
29. Amy Frazier (first round)
30. Lisa Raymond (third round)
31. Cristina Torrens Valero (first round)
32. Francesca Schiavone (first round)

Qualifying

Main article: 2001 US Open – Women's singles qualifying

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Martina Hingis	6	6
		Dája Bedáňová	2	0
								1	Martina Hingis	3	2
								10	Serena Williams	6	6
	3	Lindsay Davenport	3	7^9	5
	10	Serena Williams	6	6^7	7
															10	Serena Williams	2	4
															4	Venus Williams	6	6
	5	Kim Clijsters	3	1
	4	Venus Williams	6	6
								4	Venus Williams	6	6
								2	Jennifer Capriati	4	2
	8	Amélie Mauresmo	3	4
	2	Jennifer Capriati	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	1	M Hingis	6	6
	WC	L Granville	2	0				1	M Hingis	6	6
		L Krasnoroutskaya	7	6					L Krasnoroutskaya	0	2
		J Craybas	5	3											1	M Hingis	4	6	7^7
		T Panova	1	1												I Majoli	6	4	6^5
		I Majoli	6	6					I Majoli	6	7
		B Rittner	6	6					B Rittner	4	5
	29	A Frazier	1	2																		1	M Hingis	6	6
	20	A Sánchez Vicario	6	3	7^7																	14	J Dokić	4	0
		P Mandula	3	6	6^5			20	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
	WC	A Cargill	6^4	3					A Sugiyama	3	2
		A Sugiyama	7^7	6											20	A Sánchez Vicario	4	5
	Q	M-G Mikaelian	4	3											14	J Dokić	6	7
		L Osterloh	6	6					L Osterloh	3	3
		A Serra-Zanetti	2	6	3			14	J Dokić	6	6
	14	J Dokić	6	3	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	12	M Shaughnessy	3	6	7^7
		R Grande	6	3	6^2			12	M Shaughnessy	7^7	6
		N Llagostera	0	4					Å Carlsson	6^4	3
		Å Carlsson	6	6											12	M Shaughnessy	4	1
		D Bedáňová	6	6												D Bedáňová	6	6
		J Kruger	1	2					D Bedáňová	6	6
		S Talaja	7	6					S Talaja	1	3
	24	P Suárez	5	2																			D Bedáňová	7	4	6
	26	T Tanasugarn	3	5																		7	M Seles	5	6	3
		R McQuillan	6	7					R McQuillan	1	5
	WC	A Liu	3	3				Q	E Daniilidou	6	7
	Q	E Daniilidou	6	6											Q	E Daniilidou	2	3
		B Lamade	4	6^5											7	M Seles	6	6
	Q	E Kulikovskaya	6	7^7				Q	E Kulikovskaya	1	4
		N Pratt	1	2				7	M Seles	6	6
	7	M Seles	6	6

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	3	L Davenport	6	6
		A Glass	2	3				3	L Davenport	6	6
		É Loit	6	7					É Loit	0	2
		ME Camerin	3	5											3	L Davenport	6	6
		M Oremans	6	4	6										27	Á Montolio	3	2
		Z Gubacsi	4	6	3				M Oremans	2	1
	Q	G Pizzichini	1	7^7	1			27	Á Montolio	6	6
	27	Á Montolio	6	6^2	6																	3	L Davenport	6	0	6
	21	E Likhovtseva	4	7^7	6																	21	E Likhovtseva	3	6	3
	Q	T Perebiynis	6	6^4	1			21	E Likhovtseva	6	2	6
		N Petrova	6	6^3	6				N Petrova	4	6	4
	Q	A Fusai	4	7^7	2										21	E Likhovtseva	6^6	7	6
		S Asagoe	4	7	4										Q	B Schwartz	7^8	5	4
		V Razzano	6	5	6				V Razzano	1	6^4
	Q	B Schwartz	1	6	6			Q	B Schwartz	6	7^7
	13	A Coetzer	6	4	4

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	10	S Williams	4	6	6
		A Barna	6	1	2			10	S Williams	6	6
		D Chládková	6	6					D Chládková	1	1
	LL	M Müller	1	2											10	S Williams	6	6
		M Suchá	7^7	6												M Suchá	1	0
	Q	R Vinci	6^4	1					M Suchá	6	6
		E Bes	6	6					E Bes	2	3
	23	M Serna	3	1																		10	S Williams	7	6
	31	C Torrens Valero	6	1	1																	6	J Henin	5	0
		M Vavrinec	2	6	6				M Vavrinec	7	4	6
		A Kremer	0	2					T Poutchek	5	6	2
		T Poutchek	6	6												M Vavrinec	3	2
		P Schnyder	6	6											6	J Henin	6	6
		R de los Ríos	4	1					P Schnyder	7^9	1	4
		M Irvin	3	3				6	J Henin	6^7	6	6
	6	J Henin	6	6

Bottom half

Section 5

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	5	K Clijsters	6	6
		P Nola	1	1				5	K Clijsters	6	6
		C Castaño	7^7	6^5	3			WC	A Bradshaw	3	2
	WC	A Bradshaw	6^3	7^7	6										5	K Clijsters	6	7
		D Hantuchová	7	4	2										25	H Nagyová	3	5
		N Dechy	5	6	6				N Dechy	2	1
		M Díaz Oliva	0	4				25	H Nagyová	6	6
	25	H Nagyová	6	6																		5	K Clijsters	7	4	6
	17	A Huber	6	6																		11	E Dementieva	5	6	2
		ME Salerni	2	4				17	A Huber	7^7	6
	WC	S Taylor	6	6^4	6			WC	S Taylor	6^2	4
		M Weingärtner	3	7^7	1										17	A Huber	3	5
		E Gagliardi	7	4	6^2										11	E Dementieva	6	7
		K Habšudová	5	6	7^7				K Habšudová	6^5	7	0
	Q	Y-j Cho	3	5				11	E Dementieva	7^7	5	6
	11	E Dementieva	6	7

Section 6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	16	S Farina Elia	2	4
		M Matevžič	6	6					M Matevžič	6	6
		W Prakusya	6	6					W Prakusya	2	3
	LL	G Arn	1	0												M Matevžič	2	2
		R Kuti-Kis	4	7	1										18	S Testud	6	6
		G León García	6	5	6				G León García	7	4	4
	Q	N Dübbers	3	2				18	S Testud	5	6	6
	18	S Testud	6	6																		18	S Testud	4	0
	30	L Raymond	6	6																		4	V Williams	6	6
		A Smashnova	2	3				30	L Raymond	6	6
		S Cacic	5	4					J Hopkins	2	1
		J Hopkins	7	6											30	L Raymond	3	4
		M Tu	6	2	6										4	V Williams	6	6
	WC	A Harkleroad	4	6	0				M Tu	2	2
	Q	L Dlhopolcová	2	3				4	V Williams	6	6
	4	V Williams	6	6

Section 7

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	8	A Mauresmo	3	6	6
		A Myskina	6	1	4			8	A Mauresmo	7^8	6
		J Husárová	7^7	6					J Husárová	6^6	2
		Ľ Cervanová	6^2	4											8	A Mauresmo	7	7
	Q	A Gerši	6	6											28	C Rubin	5	5
		E Bovina	3	2				Q	A Gerši	4	1
		J Kandarr	4	6	3			28	C Rubin	6	6
	28	C Rubin	6	3	6																	8	A Mauresmo	6	6^1	6
	22	I Tulyaganova	6	6																		9	N Tauziat	0	7^7	3
		M Marrero	1	4				22	I Tulyaganova	6	3	4
		A Medina Garrigues	2	1				Q	J Nejedly	1	6	6
	Q	J Nejedly	6	6											Q	J Nejedly	1	6	3
		A Kapros	1	4											9	N Tauziat	6	3	6
	Q	K Srebotnik	6	6				Q	K Srebotnik	5	6	3
		C Black	6	3	2			9	N Tauziat	7	1	6
	9	N Tauziat	4	6	6

Section 8

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	15	M Maleeva	6	6
		K Hrdličková	2	1				15	M Maleeva	3	6	3
		A Molik	4	6	6				A Molik	6	3	6
	WC	B Mattek	6	2	4											A Molik	5	6	3
		S Sfar	6	5	6										19	B Schett	7	3	6
		T Pisnik	2	7	4				S Sfar	4	6^5
	WC	A Stevenson	1	3				19	B Schett	6	7^7
	19	B Schett	6	6																		19	B Schett	3	3
	32	F Schiavone	1	3																		2	J Capriati	6	6
		V Ruano Pascual	6	6					V Ruano Pascual	5	6	6
	Q	E Fauth	6	7^8				Q	E Fauth	7	2	4
		A-G Sidot	4	6^6												V Ruano Pascual	4	4
		MJ Martínez Sánchez	1	1											2	J Capriati	6	6
		E Dominikovic	6	6					E Dominikovic	2	0
	Q	A Hopmans	2	1				2	J Capriati	6	6
	2	J Capriati	6	6

References

1. "FULL MATCH VIDEO: SERENA VS. VENUS, 2001 US OPEN FINAL". United States Tennis Association. March 20, 2020.

External links

• 2001 US Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

Preceded by 2001 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Grand Slam women's singles

Succeeded by 2002 Australian Open – Women's singles