2001 WTA Tour

2001 WTA Tour

Lindsay Davenport finished the year as WTA world No. 1 for the second time in her career, though Jennifer Capriati was named the Player of the Year. Davenport won seven tournaments during the season, including two Tier I events. Capriati won three tournaments during the season, including two majors at the Australian Open and the French Open, as well as a Tier I event.
Details
Duration	December 30, 2000 – November 11, 2001
Edition	31st
Tournaments	63
Categories	Grand Slam (4) WTA Championships WTA Tier I (9) WTA Tier II (17) WTA Tier III (17) WTA Tier IV (7) WTA Tier V (8)
Achievements (singles)
Most titles	Lindsay Davenport (7)
Most finals	Lindsay Davenport (11)
Prize money leader	Venus Williams (US$2,662,610)
Points leader	Lindsay Davenport (4,902)
Awards
Player of the year	Jennifer Capriati
Doubles team of the year	Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs
Most improved player of the year	Justine Henin
Newcomer of the year	Daniela Hantuchová
Comeback player of the year	Barbara Schwartz
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The WTA Tour is the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). The WTA Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Tier I, Tier II, Tier III, Tier IV and Tier V events. ITF tournaments are not part of the WTA Tour, although they award points for the WTA World Ranking.

Season summary

Singles

The year-end number one in 2000 and thus the No. 1 player as 2001 begun, Martina Hingis started the new season off well by winning the title at the Adidas International over nemesis Lindsay Davenport. The two looked like they might meet again in the Australian Open final: Hingis beat Venus Williams in her semifinal, but Davenport was then surprised by a resurgent Jennifer Capriati, who was enjoying a dream run to her first Grand Slam final. Going against the odds, Capriati also scalped Hingis to win her first ever Slam title and re-entered the top 10 in the rankings after a near-eight year absence, a record gap.

Jennifer Capriati topped her comeback with her first and second Grand Slam titles during 2001, and a brief stay at No. 1 in October.

Despite neither claiming the Australian Open, Hingis and Davenport continued to dominate proceedings for the rest of January and February. The two met again at the Toray Pan Pacific Open, with Davenport triumphing this time to win the title. Hingis won the inaugural events in the Middle East, the Qatar Total FinaElf Open and the Dubai Duty Free Women's Open, while Davenport was also victorious at the State Farm Classic. Meanwhile, Amélie Mauresmo claimed both titles in her home country of France, winning at the Open Gaz de France and the Internationaux de Tennis Feminin Nice; and Monica Seles provided a notable victory over in-form Capriati in the IGA US Indoors final.

The Pacific Life Open saw an all-teen battle commence in its championship match, with 19-year-old Serena Williams reclaiming the title she first won in 1999 by beating 17-year-old Kim Clijsters in the final. Serena's older sister, Venus, responded by winning March's other big title, the Ericsson Open, surviving a nail-biter against Australian Open champion Capriati.

As the clay court season begun in April, Mauresmo continued to enjoy a strong run of form to win her third straight title on the green clay courts of the Bausch & Lomb Championships. Her 16-match win streak, however, was stopped by Hingis in the quarterfinals of the Family Circle Cup—a tournament that saw Capriati win her first Tier I title since the Canadian Open in 1991, defeating Hingis in three sets.

Moving on to the red clay courts, Venus Williams showed devastating form at the Betty Barclay Cup, losing just 12 games en route to the title. Mauresmo once again posted impressive results, taking down Hingis and Capriati to win the Eurocard German Open, and making the final at the Italian Open—only being stopped by Yugoslav teenager Jelena Dokić who was enjoying a career best week to win her first ever singles title.

Kim Clijsters finished the year at No. 5 in the world after a breakthrough year, including making her first Slam final.

The French Open provided shocks from early on, with clay court standouts and favourites Mauresmo and Venus Williams both crashing out in the first round. The two upsets blew the bottom half of the draw wide open, allowing Kim Clijsters to reach her first major final, knocking out compatriot Justine Henin in the first all-Belgian semifinal in Grand Slam history. Over on the top half, things went more to plan, with Capriati and Hingis setting up a rematch of that year's Australian Open final. Capriati eased through that, but the final proved to be the bigger challenge. After being two points from defeat on numerous occasions, she eventually triumphed over Clijsters in a 12–10 third set to continue her faultless 14–0 record in Grand Slam play that year.

Wimbledon also opened with an upset: World No. 1 Hingis crashed out in straight sets against Virginia Ruano Pascual, repeating her first round exit of 1999. Lindsay Davenport had returned to action on the grass after missing the entire clay season due to a right knee bone bruise, and instantly established herself as a threat with a title run at the Britannic Asset Championships. She easily advanced to the semifinals, before losing in a rematch of the 2000 final to Venus Williams. On the other side of the draw, Henin snapped Capriati's Grand Slam win streak to become the second straight Belgian player to compete in a major final. However, like Clijsters before her, she went down to the favourite, Williams, who became only the fourth woman in the Open era to win consecutive Wimbledon titles whilst winning her third Grand Slam overall.

Americans players dominated their home turf during the summer hard court swing, with Venus Williams proving to be the standout player for the second straight year. Despite losing to Meghann Shaughnessy at the Bank of the West Classic, she won two events: the Acura Classic and Pilot Pen Tennis, allowing her to head into her US Open title defence on a 9-match winning streak. Davenport also stamped herself as a major contender with a 13–3 win–loss record during the American hard court tournaments, including a title at the estyle.com Classic. Meanwhile, Serena Williams won the other big US Open warm-up tournament, the Rogers AT&T Cup.

Lindsay Davenport won a tour-leading seven titles and finished the year as the No. 1 ranked player.

That year's US Open provided the first ever all-Williams final between sisters Venus and Serena, after both upset the world's top two players in their respective semifinals, Hingis and Capriati. In a historic final that was the first woman's final to be played in prime time, Venus beat her little sister to defend her title and repeat the Wimbledon-US Open double she also did the previous year. It was the first all-sister final at a Grand Slam event since the 1884 Wimbledon Championships, between the Watson sisters, Maud and Lilian.

Davenport proved to be the standout player during the indoor season, winning three tournaments in consecutive weeks: the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, the Swisscom Challenge and the Generali Ladies Linz, repeating the achievement she also did in 1998. Also performing well were Dokić, who won two titles at the AIG Japan Open and the Kremlin Cup, just two results that capped off her breakthrough season with a rise into the top 10 in the world; and Seles, who finished her season with a 13-match winning streak. Meanwhile, World No. 579 Angelique Widjaja became the lowest-ranked player ever to win a Tour title at the place of her home tournament, the Wismilak International. Off-court, tour stalwarts Nathalie Tauziat and Anke Huber both announced their retirements from singles play.

Elsewhere, Capriati ascended to the No. 1 ranking for the first time in her career on October 15 after an injury caused Hingis to be unable to defend her points from the previous year. Hingis, who had held the No. 1 ranking for the entire season to that point, was also forced to withdraw from the Sanex Championships.

That year's Sanex Championships was also missing Venus Williams, who had to withdraw with a wrist injury. In her absence, sister Serena won the title despite not playing since her U.S. Open final loss to Venus, becoming the first player to win the year-ending championship in their debut appearance. Davenport made the final, but had to default to Williams due to a bone bruise. Nevertheless, with Capriati's quarterfinal loss to Sandrine Testud, Davenport's final appearance was enough for her to gain the No. 1 ranking by just 10 points, her second time in the year-end No. 1 position following 1998.

Schedule

The table below shows the 2001 WTA Tour schedule.^[1][2]

Key

Grand Slam events

Year-end championships

Tier I events

Tier II events

Tier III events

Tier IV and V events

Team events

January

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
1 Jan	Hopman Cup Perth, Australia Hopman Cup Hard (i) – 8 teams (RR)	Switzerland 2–1	United States	Round robin losers (Group A)  South Africa  Thailand  Australia	Round robin losers (Group B)  Russia  Slovakia  Belgium
	Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts Gold Coast, Australia Tier III event Hard – $170,000 – 30S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Justine Henin 7–6^(7–5), 6–4	Silvia Farina Elia	Meghann Shaughnessy Patty Schnyder	Conchita Martínez Joannette Kruger Silvija Talaja Andrea Glass
		Giulia Casoni Janette Husárová 7–6^(11–9), 7–5	Katie Schlukebir Meghann Shaughnessy
	ASB Bank Classic Auckland, New Zealand Tier V event Hard – $110,000 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Meilen Tu 7–6^(12–10), 6–2	Paola Suárez	Francesca Schiavone Marlene Weingärtner	Cara Black Lilia Osterloh Anne Kremer Allison Bradshaw
		Alexandra Fusai Rita Grande 7–6^(7–4), 6–3	Emmanuelle Gagliardi Barbara Schett
8 Jan	Adidas International Sydney, Australia Tier II event Hard – $565,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Martina Hingis 6–3, 4–6, 7–5	Lindsay Davenport	Conchita Martínez Amélie Mauresmo	Serena Williams Corina Morariu Monica Seles Lisa Raymond
		Anna Kournikova Barbara Schett 6–2, 7–5	Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs
	Canberra International Canberra, Australia Tier III event Hard – $170,000 – 30S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Justine Henin 6–2, 6–2	Sandrine Testud	Mary Pierce Nathalie Dechy	Joannette Kruger Ai Sugiyama Chanda Rubin Elena Dementieva
		Nicole Arendt Ai Sugiyama 6–4, 7–6^(7–2)	Nannie de Villiers Annabel Ellwood
	ANZ Tasmanian International Hobart, Australia Tier V event Hard – $110,000 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Rita Grande 0–6, 6–3, 6–3	Jennifer Hopkins	Ruxandra Dragomir Cara Black	Amy Frazier Anne-Gaëlle Sidot Kristina Brandi Elena Likhovtseva
		Cara Black Elena Likhovtseva 6–4, 6–1	Ruxandra Dragomir Virginia Ruano Pascual
15 Jan 22 Jan	Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam Hard – $3,569,290 – 128S/96Q/64D/32X Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles	Jennifer Capriati 6–4, 6–3	Martina Hingis	Venus Williams Lindsay Davenport	Serena Williams Amanda Coetzer Monica Seles Anna Kournikova
		Serena Williams Venus Williams 6–2, 4–6, 6–4	Lindsay Davenport Corina Morariu
		Ellis Ferreira Corina Morariu 6–1, 6–3	Joshua Eagle Barbara Schett
29 Jan	Toray Pan Pacific Open Tokyo, Japan Tier I event Carpet (i) – $1,188,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Lindsay Davenport 6–7^(4–7), 6–4, 6–2	Martina Hingis	Magdalena Maleeva Anna Kournikova	Ai Sugiyama Shinobu Asagoe Anne-Gaëlle Sidot Iva Majoli
		Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs 7–6^(7–5), 2–6, 7–6^(8–6)	Anna Kournikova Iroda Tulyaganova

February

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
5 Feb	Open Gaz de France Paris, France Tier II event Hard (i) – $565,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Amélie Mauresmo 7–6^(7–2), 6–1	Anke Huber	Magdalena Maleeva Nathalie Tauziat	Anne Kremer Meghann Shaughnessy Amy Frazier Anna Kournikova
		Iva Majoli Virginie Razzano 6–3, 7–5	Kimberly Po-Messerli Nathalie Tauziat
12 Feb	Internationaux de Tennis Feminin Nice Nice, France Tier II event Hard (i) – $565,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Amélie Mauresmo 6–2, 6–0	Magdalena Maleeva	Venus Williams Anke Huber	Meilen Tu Elena Dementieva Anne Kremer Silvia Farina Elia
		Émilie Loit Anne-Gaëlle Sidot 1–6, 6–2, 6–0	Kimberly Po-Messerli Nathalie Tauziat
	Qatar Total Fina Elf Open Doha, Qatar Tier III event Hard – $170,000 – 30S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Martina Hingis 6–3, 6–2	Sandrine Testud	Barbara Schett Adriana Gerši	Joannette Kruger Lina Krasnoroutskaya Henrieta Nagyová Kristie Boogert
		Sandrine Testud Roberta Vinci 7–5, 7–6^(7–4)	Kristie Boogert Miriam Oremans
19 Feb	Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates Tier II event Hard – $565,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Martina Hingis 6–4, 6–4	Nathalie Tauziat	Tamarine Tanasugarn Rachel McQuillan	Sandrine Testud Lina Krasnoroutskaya Selima Sfar Mary Pierce
		Yayuk Basuki Caroline Vis 6–0, 4–6, 6–2	Åsa Carlsson Karina Habšudová
	Copa Colsanitas Bogotá, Colombia Tier III event Clay – $170,000 – 30S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Paola Suárez 6–2, 6–4	Rita Kuti-Kis	Mariana Díaz Oliva Cristina Torrens Valero	Eva Martincová María José Martínez Sánchez Katalin Marosi-Aracama Catalina Castaño
		Tathiana Garbin Janette Husárová 6–4, 2–6, 6–4	Laura Montalvo Paola Suárez
	IGA US Indoors Oklahoma City, United States Tier III event Hard (i) – $170,000 – 30S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Monica Seles 6–3, 5–7, 6–2	Jennifer Capriati	Shinobu Asagoe Daniela Hantuchová	Alexandra Stevenson Lilia Osterloh Anikó Kapros Lisa Raymond
		Amanda Coetzer Lori McNeil 6–3, 2–6, 6–0	Janet Lee Wynne Prakusya
26 Feb	State Farm Classic Scottsdale, United States Tier II event Hard – $565,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Lindsay Davenport 6–2, 6–3	Meghann Shaughnessy	Jennifer Capriati Monica Seles	Lisa Raymond Tina Pisnik Kim Clijsters Magüi Serna
		Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs Walkover	Kim Clijsters Meghann Shaughnessy
	Abierto Mexicano Pegaso Acapulco, Mexico Tier III event Clay – $170,000 – 30S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Amanda Coetzer 2–6, 6–1, 6–2	Elena Dementieva	Paola Suárez Nuria Llagostera Vives	Rita Kuti-Kis Ángeles Montolio Mariana Díaz Oliva Corina Morariu
		María José Martínez Sánchez Anabel Medina Garrigues 6–4, 6–7^(5–7), 7–5	Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez

March

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
5 Mar 12 Mar	Pacific Life Open Indian Wells, United States Tier I event Hard – $2,000,000 – 96S/48Q/32D Singles – Doubles	Serena Williams 4–6, 6–4, 6–2	Kim Clijsters	Martina Hingis Venus Williams	Silvia Farina Elia Elena Bovina Elena Dementieva Lindsay Davenport
		Nicole Arendt Ai Sugiyama 6–4, 6–4	Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez
19 Mar 26 Mar	Ericsson Open Key Biscayne, United States Tier I event Hard – $2,720,000 – 96S/48Q/32D Singles – Doubles	Venus Williams 4–6, 6–1, 7–6^(7–4)	Jennifer Capriati	Martina Hingis Elena Dementieva	Anke Huber Jelena Dokić Serena Williams Lindsay Davenport
		Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Nathalie Tauziat 6–0, 6–4	Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs

April

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
2 Apr	Porto Open Porto, Portugal Tier IV event Clay – $140,000 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–3, 6–1	Magüi Serna	Silvia Farina Elia Silvija Talaja	Petra Mandula Ľudmila Cervanová Rita Kuti-Kis Lubomira Bacheva
		María José Martínez Sánchez Anabel Medina Garrigues 6–1, 6–7^(5–7), 7–5	Alexandra Fusai Rita Grande
9 Apr	Bausch & Lomb Championships Amelia Island, United States Tier II event Clay – $565,000 (green) – 56S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Amélie Mauresmo 6–4, 7–5	Amanda Coetzer	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Nadia Petrova	Martina Hingis Elena Dementieva Meghann Shaughnessy Silvia Farina Elia
		Conchita Martínez Patricia Tarabini 6–4, 6–2	Martina Navratilova Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
	Estoril Open Oeiras, Portugal Tier IV event Clay – $140,000 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Ángeles Montolio 3–6, 6–3, 6–2	Elena Bovina	Justine Henin Jana Kandarr	Rita Grande Francesca Schiavone Tina Pisnik Tathiana Garbin
		Květa Hrdličková Barbara Rittner 3–6, 7–5, 6–1	Tina Križan Katarina Srebotnik
16 Apr	Family Circle Cup Charleston, United States Tier I event Clay – $1,200,000 (green) – 56S/32Q/28D Singles – Doubles	Jennifer Capriati 6–0, 4–6, 6–4	Martina Hingis	Conchita Martínez Marlene Weingärtner	Amélie Mauresmo Amy Frazier Amanda Coetzer Elena Likhovtseva
		Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs 5–7, 7–6^(7–5), 6–3	Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez
	Colortex Budapest Grand Prix Budapest, Hungary Tier V event Clay – $110,000 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Magdalena Maleeva 3–6, 6–2, 6–4	Anne Kremer	Cristina Torrens Valero Anikó Kapros	Francesca Schiavone Ángeles Montolio Émilie Loit Petra Mandula
		Tathiana Garbin Janette Husárová 6–1, 6–3	Zsófia Gubacsi Dragana Zarić
30 Apr	Betty Barclay Cup Hamburg, Germany Tier II event Clay – $565,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Venus Williams 6–3, 6–0	Meghann Shaughnessy	Jelena Dokić Amanda Coetzer	Silvia Farina Elia Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Patty Schnyder Justine Henin
		Cara Black Elena Likhovtseva 6–2, 4–6, 6–2	Květa Hrdličková Barbara Rittner
	Croatian Bol Ladies Open Bol, Croatia Tier III event Clay – $170,000 – 30S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Ángeles Montolio 3–6, 6–2, 6–4	Mariana Díaz Oliva	Kim Clijsters Sandrine Testud	Pavlina Nola Anna Smashnova Tina Pisnik Marlene Weingärtner
		María José Martínez Sánchez Anabel Medina Garrigues 7–5, 6–4	Nadia Petrova Tina Pisnik

May

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
7 May	Eurocard German Open Berlin, Germany Tier I event Clay – $1,185,000 – 56S/32Q/28D Singles – Doubles	Amélie Mauresmo 6–4, 2–6, 6–3	Jennifer Capriati	Martina Hingis Justine Henin	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Amanda Coetzer Conchita Martínez Miriam Schnitzer
		Els Callens Meghann Shaughnessy 6–4, 6–3	Cara Black Elena Likhovtseva
14 May	Italian Open Rome, Italy Tier I event Clay – $1,200,000 – 56S/48Q/28D Singles – Doubles	Jelena Dokić 7–6^(7–3), 6–1	Amélie Mauresmo	Martina Hingis Conchita Martínez	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Paola Suárez Francesca Schiavone Joannette Kruger
		Cara Black Elena Likhovtseva 6–1, 6–1	Paola Suárez Patricia Tarabini
	TennisCup Vlaanderen Antwerp, Belgium Tier V event Clay – $110,000 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Barbara Rittner 6–3, 6–2	Klára Koukalová	Eva Bes Anabel Medina Garrigues	Laurence Courtois María José Martínez Sánchez Anna Smashnova Virginia Ruano Pascual
		Els Callens Virginia Ruano Pascual 6–3, 3–6, 6–4	Kristie Boogert Miriam Oremans
21 May	Internationaux de Strasbourg Strasbourg, France Tier III event Clay – $170,000 – 30S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Silvia Farina Elia 7–5, 0–6, 6–4	Anke Huber	Céline Beigbeder Nathalie Tauziat	Ai Sugiyama Rita Kuti-Kis Iroda Tulyaganova Meghann Shaughnessy
		Silvia Farina Elia Iroda Tulyaganova 6–1, 7–6^(7–0)	Amanda Coetzer Lori McNeil
	Open de España Villa de Madrid Madrid, Spain Tier III event Clay – $170,000 – 30S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 7–5, 6–0	Ángeles Montolio	Anabel Medina Garrigues María José Martínez Sánchez	Rossana de los Ríos Magüi Serna Sandrine Testud Lisa Raymond
		Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez 7–5, 2–6, 7–6^(7–4)	Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs
28 May 4 June	French Open Paris, France Grand Slam Clay – $3,745,147 – 128S/96Q/64D/32X Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles	Jennifer Capriati 1–6, 6–4, 12–10	Kim Clijsters	Martina Hingis Justine Henin	Francesca Schiavone Serena Williams Petra Mandula Lina Krasnoroutskaya
		Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez 6–2, 6–1	Jelena Dokić Conchita Martínez
		Tomás Carbonell Virginia Ruano Pascual 7–5, 6–3	Jaime Oncins Paola Suárez

June

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
11 Jun	DFS Classic Birmingham, Great Britain Tier III event Grass – $170,000 – 56S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Nathalie Tauziat 6–3, 7–5	Miriam Oremans	Lisa Raymond Daniela Hantuchová	Anne Kremer Elena Likhovtseva Virginie Razzano Kristina Brandi
		Cara Black Elena Likhovtseva 6–1, 6–1	Kimberly Po-Messerli Nathalie Tauziat
	Tashkent Open Tashkent, Uzbekistan Tier IV event Hard – $140,000 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Bianka Lamade 6–3, 2–6, 6–2	Seda Noorlander	Marie-Gayanay Mikaelian Cristina Torrens Valero	Wynne Prakusya Alena Vašková Iroda Tulyaganova Janet Lee
		Petra Mandula Patricia Wartusch 6–1, 6–4	Tatiana Perebiynis Tatiana Poutchek
18 Jun	Britannic Asset Championships Eastbourne, Great Britain Tier II event Grass – $565,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Lindsay Davenport 6–2, 6–0	Magüi Serna	Chanda Rubin Elena Likhovtseva	Silvia Farina Elia Lisa Raymond Meghann Shaughnessy Tamarine Tanasugarn
		Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs 6–2, 6–2	Cara Black Elena Likhovtseva
	Heineken Trophy 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands Tier III event Grass – $170,000 – 30S/16D Singles – Doubles	Justine Henin 6–4, 3–6, 6–3	Kim Clijsters	Jelena Dokić Iroda Tulyaganova	Kristina Brandi Henrieta Nagyová Tatiana Panova Elena Bovina
		Ruxandra Dragomir Ilie Nadia Petrova 7–6^(7–5), 6–7^(5–7), 6–4	Kim Clijsters Miriam Oremans
25 Jun 2 Jul	Wimbledon Championships London, Great Britain Grand Slam Grass – $4,545,319 – 128S/96Q/64D/32X Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles	Venus Williams 6–1, 3–6, 6–0	Justine Henin	Jennifer Capriati Lindsay Davenport	Conchita Martínez Serena Williams Kim Clijsters Nathalie Tauziat
		Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs 6–4, 6–3	Kim Clijsters Ai Sugiyama
		Leoš Friedl Daniela Hantuchová 4–6, 6–3, 6–2	Mike Bryan Cara Black

July

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
9 Jul	Uniqa Grand Prix Vienna, Austria Tier III event Clay – $300,000 – 30S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Iroda Tulyaganova 6–3, 6–2	Patty Schnyder	Paola Suárez Jelena Kostanić	Marta Marrero Barbara Schett Anke Huber Anna Smashnova
		Paola Suárez Patricia Tarabini 6–4, 6–2	Vanessa Henke Lenka Němečková
	Internazionali Femminili di Palermo Palermo, Italy Tier V event Clay – $110,000 – 32S/28Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Anabel Medina Garrigues 6–4, 6–4	Cristina Torrens Valero	Gala León García Åsa Carlsson	Magüi Serna Tathiana Garbin Francesca Schiavone Tatiana Panova
		Tathiana Garbin Janette Husárová 4–6, 6–2, 6–4	María José Martínez Sánchez Anabel Medina Garrigues
16 Jul	Sanex Trophy Knokke-Heist, Belgium Tier IV event Clay – $150,000 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Iroda Tulyaganova 6–2, 6–3	Gala León García	Kim Clijsters Marta Marrero	Magüi Serna Ángeles Montolio Cristina Torrens Valero Rossana de los Ríos
		Virginia Ruano Pascual Magüi Serna 6–4, 6–3	Ruxandra Dragomir Ilie Andreea Ehritt-Vanc
23 Jul	Bank of the West Classic Stanford, United States Tier II event Hard – $565,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Kim Clijsters 6–4, 6–7^(5–7), 6–1	Lindsay Davenport	Meghann Shaughnessy Monica Seles	Venus Williams Chanda Rubin Lilia Osterloh Jana Kandarr
		Janet Lee Wynne Prakusya 3–6, 6–3, 6–3	Nicole Arendt Caroline Vis
	Idea Prokom Open Sopot, Poland Tier III event Clay – $170,000 – 30S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Cristina Torrens Valero 6–2, 6–2	Gala León García	Jelena Dokić Silvia Farina Elia	Anke Huber Mariana Díaz Oliva Henrieta Nagyová Tatiana Poutchek
		Joannette Kruger Francesca Schiavone 6–4, 6–0	Tatiana Perebiynis Anastasia Rodionova
	GP SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem Casablanca, Morocco Tier V event Clay – $110,000 – 32S/26Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Zsófia Gubacsi 1–6, 6–3, 7–6^(7–5)	Maria Elena Camerin	Émilie Loit Anikó Kapros	Martina Suchá Anca Barna Lenka Němečková María Emilia Salerni
		Lubomira Bacheva Åsa Carlsson 6–3, 6–7^(4–7), 6–1	María José Martínez Sánchez María Emilia Salerni
30 Jul	Acura Classic San Diego, United States Tier II event Hard – $750,000 – 56S/16Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Venus Williams 6–2, 6–3	Monica Seles	Martina Hingis Lindsay Davenport	Ai Sugiyama Jennifer Capriati Sandrine Testud Nathalie Tauziat
		Cara Black Elena Likhovtseva 6–4, 1–6, 6–4	Martina Hingis Anna Kournikova
	PreCon Open Basel, Switzerland Tier IV event Clay – $140,000 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Adriana Gerši 6–4, 6–1	Marie-Gayanay Mikaelian	Anna Smashnova Cristina Torrens Valero	Daniela Hantuchová Bianka Lamade Martina Müller Gréta Arn
		María José Martínez Sánchez Anabel Medina Garrigues 6–2, 7–5	Joannette Kruger Marta Marrero

August

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
6 Aug	estyle.com Classic Manhattan Beach, United States Tier II event Hard – $565,000 – 56S/16Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Lindsay Davenport 6–3, 7–5	Monica Seles	Martina Hingis Nathalie Tauziat	Amy Frazier Serena Williams Kim Clijsters Elena Dementieva
		Kimberly Po-Messerli Nathalie Tauziat 6–3, 7–5	Nicole Arendt Caroline Vis
13 Aug	Rogers AT&T Cup Toronto, Canada Tier I event Hard – $1,200,000 – 56S/32Q/28D Singles – Doubles	Serena Williams 6–1, 6–7^(9–11), 6–3	Jennifer Capriati	Anke Huber Monica Seles	Meghann Shaughnessy Jennifer Hopkins Sandrine Testud Justine Henin
		Kimberly Po-Messerli Nicole Pratt 6–3, 6–1	Tina Križan Katarina Srebotnik
20 Aug	Pilot Pen Tennis New Haven, United States Tier II event Hard – $565,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Venus Williams 7–6^(8–6), 6–4	Lindsay Davenport	Kim Clijsters Jennifer Capriati	Amélie Mauresmo Nathalie Tauziat Justine Henin Jelena Dokić
		Cara Black Elena Likhovtseva 6–0, 3–6, 6–2	Jelena Dokić Nadia Petrova
27 Aug 3 Sep	US Open New York City, United States Grand Slam Hard – $6,628,000 – 128S/128Q/64D/32X Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles	Venus Williams 6–2, 6–4	Serena Williams	Martina Hingis Jennifer Capriati	Dája Bedáňová Lindsay Davenport Kim Clijsters Amélie Mauresmo
		Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs 6–2, 5–7, 7–5	Kimberly Po-Messerli Nathalie Tauziat
		Todd Woodbridge Rennae Stubbs 6–4, 5–7, [11–9]	Leander Paes Lisa Raymond

September

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
10 Sep	Brasil Open Bahia, Brazil Tier II event Hard – $625,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Monica Seles 6–3, 6–3	Jelena Dokić	Henrieta Nagyová Rossana de los Ríos	Tatiana Panova Amanda Coetzer Silvia Farina Elia Samantha Reeves
		Amanda Coetzer Lori McNeil 6–7^(8–10), 6–2, 6–4	Nicole Arendt Patricia Tarabini
	Big Island Championships Waikoloa, United States Tier IV event Hard – $140,000 – 32S/19Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Sandrine Testud 6–3, 2–0 ret.	Justine Henin	Lisa Raymond Marissa Irvin	Jill Craybas Lilia Osterloh Meilen Tu Alina Jidkova
		Tina Križan Katarina Srebotnik 6–2, 6–3	Els Callens Nicole Pratt
17 Sep	Toyota Princess Cup Tokyo, Japan Tier II event Hard – $565,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Jelena Dokić 6–4, 6–2	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Kim Clijsters Gala León García	Tamarine Tanasugarn Meilen Tu Sandrine Testud Ai Sugiyama
		Cara Black Liezel Huber 6–1, 6–3	Kim Clijsters Ai Sugiyama
	Bell Challenge Quebec City, Canada Tier III event Carpet (i) – $170,000 – 30S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Meghann Shaughnessy 6–1, 6–3	Iva Majoli	Anne Kremer Martina Suchá	Alexandra Stevenson Jana Nejedly Jennifer Hopkins Samantha Reeves
		Samantha Reeves Adriana Serra Zanetti 7–5, 4–6, 6–3	Klára Koukalová Alena Vašková
24 Sep	Sparkassen Cup Leipzig, Germany Tier II event Hard (i) – $565,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Kim Clijsters 6–1, 6–1	Magdalena Maleeva	Elena Dementieva Nathalie Tauziat	Silvia Farina Elia Daniela Hantuchová Anastasia Myskina Anne Kremer
		Elena Likhovtseva Nathalie Tauziat 6–4, 6–2	Květa Hrdličková Barbara Rittner
	Wismilak International Bali, Indonesia Tier III event Hard – $170,000 – 30S/26Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Angelique Widjaja 7–6^(7–2), 7–6^(7–4)	Joannette Kruger	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Hsieh Su-wei	Rita Grande Tina Pisnik Shinobu Asagoe Tamarine Tanasugarn
		Evie Dominikovic Tamarine Tanasugarn 6–7^(4–7), 6–2, 6–3	Janet Lee Wynne Prakusya

October

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
1 Oct	Kremlin Cup Moscow, Russia Tier I event Carpet (i) – $1,185,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Jelena Dokić 6–3, 6–3	Elena Dementieva	Anastasia Myskina Silvia Farina Elia	Martina Hingis Barbara Schett Francesca Schiavone Dája Bedáňová
		Martina Hingis Anna Kournikova 7–6^(7–1), 6–3	Elena Dementieva Lina Krasnoroutskaya
	AIG Japan Open Tokyo, Japan Tier III event Hard – $170,000 – 30S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Monica Seles 6–3, 6–2	Tamarine Tanasugarn	Ai Sugiyama Joannette Kruger	Rita Grande Pavlina Nola Emmanuelle Gagliardi Saori Obata
		Liezel Huber Rachel McQuillan 6–2, 6–0	Janet Lee Wynne Prakusya
8 Oct	Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Filderstadt, Germany Tier II event Hard (i) – $565,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Lindsay Davenport 7–5, 6–4	Justine Henin	Martina Hingis Sandrine Testud	Tatiana Panova Amélie Mauresmo Anke Huber Jennifer Capriati
		Lindsay Davenport Lisa Raymond 6–4, 6–7^(4–7), 7–5	Justine Henin Meghann Shaughnessy
	Kiwi Open Shanghai, China Tier IV event Hard – $140,000 – 32S/30Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Monica Seles 6–2, 6–3	Nicole Pratt	Alicia Molik Rita Grande	Stéphanie Foretz Cho Yoon-jeong Ai Sugiyama Janet Lee
		Liezel Huber Lenka Němečková 6–0, 7–5	Evie Dominikovic Tamarine Tanasugarn
15 Oct	Swisscom Challenge Zürich, Switzerland Tier I event Carpet (i) – $1,185,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Lindsay Davenport 6–3, 6–1	Jelena Dokić	Nathalie Tauziat Jennifer Capriati	Sandrine Testud Silvia Farina Elia Daniela Hantuchová Marie-Gayanay Mikaelian
		Lindsay Davenport Lisa Raymond 6–3, 2–6, 6–2	Sandrine Testud Roberta Vinci
	EuroTel Slovak Indoors Bratislava, Slovakia Tier V event Hard (i) – $110,000 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Rita Grande 6–1, 6–1	Martina Suchá	Adriana Serra Zanetti Ľudmila Cervanová	Lilia Osterloh Květa Hrdličková Bianka Lamade Anne Kremer
		Dája Bedáňová Elena Bovina 6–3, 6–4	Nathalie Dechy Meilen Tu
22 Oct	Generali Ladies Linz Linz, Austria Tier II event Hard (i) – $565,000 – 28S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Lindsay Davenport 6–4, 6–1	Jelena Dokić	Magdalena Maleeva Iroda Tulyaganova	Sandrine Testud Chanda Rubin Alexandra Stevenson Tatiana Panova
		Jelena Dokić Nadia Petrova 6–1, 6–4	Els Callens Chanda Rubin
	SEAT Open Kockelscheuer, Luxembourg Tier III event Hard (i) – $170,000 – 30S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Kim Clijsters 6–2, 6–2	Lisa Raymond	Amanda Coetzer Tina Pisnik	Anna Kournikova Květa Hrdličková Anke Huber Meilen Tu
		Elena Bovina Daniela Hantuchová 6–3, 6–3	Bianka Lamade Patty Schnyder
29 Oct	Sanex Championships Munich, Germany Year-end Championship Hard (i) – $3,000,000 – 16S/8D Singles – Doubles	Serena Williams Walkover	Lindsay Davenport	Sandrine Testud Kim Clijsters	Jennifer Capriati Justine Henin Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Jelena Dokić
		Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs 7–5, 3–6, 6–3	Cara Black Elena Likhovtseva

November

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
5 Nov	Volvo Women's Open Pattaya, Thailand Tier V event Hard – $110,000 – 32S/25Q/16D Singles – Doubles	Patty Schnyder 6–0, 6–4	Henrieta Nagyová	Rossana de los Ríos Tatiana Poutchek	Hsieh Su-wei Anne Kremer Tatiana Panova Liezel Huber
		Åsa Svensson Iroda Tulyaganova 4–6, 6–3, 6–3	Liezel Huber Wynne Prakusya
	Fed Cup Madrid, Spain Clay (i) – 8 teams (RR)	Belgium 2–1	Russia	Round robin losers (Group A)  France  Russia  Czech Republic	Round robin losers (Group B)  Spain  Germany  Australia

Statistics

List of players and titles won, last name alphabetically:

• Lindsay Davenport – Tokyo Pan Pacific, Scottsdale, Eastbourne, Manhattan Beach, Filderstadt, Zurich and Linz (7)
• Venus Williams – Miami, Hamburg, Wimbledon, San Diego, New Haven and U.S. Open (6)
• Amélie Mauresmo – Paris, Nice, Amelia Island and Berlin (4)
• Monica Seles – Oklahoma City, Bahia, Tokyo Japan Open and Shanghai (4)
• Jennifer Capriati – Australian Open, Charleston and French Open (3)
• Kim Clijsters – Stanford, Leipzig and Luxembourg (3)
• Jelena Dokić – Rome, Tokyo Princess Cup and Moscow (3)
• Justine Henin – Gold Coast, Canberra and 's-Hertogenbosch (3)
• Martina Hingis – Sydney, Doha and Dubai (3)
• Serena Williams – Indian Wells, Toronto and Munich Championships (3)
• Rita Grande – Hobart and Bratislava (2)
• Ángeles Montolio – Estoril and Bol (2)
• Iroda Tulyaganova – Vienna and Knokke-Heist (2)
• Arantxa Sánchez Vicario – Porto and Madrid (2)
• Amanda Coetzer – Acapulco (1)
• Silvia Farina Elia – Strasbourg (1)
• Adriana Gerši – Basel (1)
• Zsófia Gubacsi – Casablanca (1)
• Bianka Lamade – Tashkent (1)
• Magdalena Maleeva – Budapest (1)
• Anabel Medina Garrigues – Palermo (1)
• Barbara Rittner – Antwerp (1)
• Patty Schnyder – Pattaya (1)
• Meghann Shaughnessy – Quebec City (1)
• Paola Suárez – Bogotá (1)
• Nathalie Tauziat – Birmingham (1)
• Sandrine Testud – Waikoloa (1)
• Cristina Torrens Valero – Sopot (1)
• Meilen Tu – Auckland (1)
• Angelique Widjaja – Bali (1)

The following players won their first title:

• Meilen Tu – Auckland
• Rita Grande – Hobart
• Ángeles Montolio – Estoril
• Jelena Dokić – Rome
• Silvia Farina Elia – Strasbourg
• Bianka Lamade – Tashkent
• Anabel Medina Garrigues – Palermo
• Zsófia Gubacsi – Casablanca
• Adriana Gerši – Basel
• Angelique Widjaja – Bali

Titles won by nation:

•  United States – 25 (Auckland, Australian Open, Tokyo Pan Pacific, Oklahoma City, Scottsdale, Indian Wells, Miami, Charleston, Hamburg, French Open, Eastbourne, Wimbledon, San Diego, Manhattan Beach, Toronto, New Haven, U.S. Open, Bahia, Quebec City, Tokyo Japan Open, Filderstadt, Shanghai, Zurich, Linz and Munich Championships)
•  Belgium – 6 (Gold Coast, Canberra, 's-Hertogenbosch, Stanford, Leipzig and Luxembourg)
•  France – 6 (Paris, Nice, Amelia Island, Berlin, Birmingham and Waikoloa)
•  Spain – 6 (Porto, Estoril, Bol, Madrid, Palermo and Sopot)
•   Switzerland – 4 (Sydney, Doha, Dubai and Pattaya)
•  Italy – 3 (Hobart, Strasbourg and Bratislava)
•  Yugoslavia – 3 (Rome, Tokyo Princess Cup and Moscow)
•  Germany – 2 (Antwerp and Tashkent)
•  Uzbekistan – 2 (Vienna and Knokke-Heist)
•  Argentina – 1 (Bogotá)
•  Bulgaria – 1 (Budapest)
•  Czech Republic – 1 (Basel)
•  Hungary – 1 (Casablanca)
•  Indonesia – 1 (Indonesia)
•  South Africa – 1 (Acapulco)

Rankings

Below are the 2001 WTA year-end rankings in both singles and doubles competition:

Singles Year-end Ranking[3] No Player Name Nation Points 2000 Change 1 Lindsay Davenport  USA 4,902 2 +1 2 Jennifer Capriati  USA 4,892 14 +12 3 Venus Williams  USA 4,128 3 = 4 Martina Hingis   SUI 3,944 1 -3 5 Kim Clijsters  BEL 3,265 18 +13 6 Serena Williams  USA 3,004 6 = 7 Justine Henin  BEL 2,989 48 +41 8 Jelena Dokić  YUG 2,780 26 +18 9 Amélie Mauresmo  FRA 2,765 16 +7 10 Monica Seles  USA 2,306 4 -6 11 Sandrine Testud  FRA 2,056 17 +6 12 Meghann Shaughnessy  USA 1,833 39 +27 13 Nathalie Tauziat  FRA 1,754 10 -3 14 Silvia Farina Elia  ITA 1,738 63 +49 15 Elena Dementieva  RUS 1,576 11 -4 16 Magdalena Maleeva  BUL 1,571 22 +6 17 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario  ESP 1,548 8 -9 18 Anke Huber  GER 1,444 19 +1 19 Amanda Coetzer  RSA 1,426 12 -7 20 Iroda Tulyaganova  UZB 1,295 75 +55

Doubles Year-end Ranking[4] No Player Name Nation Points 2000 Change 1 Lisa Raymond  USA 4,098 5 +4 2 Rennae Stubbs  AUS 3,712 5 +3 3 Cara Black  ZIM 2,614 14 +11 4 Elena Likhovtseva  RUS 2,605 18 +14 5 Nathalie Tauziat  FRA 2,535 9 +4 6 Paola Suárez  ARG 2,512 7 +1 7 Kimberly Po-Messerli  USA 2,364 20 +13 8 Virginia Ruano Pascual  ESP 2,344 10 +2 9 Ai Sugiyama  JPN 2,018 1 -8 10 Nicole Arendt  USA 1,796 11 +1 11 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario  ESP 1,790 16 +5 12 Jelena Dokić  YUG 1,710 50 +38 13 Sandrine Testud  FRA 1,578 22 +9 14 Meghann Shaughnessy  USA 1,476 35 +21 15 Kim Clijsters  BEL 1,357 47 +32 16 Els Callens  BEL 1,335 15 -1 17 Amanda Coetzer  RSA 1,312 26 +9 18 Barbara Schett  AUT 1,293 13 -5 19 Conchita Martínez  ESP 1,265 27 +8 20 Katarina Srebotnik  SLO 1,256 34 +14

See also

• 2001 ATP Tour
• WTA Tour
• List of female tennis players
• List of tennis tournaments

References

1. "2001 Tournament Archive". WTA. Retrieved 2011-05-27.
2. "2001 WTA Tour schedule and winners". The Independent. 11 November 2001. Archived from the original on 2022-05-01.
3. Hill, James (2011-11-11). "Sanex WTA rankings – Singles Ranking For: 12 November 2001" (PDF). WTA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-10-04. Retrieved 2011-05-24.
4. Hill, James (2011-11-11). "Sanex WTA rankings – Doubles Ranking For: 12 November 2001" (PDF). WTA. Retrieved 2011-05-24.

External links

• Women's Tennis Association (WTA) official website