Women's tennis circuit
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/16DSingles – 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/16DSingles – 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/16DSingles – 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/16DSingles – 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/16DSingles – 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/32XSingles – 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/16DSingles – 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/16DSingles – 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/16DSingles – 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/16DSingles – 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/16DSingles – 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/16DSingles – 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/16DSingles – 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/16DSingles – 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/16DSingles – 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/32DSingles – 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/32DSingles – 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/16DSingles – 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/16DSingles – 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/16DSingles – 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/28DSingles – 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/16DSingles – 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/16DSingles – 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/16DSingles – 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/28DSingles – 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/28DSingles – 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/16DSingles – 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/16DSingles – 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/32XSingles – 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/16DSingles – 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/16DSingles – 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/16DSingles – 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/32XSingles – 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/16DSingles – 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/16DSingles – 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/16DSingles – 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/16DSingles – 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/16DSingles – 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/16DSingles – 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/28DSingles – 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/16DSingles – 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/32XSingles – 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/16DSingles – 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/16DSingles – 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/16DSingles – 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/16DSingles – 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/16DSingles – 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/16DSingles – 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/16DSingles – 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/16DSingles – 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/16DSingles – 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/16DSingles – 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/16DSingles – 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/16DSingles – 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/8DSingles – 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
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:
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
References ^ "2001 Tournament Archive". WTA . Retrieved 2011-05-27 . ^ "2001 WTA Tour schedule and winners". The Independent . 11 November 2001. Archived from the original on 2022-05-01. ^ 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 . ^ Hill, James (2011-11-11). "Sanex WTA rankings – Doubles Ranking For: 12 November 2001" (PDF) . WTA . Retrieved 2011-05-24 .
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