2001 WTA Tour Championships – Singles
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| Singles | |
|---|---|
| 2001 WTA Tour Championships | |
| Champion |  Serena Williams |
| Runner-up | Lindsay Davenport |
| Score | walkover |
| Draw | 16 |
| Seeds | 8 |
Serena Williams won the singles tennis title at the 2001 WTA Tour Championships by default, after Lindsay Davenport withdrew from the final.[1] It was her first Tour Finals title.
Martina Hingis was the defending champion, but withdrew due to ankle surgery.[2][3]
This was the last professional tournament for former world No. 4 Anke Huber.[4]
Seeds
Jennifer Capriati (quarterfinals)- Lindsay Davenport (final, withdrew)
Kim Clijsters (semifinals)- Justine Henin (quarterfinals)
Amélie Mauresmo (first round)
Jelena Dokić (quarterfinals)- Serena Williams (champion)
- Nathalie Tauziat (first round)
Notes
- Venus Williams ranked 3 had qualified but pulled out due to left wrist injury.
Martina Hingis ranked 4 had qualified but pulled out due to ankle surgery.- Monica Seles ranked 9 had qualified but chose not to play, given the fact that the tournament took place in Germany, the same country as her stabbing.
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
| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Jennifer Capriati
| 2 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Magdalena Maleeva
| 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | Jennifer Capriati
| 3 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
 Sandrine Testud
| 5 | 7 | 6 | Sandrine Testud
| 6 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Amélie Mauresmo
| 7 | 5 | 1 | Sandrine Testud
| 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 |  Justine Henin
| 6 | 6 | 7 | Serena Williams
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Anke Huber
| 1 | 2 | 4 | Justine Henin
| 3 | 65 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Silvia Farina Elia
| 0 | 2 | 7 | Serena Williams
| 6 | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Serena Williams
| 6 | 6 | 7 | Serena Williams
| w/o | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Nathalie Tauziat
| 3 | 4 | 2 | Lindsay Davenport
| ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
| 6 | 6 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
| 5 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Elena Dementieva
| 3 | 62 | 3 | Kim Clijsters
| 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Kim Clijsters
| 6 | 77 | 3 | Kim Clijsters
| 6 | 3 | 63 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6 |  Jelena Dokić
| 77 | 6 | 2 | Lindsay Davenport
| 1 | 6 | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Meghann Shaughnessy
| 64 | 2 | 6 | Jelena Dokić
| 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Amanda Coetzer
| 3 | 3 | 2 | Lindsay Davenport
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Lindsay Davenport
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
See also
References
- ^ "Players, tickets, prize money, Guadalajara: 10 questions about the 2021 WTA Finals". Tennis Majors. 2021-11-09. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
- ^ "Injured Hingis loses top spot". 2001-10-13. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
- ^ "ESPN.com: TENNIS - Hingis has ankle surgery after losing No. 1 ranking". www.espn.com. 14 October 2001. Archived from the original on 2021-11-12. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
- ^ "Anke Huber announces retirement plan". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2021-11-12.