2001 Australian Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
2001 Australian Open
Champion	Jennifer Capriati
Runner-up	Martina Hingis
Score	6–4, 6–3
Draw	128
Seeds	16

Main article: 2001 Australian Open

Jennifer Capriati defeated Martina Hingis in the final, 6–4, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2001 Australian Open. It was her first major singles title. With the win, Capriati returned to the top 10 in rankings for the first time since 1993.

Lindsay Davenport was the defending champion, but lost to Capritati in the semifinals, in a rematch of the previous year's semifinal.

Seeds

1. Martina Hingis (final)
2. Lindsay Davenport (semifinals)
3. Venus Williams (semifinals)
4. Monica Seles (quarterfinals)
5. Conchita Martínez (second round)
6. Serena Williams (quarterfinals)
7. Mary Pierce (third round)
8. Anna Kournikova (quarterfinals)
9. Elena Dementieva (third round)
10. Amanda Coetzer (quarterfinals)
11. Chanda Rubin (first round)
12. Jennifer Capriati (champion)
13. Amélie Mauresmo (fourth round)
14. Sandrine Testud (third round)
15. Kim Clijsters (fourth round)
16. Amy Frazier (second round)

Qualifying

Main article: 2001 Australian 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	3	8
	6	Serena Williams	2	6	6
								1	Martina Hingis	6	6
								3	Venus Williams	1	1
	3	Venus Williams	2	6	8
	10	Amanda Coetzer	6	1	6
															1	Martina Hingis	4	3
															12	Jennifer Capriati	6	6
	12	Jennifer Capriati	5	6	6
	4	Monica Seles	7	4	3
								12	Jennifer Capriati	6	6
								2	Lindsay Davenport	3	4
	8	Anna Kournikova	4	2
	2	Lindsay Davenport	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	1	M Hingis	6	6
		K Marosi-Aracama	1	1				1	M Hingis	6	6
		R McQuillan	3	1					E Callens	1	0
		E Callens	6	6											1	M Hingis	7	6
		A Kremer	6	2	6										WC	V Razzano	5	1
		I Tulyaganova	4	6	4				A Kremer	7^7	1	5
		T Panova	6^6	3				WC	V Razzano	6^1	6	7
	WC	V Razzano	7^8	6																		1	M Hingis	6	6
		H Parkinson	6	6																			R Grande	0	3
		Á Montolio	2	2					H Parkinson	4	6	2
	WC	E Dominikovic	4	6	6			WC	E Dominikovic	6	2	6
		P Schnyder	6	1	3										WC	E Dominikovic	3	4
		G León García	2	6^2												R Grande	6	6
		R Grande	6	7^7					R Grande	6	6
	Q	L Andretto	5	4				16	A Frazier	4	1
	16	A Frazier	7	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	9	E Dementieva	6	6
		L Osterloh	4	3				9	E Dementieva	2	7^8	6
		J Kostanić	6^3	4				Q	A Glass	6	6^6	3
	Q	A Glass	7^7	6											9	E Dementieva	6	6^5	3
		A Medina Garrigues	7	6												D Bedáňová	2	7^7	6
		J Hopkins	5	0					A Medina Garrigues	2	6	4
		D Bedáňová	7	4	7				D Bedáňová	6	4	6
	WC	B Stewart	5	6	5																		D Bedáňová	2	2
		M Maleeva	6^2	5																		6	S Williams	6	6
		T Tanasugarn	7^7	7					T Tanasugarn	6	6
		Å Carlsson	6^6	6	3				P Wartusch	1	1
		P Wartusch	7^8	3	6											T Tanasugarn	1	4
		N Petrova	7	6											6	S Williams	6	6
	Q	E Bovina	5	3					N Petrova	3	2
	WC	J Lee	1	4				6	S Williams	6	6
	6	S Williams	6	6

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	3	V Williams	6	2	6
	Q	MJ Martínez	3	6	0			3	V Williams	6	7^7
		A Hopmans	0	4					M Shaughnessy	3	6^3
		M Shaughnessy	6	6											3	V Williams	6	6
		S Appelmans	7^7	6												D Chládková	4	1
		P Nola	6^5	1					S Appelmans	2	2
		J Kandarr	3	2					D Chládková	6	6
		D Chládková	6	6																		3	V Williams	6	3	6
		K Habšudová	6^3	6	6																	13	A Mauresmo	2	6	3
		A Smashnova	7^7	4	3				K Habšudová	4	2
		K Brandi	2	6^7					I Majoli	6	6
		I Majoli	6	7^9												I Majoli	4	2
		N Pratt	6	6											13	A Mauresmo	6	6
	Q	M Palaveršić	4	2					N Pratt	0	5
		A Sugiyama	3	3				13	A Mauresmo	6	7
	13	A Mauresmo	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	10	A Coetzer	6	6
		S Jeyaseelan	2	4				10	A Coetzer	6	6
		S Talaja	6	6					S Talaja	1	3
		A Molik	0	0											10	A Coetzer	6	6
		O Barabanschikova	5	2												M Weingärtner	2	4
		T Pisnik	7	6					T Pisnik	6	6^6	0
		L Raymond	3	4					M Weingärtner	4	7^8	6
		M Weingärtner	6	6																		10	A Coetzer	6	6
		N Dechy	2	1																			P Suárez	1	4
		P Suárez	6	6					P Suárez	6	6
		M Grzybowska	4	2					R de los Ríos	3	0
		R de los Ríos	6	6												P Suárez	6	6
		M Díaz Oliva	6	5	6										7	M Pierce	3	2
		A Gerši	4	7	4				M Díaz Oliva	2	2
		S Plischke	1	3				7	M Pierce	6	6
	7	M Pierce	6	6

Bottom half

Section 5

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	5	C Martínez	6	6
	WC	C Wheeler	1	1				5	C Martínez	7	3	6
	WC	A Ellwood	3	6	6				E Gagliardi	5	6	8
		E Gagliardi	6	4	8											E Gagliardi	6	1	2
		S Načuk	0	6	6											M Marrero	4	6	6
		T Garbin	6	2	2				S Načuk	4	4
		C Morariu	6	4	4				M Marrero	6	6
		M Marrero	2	6	6																		M Marrero	5	1
		A Stevenson	7	6																		12	J Capriati	7	6
		L Bacheva	5	1					A Stevenson	6	5	2
		V Ruano Pascual	6	7^7					V Ruano Pascual	3	7	6
	Q	J Craybas	2	6^5												V Ruano Pascual	0	2
		M Oremans	6	6											12	J Capriati	6	6
	WC	A Grahame	3	4					M Oremans	0	2
		H Nagyová	6	2	5			12	J Capriati	6	6
	12	J Capriati	4	6	7

Section 6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	14	S Testud	6	6
		M Sánchez Lorenzo	1	0				14	S Testud	6	5
		J-Q Yi	6	6					J-Q Yi	4	2	r
		Y Basting	2	3											14	S Testud	2	4
		J Henin	6	7												J Henin	6	6
		T Poutchek	4	5					J Henin	6	6
		K Boogert	3	3					S Pitkowski	3	2
		S Pitkowski	6	6																			J Henin	6	4	4
		M Irvin	1	3																		4	M Seles	4	6	6
		M Serna	6	6					M Serna	5	6	1
		É Loit	6	2	6				É Loit	7	3	6
		G Casoni	3	6	3											É Loit	3	5
		M Vavrinec	3	7^7	6										4	M Seles	6	7
		A-G Sidot	6	6^5	4				M Vavrinec	2	3
		B Rippner	0	r				4	M Seles	6	6
	4	M Seles	1

Section 7

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	8	A Kournikova	6	7
		D Hantuchová	2	5				8	A Kournikova	6	6
		F Schiavone	6^8	6	4				R Kuti-Kis	3	4
		R Kuti-Kis	7^10	1	6										8	A Kournikova	2	6	6
		E Likhovtseva	6	6^2	4											B Schett	6	4	3
		B Schett	4	7^7	6				B Schett	6	6
		L Latimer	6^2	2					M Vento	4	2
		M Vento	7^7	6																		8	A Kournikova	6	6
		E deLone	6	3	3																		B Rittner	3	1
		B Rittner	2	6	6				B Rittner	6	7^7
		M Tu	7	6					M Tu	3	6^1
		N Ostrovskaya	5	0												B Rittner	6	3	6
		C Torrens Valero	5	1												R Dragomir	1	6	1
		R Dragomir	7	6					R Dragomir	6	6^3	6
	Q	J Husárová	6	6				Q	J Husárová	1	7^7	1
	11	C Rubin	3	0

Section 8

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	15	K Clijsters	6	6
	Q	A Barna	3	2				15	K Clijsters	6	7^7
		A Jidkova	7	6					A Jidkova	3	6^5
	Q	L Krasnoroutskaya	5	3											15	K Clijsters	6	6
	Q	N Llagostera	6	6											Q	N Llagostera	0	1
		J Kruger	2	3				Q	N Llagostera	7^7	7
		S Asagoe	4	1					C Black	6^4	5
		C Black	6	6																		15	K Clijsters	4	0
		M Suchá	6	5	3																	2	L Davenport	6	6
		S Farina Elia	4	7	6				S Farina Elia	6	6
	Q	A Fusai	6	5	0			WC	M Dowse	0	2
	WC	M Dowse	4	7	6											S Farina Elia	2	1
	Q	G Arn	3	7^7	12										2	L Davenport	6	6
		J Nejedly	6	6^4	10			Q	G Arn	2	6	2
		J Dokić	6	4	3			2	L Davenport	6	4	6
	2	L Davenport	4	6	6

References

• 2001 Australian Open draw

External links

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

Preceded by 2000 US Open – Women's singles

Grand Slam women's singles

Succeeded by 2001 French Open – Women's singles