2001 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
2001 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships
Final
Champion	Monica Seles
Runner-up	Tamarine Tanasugarn
Score	6–3, 6–2
Details
Draw	30 (4 Q / 2 WC )
Seeds	8
Events
Singles men women Doubles men women
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Julie Halard-Decugis was the defending champion but did not compete this year, as she retired from professional tennis at the end of the 2000 season.

First-seeded Monica Seles won the title by defeating second-seeded Tamarine Tanasugarn 6–3, 6–2 in the final.

The top two seeds received a bye into the second round.

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Monica Seles	7	6
	3	Ai Sugiyama	5	4
								1	Monica Seles	6	6
								2	Tamarine Tanasugarn	3	2
	8	Joannette Kruger	3	5
	2	Tamarine Tanasugarn	6	7

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	M Seles	6	6
		A Molik	4	77	5			Q	Y-j Cho	2	3
	Q	Y-j Cho	6	63	7										1	M Seles	6	6
		R de los Ríos	3	2											6	R Grande	1	2
		B Schwartz	6	6					B Schwartz	4	4
		T Pisnik	7	63	4			6	R Grande	6	6
	6	R Grande	5	77	6																	1	M Seles	7	6
	3	A Sugiyama	6	6																		3	A Sugiyama	5	4
		Z Gubacsi	4	1				3	A Sugiyama	6	3	6
		Ľ Cervanová	4	2					K Srebotnik	2	6	1
		K Srebotnik	6	6											3	A Sugiyama	6	6
	Q	Y-j Choi	6	3	2											P Nola	1	4
		P Nola	4	6	6				P Nola	6	4	77
		R McQuillan	1	4				7	N Dechy	3	6	65
	7	N Dechy	6	6

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	8	J Kruger	7	7
		J Lee	5	5				8	J Kruger	4	6	77
		N Pratt	6	6					N Pratt	6	3	63
	WC	R Fujiwara	2	4											8	J Kruger	0	6	6
		S Asagoe	6	67	4											E Gagliardi	6	4	1
		W Prakusya	3	79	6				W Prakusya	3	6	5
		E Gagliardi	3	6	6				E Gagliardi	6	1	7
	4	M Tu	6	2	1																	8	J Kruger	3	5
	5	M Weingärtner	3	7	6																	2	T Tanasugarn	6	7
		E Dominikovic	6	5	3			5	M Weingärtner	1	7	3
	Q	A Fusai	3	2				WC	S Obata	6	5	6
	WC	S Obata	6	6											WC	S Obata	0	2
	Q	M Saeki	6	63	2										2	T Tanasugarn	6	6
		J Craybas	0	77	6				J Craybas	4	6	3
								2	T Tanasugarn	6	4	6

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