2001 Australian Open – Women's singles

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

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

Martina Hingis (final)
Lindsay Davenport (semifinals)
Venus Williams (semifinals)
Monica Seles (quarterfinals)
Conchita Martínez (second round)
Serena Williams (quarterfinals)
Mary Pierce (third round)
Anna Kournikova (quarterfinals)
Elena Dementieva (third round)
Amanda Coetzer (quarterfinals)
Chanda Rubin (first round)
Jennifer Capriati (champion)
Amélie Mauresmo (fourth round)
Sandrine Testud (third round)
Kim Clijsters (fourth round)
Amy Frazier (second round)

Qualifying

Draw

Key

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	7⁷	1	5
	T Panova	6⁶	3		WC	V Razzano	6¹	6	7
WC	V Razzano	7⁸	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	6²								R Grande	6	6
	R Grande	6	7⁷			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	7⁸	6
	J Kostanić	6³	4		Q	A Glass	6	6⁶	3
Q	A Glass	7⁷	6							9	E Dementieva	6	6⁵	3
	A Medina Garrigues	7	6								D Bedáňová	2	7⁷	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	6²	5												6	S Williams	6	6
	T Tanasugarn	7⁷	7			T Tanasugarn	6	6
	Å Carlsson	6⁶	6	3		P Wartusch	1	1
	P Wartusch	7⁸	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	7⁷
	A Hopmans	0	4			M Shaughnessy	3	6³
	M Shaughnessy	6	6						3	V Williams	6	6
	S Appelmans	7⁷	6							D Chládková	4	1
	P Nola	6⁵	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	6³	6	6									13	A Mauresmo	2	6	3
	A Smashnova	7⁷	4	3		K Habšudová	4	2
	K Brandi	2	6⁷			I Majoli	6	6
	I Majoli	6	7⁹							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	6⁶	0
	L Raymond	3	4			M Weingärtner	4	7⁸	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	7⁷			V Ruano Pascual	3	7	6
Q	J Craybas	2	6⁵								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	7⁷	6						4	M Seles	6	7
	A-G Sidot	6	6⁵	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	6⁸	6	4		R Kuti-Kis	3	4
	R Kuti-Kis	7¹⁰	1	6						8	A Kournikova	2	6	6
	E Likhovtseva	6	6²	4							B Schett	6	4	3
	B Schett	4	7⁷	6		B Schett	6	6
	L Latimer	6²	2			M Vento	4	2
	M Vento	7⁷	6												8	A Kournikova	6	6
	E deLone	6	3	3												B Rittner	3	1
	B Rittner	2	6	6		B Rittner	6	7⁷
	M Tu	7	6			M Tu	3	6¹
	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	6³	6
Q	J Husárová	6	6		Q	J Husárová	1	7⁷	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	7⁷
	A Jidkova	7	6			A Jidkova	3	6⁵
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	7⁷	7
	S Asagoe	4	1			C Black	6⁴	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	7⁷	12						2	L Davenport	6	6
	J Nejedly	6	6⁴	10	Q	G Arn	2	6	2
	J Dokić	6	4	3	2	L Davenport	6	4	6
2	L Davenport	4	6	6