2001 Ericsson Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
Women's singles
2001 Ericsson Open
Final
Champion	Venus Williams
Runner-up	Jennifer Capriati
Score	4–6, 6–1, 7–6(7–4)
Details
Draw	96
Seeds	32
Events

Venus Williams defeated Jennifer Capriati in the final, 4–6, 6–1, 7–6^(7–4) to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2001 Miami Open. Williams saved eight championship points in the third set.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Martina Hingis was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Venus Williams.

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. All thirty-two seeds received a bye to the second round.

Martina Hingis (semifinals)
Lindsay Davenport (quarterfinals)
Venus Williams (champion)
Jennifer Capriati (final)
Serena Williams (quarterfinals)
Amanda Coetzer (fourth round)
Elena Dementieva (semifinals)
Nathalie Tauziat (fourth round)
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (fourth round)
Anke Huber (quarterfinals)
Kim Clijsters (fourth round)
Magdalena Maleeva (second round)
Sandrine Testud (fourth round)
Justine Henin (third round)
Amy Frazier (third round)
Barbara Schett (second round)
Meghann Shaughnessy (second round)
Lisa Raymond (third round)
Tamarine Tanasugarn (fourth round)
Magüi Serna (fourth round)
Jelena Dokić (quarterfinals)
Elena Likhovtseva (second round)
Gala León García (third round)
Anne Kremer (third round)
Henrieta Nagyová (third round)
Anne-Gaëlle Sidot (second round)
Patty Schnyder (second round)
Nathalie Dechy (second round)
Tatiana Panova (third round)
Kristina Brandi (second round)
Cara Black (second round)
Silvija Talaja (third round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Final

1	Martina Hingis	7	6

10	Anke Huber	5	0
				1	Martina Hingis	3	6⁶

				3	Venus Williams	6	7⁸
3	Venus Williams	6	6

21	Jelena Dokić	2	3
								3	Venus Williams	4	6	7⁷

								4	Jennifer Capriati	6	1	6⁴
5	Serena Williams	1	6⁵

4	Jennifer Capriati	6	7⁷
				4	Jennifer Capriati	6	6

				7	Elena Dementieva	2	0
7	Elena Dementieva	6	1

2	Lindsay Davenport	3	0^r

Top half

Section 1

First round				Second round					Third round				Fourth round

				1	M Hingis	6	6
	R Grande	6	7		R Grande	2	2
	S Plischke	4	5						1	M Hingis	6	6
	A Smashnova	5	2						29	T Panova	1	0
Q	J Craybas	7	6	Q	J Craybas	3	5
				29	T Panova	6	7
													1	M Hingis	6	6
													20	M Serna	3	4
				20	M Serna	6	6
Q	J-Q Yi	4	2		A Glass	3	2
	A Glass	6	6						20	M Serna	6	6
Q	A Molik	2	4						15	A Frazier	2	1
	Á Montolio	6	6		Á Montolio	6	2	5
				15	A Frazier	2	6	7

Section 2

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

					10	A Huber	7⁷	7⁷
	D Chládková	6	6			D Chládková	6⁵	6²
	T Poutchek	2	0							10	A Huber	6	6
	M Weingärtner	6	7⁷							24	A Kremer	4	3
	N Petrova	1	6⁵			M Weingärtner	4	7	3
					24	A Kremer	6	5	6
														10	A Huber	2	6	6
														8	N Tauziat	6	4	4
					25	H Nagyová	3	6	6
	J Kruger	0	3		Q	S Foretz	6	4	4
Q	S Foretz	6	6							25	H Nagyová	2	0^r
Q	T Perebiynis	6	2	6						8	N Tauziat	6	5
	A Myskina	3	6	1	Q	T Perebiynis	2	6³
					8	N Tauziat	6	7⁷

Section 3

First round					Second round				Third round				Fourth round

					3	V Williams	6	6
	M Oremans	4	6	6		M Oremans	2	0
WC	A Harkleroad	6	4	3					3	V Williams	6	6
	M Tu	5	4						Q	S Cacic	2	2
Q	S Cacic	7	6		Q	S Cacic	6	6
					27	P Schnyder	2	4
													3	V Williams	7	7⁷
														T Garbin	5	6²
					22	E Likhovtseva	2	3
	B Rippner	0	0			T Garbin	6	6
	T Garbin	6	6							T Garbin	6	6
WC	E Bovina	6	7⁷						14	J Henin	3	1
	R Dragomir-Ilie	1	6⁵		WC	E Bovina	2	2
					14	J Henin	6	6

Section 4

First round				Second round					Third round				Fourth round

				12	M Maleeva	4	3
	F Schiavone	1	2		M Marrero	6	6
	M Marrero	6	6							M Marrero	2	1
	S Jeyaseelan	2	1						21	J Dokić	6	6
	M Vavrinec	6	6		M Vavrinec	6	3	4
				21	J Dokić	3	6	6
													21	J Dokić	6	7
													6	A Coetzer	3	5
				30	K Brandi	4	4
Q	M J Martínez	3	4		I Majoli	6	6
	I Majoli	6	6							I Majoli	3	3
	R Kuti-Kis	1	5						6	A Coetzer	6	6
WC	M Irvin	6	7	WC	M Irvin	1	7⁷	3
				6	A Coetzer	6	6⁵	6

Bottom half

Section 5

First round				Second round					Third round					Fourth round

				5	S Williams	6	6
	P Nola	7	6		P Nola	1	4
	S Pitkowski	5	0						5	S Williams	3	6	6
	I Tulyaganova	6	1							I Tulyaganova	6	3	2
	F Li	1	0^r		I Tulyaganova	7¹⁴	6
				26	A-G Sidot	6¹²	3
														5	S Williams	6	6
														11	K Clijsters	0	2
				23	G León García	4	6	6
	K Habšudová	6	7⁷		K Habšudová	6	2	1
WC	M Lučić	3	6³						23	G León García	3	1
	V Ruano Pascual	6	6						11	K Clijsters	6	6
	S Asagoe	3	0		V Ruano Pascual	2	6	5
				11	K Clijsters	6	2	7

Section 6

First round					Second round				Third round					Fourth round

					16	B Schett	4	5
	K Hrdličková	6	2	6		K Hrdličková	6	7
	J Kandarr	2	6	3						K Hrdličková	2	6	4
Q	V Razzano	3	2						19	T Tanasugarn	6	4	6
Q	A Kapros	6	6		Q	A Kapros	6⁴	1
					19	T Tanasugarn	7⁷	6
														19	T Tanasugarn	4	0
														4	J Capriati	6	6
					31	C Black	6⁴	6⁶
Q	M Díaz Oliva	7	3	6	Q	M Díaz Oliva	7⁷	7⁸
	Å Carlsson	5	6	2					Q	M Díaz Oliva	1	1
	J Hopkins	6	6						4	J Capriati	6	6
WC	G Dulko	3	3			J Hopkins	4	0
					4	J Capriati	6	6

Section 7

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

					7	E Dementieva	6	2
	M de Swardt	6⁴	4		WC	A Stevenson	2	0^r
WC	A Stevenson	7⁷	6							7	E Dementieva	6	6
WC	D Hantuchová	6	6⁷	4						32	S Talaja	4	2
	J Nejedly	1	7⁹	6		J Nejedly	3	4
					32	S Talaja	6	6
														7	E Dementieva	6	6
														9	A Sánchez Vicario	1	2
					17	M Shaughnessy	2	6	2
Q	M Palaveršić	3	2			N Pratt	6	2	6
	N Pratt	6	6								N Pratt	0	6⁴
	T Pisnik	7⁷	3	0						9	A Sánchez Vicario	6	7⁷
	B Rittner	6³	6	6		B Rittner	2	6	0
					9	A Sánchez Vicario	6	2	6

Section 8

First round				Second round				Third round					Fourth round

				13	S Testud	6	6
WC	M Washington	7	6	WC	M Washington	1	3
	A Gerši	5	1					13	S Testud	6	5	6
	A Sugiyama	7⁷	6					18	L Raymond	3	7	4
Q	L Krasnoroutskaya	6³	0		A Sugiyama	1	1^r
				18	L Raymond	6	4
													13	S Testud	3	1
													2	L Davenport	6	6
				28	N Dechy	2	6⁵
	É Loit	6³	2		L Osterloh	6	7⁷
	L Osterloh	7⁷	6						L Osterloh	2	0
	R de los Ríos	4	4					2	L Davenport	6	6
	D Bedáňová	6	6		D Bedáňová	1	1^r
				2	L Davenport	6	4

Qualifying

Seeds

Rachel McQuillan (first round)
Lina Krasnoroutskaya (champion)
Mariana Díaz Oliva (qualified)
Evie Dominikovic (qualifying competition)
Dawn Buth (first round)
Lubomira Bacheva (qualifying competition)
Sandra Kleinová (first round)
Alina Jidkova (qualifying competition)
Kristie Boogert (first round)
Janette Husárová (first round)
María Vento (qualifying competition)
Catalina Castaño (first round)
Allison Bradshaw (first round)
Sandra Cacic (qualified)
Selima Sfar (first round)
Amanda Hopmans (first round)
Ľudmila Cervanová (first round)
Jill Craybas (qualified)
Virginie Razzano (qualified)
Martina Suchá (first round)
Bianka Lamade (qualifying competition)
Olga Barabanschikova (first round)
María José Martínez Sánchez (qualified)
Sandra Načuk (first round)

Qualifiers

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

First round					Qualifying competition

1	Rachel McQuillan	3	0
WC	Anikó Kapros	6	6		WC	Anikó Kapros	6	6
	Milagros Sequera	6	6³	6		Milagros Sequera	2	1
16	Amanda Hopmans	1	7⁷	1

Second qualifier

First round					Qualifying competition

2	Lina Krasnoroutskaya	6	6
	Wynne Prakusya	4	1		2	Lina Krasnoroutskaya	6	6
WC	Sunitha Rao	3	6	6	WC	Sunitha Rao	1	2
13	Allison Bradshaw	6	0	3

Third qualifier

First round				Qualifying competition

3	Mariana Díaz Oliva	7	6
	Katalin Marosi-Aracama	5	1	3	Mariana Díaz Oliva	6	6
	Gréta Arn	6	6		Gréta Arn	2	3
22	Olga Barabanschikova	3	3

Fourth qualifier

First round					Qualifying competition

4	Evie Dominikovic	6	3	6
	Laurence Courtois	3	6	3	4	Evie Dominikovic	6	2	3
WC	Jelena Janković	1	0^r		23	María José Martínez Sánchez	1	6	6
23	María José Martínez Sánchez	6	4

Fifth qualifier

First round					Qualifying competition

5	Dawn Buth	6	1	3
	Erika deLone	3	6	6	Erika deLone	6	2	3
	Stéphanie Foretz	6	6		Stéphanie Foretz	4	6	6
24	Sandra Načuk	4	0

Sixth qualifier

First round					Qualifying competition

6	Lubomira Bacheva	6	2	6
	Janet Lee	3	6	2	6	Lubomira Bacheva	5	5
WC	Tatiana Perebiynis	6	6		WC	Tatiana Perebiynis	7	7
15	Selima Sfar	1	2

Seventh qualifier

First round				Qualifying competition

7	Sandra Kleinová	5	1
	Katarina Srebotnik	7	6	Katarina Srebotnik	6²	6	2
	Alicia Molik	6	6	Alicia Molik	7⁷	1	6
17	Ľudmila Cervanová	0	1

Eighth qualifier

First round					Qualifying competition

8	Alina Jidkova	3	1
	Tara Snyder	6	1^r		8	Alina Jidkova	2	7	6⁴
Alt	Maja Palaveršić	4	6	7	Alt	Maja Palaveršić	6	5	7⁷
20	Martina Suchá	6	2	5

Ninth qualifier

First round					Qualifying competition

9	Kristie Boogert	6	4	3
	Els Callens	2	6	6		Els Callens	5	4
	Yuka Yoshida	4	2		19	Virginie Razzano	7	6
19	Virginie Razzano	6	6

Tenth qualifier

First round					Qualifying competition

10	Janette Husárová	6	4	4
	Yi Jing-Qian	4	6	6		Yi Jing-Qian	6	7⁷
	Saori Obata	6	6⁵	3^r	21	Bianka Lamade	2	6³
21	Bianka Lamade	3	7⁷	2

Eleventh qualifier

First round				Qualifying competition

11	María Vento	6	7
WC	Vera Zvonareva	2	5	11	María Vento	1	4
	Anca Barna	3	2	18	Jill Craybas	6	6
18	Jill Craybas	6	6

Twelfth qualifier

First round				Qualifying competition

12	Catalina Castaño	4	6³
WC	Bethanie Mattek	6	7⁷	WC	Bethanie Mattek	5	4
	Lourdes Domínguez Lino	5	0	14	Sandra Cacic	7	6
14	Sandra Cacic	7	6