2001 Indian Wells Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
Women's singles
2001 Indian Wells Open
Final
Champion	Serena Williams
Runner-up	Kim Clijsters
Score	4–6, 6–4, 6–2
Details
Draw	96
Seeds	32
Events

Serena Williams defeated Kim Clijsters in the final, 4–6, 6–4, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2001 Indian Wells Open. This would be the final time Williams would attend the Indian Wells Open until 2015, due to a boycott of the tournament by both Williams sisters in protest of racist remarks by crowd members; Venus Williams would return to the tournament until 2016.

Lindsay Davenport was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Serena 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 (semifinals, withdrew)
Monica Seles (second round)
Conchita Martínez (second round)
Mary Pierce (withdrew)
Serena Williams (champion)
Elena Dementieva (quarterfinals)
Nathalie Tauziat (second round)
Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario (third round)
Anke Huber (fourth round)
Magdalena Maleeva (fourth round)
Sandrine Testud (third round)
Kim Clijsters (final)
Amy Frazier (second round)
Barbara Schett (fourth round)
Justine Henin (third round)
Paola Suárez (third round)
Tamarine Tanasugarn (third round)
Lisa Raymond (fourth round)
Meghann Shaughnessy (third round)
Elena Likhovtseva (second round)
Nathalie Dechy (fourth round)
Magüi Serna (third round)
Anne Kremer (third round)
Gala León García (third round)
Patty Schnyder (second round)
Anne-Gaëlle Sidot (third round)
Tatiana Panova (second round)
Ai Sugiyama (fourth round)
Silvia Farina Elia (quarterfinals)
Cara Black (third round)
Silvija Talaja (second round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals				Semifinals					Final

1	Martina Hingis	6	6

31	Silvia Farina Elia	0	1
				1	Martina Hingis	2	6	1

				14	Kim Clijsters	6	2	6
14	Kim Clijsters	6	6

	Elena Bovina	2	2
									14	Kim Clijsters	6	4	2

									7	Serena Williams	4	6	6
8	Elena Dementieva	0	3

3	Venus Williams	6	6
				3	Venus Williams

				7	Serena Williams	w/o
7	Serena Williams	6	6

2	Lindsay Davenport	1	2

Top half

Section 1

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

					1	M Hingis	7	6
	S Asagoe	3	6	2		K Hrdličková	5	0
	K Hrdličková	6	3	6						1	M Hingis	6	6
Q	C Torrens Valero	6	7							Q	C Torrens Valero	3	0
	E Gagliardi	3	5		Q	C Torrens Valero	7	7
					29	T Panova	5	5
														1	M Hingis	6	7⁷
														16	B Schett	3	6⁴
					18	P Suárez	6	4	6
	D Bedáňová	6³	6	6⁶		J Kandarr	4	6	4
	J Kandarr	7⁷	3	7⁸						18	P Suárez	3	3
Q	S Kleinová	6	6							16	B Schett	6	6
	M Marrero	4	3			S Kleinová	2	1
					16	B Schett	6	6

Section 2

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

					11	A Huber	7	7
WC	S Cacic	6	6		WC	S Cacic	5	5
WC	K Srebotnik	4	3							11	A Huber	3	6	6
Q	T Snyder	6	3	3						19	T Tanasugarn	6	4	3
	M Vavrinec	3	6	6		M Vavrinec	2	5
					19	T Tanasugarn	6	7
															11	A Huber	3	6	4
															31	S Farina Elia	6	3	6
					31	S Farina Elia	6	6
	B Rippner	1	7	6⁶	WC	J Janković	2	4
WC	J Janković	6	5	7⁸						31	S Farina Elia	6	6
	M Tu	2	3							Q	E Dominikovic	1	3
Q	E Dominikovic	6	6		Q	E Dominikovic	6	4	7
					9	N Tauziat	4	6	5

Section 3

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

					4	M Seles	6⁶	6	4
	O Barabanschikova	6²	3			T Garbin	7⁸	3	6
	T Garbin	7⁷	6								T Garbin	4	2
Q	J Husárová	5	6	6						30	A Sugiyama	6	6
	J Nejedly	7	3	3	Q	J Husárová	5	0
					30	A Sugiyama	7	6
															30	A Sugiyama	4	6	2
															14	K Clijsters	6	4	6
					17	J Henin	6	6
	B Rittner	6	6			B Rittner	3	4
	M de Swardt	1	2							17	J Henin	6	4	3
	D Chládková	6⁴	2							14	K Clijsters	1	6	6
	S Plischke	7⁷	6			S Plischke	2	3
					14	K Clijsters	6	6

Section 4

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

					10	A Sánchez-Vicario	6	6⁵	6
	J Hopkins	6	6			J Hopkins	0	7⁷	4
	M Grzybowska	1	2							10	A Sánchez-Vicario	6⁹	6	2
	R Dragomir	1	6	5						23	N Dechy	7¹¹	3	6
	L Osterloh	6	3	7		L Osterloh	1	1
					23	N Dechy	6	6
															23	N Dechy	3	6	5
																E Bovina	6	2	7
					27	P Schnyder	4	5
	F Schiavone	6	6			F Schiavone	6	7
Q	A Glass	4	1								F Schiavone	3	7	3
	I Tulyaganova	4	3								E Bovina	6	5	6
	E Bovina	6	6			E Bovina	6	6
					5	C Martínez	4	4

Bottom half

Section 5

First round				Second round					Third round				Fourth round

				8	E Dementieva	6	6
	K Brandi	6	6		K Brandi	2	0
	G Casoni	2	1						8	E Dementieva	6	6
	Å Carlsson	2	2						25	A Kremer	1	4
	T Pisnik	6	6		T Pisnik	5	1
				25	A Kremer	7	6
													8	E Dementieva	6
													Q	L Krasnoroutskaya	3	r
				22	E Likhovtseva	6	3	2
Q	L Krasnoroutskaya	7	6	Q	L Krasnoroutskaya	3	6	6
Q	D Buth	5	3						Q	L Krasnoroutskaya	6	6
	N Petrova	6	6							N Petrova	3	3
	P Nola	4	3		N Petrova	6	6
				33	S Talaja	3	3

Section 6

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

					15	A Frazier	5	5
LL	R McQuillan	4	6	6	LL	R McQuillan	7	7
	S Jeyaseelan	6	1	3						LL	R McQuillan	6	6
	A Smashnova	3	7⁷	3						21	M Shaughnessy	3	4
LL	É Loit	6	6⁴	6	LL	É Loit	2	1
					21	M Shaughnessy	6	6
															LL	R McQuillan	4	2
															3	V Williams	6	6
					32	C Black	6	4	6
	R Grande	6	6			R Grande	2	6	1
	F Li	2	2							32	C Black	4	6	0
WC	A Stevenson	6	4	4						3	V Williams	6	3	6
	S Pitkowski	4	6	6		S Pitkowski	0	1
					3	V Williams	6	6

Section 7

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

					7	S Williams	6	6
	A Gerši	6	6			A Gerši	3	2
	A Jidkova	3	3							7	S Williams	6	6
	R de los Ríos	7⁷	7⁷							26	G León García	3	1
Q	L Bacheva	6³	6²			R de los Ríos	2	2
					26	G León García	6	6
														7	S Williams	7	6
														12	M Maleeva	5	2
					24	M Serna	6	6
	R Kuti-Kis	6	6			R Kuti-Kis	2	3
Q	D Hantuchová	1	4							24	M Serna	5	2
	M Oremans	6	2	3						12	M Maleeva	7	6
Q	T Poutchek	1	6	6	Q	T Poutchek	6	6²	1
					12	M Maleeva	4	7⁷	6

Section 8

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

					13	S Testud	6	6
	Á Montolio	7	3	6		Á Montolio	1	3
	V Ruano Pascual	5	6	3						13	S Testud	7⁹	4	5
	M Weingärtner	4	2							20	L Raymond	6⁷	6	7
	I Majoli	6	6			I Majoli	2	5
					20	L Raymond	6	7
															20	L Raymond	4	2
															2	L Davenport	6	6
					28	A-G Sidot	5	7⁷	6
	P Wartusch	2	6	3		L Courtois	7	6³	0
	L Courtois	6	3	6						32	A-G Sidot	4	4
	C Morariu	3	1							2	L Davenport	6	6
	N Pratt	6	6			N Pratt	2	1
					2	L Davenport	6	6