2001 US Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
Women's singles
2001 US Open
Final
Champion	Venus Williams
Runner-up	Serena Williams
Score	6–2, 6–4
Details
Draw	128
Seeds	32
Events

Defending champion Venus Williams defeated her sister Serena Williams in the final, 6–2, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2001 US Open. It was her fourth major singles title, and she did not lose a set during the tournament. The championship match was the first of nine major finals contested by the sisters, and the first US Open women's singles final to take place during American television prime time.^[1]

Seeds

Martina Hingis (semifinals)
Jennifer Capriati (semifinals)
Lindsay Davenport (quarterfinals)
Venus Williams (champion)
Kim Clijsters (quarterfinals)
Justine Henin (fourth round)
Monica Seles (fourth round)
Amélie Mauresmo (quarterfinals)
Nathalie Tauziat (fourth round)
Serena Williams (final)
Elena Dementieva (fourth round)
Meghann Shaughnessy (third round)
Amanda Coetzer (first round)
Jelena Dokić (fourth round)
Magdalena Maleeva (second round)
Silvia Farina Elia (first round)
Anke Huber (third round)
Sandrine Testud (fourth round)
Barbara Schett (fourth round)
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (third round)
Elena Likhovtseva (fourth round)
Iroda Tulyaganova (second round)
Magüi Serna (first round)
Paola Suárez (first round)
Henrieta Nagyová (third round)
Tamarine Tanasugarn (first round)
Ángeles Montolio (third round)
Chanda Rubin (third round)
Amy Frazier (first round)
Lisa Raymond (third round)
Cristina Torrens Valero (first round)
Francesca Schiavone (first round)

Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals					Semifinals				Final

1	Martina Hingis	6	6

	Dája Bedáňová	2	0
					1	Martina Hingis	3	2

					10	Serena Williams	6	6
3	Lindsay Davenport	3	7⁹	5

10	Serena Williams	6	6⁷	7
									10	Serena Williams	2	4

									4	Venus Williams	6	6
5	Kim Clijsters	3	1

4	Venus Williams	6	6
					4	Venus Williams	6	6

					2	Jennifer Capriati	4	2
8	Amélie Mauresmo	3	4

2	Jennifer Capriati	6	6

Top half

Section 1

First round					Second round				Third round					Fourth round

1	M Hingis	6	6
WC	L Granville	2	0		1	M Hingis	6	6
	L Krasnoroutskaya	7	6			L Krasnoroutskaya	0	2
	J Craybas	5	3						1	M Hingis	4	6	7⁷
	T Panova	1	1							I Majoli	6	4	6⁵
	I Majoli	6	6			I Majoli	6	7
	B Rittner	6	6			B Rittner	4	5
29	A Frazier	1	2											1	M Hingis	6	6
20	A Sánchez Vicario	6	3	7⁷										14	J Dokić	4	0
	P Mandula	3	6	6⁵	20	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
WC	A Cargill	6⁴	3			A Sugiyama	3	2
	A Sugiyama	7⁷	6						20	A Sánchez Vicario	4	5
Q	M-G Mikaelian	4	3						14	J Dokić	6	7
	L Osterloh	6	6			L Osterloh	3	3
	A Serra-Zanetti	2	6	3	14	J Dokić	6	6
14	J Dokić	6	3	6

Section 2

First round					Second round				Third round				Fourth round

12	M Shaughnessy	3	6	7⁷
	R Grande	6	3	6²	12	M Shaughnessy	7⁷	6
	N Llagostera	0	4			Å Carlsson	6⁴	3
	Å Carlsson	6	6						12	M Shaughnessy	4	1
	D Bedáňová	6	6							D Bedáňová	6	6
	J Kruger	1	2			D Bedáňová	6	6
	S Talaja	7	6			S Talaja	1	3
24	P Suárez	5	2											D Bedáňová	7	4	6
26	T Tanasugarn	3	5										7	M Seles	5	6	3
	R McQuillan	6	7			R McQuillan	1	5
WC	A Liu	3	3		Q	E Daniilidou	6	7
Q	E Daniilidou	6	6						Q	E Daniilidou	2	3
	B Lamade	4	6⁵						7	M Seles	6	6
Q	E Kulikovskaya	6	7⁷		Q	E Kulikovskaya	1	4
	N Pratt	1	2		7	M Seles	6	6
7	M Seles	6	6

Section 3

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

3	L Davenport	6	6
	A Glass	2	3		3	L Davenport	6	6
	É Loit	6	7			É Loit	0	2
	ME Camerin	3	5							3	L Davenport	6	6
	M Oremans	6	4	6						27	Á Montolio	3	2
	Z Gubacsi	4	6	3		M Oremans	2	1
Q	G Pizzichini	1	7⁷	1	27	Á Montolio	6	6
27	Á Montolio	6	6²	6											3	L Davenport	6	0	6
21	E Likhovtseva	4	7⁷	6											21	E Likhovtseva	3	6	3
Q	T Perebiynis	6	6⁴	1	21	E Likhovtseva	6	2	6
	N Petrova	6	6³	6		N Petrova	4	6	4
Q	A Fusai	4	7⁷	2						21	E Likhovtseva	6⁶	7	6
	S Asagoe	4	7	4						Q	B Schwartz	7⁸	5	4
	V Razzano	6	5	6		V Razzano	1	6⁴
Q	B Schwartz	1	6	6	Q	B Schwartz	6	7⁷
13	A Coetzer	6	4	4

Section 4

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

10	S Williams	4	6	6
	A Barna	6	1	2	10	S Williams	6	6
	D Chládková	6	6			D Chládková	1	1
LL	M Müller	1	2							10	S Williams	6	6
	M Suchá	7⁷	6								M Suchá	1	0
Q	R Vinci	6⁴	1			M Suchá	6	6
	E Bes	6	6			E Bes	2	3
23	M Serna	3	1											10	S Williams	7	6
31	C Torrens Valero	6	1	1										6	J Henin	5	0
	M Vavrinec	2	6	6		M Vavrinec	7	4	6
	A Kremer	0	2			T Poutchek	5	6	2
	T Poutchek	6	6								M Vavrinec	3	2
	P Schnyder	6	6							6	J Henin	6	6
	R de los Ríos	4	1			P Schnyder	7⁹	1	4
	M Irvin	3	3		6	J Henin	6⁷	6	6
6	J Henin	6	6

Bottom half

Section 5

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

5	K Clijsters	6	6
	P Nola	1	1		5	K Clijsters	6	6
	C Castaño	7⁷	6⁵	3	WC	A Bradshaw	3	2
WC	A Bradshaw	6³	7⁷	6						5	K Clijsters	6	7
	D Hantuchová	7	4	2						25	H Nagyová	3	5
	N Dechy	5	6	6		N Dechy	2	1
	M Díaz Oliva	0	4		25	H Nagyová	6	6
25	H Nagyová	6	6											5	K Clijsters	7	4	6
17	A Huber	6	6											11	E Dementieva	5	6	2
	ME Salerni	2	4		17	A Huber	7⁷	6
WC	S Taylor	6	6⁴	6	WC	S Taylor	6²	4
	M Weingärtner	3	7⁷	1						17	A Huber	3	5
	E Gagliardi	7	4	6²						11	E Dementieva	6	7
	K Habšudová	5	6	7⁷		K Habšudová	6⁵	7	0
Q	Y-j Cho	3	5		11	E Dementieva	7⁷	5	6
11	E Dementieva	6	7

Section 6

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

16	S Farina Elia	2	4
	M Matevžič	6	6			M Matevžič	6	6
	W Prakusya	6	6			W Prakusya	2	3
LL	G Arn	1	0								M Matevžič	2	2
	R Kuti-Kis	4	7	1						18	S Testud	6	6
	G León García	6	5	6		G León García	7	4	4
Q	N Dübbers	3	2		18	S Testud	5	6	6
18	S Testud	6	6											18	S Testud	4	0
30	L Raymond	6	6											4	V Williams	6	6
	A Smashnova	2	3		30	L Raymond	6	6
	S Cacic	5	4			J Hopkins	2	1
	J Hopkins	7	6							30	L Raymond	3	4
	M Tu	6	2	6						4	V Williams	6	6
WC	A Harkleroad	4	6	0		M Tu	2	2
Q	L Dlhopolcová	2	3		4	V Williams	6	6
4	V Williams	6	6

Section 7

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

8	A Mauresmo	3	6	6
	A Myskina	6	1	4	8	A Mauresmo	7⁸	6
	J Husárová	7⁷	6			J Husárová	6⁶	2
	Ľ Cervanová	6²	4							8	A Mauresmo	7	7
Q	A Gerši	6	6							28	C Rubin	5	5
	E Bovina	3	2		Q	A Gerši	4	1
	J Kandarr	4	6	3	28	C Rubin	6	6
28	C Rubin	6	3	6											8	A Mauresmo	6	6¹	6
22	I Tulyaganova	6	6												9	N Tauziat	0	7⁷	3
	M Marrero	1	4		22	I Tulyaganova	6	3	4
	A Medina Garrigues	2	1		Q	J Nejedly	1	6	6
Q	J Nejedly	6	6							Q	J Nejedly	1	6	3
	A Kapros	1	4							9	N Tauziat	6	3	6
Q	K Srebotnik	6	6		Q	K Srebotnik	5	6	3
	C Black	6	3	2	9	N Tauziat	7	1	6
9	N Tauziat	4	6	6

Section 8

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

15	M Maleeva	6	6
	K Hrdličková	2	1		15	M Maleeva	3	6	3
	A Molik	4	6	6		A Molik	6	3	6
WC	B Mattek	6	2	4							A Molik	5	6	3
	S Sfar	6	5	6						19	B Schett	7	3	6
	T Pisnik	2	7	4		S Sfar	4	6⁵
WC	A Stevenson	1	3		19	B Schett	6	7⁷
19	B Schett	6	6												19	B Schett	3	3
32	F Schiavone	1	3												2	J Capriati	6	6
	V Ruano Pascual	6	6			V Ruano Pascual	5	6	6
Q	E Fauth	6	7⁸		Q	E Fauth	7	2	4
	A-G Sidot	4	6⁶								V Ruano Pascual	4	4
	MJ Martínez Sánchez	1	1							2	J Capriati	6	6
	E Dominikovic	6	6			E Dominikovic	2	0
Q	A Hopmans	2	1		2	J Capriati	6	6
2	J Capriati	6	6