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2001 ANZ Tasmanian International

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2001 ANZ Tasmanian International
Date7–13 January
Edition8th
CategoryTier V
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$110,000
SurfaceHard / Outdoor
LocationHobart, Australia
VenueHobart International Tennis Centre
Champions
Singles
Italy Rita Grande
Doubles
Zimbabwe Cara Black / Russia Elena Likhovtseva
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The 2001 ANZ Tasmanian International was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Hobart International Tennis Centre in Hobart, [Australia and was part of Tier V of the 2001 WTA Tour. It was the eighth edition of the tournament and ran from 7 January until 13 January 2001. Unseeded Rita Grande won the singles title and earned $16,000 first-prize money.

Finals

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Singles

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Italy Rita Grande defeated United States Jennifer Hopkins 0–6, 6–3, 6–3

  • It was Grande's 2nd title of the year and the 5th of her career.

Doubles

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Zimbabwe Cara Black / Russia Elena Likhovtseva defeated Romania Ruxandra Dragomir / Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual 6–4, 6–1

  • It was Black's 1st title of the year and the 2nd of her career. It was Likhovtseva's 1st title of the year and the 10th of her career.

Entrants

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Seeds

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Country Player Rank1 Seed
 USA Amy Frazier 20 1
 RUS Elena Likhovtseva 21 2
 USA Kristina Brandi 27 3
 FRA Anne-Gaëlle Sidot 35 4
 ZIM Cara Black 41 5
 ROM Ruxandra Dragomir 44 6
 ISR Anna Smashnova 46 7
 FRA Sarah Pitkowski 65 8
  • Rankings are as of 1 January 2001.

Other entrants

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The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

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