2001 ANZ Tasmanian International
Appearance
2001 ANZ Tasmanian International | |
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Date | 7–13 January |
Edition | 8th |
Category | Tier V |
Draw | 32S / 16D |
Prize money | $110,000 |
Surface | Hard / Outdoor |
Location | Hobart, Australia |
Venue | Hobart International Tennis Centre |
Champions | |
Singles | |
Rita Grande | |
Doubles | |
Cara Black / Elena Likhovtseva |
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
[edit]Singles
[edit]Rita Grande defeated Jennifer Hopkins 0–6, 6–3, 6–3
- It was Grande's 2nd title of the year and the 5th of her career.
Doubles
[edit]Cara Black / Elena Likhovtseva defeated Ruxandra Dragomir / 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
[edit]Seeds
[edit]Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
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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
[edit]The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: