2001 WTA Tour Championships – Singles
Appearance
Singles | |
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2001 WTA Tour Championships | |
Champion | Serena Williams |
Runner-up | Lindsay Davenport |
Score | walkover |
Draw | 16 |
Seeds | 8 |
Serena Williams won the singles tennis title at the 2001 WTA Tour Championships by default, after Lindsay Davenport withdrew from the final.[1] It was her first Tour Finals title.
Martina Hingis was the defending champion, but withdrew due to ankle surgery.[2][3]
This was the last professional tournament for former world No. 4 Anke Huber.[4]
Seeds
[edit]- Jennifer Capriati (quarterfinals)
- Lindsay Davenport (final, withdrew)
- Kim Clijsters (semifinals)
- Justine Henin (quarterfinals)
- Amélie Mauresmo (first round)
- Jelena Dokić (quarterfinals)
- Serena Williams (champion)
- Nathalie Tauziat (first round)
Notes
- Venus Williams ranked 3 had qualified but pulled out due to left wrist injury.
- Martina Hingis ranked 4 had qualified but pulled out due to ankle surgery.
- Monica Seles ranked 9 had qualified but chose not to play, given the fact that the tournament took place in Germany, the same country as her stabbing.
Draw
[edit]Key
[edit]- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- SE = Special exempt
- PR = Protected ranking
- ITF = ITF entry
- JE = Junior exempt
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
- SR = Special ranking
Finals
[edit]First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Jennifer Capriati | 2 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Magdalena Maleeva | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | Jennifer Capriati | 3 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sandrine Testud | 5 | 7 | 6 | Sandrine Testud | 6 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Amélie Mauresmo | 7 | 5 | 1 | Sandrine Testud | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Justine Henin | 6 | 6 | 7 | Serena Williams | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Anke Huber | 1 | 2 | 4 | Justine Henin | 3 | 65 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Silvia Farina Elia | 0 | 2 | 7 | Serena Williams | 6 | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Serena Williams | 6 | 6 | 7 | Serena Williams | w/o | |||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Nathalie Tauziat | 3 | 4 | 2 | Lindsay Davenport | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 6 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 5 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Elena Dementieva | 3 | 62 | 3 | Kim Clijsters | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Kim Clijsters | 6 | 77 | 3 | Kim Clijsters | 6 | 3 | 63 | |||||||||||||||||||
6 | Jelena Dokić | 77 | 6 | 2 | Lindsay Davenport | 1 | 6 | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||
Meghann Shaughnessy | 64 | 2 | 6 | Jelena Dokić | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Amanda Coetzer | 3 | 3 | 2 | Lindsay Davenport | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Lindsay Davenport | 6 | 6 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Players, tickets, prize money, Guadalajara: 10 questions about the 2021 WTA Finals". Tennis Majors. 2021-11-09. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
- ^ "Injured Hingis loses top spot". 2001-10-13. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
- ^ "ESPN.com: TENNIS - Hingis has ankle surgery after losing No. 1 ranking". www.espn.com. 14 October 2001. Archived from the original on 2021-11-12. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
- ^ "Anke Huber announces retirement plan". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2021-11-12.