2001 Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts – Singles

The 2001 Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts – Singles is a tennis competition within the 2001 Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts, a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Hope Island Resort Tennis Centre in Hope Island, Queensland in Australia and was part of Tier III of the 2001 WTA Tour. The tournament ran from 31 December 2000 through 6 January 2001.

Singles
2001 Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts
Champion	Justine Henin
Runner-up	Silvia Farina Elia
Score	7–6(7–5), 6–4
Draw	30
Seeds	8

Silvija Talaja was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Silvia Farina Elia.

Justine Henin won in the final 7–6^(7–5), 6–4 against Farina Elia.

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top two seeds received a bye to the second round.

1. Conchita Martínez (Quarterfinals)
2. Patty Schnyder (Semifinals)
3. Silvija Talaja (Quarterfinals)
4. Tatiana Panova (First Round)
5. Magüi Serna (Second Round)
6. Meghann Shaughnessy (Semifinals)
7. Henrieta Nagyová (First Round)
8. Justine Henin (Champion)

Draw

Key

• 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

Top Half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	C Martínez	6	6
		B Rippner	4	77	3				G Casoni	4	4
		G Casoni	6	65	6										1	C Martínez	2	1
		T Pisnik	3	6	4										6	M Shaughnessy	6	6
		S Cacic	6	4	6				S Cacic	4	2
		S Plischke	6	2	2			6	M Shaughnessy	6	6
	6	M Shaughnessy	4	6	6																	6	M Shaughnessy	2	6	2
	4	T Panova	66	6	5																	8	J Henin	6	4	6
	WC	C Wheeler	78	1	7			WC	C Wheeler	2	6	4
		J Kruger	6	6					J Kruger	6	4	6
	Q	W Prakusya	4	0												J Kruger	1	1
		S Jeyaseelan	7	77											8	J Henin	6	6
	Q	B Rittner	5	64					S Jeyaseelan	1	0
		V Razzano	4	0				8	J Henin	6	6
	8	J Henin	6	6

Bottom Half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	5	M Serna	6	6
		A Jidkova	4	2				5	M Serna	4	2
		S Farina Elia	6	5	6				S Farina Elia	6	6
	Q	G Arn	4	7	4											S Farina Elia	6	6
		Á Montolio	6	6											3	S Talaja	3	2
		R Kuti-Kis	2	1					Á Montolio	6	1	1
		Å Carlsson	6	3	4			3	S Talaja	3	6	6
	3	S Talaja	4	6	6																		S Farina Elia	68	6	6
	7	H Nagyová	2	5																		2	P Schnyder	710	2	4
		J Kandarr	6	7					J Kandarr	1	2
		A Glass	6	6					A Glass	6	6
	WC	E Dominikovic	3	4												A Glass	1	3
		I Majoli	77	1	61										2	P Schnyder	6	6
	Q	L Krasnoroutskaya	64	6	77			Q	L Krasnoroutskaya	6	65	3
								2	P Schnyder	3	77	6

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Marissa Irvin (First Round)
2. Giulia Casoni (Withdrew, moved to the Main Draw)
3. Alexandra Stevenson (Final Round)
4. Sandra Načuk (Second Round)
5. Barbara Rittner (Qualifier)
6. Maria Vento (First Round)
7. Rachel McQuillan (First Round)
8. Janet Lee (Second Round)
9. Cătălina Cristea (Second Round)

Qualifiers

1. Wynne Prakusya
2. Barbara Rittner
3. Lina Krasnoroutskaya
4. Gréta Arn

Draw

First Qualifier

	First Round							Second Round							Final Round
	1	Marissa Irvin	5	5
		Bianka Lamade	7	7
									Bianka Lamade	6	6
									Annabel Ellwood	1	4
		Zsófia Gubacsi	5	0
		Annabel Ellwood	7	6
																Bianka Lamade	67	6	2
																Wynne Prakusya	79	4	6
		Lisa McShea	3	4
		Wynne Prakusya	6	6
									Wynne Prakusya	6	6
								WC	Melissa Dowse	2	4
	WC	Melissa Dowse	4	6	6
	6	María Vento	6	2	3

Second Qualifier

	First Round							Second Round							Final Round
	9	Cătălina Cristea	6	6
	WC	Samantha Stosur	4	1
								9	Cătălina Cristea	1	2
									Maja Matevžič	6	6
	WC	Trudi Musgrave	63	4
		Maja Matevžič	77	6
																Maja Matevžič	0	1
															6	Barbara Rittner	6	6
		Tatiana Perebiynis	77	6
		Irina Selyutina	65	3
									Tatiana Perebiynis	6	65	4
								6	Barbara Rittner	2	77	6
		Kerry-Anne Guse	5	6	3
	6	Barbara Rittner	7	3	6

Third Qualifier

	First Round							Second Round							Final Round
	3	Alexandra Stevenson	6	3	6
		Kelly Liggan	4	6	1
								3	Alexandra Stevenson	6	710
									Janette Husárová	1	68
		Tina Hergold	66	2
		Janette Husárová	78	6
															3	Alexandra Stevenson	2	0	r
																Lina Krasnoroutskaya	6	1
		Bryanne Stewart	6	6
	WC	Nadia Johnston	3	0
									Bryanne Stewart	3	1
									Lina Krasnoroutskaya	6	6
		Lina Krasnoroutskaya	6	77
	7	Rachel McQuillan	1	65

Fourth Qualifier

	First Round							Second Round							Final Round
	4	Sandra Načuk	77	6
		Antoaneta Pandjerova	63	2
								4	Sandra Načuk	1	7	1
									Gréta Arn	6	5	6
		Gréta Arn	7	6
		Laurence Andretto	5	2
																Gréta Arn	6	6
																Amanda Grahame	4	3
		Amanda Grahame	63	6	6
		Renata Kolbovic	77	2	0
									Amanda Grahame	4	6	6
								8	Janet Lee	6	4	4
		Elena Bovina	64	4
	8	Janet Lee	77	6

References

• 2001 Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts Draw