2001 Ericsson Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
2001 Ericsson Open
Champion	Venus Williams
Runner-up	Jennifer Capriati
Score	4–6, 6–1, 7–6(7–4)
Draw	96
Seeds	32

Venus Williams defeated Jennifer Capriati in the final, 4–6, 6–1, 7–6^(7–4) to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2001 Miami Open. Williams saved eight championship points in the third set.

Martina Hingis was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Venus Williams.

Seeds

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

1. Martina Hingis (semifinals)
2. Lindsay Davenport (quarterfinals)
3. Venus Williams (champion)
4. Jennifer Capriati (final)
5. Serena Williams (quarterfinals)
6. Amanda Coetzer (fourth round)
7. Elena Dementieva (semifinals)
8. Nathalie Tauziat (fourth round)
9. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (fourth round)
10. Anke Huber (quarterfinals)
11. Kim Clijsters (fourth round)
12. Magdalena Maleeva (second round)
13. Sandrine Testud (fourth round)
14. Justine Henin (third round)
15. Amy Frazier (third round)
16. Barbara Schett (second round)
17. Meghann Shaughnessy (second round)
18. Lisa Raymond (third round)
19. Tamarine Tanasugarn (fourth round)
20. Magüi Serna (fourth round)
21. Jelena Dokić (quarterfinals)
22. Elena Likhovtseva (second round)
23. Gala León García (third round)
24. Anne Kremer (third round)
25. Henrieta Nagyová (third round)
26. Anne-Gaëlle Sidot (second round)
27. Patty Schnyder (second round)
28. Nathalie Dechy (second round)
29. Tatiana Panova (third round)
30. Kristina Brandi (second round)
31. Cara Black (second round)
32. Silvija Talaja (third round)

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

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Martina Hingis	7	6
	10	Anke Huber	5	0
								1	Martina Hingis	3	66
								3	Venus Williams	6	78
	3	Venus Williams	6	6
	21	Jelena Dokić	2	3
															3	Venus Williams	4	6	77
															4	Jennifer Capriati	6	1	64
	5	Serena Williams	1	65
	4	Jennifer Capriati	6	77
								4	Jennifer Capriati	6	6
								7	Elena Dementieva	2	0
	7	Elena Dementieva	6	1
	2	Lindsay Davenport	3	0r

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								1	M Hingis	6	6
		R Grande	6	7					R Grande	2	2
		S Plischke	4	5											1	M Hingis	6	6
		A Smashnova	5	2											29	T Panova	1	0
	Q	J Craybas	7	6				Q	J Craybas	3	5
								29	T Panova	6	7
																						1	M Hingis	6	6
																						20	M Serna	3	4
								20	M Serna	6	6
	Q	J-Q Yi	4	2					A Glass	3	2
		A Glass	6	6											20	M Serna	6	6
	Q	A Molik	2	4											15	A Frazier	2	1
		Á Montolio	6	6					Á Montolio	6	2	5
								15	A Frazier	2	6	7

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								10	A Huber	77	77
		D Chládková	6	6					D Chládková	65	62
		T Poutchek	2	0											10	A Huber	6	6
		M Weingärtner	6	77											24	A Kremer	4	3
		N Petrova	1	65					M Weingärtner	4	7	3
								24	A Kremer	6	5	6
																						10	A Huber	2	6	6
																						8	N Tauziat	6	4	4
								25	H Nagyová	3	6	6
		J Kruger	0	3				Q	S Foretz	6	4	4
	Q	S Foretz	6	6											25	H Nagyová	2	0r
	Q	T Perebiynis	6	2	6										8	N Tauziat	6	5
		A Myskina	3	6	1			Q	T Perebiynis	2	63
								8	N Tauziat	6	77

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								3	V Williams	6	6
		M Oremans	4	6	6				M Oremans	2	0
	WC	A Harkleroad	6	4	3										3	V Williams	6	6
		M Tu	5	4											Q	S Cacic	2	2
	Q	S Cacic	7	6				Q	S Cacic	6	6
								27	P Schnyder	2	4
																						3	V Williams	7	77
																							T Garbin	5	62
								22	E Likhovtseva	2	3
		B Rippner	0	0					T Garbin	6	6
		T Garbin	6	6												T Garbin	6	6
	WC	E Bovina	6	77											14	J Henin	3	1
		R Dragomir-Ilie	1	65				WC	E Bovina	2	2
								14	J Henin	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								12	M Maleeva	4	3
		F Schiavone	1	2					M Marrero	6	6
		M Marrero	6	6												M Marrero	2	1
		S Jeyaseelan	2	1											21	J Dokić	6	6
		M Vavrinec	6	6					M Vavrinec	6	3	4
								21	J Dokić	3	6	6
																						21	J Dokić	6	7
																						6	A Coetzer	3	5
								30	K Brandi	4	4
	Q	M J Martínez	3	4					I Majoli	6	6
		I Majoli	6	6												I Majoli	3	3
		R Kuti-Kis	1	5											6	A Coetzer	6	6
	WC	M Irvin	6	7				WC	M Irvin	1	77	3
								6	A Coetzer	6	65	6

Bottom half

Section 5

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								5	S Williams	6	6
		P Nola	7	6					P Nola	1	4
		S Pitkowski	5	0											5	S Williams	3	6	6
		I Tulyaganova	6	1												I Tulyaganova	6	3	2
		F Li	1	0r					I Tulyaganova	714	6
								26	A-G Sidot	612	3
																						5	S Williams	6	6
																						11	K Clijsters	0	2
								23	G León García	4	6	6
		K Habšudová	6	77					K Habšudová	6	2	1
	WC	M Lučić	3	63											23	G León García	3	1
		V Ruano Pascual	6	6											11	K Clijsters	6	6
		S Asagoe	3	0					V Ruano Pascual	2	6	5
								11	K Clijsters	6	2	7

Section 6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								16	B Schett	4	5
		K Hrdličková	6	2	6				K Hrdličková	6	7
		J Kandarr	2	6	3											K Hrdličková	2	6	4
	Q	V Razzano	3	2											19	T Tanasugarn	6	4	6
	Q	A Kapros	6	6				Q	A Kapros	64	1
								19	T Tanasugarn	77	6
																						19	T Tanasugarn	4	0
																						4	J Capriati	6	6
								31	C Black	64	66
	Q	M Díaz Oliva	7	3	6			Q	M Díaz Oliva	77	78
		Å Carlsson	5	6	2										Q	M Díaz Oliva	1	1
		J Hopkins	6	6											4	J Capriati	6	6
	WC	G Dulko	3	3					J Hopkins	4	0
								4	J Capriati	6	6

Section 7

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								7	E Dementieva	6	2
		M de Swardt	64	4				WC	A Stevenson	2	0r
	WC	A Stevenson	77	6											7	E Dementieva	6	6
	WC	D Hantuchová	6	67	4										32	S Talaja	4	2
		J Nejedly	1	79	6				J Nejedly	3	4
								32	S Talaja	6	6
																						7	E Dementieva	6	6
																						9	A Sánchez Vicario	1	2
								17	M Shaughnessy	2	6	2
	Q	M Palaveršić	3	2					N Pratt	6	2	6
		N Pratt	6	6												N Pratt	0	64
		T Pisnik	77	3	0										9	A Sánchez Vicario	6	77
		B Rittner	63	6	6				B Rittner	2	6	0
								9	A Sánchez Vicario	6	2	6

Section 8

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								13	S Testud	6	6
	WC	M Washington	7	6				WC	M Washington	1	3
		A Gerši	5	1											13	S Testud	6	5	6
		A Sugiyama	77	6											18	L Raymond	3	7	4
	Q	L Krasnoroutskaya	63	0					A Sugiyama	1	1r
								18	L Raymond	6	4
																						13	S Testud	3	1
																						2	L Davenport	6	6
								28	N Dechy	2	65
		É Loit	63	2					L Osterloh	6	77
		L Osterloh	77	6												L Osterloh	2	0
		R de los Ríos	4	4											2	L Davenport	6	6
		D Bedáňová	6	6					D Bedáňová	1	1r
								2	L Davenport	6	4

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Rachel McQuillan (first round)
2. Lina Krasnoroutskaya (champion)
3. Mariana Díaz Oliva (qualified)
4. Evie Dominikovic (qualifying competition)
5. Dawn Buth (first round)
6. Lubomira Bacheva (qualifying competition)
7. Sandra Kleinová (first round)
8. Alina Jidkova (qualifying competition)
9. Kristie Boogert (first round)
10. Janette Husárová (first round)
11. María Vento (qualifying competition)
12. Catalina Castaño (first round)
13. Allison Bradshaw (first round)
14. Sandra Cacic (qualified)
15. Selima Sfar (first round)
16. Amanda Hopmans (first round)
17. Ľudmila Cervanová (first round)
18. Jill Craybas (qualified)
19. Virginie Razzano (qualified)
20. Martina Suchá (first round)
21. Bianka Lamade (qualifying competition)
22. Olga Barabanschikova (first round)
23. María José Martínez Sánchez (qualified)
24. Sandra Načuk (first round)

Qualifiers

1. Anikó Kapros
2. Lina Krasnoroutskaya
3. Mariana Díaz Oliva
4. María José Martínez Sánchez
5. Stéphanie Foretz
6. Tatiana Perebiynis
7. Alicia Molik
8. Maja Palaveršić
9. Virginie Razzano
10. Yi Jing-Qian
11. Jill Craybas
12. Sandra Cacic

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Rachel McQuillan	3	0
	WC	Anikó Kapros	6	6				WC	Anikó Kapros	6	6
		Milagros Sequera	6	63	6				Milagros Sequera	2	1
	16	Amanda Hopmans	1	77	1

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Lina Krasnoroutskaya	6	6
		Wynne Prakusya	4	1				2	Lina Krasnoroutskaya	6	6
	WC	Sunitha Rao	3	6	6			WC	Sunitha Rao	1	2
	13	Allison Bradshaw	6	0	3

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Mariana Díaz Oliva	7	6
		Katalin Marosi-Aracama	5	1				3	Mariana Díaz Oliva	6	6
		Gréta Arn	6	6					Gréta Arn	2	3
	22	Olga Barabanschikova	3	3

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Evie Dominikovic	6	3	6
		Laurence Courtois	3	6	3			4	Evie Dominikovic	6	2	3
	WC	Jelena Janković	1	0r				23	María José Martínez Sánchez	1	6	6
	23	María José Martínez Sánchez	6	4

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	5	Dawn Buth	6	1	3
		Erika deLone	3	6	6			Erika deLone		6	2	3
		Stéphanie Foretz	6	6				Stéphanie Foretz		4	6	6
	24	Sandra Načuk	4	0

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	6	Lubomira Bacheva	6	2	6
		Janet Lee	3	6	2			6	Lubomira Bacheva	5	5
	WC	Tatiana Perebiynis	6	6				WC	Tatiana Perebiynis	7	7
	15	Selima Sfar	1	2

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	7	Sandra Kleinová	5	1
		Katarina Srebotnik	7	6				Katarina Srebotnik		62	6	2
		Alicia Molik	6	6				Alicia Molik		77	1	6
	17	Ľudmila Cervanová	0	1

Eighth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	8	Alina Jidkova	3	1
		Tara Snyder	6	1r				8	Alina Jidkova	2	7	64
	Alt	Maja Palaveršić	4	6	7			Alt	Maja Palaveršić	6	5	77
	20	Martina Suchá	6	2	5

Ninth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	9	Kristie Boogert	6	4	3
		Els Callens	2	6	6				Els Callens	5	4
		Yuka Yoshida	4	2				19	Virginie Razzano	7	6
	19	Virginie Razzano	6	6

Tenth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	10	Janette Husárová	6	4	4
		Yi Jing-Qian	4	6	6				Yi Jing-Qian	6	77
		Saori Obata	6	65	3r			21	Bianka Lamade	2	63
	21	Bianka Lamade	3	77	2

Eleventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	11	María Vento	6	7
	WC	Vera Zvonareva	2	5				11	María Vento	1	4
		Anca Barna	3	2				18	Jill Craybas	6	6
	18	Jill Craybas	6	6

Twelfth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	12	Catalina Castaño	4	63
	WC	Bethanie Mattek	6	77				WC	Bethanie Mattek	5	4
		Lourdes Domínguez Lino	5	0				14	Sandra Cacic	7	6
	14	Sandra Cacic	7	6

External links

• Official results archive (ITF)
• Official results archive (WTA)