2001 WTA Tour Championships – Singles

{{Tennis events|2001|WTA Tour Championships|

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| champ = {{flagicon|USA}} Serena Williams

| runner = {{flagicon|USA}} Lindsay Davenport

| score = walkover

| draw = 16

| seeds = 8

| edition =

| type = singles doubles

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Serena Williams won the singles tennis title at the 2001 WTA Tour Championships by default, after Lindsay Davenport withdrew from the final.{{Cite web|date=2021-11-09|title=Players, tickets, prize money, Guadalajara: 10 questions about the 2021 WTA Finals|url=https://www.tennismajors.com/wta-tour-news/dates-tickets-prize-money-questions-about-the-2021-wta-finals-495479.html|access-date=2021-11-12|website=Tennis Majors|language=en-US}} It was her first Tour Finals title.

Martina Hingis was the defending champion, but withdrew due to ankle surgery.{{Cite news|date=2001-10-13|title=Injured Hingis loses top spot|language=en-GB|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/1597553.stm|access-date=2021-11-12}}{{Cite web|date=14 October 2001|title=ESPN.com: TENNIS - Hingis has ankle surgery after losing No. 1 ranking|url=http://www.espn.com/tennis/news/2001/1014/1263907.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-11-12|website=www.espn.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211112233052/http://www.espn.com/tennis/news/2001/1014/1263907.html |archive-date=2021-11-12 }}

This was the last professional tournament for former world No. 4 Anke Huber.{{Cite web|title=Anke Huber announces retirement plan|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/anke-huber-announces-retirement-plan-1.391085|access-date=2021-11-12|website=The Irish Times|language=en}}

Seeds

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{{flagicon|USA}} Jennifer Capriati (quarterfinals)
{{flagicon|USA}} Lindsay Davenport (final, withdrew)
{{flagicon|BEL}} Kim Clijsters (semifinals)
{{flagicon|BEL}} Justine Henin (quarterfinals)
{{flagicon|FRA}} Amélie Mauresmo (first round)
{{flagicon|SCG}} Jelena Dokić (quarterfinals)
{{flagicon|USA}} Serena Williams (champion)
{{flagicon|FRA}} Nathalie Tauziat (first round)

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Notes

{{flagicon|USA}} Venus Williams ranked 3 had qualified but pulled out due to left wrist injury.
{{flagicon|SUI}} Martina Hingis ranked 4 had qualified but pulled out due to ankle surgery.
{{flagicon|USA}} 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

=Finals=

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| RD1-score01-2=6

| RD1-score01-3=6

| RD1-seed02=

| RD1-team02={{flagicon|BUL}} Magdalena Maleeva

| RD1-score02-1=6

| RD1-score02-2=3

| RD1-score02-3=3

| RD1-seed03=

| RD1-team03={{flagicon|FRA}} Sandrine Testud

| RD1-score03-1=5

| RD1-score03-2=7

| RD1-score03-3=6

| RD1-seed04=5

| RD1-team04={{flagicon|FRA}} Amélie Mauresmo

| RD1-score04-1=7

| RD1-score04-2=5

| RD1-score04-3=1

| RD1-seed05=4

| RD1-team05={{flagicon|BEL}} Justine Henin

| RD1-score05-1=6

| RD1-score05-2=6

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| RD1-team06={{flagicon|GER}} Anke Huber

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| RD1-team07={{flagicon|ITA}} Silvia Farina Elia

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| RD1-seed09=8

| RD1-team09={{flagicon|FRA}} Nathalie Tauziat

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| RD1-team14={{flagicon|USA}} Meghann Shaughnessy

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| RD1-team15={{flagicon|RSA}} Amanda Coetzer

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| RD1-seed16=2

| RD1-team16={{flagicon|USA}} Lindsay Davenport

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| RD2-team02={{flagicon|FRA}} Sandrine Testud

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| RD2-team08={{flagicon|USA}} Lindsay Davenport

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References

Singles 2001

Category:2001 WTA Tour

2001 WTA Tour Championships – Singles

Seeds

Draw

=Finals=

See also

References