# 2001 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Defending champion Venus Williams defeated Justine Henin in the final, 6–1, 3–6, 6–0 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 2001 Wimbledon Championships. It was her second Wimbledon singles title and third major singles title overall.
This tournament saw world No. 1 Martina Hingis lose in the opening round to world No. 83 Virginia Ruano Pascual.

## Seeds

    01. Martina Hingis (first round)
    02. Venus Williams (champion)
    03. Lindsay Davenport (semifinals)
    04. Jennifer Capriati (semifinals)
    05. Serena Williams (quarterfinals)
    06. Amélie Mauresmo (third round)
    07. Kim Clijsters (quarterfinals)
    08. Justine Henin (final)
    09. Nathalie Tauziat (quarterfinals)
    10. Elena Dementieva (third round)
    11. Amanda Coetzer (third round)
    12. Magdalena Maleeva (fourth round)
    13. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (second round)
    14. Jelena Dokić (fourth round)
    15. Sandrine Testud (fourth round)
    16. Silvia Farina Elia (third round)
    17. Meghann Shaughnessy (fourth round)
    18. Anke Huber (fourth round)
    19. Conchita Martínez (quarterfinals)
    20. Amy Frazier (third round)
    21. Barbara Schett (third round)
    22. Paola Suárez (first round)
    23. Magüi Serna (first round)
    24. Henrieta Nagyová (first round)
    25. Chanda Rubin (first round)
    26. Anne Kremer (first round)
    27. Ángeles Montolio (third round)
    28. Lisa Raymond (third round)
    29. Elena Likhovtseva (third round)
    30. Patty Schnyder (third round)
    31. Tamarine Tanasugarn (fourth round)
    32. Tatiana Panova (third round)
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

## 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 19 | Conchita Martínez | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Justine Henin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Justine Henin | 6 | 6 | | 8 | Justine Henin | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Jennifer Capriati | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| 4 | Jennifer Capriati | 6$^4$ | 7 | 6 | 4 | Jennifer Capriati | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| 5 | Serena Williams | 7$^7$ | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Serena Williams | 7$^7$ | 5 | 3 | | | | | | 8 | Justine Henin | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Venus Williams | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | Kim Clijsters | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Venus Williams | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | Lindsay Davenport | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Lindsay Davenport | 6 | 6 | | 3 | Lindsay Davenport | 2 | 7$^7$ | 1 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Venus Williams | 6 | 6$^1$ | 6 | | | | | |
| 9 | Nathalie Tauziat | 5 | 1 | | 2 | Venus Williams | 6 | 6$^1$ | 6 | | | | | |
| 2 | Venus Williams | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 1 | M Hingis | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Ruano Pascual | 6 | 6 | | | V Ruano Pascual | 3 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | |
| | L Krasnoroutskaya | 3 | 6 | 6 | | L Krasnoroutskaya | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| | A-G Sidot | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | L Krasnoroutskaya | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | S Sfar | 6$^1$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | Q | B Schwartz | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | Å Svensson | 7$^7$ | 3 | 4 | | S Sfar | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | B Schwartz | 6$^1$ | 6 | 7 | Q | B Schwartz | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 25 | C Rubin | 7$^7$ | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | L Krasnoroutskaya | 3 | 4 |
| 19 | C Martínez | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 19 | C Martínez | 6 | 6 |
| | D Bedáňová | 2 | 6 | 3 | 19 | C Martínez | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | T Poutchek | 3 | 7 | 1 | | S Cacic | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Cacic | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | 19 | C Martínez | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | L Osterloh | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | L Osterloh | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | M Tu | 4 | 5 | | | L Osterloh | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | ME Salerni | 3 | 3 | | 13 | A Sánchez Vicario | 6$^4$ | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | A Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 10 | E Dementieva | 7 | 6$^{10}$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Bradshaw | 5 | 7$^{12}$ | 3 | 10 | E Dementieva | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Lamade | 6 | 6$^1$ | 6 | | B Lamade | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Chládková | 1 | 7$^7$ | 3 | | | | | | 10 | E Dementieva | 0 | 2 | | | | | |
| | M Weingärtner | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | 18 | A Huber | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | J Pullin | 6 | 6$^5$ | 4 | | M Weingärtner | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Dominikovic | 3 | 2 | | 18 | A Huber | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 18 | A Huber | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 18 | A Huber | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| 28 | L Raymond | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | J Henin | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| WC | L Latimer | 3 | 0 | | 28 | L Raymond | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Basting | 4 | 4 | | Q | K Cross | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | K Cross | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 28 | L Raymond | 4 | 6$^6$ | | | | | |
| Q | K Boogert | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 8 | J Henin | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | | | |
| | S Jeyaseelan | 3 | 2 | | Q | K Boogert | 7 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Pitkowski | 1 | 0 | | 8 | J Henin | 5 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | J Henin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 4 | J Capriati | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Vento | 3 | 2 | | 4 | J Capriati | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Irvin | 6 | 1 | 2 | | F Schiavone | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Schiavone | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | J Capriati | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | G León García | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | 32 | T Panova | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | T Pisnik | 1 | 6 | 6 | | T Pisnik | 6$^3$ | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Dragomir Ilie | 3 | 3 | | 32 | T Panova | 7$^7$ | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 32 | T Panova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | J Capriati | 6 | 6 |
| 22 | P Suárez | 6$^5$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | S Testud | 1 | 2 |
| | A Myskina | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | A Myskina | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Llagostera | 5 | 6 | 2 | | A Sugiyama | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Sugiyama | 7 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | A Sugiyama | 7$^7$ | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| | K Habšudová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 15 | S Testud | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | M Schnitzer | 1 | 4 | | | K Habšudová | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R McQuillan | 2 | 2 | | 15 | S Testud | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | S Testud | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 12 | M Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Fernández | 0 | 2 | | 12 | M Maleeva | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Kleinová | 6 | 2 | 1 | | E Bovina | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | E Bovina | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | 12 | M Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | A Keothavong | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | 20 | A Frazier | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| LL | J Lee | 2 | 6 | 6 | LL | J Lee | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Vavrinec | 1 | 5 | | 20 | A Frazier | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 20 | A Frazier | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 12 | M Maleeva | 2 | 1 |
| 26 | A Kremer | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | S Williams | 6 | 6 |
| | K Brandi | 6 | 6 | | | K Brandi | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | E Gagliardi | 6 | 6 | | | E Gagliardi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | L Ahl | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | E Gagliardi | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| | A Glass | 3 | 4 | | | | | | 5 | S Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | B Rittner | 6 | 6 | | | B Rittner | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | R Kuti-Kis | 1 | 0 | | 5 | S Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | S Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 5

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 7 | K Clijsters | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Casoni | 0 | 2 | | 7 | K Clijsters | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Nola | 3 | 2 | | Q | M Drake | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Drake | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 7 | K Clijsters | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | R Grande | 4 | 4 | | | | | | 27 | Á Montolio | 5 | 2 | | | | | |
| Q | A Barna | 6 | 6 | | Q | A Barna | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Razzano | 6 | 6$^5$ | 4 | 27 | Á Montolio | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 27 | Á Montolio | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 7 | K Clijsters | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ |
| 17 | M Shaughnessy | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 17 | M Shaughnessy | 6$^2$ | 6$^5$ |
| | I Majoli | 6$^4$ | 3 | | 17 | M Shaughnessy | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Kruger | 6 | 3 | 6 | | M Marrero | 0 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Marrero | 4 | 6 | 8 | | | | | 17 | M Shaughnessy | 7$^7$ | 2 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | H Collin | 4 | 2 | | | | | | 11 | A Coetzer | 6$^4$ | 6 | 1 | | | | |
| | É Loit | 6 | 6 | | | É Loit | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Foretz | 4 | 4 | | 11 | A Coetzer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | A Coetzer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 6

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 14 | J Dokić | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R de los Ríos | 5 | 1 | | 14 | J Dokić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Díaz Oliva | 6 | 3 | 2 | | J Hopkins | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Hopkins | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | 14 | J Dokić | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| WC | E Baltacha | 1 | 5 | | | | | | 21 | B Schett | 3 | 5 | | | | |
| | N Dechy | 6 | 7 | | | N Dechy | 6$^5$ | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Matevžič | 6 | 2 | 6 | 21 | B Schett | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 21 | B Schett | 4 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | 14 | J Dokić | 5 | 4 |
| 30 | P Schnyder | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | L Davenport | 7 | 6 |
| | J Nejedly | 4 | 4 | | 30 | P Schnyder | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Kandarr | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | J Kandarr | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Medina Garrigues | 3 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | 30 | P Schnyder | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | A Molik | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | 3 | L Davenport | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | C Castaño | 4 | 6$^1$ | | | A Molik | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Suchá | 3 | 3 | | 3 | L Davenport | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | L Davenport | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 7

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 6 | A Mauresmo | 7$^8$ | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Pratt | 6$^6$ | 6 | 4 | 6 | A Mauresmo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | E Daniilidou | 6 | 3 | 6 | Q | E Daniilidou | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Bacheva | 0 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | 6 | A Mauresmo | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | Ľ Cervanová | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | 31 | T Tanasugarn | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | D Buth | 2 | 7 | 3 | | Ľ Cervanová | 2 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Black | 5 | 7$^7$ | 3 | 31 | T Tanasugarn | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 31 | T Tanasugarn | 7 | 6$^2$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 31 | T Tanasugarn | 3 | 2 |
| 24 | H Nagyová | 6$^4$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | N Tauziat | 6 | 6 |
| Q | A Serra Zanetti | 7$^7$ | 6 | | Q | A Serra Zanetti | 3 | 7$^8$ | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | L Woodroffe | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | I Tulyaganova | 6 | 6$^6$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | I Tulyaganova | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | I Tulyaganova | 0 | 3 | | | | |
| | J Husárová | 6 | 2 | 9 | | | | | | 9 | N Tauziat | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | P Mandula | 0 | 6 | 11 | | P Mandula | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | W Prakusya | 4 | 2 | | 9 | N Tauziat | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | N Tauziat | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 8

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 16 | S Farina Elia | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Gerši | 1 | 2 | | 16 | S Farina Elia | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | T Garbin | 6 | 4 | 4 | WC | A Stevenson | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Stevenson | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | 16 | S Farina Elia | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | S Plischke | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | N Petrova | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | MJ Martínez Sánchez | 3 | 4 | | | S Plischke | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | N Petrova | 6 | 2 | 6 | | N Petrova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 23 | M Serna | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | N Petrova | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | E Likhovtseva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | V Williams | 6 | 6 |
| | J Craybas | 3 | 4 | | 29 | E Likhovtseva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Torrens Valero | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | C Torrens Valero | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Smashnova | 6$^3$ | 3 | | | | | | 29 | E Likhovtseva | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| | M Oremans | 6$^2$ | 5 | | | | | | 2 | V Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | D Hantuchová | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | D Hantuchová | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Asagoe | 2 | 3 | | 2 | V Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | V Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |