# 2001 Internationaux de Tennis Feminin Nice – Singles

Amélie Mauresmo won in the final 6–2, 6–0 against Magdalena Maleeva.

## Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top four seeds received a bye to the second round.
* Venus Williams (semifinals)
* Conchita Martínez (second round)
* Nathalie Tauziat (second round)
* Elena Dementieva (quarterfinals)
* Anke Huber (semifinals)
* Amy Frazier (first round)
* Amélie Mauresmo (champion)
* Justine Henin (second 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

### Final

| Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Magdalena Maleeva | 2 | 0 | |
| 7 | Amélie Mauresmo | 6 | 6 | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | | | | | 1 | V Williams | 7$^7$ | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Palaveršić | 3 | 3 | | | A-G Sidot | 6$^3$ | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | A-G Sidot | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | V Williams | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | M Serna | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | M Tu | 4 | 6$^2$ | | | | |
| WC | É Loit | 3 | 6 | 2 | | M Serna | 4 | 7$^9$ | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Tu | 6 | 3 | 6 | | M Tu | 6 | 6$^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | A Frazier | 2 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | V Williams | 6$^8$ | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | M Maleeva | 7$^{10}$ | 6 |
| | | | | | 4 | E Dementieva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Pin | 3 | 6 | 7 | Q | C Pin | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Panova | 6 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | 4 | E Dementieva | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | P Schnyder | 3 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | M Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Maleeva | 6 | 5 | 6 | | M Maleeva | 7$^7$ | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | K Habšudová | 4 | 3 | | 8 | J Henin | 6$^3$ | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | J Henin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 7 | A Mauresmo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Å Carlsson | 1 | 3 | | 7 | A Mauresmo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Smashnova | 7 | 2 | 4 | | K Hrdličková | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Hrdličková | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 7 | A Mauresmo | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | S Jeyaseelan | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | A Kremer | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| | A Kremer | 6 | 6 | | | A Kremer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | N Tauziat | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | A Mauresmo | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| 5 | A Huber | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | A Huber | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| | D Chládková | 4 | 2 | | 5 | A Huber | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Barna | 0 | 3 | | | N Dechy | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Dechy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | A Huber | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | S Farina Elia | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | S Farina Elia | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| WC | S Pitkowski | 6 | 4 | 3 | | S Farina Elia | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | WC/2 | C Martínez | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |