# 2001 Bank of the West Classic – Singles

Venus Williams was the defending champion, but lost in quarterfinals to Meghann Shaughnessy.
Kim Clijsters won the title by defeating Lindsay Davenport 6–4, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 6–1 in the final.

## Seeds

The first four seeds received a bye into the second round.
* Venus Williams (quarterfinals)
* Lindsay Davenport (final)
* Kim Clijsters (champion)
* Monica Seles (semifinals)
* Meghann Shaughnessy (semifinals)
* Amy Frazier (second round)
* Chanda Rubin (quarterfinals)
* Anne Kremer (first 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

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 5 | Meghann Shaughnessy | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | |
| 3 | Kim Clijsters | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | |
| 3 | Kim Clijsters | 6 | 2 | 6 | 3 | Kim Clijsters | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 |
| | | | | | 2 | Lindsay Davenport | 4 | 7$^7$ | 1 |
| 4 | Monica Seles | 4 | 2 | | 2 | Lindsay Davenport | 4 | 7$^7$ | 1 |
| 2 | Lindsay Davenport | 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | | | | | 1 | V Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M-È Pelletier | 4 | 3 | | | K Brandi | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Brandi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | V Williams | 6 | 5 | 6$^4$ | | | | | |
| | T Panova | 6 | 6$^3$ | 5 | | | | | | 5 | M Shaughnessy | 2 | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| | N Pratt | 3 | 7$^7$ | 7 | | N Pratt | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Bedáňová | 5 | 6$^4$ | | 5 | M Shaughnessy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | M Shaughnessy | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | M Shaughnessy | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | K Clijsters | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| | | | | | 3 | K Clijsters | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Black | 6 | 6 | | | C Black | 2 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | K Nimmers | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | 3 | K Clijsters | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Q | Y-j Cho | 7$^7$ | 3 | 2 | | | | | | 7 | C Rubin | 3 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | E Bovina | 6$^3$ | 6 | 6 | | E Bovina | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Weingärtner | 2 | 4 | | 7 | C Rubin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | C Rubin | 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 |
| 8 | A Kremer | 4 | 7 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Cacic | 6 | 5 | 7$^8$ | | S Cacic | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Hopkins | 6$^4$ | 0 | | | L Osterloh | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Osterloh | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | L Osterloh | 2 | 5 | | | | |
| | M Tu | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | M Seles | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| WC | L Granville | 6 | 2 | 1 | | M Tu | 6$^2$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | M Seles | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | M Seles | 4 | 2 |
| 6 | A Frazier | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | L Davenport | 6 | 6 |
| | M Irvin | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | A Frazier | 5 | 7$^7$ | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Kandarr | 6 | 6 | | | J Kandarr | 7 | 6$^3$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | B Stewart | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | J Kandarr | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| | R Grande | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | 2 | L Davenport | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | J Nejedly | 4 | 6$^6$ | | | R Grande | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | L Davenport | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |