# 2001 Heineken Trophy – Women's singles

Martina Hingis was the defending champion, but did not compete this year.
Justine Henin won the title by defeating Kim Clijsters 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 in the final.

## Seeds

The first two seeds received a bye into the second round.
* Kim Clijsters (final)
* Justine Henin (champion)
* Elena Dementieva (first round)
* Jelena Dokic (semifinals)
* Henrieta Nagyová (quarterfinals)
* Patty Schnyder (first round)
* Tatiana Panova (quarterfinals)
* Lina Krasnoroutskaya (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 | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Kim Clijsters | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 4 | Jelena Dokic | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| 4 | Jelena Dokic | 4 | 2 | 1 | Kim Clijsters | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| | | | | 2 | Justine Henin | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| | Iroda Tulyaganova | 3 | 2 | 2 | Justine Henin | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | Justine Henin | 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 | K Clijsters | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Kruger | 6 | 6 | | | J Kruger | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Torrens Valero | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | 1 | K Clijsters | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Tu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | K Brandi | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| WC | S Kleinová | 1 | 4 | | | M Tu | 6 | 6$^2$ | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | K Brandi | 6 | 3 | 6 | | K Brandi | 2 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | L Krasnoroutskaya | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | K Clijsters | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | J Dokic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | J Dokic | 4 | 2 |
| | M Díaz Oliva | 4 | 2 | | 4 | J Dokic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Pratt | 6 | 3 | 2 | WC | M Oremans | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Oremans | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | J Dokic | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | B Rittner | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | H Nagyová | 2 | 0 | | | | |
| | J Kandarr | 3 | 6 | 3 | | B Rittner | 3 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Chládková | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | H Nagyová | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | H Nagyová | 4 | 7 | 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 7 | T Panova | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Nola | 3 | 6 | 5 | 7 | T Panova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Smashnova | 3 | 5 | | | M Marrero | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Marrero | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 7 | T Panova | 6 | 6$^2$ | 4 | | | | |
| | R Dragomir Ilie | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | I Tulyaganova | 1 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | R Grande | 3 | 4 | | | R Dragomir Ilie | 6$^2$ | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Tulyaganova | 7 | 6 | | | I Tulyaganova | 7$^7$ | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | E Dementieva | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | I Tulyaganova | 3 | 2 |
| 6 | P Schnyder | 1 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | J Henin | 6 | 6 |
| | E Bovina | 6 | 2 | 6 | | E Bovina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Weingärtner | 7 | 6 | | | M Weingärtner | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R McQuillan | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | | E Bovina | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | N Petrova | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | 2 | J Henin | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | N Dechy | 6 | 6 | | | N Dechy | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | J Henin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |