# 2001 Kremlin Cup – Women's singles

Jelena Dokić defeated Elena Dementieva in the final, 6–3, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2001 Kremlin Cup.
Martina Hingis was the defending champion, but lost to Dementieva in the quarterfinals.

## Seeds

The top four seeds received a bye to the second round.
* Martina Hingis (quarterfinals)
* Amélie Mauresmo (second round)
* Justine Henin (second round)
* Nathalie Tauziat (second round)
* Jelena Dokić (champion)
* Silvia Farina Elia (semifinals)
* Magdalena Maleeva (second round)
* Elena Dementieva (final)

## 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 |
| 8 | Elena Dementieva | 6$^7$ | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| WC | Anastasia Myskina | 7$^9$ | 1 | 5 | | | | |
| WC | Anastasia Myskina | 7$^9$ | 1 | 5 | 8 | Elena Dementieva | 3 | 3 |
| | | | | | 5 | Jelena Dokić | 6 | 6 |
| 5 | Jelena Dokić | 6 | 6 | | 5 | Jelena Dokić | 6 | 6 |
| 6 | Silvia Farina Elia | 4 | 3 | | | | | |

### Top half

| 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 |
| | | | | 1 | M Hingis | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Kleinová | 7$^8$ | 6 | Q | S Kleinová | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Á Montolio | 6$^6$ | 1 | | | | | | 1 | M Hingis | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| | A Kremer | 2 | 3 | | | | | | 8 | E Dementieva | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | A Stevenson | 6 | 6 | Q | A Stevenson | 6 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | E Bovina | 3 | 4 | 8 | E Dementieva | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | E Dementieva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 8 | E Dementieva | 6$^6$ | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | WC | A Myskina | 7$^8$ | 1 | 5 |
| | | | | 3 | J Henin | 7 | 6$^6$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Schett | 6 | 6 | | B Schett | 5 | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Likhovtseva | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | B Schett | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| | M Serna | 2 | 2 | | | | | | WC | A Myskina | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | A Myskina | 6 | 6 | WC | A Myskina | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Huber | 3 | 5 | 7 | M Maleeva | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | M Maleeva | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| 5 | J Dokić | 6 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Krasnoroutskaya | 3 | 7 | 5 | 5 | J Dokić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Kournikova | 2 | 6 | 2 | WC | G Fokina | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | G Fokina | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | J Dokić | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | N Petrova | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | F Schiavone | 2 | 0 | | | | | |
| | F Schiavone | 6 | 6 | | | F Schiavone | 6 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | N Tauziat | 4 | 7 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | J Dokić | 6 | 6 |
| 6 | S Farina Elia | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | S Farina Elia | 4 | 3 |
| Q | M Suchá | 3 | 2 | | 6 | S Farina Elia | 7 | 4 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Tulyaganova | 6 | 6 | | | I Tulyaganova | 5 | 6 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | T Panova | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | 6 | S Farina Elia | 1 | 7$^{11}$ | 6 | | | | |
| | C Torrens Valero | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | D Bedáňová | 6 | 6$^9$ | 4 | | | | |
| | D Bedáňová | 6 | 6 | | | D Bedáňová | 6 | 6$^6$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | A Mauresmo | 2 | 7$^8$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |