# 2001 Volvo Women's Open – Singles

Anne Kremer was the defending champion, but lost in quarterfinals to tournament winner Patty Schnyder.
Schnyder won the title by defeating Henrieta Nagyová 6–0, 6–4 in the final.

## Seeds

* Iroda Tulyaganova (first round)
* Henrieta Nagyová (final)
* Tamarine Tanasugarn (first round)
* Anne Kremer (quarterfinals)
* Tatiana Panova (quarterfinals)
* Ai Sugiyama (second round)
* Patty Schnyder (champion)
* Rossana de los Ríos (semifinals)

## 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 | Rossana de los Ríos | 5 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| 7 | Patty Schnyder | 7 | 0 | 6 | | | | |
| 7 | Patty Schnyder | 7 | 0 | 6 | 7 | Patty Schnyder | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 2/WC | Henrieta Nagyová | 0 | 4 |
| | Tatiana Poutchek | 2 | 2 | | 2/WC | Henrieta Nagyová | 0 | 4 |
| 2/WC | Henrieta Nagyová | 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 | I Tulyaganova | 4 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Vakulenko | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | J Vakulenko | 5 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S-w Hsieh | 6$^3$ | 7 | 6 | Q | S-w Hsieh | 7 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y-j Cho | 7$^7$ | 5 | 4 | | | | | | Q | S-w Hsieh | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Å Carlsson | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | 8 | R de los Ríos | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | W Prakusya | 6 | 6 | | | W Prakusya | 2 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Mandula | 4 | 2 | | 8 | R de los Ríos | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | R de los Ríos | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | R de los Ríos | 5 | 6 | 3 |
| 4 | A Kremer | 6 | 4 | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | P Schnyder | 7 | 0 | 6 |
| | N Ostrovskaya | 3 | 6 | 6$^6$ | 4 | A Kremer | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Suchá | 6 | 4 | 6 | | M Suchá | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Nola | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | 4 | A Kremer | 3 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | E Dyrberg | 3 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | 7 | P Schnyder | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Q | L Dlhopolcová | 6 | 0 | 6$^3$ | | E Dyrberg | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | É Loit | 5 | 1 | | 7 | P Schnyder | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | P Schnyder | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 5 | T Panova | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | E Kulikovskaya | 4 | 6$^3$ | | 5 | T Panova | 7 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | E-h Kim | 4 | 6 | 5 | | S Kleinová | 5 | 1$^r$ | | | | | | | | |
| | S Kleinová | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | 5 | T Panova | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | S Obata | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | T Poutchek | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | E Daniilidou | 2 | 4 | | | S Obata | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | T Poutchek | 3 | 6 | 6 | | T Poutchek | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | T Tanasugarn | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | T Poutchek | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | A Sugiyama | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 2/WC | H Nagyová | 6 | 6 |
| | S Talaja | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | A Sugiyama | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Gerši | 3 | 1 | | Q | L Huber | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Huber | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Q | L Huber | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| WC | M Tangphong | 1 | 4 | | | | | | 2/WC | H Nagyová | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Z Gubacsi | 6 | 6 | | | Z Gubacsi | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Kostanić | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2/WC | H Nagyová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 2/WC | H Nagyová | 6 | 0 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |