# 2001 Ericsson Open – Women's singles

Venus Williams defeated Jennifer Capriati in the final, 4–6, 6–1, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$ to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2001 Miami Open. Williams saved eight championship points in the third set.
Martina Hingis was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Venus Williams.

## Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. All thirty-two seeds received a bye to the second round.
* Martina Hingis (semifinals)
* Lindsay Davenport (quarterfinals)
* Venus Williams (champion)
* Jennifer Capriati (final)
* Serena Williams (quarterfinals)
* Amanda Coetzer (fourth round)
* Elena Dementieva (semifinals)
* Nathalie Tauziat (fourth round)
* Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (fourth round)
* Anke Huber (quarterfinals)
* Kim Clijsters (fourth round)
* Magdalena Maleeva (second round)
* Sandrine Testud (fourth round)
* Justine Henin (third round)
* Amy Frazier (third round)
* Barbara Schett (second round)
* Meghann Shaughnessy (second round)
* Lisa Raymond (third round)
* Tamarine Tanasugarn (fourth round)
* Magüi Serna (fourth round)
* Jelena Dokić (quarterfinals)
* Elena Likhovtseva (second round)
* Gala León García (third round)
* Anne Kremer (third round)
* Henrieta Nagyová (third round)
* Anne-Gaëlle Sidot (second round)
* Patty Schnyder (second round)
* Nathalie Dechy (second round)
* Tatiana Panova (third round)
* Kristina Brandi (second round)
* Cara Black (second round)
* Silvija Talaja (third 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

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Martina Hingis | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Anke Huber | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Anke Huber | 5 | 0 | 1 | Martina Hingis | 3 | 6$^6$ | | | | | |
| | | | | 3 | Venus Williams | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | | | |
| 3 | Venus Williams | 6 | 6 | 3 | Venus Williams | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | | | |
| 21 | Jelena Dokić | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 21 | Jelena Dokić | 2 | 3 | | | | | 3 | Venus Williams | 4 | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | | | | | | | | 4 | Jennifer Capriati | 6 | 1 | 6$^4$ |
| 5 | Serena Williams | 1 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Jennifer Capriati | 6 | 1 | 6$^4$ |
| 4 | Jennifer Capriati | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Jennifer Capriati | 6 | 7$^7$ | 4 | Jennifer Capriati | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | 7 | Elena Dementieva | 2 | 0 | | | | | |
| 7 | Elena Dementieva | 6 | 1 | 7 | Elena Dementieva | 2 | 0 | | | | | |
| 2 | Lindsay Davenport | 3 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | | | | 1 | M Hingis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Grande | 6 | 7 | | R Grande | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Plischke | 4 | 5 | | | | | | 1 | M Hingis | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Smashnova | 5 | 2 | | | | | | 29 | T Panova | 1 | 0 | | | | |
| Q | J Craybas | 7 | 6 | Q | J Craybas | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 29 | T Panova | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | M Hingis | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 20 | M Serna | 3 | 4 |
| | | | | 20 | M Serna | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J-Q Yi | 4 | 2 | | A Glass | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Glass | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 20 | M Serna | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | A Molik | 2 | 4 | | | | | | 15 | A Frazier | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| | Á Montolio | 6 | 6 | | Á Montolio | 6 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 15 | A Frazier | 2 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | | | | | 10 | A Huber | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Chládková | 6 | 6 | | | D Chládková | 6$^5$ | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Poutchek | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | 10 | A Huber | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Weingärtner | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | 24 | A Kremer | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| | N Petrova | 1 | 6$^5$ | | | M Weingärtner | 4 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 24 | A Kremer | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | A Huber | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | N Tauziat | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| | | | | | 25 | H Nagyová | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Kruger | 0 | 3 | | Q | S Foretz | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Foretz | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 25 | H Nagyová | 2 | 0$^r$ | | | | | |
| Q | T Perebiynis | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | 8 | N Tauziat | 6 | 5 | | | | | |
| | A Myskina | 3 | 6 | 1 | Q | T Perebiynis | 2 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | N Tauziat | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | | | | | 3 | V Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Oremans | 4 | 6 | 6 | | M Oremans | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Harkleroad | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | 3 | V Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Tu | 5 | 4 | | | | | | Q | S Cacic | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| Q | S Cacic | 7 | 6 | | Q | S Cacic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 27 | P Schnyder | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | V Williams | 7 | 7$^7$ |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | T Garbin | 5 | 6$^2$ |
| | | | | | 22 | E Likhovtseva | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | B Rippner | 0 | 0 | | | T Garbin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | T Garbin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | T Garbin | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | E Bovina | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | 14 | J Henin | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| | R Dragomir-Ilie | 1 | 6$^5$ | | WC | E Bovina | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 14 | J Henin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | | | | 12 | M Maleeva | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Schiavone | 1 | 2 | | M Marrero | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Marrero | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | M Marrero | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| | S Jeyaseelan | 2 | 1 | | | | | | 21 | J Dokić | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Vavrinec | 6 | 6 | | M Vavrinec | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 21 | J Dokić | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 21 | J Dokić | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | A Coetzer | 3 | 5 |
| | | | | 30 | K Brandi | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M J Martínez | 3 | 4 | | I Majoli | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Majoli | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | I Majoli | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | R Kuti-Kis | 1 | 5 | | | | | | 6 | A Coetzer | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | M Irvin | 6 | 7 | WC | M Irvin | 1 | 7$^7$ | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 6 | A Coetzer | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 5

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | | | | 5 | S Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Nola | 7 | 6 | | P Nola | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Pitkowski | 5 | 0 | | | | | | 5 | S Williams | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | I Tulyaganova | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | I Tulyaganova | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | F Li | 1 | 0$^r$ | | I Tulyaganova | 7$^{14}$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 26 | A-G Sidot | 6$^{12}$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | S Williams | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | K Clijsters | 0 | 2 |
| | | | | 23 | G León García | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Habšudová | 6 | 7$^7$ | | K Habšudová | 6 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Lučić | 3 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | 23 | G León García | 3 | 1 | | | | | |
| | V Ruano Pascual | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 11 | K Clijsters | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | S Asagoe | 3 | 0 | | V Ruano Pascual | 2 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 11 | K Clijsters | 6 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 6

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | | | | | 16 | B Schett | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Hrdličková | 6 | 2 | 6 | | K Hrdličková | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Kandarr | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | K Hrdličková | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| Q | V Razzano | 3 | 2 | | | | | | 19 | T Tanasugarn | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | A Kapros | 6 | 6 | | Q | A Kapros | 6$^4$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 19 | T Tanasugarn | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 19 | T Tanasugarn | 4 | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | J Capriati | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 31 | C Black | 6$^4$ | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Díaz Oliva | 7 | 3 | 6 | Q | M Díaz Oliva | 7$^7$ | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | Å Carlsson | 5 | 6 | 2 | | | | | Q | M Díaz Oliva | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| | J Hopkins | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | J Capriati | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | G Dulko | 3 | 3 | | | J Hopkins | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | J Capriati | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 7

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | | | | | 7 | E Dementieva | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M de Swardt | 6$^4$ | 4 | | WC | A Stevenson | 2 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Stevenson | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | E Dementieva | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | D Hantuchová | 6 | 6$^7$ | 4 | | | | | | 32 | S Talaja | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| | J Nejedly | 1 | 7$^9$ | 6 | | J Nejedly | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 32 | S Talaja | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | E Dementieva | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | A Sánchez Vicario | 1 | 2 |
| | | | | | 17 | M Shaughnessy | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Palaveršić | 3 | 2 | | | N Pratt | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | N Pratt | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | N Pratt | 0 | 6$^4$ | | | | |
| | T Pisnik | 7$^7$ | 3 | 0 | | | | | | 9 | A Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | B Rittner | 6$^3$ | 6 | 6 | | B Rittner | 2 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 9 | A Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 8

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | | | | 13 | S Testud | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Washington | 7 | 6 | WC | M Washington | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Gerši | 5 | 1 | | | | | 13 | S Testud | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Sugiyama | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | 18 | L Raymond | 3 | 7 | 4 | | | | |
| Q | L Krasnoroutskaya | 6$^3$ | 0 | | A Sugiyama | 1 | 1$^r$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 18 | L Raymond | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | S Testud | 3 | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | L Davenport | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 28 | N Dechy | 2 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | É Loit | 6$^3$ | 2 | | L Osterloh | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Osterloh | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | L Osterloh | 2 | 0 | | | | | |
| | R de los Ríos | 4 | 4 | | | | | 2 | L Davenport | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | D Bedáňová | 6 | 6 | | D Bedáňová | 1 | 1$^r$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 2 | L Davenport | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Rachel McQuillan (first round)
* Lina Krasnoroutskaya (champion)
* Mariana Díaz Oliva (qualified)
* Evie Dominikovic (qualifying competition)
* Dawn Buth (first round)
* Lubomira Bacheva (qualifying competition)
* Sandra Kleinová (first round)
* Alina Jidkova (qualifying competition)
* Kristie Boogert (first round)
* Janette Husárová (first round)
* María Vento (qualifying competition)
* Catalina Castaño (first round)
* Allison Bradshaw (first round)
* Sandra Cacic (qualified)
* Selima Sfar (first round)
* Amanda Hopmans (first round)
* Ľudmila Cervanová (first round)
* Jill Craybas (qualified)
* Virginie Razzano (qualified)
* Martina Suchá (first round)
* Bianka Lamade (qualifying competition)
* Olga Barabanschikova (first round)
* María José Martínez Sánchez (qualified)
* Sandra Načuk (first round)

### Qualifiers

* Anikó Kapros
* Lina Krasnoroutskaya
* Mariana Díaz Oliva
* María José Martínez Sánchez
* Stéphanie Foretz
* Tatiana Perebiynis
* Alicia Molik
* Maja Palaveršić
* Virginie Razzano
* Yi Jing-Qian
* Jill Craybas
* Sandra Cacic

### Qualifying draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Rachel McQuillan | 3 | 0 | | | | | |
| WC | Anikó Kapros | 6 | 6 | | WC | Anikó Kapros | 6 | 6 |
| | Milagros Sequera | 6 | 6$^3$ | 6 | | Milagros Sequera | 2 | 1 |
| 16 | Amanda Hopmans | 1 | 7$^7$ | 1 | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Lina Krasnoroutskaya | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Wynne Prakusya | 4 | 1 | | 2 | Lina Krasnoroutskaya | 6 | 6 |
| WC | Sunitha Rao | 3 | 6 | 6 | WC | Sunitha Rao | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Allison Bradshaw | 6 | 0 | 3 | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Mariana Díaz Oliva | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | Katalin Marosi-Aracama | 5 | 1 | 3 | Mariana Díaz Oliva | 6 | 6 |
| | Gréta Arn | 6 | 6 | | Gréta Arn | 2 | 3 |
| 22 | Olga Barabanschikova | 3 | 3 | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Evie Dominikovic | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Laurence Courtois | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | Evie Dominikovic | 6 | 2 | 3 |
| WC | Jelena Janković | 1 | 0$^r$ | | 23 | María José Martínez Sánchez | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| 23 | María José Martínez Sánchez | 6 | 4 | | | | | | |

#### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 5 | Dawn Buth | 6 | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Erika deLone | 3 | 6 | 6 | Erika deLone | Erika deLone | 6 | 2 | 3 |
| | Stéphanie Foretz | 6 | 6 | | Stéphanie Foretz | Stéphanie Foretz | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| 24 | Sandra Načuk | 4 | 0 | | | | | | |

#### Sixth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 6 | Lubomira Bacheva | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | |
| | Janet Lee | 3 | 6 | 2 | 6 | Lubomira Bacheva | 5 | 5 |
| WC | Tatiana Perebiynis | 6 | 6 | | WC | Tatiana Perebiynis | 7 | 7 |
| 15 | Selima Sfar | 1 | 2 | | | | | |

#### Seventh qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 7 | Sandra Kleinová | 5 | 1 | | | | | |
| | Katarina Srebotnik | 7 | 6 | Katarina Srebotnik | Katarina Srebotnik | 6$^2$ | 6 | 2 |
| | Alicia Molik | 6 | 6 | Alicia Molik | Alicia Molik | 7$^7$ | 1 | 6 |
| 17 | Ľudmila Cervanová | 0 | 1 | | | | | |

#### Eighth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 8 | Alina Jidkova | 3 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | Tara Snyder | 6 | 1$^r$ | | 8 | Alina Jidkova | 2 | 7 | 6$^4$ |
| Alt | Maja Palaveršić | 4 | 6 | 7 | Alt | Maja Palaveršić | 6 | 5 | 7$^7$ |
| 20 | Martina Suchá | 6 | 2 | 5 | | | | | |

#### Ninth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 9 | Kristie Boogert | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | Els Callens | 2 | 6 | 6 | | Els Callens | 5 | 4 |
| | Yuka Yoshida | 4 | 2 | | 19 | Virginie Razzano | 7 | 6 |
| 19 | Virginie Razzano | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Tenth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 10 | Janette Husárová | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | Yi Jing-Qian | 4 | 6 | 6 | | Yi Jing-Qian | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | Saori Obata | 6 | 6$^5$ | 3$^r$ | 21 | Bianka Lamade | 2 | 6$^3$ |
| 21 | Bianka Lamade | 3 | 7$^7$ | 2 | | | | |

#### Eleventh qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 11 | María Vento | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| WC | Vera Zvonareva | 2 | 5 | 11 | María Vento | 1 | 4 |
| | Anca Barna | 3 | 2 | 18 | Jill Craybas | 6 | 6 |
| 18 | Jill Craybas | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Twelfth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 12 | Catalina Castaño | 4 | 6$^3$ | | | | |
| WC | Bethanie Mattek | 6 | 7$^7$ | WC | Bethanie Mattek | 5 | 4 |
| | Lourdes Domínguez Lino | 5 | 0 | 14 | Sandra Cacic | 7 | 6 |
| 14 | Sandra Cacic | 7 | 6 | | | | |