# 2001 French Open – Women's singles

Jennifer Capriati defeated Kim Clijsters in the final, 1–6, 6–4, 12–10 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2001 French Open. It was her first French Open title and second major title overall. Clijsters was the first Belgian woman to reach a major singles final, having won an all-Belgian semifinal against Justine Henin for the honor.
Mary Pierce was the reigning champion, but did not compete due to a back injury.
This marked the first major appearance of future Wimbledon champion Marion Bartoli. It also marked the French Open debut of future champion Francesca Schiavone, who reached the quarterfinals, her best result at the tournament until her title run nine years later.
This was the last major to feature only 16 seeds.

## Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Jennifer Capriati is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
* Martina Hingis (semifinals)
* Venus Williams (first round)
* Lindsay Davenport (withdrew due to knee injury)
* Jennifer Capriati (champion)
* Amélie Mauresmo (first round)
* Serena Williams (quarterfinals)
* Elena Dementieva (second round)
* Conchita Martínez (third round)
* Nathalie Tauziat (first round)
* Amanda Coetzer (third round)
* Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (second round)
* Kim Clijsters (final)
* Magdalena Maleeva (first round)
* Justine Henin (semifinals)
* Jelena Dokić (third round)
* Meghann Shaughnessy (fourth round)
* Sandrine Testud (fourth 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Martina Hingis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Francesca Schiavone | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Francesca Schiavone | 1 | 4 | | 1 | Martina Hingis | 4 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Jennifer Capriati | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Jennifer Capriati | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | Jennifer Capriati | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Serena Williams | 2 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Serena Williams | 2 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | 4 | Jennifer Capriati | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 12 | Kim Clijsters | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 12 | Kim Clijsters | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | Kim Clijsters | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| Q | Petra Mandula | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Petra Mandula | 1 | 3 | | 12 | Kim Clijsters | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 14 | Justine Henin | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Lina Krasnoroutskaya | 1 | 2 | | 14 | Justine Henin | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | | |
| 14 | Justine Henin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| 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 |
| 1 | M Hingis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G León García | 1 | 0 | | 1 | M Hingis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Castaño | 6 | 6 | | | C Castaño | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Bartoli | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | 1 | M Hingis | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| LL | W Prakusya | 6 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | R McQuillan | 5 | 1 | | | | | |
| | R McQuillan | 3 | 6 | 6 | | R McQuillan | 4 | 6 | 10 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Craybas | 4 | 6 | 7 | | J Craybas | 6 | 1 | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Kleinová | 6 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | M Hingis | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| Q | M Suchá | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 17 | S Testud | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| | A Myskina | 2 | 4 | | Q | M Suchá | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Bovina | 6 | 6 | | | E Bovina | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Nejedly | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | E Bovina | 3 | 6$^3$ | | | | | |
| | T Poutchek | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 17 | S Testud | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| | E Dominikovic | 6 | 2 | 3 | | T Poutchek | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Buth | 1 | 1 | | 17 | S Testud | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 17 | S Testud | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| 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 |
| 10 | A Coetzer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Lamade | 4 | 2 | 10 | A Coetzer | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | V Ruano Pascual | 6 | 6 | | V Ruano Pascual | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Hopkins | 1 | 1 | | | | | 10 | A Coetzer | 5 | 4 | | | | |
| | S Cacic | 1 | 0 | | | | | | F Schiavone | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | Á Montolio | 6 | 6 | | Á Montolio | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Vavrinec | 4 | 5 | | F Schiavone | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | F Schiavone | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | F Schiavone | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | A Bradshaw | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | C Black | 6$^2$ | 1 |
| | P Schnyder | 6 | 6 | | P Schnyder | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | K Boogert | 2 | 0 | | C Black | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Black | 6 | 6 | | | | | | C Black | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | A Stevenson | 3 | 3 | | | | | 8 | C Martínez | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | |
| | D Hantuchová | 6 | 6 | | D Hantuchová | 6$^4$ | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | A-G Sidot | 1 | 1 | 8 | C Martínez | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | C Martínez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 3

| 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 |
| 4 | J Capriati | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | É Loit | 2 | 5 | | 4 | J Capriati | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Martínez Granados | 3 | 1 | | | T Garbin | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Garbin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | J Capriati | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Weingärtner | 6 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | Q | M Lučić | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| Q | M Lučić | 3 | 6 | 6 | Q | M Lučić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Nola | 1 | 4 | | Q | E Bes | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | E Bes | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | J Capriati | 7 | 6 |
| | M-A Vento | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | M Shaughnessy | 5 | 1 |
| WC | L Andretto | 7 | 6 | | WC | L Andretto | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Husárová | 6 | 6 | | | J Husárová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ľ Cervanová | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | J Husárová | 5 | 4 | | | | |
| | M Tu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 16 | M Shaughnessy | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | A Fusai | 3 | 3 | | | M Tu | 6 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | T Pisnik | 3 | 1 | | 16 | M Shaughnessy | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | M Shaughnessy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| 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 | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 11 | A Sánchez Vicario | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | G Arn | 6 | 2 | 1 | 11 | A Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Frazier | 6 | 6 | | | A Frazier | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Serra Zanetti | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | A Frazier | 7$^7$ | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | N Petrova | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | N Petrova | 6$^2$ | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | K Habšudová | 3 | 5 | | | N Petrova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Tulyaganova | 3 | 5 | | | M Serna | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Serna | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | N Petrova | 3 | 1 |
| Q | M Matevžič | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | S Williams | 6 | 6 |
| | B Rittner | 6 | 6 | | | B Rittner | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Z Gubacsi | 4 | 7 | 7 | Q | Z Gubacsi | 0 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Tanasugarn | 6 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | Q | Z Gubacsi | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| Q | K Srebotnik | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | S Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | G Casoni | 6$^2$ | 3 | | Q | K Srebotnik | 0 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Pitkowski | 2 | 7$^7$ | 1 | 6 | S Williams | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | S Williams | 6 | 6$^4$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 5

| 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 | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 7 | E Dementieva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | C Beigbeder | 4 | 1 | | 7 | E Dementieva | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Nagyová | 6 | 6 | | | H Nagyová | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Smashnova | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | H Nagyová | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| | N Dechy | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | N Dechy | 5 | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| WC | A Molik | 7 | 4 | 4 | | N Dechy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Osterloh | 6 | 2 | 8 | | J Kruger | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Kruger | 2 | 6 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | H Nagyová | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| | K Hrdličková | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | K Clijsters | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| | S Sfar | 6 | 6 | | | S Sfar | 3 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Dragomir-Ilie | 3 | 6 | 2 | | M Marrero | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Marrero | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | M Marrero | 2 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | L Bacheva | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | 12 | K Clijsters | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | M Díaz Oliva | 7 | 6 | | | M Díaz Oliva | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | ME Salerni | 3 | 4 | | 12 | K Clijsters | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | K Clijsters | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 6

| 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 | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 15 | J Dokić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Gerši | 0 | 0 | | 15 | J Dokić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Irvin | 5 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | M Irvin | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Hopmans | 7 | 6$^5$ | 2 | | | | | | 15 | J Dokić | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| Q | P Mandula | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Q | P Mandula | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Sugiyama | 6 | 4 | 3 | Q | P Mandula | 7 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R de los Ríos | 6 | 1 | 6 | | R de los Ríos | 5 | 7 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Likhovtseva | 2 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | Q | P Mandula | 6 | 6 |
| | N Pratt | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | R Grande | 2 | 3 |
| WC | K Jagieniak | 3 | 5 | | | N Pratt | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Torrens Valero | 6$^4$ | 7 | 6 | | C Torrens Valero | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Medina Garrigues | 7$^7$ | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | C Torrens Valero | 3 | 1 | | | | | |
| | I Majoli | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | R Grande | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | R Grande | 1 | 6 | 6 | | R Grande | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Kandarr | 7 | 7 | | | J Kandarr | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | A Mauresmo | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 |
| 9 | N Tauziat | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Krasnoroutskaya | 6 | 6 | | | L Krasnoroutskaya | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | R Kuti-Kis | 6 | 2 | 2 | Q | L Němečková | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Němečková | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | L Krasnoroutskaya | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | |
| | A Kremer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | D Chládková | 1 | 6 | 1 | | | |
| | E Gagliardi | 0 | 4 | | | A Kremer | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | D Chládková | 6 | 6 | | | D Chládková | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | M Oremans | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | L Krasnoroutskaya | 6 | 6 |
| | A Glass | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | S Farina Elia | 2 | 4 |
| | L Raymond | 6 | 4 | 1 | | A Glass | 6 | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | D Bedáňová | 7 | 7 | | | D Bedáňová | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Foretz | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | D Bedáňová | 5 | 6$^4$ | | | | |
| | M Sánchez Lorenzo | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | S Farina Elia | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | T Panova | 6 | 6 | | | T Panova | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | S Farina Elia | 6 | 5 | 6 | | S Farina Elia | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 13 | M Maleeva | 1 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 8

| 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 |
| 14 | J Henin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Asagoe | 3 | 2 | 14 | J Henin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | MJ Martínez Sánchez | 5 | 6$^6$ | | P Suárez | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Suárez | 7 | 7$^8$ | | | | | | 14 | J Henin | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | S Jeyaseelan | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | V Razzano | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | A Huber | 6 | 6 | | A Huber | 0 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Razzano | 6 | 6 | | V Razzano | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | C Pin | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | J Henin | 6 | 6 |
| | N Llagostera | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | B Schett | 3 | 4 |
| | S Talaja | 1 | 5 | | N Llagostera | 5 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | A Barna | 5 | 3 | | S Plischke | 7 | 0 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Plischke | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | N Llagostera | 0 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| | Å Carlsson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | B Schett | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | K Brandi | 1 | 2 | | Å Carlsson | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Schett | 6 | 6 | | B Schett | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | V Williams | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |