# 2001 ASB Classic – Singles

Anne Kremer was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Marlene Weingärtner.
Meilen Tu won in the final 7–6 (12–10), 6–2 against Paola Suárez.

## Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
* Sandrine Testud (first round)
* Barbara Schett (second round)
* Nathalie Dechy (first round)
* Kristina Brandi (first round)
* Anne Kremer (quarterfinals)
* Paola Suárez (final)
* Cara Black (quarterfinals)
* Lilia Osterloh (quarterfinals)

## 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
| 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 | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | S Testud | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Craybas | 6 | 7 | | Q | J Craybas | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Schiavone | 2 | 6 | 6 | | F Schiavone | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Grande | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | F Schiavone | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | É Loit | 7$^7$ | 4 | 1 | | | | | | 7 | C Black | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Asagoe | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6 | | S Asagoe | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Parkinson | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | C Black | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | C Black | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | F Schiavone | 6$^6$ | 5 | | | | |
| 4 | K Brandi | 7 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | M Tu | 7$^8$ | 7 | | | | |
| | M Tu | 5 | 6 | 6 | | M Tu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M E Salerni | 6 | 6 | | WC | M E Salerni | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Pitkowski | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | M Tu | 2 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Torrens Valero | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | 8 | L Osterloh | 6 | 6$^1$ | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Hopmans | 3 | 6 | 6 | | A Hopmans | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Dlhopolcová | 5 | 2 | | 8 | L Osterloh | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | L Osterloh | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Meilen Tu | 7$^{12}$ | 6 |
| 5 | A Kremer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Paola Suárez | 6$^{10}$ | 2 |
| | E Gagliardi | 2 | 0 | | 5 | A Kremer | 1 | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Hopkins | 2 | 6 | 2 | | C Morariu | 6 | 6$^6$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Morariu | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | A Kremer | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Smashnova | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | M Weingärtner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Vavrinec | 6 | 2 | 5 | | A Smashnova | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Weingärtner | 7$^7$ | 4 | 6 | | M Weingärtner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | N Dechy | 6$^5$ | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | M Weingärtner | 5 | 1 | | | | |
| 6 | P Suárez | 6 | 6$^3$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | P Suárez | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Nejedly | 1 | 7$^7$ | 3 | 6 | P Suárez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Fusai | 2 | 1 | | | P Nola | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Nola | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | P Suárez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Bradshaw | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | Q | A Bradshaw | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Basting | 4 | 6 | 4 | Q | A Bradshaw | 7$^7$ | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | L Baker | 1 | 4 | | 2 | B Schett | 6$^1$ | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | B Schett | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

The top three seeds received a bye to the second round.
* Louise Latimer (second round)
* Mariana Díaz Oliva (final round)
* Katarina Srebotnik (final round)
* Yuka Yoshida (final round)
* Allison Bradshaw (Qualifier)
* Milagros Sequera (second round)
* Alexandra Fusai (Qualifier)
* Jill Craybas (Qualifier)

### Qualifiers

* Lenka Dlhopolcová
* Jill Craybas
* Alexandra Fusai
* Allison Bradshaw

### Draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Final Round | Final Round | Final Round | Final Round |
| | | | | | 1 | Louise Latimer | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| | Ilke Gers | 6 | 2 | 0 | | Rika Fujiwara | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Rika Fujiwara | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | Rika Fujiwara | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| | Lenka Dlhopolcova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Lenka Dlhopolcova | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| | Tina Križan | 1 | 2 | | | Lenka Dlhopolcova | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Tracey O'Connor | 5 | 4 | | 6 | Milagros Sequera | 4 | 1 | | | | |
| 6 | Milagros Sequera | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Final Round | Final Round | Final Round | Final Round |
| | | | | 2 | Mariana Díaz Oliva | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Angelika Bachmann | 6 | 6 | | Angelika Bachmann | 1 | 0 | | | | |
| | Lucie Ahl | 4 | 1 | | | | | 2 | Mariana Díaz Oliva | 4 | 1 |
| | Vanessa Henke | 6 | 6 | | | | | 8 | Jill Craybas | 6 | 6 |
| | Marion Maruska | 2 | 4 | | Vanessa Henke | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| | Rachel Dive | 0 | 2 | 8 | Jill Craybas | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 8 | Jill Craybas | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Final Round | Final Round | Final Round | Final Round |
| | | | | | 3 | Katarina Srebotnik | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | |
| | Sarah Taylor | 6 | 4 | 5 | | Liezel Horn | 2 | 6 | 1 | | | | |
| | Liezel Horn | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 3 | Katarina Srebotnik | 5 | 3 |
| | Caroline Schneider | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | 7 | Alexandra Fusai | 7 | 6 |
| | Selima Sfar | 6 | 6 | | | Selima Sfar | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Antonia Matic | 4 | 1 | | 7 | Alexandra Fusai | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 7 | Alexandra Fusai | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Final Round | Final Round | Final Round | Final Round |
| 4 | Yuka Yoshida | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Shelley Stephens | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | Shelley Stephens | 3 | 4 | 4 | Yuka Yoshida | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | Stéphanie Foretz | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | Tanja Markovic | 0 | 0 | | Stéphanie Foretz | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | Stéphanie Foretz | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Stéphanie Foretz | 6 | 6 | | | | | 4 | Yuka Yoshida | 4 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | 5 | Allison Bradshaw | 6 | 6 |
| | Amy Jensen | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | 5 | Allison Bradshaw | 6 | 6 |
| | Amanda Augustus | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Amanda Augustus | 7 | 6 | | Amanda Augustus | 1 | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | 5 | Allison Bradshaw | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Kim Grant | 4 | 1 | 5 | Allison Bradshaw | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 5 | Allison Bradshaw | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |