# 2001 Betty Barclay Cup – Singles

Martina Hingis was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Venus Williams won in the final 6–3, 6–0 against Meghann Shaughnessy.

## Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top four seeds received a bye to the second round.
* Venus Williams (champion)
* Amanda Coetzer (semifinals)
* Conchita Martínez (second round)
* Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario (quarterfinals)
* Magdalena Maleeva (second round)
* Justine Henin (quarterfinals)
* Meghann Shaughnessy (final)
* Magüi Serna (first 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

### Final

| Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Venus Williams | 6 | 6 | |
| 7 | Meghann Shaughnessy | 3 | 0 | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | | | | | 1 | V Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G León García | 6 | 6 | | | G León García | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Müller | 1 | 2 | | | | | | 1 | V Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | S Farina Elia | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | S Farina Elia | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| | T Garbin | 4 | 5 | | | S Farina Elia | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Glass | 6 | 6 | | WC | A Glass | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | M Serna | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | V Williams | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Dokić | 3 | 1 |
| | | | | | 4 | A Sánchez-Vicario | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | D Chládková | 6 | 6 | | Q | D Chládková | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Nagyová | 4 | 4 | | | | | | 4 | A Sánchez-Vicario | 6 | 6$^5$ | 2 | | | | |
| Q | B Rittner | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | J Dokić | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | J Dokić | 4 | 6 | 6 | | J Dokić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Dragomir Ilie | 5 | 7$^8$ | 3 | 5 | M Maleeva | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | M Maleeva | 7 | 6$^6$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| 7 | M Shaughnessy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Brandi | 2 | 2 | | 7 | M Shaughnessy | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Black | 2 | 3 | | | K Hrdličková | 1 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Hrdličková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | M Shaughnessy | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | P Schnyder | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | WC | P Schnyder | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | B Schett | 4 | 5 | | WC | P Schnyder | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | C Martínez | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | M Shaughnessy | 6 | 6 |
| 6 | J Henin | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | A Coetzer | 3 | 4 |
| | A-G Sidot | 7$^7$ | 3 | 2 | 6 | J Henin | 7$^7$ | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Likhovtseva | 2 | 6 | 6 | | E Likhovtseva | 6$^3$ | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Å Carlsson | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | 6 | J Henin | 5 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| | T Panova | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | 2 | A Coetzer | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | B Lamade | 7$^7$ | 6 | | WC | B Lamade | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | A Coetzer | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |