# 2001 Acura Classic – Singles

Venus Williams was the defending champion and successfully defended her title, by defeating Monica Seles 6–2, 6–3 in the final.

## Seeds

All seeds received a bye into the second round.
* Martina Hingis (semifinals)
* Venus Williams (champion)
* Jennifer Capriati (quarterfinals)
* Lindsay Davenport (semifinals)
* Kim Clijsters (second round)
* Nathalie Tauziat (quarterfinals)
* Monica Seles (final)
* Elena Dementieva (third round)
* Anna Kournikova (second round)
* Magdalena Maleeva (third round)
* Meghann Shaughnessy (third round)
* Sandrine Testud (quarterfinals)
* Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (second round)
* Amy Frazier (second round)
* Jelena Dokic (third round)
* Barbara Schett (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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Martina Hingis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ai Sugiyama | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ai Sugiyama | 3 | 4 | | 1 | Martina Hingis | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | Monica Seles | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 3 | Jennifer Capriati | 3 | 3 | | 7 | Monica Seles | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 7 | Monica Seles | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Monica Seles | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 7 | Monica Seles | 2 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Venus Williams | 6 | 6 |
| 12 | Sandrine Testud | 2 | 7 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | 2 | Venus Williams | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | Lindsay Davenport | 6 | 5 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Lindsay Davenport | 6 | 5 | 7$^7$ | 4 | Lindsay Davenport | 2 | 5 | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Venus Williams | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| 6 | Nathalie Tauziat | 2 | 2 | | 2 | Venus Williams | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| 2 | Venus Williams | 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 1 | M Hingis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | V Razzano | 6 | 2 | 0 | | L Osterloh | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Osterloh | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | M Hingis | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | A Stevenson | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | Q | A Stevenson | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| | K Brandi | 6$^5$ | 0 | | Q | A Stevenson | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 14 | A Frazier | 1 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | M Hingis | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | A Sugiyama | 3 | 4 |
| | | | | | 9 | A Kournikova | 7$^7$ | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | N Pratt | 6 | 6 | | | N Pratt | 6$^1$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | P Nola | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | N Pratt | 3 | 1$^r$ | | | | |
| | T Tanasugarn | 6 | 6$^3$ | 2 | | | | | | | A Sugiyama | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| | A Sugiyama | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | A Sugiyama | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | K Clijsters | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | 3 | J Capriati | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Asagoe | 6 | 6 | | S Asagoe | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A-G Sidot | 2 | 3 | | | | | | 3 | J Capriati | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Husárová | 4 | 4 | | | | | | 15 | J Dokic | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| | J Kandarr | 6 | 6 | | J Kandarr | 6$^1$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 15 | J Dokic | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | J Capriati | 3 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | M Seles | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 11 | M Shaughnessy | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Black | 2 | 1 | | A Kremer | 7$^7$ | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Kremer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 11 | M Shaughnessy | 4 | 1 | | | | |
| | E Dominikovic | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | | | 7 | M Seles | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | S Sfar | 6$^5$ | 5 | | E Dominikovic | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 7 | M Seles | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 8 | E Dementieva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Weingärtner | 7$^7$ | 1 | 7$^7$ | | M Weingärtner | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Tulyaganova | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6$^2$ | | | | | 8 | E Dementieva | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| | R Grande | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | 12 | S Testud | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Tu | 6 | 3 | 2 | | R Grande | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 12 | S Testud | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | S Testud | 2 | 7 | 6$^5$ |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | L Davenport | 6 | 5 | 7$^7$ |
| | | | | | 16 | B Schett | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Panova | 0 | 3 | | | C Rubin | 6$^4$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Rubin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 16 | B Schett | 1 | 5 | | | | | |
| WC | Kim Anh Nguyen | 2 | 3 | | | | | | 4 | L Davenport | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| Q | S Cacic | 6 | 6 | | Q | S Cacic | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | L Davenport | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 6 | N Tauziat | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Petrova | 5 | | | | N Petrova | 6$^4$ | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Garbin | 2$^r$ | | | | | | | 6 | N Tauziat | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | J Hopkins | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | 10 | M Maleeva | 2 | 7 | 2 | | | | |
| WC | A Bradshaw | 1 | 6 | 6 | WC | A Bradshaw | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 10 | M Maleeva | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | N Tauziat | 2 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | V Williams | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 13 | A Sánchez Vicario | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Bedáňová | 6 | 6 | | | D Bedáňová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Fusai | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | D Bedáňová | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
| | E Likhovtseva | 5 | 3$^r$ | | | | | | 2 | V Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | E Bovina | 7 | 5 | | | E Bovina | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | V Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |