# 2001 Sanex Trophy – Singles

Anna Smashnova was the defending champion, but did not compete this year.
Iroda Tulyaganova won the title by defeating Gala León García 6–2, 6–3 in the final.

## Seeds

* Kim Clijsters (semifinals)
* Silvia Farina Elia (second round)
* Jelena Dokic (first round)
* Ángeles Montolio (quarterfinals)
* Magüi Serna (quarterfinals)
* Patty Schnyder (first round, retired)
* Francesca Schiavone (first round)
* Mariana Díaz Oliva (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

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Kim Clijsters | 0 | 4 | | | |
| | Iroda Tulyaganova | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Iroda Tulyaganova | 6 | 6 | Iroda Tulyaganova | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | Gala León García | 2 | 3 |
| | Marta Marrero | 3 | 3 | Gala León García | 2 | 3 |
| | Gala León García | 6 | 6 | | | |

### 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 | K Clijsters | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ľ Cervanová | 3 | 4 | | 1 | K Clijsters | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Vakulenko | 6 | 3 | 6$^1$ | | V Ruano Pascual | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Ruano Pascual | 1 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | 1 | K Clijsters | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | B Schwartz | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | 5 | M Serna | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| WC | E Callens | 6 | 6$^2$ | 2 | | B Schwartz | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Bacheva | 4 | 4 | | 5 | M Serna | w/o | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | M Serna | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | K Clijsters | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Á Montolio | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | T Tulyaganova | 6 | 6 |
| | S Kleinová | 3 | 2 | | 4 | Á Montolio | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Poutchek | 2 | 4 | | Q | M Müller | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Müller | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | Á Montolio | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| | T Tulyaganova | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | T Tulyaganova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | E Daniilidou | 3 | 6$^4$ | | | T Tulyaganova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | MJ Martínez Sánchez | 1 | 6 | | | MJ Martínez Sánchez | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | P Schnyder | 6 | 4 | r | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 8 | M Díaz Oliva | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Torrens Valero | 6 | 6 | | C Torrens Valero | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | J Kruger | 2 | 0 | | A Medina Garrigues | 2 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | A Medina Garrigues | 6 | 6 | | | | | C Torrens Valero | 3 | 1 | | | |
| | M Marrero | 6 | 6 | | | | | M Marrero | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | M Schnitzer | 1 | 4 | | M Marrero | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | D Chládková | 6 | 6 | | D Chládková | 1 | 3 | | | | | | |
| 3 | J Dokic | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | M Marrero | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | F Schiavone | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | G León García | 6 | 6 |
| | A Hopmans | 6 | 6 | | A Hopmans | 4 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | G León García | 7 | 6 | | G León García | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | R Dragomir | 5 | 2 | | | | | G León García | 6 | 6 | | | |
| Q | C Dhenin | 3 | 3 | | | | | R de los Ríos | 3 | 3 | | | |
| | R de los Ríos | 6 | 6 | | R de los Ríos | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Q | J Hewitt | 4 | 2 | 2 | S Farina Elia | 3 | 1 | | | | | | |
| 2 | S Farina Elia | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |