# 2001 Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts – Singles

The 2001 Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts singles was a tennis competition within the 2001 Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts, a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Hope Island Resort Tennis Centre in Hope Island, Queensland in Australia and was part of Tier III of the 2001 WTA Tour. The tournament ran from 31 December 2000 through 6 January 2001.
Silvija Talaja was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Silvia Farina Elia.
Justine Henin won in the final 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 6–4 against Farina Elia.

## Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top two seeds received a bye to the second round.
* Conchita Martínez (quarterfinals)
* Patty Schnyder (semifinals)
* Silvija Talaja (quarterfinals)
* Tatiana Panova (first round)
* Magüi Serna (second round)
* Meghann Shaughnessy (semifinals)
* Henrieta Nagyová (first round)
* Justine Henin (champion)

## 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 |
| 8 | Justine Henin | 7$^7$ | 6 | |
| | Silvia Farina Elia | 6$^5$ | 4 | |

### Top 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | | | | | 1 | C Martínez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Rippner | 4 | 7$^7$ | 3 | | G Casoni | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Casoni | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | | | | | 1 | C Martínez | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
| | T Pisnik | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | 6 | M Shaughnessy | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | S Cacic | 6 | 4 | 6 | | S Cacic | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Plischke | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | M Shaughnessy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | M Shaughnessy | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | M Shaughnessy | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| 4 | T Panova | 6$^6$ | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | 8 | J Henin | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| WC | C Wheeler | 7$^8$ | 1 | 7 | WC | C Wheeler | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Kruger | 6 | 6 | | | J Kruger | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | W Prakusya | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | J Kruger | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| | S Jeyaseelan | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | 8 | J Henin | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | B Rittner | 5 | 6$^4$ | | | S Jeyaseelan | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Razzano | 4 | 0 | | 8 | J Henin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | J Henin | 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 5 | M Serna | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Jidkova | 4 | 2 | | 5 | M Serna | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Farina Elia | 6 | 5 | 6 | | S Farina Elia | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | G Arn | 4 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | S Farina Elia | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Á Montolio | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | S Talaja | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| | R Kuti-Kis | 2 | 1 | | | Á Montolio | 6 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Å Carlsson | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | S Talaja | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | S Talaja | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | S Farina Elia | 6$^8$ | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | H Nagyová | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | P Schnyder | 7$^{10}$ | 2 | 4 |
| | J Kandarr | 6 | 7 | | | J Kandarr | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Glass | 6 | 6 | | | A Glass | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | E Dominikovic | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | A Glass | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
| | I Majoli | 7$^7$ | 1 | 6$^1$ | | | | | | 2 | P Schnyder | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | L Krasnoroutskaya | 6$^4$ | 6 | 7$^7$ | Q | L Krasnoroutskaya | 6 | 6$^5$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | P Schnyder | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Marissa Irvin (first round)
* Giulia Casoni (withdrew, moved to the Main Draw)
* Alexandra Stevenson (final round)
* Sandra Načuk (second round)
* Barbara Rittner (Qualifier)
* Maria Vento (first round)
* Rachel McQuillan (first round)
* Janet Lee (second round)
* Cătălina Cristea (second round)

### Qualifiers

* Wynne Prakusya
* Barbara Rittner
* Lina Krasnoroutskaya
* Gréta Arn

### 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 | Marissa Irvin | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bianka Lamade | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bianka Lamade | 7 | 7 | | | Bianka Lamade | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Annabel Ellwood | 1 | 4 | | | | |
| | Zsófia Gubacsi | 5 | 0 | | | Annabel Ellwood | 1 | 4 | | | | |
| | Annabel Ellwood | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Annabel Ellwood | 7 | 6 | | | | | | Bianka Lamade | 6$^7$ | 6 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | Wynne Prakusya | 7$^9$ | 4 | 6 |
| | Lisa McShea | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | Wynne Prakusya | 7$^9$ | 4 | 6 |
| | Wynne Prakusya | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Wynne Prakusya | 6 | 6 | | | Wynne Prakusya | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | WC | Melissa Dowse | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| WC | Melissa Dowse | 4 | 6 | 6 | WC | Melissa Dowse | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| 6 | María Vento | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |

#### Second 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 |
| 9 | Cătălina Cristea | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Samantha Stosur | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Samantha Stosur | 4 | 1 | | 9 | Cătălina Cristea | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Maja Matevžič | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Trudi Musgrave | 6$^3$ | 4 | | | Maja Matevžič | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Maja Matevžič | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Maja Matevžič | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | Maja Matevžič | 0 | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Barbara Rittner | 6 | 6 |
| | Tatiana Perebiynis | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Barbara Rittner | 6 | 6 |
| | Irina Selyutina | 6$^5$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Irina Selyutina | 6$^5$ | 3 | | | Tatiana Perebiynis | 6 | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Barbara Rittner | 2 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | Kerry-Anne Guse | 5 | 6 | 3 | 6 | Barbara Rittner | 2 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| 6 | Barbara Rittner | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Third 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 |
| 3 | Alexandra Stevenson | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Kelly Liggan | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | Kelly Liggan | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | Alexandra Stevenson | 6 | 7$^{10}$ | | | | |
| | | | | | | Janette Husárová | 1 | 6$^8$ | | | | |
| | Tina Hergold | 6$^6$ | 2 | | | Janette Husárová | 1 | 6$^8$ | | | | |
| | Janette Husárová | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Janette Husárová | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | 3 | Alexandra Stevenson | 2 | 0$^r$ |
| | | | | | | | | | | Lina Krasnoroutskaya | 6 | 1 |
| | Bryanne Stewart | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | Lina Krasnoroutskaya | 6 | 1 |
| WC | Nadia Johnston | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Nadia Johnston | 3 | 0 | | | Bryanne Stewart | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Lina Krasnoroutskaya | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Lina Krasnoroutskaya | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | Lina Krasnoroutskaya | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 7 | Rachel McQuillan | 1 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | |

#### Fourth 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 |
| 4 | Sandra Načuk | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Antoaneta Pandjerova | 6$^3$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Antoaneta Pandjerova | 6$^3$ | 2 | | 4 | Sandra Načuk | 1 | 7 | 1 | | | |
| | | | | | | Gréta Arn | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | |
| | Gréta Arn | 7 | 6 | | | Gréta Arn | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | |
| | Laurence Andretto | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Laurence Andretto | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | Gréta Arn | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Amanda Grahame | 4 | 3 |
| | Amanda Grahame | 6$^3$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | Amanda Grahame | 4 | 3 |
| | Renata Kolbovic | 7$^7$ | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | Renata Kolbovic | 7$^7$ | 2 | 0 | | Amanda Grahame | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | Janet Lee | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | |
| | Elena Bovina | 6$^4$ | 4 | | 8 | Janet Lee | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | |
| 8 | Janet Lee | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |