# 2001 Australian Open – Women's singles

Jennifer Capriati defeated Martina Hingis in the final, 6–4, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2001 Australian Open. It was her first major singles title. With the win, Capriati returned to the top 10 in rankings for the first time since 1993.
Lindsay Davenport was the defending champion, but lost to Capritati in the semifinals, in a rematch of the previous year's semifinal.

## Seeds

* Martina Hingis (final)
* Lindsay Davenport (semifinals)
* Venus Williams (semifinals)
* Monica Seles (quarterfinals)
* Conchita Martínez (second round)
* Serena Williams (quarterfinals)
* Mary Pierce (third round)
* Anna Kournikova (quarterfinals)
* Elena Dementieva (third round)
* Amanda Coetzer (quarterfinals)
* Chanda Rubin (first round)
* Jennifer Capriati (champion)
* Amélie Mauresmo (fourth round)
* Sandrine Testud (third round)
* Kim Clijsters (fourth round)
* Amy Frazier (second 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 | 3 | 8 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Serena Williams | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Serena Williams | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | Martina Hingis | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Venus Williams | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| 3 | Venus Williams | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | Venus Williams | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| 10 | Amanda Coetzer | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Amanda Coetzer | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | 1 | Martina Hingis | 4 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | 12 | Jennifer Capriati | 6 | 6 |
| 12 | Jennifer Capriati | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 12 | Jennifer Capriati | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | Monica Seles | 7 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Monica Seles | 7 | 4 | 3 | 12 | Jennifer Capriati | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Lindsay Davenport | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| 8 | Anna Kournikova | 4 | 2 | | 2 | Lindsay Davenport | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| 2 | Lindsay Davenport | 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 1 | M Hingis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Marosi-Aracama | 1 | 1 | | 1 | M Hingis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R McQuillan | 3 | 1 | | | E Callens | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Callens | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | M Hingis | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Kremer | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | WC | V Razzano | 5 | 1 | | | | |
| | I Tulyaganova | 4 | 6 | 4 | | A Kremer | 7$^7$ | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | T Panova | 6$^6$ | 3 | | WC | V Razzano | 6$^1$ | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | V Razzano | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | M Hingis | 6 | 6 |
| | H Parkinson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | R Grande | 0 | 3 |
| | Á Montolio | 2 | 2 | | | H Parkinson | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | E Dominikovic | 4 | 6 | 6 | WC | E Dominikovic | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | P Schnyder | 6 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | WC | E Dominikovic | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | G León García | 2 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | R Grande | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | R Grande | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | R Grande | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Andretto | 5 | 4 | | 16 | A Frazier | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | A Frazier | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| 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 | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 9 | E Dementieva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Osterloh | 4 | 3 | | 9 | E Dementieva | 2 | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Kostanić | 6$^3$ | 4 | | Q | A Glass | 6 | 6$^6$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Glass | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | 9 | E Dementieva | 6 | 6$^5$ | 3 | | | | |
| | A Medina Garrigues | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | D Bedáňová | 2 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | J Hopkins | 5 | 0 | | | A Medina Garrigues | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Bedáňová | 7 | 4 | 7 | | D Bedáňová | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | B Stewart | 5 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | D Bedáňová | 2 | 2 |
| | M Maleeva | 6$^2$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | S Williams | 6 | 6 |
| | T Tanasugarn | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | T Tanasugarn | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Å Carlsson | 6$^6$ | 6 | 3 | | P Wartusch | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Wartusch | 7$^8$ | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | T Tanasugarn | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
| | N Petrova | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | S Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | E Bovina | 5 | 3 | | | N Petrova | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Lee | 1 | 4 | | 6 | S Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | S Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 3 | V Williams | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | MJ Martínez | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | V Williams | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Hopmans | 0 | 4 | | | M Shaughnessy | 3 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Shaughnessy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | V Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | S Appelmans | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | D Chládková | 4 | 1 | | | | | |
| | P Nola | 6$^5$ | 1 | | | S Appelmans | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Kandarr | 3 | 2 | | | D Chládková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Chládková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | V Williams | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| | K Habšudová | 6$^3$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 13 | A Mauresmo | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| | A Smashnova | 7$^7$ | 4 | 3 | | K Habšudová | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Brandi | 2 | 6$^7$ | | | I Majoli | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Majoli | 6 | 7$^9$ | | | | | | | I Majoli | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| | N Pratt | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 13 | A Mauresmo | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | M Palaveršić | 4 | 2 | | | N Pratt | 0 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Sugiyama | 3 | 3 | | 13 | A Mauresmo | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | A Mauresmo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 10 | A Coetzer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Jeyaseelan | 2 | 4 | | 10 | A Coetzer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Talaja | 6 | 6 | | | S Talaja | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Molik | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | 10 | A Coetzer | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | O Barabanschikova | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | M Weingärtner | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| | T Pisnik | 7 | 6 | | | T Pisnik | 6 | 6$^6$ | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | L Raymond | 3 | 4 | | | M Weingärtner | 4 | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Weingärtner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | A Coetzer | 6 | 6 |
| | N Dechy | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | P Suárez | 1 | 4 |
| | P Suárez | 6 | 6 | | | P Suárez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Grzybowska | 4 | 2 | | | R de los Ríos | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R de los Ríos | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | P Suárez | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Díaz Oliva | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | 7 | M Pierce | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | A Gerši | 4 | 7 | 4 | | M Díaz Oliva | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Plischke | 1 | 3 | | 7 | M Pierce | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | M Pierce | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 5

| 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 | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 5 | C Martínez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | C Wheeler | 1 | 1 | | 5 | C Martínez | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Ellwood | 3 | 6 | 6 | | E Gagliardi | 5 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Gagliardi | 6 | 4 | 8 | | | | | | | E Gagliardi | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| | S Načuk | 0 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | M Marrero | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | T Garbin | 6 | 2 | 2 | | S Načuk | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Morariu | 6 | 4 | 4 | | M Marrero | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Marrero | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | M Marrero | 5 | 1 |
| | A Stevenson | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | J Capriati | 7 | 6 |
| | L Bacheva | 5 | 1 | | | A Stevenson | 6 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Ruano Pascual | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | V Ruano Pascual | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Craybas | 2 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | V Ruano Pascual | 0 | 2 | | | | | |
| | M Oremans | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 12 | J Capriati | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | A Grahame | 3 | 4 | | | M Oremans | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Nagyová | 6 | 2 | 5 | 12 | J Capriati | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | J Capriati | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 6

| 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 14 | S Testud | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Sánchez Lorenzo | 1 | 0 | | 14 | S Testud | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J-Q Yi | 6 | 6 | | | J-Q Yi | 4 | 2 | r | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Basting | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | 14 | S Testud | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| | J Henin | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | J Henin | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | T Poutchek | 4 | 5 | | | J Henin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Boogert | 3 | 3 | | | S Pitkowski | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Pitkowski | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | J Henin | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| | M Irvin | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | M Seles | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| | M Serna | 6 | 6 | | | M Serna | 5 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | É Loit | 6 | 2 | 6 | | É Loit | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Casoni | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | É Loit | 3 | 5 | | | | | |
| | M Vavrinec | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | 4 | M Seles | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | A-G Sidot | 6 | 6$^5$ | 4 | | M Vavrinec | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Rippner | 0 | r | | 4 | M Seles | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | M Seles | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 7

| 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 | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 8 | A Kournikova | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Hantuchová | 2 | 5 | | 8 | A Kournikova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Schiavone | 6$^8$ | 6 | 4 | | R Kuti-Kis | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Kuti-Kis | 7$^{10}$ | 1 | 6 | | | | | | 8 | A Kournikova | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | E Likhovtseva | 6 | 6$^2$ | 4 | | | | | | | B Schett | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | B Schett | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | B Schett | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Latimer | 6$^2$ | 2 | | | M Vento | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Vento | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | A Kournikova | 6 | 6 |
| | E deLone | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | B Rittner | 3 | 1 |
| | B Rittner | 2 | 6 | 6 | | B Rittner | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Tu | 7 | 6 | | | M Tu | 3 | 6$^1$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Ostrovskaya | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | | B Rittner | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | C Torrens Valero | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | R Dragomir | 1 | 6 | 1 | | | | |
| | R Dragomir | 7 | 6 | | | R Dragomir | 6 | 6$^3$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Husárová | 6 | 6 | | Q | J Husárová | 1 | 7$^7$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | C Rubin | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 8

| 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 15 | K Clijsters | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Barna | 3 | 2 | | 15 | K Clijsters | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Jidkova | 7 | 6 | | | A Jidkova | 3 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Krasnoroutskaya | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | 15 | K Clijsters | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | N Llagostera | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Q | N Llagostera | 0 | 1 | | | | |
| | J Kruger | 2 | 3 | | Q | N Llagostera | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Asagoe | 4 | 1 | | | C Black | 6$^4$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Black | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | K Clijsters | 4 | 0 |
| | M Suchá | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | L Davenport | 6 | 6 |
| | S Farina Elia | 4 | 7 | 6 | | S Farina Elia | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Fusai | 6 | 5 | 0 | WC | M Dowse | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Dowse | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | S Farina Elia | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| Q | G Arn | 3 | 7$^7$ | 12 | | | | | | 2 | L Davenport | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Nejedly | 6 | 6$^4$ | 10 | Q | G Arn | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Dokić | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | L Davenport | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | L Davenport | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |