# 2001 Challenge Bell – Singles

Chanda Rubin was the defending champion, but decided not to participate this year.
Meghann Shaughnessy won the title, defeating Iva Majoli 6–1, 6–3 in the final.

## Seeds

* Meghann Shaughnessy (champion)
* Silvia Farina Elia (second round)
* Anne Kremer (semifinals)
* Iva Majoli (final)
* Jennifer Hopkins (quarterfinals)
* Nathalie Dechy (second round)
* Lilia Osterloh (second round)
* Jana Nejedly (quarterfinals)

## 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 | Final |
| 1 | Meghann Shaughnessy | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| 3 | Anne Kremer | 6$^5$ | 2 | | | | |
| 3 | Anne Kremer | 6$^5$ | 2 | 1 | Meghann Shaughnessy | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 4 | Iva Majoli | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Iva Majoli | 6 | 7 | 4 | Iva Majoli | 1 | 3 |
| | Martina Suchá | 4 | 5 | | | | |

### Top half

| 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 | M Shaughnessy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Arn | 6 | 6 | | G Arn | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | T Dabek | 2 | 2 | | | | | 1 | M Shaughnessy | 7$^8$ | 6$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | A Stevenson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | A Stevenson | 6$^6$ | 7$^9$ | 6$^4$ | | | | |
| Q | K Liggan | 3 | 4 | | A Stevenson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Jeyaseelan | 6$^5$ | 2 | 7 | L Osterloh | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | L Osterloh | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | M Shaughnessy | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| 3 | A Kremer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | A Kremer | 6$^5$ | 2 |
| LL | D Srebrovic | 2 | 0 | 3 | A Kremer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Koukalová | 4 | 4 | | C Castaño | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Castaño | 6 | 6 | | | | | 3 | A Kremer | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Ľ Cervanová | 1 | 4 | | | | | 8 | J Nejedly | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| | M Vento-Kabchi | 6 | 6 | | M Vento-Kabchi | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Barna | 4 | 2 | 8 | J Nejedly | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | J Nejedly | 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 |
| 5 | J Hopkins | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Callens | 4 | 6$^2$ | | 5 | J Hopkins | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Spears | 5 | 6 | 2 | | A Serra Zanetti | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Serra Zanetti | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | J Hopkins | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | A Vašková | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | I Majoli | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Irvin | 7$^7$ | 4 | 4 | | A Vašková | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Marois | 5 | 4 | | 4 | I Majoli | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | I Majoli | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | I Majoli | 6 | 7 |
| 6 | N Dechy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | M Suchá | 4 | 5 |
| | R Kolbovic | 1 | 2 | | 6 | N Dechy | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | N Grandin | 6 | 3 | 0 | | S Reeves | 0 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Reeves | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | S Reeves | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
| | M Suchá | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | M Suchá | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | M-È Pelletier | 2 | 6 | 4 | | M Suchá | 3 | 6 | 7$^{10}$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | S Farina Elia | 6 | 4 | 6$^8$ | | | | | | | | | |