2001 French Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
Women's singles
2001 French Open
Final
Champion	Jennifer Capriati
Runner-up	Kim Clijsters
Score	1–6, 6–4, 12–10
Details
Seeds	16
Events

Jennifer Capriati defeated Kim Clijsters in the final, 1–6, 6–4, 12–10 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2001 French Open.^[1] Clijsters became the first Belgian woman to reach a major singles final, having won an all-Belgian semifinal against Justine Henin for the honor.^[2]

Mary Pierce was the reigning champion, but did not compete due to a back injury.^[3]

This marked the first major in which future major champion Marion Bartoli competed in the main draw.^[4] It also marked the French Open debut of 2010 champion Francesca Schiavone, who reached the quarterfinals, her best result at the tournament until her title run nine years later.^[5]

This was the last major to feature only 16 seeds.

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Jennifer Capriati is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

Martina Hingis (semifinals)
Venus Williams (first round)
Lindsay Davenport (withdrew due to knee injury)
Jennifer Capriati (champion)
Amélie Mauresmo (first round)
Serena Williams (quarterfinals)
Elena Dementieva (second round)
Conchita Martínez (third round)
Nathalie Tauziat (first round)
Amanda Coetzer (third round)
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (second round)
Kim Clijsters (final)
Magdalena Maleeva (first round)
Justine Henin (semifinals)
Jelena Dokić (third round)
Meghann Shaughnessy (fourth round)
Sandrine Testud (fourth round)

Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Finals

1	Martina Hingis	6	6

	Francesca Schiavone	1	4
					1	Martina Hingis	4	3

					4	Jennifer Capriati	6	6
4	Jennifer Capriati	6	5	6

6	Serena Williams	2	7	2
										4	Jennifer Capriati	1	6	12

										12	Kim Clijsters	6	4	10
12	Kim Clijsters	6	6

Q	Petra Mandula	1	3
					12	Kim Clijsters	2	7	6

					14	Justine Henin	6	5	3
	Lina Krasnoroutskaya	1	2

14	Justine Henin	6	6

Top half

Section 1

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

1	M Hingis	6	6
	G León García	1	0		1	M Hingis	6	6
	C Castaño	6	6			C Castaño	1	0
WC	M Bartoli	4	3							1	M Hingis	7	6
LL	W Prakusya	6	1	1							R McQuillan	5	1
	R McQuillan	3	6	6		R McQuillan	4	6	10
	J Craybas	4	6	7		J Craybas	6	1	8
	S Kleinová	6	1	5										1	M Hingis	6	2	6
Q	M Suchá	6	6											17	S Testud	1	6	2
	A Myskina	2	4		Q	M Suchá	3	6	2
	E Bovina	6	6			E Bovina	6	2	6
	J Nejedly	0	4								E Bovina	3	6³
	T Poutchek	1	6	6						17	S Testud	6	7⁷
	E Dominikovic	6	2	3		T Poutchek	4	0
	D Buth	1	1		17	S Testud	6	6
17	S Testud	6	6

Section 2

First round				Second round				Third round					Fourth round

10	A Coetzer	6	6
	B Lamade	4	2	10	A Coetzer	6	7
	V Ruano Pascual	6	6		V Ruano Pascual	4	5
	J Hopkins	1	1					10	A Coetzer	5	4
	S Cacic	1	0						F Schiavone	7	6
	Á Montolio	6	6		Á Montolio	4	1
	M Vavrinec	4	5		F Schiavone	6	6
	F Schiavone	6	7											F Schiavone	7⁷	6
	A Bradshaw	0	3											C Black	6²	1
	P Schnyder	6	6		P Schnyder	2	5
	K Boogert	2	0		C Black	6	7
	C Black	6	6						C Black	3	6	6
	A Stevenson	3	3					8	C Martínez	6	3	4
	D Hantuchová	6	6		D Hantuchová	6⁴	4
	A-G Sidot	1	1	8	C Martínez	7⁷	6
8	C Martínez	6	6

Section 3

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

4	J Capriati	6	7
	É Loit	2	5		4	J Capriati	6	6
Q	C Martínez Granados	3	1			T Garbin	2	1
	T Garbin	6	6							4	J Capriati	6	6
	M Weingärtner	6	1	1						Q	M Lučić	3	1
Q	M Lučić	3	6	6	Q	M Lučić	6	6
	P Nola	1	4		Q	E Bes	1	3
Q	E Bes	6	6											4	J Capriati	7	6
	M-A Vento	5	0											16	M Shaughnessy	5	1
WC	L Andretto	7	6		WC	L Andretto	2	2
	J Husárová	6	6			J Husárová	6	6
	Ľ Cervanová	2	4								J Husárová	5	4
	M Tu	6	6							16	M Shaughnessy	7	6
WC	A Fusai	3	3			M Tu	6	1	1
	T Pisnik	3	1		16	M Shaughnessy	3	6	6
16	M Shaughnessy	6	6

Section 4

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

11	A Sánchez Vicario	4	6	6
Q	G Arn	6	2	1	11	A Sánchez Vicario	6	3	4
	A Frazier	6	6			A Frazier	1	6	6
Q	A Serra Zanetti	2	0								A Frazier	7⁷	4	3
	N Petrova	6	7								N Petrova	6²	6	6
	K Habšudová	3	5			N Petrova	6	6
	I Tulyaganova	3	5			M Serna	2	2
	M Serna	6	7													N Petrova	3	1
Q	M Matevžič	2	3												6	S Williams	6	6
	B Rittner	6	6			B Rittner	6	5	4
Q	Z Gubacsi	4	7	7	Q	Z Gubacsi	0	7	6
	T Tanasugarn	6	5	5						Q	Z Gubacsi	1	2
Q	K Srebotnik	7⁷	6							6	S Williams	6	6
	G Casoni	6²	3		Q	K Srebotnik	0	5
	S Pitkowski	2	7⁷	1	6	S Williams	6	7
6	S Williams	6	6⁴	6

Bottom half

Section 5

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

7	E Dementieva	6	6
WC	C Beigbeder	4	1		7	E Dementieva	5	5
	H Nagyová	6	6			H Nagyová	7	7
	A Smashnova	4	4								H Nagyová	7	4	6
	N Dechy	5	6	6							N Dechy	5	6	3
WC	A Molik	7	4	4		N Dechy	6	6
	L Osterloh	6	2	8		J Kruger	3	2
	J Kruger	2	6	10												H Nagyová	4	6	3
	K Hrdličková	4	4												12	K Clijsters	6	4	6
	S Sfar	6	6			S Sfar	3	7	4
	R Dragomir-Ilie	3	6	2		M Marrero	6	5	6
	M Marrero	6	4	6							M Marrero	2	2
	L Bacheva	5	4							12	K Clijsters	6	6
	M Díaz Oliva	7	6			M Díaz Oliva	5	1
Q	ME Salerni	3	4		12	K Clijsters	7	6
12	K Clijsters	6	6

Section 6

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

15	J Dokić	6	6
	A Gerši	0	0		15	J Dokić	6	6
	M Irvin	5	7⁷	6		M Irvin	1	2
	A Hopmans	7	6⁵	2						15	J Dokić	6	4	4
Q	P Mandula	4	6	6						Q	P Mandula	3	6	6
	A Sugiyama	6	4	3	Q	P Mandula	7	5	7
	R de los Ríos	6	1	6		R de los Ríos	5	7	5
	E Likhovtseva	2	6	1											Q	P Mandula	6	6
	N Pratt	6	7													R Grande	2	3
WC	K Jagieniak	3	5			N Pratt	4	2
	C Torrens Valero	6⁴	7	6		C Torrens Valero	6	6
	A Medina Garrigues	7⁷	5	3							C Torrens Valero	3	1
	I Majoli	6	4	2							R Grande	6	6
	R Grande	1	6	6		R Grande	6	6
	J Kandarr	7	7			J Kandarr	2	4
5	A Mauresmo	5	5

Section 7

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

9	N Tauziat	1	3
	L Krasnoroutskaya	6	6			L Krasnoroutskaya	6	6
	R Kuti-Kis	6	2	2	Q	L Němečková	4	3
Q	L Němečková	3	6	6							L Krasnoroutskaya	6	2	6
	A Kremer	6	6								D Chládková	1	6	1
	E Gagliardi	0	4			A Kremer	6	2	3
	D Chládková	6	6			D Chládková	4	6	6
	M Oremans	2	3													L Krasnoroutskaya	6	6
	A Glass	4	6	6												S Farina Elia	2	4
	L Raymond	6	4	1		A Glass	6	5	0
	D Bedáňová	7	7			D Bedáňová	4	7	6
WC	S Foretz	5	5								D Bedáňová	5	6⁴
	M Sánchez Lorenzo	1	1								S Farina Elia	7	7⁷
	T Panova	6	6			T Panova	6	3	3
	S Farina Elia	6	5	6		S Farina Elia	4	6	6
13	M Maleeva	1	7	3

Section 8

First round				Second round					Third round					Fourth round

14	J Henin	6	6
	S Asagoe	3	2	14	J Henin	6	6
	MJ Martínez Sánchez	5	6⁶		P Suárez	3	4
	P Suárez	7	7⁸						14	J Henin	6	6
	S Jeyaseelan	2	1							V Razzano	3	4
	A Huber	6	6		A Huber	0	6	1
	V Razzano	6	6		V Razzano	6	4	6
WC	C Pin	1	2											14	J Henin	6	6
	N Llagostera	6	7												B Schett	3	4
	S Talaja	1	5		N Llagostera	5	6	8
LL	A Barna	5	3		S Plischke	7	0	6
	S Plischke	7	6							N Llagostera	0	6	2
	Å Carlsson	6	6							B Schett	6	4	6
	K Brandi	1	2		Å Carlsson	3	6	2
	B Schett	6	6		B Schett	6	4	6
2	V Williams	4	4

References

External links

2001 French Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

Preceded by 2001 Australian Open – Women's singles	Grand Slam women's singles	Succeeded by 2001 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

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