2001 French Open – Women's singles

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]

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

Main article: 2001 French Open

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.

1. Martina Hingis (semifinals)
2. Venus Williams (first round)
3. Lindsay Davenport (withdrew due to knee injury)
4. Jennifer Capriati (champion)
5. Amélie Mauresmo (first round)
6. Serena Williams (quarterfinals)
7. Elena Dementieva (second round)
8. Conchita Martínez (third round)
9. Nathalie Tauziat (first round)
10. Amanda Coetzer (third round)
11. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (second round)
12. Kim Clijsters (final)
13. Magdalena Maleeva (first round)
14. Justine Henin (semifinals)
15. Jelena Dokić (third round)
16. Meghann Shaughnessy (fourth round)
17. Sandrine Testud (fourth round)

Qualifying

Main article: 2001 French Open – Women's singles qualifying

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							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

1. Newbury, Piers (7 June 2014). "Maria Sharapova beats Simona Halep to win French Open". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
2. "Capriati takes down Hingis in straight sets". ESPN. 7 June 2001.
3. "Hingis seeded first, Pierce withdraws from French Open". CBC Sports. 23 May 2001.
4. "How will Marion Bartoli be remembered?". The Roar. 16 August 2013. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
5. "Dementieva retires after first-set loss". ESPN. 4 June 2010.

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