2001 French Open – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
2001 French Open
Champion	Jennifer Capriati
Runner-up	Kim Clijsters
Final score	1–6, 6–4, 12–10

Mary Pierce was the defending champion, but she did not compete this year due to injury.

Jennifer Capriati defeated Kim Clijsters 1–6, 6–4, 12–10 in the final to win the Women's Singles title at the 2001 French Open. This would be the last time until 2014 in which the women's final would be decided in three sets.^[1]

This was the first Grand Slam tournament in which future champion Francesca Schiavone and future Wimbledon 2013 champion, Marion Bartoli both competed in the main draw.^[2]

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

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• r. = retired

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	6^3
		T Poutchek	1	6	6										17	S Testud	6	7^7
		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	7^7	6
		A Bradshaw	0	3																			C Black	6^2	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	6^4	4
		A-G Sidot	1	1				8	C Martínez	7^7	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	7^7	4	3
		N Petrova	6	7												N Petrova	6^2	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	7^7	6											6	S Williams	6	6
		G Casoni	6^2	3				Q	K Srebotnik	0	5
		S Pitkowski	2	7^7	1			6	S Williams	6	7
	6	S Williams	6	6^4	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	7^7	6				M Irvin	1	2
		A Hopmans	7	6^5	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	6^4	7	6				C Torrens Valero	6	6
		A Medina Garrigues	7^7	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	6^4
		M Sánchez Lorenzo	1	1												S Farina Elia	7	7^7
		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	6^6					P Suárez	3	4
		P Suárez	7	7^8											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. "How will Marion Bartoli be remembered?". The Roar. 16 August 2013. Retrieved 24 January 2016.

External links

• 2001 French Open on ITFtennis.com, the source for this draw