2001_AIG_Japan_Open_Tennis_Championships_–_Women's_singles

2001 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships – Women's singles

2001 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships – Women's singles

2001 tennis event results

Julie Halard-Decugis was the defending champion but did not compete this year, as she retired from professional tennis at the end of the 2000 season.

Quick Facts Women's singles, Final ...

First-seeded Monica Seles won the title by defeating second-seeded Tamarine Tanasugarn 6–3, 6–2 in the final.

Seeds

The top two seeds received a bye into the second round.

  1. United States Monica Seles (champion)
  2. Thailand Tamarine Tanasugarn (final)
  3. Japan Ai Sugiyama (semifinals)
  4. United States Meilen Tu (first round)
  5. Germany Marlene Weingärtner (second round)
  6. Italy Rita Grande (quarterfinals)
  7. France Nathalie Dechy (second round)
  8. South Africa Joannette Kruger (semifinals)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
1 United States Monica Seles 7 6
3 Japan Ai Sugiyama 5 4
1 United States Monica Seles 6 6
2 Thailand Tamarine Tanasugarn 3 2
8 South Africa Joannette Kruger 3 5
2 Thailand Tamarine Tanasugarn 6 7

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 United States M Seles 6 6
Australia A Molik 4 77 5 Q South Korea Y-j Cho 2 3
Q South Korea Y-j Cho 6 63 7 1 United States M Seles 6 6
Paraguay R de los Ríos 3 2 6 Italy R Grande 1 2
Austria B Schwartz 6 6 Austria B Schwartz 4 4
Slovenia T Pisnik 7 63 4 6 Italy R Grande 6 6
6 Italy R Grande 5 77 6 1 United States M Seles 7 6
3 Japan A Sugiyama 6 6 3 Japan A Sugiyama 5 4
Hungary Z Gubacsi 4 1 3 Japan A Sugiyama 6 3 6
Slovakia Ľ Cervanová 4 2 Slovenia K Srebotnik 2 6 1
Slovenia K Srebotnik 6 6 3 Japan A Sugiyama 6 6
Q South Korea Y-j Choi 6 3 2 New Zealand P Nola 1 4
New Zealand P Nola 4 6 6 New Zealand P Nola 6 4 77
Australia R McQuillan 1 4 7 France N Dechy 3 6 65
7 France N Dechy 6 6

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
8 South Africa J Kruger 7 7
Chinese Taipei J Lee 5 5 8 South Africa J Kruger 4 6 77
Australia N Pratt 6 6 Australia N Pratt 6 3 63
WC Japan R Fujiwara 2 4 8 South Africa J Kruger 0 6 6
Japan S Asagoe 6 67 4 Switzerland E Gagliardi 6 4 1
Indonesia W Prakusya 3 79 6 Indonesia W Prakusya 3 6 5
Switzerland E Gagliardi 3 6 6 Switzerland E Gagliardi 6 1 7
4 United States M Tu 6 2 1 8 South Africa J Kruger 3 5
5 Germany M Weingärtner 3 7 6 2 Thailand T Tanasugarn 6 7
Australia E Dominikovic 6 5 3 5 Germany M Weingärtner 1 7 3
Q France A Fusai 3 2 WC Japan S Obata 6 5 6
WC Japan S Obata 6 6 WC Japan S Obata 0 2
Q Japan M Saeki 6 63 2 2 Thailand T Tanasugarn 6 6
United States J Craybas 0 77 6 United States J Craybas 4 6 3
2 Thailand T Tanasugarn 6 4 6

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