2001 Sparkassen Cup – Singles
# 2001 Sparkassen Cup – Singles

The 2001 Sparkassen Cup singles was the tennis singles event of the twelfth edition of the Sparkassen Cup; a WTA Tier II tournament held in Leipzig, Germany.

Kim Clijsters successfully defended her title, defeating Magdalena Maleeva in the final, 6–1, 6–1.

## Seeds

The top four seeds received a bye to the second round.

* Kim Clijsters (champion)
* Nathalie Tauziat (semifinals)
* Jelena Dokic (second round)
* Meghann Shaughnessy (withdrew)
* Silvia Farina Elia (quarterfinals)
* Magdalena Maleeva (final)
* Elena Dementieva (semifinals)
* Barbara Schett (first round)
* Anna Kournikova (second round)

## 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 | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Kim Clijsters | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| 7 | Elena Dementieva | 1 | 6 | 1 | | | | |
| 7 | Elena Dementieva | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | Kim Clijsters | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 6 | Magdalena Maleeva | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Magdalena Maleeva | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | Magdalena Maleeva | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Nathalie Tauziat | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | |

### Top 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 | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 1 | K Clijsters | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Schiavone | 7 | 6 | | | F Schiavone | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Tulyaganova | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | K Clijsters | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | K Hrdličková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | S Farina Elia | 1 | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
| | M Serna | 1 | 3 | | WC | K Hrdličková | 3 | 6 | $6^{10}$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | B Rittner | 4 | $7^7$ | 4 | 5 | S Farina Elia | 6 | 4 | $7^{12}$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | S Farina Elia | 6 | $6^2$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | K Clijsters | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | E Dementieva | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| | | | | | 3 | J Dokic | 6 | $6^6$ | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | D Hantuchová | 5 | | | Q | D Hantuchová | 4 | $7^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Nagyová | $1^r$ | | | | | | | | Q | D Hantuchová | 4 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | E Likhovtseva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | E Dementieva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| WC | J Kandarr | 4 | 4 | | | E Likhovtseva | 7 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | B Schwartz | 3 | 4 | | 7 | E Dementieva | 5 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | E Dementieva | 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 | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | M Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Chládková | 3 | 3 | | 6 | M Maleeva | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | T Panova | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | Q | T Panova | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Petrova | $6^3$ | $6^5$ | | | | | | | 6 | M Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| LL | A Myskina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | LL | A Myskina | 4 | 3 | | | | | | |
| WC | I Majoli | 3 | 2 | | LL | A Myskina | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 9 | A Kournikova | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | M Maleeva | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| 8 | B Schett | $6^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | N Tauziat | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| | A Huber | $7^7$ | 6 | | | A Huber | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Bedáňová | 5 | 7 | 4 | | A Kremer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Kremer | 7 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | A Kremer | 2 | 7 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Á Montolio | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 2 | N Tauziat | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | |
| | C Torrens Valero | 6 | 4 | 5 | | Á Montolio | $7^7$ | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | N Tauziat | $6^2$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
