2001 Swisscom Challenge
# 2001 Swisscom Challenge

The 2001 Swisscom Challenge was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the 18th edition of the event and was part of the Tier I Series of the 2001 WTA Tour. It took place at the Schluefweg in Zürich, Switzerland, from 14 through 21 October 2001. Lindsay Davenport won the singles title.

## Points and prize money

### Point distribution

| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Singles | 260 | 182 | 117 | 65 | 36 | 1 | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Doubles | 260 | 182 | 117 | 65 | 1 | — | ? | — | — | — |

### Prize money

| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Singles | $175,000 | $94,000 | $50,000 | $27,000 | $14,400 | $7,700 | $4,100 | $2,200 | $1,200 |
| Doubles * | $55,000 | $29,550 | $15,800 | $8,450 | $4,500 | — | — | — | — |

$_{*perteam}$

## Singles main draw entrants

### Seeds

| Country | Player | $Rank^1$ | Seed |
| - | - | - | - |
| SUI | Martina Hingis | 1 | 1 |
| USA | Jennifer Capriati | 2 | 2 |
| USA | Lindsay Davenport | 3 | 3 |
| YUG | Jelena Dokic | 10 | 4 |
| FRA | Nathalie Tauziat | 11 | 5 |
| USA | Meghann Shaughnessy | 12 | 6 |
| RUS | Elena Dementieva | 13 | 7 |
| ITA | Silvia Farina Elia | 14 | 8 |
| FRA | Sandrine Testud | 15 | 9 |

$^1$ Rankings as of 8 October 2001.

### Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

* Lina Krasnoroutskaya
* Nadia Petrova
* Patty Schnyder

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

* Daniela Hantuchová
* Iva Majoli
* Marie-Gaïané Mikaelian
* Tatiana Panova

The following players received entry as lucky losers:

* Janette Husárová
* Alexandra Stevenson

### Withdrawals

Before the tournament

* Martina Hingis (ankle injury)

## Doubles main draw entrants

### Seeds

| Country | Player | Country | Player | $Rank^1$ | Seed |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| USA | Kimberly Po-Messerli | FRA | Nathalie Tauziat | 11 | 1 |
| SUI | Martina Hingis | RUS | Anna Kournikova | Withdrew | 2 |
| ARG | Patricia Tarabini | NED | Caroline Vis | 56 | 3 |
| USA | Lindsay Davenport | USA | Lisa Raymond | 61 | 4 |
| USA | Martina Navratilova | ESP | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 62 | 5 |

$^1$ Rankings as of 8 October 2001.

### Other entrants

The following pair received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

* Elena Dementieva / Lina Krasnoroutskaya

The following pair received entry from the qualifying draw:

* Åsa Carlsson / María Emilia Salerni

The following pair received entry as lucky losers:

* Nadia Petrova / Iroda Tulyaganova

### Withdrawals

Before the tournament

* Martina Hingis (ankle injury) → replaced by Petrova/Tulyaganova

## Finals

### Singles

* Lindsay Davenport defeated Jelena Dokic, 6–3, 6–1

It was the 6th title of the year for Davenport and the 36th title in her singles career.

### Doubles

* Lindsay Davenport / Lisa Raymond defeated Sandrine Testud / Roberta Vinci, 6–3, 2–6, 6–2

It was the 31st title for Davenport and the 26th title for Raymond in their respective doubles careers. It was also the 2nd title for the pair during the season.

