2001 Pilot Pen Tennis – Singles
# 2001 Pilot Pen Tennis – Singles

Venus Williams was the two-time defending champion and successfully defended her title, by defeating Lindsay Davenport $7–6^{(8–6)},$ 6–4 in the final.

## Seeds

The first four seeds received a bye into the second round.

* Lindsay Davenport (final)
* Jennifer Capriati (semifinals)
* Venus Williams (champion)
* Kim Clijsters (semifinals, withdrew due to a right quadriceps strain)
* Justine Henin (quarterfinals)
* Amélie Mauresmo (quarterfinals)
* Nathalie Tauziat (quarterfinals)
* Elena Dementieva (first 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 | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Lindsay Davenport | w/o | | | | | |
| 4 | Kim Clijsters | | | | | | |
| 4 | Kim Clijsters | | | 1 | Lindsay Davenport | $6^6$ | 4 |
| | | | | 3/WC | Venus Williams | $7^8$ | 6 |
| 3/WC | Venus Williams | 6 | $7^7$ | 3/WC | Venus Williams | $7^8$ | 6 |
| 2 | Jennifer Capriati | 4 | $6^1$ | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 1 | L Davenport | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Myskina | 6 | 7 | | Q | A Myskina | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | A Coetzer | 3 | 5 | | | | | | 1 | L Davenport | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | S Farina Elia | 1 | 2 | | | | | | 6 | A Mauresmo | 4 | 4 | | | |
| | H Nagyová | 6 | 6 | | | H Nagyová | $6^{14}$ | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | M Maleeva | 3 | 4 | | 6 | A Mauresmo | $7^{16}$ | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 6 | A Mauresmo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | L Davenport | w/o |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | K Clijsters | |
| | | | | | 4 | K Clijsters | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | P Suárez | $6^4$ | 2 | | WC | A Sánchez Vicario | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Sánchez Vicario | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | 4 | K Clijsters | 6 | 6 | | | |
| Q | K Hrdličková | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | 7 | N Tauziat | 2 | 2 | | | |
| Q | D Bedáňová | 6 | 3 | 2 | Q | K Hrdličková | 1 | $6^3$ | | | | | | | |
| | M Shaughnessy | 2 | 6 | 5 | 7 | N Tauziat | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | |
| 7 | N Tauziat | 6 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | J Henin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Å Carlsson | 2 | 3 | | 5 | J Henin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | N Dechy | $6^6$ | 4 | | | B Schett | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Schett | $7^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | J Henin | 3 | 7 | 2 | | | | |
| | S Testud | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 3/WC | V Williams | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | L Granville | 4 | 3 | | | S Testud | $6^5$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3/WC | V Williams | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3/WC | V Williams | 6 | $7^7$ |
| 8 | E Dementieva | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | J Capriati | 4 | $6^1$ |
| | J Dokic | 4 | 7 | 6 | | J Dokic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Raymond | 6 | 6 | | | L Raymond | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | V Razzano | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | J Dokic | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| | M Serna | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | 2 | J Capriati | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Huber | 6 | 6 | | | A Huber | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | J Capriati | 0 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
