2001 Swisscom Challenge – Singles
# 2001 Swisscom Challenge – Singles

Lindsay Davenport defeated Jelena Dokic in the final, 6–3, 6–1 to win the singles tennis title at the 2001 Swisscom Challenge.

Martina Hingis was the reigning champion, but withdrew due to an ankle injury.

## Seeds

The top four seeds received a bye into the second round. Martina Hingis, the first seed, dropped out of the tournament. Her bye was given to number nine seed Sandrine Testud.

* Martina Hingis (withdrew due to an ankle injury)
* Jennifer Capriati (semifinals)
* Lindsay Davenport (champion)
* Jelena Dokic (final)
* Nathalie Tauziat (semifinals)
* Meghann Shaughnessy (first round)
* Elena Dementieva (first round)
* Silvia Farina Elia (quarterfinals)
* Sandrine Testud (quarterfinals)

## 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | Nathalie Tauziat | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| 4 | Jelena Dokic | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 4 | Jelena Dokic | 6 | 6 | | 4 | Jelena Dokic | 3 | 1 |
| | | | | | 3 | Lindsay Davenport | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | Lindsay Davenport | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | Lindsay Davenport | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | Jennifer Capriati | 1 | 7 | 2 | | | | |

### 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 | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 9 | S Testud | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | I Majoli | $7^7$ | 6 | | Q | I Majoli | $6^1$ | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Sánchez Vicario | $6^5$ | 2 | | | | | | 9 | S Testud | $6^4$ | $6^4$ | | | | |
| WC | L Krasnoroutskaya | 4 | 1 | | | | | | 5 | N Tauziat | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | | | |
| | I Tulyaganova | 6 | 6 | | | I Tulyaganova | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Maleeva | $6^3$ | $7^8$ | 3 | 5 | N Tauziat | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | N Tauziat | $7^7$ | $6^6$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | 5 | N Tauziat | 2 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | J Dokic | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 4 | J Dokic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Á Montolio | 1 | 3 | | | C Rubin | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Rubin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | J Dokic | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | |
| | L Raymond | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | 8 | S Farina Elia | 4 | $6^3$ | | | | |
| LL | A Stevenson | $6^4$ | 3 | | | L Raymond | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Huber | 2 | 4 | | 8 | S Farina Elia | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | S Farina Elia | 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 Shaughnessy | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | D Hantuchová | 6 | 6 | | Q | D Hantuchová | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Schett | 6 | 6 | | | B Schett | 1 | $6^5$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Serna | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | Q | D Hantuchová | 6 | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| | A Kournikova | 0 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | 3 | L Davenport | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Coetzer | 6 | 4 | 6 | | A Coetzer | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | L Davenport | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | L Davenport | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | E Dementieva | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | J Capriati | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| Q | M-G Mikaelian | 6 | 6 | | Q | M-G Mikaelian | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | T Panova | 6 | 6 | | Q | T Panova | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | J Husárová | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | Q | M-G Mikaelian | 4 | 2 | | | | | | |
| WC | N Petrova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | J Capriati | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| WC | P Schnyder | 2 | 0 | | WC | N Petrova | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | J Capriati | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
