2001 Italian Open – Women's singles
# 2001 Italian Open – Women's singles

Jelena Dokic defeated Amélie Mauresmo in the final, $7–6^{(7–3)},$ 6–1 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2001 Italian Open.

Monica Seles was the reigning champion, but did not compete this year.

## Seeds

* Martina Hingis (semifinals)
* Jennifer Capriati (second round)
* Conchita Martínez (semifinals)
* Amélie Mauresmo (final)
* Nathalie Tauziat (second round)
* Kim Clijsters (second round)
* Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (quarterfinals)
* Magdalena Maleeva (second round)
* Anke Huber (first round)
* Mary Pierce (first round)
* Justine Henin (withdrew)
* Sandrine Testud (first round)
* Meghann Shaughnessy (second round, withdrew)
* Jelena Dokic (champion)
* Barbara Schett (first round)
* Magüi Serna (first round)
* Paola Suárez (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 | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Martina Hingis | 4 | $6^5$ | | | | |
| 4 | Amélie Mauresmo | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | |
| 4 | Amélie Mauresmo | 6 | $7^7$ | 4 | Amélie Mauresmo | $6^3$ | 1 |
| | | | | 14 | Jelena Dokic | $7^7$ | 6 |
| 3 | Conchita Martínez | 3 | 2 | 14 | Jelena Dokic | $7^7$ | 6 |
| 14 | Jelena Dokic | 6 | 6 | | | | |

### Top half

**Section 1**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 1 | M Hingis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Craybas | 6 | 5 | 3 | | T Panova | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | T Panova | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | 1 | M Hingis | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | ME Camerin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | E Likhovtseva | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | M Díaz Oliva | 2 | 3 | | WC | ME Camerin | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | E Likhovtseva | 6 | 6 | | | E Likhovtseva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | B Schett | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | M Hingis | 6 | 6 |
| 9 | A Huber | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 7 | A Sánchez Vicario | 3 | 1 |
| | L Krasnoroutskaya | 6 | 6 | | | L Krasnoroutskaya | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Kandarr | 4 | $6^1$ | | LL | N Llagostera Vives | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| LL | N Llagostera Vives | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | L Krasnoroutskaya | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| | R Dragomir-Ilie | $6^3$ | 5 | | | | | | 7 | A Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | B Lamade | $7^7$ | 7 | | Q | B Lamade | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | A Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

**Section 2**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 4 | A Mauresmo | $7^9$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | R de los Ríos | 4 | 5 | | | Á Montolio | $6^7$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Á Montolio | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 4 | A Mauresmo | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | A Serra Zanetti | $7^7$ | 2 | 4 | | | | | | Q | D Hantuchová | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| Q | D Hantuchová | $6^3$ | 6 | 6 | Q | D Hantuchová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Nagyová | 2 | 6 | 6 | | H Nagyová | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | M Serna | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | A Mauresmo | 6 | 7 |
| 17 | P Suárez | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 17 | P Suárez | 4 | 5 |
| | C Black | 6 | 4 | 3 | 17 | P Suárez | 5 | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Dechy | 6 | 0 | 0 | | A Kremer | 7 | 1 | $6^1$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Kremer | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 17 | P Suárez | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | E Gagliardi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Q | E Gagliardi | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| | K Brandi | 4 | 4 | | Q | E Gagliardi | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | K Clijsters | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

**Section 3**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 8 | M Maleeva | 3 | 6 | $6^1$ | | | | | | | | |
| | A Sugiyama | 4 | 0 | | Q | F Schiavone | 6 | 4 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| Q | F Schiavone | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Q | F Schiavone | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| LL | S Kleinová | 6 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | N Petrova | 5 | 4 | | | | |
| | L Osterloh | 3 | 6 | 6 | | L Osterloh | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Petrova | 6 | 6 | | | N Petrova | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | M Pierce | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | Q | F Schiavone | 2 | 3 |
| 13 | M Shaughnessy | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | C Martínez | 6 | 6 |
| | R Grande | 2 | 6 | 1 | 13 | M Shaughnessy | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Chládková | 6 | 6 | | | D Chládková | w/o | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Weingärtner | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | D Chládková | 0 | 1 | | | | |
| | A-G Sidot | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | 3 | C Martínez | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | J Husárová | 6 | 1 | 6 | Q | J Husárová | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | C Martínez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 4**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 5 | N Tauziat | 7 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Kruger | 6 | 6 | | | J Kruger | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | G Casoni | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | J Kruger | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | A Myskina | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | G León García | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | G León García | 6 | 6 | | | G León García | $7^{10}$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Farina Elia | 6 | 1 | 6 | | S Farina Elia | $6^8$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | S Testud | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | J Kruger | 2 | $6^5$ |
| 14 | J Dokic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | J Dokic | 6 | $7^7$ |
| Q | Å Carlsson | 3 | 2 | | 14 | J Dokic | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Schnyder | 4 | 7 | 0 | | P Schnyder | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Garbin | 6 | 5 | $0^r$ | | | | | | 14 | J Dokic | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | I Majoli | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | R Kuti-Kis | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| | R Kuti-Kis | 6 | 6 | | | R Kuti-Kis | 1 | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | J Capriati | 6 | 2 | $6^5$ | | | | | | | | | |
