| Details | |
|---|---|
| Duration | January 31 – October 29 |
| Edition | 11th |
| Tournaments | 9 |
| Achievements (singles) | |
| Most titles | |
| Most finals | |
← 1999 2001 → | |
The WTA Tier I events are part of the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the WTA called the WTA Tour. [1]
| Tournament | Country | Location | Surface | Date | Prize money [2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toray Pan Pacific Open | Japan | Tokyo | Carpet (i) | Jan 31 – Feb 6 | $1,080,000 |
| Tennis Masters Series | United States | Indian Wells | Hard | Mar 6 – 19 | $2,000,000 |
| Ericsson Open [3] | United States | Key Biscayne | Hard | Mar 20 – Apr 9 | $2,525,000 |
| Family Circle Cup | United States | Hilton Head Island | Clay (green) | Apr 17 – 23 | $1,080,000 |
| German Open [4] | Germany | Berlin | Clay | May 8 – 14 | $1,080,000 |
| Italian Open [5] | Italy | Rome | Clay | May 15 – 21 | $1,080,000 |
| du Maurier Open | Canada | Montreal | Hard | Aug 14 – 20 | $1,080,000 |
| Swisscom Challenge | Switzerland | Zürich | Carpet (i) | Oct 9 – 15 | $1,080,000 |
| Kremlin Cup | Russia | Moscow | Carpet (i) | Oct 23 – 29 | $1,080,000 |
| Tournament | Singles champions | Runners-up | Score | Doubles champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo | | | 6–3, 7–5 | | | 6–4, 6–1 |
| Indian Wells | | | 4–6, 6–4, 6–0 | | | 6–2, 6–3 |
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| Miami | | | 6–3, 6–2 | | | 4–6, 7–5, 6–4 |
| Hilton Head | | | 6–1, 6–0 | | | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Berlin | | | 6–1, 6–2 | | | 3–6, 6–2, 7–6(9–7) |
| Rome | | | 6–2, 7–6(7–4) | | | 6–3, 4–6, 6–3 |
| Montréal | | | 0–6, 6–3, 3–0, ret. | | | 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 |
| Zürich | | | 6–2, 4–6, 7–5 | | | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Moscow | | | 6–3, 6–1 | | | 4–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–5) |