Women's singles | |
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2001 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships | |
Champion | Monica Seles |
Runner-up | Tamarine Tanasugarn |
Score | 6–3, 6–2 |
Draw | 30 (4 Q / 2 WC ) |
Seeds | 8 |
Julie Halard-Decugis was the defending champion but did not compete this year, as she retired from professional tennis at the end of the 2000 season.
First-seeded Monica Seles won the title by defeating second-seeded Tamarine Tanasugarn 6–3, 6–2 in the final.
The top two seeds received a bye into the second round.
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
1 | Monica Seles | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||
3 | Ai Sugiyama | 5 | 4 | ||||||||||
1 | Monica Seles | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
2 | Tamarine Tanasugarn | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||
8 | Joannette Kruger | 3 | 5 | ||||||||||
2 | Tamarine Tanasugarn | 6 | 7 |
First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | M Seles | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
A Molik | 4 | 77 | 5 | Q | Y-j Cho | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Q | Y-j Cho | 6 | 63 | 7 | 1 | M Seles | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
R de los Ríos | 3 | 2 | 6 | R Grande | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
B Schwartz | 6 | 6 | B Schwartz | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
T Pisnik | 7 | 63 | 4 | 6 | R Grande | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
6 | R Grande | 5 | 77 | 6 | 1 | M Seles | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | A Sugiyama | 6 | 6 | 3 | A Sugiyama | 5 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Z Gubacsi | 4 | 1 | 3 | A Sugiyama | 6 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Ľ Cervanová | 4 | 2 | K Srebotnik | 2 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
K Srebotnik | 6 | 6 | 3 | A Sugiyama | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Q | Y-j Choi | 6 | 3 | 2 | P Nola | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
P Nola | 4 | 6 | 6 | P Nola | 6 | 4 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||
R McQuillan | 1 | 4 | 7 | N Dechy | 3 | 6 | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||||
7 | N Dechy | 6 | 6 |
First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | J Kruger | 7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
J Lee | 5 | 5 | 8 | J Kruger | 4 | 6 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||
N Pratt | 6 | 6 | N Pratt | 6 | 3 | 63 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WC | R Fujiwara | 2 | 4 | 8 | J Kruger | 0 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
S Asagoe | 6 | 67 | 4 | E Gagliardi | 6 | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
W Prakusya | 3 | 79 | 6 | W Prakusya | 3 | 6 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
E Gagliardi | 3 | 6 | 6 | E Gagliardi | 6 | 1 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
4 | M Tu | 6 | 2 | 1 | 8 | J Kruger | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | M Weingärtner | 3 | 7 | 6 | 2 | T Tanasugarn | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
E Dominikovic | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | M Weingärtner | 1 | 7 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
Q | A Fusai | 3 | 2 | WC | S Obata | 6 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
WC | S Obata | 6 | 6 | WC | S Obata | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Q | M Saeki | 6 | 63 | 2 | 2 | T Tanasugarn | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
J Craybas | 0 | 77 | 6 | J Craybas | 4 | 6 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | T Tanasugarn | 6 | 4 | 6 |
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