2001 Canberra International

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2001 Canberra International
Date7–13 January
Edition1st
Category Tier III
Draw30S / 16D
Prize money$170,000
Surface Hard / outdoor
Location Canberra, Australia
VenueNational Sports Club
Champions
Singles
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Justine Henin
Doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Nicole Arendt / Flag of Japan.svg Ai Sugiyama
Canberra International ·  2002  

The 2001 Canberra International was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the National Sports Club in Canberra, Australia and was part of the Tier III category of the 2001 WTA Tour. It was the inaugural edition of the tournament and was held from 7 through 13 January 2001. Unseeded Justine Henin won the singles title and earned $27,000 first-prize money.

Contents

Finals

Singles

Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Justine Henin defeated Flag of France.svg Sandrine Testud 6–2, 6–2

Doubles

Flag of the United States.svg Nicole Arendt / Flag of Japan.svg Ai Sugiyama defeated Flag of South Africa.svg Nannie de Villiers / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Annabel Ellwood 6–4, 7–6(7–2)

WTA entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of France.svg  FRA Mary Pierce 71
Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Elena Dementieva 112
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Chanda Rubin 133
Flag of France.svg  FRA Sandrine Testud 174
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  BUL Magdalena Maleeva 235
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   SUI Patty Schnyder 256
Flag of France.svg  FRA Nathalie Dechy 267
Flag of Croatia.svg  CRO Silvija Talaja 298

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

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