Singles | |
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2001 Challenge Bell | |
Champion | Meghann Shaughnessy |
Runner-up | Iva Majoli |
Final score | 6–1, 6–3 |
Chanda Rubin was the defending champion, but decided not to participate this year.
Meghann Shaughnessy won the title, defeating Iva Majoli 6–1, 6–3 in the final.
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
1 | Meghann Shaughnessy | 77 | 6 | ||||||||||
3 | Anne Kremer | 65 | 2 | ||||||||||
1 | Meghann Shaughnessy | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
4 | Iva Majoli | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||
4 | Iva Majoli | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||
Martina Suchá | 4 | 5 |
First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | M Shaughnessy | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
G Arn | 6 | 6 | G Arn | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
LL | T Dabek | 2 | 2 | 1 | M Shaughnessy | 78 | 67 | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||
A Stevenson | 6 | 6 | A Stevenson | 66 | 79 | 64 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Q | K Liggan | 3 | 4 | A Stevenson | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Q | S Jeyaseelan | 65 | 2 | 7 | L Osterloh | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
7 | L Osterloh | 77 | 6 | 1 | M Shaughnessy | 77 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | A Kremer | 6 | 6 | 3 | A Kremer | 65 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
LL | D Srebrovic | 2 | 0 | 3 | A Kremer | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
K Koukalová | 4 | 4 | C Castaño | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
C Castaño | 6 | 6 | 3 | A Kremer | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Ľ Cervanová | 1 | 4 | 8 | J Nejedly | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
M Vento-Kabchi | 6 | 6 | M Vento-Kabchi | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A Barna | 4 | 2 | 8 | J Nejedly | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
8 | J Nejedly | 6 | 6 |
First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | J Hopkins | 6 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E Callens | 4 | 62 | 5 | J Hopkins | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Q | A Spears | 5 | 6 | 2 | A Serra Zanetti | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A Serra Zanetti | 7 | 3 | 6 | 5 | J Hopkins | 6 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
A Vašková | 65 | 6 | 6 | 4 | I Majoli | 1 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
M Irvin | 77 | 4 | 4 | A Vašková | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WC | M Marois | 5 | 4 | 4 | I Majoli | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
4 | I Majoli | 7 | 6 | 4 | I Majoli | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
6 | N Dechy | 6 | 6 | M Suchá | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
R Kolbovic | 1 | 2 | 6 | N Dechy | 6 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Q | N Grandin | 6 | 3 | 0 | S Reeves | 0 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
S Reeves | 4 | 6 | 6 | S Reeves | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
M Suchá | 6 | 4 | 6 | M Suchá | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WC | M-È Pelletier | 2 | 6 | 4 | M Suchá | 3 | 6 | 710 | |||||||||||||||||||
2 | S Farina Elia | 6 | 4 | 68 |
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