2001 Sparkassen Cup (tennis)

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2001 Sparkassen Cup
Date24–30 September
Edition12th
Category Tier II
Draw28S / 16D
Prize money$565,000
Surface Hard / indoor
Location Leipzig, Germany
Champions
Singles
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kim Clijsters
Doubles
Flag of Russia.svg Elena Likhovtseva / Flag of France.svg Nathalie Tauziat
  2000  · Sparkassen Cup ·  2002  

The 2001 Sparkassen Cup (tennis) was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts in Leipzig, Germany. It was part of the Tier II category of the 2001 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from 24 September until 30 September 2002. First-seeded Kim Clijsters won the singles title and earned $90,000 first-prize money. [1]

Contents

Singles main draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerRankSeed
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Kim Clijsters 51
Flag of France.svg  FRA Nathalie Tauziat 102
Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg  FR Yugoslavia Jelena Dokic 113
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Meghann Shaughnessy 124
Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Silvia Farina Elia 155
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  BUL Magdalena Maleeva 166
Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Elena Dementieva 177
Flag of Austria.svg  AUT Barbara Schett 188
Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Anna Kournikova 219

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:

The following players received entry as lucky losers into the singles main draw:

Doubles main draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerCountryPlayerRankSeed
Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Elena Likhovtseva Flag of France.svg  FRA Nathalie Tauziat 121
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Kim Clijsters Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg  FR Yugoslavia Jelena Dokic 422
Flag of Slovakia.svg  SVK Henrieta Nagyová Flag of Austria.svg  AUT Barbara Schett 553
Flag of Slovakia.svg  SVK Karina Habšudová Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Elena Tatarkova 804

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

The following pairs received entry from the singles qualifying draw:

Finals

Singles

Doubles

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References

  1. "Clijsters wins Sparkassen Cup again". UPI . 30 September 2001.