2001 WTA Tier I Series
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Duration | January 29 – October 21 |
| Edition | 12th |
| Tournaments | 9 |
| Achievements (singles) | |
| Most titles | Lindsay Davenport Jelena Dokić Serena Williams (2) |
| Most finals | Jennifer Capriati (4) |
← 2000 2002 → | |
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]
Tournaments
| Tournament | Country | Location | Surface | Date | Prize money[2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toray Pan Pacific Open | Japan | Tokyo | Carpet (i) | Jan 29 – Feb 4 | $1,188,000 |
| Pacific Life Open | United States | Indian Wells | Hard | Mar 5 – 18 | $2,000,000 |
| Ericsson Open | United States | Key Biscayne | Hard | Mar 19 – Apr 1 | $2,720,000 |
| Family Circle Cup | United States | Charleston | Clay (green) | Apr 16 – 22 | $1,200,000 |
| Eurocard German Open[3] | Germany | Berlin | Clay | May 7 – 13 | $1,185,000 |
| Italian Open[4] | Italy | Rome | Clay | May 14 – 20 | $1,200,000 |
| Rogers AT&T Cup | Canada | Toronto | Hard | Aug 13 – 19 | $1,200,000 |
| Kremlin Cup | Russia | Moscow | Carpet (i) | Oct 1 – 7 | $1,185,000 |
| Swisscom Challenge[5] | Switzerland | Zürich | Carpet (i) | Oct 15 – 21 | $1,185,000 |
Results
* First-time champion
| Tournament | Singles champions | Runners-up | Score | Doubles champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo | Lindsay Davenport | Martina Hingis | 6–7(4–7), 6–4, 6–2 | Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs |
Anna Kournikova Iroda Tulyaganova |
7–6(7–5), 2–6, 7–6(8–6) |
| Indian Wells | Serena Williams | Kim Clijsters | 4–6, 6–4, 6–2 | Nicole Arendt Ai Sugiyama |
Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez |
6–4, 6–4 |
| Miami | Venus Williams | Jennifer Capriati | 4–6, 6–1, 7–6(7–4) | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Nathalie Tauziat |
Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs |
6–0, 6–4 |
| Charleston | Jennifer Capriati | Martina Hingis | 6–0, 4–6, 6–4 | Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs |
Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez |
5–7, 7–6(7–5), 6–3 |
| Berlin | Amélie Mauresmo* | Jennifer Capriati | 6–4, 2–6, 6–3 | Els Callens* Meghann Shaughnessy* |
Cara Black Elena Likhovtseva |
6–4, 6–3 |
| Rome | Jelena Dokić* | Amélie Mauresmo | 7–6(7–3), 6–1 | Cara Black* | Paola Suárez Patricia Tarabini |
6–1, 6–1 |
| Elena Likhovtseva | ||||||
| Toronto | Serena Williams | Jennifer Capriati | 6–1, 6–7(7–9), 6–3 | Kimberly Po-Messerli* Nicole Pratt* |
Tina Križan Katarina Srebotnik |
6–3, 6–1 |
| Moscow | Jelena Dokić | Elena Dementieva | 6–3, 6–3 | Martina Hingis Anna Kournikova |
Elena Dementieva Lina Krasnoroutskaya |
7–6(7–1), 6–3 |
| Zürich | Lindsay Davenport | Jelena Dokić | 6–3, 6–1 | Lindsay Davenport Lisa Raymond |
Sandrine Testud Roberta Vinci |
6–3, 2–6, 6–2 |
See also
References
- ^ "2001 Tournaments | WTA Official". Women's Tennis Association.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ "2001 WTA Calendar Prize Money". Archived from the original on 30 August 2009.
- ^ "Berlin 2001 Tennis Tournament | ITF". www.itftennis.com.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). New York City: New Chapter Press. pp. 740–741. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- ^ "Zurich 2001 Tennis Tournament | ITF". www.itftennis.com.
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