2001 Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts – Singles

The 2001 Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts – Singles is a tennis competition within the 2001 Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts, a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Hope Island Resort Tennis Centre in Hope Island, Queensland in Australia and was part of Tier III of the 2001 WTA Tour. The tournament ran from 31 December 2000 through 6 January 2001.

Singles
2001 Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts
Champion	Justine Henin
Runner-up	Silvia Farina Elia
Final score	7–6^(7–5), 6–4
Draw	30
Seeds	8

Silvija Talaja was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Silvia Farina Elia.

Justine Henin won in the final 7–6^(7–5), 6–4 against Farina Elia.

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top two seeds received a bye to the second round.

1. Conchita Martínez (Quarterfinals)
2. Patty Schnyder (Semifinals)
3. Silvija Talaja (Quarterfinals)
4. Tatiana Panova (First Round)
5. Magüi Serna (Second Round)
6. Meghann Shaughnessy (Semifinals)
7. Henrieta Nagyová (First Round)
8. Justine Henin (Champion)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior Exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Final

	Final
	8	Justine Henin	7^7	6
		Silvia Farina Elia	6^5	4

Top Half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	C Martínez	6	6
		B Rippner	4	7^7	3				G Casoni	4	4
		G Casoni	6	6^5	6										1	C Martínez	2	1
		T Pisnik	3	6	4										6	M Shaughnessy	6	6
		S Cacic	6	4	6				S Cacic	4	2
		S Plischke	6	2	2			6	M Shaughnessy	6	6
	6	M Shaughnessy	4	6	6																	6	M Shaughnessy	2	6	2
	4	T Panova	6^6	6	5																	8	J Henin	6	4	6
	WC	C Wheeler	7^8	1	7			WC	C Wheeler	2	6	4
		J Kruger	6	6					J Kruger	6	4	6
	Q	W Prakusya	4	0												J Kruger	1	1
		S Jeyaseelan	7	7^7											8	J Henin	6	6
	Q	B Rittner	5	6^4					S Jeyaseelan	1	0
		V Razzano	4	0				8	J Henin	6	6
	8	J Henin	6	6

Bottom Half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	5	M Serna	6	6
		A Jidkova	4	2				5	M Serna	4	2
		S Farina Elia	6	5	6				S Farina Elia	6	6
	Q	G Arn	4	7	4											S Farina Elia	6	6
		Á Montolio	6	6											3	S Talaja	3	2
		R Kuti-Kis	2	1					Á Montolio	6	1	1
		Å Carlsson	6	3	4			3	S Talaja	3	6	6
	3	S Talaja	4	6	6																		S Farina Elia	6^8	6	6
	7	H Nagyová	2	5																		2	P Schnyder	7^10	2	4
		J Kandarr	6	7					J Kandarr	1	2
		A Glass	6	6					A Glass	6	6
	WC	E Dominikovic	3	4												A Glass	1	3
		I Majoli	7^7	1	6^1										2	P Schnyder	6	6
	Q	L Krasnoroutskaya	6^4	6	7^7			Q	L Krasnoroutskaya	6	6^5	3
								2	P Schnyder	3	7^7	6

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Marissa Irvin (First Round)
2. Giulia Casoni (Withdrew, moved to the Main Draw)
3. Alexandra Stevenson (Final Round)
4. Sandra Načuk (Second Round)
5. Barbara Rittner (Qualifier)
6. Maria Vento (First Round)
7. Rachel McQuillan (First Round)
8. Janet Lee (Second Round)
9. Cătălina Cristea (Second Round)

Qualifiers

1. Wynne Prakusya
2. Barbara Rittner
3. Lina Krasnoroutskaya
4. Gréta Arn

Draw

First Qualifier

	First Round							Second Round							Final Round
	1	Marissa Irvin	5	5
		Bianka Lamade	7	7
									Bianka Lamade	6	6
									Annabel Ellwood	1	4
		Zsófia Gubacsi	5	0
		Annabel Ellwood	7	6
																Bianka Lamade	6^7	6	2
																Wynne Prakusya	7^9	4	6
		Lisa McShea	3	4
		Wynne Prakusya	6	6
									Wynne Prakusya	6	6
								WC	Melissa Dowse	2	4
	WC	Melissa Dowse	4	6	6
	6	María Vento	6	2	3

Second Qualifier

	First Round							Second Round							Final Round
	9	Cătălina Cristea	6	6
	WC	Samantha Stosur	4	1
								9	Cătălina Cristea	1	2
									Maja Matevžič	6	6
	WC	Trudi Musgrave	6^3	4
		Maja Matevžič	7^7	6
																Maja Matevžič	0	1
															6	Barbara Rittner	6	6
		Tatiana Perebiynis	7^7	6
		Irina Selyutina	6^5	3
									Tatiana Perebiynis	6	6^5	4
								6	Barbara Rittner	2	7^7	6
		Kerry-Anne Guse	5	6	3
	6	Barbara Rittner	7	3	6

Third Qualifier

	First Round							Second Round							Final Round
	3	Alexandra Stevenson	6	3	6
		Kelly Liggan	4	6	1
								3	Alexandra Stevenson	6	7^10
									Janette Husárová	1	6^8
		Tina Hergold	6^6	2
		Janette Husárová	7^8	6
															3	Alexandra Stevenson	2	0	r
																Lina Krasnoroutskaya	6	1
		Bryanne Stewart	6	6
	WC	Nadia Johnston	3	0
									Bryanne Stewart	3	1
									Lina Krasnoroutskaya	6	6
		Lina Krasnoroutskaya	6	7^7
	7	Rachel McQuillan	1	6^5

Fourth Qualifier

	First Round							Second Round							Final Round
	4	Sandra Načuk	7^7	6
		Antoaneta Pandjerova	6^3	2
								4	Sandra Načuk	1	7	1
									Gréta Arn	6	5	6
		Gréta Arn	7	6
		Laurence Andretto	5	2
																Gréta Arn	6	6
																Amanda Grahame	4	3
		Amanda Grahame	6^3	6	6
		Renata Kolbovic	7^7	2	0
									Amanda Grahame	4	6	6
								8	Janet Lee	6	4	4
		Elena Bovina	6^4	4
	8	Janet Lee	7^7	6

References

• 2001 Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts Draw