2001 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships – Women's Singles

Julie Halard-Decugis was the defending champion but did not compete this year, as she retired from professional tennis at the end of the 2000 season.

Women's Singles
2001 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships
Champion	Monica Seles
Runner-up	Tamarine Tanasugarn
Final score	6–3, 6–2
Draw	30 (4Q / 2WC)
Seeds	8

First-seeded Monica Seles won the title by defeating second-seeded Tamarine Tanasugarn 6–3, 6–2 in the final.

Seeds

The top two seeds receive a bye into the second round.

1. Monica Seles (Champion)
2. Tamarine Tanasugarn (Final)
3. Ai Sugiyama (Semifinals)
4. Meilen Tu (First round)
5. Marlene Weingärtner (Second round)
6. Rita Grande (Quarterfinals)
7. Nathalie Dechy (Second round)
8. Joannette Kruger (Semifinals)

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

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Monica Seles	7	6
	3	Ai Sugiyama	5	4
								1	Monica Seles	6	6
								2	Tamarine Tanasugarn	3	2
	8	Joannette Kruger	3	5
	2	Tamarine Tanasugarn	6	7

Top Half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	M Seles	6	6
		A Molik	4	7^7	5			Q	Y-j Cho	2	3
	Q	Y-j Cho	6	6^3	7										1	M Seles	6	6
		R de los Ríos	3	2											6	R Grande	1	2
		B Schwartz	6	6					B Schwartz	4	4
		T Pisnik	7	6^3	4			6	R Grande	6	6
	6	R Grande	5	7^7	6																	1	M Seles	7	6
	3	A Sugiyama	6	6																		3	A Sugiyama	5	4
		Z Gubacsi	4	1				3	A Sugiyama	6	3	6
		Ľ Cervanová	4	2					K Srebotnik	2	6	1
		K Srebotnik	6	6											3	A Sugiyama	6	6
	Q	Y-j Choi	6	3	2											P Nola	1	4
		P Nola	4	6	6				P Nola	6	4	7^7
		R McQuillan	1	4				7	N Dechy	3	6	6^5
	7	N Dechy	6	6

Bottom Half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	8	J Kruger	7	7
		J Lee	5	5				8	J Kruger	4	6	7^7
		N Pratt	6	6					N Pratt	6	3	6^3
	WC	R Fujiwara	2	4											8	J Kruger	0	6	6
		S Asagoe	6	6^7	4											E Gagliardi	6	4	1
		W Prakusya	3	7^9	6				W Prakusya	3	6	5
		E Gagliardi	3	6	6				E Gagliardi	6	1	7
	4	M Tu	6	2	1																	8	J Kruger	3	5
	5	M Weingärtner	3	7	6																	2	T Tanasugarn	6	7
		E Dominikovic	6	5	3			5	M Weingärtner	1	7	3
	Q	A Fusai	3	2				WC	S Obata	6	5	6
	WC	S Obata	6	6											WC	S Obata	0	2
	Q	M Saeki	6	6^3	2										2	T Tanasugarn	6	6
		J Craybas	0	7^7	6				J Craybas	4	6	3
								2	T Tanasugarn	6	4	6

References

• ITF tournament profile