2001 Australian Open – Women's singles

April 2026 2001 Australian Open USA Jennifer Capriati SUI Martina Hingis 6–4, 6–3 27 January 2001 128 16 2001 Australian Open Jennifer Capriati defeated Martina Hingis in the final, 6–4, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2001 Australian Open. It was her first major singles title. With the win, Capriati returned to the top 10 in the WTA rankings for the first time since 1993. Lindsay Davenport was the defending champion, but lost to Capriati in the semifinals, in a rematch of the previous year's semifinal. This marked the first time the Australian Open officially adopted equal prize money for both men and women. It was the second major to do so, following the US Open in 1973, and before the Wimbledon Championships and French Open in 2007. Seeds 30em SUI Martina Hingis (final) USA Lindsay Davenport (semifinals) USA Venus Williams (semifinals) USA Monica Seles (quarterfinals) ESP Conchita Martínez (second round) USA Serena Williams (quarterfinals) FRA Mary Pierce (third round) RUS Anna Kournikova (quarterfinals) RUS Elena Dementieva (third round) RSA Amanda Coetzer (quarterfinals) USA Chanda Rubin (first round) USA Jennifer Capriati (champion) FRA Amélie Mauresmo (fourth round) FRA Sandrine Testud (third round) BEL Kim Clijsters (fourth round) USA Amy Frazier (second round) Qualifying 2001 Australian Open – Women's singles qualifying Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 175 SUI Martina Hingis 1 USA Jennifer Capriati 12 4 6 3 6 SUI Martina Hingis 1 USA Venus Williams 3 6 1 6 1 USA Jennifer Capriati 12 USA Lindsay Davenport 2 6 3 6 4 SUI Martina Hingis 1 USA Serena Williams 6 6 2 3 6 8 6 USA Venus Williams 3 RSA Amanda Coetzer 10 2 6 6 1 8 6 USA Jennifer Capriati 12 USA Monica Seles 4 5 7 6 4 6 3 RUS Anna Kournikova 8 USA Lindsay Davenport 2 4 6 2 6 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Fourth round SUI M Hingis 1 HUN K Marosi-Aracama   6 1 6 1 AUS R McQuillan   BEL E Callens   3 6 1 6 LUX A Kremer   UZB I Tulyaganova   6 4 2 6 6 4 RUS T Panova   FRA V Razzano WC 66 78 3 6 USA H Parkinson   ESP Á Montolio   6 2 6 2 AUS E Dominikovic WC SUI P Schnyder   4 6 6 1 6 3 ESP G León García   ITA R Grande   2 6 62 77 FRA L Andretto Q USA A Frazier 16 5 7 4 6 SUI M Hingis 1 BEL E Callens   6 1 6 0 LUX A Kremer   FRA V Razzano WC 77 61 1 6 5 7 USA H Parkinson   AUS E Dominikovic WC 4 6 6 2 2 6 ITA R Grande   USA A Frazier 16 6 4 6 1 SUI M Hingis 1 FRA V Razzano WC 7 5 6 1 AUS E Dominikovic WC ITA R Grande   3 6 4 6 SUI M Hingis 1 ITA R Grande   6 0 6 3 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Fourth round RUS E Dementieva 9 USA L Osterloh   6 4 6 3 CRO J Kostanić   GER A Glass Q 63 77 4 6 ESP A Medina Garrigues   USA J Hopkins   7 5 6 0 CZE D Bedáňová   AUS B Stewart WC 7 5 4 6 7 5 BUL M Maleeva   THA T Tanasugarn   62 77 5 7 SWE Å Carlsson   AUT P Wartusch   66 78 6 3 3 6 RUS N Petrova   RUS E Bovina Q 7 5 6 3 TPE J Lee WC USA S Williams 6 1 6 4 6 RUS E Dementieva 9 GER A Glass Q 2 6 78 66 6 3 ESP A Medina Garrigues   CZE D Bedáňová   2 6 6 4 4 6 THA T Tanasugarn   AUT P Wartusch   6 1 6 1 RUS N Petrova   USA S Williams 6 3 6 2 6 RUS E Dementieva 9 CZE D Bedáňová   6 2 65 77 3 6 THA T Tanasugarn   USA S Williams 6 1 6 4 6 CZE D Bedáňová   USA S Williams 6 2 6 2 6 Section 3 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA V Williams 3 ESP MJ Martínez Q 6 3 2 6 6 0 NED A Hopmans   USA M Shaughnessy   0 6 4 6 BEL S Appelmans   BUL P Nola   77 65 6 1 GER J Kandarr   CZE D Chládková   3 6 2 6 SVK K Habšudová   ISR A Smashnova   63 77 6 4 6 3 USA K Brandi   CRO I Majoli   2 6 67 79 AUS N Pratt   CRO M Palaveršić Q 6 4 6 2 JPN A Sugiyama   FRA A Mauresmo 13 3 6 3 6 USA V Williams 3 USA M Shaughnessy   6 3 77 63 BEL S Appelmans   CZE D Chládková 2 6 2 6 SVK K Habšudová   CRO I Majoli   4 6 2 6 AUS N Pratt   FRA A Mauresmo 13 0 6 5 7 USA V Williams 3 CZE D Chládková   6 4 6 1 CRO I Majoli   FRA A Mauresmo 13 4 6 2 6 USA V Williams 3 FRA A Mauresmo 13 6 2 3 6 6 3 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Fourth round RSA A Coetzer 10 CAN S Jeyaseelan   6 2 6 4 CRO S Talaja   AUS A Molik   6 0 6 0 BLR 1995 O Barabanschikova   SLO T Pisnik   5 7 2 6 USA L Raymond   GER M Weingärtner   3 6 4 6 FRA N Dechy   ARG P Suárez   2 6 1 6 POL M Grzybowska   PAR R de los Ríos   4 6 2 6 ARG M Díaz Oliva   CZE A Gerši   6 4 5 7 6 4 AUT S Plischke   FRA M Pierce 7 1 6 3 6 RSA A Coetzer 10 CRO S Talaja   6 1 6 3 SLO T Pisnik   GER M Weingärtner   6 4 66 78 0 6 ARG P Suárez   PAR R de los Ríos   6 3 6 0 ARG M Díaz Oliva   FRA M Pierce 7 2 6 2 6 RSA A Coetzer 10 GER M Weingärtner   6 2 6 4 ARG P Suárez   FRA M Pierce 7 6 3 6 2 RSA A Coetzer 10 ARG P Suárez   6 1 6 4 Bottom half Section 5 First round Second round Third round Fourth round ESP C Martínez 5 AUS C Wheeler WC 6 1 6 1 AUS A Ellwood WC SUI E Gagliardi   3 6 6 4 6 8 FR Yugoslavia S Načuk   ITA T Garbin   0 6 6 2 6 2 USA C Morariu   ESP M Marrero   6 2 4 6 4 6 USA A Stevenson   BUL L Bacheva   7 5 6 1 ESP V Ruano Pascual   USA J Craybas Q 6 2 77 65 NED M Oremans   AUS A Grahame WC 6 3 6 4 SVK H Nagyová   USA J Capriati 12 6 4 2 6 5 7 ESP C Martínez 5 SUI E Gagliardi   7 5 3 6 6 8 FR Yugoslavia S Načuk   ESP M Marrero   4 6 4 6 USA A Stevenson   ESP V Ruano Pascual   6 3 5 7 2 6 NED M Oremans   USA J Capriati 12 0 6 2 6 SUI E Gagliardi   ESP M Marrero   6 4 1 6 2 6 ESP V Ruano Pascual   USA J Capriati 12 0 6 2 6 ESP M Marrero   USA J Capriati 12 5 7 1 6 Section 6 First round Second round Third round Fourth round FRA S Testud 14 ESP M Sánchez Lorenzo   6 1 6 0 CHN J-Q Yi   NED Y Basting   6 2 6 3 BEL J Henin   BLR 1995 T Poutchek   6 4 7 5 NED K Boogert   FRA S Pitkowski   3 6 3 6 USA M Irvin   ESP M Serna   1 6 3 6 FRA É Loit   ITA G Casoni   6 3 2 6 6 3 SUI M Vavrinec   FRA A-G Sidot   3 6 77 65 6 4 USA B Rippner   USA M Seles 4 0 1 r FRA S Testud 14 CHN J-Q Yi   6 4 5 2 r BEL J Henin   FRA S Pitkowski   6 3 6 2 ESP M Serna   FRA É Loit   5 7 6 3 1 6 SUI M Vavrinec   USA M Seles 4 2 6 3 6 FRA S Testud 14 BEL J Henin   2 6 4 6 FRA É Loit   USA M Seles 4 3 6 5 7 BEL J Henin   USA M Seles 4 6 4 4 6 4 6 Section 7 First round Second round Third round Fourth round RUS A Kournikova 8 SVK D Hantuchová   6 2 7 5 ITA F Schiavone   HUN R Kuti-Kis   68 710 6 1 4 6 RUS E Likhovtseva   AUT B Schett   6 4 62 77 4 6 GBR L Latimer   VEN 1930 M Vento   62 77 2 6 USA E deLone   GER B Rittner   6 2 3 6 3 6 USA M Tu   BLR 1995 N Ostrovskaya   7 5 6 0 ESP C Torrens Valero   ROM R Dragomir   5 7 1 6 SVK J Husárová Q USA C Rubin 11 6 3 6 0 RUS A Kournikova 8 HUN R Kuti-Kis   6 3 6 4 AUT B Schett   VEN 1930 M Vento   6 4 6 2 GER B Rittner   USA M Tu   6 3 77 61 ROM R Dragomir   SVK J Husárová Q 6 1 63 77 6 1 RUS A Kournikova 8 AUT B Schett   2 6 6 4 6 3 GER B Rittner   ROM R Dragomir   6 1 3 6 6 1 RUS A Kournikova 8 GER B Rittner   6 3 6 1 Section 8 First round Second round Third round Fourth round BEL K Clijsters 15 GER A Barna Q 6 3 6 2 RUS A Jidkova   RUS L Krasnoroutskaya Q 7 5 6 3 ESP N Llagostera Q RSA J Kruger   6 2 6 3 JPN S Asagoe   ZIM C Black   4 6 1 6 SVK M Suchá   ITA S Farina Elia   6 4 5 7 3 6 FRA A Fusai Q AUS M Dowse WC 6 4 5 7 0 6 GER G Arn Q CAN J Nejedly   3 6 77 64 12 10 FR Yugoslavia J Dokić   USA L Davenport 2 6 4 4 6 3 6 BEL K Clijsters 15 RUS A Jidkova   6 3 77 65 ESP N Llagostera Q ZIM C Black   77 64 7 5 ITA S Farina Elia   AUS M Dowse WC 6 0 6 2 GER G Arn Q USA L Davenport 2 2 6 6 4 2 6 BEL K Clijsters 15 ESP N Llagostera Q 6 0 6 1 ITA S Farina Elia   USA L Davenport 2 2 6 1 6 BEL K Clijsters 15 USA L Davenport 2 4 6 0 6 References 2001 Australian Open draw External links 2001 Australian Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation 2000 US Open – Women's singles Grand Slam women's singles 2001 French Open – Women's 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