2001 Sparkassen Cup – Singles

2001 Sparkassen Cup BEL Kim Clijsters BUL Magdalena Maleeva 6–1, 6–1 28 8 singles doubles The 2001 Sparkassen Cup singles was the tennis singles event of the twelfth edition of the Sparkassen Cup; a WTA Tier II tournament held in Leipzig, Germany. Kim Clijsters successfully defended her title, defeating Magdalena Maleeva in the final, 6–1, 6–1. Seeds The top four seeds received a bye to the second round. 30em BEL Kim Clijsters (champion) FRA Nathalie Tauziat (semifinals) FR Yugoslavia Jelena Dokic (second round) USA Meghann Shaughnessy (withdrew) ITA Silvia Farina Elia (quarterfinals) BUL Magdalena Maleeva (final) RUS Elena Dementieva (semifinals) AUT Barbara Schett (first round) RUS Anna Kournikova (second round) Draw Finals Semifinals Final 1 BEL Kim Clijsters 6 3 6 7 RUS Elena Dementieva 1 6 1 6 BUL Magdalena Maleeva 4 6 6 2 FRA Nathalie Tauziat 6 4 3 1 BEL Kim Clijsters 6 6 6 BUL Magdalena Maleeva 1 1 Top half First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals ITA F Schiavone 7 6 UZB I Tulyaganova 5 1 WC CZE K Hrdličková 6 6 ESP M Serna 1 3 Q DEU B Rittner 4 77 4 5 ITA S Farina Elia 6 62 6 Q SVK D Hantuchová 5 SVK H Nagyová 1r RUS E Likhovtseva 6 6 WC DEU J Kandarr 4 4 Q AUT B Schwartz 3 4 7 RUS E Dementieva 6 6 1 BEL K Clijsters 6 6 ITA F Schiavone 3 3 WC CZE K Hrdličková 3 6 610 5 ITA S Farina Elia 6 4 712 3 FR Yugoslavia J Dokic 6 66 0 Q SVK D Hantuchová 4 78 6 RUS E Likhovtseva 7 4 5 7 RUS E Dementieva 5 6 7 1 BEL K Clijsters 6 2 6 5 ITA S Farina Elia 1 6 4 Q SVK D Hantuchová 4 3 7 RUS E Dementieva 6 6 1 BEL K Clijsters 6 3 6 7 RUS E Dementieva 1 6 1 Bottom half First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals 6 BUL M Maleeva 6 6 CZE D Chládková 3 3 Q RUS T Panova 77 77 RUS N Petrova 63 65 LL RUS A Myskina 6 6 WC CRO I Majoli 3 2 8 AUT B Schett 65 4 GER A Huber 77 6 CZE D Bedáňová 5 7 4 LUX A Kremer 7 5 6 ESP Á Montolio 4 6 7 ESP C Torrens Valero 6 4 5 6 BUL M Maleeva 6 2 6 Q RUS T Panova 2 6 3 LL RUS A Myskina 6 3 6 9 RUS A Kournikova 4 6 3 GER A Huber 4 4 LUX A Kremer 6 6 ESP Á Montolio 77 3 4 2 FRA N Tauziat 62 6 6 6 BUL M Maleeva 6 6 LL RUS A Myskina 4 3 LUX A Kremer 2 7 2 2 FRA N Tauziat 6 5 6 6 BUL M Maleeva 4 6 6 2 FRA N Tauziat 6 4 3 External links 2001 Sparkassen Cup Draw collapsed Singles 2001 Singles 2001 Category:2001 WTA Tour