2001 ANZ Tasmanian International

November 2021 March 2012 2001 ANZ Tasmanian International 7–13 January 8th Tier V 32S / 16D $110,000 Hard / Outdoor Hobart, Australia Hobart International Tennis Centre ITA Rita Grande ZIM Cara Black / RUS Elena Likhovtseva Hobart International The 2001 ANZ Tasmanian International was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Hobart International Tennis Centre in Hobart, [Australia and was part of Tier V of the 2001 WTA Tour. It was the eighth edition of the tournament and ran from 7 January until 13 January 2001. Unseeded Rita Grande won the singles title and earned $16,000 first-prize money. Finals Singles 2001 ANZ Tasmanian International – Singles ITA Rita Grande defeated USA Jennifer Hopkins 0–6, 6–3, 6–3 It was Grande's 2nd title of the year and the 5th of her career. Doubles 2001 ANZ Tasmanian International – Doubles ZIM Cara Black / RUS Elena Likhovtseva defeated ROM Ruxandra Dragomir / ESP Virginia Ruano Pascual 6–4, 6–1 It was Black's 1st title of the year and the 2nd of her career. It was Likhovtseva's 1st title of the year and the 10th of her career. Entrants Seeds Country Player Rank1 Seed USA Amy Frazier 20 1 RUS Elena Likhovtseva 21 2 USA Kristina Brandi 27 3 FRA Anne-Gaëlle Sidot 35 4 ZIM Cara Black 41 5 ROM Ruxandra Dragomir 44 6 ISR Anna Smashnova 46 7 FRA Sarah Pitkowski 65 8 Rankings are as of 1 January 2001. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: AUS Rachel McQuillan AUS Lisa McShea The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: JPN Saori Obata SLO Katarina Srebotnik FRA Stéphanie Foretz ESP Anabel Medina Garrigues External links Official website ITF tournament edition details Tournament draws Tasmanian International Tasmanian International Category:Hobart International