2001 WTA Tour Championships

2001 WTA Tour Championships 30 October – 4 November 31st Year-end championships 16S / 8D $3,000,000 Carpet / indoor Munich, Germany Olympiahalle USA Serena Williams USA Lisa Raymond / AUS Rennae Stubbs WTA Finals The 2001 WTA Tour Championships, also known by its sponsored name Sanex Championships, was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Olympiahalle in Munich, Germany. It was the 31st edition of the year-end singles championships, the 26th edition of the year-end doubles championships, and was part of the 2001 WTA Tour. The tournament was held between 30 October and 4 November 2001. Seventh-seeded Serena Williams won the singles event after Lindsay Davenport defaulted the final due to a knee injury she sustained in her semifinal match.Davenport withdraws in Munich https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/1637398.stm news.bbc.co.uk BBC 4 November 2001Injured Davenport pulls out of final https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=aC0fAAAAIBAJ&sjid=FNAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6720%2C2721699 Herald-Journal AP 5 November 2001 Davenport's semifinal win ensured her the No.1 year-end ranking.Christopher Clarey Tennis; No. 1 With a Shrug: Davenport Reaches Top https://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/04/sports/tennis-no-1-with-a-shrug-davenport-reaches-top.html The New York Times 4 November 2001 Williams earned $500,000 first-prize money as well as 390 ranking points. Venus Williams and Martina Hingis had qualified for the tournament but withdrew due to injuries while Monica Seles refused to play in Germany, the country where she was stabbed in 1993.Christopher Clarey No. 1 Ranking Lacks Luster for Davenport as Injury Ends Season https://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/05/sports/05iht-tennis_ed3__0.html The New York Times 5 November 2001 Finals Singles 2001 WTA Tour Championships – Singles USA Serena Williams defeated USA Lindsay Davenport, walkover. It was Williams's 1st WTA Championships title. Doubles 2001 WTA Tour Championships – Doubles USA Lisa Raymond / AUS Rennae Stubbs defeated ZIM Cara Black / RUS Elena Likhovtseva, 7–5, 3–6, 6–3. References External links http://www.wtafinals.com WTA tournament draws Category:WTA Tour Championships WTA Tour Championships WTA Tour Championships WTA Tour Championships WTA Tour Championships WTA Tour Championships, 2001 WTA Tour Championships WTA Tour Championships WTA Tour Championships, 2001 Category:Tennis tournaments in Germany Category:Women's tennis in Germany