2001 Canberra International

November 2024 2001 Canberra International 7–13 January 1st Tier III 30S / 16D $170,000 Hard / outdoor Canberra, Australia National Sports Club BEL Justine Henin USA Nicole Arendt / JPN Ai Sugiyama Canberra Women's Classic The 2001 Canberra International was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the National Sports Club in Canberra, Australia and was part of the Tier III category of the 2001 WTA Tour. It was the inaugural edition of the tournament and was held from 7 through 13 January 2001. The Belgian player Justine Henin won the singles titleNon ITF Tournamants; Canberra 2001 https://www.itftennis.com/en/tournament/canberra/aus/2001/w-t3-aus-02a-2001/draws-and-results/ 14 November 2024 International Tennis Federation and earned $27,000 first-prize money. Finals Singles 2001 Canberra International – Singles BEL Justine Henin defeated FRA Sandrine Testud 6–2, 6–2 It was Henin's 2nd title of the year and the 3rd of her career. Doubles 2001 Canberra International – Doubles USA Nicole Arendt / JPN Ai Sugiyama defeated RSA Nannie de Villiers / AUS Annabel Ellwood 6–4, 7–6(7–2) It was Arendt's 1st title of the year and the 14th of her career. It was Sugiyama's 1st title of the year and the 21st of her career. WTA entrants Seeds Country Player Rank1 Seed FRA Mary Pierce 7 1 RUS Elena Dementieva 11 2 USA Chanda Rubin 13 3 FRA Sandrine Testud 17 4 BUL Magdalena Maleeva 23 5 SUI Patty Schnyder 25 6 FRA Nathalie Dechy 26 7 CRO Silvija Talaja 29 8 Rankings are as of January 1, 2001. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: AUS Annabel Ellwood AUS Amanda Grahame The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: INA Wynne Prakusya TUN Selima Sfar JPN Yuka Yoshida CZE Lenka Němečková References External links ITF tournament edition details WTA tournament draws Canberra International Category:Canberra International Canberra International Category:2001 in Australian women's sport