2001 DFS Classic – Singles

Singles
2001 DFS Classic
Champion	Nathalie Tauziat
Runner-up	Miriam Oremans
Score	6–3, 7–5
Draw	56 (8 Q / 3 WC )
Seeds	16

In the 2001 DFS Classic women's tennis tournament, Lisa Raymond was the defending singles champion, but was defeated in the semifinals by Nathalie Tauziat.

Tauziat went on to win the title, defeating Miriam Oremans in the final 6–3, 7–5.

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.

1. Nathalie Tauziat (champion)
2. Jelena Dokić (second round)
3. Magüi Serna (second round)
4. Lisa Raymond (semifinals)
5. Tamarine Tanasugarn (third round)
6. Anne Kremer (quarterfinals)
7. Elena Likhovtseva (quarterfinals)
8. Ai Sugiyama (second round)
9. Cara Black (third round)
10. Marlene Weingärtner (first round)
11. Meilen Tu (second round)
12. Kristina Brandi (quarterfinals)
13. Dája Bedáňová (first round)
14. Nathalie Dechy (first round)
15. Anne-Gaëlle Sidot (second round)
16. Lilia Osterloh (first round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Nathalie Tauziat	6	6
	6	Anne Kremer	4	0
								1	Nathalie Tauziat	6	77
								4	Lisa Raymond	0	65
	4	Lisa Raymond	77	6
	7	Elena Likhovtseva	65	4
															1	Nathalie Tauziat	6	7
																Miriam Oremans	3	5
		Virginie Razzano	4	0
		Daniela Hantuchová	6	6
									Daniela Hantuchová	6	4	5
									Miriam Oremans	2	6	7
	12	Kristina Brandi	4	3
		Miriam Oremans	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	N Tauziat	6	6
		Ľ Cervanová	4	6	77				Ľ Cervanová	4	1
		S Sfar	6	4	62										1	N Tauziat	6	6
		L Krasnoroutskaya	4	5											Q	A Stevenson	3	3
	Q	A Stevenson	6	7				Q	A Stevenson	6	6
	LL	S Obata	3	4				15	A-G Sidot	3	2
	15	A-G Sidot	6	6																		1	N Tauziat	6	6
	10	M Weingärtner	3	4																		6	A Kremer	4	0
		R McQuillan	6	6					R McQuillan	6	611	61
		J Hopkins	6	5	64			WC	L Ahl	1	713	77
	WC	L Ahl	2	7	77										WC	L Ahl	3	0
		S Plischke	7	6											6	A Kremer	6	6
	Q	H Collin	5	4					S Plischke	5	77	1
								6	A Kremer	7	65	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								4	L Raymond	6	6
		R Grande	6	6					R Grande	3	3
		N Petrova	4	4											4	L Raymond	1	6	77
	LL	K Boogert	4	4												A Myskina	6	2	65
	Q	A Serra Zanetti	6	6				Q	A Serra Zanetti	6	65	3
		A Myskina	6	4	6				A Myskina	1	77	6
	16	L Osterloh	3	6	3																	4	L Raymond	77	6
	11	M Tu	7	2	6																	7	E Likhovtseva	65	4
	Q	M Drake	5	6	3			11	M Tu	4	6	64
	WC	J Pullin	3	6	2				T Pisnik	6	1	77
		T Pisnik	6	3	6											T Pisnik	6	4	3
	Q	R Fujiwara	6	2	6										7	E Likhovtseva	4	6	6
	Q	Y Yoshida	3	6	1			Q	R Fujiwara	3	2
								7	E Likhovtseva	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								8	A Sugiyama	2	4
		V Razzano	6	77					V Razzano	6	6
		J Kandarr	4	65												V Razzano	6	64	77
	Q	V Webb	6	7											9	C Black	3	77	63
		M Vento	3	5				Q	V Webb	4	4
		J Craybas	62	3				9	C Black	6	6
	9	C Black	77	6																			V Razzano	4	0
	14	N Dechy	6	4	3																		D Hantuchová	6	6
		D Hantuchová	4	6	6				D Hantuchová	6	6
	Q	E Daniilidou	6	6				Q	E Daniilidou	2	3
		S Asagoe	3	3												D Hantuchová	6	6
		S Talaja	2	1												N Pratt	4	4
		N Pratt	6	6					N Pratt	6	6
								3	M Serna	4	2

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								5	T Tanasugarn	6	3
	WC	L Woodroffe	6	5	77			WC	L Woodroffe	4	0	r
		L Bacheva	2	7	65										5	T Tanasugarn	2	5
		M Irvin	5	5											12	K Brandi	6	7
		F Schiavone	7	7					F Schiavone	3	6	2
		E Bovina	4	3				12	K Brandi	6	2	6
	12	K Brandi	6	6																		12	K Brandi	4	3
	13	D Bedáňová	3	6	61																		M Oremans	6	6
		M Oremans	6	4	77				M Oremans	6	6
		E Dominikovic	6	2	6				E Dominikovic	1	4
		M Vavrinec	3	6	2											M Oremans	68	6	77
		A Molik	6	7												A Molik	710	2	64
		D Buth	2	5					A Molik	4	6	6
								2	J Dokić	6	3	3

External links

• 2001 DFS Classic draw