2001 ANZ Tasmanian 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.

2001 ANZ Tasmanian International
Date7 – 13 January
Edition8th
CategoryTier V
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$110,000
SurfaceHard / Outdoor
LocationHobart, Australia
VenueHobart International Tennis Centre
Champions
Singles
Rita Grande
Doubles
Cara Black / Elena Likhovtseva

Finals

Singles
Main article: 2001 ANZ Tasmanian International – Singles

Rita Grande defeated Jennifer Hopkins 0–6, 6–3, 6–3

  • It was Grande's 2nd title of the year and the 5th of her career.

Doubles
Main article: 2001 ANZ Tasmanian International – Doubles

Cara Black / Elena Likhovtseva defeated Ruxandra Dragomir / 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
CountryPlayerRank1Seed
 USAAmy Frazier201
 RUSElena Likhovtseva212
 USAKristina Brandi273
 FRAAnne-Gaëlle Sidot354
 ZIMCara Black415
 ROMRuxandra Dragomir446
 ISRAnna Smashnova467
 FRASarah Pitkowski658
  • Rankings are as of 1 January 2001.


Other Entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:


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