2001 Open Gaz de France – Singles

The 2001 Open Gatz de France Singles was the singles portion of the 2001 Open Gaz de France. Nathalie Tauziat was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Amélie Mauresmo.

Singles
2001 Open Gaz de France
2000 Champion	Nathalie Tauziat
Champion	Amélie Mauresmo
Runner-up	Anke Huber
Final score	7–6^(7–2), 6–1
Draw	28
Seeds	8

Mauresmo won in the final 7–6^(7–2), 6–1 against Anke Huber.

Seeds

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

1. Mary Pierce (Second Round)
2. Anna Kournikova (Quarterfinals)
3. Nathalie Tauziat (Semifinals)
4. Elena Dementieva (Second Round)
5. Sandrine Testud (First Round)
6. Anke Huber (Final)
7. Amy Frazier (Quarterfinals)
8. Amélie Mauresmo (Champion)

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

Final

	Final
	6	Anke Huber	6^2	1
	8	Amélie Mauresmo	7^7	6

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								WC/1	M Pierce	3	3
		A Kremer	4	6	6				A Kremer	6	6
	Q	A Glass	6	4	1											A Kremer	2	7^7	5
		K Hrdličková	2	1											6	A Huber	6	6^5	7
		R Dragomir	6	6					R Dragomir	2	4
		S Jeyaseelan	1	3				6	A Huber	6	6
	6	A Huber	6	6																		6	A Huber	6	7
																							M Maleeva	4	5
								4	E Dementieva	6	0	3
		E Likhovtseva	1	1					M Maleeva	2	6	6
		M Maleeva	6	6												M Maleeva	4	6	6
	Q	D Chládková	6	6												M Shaughnessy	6	2	4
	Q	A Medina Garrigues	2	3				Q	D Chládková	5	3
		M Shaughnessy	7^7	4	6				M Shaughnessy	7	6
	5	S Testud	6^4	6	3

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	7	A Frazier	6	7
		A Smashnova	2	5				7	A Frazier	1	6	6
		P Schnyder	7	5	2				A-G Sidot	6	1	2
		A-G Sidot	5	7	6										7	A Frazier	0	2
		S Talaja	2	2											3	N Tauziat	6	6
		N Dechy	6	6					N Dechy	6	4	5
								3	N Tauziat	4	6	7
																						3	N Tauziat	2	1
	8	A Mauresmo	6	6																		8	A Mauresmo	6	6
		T Panova	4	2				8	A Mauresmo	4	6	6
		M Serna	6	6					M Serna	6	3	4
	WC	I Majoli	4	2											8	A Mauresmo	2	7^7	6
	Q	S Kleinová	3	6	6										2	A Kournikova	6	6^4	1
	WC	É Loit	6	4	4			Q	S Kleinová	0	3
								2	A Kournikova	6	6

References

• 2001 Open Gaz de France Draw