2001 Swisscom Challenge

The 2001 Swisscom Challenge was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the 18th edition of the event and was part of the Tier I Series of the 2001 WTA Tour. It took place at the Schluefweg in Zürich, Switzerland, from 15 through 21 October 2001. Lindsay Davenport won the singles title.

2001 Swisscom Challenge
Date15–21 October
Edition18th
CategoryWTA Tier I
Draw28S / 16D
Prize moneyUSD 1,185,000
SurfaceCarpet, indoor
LocationZürich, Switzerland
VenueSchluefweg
Champions
Singles
Lindsay Davenport
Doubles
Lindsay Davenport / Lisa Raymond

Points and prize money

Point distribution
Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32 Q Q3 Q2 Q1
Singles 260 182 117 65 36 1 ? ? ? ?
Doubles 1 N/A ? N/A N/A N/A

Prize money
Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32 Q3 Q2 Q1
Singles $175,000 $94,000 $50,000 $27,000 $14,400 $7,700 $4,100 $2,200 $1,200
Doubles * $55,000 $29,550 $15,800 $8,450 $4,500 N/A N/A N/A N/A

* per team

Singles main draw entrants

Seeds
Country Player Rank1 Seed
  SUI Martina Hingis 1 1
 USA Jennifer Capriati 2 2
 USA Lindsay Davenport 3 3
YUG Jelena Dokic 10 4
 FRA Nathalie Tauziat 11 5
 USA Meghann Shaughnessy 12 6
 RUS Elena Dementieva 13 7
 ITA Silvia Farina Elia 14 8
 FRA Sandrine Testud 15 9

1 Rankings as of 8 October 2001.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

The following players received entry as lucky losers:

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

Doubles main draw entrants

Seeds
Country Player Country Player Rank1 Seed
 USA Kimberly Po-Messerli  FRA Nathalie Tauziat 11 1
  SUI Martina Hingis  RUS Anna Kournikova Withdrew 2
 ARG Patricia Tarabini  NED Caroline Vis 56 3
 USA Lindsay Davenport  USA Lisa Raymond 61 4
 USA Martina Navratilova  ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 62 5

1 Rankings as of 8 October 2001.

Other entrants

The following pair received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

The following pair received entry from the qualifying draw:

The following pair received entry as lucky losers:

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

Finals

Singles
Main article: 2001 Swisscom Challenge – Singles

It was the 6th title of the year for Davenport and the 36th title in her singles career.

Doubles
Main article: 2001 Swisscom Challenge – Doubles

It was the 31st title for Davenport and the 26th title for Raymond in their respective doubles careers. It was also the 2nd title for the pair during the season.

References
  1. Bulman, Erica (20 October 2001). "Davenport beats Dokic for second straight title". The Independent. Zürich. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
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