| 2001 Generali Ladies Linz | |
|---|---|
| Date | 22–28 October |
| Edition | 15th |
| Category | Tier II Series |
| Prize money | USD $565,000 |
| Surface | Hard (indoor) |
| Location | Linz, Austria |
| Venue | Design Center Linz |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
| Doubles | |
The 2001 Generali Ladies Linz is the 2001 Tier II WTA Tour tournament of the annually-held Generali Ladies Linz tennis tournament. It was the 15th edition of the tournament and was held from October 22–28, 2001 at the Design Center Linz. First-seeded Lindsay Davenport won the singles title.
Points and prize money
Point distribution
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | 195 | 137 | 88 | 49 | 25 | 1 | 11.75 | 6.75 | 4 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Prize money
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | $95,500 | $51,000 | $27,300 | $14,600 | $7,820 | $4,175 | $2,230 | $1,195 | $640 |
| Doubles * | $30,000 | $16,120 | $8,620 | $4,610 | $2,465 | — | — | — | — |
* per team
Singles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lindsay Davenport | 3 | 1 | |
| Justine Henin | 7 | 2 | |
| Jelena Dokic | 10 | 3 | |
| Nathalie Tauziat | 11 | 4 | |
| Elena Dementieva | 13 | 5 | |
| Sandrine Testud | 14 | 6 | |
| Magdalena Maleeva | 16 | 7 | |
| Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 18 | 8 |
Rankings are as of 15 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 player received entry as a lucky loser:
Withdrawals
Venus Williams → replaced by
Denisa Chládková
Doubles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Player 1 Rank | Player 2 Rank | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elena Likhovtseva | Ai Sugiyama | 7 | 4 | 1 | ||
| Kimberly Po-Messeli | Nathalie Tauziat | 9 | 3 | 2 | ||
| Virginia Ruano Pascual | Paola Suárez | 8 | 5 | 3 | ||
| Barbara Schett | Caroline Vis | 18 | 21 | 4 |
Rankings are as of 15 October 2001.
Other entrants
The following pair received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
The following pair received entry from the qualifying draw:
Finals
Singles
Lindsay Davenport defeated
Jelena Dokic, 6–4, 6–1.[1]
- It was Davenport's 37th WTA singles title, and 7th title of the year. Davenport was also the defending champion.
Doubles
Jelena Dokic /
Nadia Petrova defeated
Els Callens /
Chanda Rubin, 6–1, 6–4.
- It was Dokic's 1st WTA doubles title. It was Petrova's 2nd WTA doubles title, and second of the year. This was their first doubles title together as a pair.
References
- ↑ "Linz win for Davenport". BBC Sport. Linz. 28 October 2001. Retrieved 14 July 2020.