Women's singles
2001 French Open
Final
Champion	Jennifer Capriati
Runner-up	Kim Clijsters
Score	1–6, 6–4, 12–10
Details
Seeds	16
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Jennifer Capriati defeatedKim Clijsters in the final, 1–6, 6–4, 12–10 to win the women's singles tennis title at the2001 French Open.^[1] It was her firstFrench Open title and secondmajor title overall. Clijsters was the first Belgian woman to reach a major singles final, having won an all-Belgian semifinal againstJustine Henin for the honor.^[2]

Mary Pierce was the reigning champion, but did not compete due to a back injury.^[3]

This marked the first major appearance of futureWimbledon championMarion Bartoli.^[4] It also marked the French Open debut offuture championFrancesca Schiavone, who reached the quarterfinals, her best result at the tournament until her title run nine years later.^[5]

This was the last major to feature only 16 seeds.

The seeded players are listed below.Jennifer Capriati is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

Key

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
	1	Martina Hingis	6	6
		Francesca Schiavone	1	4
								1	Martina Hingis	4	3
								4	Jennifer Capriati	6	6
	4	Jennifer Capriati	6	5	6
	6	Serena Williams	2	7	2
															4	Jennifer Capriati	1	6	12
															12	Kim Clijsters	6	4	10
	12	Kim Clijsters	6	6
	Q	Petra Mandula	1	3
								12	Kim Clijsters	2	7	6
								14	Justine Henin	6	5	3
		Lina Krasnoroutskaya	1	2
	14	Justine Henin	6	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	1	M Hingis	6	6
		G León García	1	0				1	M Hingis	6	6
		C Castaño	6	6					C Castaño	1	0
	WC	M Bartoli	4	3											1	M Hingis	7	6
	LL	W Prakusya	6	1	1											R McQuillan	5	1
		R McQuillan	3	6	6				R McQuillan	4	6	10
		J Craybas	4	6	7				J Craybas	6	1	8
		S Kleinová	6	1	5																	1	M Hingis	6	2	6
	Q	M Suchá	6	6																		17	S Testud	1	6	2
		A Myskina	2	4				Q	M Suchá	3	6	2
		E Bovina	6	6					E Bovina	6	2	6
		J Nejedly	0	4												E Bovina	3	63
		T Poutchek	1	6	6										17	S Testud	6	77
		E Dominikovic	6	2	3				T Poutchek	4	0
		D Buth	1	1				17	S Testud	6	6
	17	S Testud	6	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	10	A Coetzer	6	6
		B Lamade	4	2				10	A Coetzer	6	7
		V Ruano Pascual	6	6					V Ruano Pascual	4	5
		J Hopkins	1	1											10	A Coetzer	5	4
		S Cacic	1	0												F Schiavone	7	6
		Á Montolio	6	6					Á Montolio	4	1
		M Vavrinec	4	5					F Schiavone	6	6
		F Schiavone	6	7																			F Schiavone	77	6
		A Bradshaw	0	3																			C Black	62	1
		P Schnyder	6	6					P Schnyder	2	5
		K Boogert	2	0					C Black	6	7
		C Black	6	6												C Black	3	6	6
		A Stevenson	3	3											8	C Martínez	6	3	4
		D Hantuchová	6	6					D Hantuchová	64	4
		A-G Sidot	1	1				8	C Martínez	77	6
	8	C Martínez	6	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	4	J Capriati	6	7
		É Loit	2	5				4	J Capriati	6	6
	Q	C Martínez Granados	3	1					T Garbin	2	1
		T Garbin	6	6											4	J Capriati	6	6
		M Weingärtner	6	1	1										Q	M Lučić	3	1
	Q	M Lučić	3	6	6			Q	M Lučić	6	6
		P Nola	1	4				Q	E Bes	1	3
	Q	E Bes	6	6																		4	J Capriati	7	6
		M-A Vento	5	0																		16	M Shaughnessy	5	1
	WC	L Andretto	7	6				WC	L Andretto	2	2
		J Husárová	6	6					J Husárová	6	6
		Ľ Cervanová	2	4												J Husárová	5	4
		M Tu	6	6											16	M Shaughnessy	7	6
	WC	A Fusai	3	3					M Tu	6	1	1
		T Pisnik	3	1				16	M Shaughnessy	3	6	6
	16	M Shaughnessy	6	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	11	A Sánchez Vicario	4	6	6
	Q	G Arn	6	2	1			11	A Sánchez Vicario	6	3	4
		A Frazier	6	6					A Frazier	1	6	6
	Q	A Serra Zanetti	2	0												A Frazier	77	4	3
		N Petrova	6	7												N Petrova	62	6	6
		K Habšudová	3	5					N Petrova	6	6
		I Tulyaganova	3	5					M Serna	2	2
		M Serna	6	7																			N Petrova	3	1
	Q	M Matevžič	2	3																		6	S Williams	6	6
		B Rittner	6	6					B Rittner	6	5	4
	Q	Z Gubacsi	4	7	7			Q	Z Gubacsi	0	7	6
		T Tanasugarn	6	5	5										Q	Z Gubacsi	1	2
	Q	K Srebotnik	77	6											6	S Williams	6	6
		G Casoni	62	3				Q	K Srebotnik	0	5
		S Pitkowski	2	77	1			6	S Williams	6	7
	6	S Williams	6	64	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	7	E Dementieva	6	6
	WC	C Beigbeder	4	1				7	E Dementieva	5	5
		H Nagyová	6	6					H Nagyová	7	7
		A Smashnova	4	4												H Nagyová	7	4	6
		N Dechy	5	6	6											N Dechy	5	6	3
	WC	A Molik	7	4	4				N Dechy	6	6
		L Osterloh	6	2	8				J Kruger	3	2
		J Kruger	2	6	10																		H Nagyová	4	6	3
		K Hrdličková	4	4																		12	K Clijsters	6	4	6
		S Sfar	6	6					S Sfar	3	7	4
		R Dragomir-Ilie	3	6	2				M Marrero	6	5	6
		M Marrero	6	4	6											M Marrero	2	2
		L Bacheva	5	4											12	K Clijsters	6	6
		M Díaz Oliva	7	6					M Díaz Oliva	5	1
	Q	ME Salerni	3	4				12	K Clijsters	7	6
	12	K Clijsters	6	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	15	J Dokić	6	6
		A Gerši	0	0				15	J Dokić	6	6
		M Irvin	5	77	6				M Irvin	1	2
		A Hopmans	7	65	2										15	J Dokić	6	4	4
	Q	P Mandula	4	6	6										Q	P Mandula	3	6	6
		A Sugiyama	6	4	3			Q	P Mandula	7	5	7
		R de los Ríos	6	1	6				R de los Ríos	5	7	5
		E Likhovtseva	2	6	1																	Q	P Mandula	6	6
		N Pratt	6	7																			R Grande	2	3
	WC	K Jagieniak	3	5					N Pratt	4	2
		C Torrens Valero	64	7	6				C Torrens Valero	6	6
		A Medina Garrigues	77	5	3											C Torrens Valero	3	1
		I Majoli	6	4	2											R Grande	6	6
		R Grande	1	6	6				R Grande	6	6
		J Kandarr	7	7					J Kandarr	2	4
	5	A Mauresmo	5	5

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	9	N Tauziat	1	3
		L Krasnoroutskaya	6	6					L Krasnoroutskaya	6	6
		R Kuti-Kis	6	2	2			Q	L Němečková	4	3
	Q	L Němečková	3	6	6											L Krasnoroutskaya	6	2	6
		A Kremer	6	6												D Chládková	1	6	1
		E Gagliardi	0	4					A Kremer	6	2	3
		D Chládková	6	6					D Chládková	4	6	6
		M Oremans	2	3																			L Krasnoroutskaya	6	6
		A Glass	4	6	6																		S Farina Elia	2	4
		L Raymond	6	4	1				A Glass	6	5	0
		D Bedáňová	7	7					D Bedáňová	4	7	6
	WC	S Foretz	5	5												D Bedáňová	5	64
		M Sánchez Lorenzo	1	1												S Farina Elia	7	77
		T Panova	6	6					T Panova	6	3	3
		S Farina Elia	6	5	6				S Farina Elia	4	6	6
	13	M Maleeva	1	7	3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	14	J Henin	6	6
		S Asagoe	3	2				14	J Henin	6	6
		MJ Martínez Sánchez	5	66					P Suárez	3	4
		P Suárez	7	78											14	J Henin	6	6
		S Jeyaseelan	2	1												V Razzano	3	4
		A Huber	6	6					A Huber	0	6	1
		V Razzano	6	6					V Razzano	6	4	6
	WC	C Pin	1	2																		14	J Henin	6	6
		N Llagostera	6	7																			B Schett	3	4
		S Talaja	1	5					N Llagostera	5	6	8
	LL	A Barna	5	3					S Plischke	7	0	6
		S Plischke	7	6												N Llagostera	0	6	2
		Å Carlsson	6	6												B Schett	6	4	6
		K Brandi	1	2					Å Carlsson	3	6	2
		B Schett	6	6					B Schett	6	4	6
	2	V Williams	4	4

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