Singles
2001 WTA Tour Championships
Final
Champion	Serena Williams
Runner-up	Lindsay Davenport
Score	walkover
Details
Draw	16
Seeds	8
Events
Singles Doubles
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Serena Williams won the singles tennis title at the 2001 WTA Tour Championships by default, after Lindsay Davenport withdrew from the final. ^[1] It was her first Tour Finals title.

Martina Hingis was the defending champion, but withdrew due to ankle surgery. ^{[2] [3]}

This was the last professional tournament for former world No. 4 Anke Huber. ^[4]

Seeds

Notes

• Venus Williams ranked 3 had qualified but pulled out due to left wrist injury.
• Martina Hingis ranked 4 had qualified but pulled out due to ankle surgery.
• Monica Seles ranked 9 had qualified but chose not to play, given the fact that the tournament took place in Germany, the same country as her stabbing.

Draw

Key

Finals

	First round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Jennifer Capriati	2	6	6
		Magdalena Maleeva	6	3	3			1	Jennifer Capriati	3	6	3
		Sandrine Testud	5	7	6				Sandrine Testud	6	4	6
	5	Amélie Mauresmo	7	5	1											Sandrine Testud	3	0
	4	Justine Henin	6	6											7	Serena Williams	6	6
		Anke Huber	1	2				4	Justine Henin	3	65
		Silvia Farina Elia	0	2				7	Serena Williams	6	77
	7	Serena Williams	6	6																		7	Serena Williams	w/o
	8	Nathalie Tauziat	3	4																		2	Lindsay Davenport
		Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6	6					Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	5	1
		Elena Dementieva	3	62				3	Kim Clijsters	7	6
	3	Kim Clijsters	6	77											3	Kim Clijsters	6	3	63
	6	Jelena Dokić	77	6											2	Lindsay Davenport	1	6	77
		Meghann Shaughnessy	64	2				6	Jelena Dokić	4	2
		Amanda Coetzer	3	3				2	Lindsay Davenport	6	6
	2	Lindsay Davenport	6	6

See also

• WTA Tour Championships appearances

References