2001 Swisscom Challenge
| 2001 Swisscom Challenge | |
|---|---|
| Date | 14–21 October |
| Edition | 18th |
| Category | WTA Tier I |
| Draw | 28S / 16D |
| Prize money | USD 1,185,000 |
| Surface | Carpet, indoor |
| Location | Zürich, Switzerland |
| Venue | Schluefweg |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Lindsay Davenport | |
| Doubles | |
| Lindsay Davenport / Lisa Raymond | |
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 14 through 21 October 2001. Third-seeded Lindsay Davenport won the singles title.[1][2][3]
Finals
[edit | edit source]Singles
[edit | edit source]- Lindsay Davenport defeated Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Jelena Dokic, 6–3, 6–1
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It was the 6th title of the year for Davenport and the 36th title in her singles career.
Doubles
[edit | edit source]- Lindsay Davenport / Lisa Raymond defeated France Sandrine Testud / Italy Roberta Vinci, 6–3, 2–6, 6–2
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.
Points and prize money
[edit | edit source]Point distribution
[edit | edit source]| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | 260 | 182 | 117 | 65 | 36 | 1 | ? | ? | ? | ? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles | 1 | — | ? | — | — | — |
Prize money
[edit | edit source]| 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 | — | — | — | — |
* per team
Singles main draw entrants
[edit | edit source]Seeds
[edit | edit source]| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg SUI | 1 | 1 | |
| USA
|
Jennifer Capriati | 2 | 2 |
| USA
|
Lindsay Davenport | 3 | 3 |
| Federal Republic of Yugoslavia YUG | Jelena Dokic | 10 | 4 |
| File:Flag of France.svg FRA | Nathalie Tauziat | 11 | 5 |
| USA
|
Meghann Shaughnessy | 12 | 6 |
| File:Flag of Russia.svg RUS | Elena Dementieva | 13 | 7 |
| File:Flag of Italy.svg ITA | Silvia Farina Elia | 14 | 8 |
| File:Flag of France.svg FRA | Sandrine Testud | 15 | 9 |
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1 Rankings as of 8 October 2001.
Other entrants
[edit | edit source]The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
- Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová
- Croatia Iva Majoli
- Switzerland Marie-Gaïané Mikaelian
- Russia Tatiana Panova
The following players received entry as lucky losers:
Withdrawals
[edit | edit source]Before the tournament
- Switzerland Martina Hingis (ankle injury)
Doubles main draw entrants
[edit | edit source]Seeds
[edit | edit source]| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA
|
Kimberly Po-Messerli | File:Flag of France.svg FRA | Nathalie Tauziat | 11 | 1 |
| File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg SUI | File:Flag of Russia.svg RUS | Withdrew | 2 | ||
| File:Flag of Argentina.svg ARG | Patricia Tarabini | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg NED | Caroline Vis | 56 | 3 |
| USA
|
Lindsay Davenport | USA
|
Lisa Raymond | 61 | 4 |
| USA
|
Martina Navratilova | File:Flag of Spain.svg ESP | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 62 | 5 |
1 Rankings as of 8 October 2001.
Other entrants
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]Before the tournament
- Switzerland Martina Hingis (ankle injury) → replaced by Petrova/Tulyaganova
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