2001 Ericsson Open – Women's singles

Venus Williams defeated Jennifer Capriati in the final, 4–6, 6–1, 7–6(7–4) to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2001 Miami Open. Williams saved eight championship points in the third set.[1][2][3]

Women's singles
2001 Ericsson Open
Final
ChampionUnited States Venus Williams
Runner-upUnited States Jennifer Capriati
Score4–6, 6–1, 7–6(7–4)
Details
Draw96
Seeds32
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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Martina Hingis was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Venus Williams.

Seeds

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A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. All thirty-two seeds received a bye to the second round.

  1.   Martina Hingis (semifinals)
  2.   Lindsay Davenport (quarterfinals)
  3.   Venus Williams (champion)
  4.   Jennifer Capriati (final)
  5.   Serena Williams (quarterfinals)
  6.   Amanda Coetzer (fourth round)
  7.   Elena Dementieva (semifinals)
  8.   Nathalie Tauziat (fourth round)
  9.   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (fourth round)
  10.   Anke Huber (quarterfinals)
  11.   Kim Clijsters (fourth round)
  12.   Magdalena Maleeva (second round)
  13.   Sandrine Testud (fourth round)
  14.   Justine Henin (third round)
  15.   Amy Frazier (third round)
  16.   Barbara Schett (second round)
  17.   Meghann Shaughnessy (second round)
  18.   Lisa Raymond (third round)
  19.   Tamarine Tanasugarn (fourth round)
  20.   Magüi Serna (fourth round)
  21.   Jelena Dokić (quarterfinals)
  22.   Elena Likhovtseva (second round)
  23.   Gala León García (third round)
  24.   Anne Kremer (third round)
  25.   Henrieta Nagyová (third round)
  26.   Anne-Gaëlle Sidot (second round)
  27.   Patty Schnyder (second round)
  28.   Nathalie Dechy (second round)
  29.   Tatiana Panova (third round)
  30.   Kristina Brandi (second round)
  31.   Cara Black (second round)
  32.   Silvija Talaja (third round)

Draw

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1   Martina Hingis 7 6
10   Anke Huber 5 0
1   Martina Hingis 3 66
3   Venus Williams 6 78
3   Venus Williams 6 6
21   Jelena Dokić 2 3
3   Venus Williams 4 6 77
4   Jennifer Capriati 6 1 64
5   Serena Williams 1 65
4   Jennifer Capriati 6 77
4   Jennifer Capriati 6 6
7   Elena Dementieva 2 0
7   Elena Dementieva 6 1
2   Lindsay Davenport 3 0r

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1   M Hingis 6 6
  R Grande 6 7   R Grande 2 2
  S Plischke 4 5 1   M Hingis 6 6
  A Smashnova 5 2 29   T Panova 1 0
Q   J Craybas 7 6 Q   J Craybas 3 5
29   T Panova 6 7
1   M Hingis 6 6
20   M Serna 3 4
20   M Serna 6 6
Q   J-Q Yi 4 2   A Glass 3 2
  A Glass 6 6 20   M Serna 6 6
Q   A Molik 2 4 15   A Frazier 2 1
  Á Montolio 6 6   Á Montolio 6 2 5
15   A Frazier 2 6 7

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
10   A Huber 77 77
  D Chládková 6 6   D Chládková 65 62
  T Poutchek 2 0 10   A Huber 6 6
  M Weingärtner 6 77 24   A Kremer 4 3
  N Petrova 1 65   M Weingärtner 4 7 3
24   A Kremer 6 5 6
10   A Huber 2 6 6
8   N Tauziat 6 4 4
25   H Nagyová 3 6 6
  J Kruger 0 3 Q   S Foretz 6 4 4
Q   S Foretz 6 6 25   H Nagyová 2 0r
Q   T Perebiynis 6 2 6 8   N Tauziat 6 5
  A Myskina 3 6 1 Q   T Perebiynis 2 63
8   N Tauziat 6 77

Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
3   V Williams 6 6
  M Oremans 4 6 6   M Oremans 2 0
WC   A Harkleroad 6 4 3 3   V Williams 6 6
  M Tu 5 4 Q   S Cacic 2 2
Q   S Cacic 7 6 Q   S Cacic 6 6
27   P Schnyder 2 4
3   V Williams 7 77
  T Garbin 5 62
22   E Likhovtseva 2 3
  B Rippner 0 0   T Garbin 6 6
  T Garbin 6 6   T Garbin 6 6
WC   E Bovina 6 77 14   J Henin 3 1
  R Dragomir-Ilie 1 65 WC   E Bovina 2 2
14   J Henin 6 6

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
12   M Maleeva 4 3
  F Schiavone 1 2   M Marrero 6 6
  M Marrero 6 6   M Marrero 2 1
  S Jeyaseelan 2 1 21   J Dokić 6 6
  M Vavrinec 6 6   M Vavrinec 6 3 4
21   J Dokić 3 6 6
21   J Dokić 6 7
6   A Coetzer 3 5
30   K Brandi 4 4
Q   M J Martínez 3 4   I Majoli 6 6
  I Majoli 6 6   I Majoli 3 3
  R Kuti-Kis 1 5 6   A Coetzer 6 6
WC   M Irvin 6 7 WC   M Irvin 1 77 3
6   A Coetzer 6 65 6

Bottom half

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Section 5

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5   S Williams 6 6
  P Nola 7 6   P Nola 1 4
  S Pitkowski 5 0 5   S Williams 3 6 6
  I Tulyaganova 6 1   I Tulyaganova 6 3 2
  F Li 1 0r   I Tulyaganova 714 6
26   A-G Sidot 612 3
5   S Williams 6 6
11   K Clijsters 0 2
23   G León García 4 6 6
  K Habšudová 6 77   K Habšudová 6 2 1
WC   M Lučić 3 63 23   G León García 3 1
  V Ruano Pascual 6 6 11   K Clijsters 6 6
  S Asagoe 3 0   V Ruano Pascual 2 6 5
11   K Clijsters 6 2 7

Section 6

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
16   B Schett 4 5
  K Hrdličková 6 2 6   K Hrdličková 6 7
  J Kandarr 2 6 3   K Hrdličková 2 6 4
Q   V Razzano 3 2 19   T Tanasugarn 6 4 6
Q   A Kapros 6 6 Q   A Kapros 64 1
19   T Tanasugarn 77 6
19   T Tanasugarn 4 0
4   J Capriati 6 6
31   C Black 64 66
Q   M Díaz Oliva 7 3 6 Q   M Díaz Oliva 77 78
  Å Carlsson 5 6 2 Q   M Díaz Oliva 1 1
  J Hopkins 6 6 4   J Capriati 6 6
WC   G Dulko 3 3   J Hopkins 4 0
4   J Capriati 6 6

Section 7

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
7   E Dementieva 6 2
  M de Swardt 64 4 WC   A Stevenson 2 0r
WC   A Stevenson 77 6 7   E Dementieva 6 6
WC   D Hantuchová 6 67 4 32   S Talaja 4 2
  J Nejedly 1 79 6   J Nejedly 3 4
32   S Talaja 6 6
7   E Dementieva 6 6
9   A Sánchez Vicario 1 2
17   M Shaughnessy 2 6 2
Q   M Palaveršić 3 2   N Pratt 6 2 6
  N Pratt 6 6   N Pratt 0 64
  T Pisnik 77 3 0 9   A Sánchez Vicario 6 77
  B Rittner 63 6 6   B Rittner 2 6 0
9   A Sánchez Vicario 6 2 6

Section 8

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
13   S Testud 6 6
WC   M Washington 7 6 WC   M Washington 1 3
  A Gerši 5 1 13   S Testud 6 5 6
  A Sugiyama 77 6 18   L Raymond 3 7 4
Q   L Krasnoroutskaya 63 0   A Sugiyama 1 1r
18   L Raymond 6 4
13   S Testud 3 1
2   L Davenport 6 6
28   N Dechy 2 65
  É Loit 63 2   L Osterloh 6 77
  L Osterloh 77 6   L Osterloh 2 0
  R de los Ríos 4 4 2   L Davenport 6 6
  D Bedáňová 6 6   D Bedáňová 1 1r
2   L Davenport 6 4

Qualifying

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Seeds

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  1.   Rachel McQuillan (first round)
  2.   Lina Krasnoroutskaya (champion)
  3.   Mariana Díaz Oliva (qualified)
  4.   Evie Dominikovic (qualifying competition)
  5.   Dawn Buth (first round)
  6.   Lubomira Bacheva (qualifying competition)
  7.   Sandra Kleinová (first round)
  8.   Alina Jidkova (qualifying competition)
  9.   Kristie Boogert (first round)
  10.   Janette Husárová (first round)
  11.   María Vento (qualifying competition)
  12.   Catalina Castaño (first round)
  13.   Allison Bradshaw (first round)
  14.   Sandra Cacic (qualified)
  15.   Selima Sfar (first round)
  16.   Amanda Hopmans (first round)
  17.   Ľudmila Cervanová (first round)
  18.   Jill Craybas (qualified)
  19.   Virginie Razzano (qualified)
  20.   Martina Suchá (first round)
  21.   Bianka Lamade (qualifying competition)
  22.   Olga Barabanschikova (first round)
  23.   María José Martínez Sánchez (qualified)
  24.   Sandra Načuk (first round)

Qualifiers

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Qualifying draw

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First qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
1   Rachel McQuillan 3 0
WC   Anikó Kapros 6 6 WC   Anikó Kapros 6 6
  Milagros Sequera 6 63 6   Milagros Sequera 2 1
16   Amanda Hopmans 1 77 1

Second qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
2   Lina Krasnoroutskaya 6 6
  Wynne Prakusya 4 1 2   Lina Krasnoroutskaya 6 6
WC   Sunitha Rao 3 6 6 WC   Sunitha Rao 1 2
13   Allison Bradshaw 6 0 3

Third qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
3   Mariana Díaz Oliva 7 6
  Katalin Marosi-Aracama 5 1 3   Mariana Díaz Oliva 6 6
  Gréta Arn 6 6   Gréta Arn 2 3
22   Olga Barabanschikova 3 3

Fourth qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
4   Evie Dominikovic 6 3 6
  Laurence Courtois 3 6 3 4   Evie Dominikovic 6 2 3
WC   Jelena Janković 1 0r 23   María José Martínez Sánchez 1 6 6
23   María José Martínez Sánchez 6 4

Fifth qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
5   Dawn Buth 6 1 3
  Erika deLone 3 6 6   Erika deLone 6 2 3
  Stéphanie Foretz 6 6   Stéphanie Foretz 4 6 6
24   Sandra Načuk 4 0

Sixth qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
6   Lubomira Bacheva 6 2 6
  Janet Lee 3 6 2 6   Lubomira Bacheva 5 5
WC   Tatiana Perebiynis 6 6 WC   Tatiana Perebiynis 7 7
15   Selima Sfar 1 2

Seventh qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
7   Sandra Kleinová 5 1
  Katarina Srebotnik 7 6   Katarina Srebotnik 62 6 2
  Alicia Molik 6 6   Alicia Molik 77 1 6
17   Ľudmila Cervanová 0 1

Eighth qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
8   Alina Jidkova 3 1
  Tara Snyder 6 1r 8   Alina Jidkova 2 7 64
Alt   Maja Palaveršić 4 6 7 Alt   Maja Palaveršić 6 5 77
20   Martina Suchá 6 2 5

Ninth qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
9   Kristie Boogert 6 4 3
  Els Callens 2 6 6   Els Callens 5 4
  Yuka Yoshida 4 2 19   Virginie Razzano 7 6
19   Virginie Razzano 6 6

Tenth qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
10   Janette Husárová 6 4 4
  Yi Jing-Qian 4 6 6   Yi Jing-Qian 6 77
  Saori Obata 6 65 3r 21   Bianka Lamade 2 63
21   Bianka Lamade 3 77 2

Eleventh qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
11   María Vento 6 7
WC   Vera Zvonareva 2 5 11   María Vento 1 4
  Anca Barna 3 2 18   Jill Craybas 6 6
18   Jill Craybas 6 6

Twelfth qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
12   Catalina Castaño 4 63
WC   Bethanie Mattek 6 77 WC   Bethanie Mattek 5 4
  Lourdes Domínguez Lino 5 0 14   Sandra Cacic 7 6
14   Sandra Cacic 7 6

References

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  1. ^ "Venus beats Capriati in final". Miami: News24. 1 April 2001. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Venus Williams's Three Of The Best: Miami Open Final Classics". WTA. 21 March 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  3. ^ Nelson, Dearl (16 December 2012). "Defining a Champion: Venus Williams' Top 12 Most Significant Victories". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
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