2001 Swisscom Challenge

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2001 Swisscom Challenge
Date14–21 October
Edition18th
CategoryWTA Tier I
Draw28S / 16D
Prize moneyUSD 1,185,000
SurfaceCarpet, indoor
LocationZürich, Switzerland
VenueSchluefweg
Champions
Singles
United States Lindsay Davenport
Doubles
United States Lindsay Davenport / United States Lisa Raymond
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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. Lindsay Davenport won the singles title.[1][2]

Points and prize money[]

Point distribution[]

Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32 Q Q3 Q2 Q1
Singles 260 182 117 65 36 1 ? ? ? ?
Doubles 1 N/A ? N/A N/A N/A

Prize money[]

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 N/A N/A N/A N/A

* per team

Singles main draw entrants[]

Seeds[]

Country Player Rank1 Seed
  SUI Martina Hingis 1 1
 USA Jennifer Capriati 2 2
 USA Lindsay Davenport 3 3
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia YUG Jelena Dokic 10 4
 FRA Nathalie Tauziat 11 5
 USA Meghann Shaughnessy 12 6
 RUS Elena Dementieva 13 7
 ITA Silvia Farina Elia 14 8
 FRA Sandrine Testud 15 9

1 Rankings as of 8 October 2001.

Other entrants[]

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

  • Russia Lina Krasnoroutskaya
  • Russia Nadia Petrova
  • Switzerland Patty Schnyder

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

The following players received entry as lucky losers:

Withdrawals[]

Before the tournament

  • Switzerland Martina Hingis (ankle injury)

Doubles main draw entrants[]

Seeds[]

Country Player Country Player Rank1 Seed
 USA Kimberly Po-Messerli  FRA Nathalie Tauziat 11 1
  SUI Martina Hingis  RUS Anna Kournikova Withdrew 2
 ARG Patricia Tarabini  NED Caroline Vis 56 3
 USA Lindsay Davenport  USA Lisa Raymond 61 4
 USA Martina Navratilova  ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 62 5

1 Rankings as of 8 October 2001.

Other entrants[]

The following pair received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

  • Russia Elena Dementieva / Russia Lina Krasnoroutskaya

The following pair received entry from the qualifying draw:

The following pair received entry as lucky losers:

Withdrawals[]

Before the tournament

  • Switzerland Martina Hingis (ankle injury) → replaced by Petrova/Tulyaganova

Finals[]

Singles[]

Main article: 2001 Swisscom Challenge – Singles
  • United States Lindsay Davenport defeated Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Jelena Dokic, 6–3, 6–1[3]

It was the 6th title of the year for Davenport and the 36th title in her singles career.

Doubles[]

Main article: 2001 Swisscom Challenge – Doubles
  • United States Lindsay Davenport / United States 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.

References[]

  1. ^ "PLUS: TENNIS; Davenport Wins Swisscom in Zurich". The New York Times. 2001-10-22. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
  2. ^ Staff. "DAVENPORT WINS SWISSCOM TITLE". The Buffalo News. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
  3. ^ Bulman, Erica (20 October 2001). "Davenport beats Dokic for second straight title". The Independent. Zürich. Retrieved 10 April 2017.

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