2001 Swisscom Challenge

2001 Swisscom Challenge
Date 15 – 21 October
Edition 18th
Category WTA Tier I
Draw 28S/16D/32QS/4QD
Prize money USD $1,185,000
Surface Carpet, indoor
Location Zürich, Switzerland
Venue Schluefweg
Champions
Singles
United States Lindsay Davenport
Doubles
United States Lindsay Davenport / United States 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 15 through 21 October 2001. Lindsay Davenport won the singles title.

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:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

The following players received entry as lucky losers:

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

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:

The following pair received entry from the qualifying draw:

The following pair received entry as lucky losers:

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

Champions

Singles

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

Doubles

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. ↑ Bulman, Erica (20 October 2001). "Davenport beats Dokic for second straight title". The Independent. Zürich. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
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