2001 Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts

The 2001 Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Hope Island Resort Tennis Centre in Hope Island, Queensland, Australia and was part of the Tier III category of the 2001 WTA Tour. It was the fifth edition of the tournament and was held from 31 December 2000 through 6 January 2001. Eighth-seeded Justine Henin won the singles title and earned $27,000 first-prize money.

Finals

Singles

Main article: 2001 Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts – Singles

[[Image:Template:Country flag alias BEL|border|25x20px|Template:Country alias BELの旗]] Justine Henin defeated [[Image:Template:Country flag alias ITA|border|25x20px|Template:Country alias ITAの旗]] Silvia Farina Elia 7–6^(7–5), 6–4

• It was Henin's 1st title of the year and the 2nd of her career.

Doubles

Main article: 2001 Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts – Doubles

[[Image:Template:Country flag alias ITA|border|25x20px|Template:Country alias ITAの旗]] Giulia Casoni / [[Image:Template:Country flag alias SVK|border|25x20px|Template:Country alias SVKの旗]] Janette Husárová defeated [[Image:Template:Country flag alias USA|border|25x20px|Template:Country alias USAの旗]] Katie Schlukebir / [[Image:Template:Country flag alias USA|border|25x20px|Template:Country alias USAの旗]] Meghann Shaughnessy 7–6^(11–9), 7–5

• It was Casoni's only title of the year and the 2nd of her career. It was Husárová's 1st title of the year and the 6th of her career.

Entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Rank1	Seed
ESP	Conchita Martínez	5	1
SUI	Patty Schnyder	25	2
Template:Country data CRO	Silvija Talaja	29	3
RUS	Tatiana Panova	34	4
ESP	Magüi Serna	37	5
Template:Country data USA	Meghann Shaughnessy	38	6
Template:Country data SVK	Henrieta Nagyová	40	7
BEL	Justine Henin	45	8

• Rankings are as of 25 December 2000.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

• [[Image:Template:Country flag alias AUS|border|25x20px|Template:Country alias AUSの旗]] Evie Dominikovic
• [[Image:Template:Country flag alias AUS|border|25x20px|Template:Country alias AUSの旗]] Christina Wheeler

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

• [[Image:Template:Country flag alias INA|border|25x20px|Template:Country alias INAの旗]] Wynne Prakusya
• [[Image:Template:Country flag alias GER|border|25x20px|Template:Country alias GERの旗]] Barbara Rittner
• [[Image:Template:Country flag alias RUS|border|25x20px|Template:Country alias RUSの旗]] Lina Krasnoroutskaya
• [[Image:Template:Country flag alias GER|border|25x20px|Template:Country alias GERの旗]] Gréta Arn

External links

• ITF tournament edition details
• Tournament draws