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2001 Canberra International

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Date
  
7 – 13 January

Category
  
Tier III

Location
  
Canberra, Australia

Edition
  
1st

Surface
  
Hard / Outdoor

The 2001 Canberra International was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the National Sports Club in Canberra in Australia and was part of Tier III of the 2001 WTA Tour. It was the inaugural edition of the tournament and ran from 7 through 13 January 2001. Justine Henin won the singles title.

Contents

Women's Singles

Justine Henin defeated Sandrine Testud 6–2, 6–2

  • It was Henin's 2nd title of the year and the 3rd of her career.

    • Women's Doubles

    Nicole Arendt / Ai Sugiyama defeated Nannie de Villiers / Annabel Ellwood 6–4, 7–6(7–2)

  • It was Arendt's 1st title of the year and the 14th of her career. It was Sugiyama's 1st title of the year and the 21st of her career.

    • Seeds

  • Rankings are as of January 1, 2001.

    • Other Entrants

    The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

  • Annabel Ellwood
  • Amanda Grahame

    • The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

  • Wynne Prakusya
  • Selima Sfar
  • Yuka Yoshida
  • Lenka Němečková


    • Template:Canberra International tournaments

    References

    2001 Canberra International Wikipedia
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