WTA Indian Wells Open 2001 Draw & Results

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Serena Williams won the 2001 Indian Wells Open, defeating Kim Clijsters 4-6 6-4 6-2 in the final. The WTA 1000 event was played March 12–19 on hard courts in Indian Wells, United States.

Indian Wells begins the Sunshine Double, the paired March swing completed by the Miami Open.

Full tournament history →
Champion
Serena Williams
def. Kim Clijsters , 4-6 6-4 6-2
Dates
Mar 12 — Mar 19
Location
Indian Wells, United States
Category
Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000
Surface
Hard
Prize money
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Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Mapping details.

Results

Match type

Round of 128

Serena Williams #10 CH
BYE
Adriana Rikl Gersi #59 6-3 6-3
Alina Jidkova #98
Gala Leon Garcia #30
BYE
Rossana De Los Ríos #69 7-6(3) 7-6(2)
Lubomira Bacheva #103
Magdalena Maleeva #16
BYE
Tatiana Poutchek #83 1-6 6-2 6-3
Miriam Oremans #80
Magui Serna #29
BYE
Rita Kuti-Kis #57 6-1 6-4
Daniela Hantuchova #88
Lindsay Davenport #2 DEF · 2×
BYE
Nicole Pratt #66 6-3 6-1
Corina Morariu #42
Anne-Gaelle Sidot #34
BYE
Laurence Courtois #137 6-2 3-6 6-3
Patricia Wartusch #129
Lisa Raymond #25
BYE
Iva Majoli #47 6-4 6-2
Marlene Weingartner #61
Sandrine Testud #18
BYE
Angeles Montolio #49 7-5 3-6 6-3
Virginia Ruano Pascual #76
Venus Williams #3
BYE
Sarah Pitkowski-Malcor #95 4-6 6-4 6-4
Alexandra Stevenson #117
Cara Black #37
BYE
Rita Grande #53 6-2 6-2
Fang Li #421
Rachel Mcquillan #71 4-6 6-1 6-3
Sonya Jeyaseelan #78
Amy Frazier #20
BYE
Meghann Shaughnessy #24
BYE
Emilie Loit #94 6-3 6-7(4) 6-3
Anna Smashnova #56
Elena Dementieva #11
BYE
Kristina Brandi #39 6-2 6-1
Giulia Casoni #93
Anne Kremer #31
BYE
Tina Pisnik #60 6-2 6-2
Asa Carlsson #68
Lina Krasnoroutskaya #72 7-5 6-3
Dawn Buth #100
Elena Likhovtseva #28
BYE
Nadia Petrova #67 6-4 6-3
Pavlina Nola #77
Silvija Talaja #40
BYE
Kim Clijsters #19
BYE
Sylvia Plischke #90 7-6(4) 6-2
Denisa Chladkova #64
Justine Henin #21
BYE
Barbara Rittner #75 6-1 6-2
Mariaan De Swardt
Ai Sugiyama #44
BYE
Janette Husarova #111 5-7 6-3 6-3
Jana Nejedly #74
Tathiana Garbin #54 7-6(2) 6-3
Olga Barabanschikova #116
Monica Seles #4 CH
BYE
Elena Bovina #141 6-4 6-3
Iroda Tulyaganova #65
Conchita Martínez #6
BYE
Francesca Schiavone #84 6-4 6-1
Andrea Glass #89
Patty Schnyder #33
BYE
Nathalie Dechy #36
BYE
Lilia Osterloh #51 6-1 3-6 7-5
Ruxandra Dragomir Ilie
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #14
BYE
Jennifer Hopkins #63 6-2 6-1
Magdalena Grzybowska #96
Martina Hingis #1 CH
BYE
Kveta Peschke #50 6-3 3-6 6-2
Shinobu Asagoe #52
Cristina Torrens Valero #82 6-3 7-5
Emmanuelle Gagliardi #87
Tatiana Panova #35
BYE
Barbara Schett #22
BYE
Sandra Kleinova #110 6-4 6-3
Marta Marrero #55
Paola Suarez #23
BYE
Jana Kandarr #79 7-6(3) 3-6 7-6(6)
Daja Bedanova #43
Silvia Farina Elia #38
BYE
Jelena Jankovic 6-1 5-7 7-6(6)
Brie Rippner #70
Evie Dominikovic #99 6-2 6-3
Meilen Tu #45
Nathalie Tauziat #12
BYE
Anke Huber #15
BYE
Sandra Cacic #112 6-4 6-3
Katarina Srebotnik #140
Tamarine Tanasugarn #26
BYE
Miroslava Vavrinec #91 3-6 6-3 6-3
Tara Snyder #127

Round of 64

Serena Williams #10 CH 6-3 6-2
Adriana Rikl Gersi #59
Gala Leon Garcia #30 6-2 6-2
Rossana De Los Ríos #69
Magdalena Maleeva #16 4-6 7-6(2) 6-1
Tatiana Poutchek #83
Magui Serna #29 6-2 6-3
Rita Kuti-Kis #57
Lindsay Davenport #2 DEF · 2× 6-2 6-1
Nicole Pratt #66
Anne-Gaelle Sidot #34 5-7 7-6(3) 6-0
Laurence Courtois #137
Lisa Raymond #25 6-2 7-5
Iva Majoli #47
Sandrine Testud #18 6-1 6-3
Angeles Montolio #49
Venus Williams #3 6-0 6-1
Sarah Pitkowski-Malcor #95
Cara Black #37 6-2 4-6 6-1
Rita Grande #53
Rachel Mcquillan #71 7-5 7-5
Amy Frazier #20
Meghann Shaughnessy #24 6-2 6-1
Emilie Loit #94
Elena Dementieva #11 6-2 6-0
Kristina Brandi #39
Anne Kremer #31 7-5 6-1
Tina Pisnik #60
Lina Krasnoroutskaya #72 3-6 6-3 6-2
Elena Likhovtseva #28
Nadia Petrova #67 6-3 6-3
Silvija Talaja #40
Kim Clijsters #19 6-2 6-3
Sylvia Plischke #90
Justine Henin #21 6-3 6-4
Barbara Rittner #75
Ai Sugiyama #44 7-5 6-0
Janette Husarova #111
Tathiana Garbin #54 7-6(6) 3-6 6-4
Monica Seles #4 CH
Elena Bovina #141 6-4 6-4
Conchita Martínez #6
Francesca Schiavone #84 6-4 7-5
Patty Schnyder #33
Nathalie Dechy #36 6-1 6-1
Lilia Osterloh #51
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #14 6-0 6-7(5) 6-4
Jennifer Hopkins #63
Martina Hingis #1 CH 7-5 6-0
Kveta Peschke #50
Cristina Torrens Valero #82 7-5 7-5
Tatiana Panova #35
Barbara Schett #22 6-2 6-1
Sandra Kleinova #110
Paola Suarez #23 6-4 4-6 6-4
Jana Kandarr #79
Silvia Farina Elia #38 6-2 6-4
Jelena Jankovic
Evie Dominikovic #99 6-4 4-6 7-5
Nathalie Tauziat #12
Anke Huber #15 7-5 7-5
Sandra Cacic #112
Tamarine Tanasugarn #26 6-2 7-5
Miroslava Vavrinec #91

Round of 32

Serena Williams #10 CH 6-3 6-1
Gala Leon Garcia #30
Magdalena Maleeva #16 7-5 6-2
Magui Serna #29
Lindsay Davenport #2 DEF · 2× 6-4 6-4
Anne-Gaelle Sidot #34
Lisa Raymond #25 6-7(7) 6-4 7-5
Sandrine Testud #18
Venus Williams #3 6-4 3-6 6-0
Cara Black #37
Rachel Mcquillan #71 6-3 6-4
Meghann Shaughnessy #24
Elena Dementieva #11 6-1 6-4
Anne Kremer #31
Lina Krasnoroutskaya #72 6-4 6-4
Nadia Petrova #67
Kim Clijsters #19 1-6 6-4 6-3
Justine Henin #21
Ai Sugiyama #44 6-4 6-2
Tathiana Garbin #54
Elena Bovina #141 6-3 5-7 6-3
Francesca Schiavone #84
Nathalie Dechy #36 7-6(9) 3-6 6-2
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #14
Martina Hingis #1 CH 6-3 6-0
Cristina Torrens Valero #82
Barbara Schett #22 6-3 6-3
Paola Suarez #23
Silvia Farina Elia #38 6-1 6-3
Evie Dominikovic #99
Anke Huber #15 3-6 6-4 6-3
Tamarine Tanasugarn #26

Round of 16

Serena Williams #10 CH 6-3 6-2
Magdalena Maleeva #16
Lindsay Davenport #2 DEF · 2× 6-4 6-2
Lisa Raymond #25
Venus Williams #3 6-4 6-2
Rachel Mcquillan #71
Elena Dementieva #11 6-3 (ret.)
Lina Krasnoroutskaya #72
Kim Clijsters #19 6-4 4-6 6-2
Ai Sugiyama #44
Elena Bovina #141 6-3 2-6 7-5
Nathalie Dechy #36
Martina Hingis #1 CH 6-3 7-6(4)
Barbara Schett #22
Silvia Farina Elia #38 6-3 4-6 6-4
Anke Huber #15

Quarterfinals

Serena Williams #10 CH 6-1 6-2
Lindsay Davenport #2 DEF · 2×
Venus Williams #3 6-0 6-3
Elena Dementieva #11
Kim Clijsters #19 6-2 6-2
Elena Bovina #141
Martina Hingis #1 CH 6-0 6-1
Silvia Farina Elia #38

Semifinals

Serena Williams #10 CH (w/o)
Venus Williams #3
Kim Clijsters #19 6-2 2-6 6-1
Martina Hingis #1 CH

Final

Serena Williams #10 CH 4-6 6-4 6-2
Kim Clijsters #19

Tournament Records

The leading Open Era records for Indian Wells Open.

Most Titles

Open Era singles titles. 5 players share this record.

  1. Daniela Hantuchova 2 titles

Most Appearances

Editions with a recorded main-draw match. 2 players share this record.

  1. Jelena Jankovic 16 appearances

View the full Indian Wells Open record book →

Open Era main-draw singles records from 1968 onward. Ranking records begin where reliable entering rankings are available.

Recent Finals

Recent Indian Wells Open finals
WinnerScoreRunner-upH2HMatch DataSeasonSurface
Aryna Sabalenka #1 3-6 6-3 7-6(6) Elena Rybakina #3 H2H Match data 2026 Hard
Mirra Andreeva #11 2-6 6-4 6-3 Aryna Sabalenka #1 H2H Match data 2025 Hard
Iga Swiatek #1 6-4 6-0 Maria Sakkari #9 H2H Match data 2024 Hard
Elena Rybakina #10 7-6(11) 6-4 Aryna Sabalenka #2 H2H Match data 2023 Hard
Iga Swiatek #4 6-4 6-1 Maria Sakkari #6 H2H Match data 2022 Hard

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Related Tournaments

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Other WTA 1000 tournaments in 2001

Previous editions of Indian Wells Open

Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Indian Wells Open held?
Indian Wells Open is held in Indian Wells, United States.
Who is the latest recorded Indian Wells Open winner?
The 2026 Indian Wells Open was won by Aryna Sabalenka, who defeated Elena Rybakina 3-6 6-3 7-6(6).
Who has won the most Indian Wells Open titles?
Daniela Hantuchova, Iga Swiatek, and others are tied for the most Indian Wells Open titles, with 2 each.
What is the earliest recorded Indian Wells Open edition?
The earliest recorded edition of Indian Wells Open in TennisDB is 1989.
What surface is Indian Wells Open played on?
Indian Wells Open is played on hard courts.