WTA US Open 2001 Draw, Results & Schedule

Venus Williams won the 2001 US Open, defeating Serena Williams 6-2 6-4 in the final. The Grand Slam was played on hard courts in New York, United States, from August 27 to September 9, 2001. The match log contains 127 recorded singles results for this edition.

The US Open is the final Grand Slam tournament of the calendar year and continues the lineage of the U.S. National Championships.

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Champion
Venus Williams
def. Serena Williams , 6-2 6-4
Dates
Aug 27 — Sep 9
Location
New York, United States
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Hard
Prize money
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Results

US Open 2001 match log
WinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch DataDateRound
F (1)
Venus Williams #4DEF 6-2 6-4 Serena Williams #10CH H2H Match data Sep 9, 2001* F
SF (2)
Serena Williams #10CH 6-3 6-2 Martina Hingis #1CH H2H Match data Sep 8, 2001* SF
Venus Williams #4DEF 6-4 6-2 Jennifer Capriati #2 H2H Match data Sep 8, 2001* SF
QF (4)
Jennifer Capriati #2 6-3 6-4 Amélie Mauresmo #7 H2H Match data Sep 6, 2001* QF
Serena Williams #10CH 6-3 6-7(7) 7-5 Lindsay Davenport #3CH H2H Match data Sep 6, 2001* QF
Venus Williams #4DEF 6-3 6-1 Kim Clijsters #5 H2H Match data Sep 6, 2001* QF
Martina Hingis #1CH 6-2 6-0 Daja Bedanova #37 H2H Match data Sep 6, 2001* QF
R16 (8)
Lindsay Davenport #3CH 6-3 0-6 6-3 Elena Likhovtseva #27 H2H Match data Sep 4, 2001* R16
Amélie Mauresmo #7 6-0 6-7(1) 6-3 Nathalie Tauziat #9 H2H Match data Sep 4, 2001* R16
Kim Clijsters #5 7-5 4-6 6-2 Elena Dementieva #11 H2H Match data Sep 4, 2001* R16
Martina Hingis #1CH 6-4 6-0 Jelena Dokic #13 H2H Match data Sep 4, 2001* R16
Serena Williams #10CH 7-5 6-0 Justine Henin #6 H2H Match data Sep 4, 2001* R16
Venus Williams #4DEF 6-4 6-0 Sandrine Testud #18 H2H Match data Sep 4, 2001* R16
Jennifer Capriati #2 6-3 6-3 Barbara Schett #19 H2H Match data Sep 4, 2001* R16
Daja Bedanova #37 7-5 4-6 6-3 Monica Seles #82× CH H2H Match data Sep 4, 2001* R16 Upset: winner had a 11 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
R32 (16)
Sandrine Testud #18 6-2 6-0 Maja Matevzic #105 H2H Match data Sep 2, 2001* R32
Nathalie Tauziat #9 6-1 3-6 6-3 Jana Nejedly #130 H2H Match data Sep 2, 2001* R32
Lindsay Davenport #3CH 6-3 6-2 Angeles Montolio #29 H2H Match data Sep 2, 2001* R32
Jelena Dokic #13 6-4 7-5 Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #21CH H2H Match data Sep 2, 2001* R32
Amélie Mauresmo #7 7-5 7-5 Chanda Rubin #30 H2H Match data Sep 2, 2001* R32
Barbara Schett #19 7-5 3-6 6-3 Alicia Molik #68 H2H Match data Sep 2, 2001* R32
Elena Likhovtseva #27 6-7(6) 7-5 6-4 Barbara Schwartz #155 H2H Match data Sep 2, 2001* R32
Justine Henin #6 6-3 6-2 Miroslava Vavrinec #96 H2H Match data Sep 2, 2001* R32
Elena Dementieva #11 6-3 7-5 Anke Huber #17 H2H Match data Sep 2, 2001* R32
Venus Williams #4DEF 6-3 6-4 Lisa Raymond #31 H2H Match data Sep 2, 2001* R32
Kim Clijsters #5 6-3 7-5 Henrieta Nagyova #23 H2H Match data Sep 2, 2001* R32
Daja Bedanova #37 6-4 6-1 Meghann Shaughnessy #12 H2H Match data Sep 2, 2001* R32
Jennifer Capriati #2 6-4 6-4 Virginia Ruano Pascual #57 H2H Match data Sep 2, 2001* R32
Martina Hingis #1CH 4-6 6-4 7-6(5) Iva Majoli #47 H2H Match data Sep 2, 2001* R32
Monica Seles #82× CH 6-2 6-3 Eleni Daniilidou #112 H2H Match data Sep 2, 2001* R32
Serena Williams #10CH 6-1 6-0 Martina Sucha #103 H2H Match data Sep 2, 2001* R32
R64 (32)
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #21CH 6-3 6-2 Ai Sugiyama #39 H2H Match data Aug 30, 2001* R64
Angeles Montolio #29 6-2 6-1 Miriam Oremans #74 H2H Match data Aug 30, 2001* R64
Meghann Shaughnessy #12 7-6(4) 6-3 Asa Carlsson #85 H2H Match data Aug 30, 2001* R64
Barbara Schett #19 6-4 7-6(5) Selima Sfar #80 H2H Match data Aug 30, 2001* R64
Martina Sucha #103 6-2 6-3 Eva Bes Ostariz H2H Match data Aug 30, 2001* R64
Sandrine Testud #18 5-7 6-4 6-4 Gala Leon Garcia #52 H2H Match data Aug 30, 2001* R64
Jana Nejedly #130 1-6 6-3 6-4 Iroda Tulyaganova #24 H2H Match data Aug 30, 2001* R64 Upset: winner had a 16 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Justine Henin #6 6-7(7) 6-1 6-4 Patty Schnyder #40 H2H Match data Aug 30, 2001* R64
Virginia Ruano Pascual #57 5-7 6-2 6-4 Evelyn Fauth #201 H2H Match data Aug 30, 2001* R64
Barbara Schwartz #155 6-1 7-6(4) Virginie Razzano #72 H2H Match data Aug 30, 2001* R64
Serena Williams #10CH 6-1 6-1 Denisa Chladkova #43 H2H Match data Aug 30, 2001* R64
Anke Huber #17 7-6(2) 6-4 Sarah Taylor #187 H2H Match data Aug 30, 2001* R64
Lisa Raymond #31 6-2 6-1 Jennifer Hopkins #56 H2H Match data Aug 30, 2001* R64
Henrieta Nagyova #23 6-2 6-1 Nathalie Dechy #54 H2H Match data Aug 30, 2001* R64
Kim Clijsters #5 6-3 6-2 Allison Bradshaw #115 H2H Match data Aug 30, 2001* R64
Elena Dementieva #11 7-6(5) 5-7 6-0 Karina Habsudova #101 H2H Match data Aug 30, 2001* R64
Martina Hingis #1CH 6-0 6-2 Lina Krasnoroutskaya #35 H2H Match data Aug 30, 2001* R64
Jelena Dokic #13 6-3 6-3 Lilia Osterloh #48 H2H Match data Aug 30, 2001* R64
Alicia Molik #68 6-3 3-6 6-3 Magdalena Maleeva #15 H2H Match data Aug 30, 2001* R64
Miroslava Vavrinec #96 7-5 4-6 6-2 Tatiana Poutchek #75 H2H Match data Aug 30, 2001* R64
Eleni Daniilidou #112 6-1 7-5 Rachel Mcquillan #64 H2H Match data Aug 30, 2001* R64
Lindsay Davenport #3CH 6-0 6-2 Emilie Loit #86 H2H Match data Aug 30, 2001* R64
Daja Bedanova #37 6-1 6-3 Silvija Talaja #150 H2H Match data Aug 30, 2001* R64
Chanda Rubin #30 6-4 6-1 Adriana Rikl Gersi #69 H2H Match data Aug 30, 2001* R64
Elena Likhovtseva #27 6-4 2-6 6-4 Nadia Petrova #38 H2H Match data Aug 30, 2001* R64
Nathalie Tauziat #9 7-5 1-6 6-3 Katarina Srebotnik #118 H2H Match data Aug 30, 2001* R64
Maja Matevzic #105 6-2 6-3 Wynne Prakusya #98 H2H Match data Aug 30, 2001* R64
Iva Majoli #47 6-4 7-5 Barbara Rittner #53 H2H Match data Aug 30, 2001* R64
Monica Seles #82× CH 6-1 6-4 Evgenia Kulikovskaya #227 H2H Match data Aug 30, 2001* R64
Jennifer Capriati #2 6-2 6-0 Evie Dominikovic #67 H2H Match data Aug 30, 2001* R64
Amélie Mauresmo #7 7-6(2) 6-2 Janette Husarova #78 H2H Match data Aug 30, 2001* R64
Venus Williams #4DEF 6-2 6-2 Meilen Tu #46 H2H Match data Aug 30, 2001* R64
R128 (64)
Barbara Schett #19 6-1 6-3 Alexandra Stevenson #104 H2H Match data Aug 29, 2001* R128
Janette Husarova #78 7-6(2) 6-4 Ludmila Cervanova #83 H2H Match data Aug 29, 2001* R128
Jennifer Hopkins #56 7-5 6-4 Sandra Cacic #87 H2H Match data Aug 29, 2001* R128
Patty Schnyder #40 6-4 6-1 Rossana De Los Ríos #77 H2H Match data Aug 29, 2001* R128
Tatiana Poutchek #75 6-0 6-2 Anne Kremer #36 H2H Match data Aug 29, 2001* R128
Nathalie Dechy #54 5-7 6-4 6-2 Daniela Hantuchova #55 H2H Match data Aug 29, 2001* R128
Lindsay Davenport #3CH 6-2 6-3 Andrea Glass #79 H2H Match data Aug 29, 2001* R128
Evgenia Kulikovskaya #227 6-4 7-6(5) Bianka Lamade #65 H2H Match data Aug 29, 2001* R128
Barbara Schwartz #155 1-6 6-4 6-4 Amanda Coetzer #14 H2H Match data Aug 29, 2001* R128 Upset: winner had a 20 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Katarina Srebotnik #118 6-1 6-4 Aniko Kapros #106 H2H Match data Aug 29, 2001* R128
Silvija Talaja #150 7-5 6-2 Paola Suarez #26 H2H Match data Aug 29, 2001* R128 Upset: winner had a 19 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Venus Williams #4DEF 6-2 6-3 Lenka Dlhopolcova #190 H2H Match data Aug 29, 2001* R128
Elena Likhovtseva #27 4-6 7-6(4) 6-1 Tatiana Perebiynis #167 H2H Match data Aug 29, 2001* R128
Justine Henin #6 6-3 6-3 Marissa Irvin #82 H2H Match data Aug 29, 2001* R128
Angeles Montolio #29 6-1 6-7(2) 6-1 Gloria Pizzichini #199 H2H Match data Aug 29, 2001* R128
Lina Krasnoroutskaya #35 7-5 6-3 Jill Craybas #89 H2H Match data Aug 29, 2001* R128
Allison Bradshaw #115 6-7(3) 7-6(5) 6-3 Catalina Castano #111 H2H Match data Aug 29, 2001* R128
Sandrine Testud #18 6-3 6-2 Nina Duebbers #221 H2H Match data Aug 29, 2001* R128
Eva Bes Ostariz 6-3 6-1 Magui Serna #25 H2H Match data Aug 29, 2001* R128
Asa Carlsson #85 6-0 6-4 Nuria Llagostera Vives #92 H2H Match data Aug 29, 2001* R128
Anke Huber #17 6-2 6-4 María Emilia Salerni #121 H2H Match data Aug 29, 2001* R128
Miriam Oremans #74 6-4 4-6 6-3 Zsofia Gubacsi #91 H2H Match data Aug 29, 2001* R128
Nadia Petrova #38 6-4 6-7(3) 6-2 Alexandra Fusai #143 H2H Match data Aug 29, 2001* R128
Daja Bedanova #37 6-1 6-2 Joannette Kruger #62 H2H Match data Aug 29, 2001* R128
Meilen Tu #46 6-4 2-6 6-0 Ashley Harkleroad #284 H2H Match data Aug 29, 2001* R128
Gala Leon Garcia #52 4-6 7-5 6-1 Rita Kuti-Kis #73 H2H Match data Aug 29, 2001* R128
Lisa Raymond #31 6-2 6-3 Anna Smashnova #99 H2H Match data Aug 29, 2001* R128
Chanda Rubin #30 6-4 3-6 6-3 Jana Kandarr #49 H2H Match data Aug 29, 2001* R128
Denisa Chladkova #43 6-1 6-2 Martina Müller #110 H2H Match data Aug 29, 2001* R128
Kim Clijsters #5 6-1 6-1 Pavlina Nola #102 H2H Match data Aug 29, 2001* R128
Maja Matevzic #105 6-2 6-4 Silvia Farina Elia #16 H2H Match data Aug 29, 2001* R128 Upset: winner had a 16 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Wynne Prakusya #98 6-1 6-0 Greta Arn #113 H2H Match data Aug 29, 2001* R128
Serena Williams #10CH 4-6 6-1 6-2 Anca Barna #95 H2H Match data Aug 29, 2001* R128
Elena Dementieva #11 6-3 7-5 Yoon Jeong Cho #147 H2H Match data Aug 29, 2001* R128
Martina Hingis #1CH 6-2 6-0 Laura Granville #336 H2H Match data Aug 29, 2001* R128
Emilie Loit #86 6-3 7-5 Maria Elena Camerin #97 H2H Match data Aug 29, 2001* R128
Lilia Osterloh #48 6-4 6-3 Marie-Gayanay Mikaelian #108 H2H Match data Aug 29, 2001* R128
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #21CH 6-3 3-6 7-6(5) Petra Mandula #63 H2H Match data Aug 29, 2001* R128
Alicia Molik #68 4-6 6-2 6-4 Bethanie Mattek-Sands #332 H2H Match data Aug 29, 2001* R128
Miroslava Vavrinec #96 2-6 6-1 6-1 Cristina Torrens Valero #33 H2H Match data Aug 29, 2001* R128 Upset: winner had a 19 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Evie Dominikovic #67 6-1 6-1 Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez #81 H2H Match data Aug 29, 2001* R128
Barbara Rittner #53 6-1 6-2 Amy Frazier #32 H2H Match data Aug 29, 2001* R128
Karina Habsudova #101 5-7 6-4 7-6(2) Emmanuelle Gagliardi #93 H2H Match data Aug 29, 2001* R128
Jelena Dokic #13 6-2 3-6 6-3 Adriana Serra Zanetti #100 H2H Match data Aug 29, 2001* R128
Rachel Mcquillan #64 6-3 7-5 Tamarine Tanasugarn #28 H2H Match data Aug 29, 2001* R128
Eleni Daniilidou #112 6-3 6-3 Amber Liu H2H Match data Aug 29, 2001* R128
Virginia Ruano Pascual #57 6-1 6-3 Francesca Schiavone #34 H2H Match data Aug 29, 2001* R128
Virginie Razzano #72 6-4 5-7 6-4 Shinobu Asagoe #71 H2H Match data Aug 29, 2001* R128
Henrieta Nagyova #23 6-0 6-4 Mariana Diaz-Oliva #45 H2H Match data Aug 29, 2001* R128
Magdalena Maleeva #15 6-2 6-1 Kveta Peschke #61 H2H Match data Aug 29, 2001* R128
Iroda Tulyaganova #24 6-1 6-4 Marta Marrero #60 H2H Match data Aug 29, 2001* R128
Sarah Taylor #187 6-3 6-7(4) 6-1 Marlene Weingartner #41 H2H Match data Aug 29, 2001* R128
Selima Sfar #80 6-2 5-7 6-4 Tina Pisnik #84 H2H Match data Aug 29, 2001* R128
Iva Majoli #47 6-1 6-1 Tatiana Panova #44 H2H Match data Aug 29, 2001* R128
Ai Sugiyama #39 7-6(4) 6-3 Ansley Cargill #257 H2H Match data Aug 29, 2001* R128
Meghann Shaughnessy #12 3-6 6-3 7-6(2) Rita Grande #42 H2H Match data Aug 29, 2001* R128
Nathalie Tauziat #9 4-6 6-3 6-2 Cara Black #51 H2H Match data Aug 29, 2001* R128
Martina Sucha #103 7-6(4) 6-1 Roberta Vinci #195 H2H Match data Aug 29, 2001* R128
Jana Nejedly #130 6-2 6-1 Anabel Medina Garrigues #59 H2H Match data Aug 29, 2001* R128
Monica Seles #82× CH 6-1 6-2 Nicole Pratt #66 H2H Match data Aug 29, 2001* R128
Jennifer Capriati #2 6-2 6-1 Amanda Hopmans #142 H2H Match data Aug 29, 2001* R128
Adriana Rikl Gersi #69 6-3 6-2 Elena Bovina #50 H2H Match data Aug 29, 2001* R128
Amélie Mauresmo #7 3-6 6-1 6-4 Anastasia Myskina #94 H2H Match data Aug 29, 2001* R128
Evelyn Fauth #201 6-4 7-6(6) Anne-Gaelle Sidot #70 H2H Match data Aug 29, 2001* R128

Tournament Records

The leading Open Era records for US Open.

Most Titles

Open Era singles titles. 2 players share this record.

  1. Chris Evert 6 titles

Most Appearances

Editions with a recorded main-draw match.

  1. Venus Williams 26 appearances

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

Recent Finals

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WinnerScoreRunner-upH2HMatch DataSeasonSurface
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Aryna Sabalenka #2 7-5 7-5 Jessica Pegula #6 H2H Match data 2024 Hard
Coco Gauff #6 2-6 6-3 6-2 Aryna Sabalenka #2 H2H Match data 2023 Hard
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Emma Raducanu #150 6-4 6-3 Leylah Fernandez #73 H2H Match data 2021 Hard

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where is US Open held?
US Open is held in New York, United States.
Who won the most recent US Open?
The 2025 US Open was won by Aryna Sabalenka, who defeated Amanda Anisimova 6-3 7-6(3).
Who has won the most US Open titles?
Chris Evert and Serena Williams are tied for the most US Open titles in the Open Era (since 1968), with 6 each.
When was the first US Open played?
The first edition of US Open was held in 1881. The first women's singles edition was held in 1887.
What surface is US Open played on?
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