WTA US Open 2001 Draw, Results & Schedule

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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.

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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Round of 128
Venus Williams #4 6-2 6-3
Lenka Dlhopolcova #190
Meilen Tu #46 6-4 2-6 6-0
Ashley Harkleroad #284
Lisa Raymond #31 6-2 6-3
Anna Smashnova #99
Jennifer Hopkins #56 7-5 6-4
Sandra Cacic #87
Sandrine Testud #18 6-3 6-2
Nina Duebbers #221
Gala Leon Garcia #52 4-6 7-5 6-1
Rita Kuti-Kis #73
Maja Matevzic #105 6-2 6-4
Silvia Farina Elia #16
Wynne Prakusya #98 6-1 6-0
Greta Arn #113
Kim Clijsters #5 6-1 6-1
Pavlina Nola #102
Allison Bradshaw #115 6-7(3) 7-6(5) 6-3
Catalina Castano #111
Henrieta Nagyova #23 6-0 6-4
Mariana Diaz-Oliva #45
Nathalie Dechy #54 5-7 6-4 6-2
Daniela Hantuchova #55
Elena Dementieva #11 6-3 7-5
Yoon Jeong Cho #147
Karina Habsudova #101 5-7 6-4 7-6(2)
Emmanuelle Gagliardi #93
Anke Huber #17 6-2 6-4
María Emilia Salerni #121
Sarah Taylor #187 6-3 6-7(4) 6-1
Marlene Weingartner #41
Jennifer Capriati #2 6-2 6-1
Amanda Hopmans #142
Evie Dominikovic #67 6-1 6-1
Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez #81
Virginia Ruano Pascual #57 6-1 6-3
Francesca Schiavone #34
Evelyn Fauth #201 6-4 7-6(6)
Anne-Gaelle Sidot #70
Barbara Schett #19 6-1 6-3
Alexandra Stevenson #104
Selima Sfar #80 6-2 5-7 6-4
Tina Pisnik #84
Alicia Molik #68 4-6 6-2 6-4
Bethanie Mattek-Sands #332
Magdalena Maleeva #15 6-2 6-1
Kveta Peschke #61
Amélie Mauresmo #7 3-6 6-1 6-4
Anastasia Myskina #94
Janette Husarova #78 7-6(2) 6-4
Ludmila Cervanova #83
Chanda Rubin #30 6-4 3-6 6-3
Jana Kandarr #49
Adriana Rikl Gersi #69 6-3 6-2
Elena Bovina #50
Nathalie Tauziat #9 4-6 6-3 6-2
Cara Black #51
Katarina Srebotnik #118 6-1 6-4
Aniko Kapros #106
Jana Nejedly #130 6-2 6-1
Anabel Medina Garrigues #59
Iroda Tulyaganova #24 6-1 6-4
Marta Marrero #60
Serena Williams #10 4-6 6-1 6-2
Anca Barna #95
Denisa Chladkova #43 6-1 6-2
Martina Müller #110
Martina Sucha #103 7-6(4) 6-1
Roberta Vinci #195
Eva Bes Ostariz 6-3 6-1
Magui Serna #25
Justine Henin #6 6-3 6-3
Marissa Irvin #82
Patty Schnyder #40 6-4 6-1
Rossana De Los Ríos #77
Miroslava Vavrinec #96 2-6 6-1 6-1
Cristina Torrens Valero #33
Tatiana Poutchek #75 6-0 6-2
Anne Kremer #36
Lindsay Davenport #3 6-2 6-3
Andrea Glass #79
Emilie Loit #86 6-3 7-5
Maria Elena Camerin #97
Angeles Montolio #29 6-1 6-7(2) 6-1
Gloria Pizzichini #199
Miriam Oremans #74 6-4 4-6 6-3
Zsofia Gubacsi #91
Elena Likhovtseva #27 4-6 7-6(4) 6-1
Tatiana Perebiynis #167
Nadia Petrova #38 6-4 6-7(3) 6-2
Alexandra Fusai #143
Barbara Schwartz #155 1-6 6-4 6-4
Amanda Coetzer #14
Virginie Razzano #72 6-4 5-7 6-4
Shinobu Asagoe #71
Martina Hingis #1 6-2 6-0
Laura Granville #336
Lina Krasnoroutskaya #35 7-5 6-3
Jill Craybas #89
Iva Majoli #47 6-1 6-1
Tatiana Panova #44
Barbara Rittner #53 6-1 6-2
Amy Frazier #32
Jelena Dokic #13 6-2 3-6 6-3
Adriana Serra Zanetti #100
Lilia Osterloh #48 6-4 6-3
Marie-Gayanay Mikaelian #108
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #21 6-3 3-6 7-6(5)
Petra Mandula #63
Ai Sugiyama #39 7-6(4) 6-3
Ansley Cargill #257
Daja Bedanova #37 6-1 6-2
Joannette Kruger #62
Silvija Talaja #150 7-5 6-2
Paola Suarez #26
Meghann Shaughnessy #12 3-6 6-3 7-6(2)
Rita Grande #42
Asa Carlsson #85 6-0 6-4
Nuria Llagostera Vives #92
Monica Seles #8 6-1 6-2
Nicole Pratt #66
Evgenia Kulikovskaya #227 6-4 7-6(5)
Bianka Lamade #65
Eleni Daniilidou #112 6-3 6-3
Amber Liu #764
Rachel Mcquillan #64 6-3 7-5
Tamarine Tanasugarn #28
Round of 64
Venus Williams #4 6-2 6-2
Meilen Tu #46
Lisa Raymond #31 6-2 6-1
Jennifer Hopkins #56
Sandrine Testud #18 5-7 6-4 6-4
Gala Leon Garcia #52
Maja Matevzic #105 6-2 6-3
Wynne Prakusya #98
Kim Clijsters #5 6-3 6-2
Allison Bradshaw #115
Henrieta Nagyova #23 6-2 6-1
Nathalie Dechy #54
Elena Dementieva #11 7-6(5) 5-7 6-0
Karina Habsudova #101
Anke Huber #17 7-6(2) 6-4
Sarah Taylor #187
Jennifer Capriati #2 6-2 6-0
Evie Dominikovic #67
Virginia Ruano Pascual #57 5-7 6-2 6-4
Evelyn Fauth #201
Barbara Schett #19 6-4 7-6(5)
Selima Sfar #80
Alicia Molik #68 6-3 3-6 6-3
Magdalena Maleeva #15
Amélie Mauresmo #7 7-6(2) 6-2
Janette Husarova #78
Chanda Rubin #30 6-4 6-1
Adriana Rikl Gersi #69
Nathalie Tauziat #9 7-5 1-6 6-3
Katarina Srebotnik #118
Jana Nejedly #130 1-6 6-3 6-4
Iroda Tulyaganova #24
Serena Williams #10 6-1 6-1
Denisa Chladkova #43
Martina Sucha #103 6-2 6-3
Eva Bes Ostariz
Justine Henin #6 6-7(7) 6-1 6-4
Patty Schnyder #40
Miroslava Vavrinec #96 7-5 4-6 6-2
Tatiana Poutchek #75
Lindsay Davenport #3 6-0 6-2
Emilie Loit #86
Angeles Montolio #29 6-2 6-1
Miriam Oremans #74
Elena Likhovtseva #27 6-4 2-6 6-4
Nadia Petrova #38
Barbara Schwartz #155 6-1 7-6(4)
Virginie Razzano #72
Martina Hingis #1 6-0 6-2
Lina Krasnoroutskaya #35
Iva Majoli #47 6-4 7-5
Barbara Rittner #53
Jelena Dokic #13 6-3 6-3
Lilia Osterloh #48
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #21 6-3 6-2
Ai Sugiyama #39
Daja Bedanova #37 6-1 6-3
Silvija Talaja #150
Meghann Shaughnessy #12 7-6(4) 6-3
Asa Carlsson #85
Monica Seles #8 6-1 6-4
Evgenia Kulikovskaya #227
Eleni Daniilidou #112 6-1 7-5
Rachel Mcquillan #64
Round of 32
Venus Williams #4 6-3 6-4
Lisa Raymond #31
Sandrine Testud #18 6-2 6-0
Maja Matevzic #105
Kim Clijsters #5 6-3 7-5
Henrieta Nagyova #23
Elena Dementieva #11 6-3 7-5
Anke Huber #17
Jennifer Capriati #2 6-4 6-4
Virginia Ruano Pascual #57
Barbara Schett #19 7-5 3-6 6-3
Alicia Molik #68
Amélie Mauresmo #7 7-5 7-5
Chanda Rubin #30
Nathalie Tauziat #9 6-1 3-6 6-3
Jana Nejedly #130
Serena Williams #10 6-1 6-0
Martina Sucha #103
Justine Henin #6 6-3 6-2
Miroslava Vavrinec #96
Lindsay Davenport #3 6-3 6-2
Angeles Montolio #29
Elena Likhovtseva #27 6-7(6) 7-5 6-4
Barbara Schwartz #155
Martina Hingis #1 4-6 6-4 7-6(5)
Iva Majoli #47
Jelena Dokic #13 6-4 7-5
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #21
Daja Bedanova #37 6-4 6-1
Meghann Shaughnessy #12
Monica Seles #8 6-2 6-3
Eleni Daniilidou #112
Round of 16
Venus Williams #4 6-4 6-0
Sandrine Testud #18
Kim Clijsters #5 7-5 4-6 6-2
Elena Dementieva #11
Jennifer Capriati #2 6-3 6-3
Barbara Schett #19
Amélie Mauresmo #7 6-0 6-7(1) 6-3
Nathalie Tauziat #9
Serena Williams #10 7-5 6-0
Justine Henin #6
Lindsay Davenport #3 6-3 0-6 6-3
Elena Likhovtseva #27
Martina Hingis #1 6-4 6-0
Jelena Dokic #13
Daja Bedanova #37 7-5 4-6 6-3
Monica Seles #8
Quarterfinals
Venus Williams #4 6-3 6-1
Kim Clijsters #5
Jennifer Capriati #2 6-3 6-4
Amélie Mauresmo #7
Serena Williams #10 6-3 6-7(7) 7-5
Lindsay Davenport #3
Martina Hingis #1 6-2 6-0
Daja Bedanova #37
Semifinals
Venus Williams #4 6-4 6-2
Jennifer Capriati #2
Serena Williams #10 6-3 6-2
Martina Hingis #1
Final
Venus Williams #4 6-2 6-4
Serena Williams #10

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