2001 Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts – Singles

The 2001 Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts singles was a tennis competition within the 2001 Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts, a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Hope Island Resort Tennis Centre in Hope Island, Queensland in Australia and was part of Tier III of the 2001 WTA Tour. The tournament ran from 31 December 2000 through 6 January 2001.

Singles
2001 Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts
Final
ChampionBelgium Justine Henin
Runner-upItaly Silvia Farina Elia
Score7–6(7–5), 6–4
Details
Draw30 (2WC/4Q)
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
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Silvija Talaja was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Silvia Farina Elia.[1][2]

Justine Henin won in the final 7–6(7–5), 6–4 against Farina Elia.[3][4]

Seeds edit

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top two seeds received a bye to the second round.

  1.   Conchita Martínez (quarterfinals)
  2.   Patty Schnyder (semifinals)
  3.   Silvija Talaja (quarterfinals)
  4.   Tatiana Panova (first round)
  5.   Magüi Serna (second round)
  6.   Meghann Shaughnessy (semifinals)
  7.   Henrieta Nagyová (first round)
  8.   Justine Henin (champion)

Draw edit

Key edit

Final edit

Final
8   Justine Henin 77 6  
    Silvia Farina Elia 65 4  

Top half edit

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1   C Martínez 6 6  
    B Rippner 4 77 3     G Casoni 4 4  
    G Casoni 6 65 6 1   C Martínez 2 1  
    T Pisnik 3 6 4 6   M Shaughnessy 6 6  
    S Cacic 6 4 6     S Cacic 4 2  
    S Plischke 6 2 2 6   M Shaughnessy 6 6  
6   M Shaughnessy 4 6 6 6   M Shaughnessy 2 6 2
4   T Panova 66 6 5 8   J Henin 6 4 6
WC   C Wheeler 78 1 7 WC   C Wheeler 2 6 4
    J Kruger 6 6       J Kruger 6 4 6
Q   W Prakusya 4 0       J Kruger 1 1  
    S Jeyaseelan 7 77   8   J Henin 6 6  
Q   B Rittner 5 64       S Jeyaseelan 1 0  
    V Razzano 4 0   8   J Henin 6 6  
8   J Henin 6 6  

Bottom half edit

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5   M Serna 6 6  
    A Jidkova 4 2   5   M Serna 4 2  
    S Farina Elia 6 5 6     S Farina Elia 6 6  
Q   G Arn 4 7 4     S Farina Elia 6 6  
    Á Montolio 6 6   3   S Talaja 3 2  
    R Kuti-Kis 2 1       Á Montolio 6 1 1
    Å Carlsson 6 3 4 3   S Talaja 3 6 6
3   S Talaja 4 6 6     S Farina Elia 68 6 6
7   H Nagyová 2 5   2   P Schnyder 710 2 4
    J Kandarr 6 7       J Kandarr 1 2  
    A Glass 6 6       A Glass 6 6  
WC   E Dominikovic 3 4       A Glass 1 3  
    I Majoli 77 1 61 2   P Schnyder 6 6  
Q   L Krasnoroutskaya 64 6 77 Q   L Krasnoroutskaya 6 65 3
2   P Schnyder 3 77 6

Qualifying edit

Seeds edit

  1.   Marissa Irvin (first round)
  2.   Giulia Casoni (withdrew, moved to the Main Draw)
  3.   Alexandra Stevenson (final round)
  4.   Sandra Načuk (second round)
  5.   Barbara Rittner (Qualifier)
  6.   Maria Vento (first round)
  7.   Rachel McQuillan (first round)
  8.   Janet Lee (second round)
  9.   Cătălina Cristea (second round)

Qualifiers edit

Draw edit

First qualifier edit

First round Second round Final Round
               
1   Marissa Irvin 5 5  
    Bianka Lamade 7 7  
    Bianka Lamade 6 6  
    Annabel Ellwood 1 4  
    Zsófia Gubacsi 5 0  
    Annabel Ellwood 7 6  
    Bianka Lamade 67 6 2
    Wynne Prakusya 79 4 6
    Lisa McShea 3 4  
    Wynne Prakusya 6 6  
    Wynne Prakusya 6 6  
WC   Melissa Dowse 2 4  
WC   Melissa Dowse 4 6 6
6   María Vento 6 2 3

Second qualifier edit

First round Second round Final Round
               
9   Cătălina Cristea 6 6  
WC   Samantha Stosur 4 1  
9   Cătălina Cristea 1 2  
    Maja Matevžič 6 6  
WC   Trudi Musgrave 63 4  
    Maja Matevžič 77 6  
    Maja Matevžič 0 1  
6   Barbara Rittner 6 6  
    Tatiana Perebiynis 77 6  
    Irina Selyutina 65 3  
    Tatiana Perebiynis 6 65 4
6   Barbara Rittner 2 77 6
    Kerry-Anne Guse 5 6 3
6   Barbara Rittner 7 3 6

Third qualifier edit

First round Second round Final Round
               
3   Alexandra Stevenson 6 3 6
    Kelly Liggan 4 6 1
3   Alexandra Stevenson 6 710  
    Janette Husárová 1 68  
    Tina Hergold 66 2  
    Janette Husárová 78 6  
3   Alexandra Stevenson 2 0r
    Lina Krasnoroutskaya 6 1  
    Bryanne Stewart 6 6  
WC   Nadia Johnston 3 0  
    Bryanne Stewart 3 1  
    Lina Krasnoroutskaya 6 6  
    Lina Krasnoroutskaya 6 77  
7   Rachel McQuillan 1 65  

Fourth qualifier edit

First round Second round Final Round
               
4   Sandra Načuk 77 6  
    Antoaneta Pandjerova 63 2  
4   Sandra Načuk 1 7 1
    Gréta Arn 6 5 6
    Gréta Arn 7 6  
    Laurence Andretto 5 2  
    Gréta Arn 6 6  
    Amanda Grahame 4 3  
    Amanda Grahame 63 6 6
    Renata Kolbovic 77 2 0
    Amanda Grahame 4 6 6
8   Janet Lee 6 4 4
    Elena Bovina 64 4  
8   Janet Lee 77 6  

References edit

  1. ^ "Top seed falls in Gold Coast event". Gold Coast, Queensland. United Press International. 4 January 2001. Retrieved 12 August 2023. Elia eliminated defending champion Silvija Talaja of Croatia, the No. 3 seed, 6-3, 6-2.
  2. ^ "Martínez y Talaja derrotadas en Torneo de Australia" [Martínez and Talaja were defeated at a tournament in Australia]. Caracol Radio (in Spanish). Gold Coast, Queensland. 4 January 2001. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Henin wins Gold Coast tennis title". Gold Coast, Queensland. United Press International. 6 January 2001. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Tennis WTA Gold Coast 2001 Scores". Tennis 24. Retrieved 12 August 2023.

External links edit

27°52′18″S 153°21′01″E / 27.8717°S 153.3504°E / -27.8717; 153.3504 (Hope Island Resort Tennis Centre)