2001 WTA Tour
The WTA Tour is the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). The WTA Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Tier I, Tier II, Tier III, Tier IV and Tier V events. ITF tournaments are not part of the WTA Tour, although they award points for the WTA World Ranking.
Lindsay Davenport finished the year as WTA world No. 1 for the second time in her career, though Jennifer Capriati was named the Player of the Year. Davenport won seven tournaments during the season, including two Tier I events. Capriati won three tournaments during the season, including two majors at the Australian Open and the French Open, as well as a Tier I event. | |
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Duration | December 30, 2000 – November 11, 2001 |
| Edition | 31st |
| Tournaments | 63 |
| Categories | Grand Slam (4) WTA Championships WTA Tier I (9) WTA Tier II (17) WTA Tier III (17) WTA Tier IV (7) WTA Tier V (8) |
| Achievements (singles) | |
| Most tournament titles | Lindsay Davenport (7) |
| Most tournament finals | Lindsay Davenport (11) |
| Prize money leader | Venus Williams (US$2,662,610) |
| Points leader | Lindsay Davenport (4,902) |
| Awards | |
| Player of the year | Jennifer Capriati |
| Doubles team of the year | Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs |
| Most improved player of the year | Justine Henin |
| Newcomer of the year | Daniela Hantuchová |
| Comeback player of the year | Barbara Schwartz |
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