2001 WTA Tour

2001 WTA Tour
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
DurationDecember 30, 2000
– November 11, 2001
Edition31st
Tournaments63
CategoriesGrand 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 titlesUnited States Lindsay Davenport (7)
Most finalsUnited States Lindsay Davenport (11)
Prize money
leader
United States Venus Williams
(US$2,662,610)
Points leaderUnited States Lindsay Davenport (4,902)
Awards
Player of the yearUnited States Jennifer Capriati
Doubles team
of the year
United States Lisa Raymond
Australia Rennae Stubbs
Most improved
player of the year
Belgium Justine Henin
Newcomer
of the year
Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová
Comeback
player of the year
Austria Barbara Schwartz
2000
2002

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.


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