The 2001 Swisscom Challenge was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the 18th edition of the event and was part of the Tier I Series of the 2001 WTA Tour. It took place at the Schluefweg in Zürich, Switzerland, from 14 through 21 October 2001. Lindsay Davenport won the singles title.[1] [2]
Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | width=85 | Q | width=85 | Q3 | width=85 | Q2 | width=85 | Q1 |
Singles | 260 | 182 | 117 | 65 | 36 | 1 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||||
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Doubles | 1 | ? |
Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | width=85 | Q3 | width=85 | Q2 | width=85 | Q1 |
Singles | $175,000 | $94,000 | $50,000 | $27,000 | $14,400 | $7,700 | $4,100 | $2,200 | $1,200 | |||
Doubles * | $55,000 | $29,550 | $15,800 | $8,450 | $4,500 |
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following players received entry as lucky losers:
Before the tournament
Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | |
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United States | Kimberly Po-Messerli | France | Nathalie Tauziat | 11 | 1 | |
Russian Federation | Withdrew | 2 | ||||
Argentina | Patricia Tarabini | Caroline Vis | 56 | 3 | ||
United States | Lindsay Davenport | United States | Lisa Raymond | 61 | 4 | |
United States | Martina Navratilova | Spain | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 62 | 5 |
The following pair received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
The following pair received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following pair received entry as lucky losers:
Before the tournament
See main article: article and 2001 Swisscom Challenge – Singles.
It was the 6th title of the year for Davenport and the 36th title in her singles career.
See main article: article and 2001 Swisscom Challenge – Doubles.
It was the 31st title for Davenport and the 26th title for Raymond in their respective doubles careers. It was also the 2nd title for the pair during the season.