2001 ITF Women's Circuit

The ITF Women's Circuit is the second-tier tour for women's professional tennis organised by the International Tennis Federation, and is the tier below the WTA Tour. In 2001, the ITF Women's circuit included tournaments with prize money ranging from $10,000 to $75,000. In addition to the traditional tournament format, there were also two four-week circuits (in Australia and Mexico) worth $40,000 each in prize money and two four-week development circuits (both held in India) each worth $20,000.

Jennifer Capriati the 2001 ITF world seniors champion.

The ITF world champions for 2001 were Jennifer Capriati (senior singles), Lisa Raymond / Rennae Stubbs (senior doubles), Svetlana Kuznetsova (junior singles) and Petra Cetkovská (junior doubles).[1]

Schedule

Key

$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$40,000 and $50,000 tournaments
$20,000 and $25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

January

Week of Tournament Winner Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
January 1São Paulo, Brazil[2]
$25,000 – Hard
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Clarisa Fernández
6–3, 6–1
Seda Noorlander Bruna Colosio
Adrienn Hegedűs
Vanessa Menga
Miriam D'Agostini
Daniela Olivera
Romina Ottoboni
Clarisa Fernández
Romina Ottoboni
6–1, 7–6(6)
Vanessa Menga
Miriam D'Agostini
Tallahassee, Florida, United States[3]
$10,000 – Hard
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Jacqueline Trail
6–4, 6–4
Jeon Mi-ra Melissa Middleton
Camille Pin
Tory Zawacki
Edina Gallovits
Lioudmila Skavronskaia
Jin-Hee Kim
Mariëlle Hoogland
Anousjka van Exel
7–6(6), 6–2
Romana Tedjakusuma
Jyotsna Vasisht
January 8 No tournaments this week
January 15Boca Raton, Florida, United States[4]
$10,000 – Hard
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Gisela Dulko
4–6, 7–5, 7–6(5)
Jolene Watanabe Jacqueline Trail
Rachel Viollet
Chae Kyung-yee
Romana Tedjakusuma
Camille Pin
Karin Miller
Eugenia Kulikovskaya
Jolene Watanabe
6–1, 6–0
Jacqueline Trail
Melissa Middleton
January 22Båstad, Sweden[5]
$10,000 – Hard
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Martina Müller
6–2, 6–0
Margit Rüütel Adriana Jerabek
Laura Bao
Syna Schmidle
Karina Karner
Jenny Lindstrom
Nina Egger
Blanka Kumbárová
Helena Vildová
6–1, 6–3
Lenka Cenková
Adriana Jerabek
Miami, Florida, United States[6]
$10,000 – Hard
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Gisela Dulko
5–7, 6–3, 7–6(3)
Jane Chi Anousjka van Exel
Hana Šromová
Tatiana Kovalchuk
Olga Blahotová
Karin Miller
Sun Tiantian
Eugenia Kulikovskaya
Jolene Watanabe
6–2, 6–4
Jane Chi
Lioudmila Skavronskaia
Jersey, Great Britain[7]
$10,000 – Hard
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Anne Keothavong
6–3, 6–2
Élodie Le Bescond Annabel Blow
Oksana Karyshkova
Evagelia Roussi
Emily Webley-Smith
Elena Baltacha
Jelena Pandžić
Nicola Payne
Nicola Woodhouse
4–6, 6–2, 6–2
Kirsty Blumberg
Ayami Takase
January 29Clearwater, Florida, United States[8]
$25,000 – Hard
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Anikó Kapros
6–3, 6–2
Alina Jidkova Romana Tedjakusuma
Tatiana Kovalchuk
Jacqueline Trail
Camille Pin
Sandra Cacic
Klára Koukalová
Joana Cortez
Clarisa Fernández
6–1, 7–5
Eugenia Kulikovskaya
Jolene Watanabe
Majorca, Spain[9]
$10,000 – Clay
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Veronika Raimrová
6–1, 2–6, 6–2
Ainhoa Goñi Blanco Eszter Molnár
Renata Voráčová
Jana Macurová
Dinara Safina
Rosa-Maria Andres-Rodriguez
Katarína Bašternáková
Germana Di Natale
Andreea Vanc
7–5, 3–6, 6–4
Raissa Gourevitch
Dinara Safina
Tipton, Great Britain[10]
$10,000 – Hard
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Anne-Laure Heitz
6–4, 3–6, 7–6(2)
Lydia Steinbach Magdalena Kučerová
Hannah Collin
Eleni Daniilidou
Anne Keothavong
Cristelle Grier
Élodie Le Bescond
Helen Crook
Victoria Davies
2–6, 6–4, 6–4
Eleni Daniilidou
Maria Geznenge
Istanbul, Turkey[11]
$10,000 – Hard
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Melinda Czink
5–7, 6–1, 6–2
Magdalena Zděnovcová Radoslava Topalova
Raluca Ciochină
Ioana Gaspar
Olga Borisova
Goulnara Fattakhetdinova
Lucie Šteflová
Duygu Akşit Oal
Elena Yaryshka
3–6
Maria Kondratieva
Svetlana Mossiakova
Wellington, New Zealand[12]
$10,000 – Hard
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Hsieh Su-wei
6–2, 6–4
Shelley Stephens Ilke Gers
Leanne Baker
Nicola Kaiwai
Annette Kolb
Monique Adamczak
Sarah Stone
Donna McIntyre
Shelley Stephens
7–5, 0–6, 6–2
Hsieh Su-wei
Annette Kolb

February

Week of Tournament Winner Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
February 5 Redbridge, Great Britain[13]
$25,000 – Hard
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Eva Dyrberg
6–2, 6–2
Claudine Schaul Maja Matevžič
Irina Selyutina
Lorna Woodroffe
Maria Goloviznina
Magdalena Kučerová
Julie Pullin
Julie Pullin
Lorna Woodroffe
6–1, 6–3
Tina Križan
Irina Selyutina
Rockford, Illinois, United States[14]
$10,000 – Hard
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Jill Craybas
6–4, 6–3
Adriana Serra Zanetti Clarisa Fernández
Cho Yoon-jeong
Jane Chi
Elena Tatarkova
Dawn Buth
Alina Jidkova
Kristen Schlukebir
Katie Schlukebir
7–6(4), 6–1
Svetlana Krivencheva
Elena Tatarkova
Majorca, Spain[15]
$10,000 – Clay
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Eszter Molnár
6–3, 6–4
Katarína Bašternáková Maria-Rosa Sitja-Gibert
Rosa Maria Andres-Rodriguez
Renata Voráčová
Elena Pampoulova
Daniela Klemenschits
Ainhoa Goñi Blanco
Rosa Maria Andres-Rodriguez
Dinara Safina
6–3, 6–4
Oana Elena Golimbioschi
Andreea Vanc
February 12 Midland, Michigan, United States[16]
$75,000 – Hard
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Cho Yoon-jeong
6–3, 6–1
Tara Snyder Alena Vašková
Yvette Basting
Michaela Paštiková
Adriana Serra Zanetti
Mashona Washington
Marissa Irvin
Yvette Basting
Elena Tatarkova
3–6, 7–6(4), 6–4
Jennifer Hopkins
Petra Rampre
Sutton, Great Britain[17]
$25,000 – Hard
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Irina Selyutina
6–3, 6–1
Dragana Zarić Anne Keothavong
Amanda Hopmans
Eva Dyrberg
Julie Pullin
Lucie Ahl
Adrienn Hegedűs
Eleni Daniilidou
Lydia Steinbach
6–0, 6–4
Amanda Hopmans
Patty Van Acker
India Development Circuit
India Development Circuit[18]
$20,000 – Hard
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Archana Venkataraman
4–6, 6–2, 7–5
Sonal Phadke Samrita Sekar
Radhika Tulpule
Nandini Perumal
Tara Kanbargimath
Nina Wennerstrom
Yamini Thukkaiandi
Yamini Thukkaiandi
Archana Venkkataraman
6–2, 6–4
Sheethal Goutham
Liza Pereira
Radhika Mandke
6–7(4), 6–4, 6–3
Nandita Chandrasekar Nina Wennerstrom
Jordanna Seymour
Chirashanthi Rajur
Sheethal Goutham
Liza Pereira
Sonal Phadke
Rushmi Chakravarthi
Sai Jayalakshmy Jayaram
6–1, 6–2
Arthi Venkkataraman
Archana Venkkataraman
Sheethal Goutham
6–1, 6–2
Nina Wennerstrom Yamini Thukkaiandi
Sonal Phadke
Arthi Venkataraman
Radhika Tulpule
Jordanna Seymour
Lata Assudani
Sheethal Goutham
Liza Pereira
6–3, 7–5
Radhika Mandke
Sonal Phadke
Radhika Tulpule
6–4, 7–6(5)
Sonal Phadke Nina Wennerstrom
Sheethal Goutham
Liza Pereira
Medhini Sharma
Iciri Rai
Radhika Mandke
Sheethal Goutham
Liza Pereira
7–6(3), 6–2
Archana Venkataraman
Arthi Venkataraman
Faro, Portugal[19]
$10,000 – Hard
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Miho Saeki
6–3, 6–1
Alberta Brianti Eugenia Chialvo
Olga Blahotová
Gabriela Navrátilová
Carolina Rofriguez-Magdalena
Lamia Essaadi
Sandra Klemenschits
Olga Blahotová
Gabriela Navrátilová
6–0, 6–2
Sandra Klemenschits
Daniela Klemenschits
February 19 Vale do Lobo, Portugal[20]
$10,000 – Hard
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Ekaterina Kozhokina
6–4, 4–6, 6–3
Julie Pullin Kristina Triska
Miho Saeki
Gabriela Navrátilová
Edith Nunes-Bersot
Gabriela Navrátilová
Leslie Butkiewicz
Carine Bornu
Alienor Tricerri
6–3, 6–3
Alice Barnes
Julie Pullin
February 26 Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States[21]
$50,000 – Hard
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Dawn Buth
4–6, 7–5, 6–4
Yvette Basting Amanda Hopmans
Laurence Courtois
Tatiana Perebiynis
Jane Chi
Michaela Paštiková
Lenka Němečková
Yvette Basting
Elena Tatarkova
7–5, 7–6(0)
Laurence Courtois
Alicia Molik
Bendigo, Australia[22]
$25,000 – Clay
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Annabel Ellwood
3–6, 6–2, 6–4
Christina Wheeler Mireille Dittmann
Michelle Summerside
Annette Kolb
Melissa Dowse
Shelley Stephens
Tong Ka-po
Shelley Stephens
Leanne Baker
6–3, 6–2
Debby Haak
Jolanda Mens

March

Week of Tournament Winner Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
March 5 Australia Circuit
[23]
$40,000 – Grass
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Miho Saeki
3–6, 6–1, 6–2
Kristen van Elden Leanne Baker
Rochelle Rosenfield
Manisha Malhotra
Annica Cooper
Diana Gherghi
Shelley Stephens
Debby Haak
Jolanda Mens
6–4, 6–3
Beti Sekulovski
Nicole Sewell
Beti Sekulovski
6–2, 6–2
Kristen van Elden Manisha Malhotra
Emily Hewson
Shelley Stephens
Remi Uda
Rushmi Chakravarthi
Leanne Baker
Sarah Stone
Kristen van Elden
3–6, 7–6(4), 6–4
Beti Sekulovski
Nicole Sewell
Miho Saeki
6–1, 6–2
Kristen van Elden Leanne Baker
Shelley Stephens
Nicole Sewell
Beti Sekulovski
Manisha Malhotra
Monique Adamczak
Monique Adamczak
Samantha Stosur
6–3, 7–5
Debby Haak
Jolanda Mens
Miho Saeki
6–4, 6–4
Samantha Stosur Suchanun Viratprasert
Nicole Sewell
Kristen van Elden
Monique Adamczak
Manisha Malhotra
Giselle Swart
Simona Arghire
Remi Uda
6–3, 6–3
Nadia Johnston
Manisha Malhotra
Mexico Circuit[24]
$40,000 – Hard
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Petra Russegger
6–0, 6–3
Anousjka van Exel Melisa Arévalo
Alyssa Cohen
Daniela Olivera
Ana Catarina Nogueira
Melissa Middleton
Erika Valdés
Luciana Masante
Daniela Olivera
6–4, 7–5
Melisa Arévalo
Conchita Martínez Granados
Petra Russegger
4–6, 6–1, 7–5
Conchita Martínez Granados Daniela Olivera
Bianca Kamper
Melisa Arévalo
Anna Nefedova
Ines Heise
Luciana Masante
Luciana Masante
Daniela Olivera
6–2, 6–2
Bianca Kamper
Nadine Schlotterer
Petra Russegger
2–6, 6–4, 6–2
Daniela Olivera Conchita Martínez Granados
Marina Petrovic
Nadine Schlotterer
Erika Valdés
Melisa Arévalo
Alyssa Cohen
Jennifer Schmidt
Anousjka van Exel
0–6, 6–2, 6–4
Bianca Kamper
Isabella Mitterlehner
Conchita Martínez Granados
2–6, 6–4, 6–1
Daniela Olivera Helen Crook
Anna Nefedova
Petra Russegger
Nadine Schlotterer
Marina Petrovic
Melissa Middleton
Melisa Arévalo
Conchita Martínez Granados
7–6(3), 0–6, 6–1
Courtenay Chapmen
Melissa Middleton
Ortisei, Italy[25]
$25,000 – Hard
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Maja Matevžič
6–7(3), 6–3, 6–3
Ekaterina Kozhokina Flavia Pennetta
Maria Paola Zavagli
Evelyn Fauth
Antoaneta Pandjerova
Eva Dyrberg
Zuzana Ondrášková
Angelika Bachmann
Eva Dyrberg
3–6, 6–4, 6–2
Ekaterina Kozhokina
Kelly Liggan
Hangzhou, People's Republic of China[26]
$25,000 – Hard
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Liu Nannan
7–6(2), 3–6, 7–5
Rika Fujiwara Choi Young-ja
Zheng Jie
Yan Zi
Renata Voráčová
Akiko Morigami
Milena Nekvapilová
Li Na
Lui-Li Shen
6–3, 6–3
Lenka Dlhopolcová
Remi Tezuka
Buchen, Germany[27]
$10,000 – Carpet
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Mariëlle Hoogland
6–3, 6–2
Stefanie Weis Stephanie Gehrlein
Lenka Novotná
Sandra Klemenschits
Patty Van Acker
Petra Puheloinen
Bianca Cremer
Sandra Klemenschits
Daniela Klemenschits
7–6(5), 7–6(8)
Adrienn Hegedűs
Eszter Molnár

Tournament breakdown by region

Region Number of events Total prize money
Africa 9 $105,000
Asia 44 $700,000
Europe 154 $2,780,000
North America* 62 $1,605,000
Oceania 12 $225,000
South America 15 $195,000
Total[28] 296 $5,610,000
  • Including South America and the Caribbean

Singles titles by nation

Rank Nation Titles won[29]
1.  Czech Republic 24
2.  France 18
3.  Germany 16
=  United States 16
5.  Japan 15
6.  Argentina 14
=  Russia 14
8.  Australia 13
=  Spain 13
=  Italy 13
11.  India 12
12.  Austria 9
=  China 9
=  Hungary 9
=  Chinese Taipei 9
16.  Kazakhstan 7
=  Netherlands 7
18.  Brazil 5
=  Korea 5
=  Slovakia 5

This list displays only the top 20 nations in singles titles wins.

References

  1. "Roll of Honour". ITFTennis.com. Archived from the original on 6 December 2010. Retrieved 2011-01-12.
  2. "$25,000 São Paulo 2001". ITFTennis.com. Retrieved 2010-12-20.
  3. "$10,000 Tallahassee, Florida 2001". ITFTennis.com. Retrieved 2010-12-20.
  4. "$10,000 Boca Raton, Florida 2001". ITFTennis.com. Retrieved 2010-12-20.
  5. "$10,000 Båstad 2001". ITFTennis.com. Retrieved 2010-12-21.
  6. "$10,000 Miami, Florida 2001". ITFTennis.com. Retrieved 2010-12-21.
  7. "$10,000 Jersey 2001". ITFTennis.com. Retrieved 2010-12-21.
  8. "$25,000 Clearwater, Florida 2001". ITFTennis.com. Retrieved 2010-12-21.
  9. "$10,000 Mallorca 1 2001". ITFTennis.com. Retrieved 2010-12-21.
  10. "$10,000 Tipton 2001". ITFTennis.com. Retrieved 2010-12-21.
  11. "$10,000 Istanbul 2001". ITFTennis.com. Retrieved 2010-12-21.
  12. "$10,000 Wellington 2001". ITFTennis.com. Retrieved 2010-12-21.
  13. "$25,000 Redbridge 2001". ITFTennis.com. Retrieved 2011-01-17.
  14. "$25,000 Rockford, Illinois 2001". ITFTennis.com. Retrieved 2011-01-17.
  15. "$10,000 Mallorca 2 2001". ITFTennis.com. Retrieved 2011-01-17.
  16. "$75,000 Midland, Michigan 2001". ITFTennis.com. Retrieved 2011-01-17.
  17. "$25,000 Sutton 2001". ITFTennis.com. Retrieved 2011-01-17.
  18. "$20,000 India Development Circuit 2001". ITFTennis.com. Retrieved 2011-01-17.
  19. "$10,000 Faro 2001". ITFTennis.com. Retrieved 2011-01-17.
  20. "$10,000 Vale do Lobo 2001". ITFTennis.com. Retrieved 2011-01-18.
  21. "$50,000 Minneapolis, Minnesota 2001". ITFTennis.com. Retrieved 2011-01-18.
  22. "$25,000 Bendigo 2001". ITFTennis.com. Retrieved 2011-01-18.
  23. "$40,000 Australia Circuit 2001". ITFTennis.com. Retrieved 2011-01-20.
  24. "$40,000 Mexico Circuit 2001". ITFTennis.com. Retrieved 2011-02-01.
  25. "$25,000 Ortisei 2001". ITFTennis.com. Retrieved 2011-02-01.
  26. "$25,000 Hangzhou 2001". ITFTennis.com. Retrieved 2011-02-01.
  27. "$10,000 Buchen 2001". ITFTennis.com. Retrieved 2011-02-01.
  28. "Prize Money (1983–2008)" (PDF). ITFTennis.com. Retrieved 2011-01-12.
  29. "Titles Won By Nations Players in 2001" (PDF). ITFTennis.com. Retrieved 2011-01-12.
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