2001 Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts – Singles Explained

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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.

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

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

Bottom half

Qualifying

Seeds

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

1. Wynne Prakusya
2. Barbara Rittner
3. Lina Krasnoroutskaya
4. Gréta Arn

Draw

Fourth qualifier

External links

• Official results archive (ITF)
• Official results archive (WTA)

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Notes and References

1. News: Top seed falls in Gold Coast event . 12 August 2023 . . 4 January 2001 . . Elia eliminated defending champion Silvija Talaja of Croatia, the No. 3 seed, 6-3, 6-2..
2. News: Martínez y Talaja derrotadas en Torneo de Australia . Martínez and Talaja were defeated at a tournament in Australia . 12 August 2023 . . 4 January 2001 . . es.
3. News: Henin wins Gold Coast tennis title . 12 August 2023 . . 6 January 2001 . Gold Coast, Queensland.
4. Web site: Tennis WTA Gold Coast 2001 Scores . Tennis 24 . 12 August 2023.