| 2001 WNBA season | |
| League: | Women's National Basketball Association |
| Sport: | Basketball |
| Pixels: | 75px |
| Duration: | May 28 - August 14, 2001 |
| No Of Games: | 32 |
| No Of Teams: | 16 |
| Attendance: | 2,322,962 |
| Average Attendance: | 9,074 |
| Tv: | ESPN, NBC |
| Draft: | 2001 WNBA Draft |
| Draft Link: | 2001 WNBA Draft |
| Top Pick: |  Lauren Jackson |
| Picked By: | Seattle Storm |
| Season: | Regular season |
| Mvp: |  Lisa Leslie (Los Angeles) |
| Mvp Link: | Women's National Basketball Association Most Valuable Player Award |
| Playoffs: | Playoffs |
| Playoffs Link: | WNBA Playoffs |
| Conf1: | Eastern |
| Conf1 Link: | Eastern Conference (WNBA) |
| Conf1 Champ: | Charlotte Sting |
| Conf1 Runner-Up: | New York Liberty |
| Conf2: | Western |
| Conf2 Link: | Western Conference (WNBA) |
| Conf2 Champ: | Los Angeles Sparks |
| Conf2 Runner-Up: | Sacramento Monarchs |
| Finals: | Finals |
| Finals Link: | WNBA Finals |
| Finals Champ: | Los Angeles Sparks |
| Finals Runner-Up: | Charlotte Sting |
| Finals Mvp: | Lisa Leslie (Los Angeles) |
| Finals Mvp Link: | WNBA Finals MVP Award |
| Seasonslist: | List of WNBA seasons |
| Seasonslistnames: | WNBA |
| Prevseason Link: | 2000 WNBA season |
| Prevseason Year: | 2000 |
| Nextseason Link: | 2002 WNBA season |
| Nextseason Year: | 2002 |
The 2001 WNBA Season was the Women's National Basketball Association's fifth season. The season ended with the Los Angeles Sparks winning their first WNBA championship.
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
Note: Teams with an "X" clinched playoff spots.
See main article: 2001 WNBA Playoffs.
See main article: 2001 WNBA Finals.
Fred Williams and Candi Harvey