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2001 Swisscom Challenge

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2001 Swisscom Challenge
Date14–21 October
Edition18th
CategoryWTA Tier I
Draw28S / 16D
Prize moneyUSD 1,185,000
SurfaceCarpet, indoor
LocationZürich, Switzerland
VenueSchluefweg
Champions
Singles
United States Lindsay Davenport
Doubles
United States Lindsay Davenport / United States Lisa Raymond
← 2000 · Zurich Open · 2002 →

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]

Points and prize money

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Point distribution

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Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32 Q Q3 Q2 Q1
Singles 260 182 117 65 36 1 ? ? ? ?
Doubles 1 ?

Prize money

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Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32 Q3 Q2 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

* per team

Singles main draw entrants

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Seeds

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Country Player Rank1 Seed
  SUI Martina Hingis 1 1
 USA Jennifer Capriati 2 2
 USA Lindsay Davenport 3 3
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia YUG Jelena Dokic 10 4
 FRA Nathalie Tauziat 11 5
 USA Meghann Shaughnessy 12 6
 RUS Elena Dementieva 13 7
 ITA Silvia Farina Elia 14 8
 FRA Sandrine Testud 15 9

1 Rankings as of 8 October 2001.

Other entrants

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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:

Withdrawals

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Before the tournament

Doubles main draw entrants

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Seeds

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Country Player Country Player Rank1 Seed
 USA Kimberly Po-Messerli  FRA Nathalie Tauziat 11 1
  SUI Martina Hingis  RUS Anna Kournikova Withdrew 2
 ARG Patricia Tarabini  NED Caroline Vis 56 3
 USA Lindsay Davenport  USA Lisa Raymond 61 4
 USA Martina Navratilova  ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 62 5

1 Rankings as of 8 October 2001.

Other entrants

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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:

Withdrawals

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Before the tournament

Finals

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Singles

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It was the 6th title of the year for Davenport and the 36th title in her singles career.

Doubles

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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.

References

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  1. ^ "PLUS: TENNIS; Davenport Wins Swisscom in Zurich". The New York Times. 2001-10-22. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
  2. ^ Staff. "DAVENPORT WINS SWISSCOM TITLE". The Buffalo News. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
  3. ^ Bulman, Erica (20 October 2001). "Davenport beats Dokic for second straight title". The Independent. Zürich. Archived from the original on 2022-05-01. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
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