Justine Henin won in the final 6–2, 6–2 against Sandrine Testud.
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.
Mary Pierce (semifinals) Elena Dementieva (quarterfinals) Chanda Rubin (quarterfinals) Sandrine Testud (final) Magdalena Maleeva (second round) Patty Schnyder (second round) Nathalie Dechy (semifinals) Silvija Talaja (first round)
Draw
Final
Section 1
Section 2
Qualifying
Seeds
Iva Majoli (first round) Shinobu Asagoe (withdrew, moved to the Main Draw) n/a Karina Habšudová (second round) Marissa Irvin (first round) Nadejda Ostrovskaya (first round) Janet Lee (final round) Dawn Buth (first round) Ľudmila Cervanová (final round) Yuka Yoshida (Qualifier)
Qualifiers
Wynne Prakusya Selima Sfar Yuka Yoshida Lenka Němečková
Draw
First qualifier
Second qualifier
Third qualifier
Fourth qualifier
External links 2001 Canberra International draws