2001 Swisscom Challenge

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]

2001 Swisscom Challenge
Date	14–21 October
Edition	18th
Category	WTA Tier I
Draw	28S / 16D
Prize money	USD 1,185,000
Surface	Carpet, indoor
Location	Zürich, Switzerland
Venue	Schluefweg
Champions
Singles
Lindsay Davenport
Doubles
Lindsay Davenport / Lisa Raymond

Points and prize money

Point distribution

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

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	—	—	—	—

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Singles main draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Rank1	Seed
SUI	Martina Hingis	1	1
USA	Jennifer Capriati	2	2
USA	Lindsay Davenport	3	3
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

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

• Lina Krasnoroutskaya
• Nadia Petrova
• Patty Schnyder

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

• Daniela Hantuchová
• Iva Majoli
• Marie-Gaïané Mikaelian
• Tatiana Panova

The following players received entry as lucky losers:

• Janette Husárová
• Alexandra Stevenson

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

• Martina Hingis (ankle injury)

Doubles main draw entrants

Seeds

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

The following pair received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

• Elena Dementieva / Lina Krasnoroutskaya

The following pair received entry from the qualifying draw:

• Åsa Carlsson / María Emilia Salerni

The following pair received entry as lucky losers:

• Nadia Petrova / Iroda Tulyaganova

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

• Martina Hingis (ankle injury) → replaced by Petrova/Tulyaganova

Finals

Singles

Main article: 2001 Swisscom Challenge – Singles

• Lindsay Davenport defeated Jelena Dokic, 6–3, 6–1^[3]

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

Doubles

Main article: 2001 Swisscom Challenge – Doubles

• Lindsay Davenport / Lisa Raymond defeated Sandrine Testud / Roberta Vinci, 6–3, 2–6, 6–2

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.