Serena Williams defeated Jennifer Capriati in the final, 6–1, 6–7(7–9), 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2001 Canadian Open.
Martina Hingis was the two-time reigning champion, but chose not to participate that year.
Seeds The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round.
Jennifer Capriati (final) Justine Henin (quarterfinals) Amélie Mauresmo (third round) Serena Williams (champion) Monica Seles (semifinals) Elena Dementieva (third round) Amanda Coetzer (third round) Magdalena Maleeva (second round) Meghann Shaughnessy (quarterfinals) Jelena Dokić (third round) Sandrine Testud (quarterfinals) Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (first round) Conchita Martínez (withdrew due to an achilles injury) Anke Huber (semifinals) Barbara Schett (third round) Chanda Rubin (second round, retired due to a sprained ankle) Iroda Tulyaganova (first round)
Draw
Finals
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Bottom half
Section 3
Section 4
Qualifying
Qualifying seeds
Qualifiers
Lucky losers
Qualifying draw
First qualifier
Second qualifier
Third qualifier
Fourth qualifier
Fifth qualifier
Sixth qualifier
Seventh qualifier
Eighth qualifier
References
External links Draw and Qualifying Draw ITF tournament profile