Anne Kremer was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Marlene Weingärtner.
Meilen Tu won in the final 7–6 (12–10), 6–2 against Paola Suárez.
Seeds A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
Draw
Qualifying
Seeds The top three seeds received a bye to the second round.
Qualifiers
Draw
First qualifier
Second qualifier
Third qualifier
Fourth qualifier
References 2001 ASB Classic Draw