The 2001 ANZ Tasmanian International was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Hobart International Tennis Centre in Hobart, [Australia and was part of Tier V of the 2001 WTA Tour. It was the eighth edition of the tournament and ran from 7 January until 13 January 2001. Unseeded Rita Grande won the singles title and earned $16,000 first-prize money.
Finals
Singles
Rita Grande defeated Jennifer Hopkins 0–6, 6–3, 6–3 It was Grande's 2nd title of the year and the 5th of her career.
Doubles
Cara Black / Elena Likhovtseva defeated Ruxandra Dragomir / Virginia Ruano Pascual 6–4, 6–1 It was Black's 1st title of the year and the 2nd of her career. It was Likhovtseva's 1st title of the year and the 10th of her career.
Entrants
Seeds Country Player Rank1 Seed Amy Frazier 20 1 Elena Likhovtseva 21 2 Kristina Brandi 27 3 Anne-Gaëlle Sidot 35 4 Cara Black 41 5 Ruxandra Dragomir 44 6 Anna Smashnova 46 7 Sarah Pitkowski 65 8 Rankings are as of 1 January 2001.
Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Rachel McQuillan Lisa McShea
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Saori Obata Katarina Srebotnik Stéphanie Foretz Anabel Medina Garrigues
External links Official website ITF tournament edition details Tournament draws