Jennifer Capriati defeated Kim Clijsters in the final, 1–6, 6–4, 12–10 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2001 French Open. It was her first French Open title and second major title overall. Clijsters was the first Belgian woman to reach a major singles final, having won an all-Belgian semifinal against Justine Henin for the honor.
Mary Pierce was the reigning champion, but did not compete due to a back injury.
This marked the first major appearance of future Wimbledon champion Marion Bartoli. It also marked the French Open debut of future champion Francesca Schiavone, who reached the quarterfinals, her best result at the tournament until her title run nine years later.
This was the last major to feature only 16 seeds.
Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Jennifer Capriati is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
Qualifying
Draw
Finals
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
Bottom half
Section 5
Section 6
Section 7
Section 8
References
External links 2001 French Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation