Conchita Martínez was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Jennifer Capriati. Amélie Mauresmo won in the final 6–4, 2–6, 6–3 against Capriati. Seeds A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round. Martina Hingis (semifinals) Venus Williams (third round) Jennifer Capriati (final) Amélie Mauresmo (champion) Amanda Coetzer (quarterfinals) Conchita Martínez (quarterfinals) Nathalie Tauziat (second round) Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario (quarterfinals) Magdalena Maleeva (second round) Kim Clijsters (first round) Mary Pierce (withdrew) Chanda Rubin (first round) Justine Henin (semifinals) Sandrine Testud (third round) Magüi Serna (second round) Barbara Schett (second round) Meghann Shaughnessy (third round) Draw Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Bottom half Section 3 Section 4 Qualifying Qualifying seeds Qualifiers Qualifying draw First qualifier Second qualifier Third qualifier Fourth qualifier Fifth qualifier Sixth qualifier Seventh qualifier Eighth qualifier Ninth qualifier Tenth qualifier Eleventh qualifier Twelfth qualifier References External links Official results archive (ITF) Official results archive (WTA) WTA German Open 2001 WTA Tour