2001 ITF Women's Circuit
Introduction Jennifer Capriati the 2001 ITF world seniors champion.The '''ITF Women's Circuit''' is the second-tier tour for women's professional tennis organised by the International Tennis Federation, and is the tier below the WTA Tour. In 2001, the ITF Women's circuit included tournaments with prize money ranging from $10,000 to $75,000.In addition to the traditional tournament format, there were also two four-week circuits (in Australia and Mexico) worth $40,000 each in prize money and two four-week development circuits (both held in India) each worth $20,000.The ITF world champions for 2001 were Jennifer Capriati (senior singles), Lisa Raymond / Rennae Stubbs (senior doubles), Svetlana Kuznetsova (junior singles) and Petra Cetkovská (junior doubles).
Schedule ===Key=== $100,000 tournaments $75,000 tournaments $40,000 and $50,000 tournaments $20,000 and $25,000 tournaments $10,000 tournaments===January===Week ofTournamentWinnerRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalistsJanuary 1  São Paulo, Brazil$25,000 – Hard  Singles Draw –  Doubles Draw  Clarisa Fernández6–3, 6–1  Seda Noorlander  Bruna Colosio Adrienn Hegedűs  Vanessa Menga Miriam D'Agostini Daniela Olivera Romina Ottoboni  Clarisa Fernández Romina Ottoboni6–1, 7–6(6)  Vanessa Menga Miriam D'Agostini Tallahassee, Florida, United States$10,000 – Hard  Singles Draw –  Doubles Draw  Jacqueline Trail6–4, 6–4  Jeon Mi-ra  Melissa Middleton Camille Pin  Tory Zawacki Edina Gallovits Lioudmila Skavronskaia Jin-Hee Kim  Mariëlle Hoogland Anousjka van Exel7–6(6), 6–2  Romana Tedjakusuma Jyotsna Vasisht January 8''No tournaments this week''January 15  Boca Raton, Florida, United States$10,000 – Hard  Singles Draw –  Doubles Draw  Gisela Dulko4–6, 7–5, 7–6(5)  Jolene Watanabe  Jacqueline Trail Rachel Viollet  Chae Kyung-yee Romana Tedjakusuma Camille Pin Karin Miller  Eugenia Kulikovskaya Jolene Watanabe6–1, 6–0  Jacqueline Trail Melissa MiddletonJanuary 22  Båstad, Sweden$10,000 – Hard  Singles Draw –  Doubles Draw  Martina Müller6–2, 6–0  Margit Rüütel  Adriana Jerabek Laura Bao  Syna Schmidle Karina Karner Jenny Lindstrom Nina Egger  Blanka Kumbárová Helena Vildová6–1, 6–3  Lenka Cenková Adriana Jerabek Miami, Florida, United States$10,000 – Hard  Singles Draw –  Doubles Draw  Gisela Dulko5–7, 6–3, 7–6(3)  Jane Chi  Anousjka van Exel Hana Šromová  Tatiana Kovalchuk Olga Blahotová Karin Miller Sun Tiantian  Eugenia Kulikovskaya Jolene Watanabe6–2, 6–4  Jane Chi Lioudmila Skavronskaia Jersey, Great Britain$10,000 – Hard  Singles Draw –  Doubles Draw  Anne Keothavong6–3, 6–2  Élodie Le Bescond  Annabel Blow Oksana Karyshkova  Evagelia Roussi Emily Webley-Smith Elena Baltacha Jelena Pandžić  Nicola Payne Nicola Woodhouse4–6, 6–2, 6–2  Kirsty Blumberg Ayami TakaseJanuary 29  Clearwater, Florida, United States$25,000 – Hard  Singles Draw –  Doubles Draw  Anikó Kapros6–3, 6–2  Alina Jidkova  Romana Tedjakusuma Tatiana Kovalchuk  Jacqueline Trail Camille Pin Sandra Cacic Klára Koukalová  Joana Cortez Clarisa Fernández6–1, 7–5  Eugenia Kulikovskaya Jolene Watanabe Majorca, Spain$10,000 – Clay  Singles Draw –  Doubles Draw  Veronika Raimrová6–1, 2–6, 6–2  Ainhoa Goñi Blanco  Eszter Molnár Renata Voráčová  Jana Macurová Dinara Safina Rosa-Maria Andres-Rodriguez Katarína Bašternáková  Germana Di Natale Andreea Vanc7–5, 3–6, 6–4  Raissa Gourevitch Dinara SafinaTipton, Great Britain$10,000 – Hard  Singles Draw –  Doubles Draw  Anne-Laure Heitz6–4, 3–6, 7–6(2)  Lydia Steinbach  Magdalena Kučerová Hannah Collin  Eleni Daniilidou Anne Keothavong Cristelle Grier Élodie Le Bescond  Helen Crook Victoria Davies2–6, 6–4, 6–4  Eleni Daniilidou Maria Geznenge Istanbul, Turkey$10,000 – Hard  Singles Draw –  Doubles Draw  Melinda Czink5–7, 6–1, 6–2  Magdalena Zděnovcová  Radoslava Topalova Raluca Ciochină  Ioana Gaspar Olga Borisova Goulnara Fattakhetdinova Lucie Šteflová  Duygu Akşit Oal Elena Yaryshka3–6  Maria Kondratieva Svetlana Mossiakova Wellington, New Zealand$10,000 – Hard  Singles Draw –  Doubles Draw  Hsieh Su-wei6–2, 6–4  Shelley Stephens  Ilke Gers Leanne Baker  Nicola Kaiwai Annette Kolb Monique Adamczak Sarah Stone  Donna McIntyre Shelley Stephens7–5, 0–6, 6–2  Hsieh Su-wei Annette Kolb===February===Week ofTournamentWinnerRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists February 5 Redbridge, Great Britain$25,000 – Hard  Singles Draw –  Doubles Draw  Eva Dyrberg6–2, 6–2  Claudine Schaul  Maja Matevžič Irina Selyutina  Lorna Woodroffe Maria Goloviznina Magdalena Kučerová Julie Pullin  Julie Pullin Lorna Woodroffe6–1, 6–3  Tina Križan Irina Selyutina Rockford, Illinois, United States$10,000 – Hard  Singles Draw –  Doubles Draw  Jill Craybas6–4, 6–3  Adriana Serra Zanetti  Clarisa Fernández Cho Yoon-jeong  Jane Chi Elena Tatarkova Dawn Buth Alina Jidkova  Kristen Schlukebir Katie Schlukebir7–6(4), 6–1  Svetlana Krivencheva Elena Tatarkova Majorca, Spain$10,000 – Clay  Singles Draw –  Doubles Draw  Eszter Molnár6–3, 6–4  Katarína Bašternáková  Maria-Rosa Sitja-Gibert Rosa Maria Andres-Rodriguez  Renata Voráčová Elena Pampoulova Daniela Klemenschits Ainhoa Goñi Blanco  Rosa Maria Andres-Rodriguez Dinara Safina6–3, 6–4  Oana Elena Golimbioschi Andreea Vanc February 12 Midland, Michigan, United States$75,000 – Hard  Singles Draw –  Doubles Draw  Cho Yoon-jeong6–3, 6–1  Tara Snyder  Alena Vašková Yvette Basting  Michaela Paštiková Adriana Serra Zanetti Mashona Washington Marissa Irvin  Yvette Basting Elena Tatarkova3–6, 7–6(4), 6–4  Jennifer Hopkins Petra Rampre Sutton, Great Britain$25,000 – Hard  Singles Draw –  Doubles Draw  Irina Selyutina6–3, 6–1  Dragana Zarić  Anne Keothavong Amanda Hopmans  Eva Dyrberg Julie Pullin Lucie Ahl Adrienn Hegedűs  Eleni Daniilidou Lydia Steinbach6–0, 6–4  Amanda Hopmans Patty Van Acker India Development Circuit India Development Circuit$20,000 – Hard  Singles Draw –  Doubles Draw Singles Draw –  Doubles Draw Singles Draw –  Doubles Draw Singles Draw –  Doubles Draw  Archana Venkataraman4–6, 6–2, 7–5  Sonal Phadke  Samrita Sekar Radhika Tulpule  Nandini Perumal Tara Kanbargimath Nina Wennerström Yamini Thukkaiandi  Rushmi Chakravarthi Sai Jayalakshmy Jayaram6–1, 6–2  Archana Venkataraman Arthi Venkataraman  Radhika Mandke6–7(4), 6–4, 6–3  Nandita Chandrasekar  Nina Wennerström Jordanna Seymour  Sonal Phadke Liza Pereira Sheethal Goutham Chirashanthi Rajur  Sheethal Goutham Liza Pereira7–6(3), 6–2  Archana Venkataraman Arthi Venkataraman  Radhika Tulpule6–4, 7–6(5)  Sonal Phadke  Sheethal Goutham Nina Wennerström  Radhika Mandke Iciri Rai Medhini Sharma Liza Pereira  Sheethal Goutham Liza Pereira6–3, 7–5  Radhika Mandke Sonal Phadke  Sheethal Goutham6–1, 6–2  Nina Wennerström  Yamini Thukkaiandi Sonal Phadke  Lata Assudani Jordanna Seymour Radhika Tulpule Arthi Venkataraman  Yamini Thukkaiandi Arthi Venkataraman 6–2, 6–4  Sheethal Goutham Liza Pereira Faro, Portugal$10,000 – Hard  Singles Draw –  Doubles Draw  Miho Saeki6–3, 6–1  Alberta Brianti  Eugenia Chialvo Olga Blahotová  Gabriela Navrátilová Carolina Rofriguez-Magdalena Lamia Essaadi Sandra Klemenschits  Olga Blahotová Gabriela Navrátilová6–0, 6–2  Sandra Klemenschits Daniela Klemenschits February 19 Vale do Lobo, Portugal$10,000 – Hard  Singles Draw –  Doubles Draw  Ekaterina Kozhokina6–4, 4–6, 6–3  Julie Pullin  Kristina Triska Miho Saeki  Gabriela Navrátilová Edith Nunes-Bersot Gabriela Navrátilová Leslie Butkiewicz  Carine Bornu Alienor Tricerri6–3, 6–3  Alice Barnes Julie Pullin February 26 Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States$50,000 – Hard  Singles Draw –  Doubles Draw  Dawn Buth4–6, 7–5, 6–4  Yvette Basting  Amanda Hopmans Laurence Courtois  Tatiana Perebiynis Jane Chi Michaela Paštiková Lenka Němečková  Yvette Basting Elena Tatarkova7–5, 7–6(0)  Laurence Courtois Alicia Molik Bendigo, Australia$25,000 – Clay  Singles Draw –  Doubles Draw  Annabel Ellwood3–6, 6–2, 6–4  Christina Wheeler  Mireille Dittmann Michelle Summerside  Annette Kolb Melissa Dowse Shelley Stephens Tong Ka-po  Shelley Stephens Leanne Baker6–3, 6–2  Debby Haak Jolanda Mens===March===Week ofTournamentWinnerRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists March 5 Australia Circuit$40,000 – Grass  Singles Draw –  Doubles Draw Singles Draw –  Doubles Draw Singles Draw –  Doubles Draw Singles Draw –  Doubles Draw  Miho Saeki3–6, 6–1, 6–2  Kristen van Elden  Leanne Baker Rochelle Rosenfield  Manisha Malhotra Annica Cooper Diana Gherghi Shelley Stephens  Debby Haak Jolanda Mens6–4, 6–3   Beti Sekulovski Nicole Sewell  Beti Sekulovski6–2, 6–2  Kristen van Elden  Manisha Malhotra Emily Hewson  Shelley Stephens Remi Uda Rushmi Chakravarthi Leanne Baker  Sarah Stone Kristen van Elden3–6, 7–6(4), 6–4  Beti Sekulovski Nicole Sewell  Miho Saeki6–1, 6–2  Kristen van Elden  Leanne Baker Shelley Stephens  Nicole Sewell Beti Sekulovski Manisha Malhotra Monique Adamczak  Monique Adamczak Samantha Stosur6–3, 7–5  Debby Haak Jolanda Mens  Miho Saeki6–4, 6–4  Samantha Stosur  Suchanun Viratprasert Nicole Sewell  Kristen van Elden Monique Adamczak Manisha Malhotra Giselle Swart  Simona Arghire Remi Uda6–3, 6–3  Nadia Johnston Manisha Malhotra Mexico Circuit$40,000 – Hard Singles Draw –  Doubles Draw Singles Draw –  Doubles Draw Singles Draw –  Doubles Draw Singles Draw –  Doubles Draw  Petra Russegger6–0, 6–3  Anousjka van Exel  Melisa Arévalo Alyssa Cohen  Daniela Olivera Ana Catarina Nogueira Melissa Middleton Erika Valdés  Luciana Masante Daniela Olivera6–4, 7–5  Melisa Arévalo Conchita Martínez Granados  Petra Russegger4–6, 6–1, 7–5  Conchita Martínez Granados  Daniela Olivera Bianca Kamper  Melisa Arévalo Anna Nefedova Ines Heise Luciana Masante  Luciana Masante Daniela Olivera6–2, 6–2  Bianca Kamper Nadine Schlotterer  Petra Russegger2–6, 6–4, 6–2  Daniela Olivera  Conchita Martínez Granados Marina Petrovic  Nadine Schlotterer Erika Valdés Melisa Arévalo Alyssa Cohen  Elizabeth Schmidt Anousjka van Exel0–6, 6–2, 6–4  Bianca Kamper Isabella Mitterlehner  Conchita Martínez Granados2–6, 6–4, 6–1  Daniela Olivera  Helen Crook Anna Nefedova  Petra Russegger Nadine Schlotterer Marina Petrovic Melissa Middleton  Melisa Arévalo Conchita Martínez Granados7–6(3), 0–6, 6–1  Courtenay Chapmen Melissa Middleton Ortisei, Italy$25,000 – Hard Singles Draw –  Doubles Draw  Maja Matevžič6–7(3), 6–3, 6–3  Ekaterina Kozhokina  Flavia Pennetta Maria Paola Zavagli  Evelyn Fauth Antoaneta Pandjerova Eva Dyrberg Zuzana Ondrášková  Angelika Bachmann Eva Dyrberg3–6, 6–4, 6–2  Ekaterina Kozhokina Kelly Liggan Hangzhou, China$25,000 – Hard Singles Draw –  Doubles Draw  Liu Nannan7–6(2), 3–6, 7–5  Rika Fujiwara  Choi Young-ja Zheng Jie  Yan Zi Renata Voráčová Akiko Morigami Milena Nekvapilová  Li Na Lui-Li Shen6–3, 6–3  Lenka Dlhopolcová Remi Tezuka Buchen, Germany$10,000 – Carpet Singles Draw –  Doubles Draw  Mariëlle Hoogland6–3, 6–2  Stefanie Weis Stephanie Gehrlein Lenka Novotná Sandra Klemenschits Patty Van Acker Petra Puheloinen Bianca Cremer '''Sandra Klemenschits   Daniela Klemenschits'''  7–6(5), 7–6(8) Adrienn Hegedűs   Eszter Molnár12 MarchKaohsiung, Taiwan  Hard  $10   Singles and doubles draws '''Hsieh Su-wei'''  6–4, 3–6, 6–3 Chuang Chia-jung  Angelique Widjaja   Diana Majkić   Yoo Seon-ja   Choi Jin-young   Ayami Takase   Weng Tzu-ting '''Dea Sumantri   Angelique Widjaja'''  6–3, 6–2 Chae Kyung-yee   Kim Jin-hee19 MarchLa Cañada, United States  Hard  $25,000   Singles and doubles draws '''Cindy Watson'''  6–1, 6–3 Camille Pin  Tracy Almeda-Singian   Julie Pullin   Rachel Viollet   Marion Maruska   Kim Eun-ha   Marie-Ève Pelletier '''Julie Pullin   Lorna Woodroffe'''  6–2, 6–4 Rika Hiraki   Kim Eun-ha Rome, Italy  Clay  $10,000   Singles and doubles draws '''Dinara Safina'''  7–5, 6–0 Maria Geznenge  Gloria Pizzichini   Paula García   Eva Fislová   Oana Elena Golimbioschi   Alberta Brianti   Elisa Villa '''Zuzana Kučová   Iveta Benešová'''  4–6, 6–4, 6–4 Claudia Ivone   Roberta Vinci Cholet, France  Clay (i)  $10,000   Singles and doubles draws '''Vanessa Henke'''  6–7(1), 6–3, 6–3 Sophie Erre  Nathalie Viérin   Katarina Mišić   Élodie Le Bescond   Patty Van Acker   Anastasia Rodionova   Germana Di Natale '''Yuliya Beygelzimer   Anastasia Rodionova'''  6–1, 7–6(5) Eleni Daniilidou   Germana Di Natale26 MarchStone Mountain, United States  Hard  $25,000   Singles and doubles draws '''Marion Maruska'''  6–3, 6–3 Alicia Molik  Camille Pin   Samantha Reeves   Evie Dominikovic   Marissa Irvin   Marie-Ève Pelletier   Tracy Almeda-Singian '''Rika Fujiwara   Jeon Mi-ra'''  7–5, 6–3 Alicia Molik   Bryanne Stewart Bari, Italy  Clay  $10,000   Singles and doubles draws '''Margit Rüütel'''  3–6, 6–3, 6–1 Eva Fislová   Magda Mihalache   Maria Geznenge   Lana Popadić   Andreea Ehritt-Vanc   Ana Timotić   Claudia Ivone '''Julia Schruff   Rita Tarjan'''  3–6, 7–5, 6–4 Eva Fislová   Zuzana Hejdová Amiens, France  Clay (i)  $10,000   Singles and doubles draws '''Sophie Erre'''  6–7(3), 6–3, 7–6(6) Jelena Pandžić   Maria-Rosa Sitja-Gibert   Stéphanie Rizzi   Julie Coin   Leslie Butkiewicz   Magdalena Kučerová   Elsa Morel '''Olivia Cappelletti   Julie Coin'''  7–5, 6–1 Bianca Cremer   Jelena Pandžić Santiago, Chile  Clay  $10,000   Singles and doubles draws '''Joana Cortez'''  6–3, 6–3 Vanina García Sokol   Romina Ottoboni   Carla Tiene   Larissa Schaerer   Ana Lucía Migliarini de León   Sabrina Eisenberg   Mariana Correa '''Celeste Contín   Romina Ottoboni'''  6–1, 6–3 Marcela Evangelista   Letícia Sobral===April===Week ofTournamentWinnerRunners-up02 April West Palm Beach, United States  Clay  $75,000   Singles and doubles draws '''Henrieta Nagyová'''  3–6, 6–3, 6–1 Åsa Svensson  '''Rachel McQuillan   Lisa McShea'''  6–3, 6–3 Rika Hiraki   Nana Smith Dubai, United Arab Emirates  Hard  $75,000   Singles and doubles draws '''Eleni Daniilidou'''  6–4, 6–4 Anikó Kapros  '''Laurence Courtois   Seda Noorlander'''  6–3, 6–0 Caroline Dhenin   Katalin Marosi Juárez, Mexico  Clay  $25,000   Singles and doubles draws '''Nathalie Viérin'''  6–3, 2–6, 6–3 Eva Dyrberg  '''Alicia Ortuño   Milagros Sequera'''  6–4, 2–6, 6–2 Erica Krauth   Vanesa Krauth Makarska, Croatia  Clay  $10,000   Singles and doubles draws '''Gulnara Fattakhetdinova'''  6–3, 4–6, 6–2 Barbara Orlay   '''Petra Raclavská   Gabriela Chmelinová'''  1–6, 6–2, 6–3 Zuzana Hejdová   Mervana Jugić-Salkić Athens, Greece  Clay  $10,000   Singles and doubles draws '''Ana Timotić'''  7–5, 6–3 Elena Yaryshka   '''Daniela Klemenschits   Sandra Klemenschits'''  6–3, 7–5 Marijana Kovačević   Biljana Pawlowa-Dimitrova
Tournament breakdown by region  Region Number of events Total prize money Africa 9 $105,000 Asia 44 $700,000 Europe 154 $2,780,000 North America* 62 $1,605,000 Oceania 12 $225,000 South America 15 $195,000 '''Total''' '''296''' '''$5,610,000'''*Including Central America and the Caribbean
Singles titles by nation  Rank Nation Titles won 1.24 2.18 3.16 =  16 5.15 6.14 =  14 8.13 =  13 =  13 11.12 12.9 =  9 =  9 =   9 16.7 =  7 18.5 =  5 =  5''This list displays only the top 20 nations in singles titles wins.''
References
External links * International Tennis Federation (ITF) official website