2001 ASB Classic

2001 ASB Classic
Date	January 1 – January 6
Edition	16th
Category	Tier V
Surface	Hard / Outdoor
Location	Auckland, New Zealand
Venue	ASB Tennis Centre
Champions
Singles
Meilen Tu
Doubles
Alexandra Fusai / Rita Grande
ASB Classic  < 2000 2002 >

The 2001 ASB Classic was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the ASB Tennis Centre in Auckland in New Zealand and was part of Tier V of the 2001 WTA Tour. The tournament ran from January 1 through January 6, 2001.

Champions

Women's Singles

Meilen Tu defeated Paola Suárez 7–6^(12–10), 6–2

• It was Tu's only title of the year and the 1st of her career.

Women's Doubles

Alexandra Fusai / Rita Grande defeated Emmanuelle Gagliardi / Barbara Schett 7–6^(7–4), 6–3

• It was Fusai's only title of the year and the 12th of her career. It was Grande's 1st title of the year and the 4th of her career.

WTA entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Rank1	Seed
FRA	Sandrine Testud	17	1
AUT	Barbara Schett	22	2
FRA	Nathalie Dechy	26	3
USA	Kristina Brandi	27	4
LUX	Anne Kremer	33	5
ARG	Paola Suárez	36	6
ZIM	Cara Black	41	7
USA	Lilia Osterloh	43	8

• Rankings are as of December 25, 2000.

Other Entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

• Leanne Baker
• María Emilia Salerni

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

• Lenka Dlhopolcova
• Jill Craybas
• Alexandra Fusai
• Allison Bradshaw

External links

• Official Website
• WTA Tournament Profile