2001 Canberra International
| 2001 Canberra International | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 7 – 13 January | ||
| Edition | 1st | ||
| Category | Tier III | ||
| Surface | Hard / Outdoor | ||
| Location | Canberra, Australia | ||
| Champions | |||
| Singles | |||
.svg.png){kind=small} Justine Henin | |||
| Doubles | |||
 Nicole Arendt /  Ai Sugiyama | |||
Canberra International
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The 2001 Canberra International was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the National Sports Club in Canberra in Australia and was part of Tier III of the 2001 WTA Tour. It was the inaugural edition of the tournament and ran from 7 through 13 January 2001. Justine Henin won the singles title.
Champions
Women's Singles
Main article: 2001 Canberra International – Singles
Justine Henin defeated 
Sandrine Testud 6–2, 6–2
- It was Henin's 2nd title of the year and the 3rd of her career.
Women's Doubles
Main article: 2001 Canberra International – Doubles
Nicole Arendt / Ai Sugiyama defeated 
Nannie de Villiers / 
Annabel Ellwood 6–4, 7–6(7–2)
- It was Arendt's 1st title of the year and the 14th of her career. It was Sugiyama's 1st title of the year and the 21st of her career.
WTA entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRA | Mary Pierce | 7 | 1 |
 RUS | Elena Dementieva | 11 | 2 |
| USA | Chanda Rubin | 13 | 3 |
| FRA | Sandrine Testud | 17 | 4 |
 BUL | Magdalena Maleeva | 23 | 5 |
 SUI | Patty Schnyder | 25 | 6 |
| FRA | Nathalie Dechy | 26 | 7 |
 CRO | Silvija Talaja | 29 | 8 |
- Rankings are as of January 1, 2001.
Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
- Annabel Ellwood
- Amanda Grahame
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
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