2001 Bausch & Lomb Championships – Singles

Monica Seles was the reigning champion but did not compete that year.

Amélie Mauresmo won in the final 6–4, 7–5 against Amanda Coetzer.

Seeds
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. All sixteen seeds received a bye to the second round.


 * 1)  Martina Hingis (quarterfinals)
 * 2) 🇪🇸 Conchita Martínez (second round)
 * 3) 🇷🇺 Elena Dementieva (quarterfinals)
 * 4)  Amanda Coetzer (final)
 * 5) 🇫🇷 Mary Pierce (withdrew)
 * 6) 🇫🇷 Amélie Mauresmo (champion)
 * 7) 🇪🇸 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (semifinals)
 * 8) 🇺🇸 Chanda Rubin (second round)
 * 9) 🇦🇷 Paola Suárez (third round)
 * 10) 🇺🇸 Meghann Shaughnessy (quarterfinals)
 * 11) 🇺🇸 Amy Frazier (second round)
 * 12) 🇺🇸 Lisa Raymond (third round)
 * 13)  Jelena Dokić (third round)
 * 14) 🇪🇸 Gala León García (second round)
 * 15) 🇸🇰 Henrieta Nagyová (third round)
 * 16) 🇷🇺 Elena Likhovtseva (third round)