2001 Dubai Duty Free Women's Open – Singles

Martina Hingis won in the final 6–4, 6–4 against Nathalie Tauziat.

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


 * 1)  Martina Hingis (champion)
 * 2) 🇫🇷 Mary Pierce (quarterfinals)
 * 3) 🇫🇷 Nathalie Tauziat (final)
 * 4) 🇪🇸 Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario (second round)
 * 5) 🇫🇷 Sandrine Testud (quarterfinals)
 * 6) 🇦🇹 Barbara Schett (second round)
 * 7) 🇹🇭 Tamarine Tanasugarn (semifinals)
 * 8) 🇸🇰 Henrieta Nagyová (second round)