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2001 ASB Classic

The 2001 ASB Classic was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the ASB Tennis Centre in Auckland, New Zealand, and was part of Tier V of the 2001 WTA Tour. It was the 16th edition of the tournament and was held from 1 January until 6 January 2001. Unseeded Meilen Tu won the singles title and earned $16,000 first-prize money.

Finals

Singles

Main article: 2001 ASB Classic – Singles

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

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

Doubles

Main article: 2001 ASB Classic – Doubles

FRA Alexandra Fusai / ITA Rita Grande defeated SUI Emmanuelle Gagliardi / AUT 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:

NZL Leanne Baker
ARG María Emilia Salerni

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

SVK Lenka Dlhopolcova
USA Jill Craybas
FRA Alexandra Fusai
USA Allison Bradshaw

References

(5 January 2001). "Tennis: Tu wins ASB Classic". [[The New Zealand Herald]].

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