DFS Classic 2001

WTA tour
DFS Classic 2001
date	9.6.2001 - 17.6.2001
Edition	20th
navigation	2000 ◄ 2001 ► 2002
venue	Birmingham United Kingdom United Kingdom
Tournament number	1052
category	WTA Tier III
Tournament type	Free place tournament
Game surface	race
draw	56E / 32Q / 28D / 8Q
Prize money	US $ 170,000

Last year's winner (individual)	United States Lisa Raymond
Last year's winner (double)	Australia Rachel McQuillan Lisa McShea Australia

Winner (singles)	France Nathalie Tauziat
Winner (doubles)	Zimbabwe Cara Black Jelena Lichowzewa Russia

Tournament supervisor	Donna Butler Pam Whytcross
Last direct assumption	Tunisia Selima Sfar (109)

As of April 1, 2016

The DFS Classic 2001 was a women's tennis grass court tournament in Birmingham . It was part of the WTA Tour 2001 and took place from June 9th to 17th, 2001.

singles

Seeding list

No.	Player	Round reached
01.	France Nathalie Tauziat	victory
02.	Yugoslavia Federal Republic 1992 Jelena Dokic	2nd round
03.	Spain Magüi Serna	2nd round
04th	United States Lisa Raymond	Semifinals
05.	Thailand Tamarine Tanasu yarn	Round of 16
06th	Luxembourg Anne Kremer	Quarter finals
07th	Russia Jelena Lichowzewa	Quarter finals
08th.	Japan Ai Sugiyama	2nd round

No.	Player	Round reached
09.	Zimbabwe Cara Black	Round of 16
10.	Germany Marlene Weingärtner	1 round
11.	United States Miles Tu	2nd round
12.	United States Kristina Brandi	Quarter finals
13.	Czech Republic Dája Bedáňová	1 round
14th	France Nathalie Dechy	1 round
15th	France Anne-Gaëlle Sidot	2nd round
16.	United States Lilia Osterloh	1 round

Explanation of symbols

Q = qualifier
WC = wildcard
LL = Lucky Loser
ITF = qualified via ITF ranking

ALT = replacement (alternate)
PR = Protected Ranking
SE = Special Exempt

r = retired
d = disqualification
where = walkover

Results

Semi-finals, finals

Semifinals

final

1

France Nathalie Tauziat

6th

7th

4th

Lisa Raymond

0

6 ⁵

1

France Nathalie Tauziat

6th

7th

Miriam Oremans

3

5

Daniela Hantuchová

6th

4th

5

Netherlands Miriam Oremans

2

6th

7th

Upper half

Upper half 1

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

1

France N. Tauziat

6th

Slovakia Ľ. Cervanová

4th

6th

7th

Ľ. Cervanová

4th

1

S. Sfar

6th

4th

6 ²

1

France N. Tauziat

6th

L. Krasnoruzkaya

4th

5

Q

A. Stevenson

3

Q

United States A. Stevenson

6th

7th

Q

United States A. Stevenson

6th

LL

S. Obata

3

4th

15th

A.-G. Sidot

3

2

15th

France A.-G. Sidot

6th

1

France N. Tauziat

6th

10

M. Weingärtner

3

4th

6th

A. Kremer

4th

0

Australia R. McQuillan

6th

R. McQuillan

6th

6 ¹¹

6 ¹

J. Hopkins

6th

5

6 ⁴

WC

United Kingdom L. Ahl

1

7th

WC

United Kingdom L. Ahl

2

7th

WC

L. Ahl

3

0

Austria S. Plischke

7th

6th

6th

Luxembourg A. Kremer

6th

Q

H. Collin

5

4th

S. Plischke

5

7th

1

6th

Luxembourg A. Kremer

7th

6 ⁵

6th

Upper half 2

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

4th

United States L. Raymond

6th

Italy R. Grande

6th

R. Grande

3

N. Petrova

4th

United States L. Raymond

1

6th

7th

LL

K. Boogert

4th

A. Myskina

6th

2

6 ⁵

Q

Italy A. Serra Zanetti

6th

Q

A. Serra Zanetti

6th

6 ⁵

3

Russia A. Myskina

6th

4th

6th

Russia A. Myskina

1

7th

6th

16

L. Osterloh

3

6th

3

4th

United States L. Raymond

7th

6th

11

United States M. Tu

7th

2

6th

7th

J. Lichowzewa

6 ⁵

4th

Q

M. Drake

5

6th

3

11

M. Tu

1

6th

6 ⁴

WC

J. Pullin

3

6th

2

Slovenia T. Pisnik

6th

1

7th

Slovenia T. Pisnik

6th

3

6th

T. Pisnik

6th

4th

3

Q

Japan R. Fujiwara

6th

2

6th

7th

Russia J. Lichowzewa

4th

6th

Q

Y. Yoshida

3

6th

1

Q

R. Fujiwara

3

2

7th

Russia J. Lichowzewa

6th

Bottom half

Lower half 1

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

8th

A. Sugiyama

2

4th

France V. Razzano

6th

7th

France V. Razzano

6th

J. Kandarr

4th

6 ⁵

France V. Razzano

6th

6 ⁴

7th

Q

Canada V. Webb

6th

7th

9

C. Black

3

7th

6 ³

M. Vento

3

5

Q

V. Webb

4th

J. Craybas

6 ²

3

9

Zimbabwe C. Black

6th

9

Zimbabwe C. Black

7th

6th

V. Razzano

4th

0

14th

N. Dechy

6th

4th

3

Slovakia D. Hantuchová

6th

Slovakia D. Hantuchová

4th

6th

Slovakia D. Hantuchová

6th

Q

Greece E. Daniilidou

6th

Q

E. Daniilidou

2

3

S. Asagoe

3

Slovakia D. Hantuchová

6th

S. Talaja

2

1

N. Pratt

4th

Australia N. Pratt

6th

Australia N. Pratt

6th

3

M. Serna

4th

2

Lower half 2

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

5

Thailand T. Tanasugarn

6th

3

WC

United Kingdom L. Woodroffe

6th

5

7th

WC

L. Woodroffe

4th

0

r

L. Bacheva

2

7th

6 ⁵

5

T. Tanasugarn

2

5

M. Irvin

5

12

United States K. Brandi

6th

7th

Italy F. Schiavone

7th

F. Schiavone

3

6th

2

J. Bowina

4th

3

12

United States K. Brandi

6th

2

6th

12

United States K. Brandi

6th

12

K. Brandi

4th

3

13

D. Bedáňová

3

6th

6 ¹

Netherlands M. Oremans

6th

Netherlands M. Oremans

6th

4th

7th

Netherlands M. Oremans

6th

Australia E. Dominikovic

6th

2

6th

E. Dominikovic

1

4th

M. Vavrinec

3

6th

2

Netherlands M. Oremans

6 ⁸

6th

7th

Australia A. Molik

6th

7th

A. Molik

7th

2

6 ⁴

D. Buth

2

5

Australia A. Molik

4th

6th

2

J. Dokic

6th

3

Double

Seeding list

No.	pairing	Round reached
01.	Zimbabwe Cara Black Jelena Lichowzewa Russia	victory
02.	United States Kimberly Po-Messerli Nathalie Tauziat France	final
03.	Belgium Els Callens Rita Grande Italy	Round of 16
04th	Australia Nicole Pratt Anne-Gaëlle Sidot France	Semifinals

No.	pairing	Round reached
05.	Netherlands Kristie Boogert Miriam Oremans Netherlands	1 round
06th	United States Katie Schlukebir Irina Selyutina Kazakhstan	Round of 16
07th	United States Erika de Lone Liezel Huber South Africa	1 round
08th.	Australia Rachel McQuillan Lisa McShea Australia	1 round

Explanation of symbols

Q = qualifier
WC = wildcard
LL = Lucky Loser
ITF = qualified via ITF ranking

ALT = replacement (alternate)
PR = Protected Ranking
SE = Special Exempt

r = retired
d = disqualification
where = walkover

Results

First round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

1

Zimbabwe C. Black J. Lichowzewa
Russia

w.

O.

L. Bacheva M. Vento

6 ³

6th

1

R. Hiraki A. Stevenson

Japan R. Hiraki A. Stevenson
United States

7th

3

6th

1

Zimbabwe C. Black J. Lichowzewa
Russia

6th

4th

6th

N. de Villiers A. Ellwood

6 ¹

6th

3

E. Dyrberg M. Matevžič

4th

6th

2

Slovakia D. Hantuchová S. Plischke
Austria

7th

4th

6th

D. Hantuchová S. Plischke

1

2

Denmark E. Dyrberg M. Matevžič
Slovenia

6 ²

6th

Denmark E. Dyrberg M. Matevžič
Slovenia

6th

7th

E. de Lone L. Huber

7th

1

4th

1

Zimbabwe C. Black J. Lichowzewa
Russia

6th

LL

E. Dominikovic M. Irvin

2

3

E. Callens, R. Grande

4th

5

Russia N. Petrova T. Pisnik
Slovenia

6th

3

6th

Russia N. Petrova T. Pisnik
Slovenia

6th

7th

T. Musgrave L. Osterloh

3

6th

0

N. Petrova T. Pisnik

6 ¹⁰

6th

6 ¹

S. Reeves J. Steck

1

6 ⁵

LL

Australia E. Dominikovic M. Irvin
United States

7th

4th

7th

LL

Australia E. Dominikovic M. Irvin
United States

6th

7th

LL

Australia E. Dominikovic M. Irvin
United States

6th

7th

WC

J. Hopkins L. Latimer

3

2

6th

K. Schlukebir I. Selyutina

1

5

6th

United States K. Schlukebir I. Selyutina
Kazakhstan

6th

1

Zimbabwe C. Black J. Lichowzewa
Russia

6th

8th

R. McQuillan L. McShea

3

6th

6 ¹

2

K. Po-Messerli N. Tauziat

1

2

Australia K.-A. Guse A. Molik
Australia

6th

2

7th

K.-A. Guse A. Molik

6th

4th

3

Japan S. Asagoe Y. Yoshida
Japan

6th

7th

Japan S. Asagoe Y. Yoshida
Japan

4th

6th

A. Schidkova M. Tu

4th

5

S. Asagoe Y. Yoshida

3

2

France N. Dechy L. Krasnoruzkaya
Russia

7th

6th

4th

Australia N. Pratt A.-G. Sidot
France

6th

D. Buth V. Webb

5

3

N. Dechy L. Krasnoruzkaya

6 ⁵

1

4th

Australia N. Pratt A.-G. Sidot
France

7th

6th

4th

N. Pratt A.-G. Sidot

5

1

5

K. Boogert M. Oremans

6 ⁴

5

2

United States K. Po-Messerli N. Tauziat
France

7th

6th

Russia J. Bowina M. Serna
Spain

7th

J. Bowina M. Serna

4th

7th

2

WC

United Kingdom H. Crook V. Davies
United Kingdom

6th

7th

WC

United Kingdom H. Crook V. Davies
United Kingdom

6th

6 ⁵

6th

H. Inoue E.-h. Kim

2

5

WC

H. Crook V. Davies

7th

2

4th

Q

Greece E. Daniilidou D. Zaric
Yugoslavia Federal Republic 1992

6th

2

United States K. Po-Messerli N. Tauziat
France

5

6th

K. Grant M. Weingaertner

4th

Q

E. Daniilidou D. Zaric

6 ¹

4th

2

United States K. Po-Messerli N. Tauziat
France

7th

6th

Web links

DFS Classic 2001 as PDF (English) on the WTA homepage
DFS Classic 2001 (English) on the ITF homepage