Amélie Mauresmo defeated Jennifer Capriati in the final, 6–4, 2–6, 6–3 to win the singles tennis title at the 2001 WTA German Open.^[1][2]

Conchita Martínez was the reigning champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Capriati.^[3]

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

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Martina Hingis	6	0	4
	4	Amélie Mauresmo	2	6	6
								4	Amélie Mauresmo	6	2	6
								3	Jennifer Capriati	4	6	3
	3	Jennifer Capriati	6	4	2
	13	Justine Henin	2	6	1r

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	M Hingis	6	6
		T Garbin	6	6					T Garbin	2	3
		L Osterloh	3	1											1	M Hingis	6	6
	Q	V Ruano Pascual	3	1												N Dechy	3	1
		N Dechy	6	6					N Dechy	77	6
		T Panova	4	2				15	M Serna	65	2
	15	M Serna	6	6																		1	M Hingis	6	77
	10	K Clijsters	2	1																		8	A Sánchez-Vicario	3	64
		A Kremer	6	6					A Kremer	6	3	4
	Q	G Pizzichini	0	5				Q	Ľ Cervanová	1	6	6
	Q	Ľ Cervanová	6	7											Q	Ľ Cervanová	3	6	3
		A Sugiyama	6	6											8	A Sánchez-Vicario	6	1	6
		R Grande	3	4					A Sugiyama	3	3
								8	A Sánchez-Vicario	6	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								4	A Mauresmo	6	6
		R Dragomir Ilie	1	5					I Majoli	3	1
		I Majoli	6	7											4	A Mauresmo	6	4	6
	WC	B Lamade	5	5												P Schnyder	1	6	0
		P Schnyder	7	7					P Schnyder	2	6	6
	Q	Å Carlsson	1	6	5			16	B Schett	6	4	4
	16	B Schett	6	3	7																	4	A Mauresmo	65	6	6
	17	M Shaughnessy	6	6																		5	A Coetzer	77	3	3
		E Likhovtseva	1	4				17	M Shaughnessy	6	3
	WC	C Morariu	5	1	r				M Marrero	0	0	r
		M Marrero	7	2											17	M Shaughnessy	3	61
		M Tu	6	3	3										5	A Coetzer	6	77
		G León García	3	6	6				G León García	5	6	1
								5	A Coetzer	7	1	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								6	C Martínez	6	3	79
		A-G Sidot	1	4				Q	M Müller	3	6	67
	Q	M Müller	6	6											6	C Martínez	77	6
	Q	T Poutchek	1	1												P Suárez	63	0
		P Suárez	6	6					P Suárez	6	6
		K Hrdličková	3	6	2			9	M Maleeva	4	1
	9	M Maleeva	6	1	6																	6	C Martínez	6	3	4
	14	S Testud	77	6																		3	J Capriati	2	6	6
		M Weingärtner	64	2				14	S Testud	6	4	6
		Á Montolio	77	6					Á Montolio	2	6	3
		K Brandi	63	3											14	S Testud	2	66
		J Dokić	6	3	6										3	J Capriati	6	78
		C Black	2	6	4				J Dokić	5	6	4
								3	J Capriati	7	3	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								7	N Tauziat	6	5	5
	Q	F Schiavone	5	1				WC	M Schnitzer	4	7	7
	WC	M Schnitzer	7	6											WC	M Schnitzer	7	6
	Q	J Craybas	0	7	1											D Chládková	5	3
		S Farina Elia	6	5	6				S Farina Elia	2	0	r
	Q	D Chládková	4	6	6				D Chládková	6	1
	12	C Rubin	6	4	4																	WC	M Schnitzer	4	2
	13	J Henin	4	6	6																	13	J Henin	6	6
		J Kruger	6	2	2			13	J Henin	6	78
	Q	M Oremans	6	3	4			Q	J Kandarr	1	66
	Q	J Kandarr	1	6	6										13	J Henin	6	6
	WC	S Schmidle	2	3											2	V Williams	1	4
	Q	K Habšudová	6	6				Q	K Habšudová	3	3
								2	V Williams	6	6

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Denisa Chládková	6	6
	WC	Stefanie Gehrrien	4	1				1	Denisa Chládková	77	6
		Seda Noorlander	6	4					Seda Noorlander	60	2
	22	Emmanuelle Gagliardi	4	1r

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Jana Kandarr	6	2	79
		Kristie Boogert	3	6	67			2	Jana Kandarr	2	6	6
		Nadejda Ostrovskaya	4	6	2			24	Nuria Llagostera Vives	6	4	3
	24	Nuria Llagostera Vives	6	3	6

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Jennifer Hopkins	6	7
		Selima Sfar	3	5				3	Jennifer Hopkins	2	3
		Sandra Načuk	65	2				18	Tatiana Poutchek	6	6
	18	Tatiana Poutchek	77	6

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Rossana de los Ríos	0	4
	WC	Vanessa Henke	6	6				WC	Vanessa Henke	6	2	1
	WC	Martina Müller	77	6				WC	Martina Müller	4	6	6
	23	Jana Nejedly	64	4

	First round							Qualifying competition
	Alt	Angelika Rösch	5	1
		Karina Habšudová	7	6				Karina Habšudová		6	78
		Anca Barna	6	6				Anca Barna		3	66
	21	Sylvia Plischke	4	3

	First round							Qualifying competition
	6	Virginia Ruano Pascual	6	6
		Katarina Srebotnik	0	1				6	Virginia Ruano Pascual	6	6
	WC	Sandra Klösel	6	6				WC	Sandra Klösel	3	2
	15	Émilie Loit	4	2

	First round							Qualifying competition
	7	Åsa Carlsson	6	6
	WC	Nina Dübbers	3	3				7	Åsa Carlsson	6	6
		Alexandra Fusai	1	77	68			13	Lubomira Bacheva	2	1
	13	Lubomira Bacheva	6	65	710

	First round							Qualifying competition
	8	Anastasia Myskina	4	6	4
		Gloria Pizzichini	6	4	6				Gloria Pizzichini	w/o
	WC	Adriana Jerabek	4	3				17	Janette Husárová
	17	Janette Husárová	6	6

	First round							Qualifying competition
	9	Pavlina Nola	6	6
		Els Callens	4	4				9	Pavlina Nola	63	1
		Giulia Casoni	6	62	66			20	Jill Craybas	77	6
	20	Jill Craybas	3	77	78

	First round							Qualifying competition
	10	Francesca Schiavone	7	6
		Gisela Riera	5	2				10	Francesca Schiavone	7	79
		Martina Suchá	64	3				14	Daniela Hantuchová	5	67
	14	Daniela Hantuchová	77	6

	First round							Qualifying competition
	11	Miriam Oremans	6	6
		Eva Martincová	2	0				11	Miriam Oremans	77	7
		Amanda Hopmans	6	6					Amanda Hopmans	65	5
	19	Miroslava Vavrinec	3	0

	First round							Qualifying competition
	12	Andrea Glass	7	4	65
		Gréta Arn	5	6	77				Gréta Arn	4	2
		Sandra Kleinová	4	1				16	Ľudmila Cervanová	6	6
	16	Ľudmila Cervanová	6	6

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