The 2001 ASB Classic was a women's

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tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the

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, 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

Meilen Tu defeated

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7–6^(12–10), 6–2 * It was Tu's only title of the year and the 1st of her career.

Doubles

Alexandra Fusai Alexandra Fusai (born 22 November 1973) is a former professional tennis player from France. Fusai was born in Saint-Cloud, Hauts-de-Seine. Starting from September 1989 when she turned professional, Fusai played four tournaments (all of them p ...

Rita Grande Rita Grande (born 23 March 1975) is a former tennis player from Italy. During her career, Grande won three singles titles and five doubles titles on the WTA Tour. She also won one singles title and three doubles titles on the ITF Women's Cir ...

defeated

Emmanuelle Gagliardi Emmanuelle Gagliardi (born 9 July 1976) is a retired Swiss tennis player. She was coached by Marco Tarelli and her preferred surface was hardcourt. Gagliardi never won a WTA Tour singles title, but reached the semifinals of the 2002 Indian Well ...

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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

* Rankings are as of December 25, 2000.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: *

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The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Lenka Dlhopolcova *

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External links

Official website

ITF tournament edition details

WTA tournament draws
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