2001 ASB Classic – Singles

Anne Kremer was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Marlene Weingärtner.
Meilen Tu won in the final 7–6, 6–2 against Paola Suárez.

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

Qualifying

Seeds

The top three seeds received a bye to the second round.