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2001 Sparkassen Cup
Date24–30 September
Edition12th
CategoryTier II
Draw28S / 16D
Prize money$565,000
SurfaceHard / indoor
LocationLeipzig, Germany
Champions
Singles
Belgium Kim Clijsters
Doubles
Russia Elena Likhovtseva / France Nathalie Tauziat
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The 2001 Sparkassen Cup (tennis) was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts in Leipzig, Germany. It was part of the Tier II category of the 2001 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from 24 September until 30 September 2002. First-seeded Kim Clijsters won the singles title and earned $90,000 first-prize money.[1]

Singles main draw entrants

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Seeds

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Country Player Rank Seed
 BEL Kim Clijsters 5 1
 FRA Nathalie Tauziat 10 2
 FR Yugoslavia Jelena Dokic 11 3
 USA Meghann Shaughnessy 12 4
 ITA Silvia Farina Elia 15 5
 BUL Magdalena Maleeva 16 6
 RUS Elena Dementieva 17 7
 AUT Barbara Schett 18 8
 RUS Anna Kournikova 21 9

Other entrants

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The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:

The following players received entry as lucky losers into the singles main draw:

Doubles main draw entrants

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Seeds

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Country Player Country Player Rank Seed
 RUS Elena Likhovtseva  FRA Nathalie Tauziat 12 1
 BEL Kim Clijsters  FR Yugoslavia Jelena Dokic 42 2
 SVK Henrieta Nagyová  AUT Barbara Schett 55 3
 SVK Karina Habšudová  UKR Elena Tatarkova 80 4

Other entrants

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The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

The following pairs received entry from the singles qualifying draw:

Finals

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Singles

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Doubles

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References

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  1. ^ "Clijsters wins Sparkassen Cup again". UPI. 30 September 2001.
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