title: 2001 ANZ Tasmanian International
text: # 2001 ANZ Tasmanian International
  
  The 2001 ANZ Tasmanian International was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Hobart International Tennis Centre in Hobart, [Australia and was part of Tier V of the 2001 WTA Tour. It was the eighth edition of the tournament and ran from 7 January until 13 January 2001. Unseeded Rita Grande won the singles title and earned $16,000 first-prize money.
  
  ## Finals
  
  ### Singles
  
  Rita Grande defeated Jennifer Hopkins 0–6, 6–3, 6–3
  
  * It was Grande's 2nd title of the year and the 5th of her career.
  
  ### Doubles
  
  Cara Black / Elena Likhovtseva defeated Ruxandra Dragomir / Virginia Ruano Pascual 6–4, 6–1
  
  * It was Black's 1st title of the year and the 2nd of her career. It was Likhovtseva's 1st title of the year and the 10th of her career.
  
  ## Entrants
  
  ### Seeds
  
  | Country | Player | $Rank^1$ | Seed |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | USA | Amy Frazier | 20 | 1 |
  | RUS | Elena Likhovtseva | 21 | 2 |
  | USA | Kristina Brandi | 27 | 3 |
  | FRA | Anne-Gaëlle Sidot | 35 | 4 |
  | ZIM | Cara Black | 41 | 5 |
  | ROM | Ruxandra Dragomir | 44 | 6 |
  | ISR | Anna Smashnova | 46 | 7 |
  | FRA | Sarah Pitkowski | 65 | 8 |
  
  * Rankings are as of 1 January 2001.
  
  ### Other entrants
  
  The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
  
  * Rachel McQuillan
  * Lisa McShea
  
  The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
  
  * Saori Obata
  * Katarina Srebotnik
  * Stéphanie Foretz
  * Anabel Medina Garrigues
  