Jennifer Capriati defeated Martina Hingis in the final, 6–4, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2001 Australian Open. It was her first major singles title. With the win, Capriati returned to the top 10 in rankings for the first time since 1993. Lindsay Davenport was the defending champion, but lost to Capritati in the semifinals, in a rematch of the previous year's semifinal.

Seeds

• # Martina Hingis (final) • # 🇺🇸 Lindsay Davenport (semifinals) • # 🇺🇸 Venus Williams (semifinals) • # 🇺🇸 Monica Seles (quarterfinals) • # 🇪🇸 Conchita Martínez (second round) • # 🇺🇸 Serena Williams (quarterfinals) • # 🇫🇷 Mary Pierce (third round) • # 🇷🇺 Anna Kournikova (quarterfinals) • # 🇷🇺 Elena Dementieva (third round) • # Amanda Coetzer (quarterfinals) • # 🇺🇸 Chanda Rubin (first round) • # 🇺🇸 Jennifer Capriati (champion) • # 🇫🇷 Amélie Mauresmo (fourth round) • # 🇫🇷 Sandrine Testud (third round) • # 🇧🇪 Kim Clijsters (fourth round) • # 🇺🇸 Amy Frazier (second round)

Qualifying

Draw

Finals

Top half

Section 1

Section 2

Section 3

Section 4

Bottom half

Section 5

Section 6

Section 7

Section 8