The 2001 Canberra International was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the National Sports Club in Canberra, Australia and was part of the Tier III category of the 2001 WTA Tour.

It was the inaugural edition of the tournament and was held from 7 through 13 January 2001.

[1] The Belgian player Justine Henin won the singles title[1] and earned $27,000 first-prize money.

Justine Henin defeated Sandrine Testud 6–2, 6–2 Nicole Arendt / Ai Sugiyama defeated Nannie de Villiers / Annabel Ellwood 6–4, 7–6(7–2) The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: