At the 2001 Australian Open qualifying, as well, she lost to Alexandra Fusai in the final round. During the Middle East swing at the Qatar Ladies Open and the Dubai Tennis Championships, she lost to Lenka Nemeckova in the first qualifying round in the former; but, managed to make it to the final qualifying hurdle of the latter with wins over Martina Suchá and Liezel Huber. She couldn't perform well at the other Grand Slams of the season. However, she won her first (and eventually, the only) main draw doubles match of a Grand Slam at the 2001 Wimbledon Championships, partnering Rika Hiraki; the pair had defeated Silvia Farina Elia and Iroda Tulyaganova. She won the last two ITF doubles titles of her career in April 2001; one in Ho Chi Minh City (with Manisha Malhotra) and one in Sarasota, Florida (with Melissa Middleton). The latter of these, being a $75,000 event, is the biggest title of her career.