Megan Abubo
Megan Abubo is one of the most accomplished female surfers in the world. She began her 2001 season completely focused on bettering her World Tour runner-up finish in 2000.

Abubo got off to a perfect start by winning the opening contest of the season, the Roxy Surf Jam. She opened strongly with two high scoring rides, and managed to hold down a commanding lead until the 35-minute final was over.

Abubo is one of the most determined and able competitors on the tour. She is known for her trademark forehand snap and cutback maneuvers. She is featured in the Roxy Seven Girls film that is the only all women's surfing movie of the 2001 season.

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Rochelle Ballard
Rochelle Ballard continued to lead the charge in women's surfing in 2001 particularly in big, reef wave surfing. She applied this confidence to the opening two contests of the season, reaching the quarterfinals at Cloudbreak in Fiji, and then placing second at Teahupoo in Tahiti. She was a contender for the world title, but was outlasted in the final event by Layne Beachley. Rochelle Ballard is a symbol for everything women's surfing has become, and where it's going.

She continued her contest success in 2001 with a 2nd place finish at the OP Boat Challenge, going wave for wave with Keala Kennelly for the title. "Keala is someone I can match my barrel riding ability with," said Ballard. One wave made the difference between a second title and a second place finish; Ballard won the event in 2000. She is the only woman to score two perfect 10's getting barrels perfectly. "When it comes to barrel riding, she's the Kelly Slater of women's surfing," says Layne Beachley.

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Layne Beachley
Layne Beachley continued her reign over women's surfing in 2001. She reached an 'Everest' in her career by matching the current record of four consecutive world titles, by claiming her fourth season win at the Billabong Pro Maui, the final stop on the women's World Championship Tour (WCT). Beachley's season was off to a shaky start after an unusually early exit in Fiji, but a late comeback in the treacherous waves of Tahiti put her back on top for good. Winning the Billabong Pro in Tahiti was perhaps her greatest accomplishment of 2001 as it showed how determined she was.

Australian Layne Beachley retained her world professional title with a 2001 season winning total of 2,760 points. The number one overall female surfer of all time, this Aussie fights the waves with the best of them.

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Mick Fanning
Mick Fanning enjoyed amazing success throughout the 2001 season. He started the season off with a bang, winning two major contests in Australia. The first was the 2001 Wet Dreams Masters followed by the Rip Curl Pro, both in Australia. This first charge on the contest circuit was the unveiling of the extraordinary emerging talent of Australia's rookie surfer. He continued to dominate the World Qualifying Series with two semifinal finishes and one runner-up finish that solidified him as the World Qualifying Series Champion of 2001.

Fanning wrapped up his season with some impressive contest finishes and grandiose media coverage. He had two quarterfinal finishes, one of them at the world's most prestigious professional surfing tournament: the Xbox Pipeline Masters. He was featured in Momentum: Under the Influence, one of the top surf films of the year. Mick was also awarded the honor of Surfer Magazine's 2001 Breakthrough Performer of the Year.

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CJ Hobgood
CJ Hobgood had an outstanding season in 2001 with some top-notch contest finishes while receiving coverage in several popular surf videos. He won the highest honor of the 2001 season by being crowned the ASP Men's World Tour Champion after a series of great performances. CJ began his campaign with a quarterfinal finish at Bells Beach, Australia. A semifinal spot in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil followed his second place finish in the Billabong Pro that put him atop the points standing, where he would stay for the rest of the season.

Hobgood sealed his remarkable season by being a finalist in Pipe Masters at Pipeline, Hawaii and by winning the Reef Biarritz Surf Trophee in France. The wins at these top contests of the surf season showed how remarkable CJ's year was. With out missing any of the ASP event stops in 2001, CJ found time to film for some top video segments. He was featured in major videos last season including: Momentum: Under the Influence and In Da House.

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Andy Irons
Andy Irons proved he is a dominant surfer on the competitive scene in 2001. He got off to a flying start with a third place finish at Bells Beach in Australia. He came out on top of the Rip Curl Pro and the G-Shock Hawaiian Pro to add more clout to his season. Irons did a remarkable job surfing at other events and for top films of the season.

Irons finished in second place at the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing in Hawaii, after surfing incredibly well at the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing in Sunset. He also claimed first place at the Billabong USA contest in Huntington Beach. Andy had a stellar segment in Momentum: Under the Influence to top of his successful season.

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Bruce Irons
Bruce Irons is not ranked in the overall ratings, but is still considered one of the best surfers in the world. Irons lived out a childhood dream when he took first place in the world's most prestigious professional surfing tournament: the Xbox Pipeline Masters. Irons battled through four rounds of competition en-route to the final in waves ranging from huge and life threatening, to small and tricky. The four-man final saw Irons lined up against five-time Pipeline Master Kelly Slater. Pipeline was not the only contest where Irons proved his abilities. At the Op Pro Championship, Irons finished third in the men's final. He landed a 360 air to take home the "best aerial" title, showing his surfing skills are progressing with the best surfers in the world.

Irons dominated the surf media last season, winning the exposure-o-meter by Transworld Surfing, for the most media exposure. The exposure-o-meter compiles appearances in all surf publications through the season and ranks surfers by frequency. He also appeared in surf films including Momentum: Under the Influence.

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Keala Kennelly
Keala Kennelly finished the 2001 season with a fifth place overall ranking on the women's world tour while showing she had the skills to be on top. Her strongest contest finish was a first place win at the OP Boat Challenge. She also claimed a first place finish in the Billabong Girls in Panama. Her third place finish at the Billabong Pro in Teahupoo, Tahiti put her in contention for the world title before coming up short at the final contest of the season. Kennelly is one of the strongest characters on the women's tour, with a passion for big barrels and a reputation for pulling out big moves under pressure.

At the Billabong Pro in Tahiti, she secured a perfect 10-point score, with an epic tube ride, en-route to the semifinals in the tournament she's dominated since its introduction. With each good result, added confidence brings her closer to harnessing an abundance of talent and focusing it in on a major World Championship Tour finish. She was featured in the only all women's surfing movie last season, Seven Girls.

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