2001 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships – Men's Singles

Men's Singles
2001 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships
Champion	Lleyton Hewitt
Runner-up	Michel Kratochvil
Final score	6–4, 6–2

Sjeng Schalken was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Michel Kratochvil.

Lleyton Hewitt won in the final 6–4, 6–2 against Kratochvil.

Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.

Lleyton Hewitt (Champion) Sjeng Schalken (Quarterfinals) Rainer Schüttler (Third Round) Jonas Björkman (Third Round) Michel Kratochvil (Final) Michael Chang (Third Round) Marcelo Ríos (Quarterfinals) Francisco Clavet (Quarterfinals)

Lars Burgsmüller (Third Round) Harel Levy (Second Round) Nicolás Massú (Third Round) Andrew Ilie (First Round) Álex Calatrava (First Round) Wayne Arthurs (Second Round) Michael Russell (Third Round) Ramón Delgado (Second Round)

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier WC = Wild Card LL = Lucky Loser

Alt = Alternate SE = Special Exempt PR = Protected Ranking

w/o = Walkover r = Retired d = Defaulted

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Lleyton Hewitt	6	6
		James Blake	4	0
								1	Lleyton Hewitt	6	6
								5	Michel Kratochvil	4	2
		Karol Kučera	0	3
	5	Michel Kratochvil	6	6

Top Half

Section 1

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							1	L Hewitt	6	6
	J Delgado	4	4					M-K Goellner	2	2
	M-K Goellner	6	6											1	L Hewitt	6	6
Q	J Thomas	3	2											15	M Russell	1	1
	C Mamiit	6	6					C Mamiit	6	4	3
	N Godwin	4	6^1				15	M Russell	3	6	6
15	M Russell	6	7^7																		1	L Hewitt	4	6	6
11	N Massú	6	6																		8	F Clavet	6	4	2
	E Kempes	4	4				11	N Massú	6	7^7
	Y-I Yoon	3	1					T Zíb	3	6^4
	T Zíb	6	6											11	N Massú	3	4
	N Thomann	3	1											8	F Clavet	6	6
	T Behrend	6	6					T Behrend	6^7	2
							8	F Clavet	7^9	6

Section 2

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							4	J Björkman	6	6
Q	M Onoda	4	4				WC	H Kondo	1	3
WC	H Kondo	6	6											4	J Björkman	1	5
	J Blake	6	6												J Blake	6	7
WC	Y Ishii	3	4					J Blake	7^7	7
Q	R Zitko	2	7^7	1			14	W Arthurs	6^4	5
14	W Arthurs	6	6^3	6																		J Blake	4	6	6
10	H Levy	6	6																		7	M Ríos	6	4	1
Q	S Iwabuchi	3	3				10	H Levy	5	0
Q	D Udomchoke	6	4	6			Q	D Udomchoke	7	6
	B Cowan	2	6	3										Q	D Udomchoke	3	2
	B Black	6	6											7	M Ríos	6	6
	E Taino	4	1					B Black	2	5
							7	M Ríos	6	7

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							6	M Chang	6	6
	A Pretzsch	6^3	7^7	6				A Pretzsch	3	4
	P Srichaphan	7^7	6^5	1										6	M Chang	6^3	2
	S Sargsian	6	6											WC	T Suzuki	7^7	6
	A Sá	2	3					S Sargsian	5	6	4
WC	T Suzuki	5	6	6			WC	T Suzuki	7	4	6
12	A Ilie	7	2	4																	WC	T Suzuki	3	3
16	R Delgado	6	6																			K Kučera	6	6
WC	G Motomura	4	4				16	R Delgado	4	4
	K Kučera	6	4	6				K Kučera	6	6
	A Simoni	3	6	1											K Kučera	6	6
	M Lee	4	2											3	R Schüttler	2	2
	M Larsson	6	6					M Larsson	3	5
							3	R Schüttler	6	7

Section 4

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							5	M Kratochvil	7^7	1	6
	O Fukárek	6	7^7					O Fukárek	6^3	6	4
Q	D Vacek	2	6^3											5	M Kratochvil	6	6
	H-T Lee	7^13	6											9	L Burgsmüller	3	2
	M Hantschk	6^11	4					H-T Lee	6	3	5
	M Llodra	6^3	6	2			9	L Burgsmüller	3	6	7
9	L Burgsmüller	7^7	2	6																	5	M Kratochvil	6	6
13	Á Calatrava	3	1																		2	S Schalken	3	4
	I Heuberger	6	6					I Heuberger	3	6	6
Q	N Behr	6	6				Q	N Behr	6	4	4
WC	T Terachi	2	1												I Heuberger	2	2
	I Labadze	7^7	3	5										2	S Schalken	6	6
	C Vinck	6^3	6	7				C Vinck	3	4
							2	S Schalken	6	6

References

• 2001 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships Draw