2001 ATP Tour
The ATP Tour is the elite tour for professional tennis organized by the ATP. The 2001 ATP Tour included the four Grand Slam tournaments, the Tennis Masters Cup, the Tennis Masters Series, the International Series Gold and the International Series.
Schedule
This is the complete schedule of events on the 2001 ATP Tour, with player progression documented from the quarter-final stage.[1]
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Grand Slam tournaments |
ATP Tennis Masters Cup |
ATP Tennis Masters Series |
ATP International Series Gold |
ATP International Series |
Team events |
January
Week of |
Tournament |
Champions |
Runners-up |
Semifinalists |
Quarterfinalists |
1 January | Hopman Cup Perth, Australia Hopman Cup Hard (i) – 8 teams (RR) | Switzerland 2–1 | United States | Round Robin losers (Group A) South Africa
Thailand
Australia | Round Robin losers (Group B) Russia
Slovakia
Belgium |
2001 AAPT Championships Adelaide, Australia International Series $375,000 Hard | Tommy Haas 6–3, 6–1 | Nicolás Massú | Jason Stoltenberg
Tim Henman | Lleyton Hewitt Alberto Martín
Ivan Ljubičić Thomas Johansson |
David MacPherson
Grant Stafford 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 6–4 | Wayne Arthurs
Todd Woodbridge |
2001 Gold Flake Open Chennai, India International Series $400,000 Hard | Michal Tabara 6–2, 7–6(7–4) | Andrei Stoliarov | Kristian Pless
Tommy Robredo | Adrian Voinea Cédric Pioline
Cyril Saulnier Peter Wessels |
Byron Black
Wayne Black 6–4, 6–3 | Barry Cowan
Mosé Navarra |
2001 Qatar ExxonMobil Open Doha, Qatar International Series $1,000,000 Hard | Marcelo Ríos 6–3, 2–6, 6–3 | Bohdan Ulihrach | Nicolas Escudé
Vladimir Voltchkov | Yevgeny Kafelnikov Hicham Arazi
Fernando Vicente Nicolas Kiefer |
Mark Knowles
Daniel Nestor 6–1, 6–3 | Juan Balcells
Andrei Olhovskiy |
8 January | 2001 Heineken Open Auckland, New Zealand International Series $375,000 Hard | Dominik Hrbatý 6–4, 2–6, 6–3 | Francisco Clavet | Greg Rusedski
Juan Balcells | Stefan Koubek Jan-Michael Gambill
Glenn Weiner Thomas Johansson |
Marius Barnard
Jim Thomas 7–6(12–10), 6–4 | David Adams
Martín García |
2001 Adidas International Sydney, Australia International Series $400,000 Hard | Lleyton Hewitt 6–4, 6–1 | Magnus Norman | Jonas Björkman
Sébastien Grosjean | George Bastl Rainer Schüttler
Roger Federer Fabrice Santoro |
Daniel Nestor
Sandon Stolle 2–6, 7–6, 7–6 | Jonas Björkman
Todd Woodbridge |
15 January 22 January | 2001 Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam $3,568,313 Hard 128S/128Q/64D/32X Singles Draw – Doubles Draw – Mixed Draw | Andre Agassi 6–4, 6–2, 6–2 | Arnaud Clément | Sébastien Grosjean
Patrick Rafter | Yevgeny Kafelnikov Carlos Moyà
Todd Martin Dominik Hrbatý |
Jonas Björkman
Todd Woodbridge 6–1, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4 | Byron Black
Prinosil |
Ellis Ferreira
Corina Morariu 6–1, 6–3 | Joshua Eagle
Barbara Schett |
29 January | 2001 Cerveza Club Colombia Open Bogotá, Colombia International Series $400,000 Clay | Fernando Vicente 6–4, 7–6(8–6) | Juan Ignacio Chela | Juan Albert Viloca
Alexandre Simoni | Mauricio Hadad David Nalbandian
Guillermo Coria Andrei Stoliarov |
Mariano Hood
Sebastián Prieto 6–2, 6–4 | Martín Rodríguez
André Sá |
2001 Milan Indoor Milan, Italy International Series $400,000 Carpet (indoor) | Roger Federer 6–4, 6–7(7–9), 6–4 | Julien Boutter | Greg Rusedski
Yevgeny Kafelnikov | Marat Safin Jan-Michael Gambill
Goran Ivanišević Vladimir Voltchkov |
Paul Haarhuis
Sjeng Schalken 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–4) | Johan Landsberg
Tom Vanhoudt |
February
Week of |
Tournament |
Champions |
Runners-up |
Semifinalists |
Quarterfinalists |
5 February | Davis Cup by BNP Paribas First Round Perth, Australia – Grass Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – Clay (Red) Helsingborg, Sweden – Carpet (i) Bratislava, Slovakia – Hard (i) Ghent, Belgium – Clay (Red) (i) Basel, Switzerland – Hard (i) Braunschweig, Germany – Carpet (i) Eindhoven, Netherlands – Carpet (i) | First Round winners Australia 4–1
Brazil 4–1
Sweden 3–2
Russia 3–2
France 5–0 Switzerland 3–2
Germany 3–2
Netherlands 4–1 | First Round losers Ecuador
Morocco
Czech Republic
Slovakia
Belgium
United States
Romania
Spain | | |
12 February | 2001 Copenhagen Open Copenhagen, Denmark International Series $350,000 Hard (indoor) | Tim Henman 6–3, 6–4 | Andreas Vinciguerra | Jan Siemerink
Mikhail Youzhny | Bohdan Ulihrach Cecil Mamiit
Lars Burgsmüller Magnus Gustafsson |
Wayne Black
Kevin Ullyett 6–3, 6–3 | Jiří Novák
David Rikl |
2001 Open 13 Marseille, France International Series $500,000 Hard (indoor) | Yevgeny Kafelnikov 7–6(7–5), 6–2 | Sébastien Grosjean | Max Mirnyi
Roger Federer | Julien Boutter Karol Kučera
Michel Kratochvil Cédric Pioline |
Julien Boutter
Fabrice Santoro 7–6(9–7), 7–5 | Michael Hill
Jeff Tarango |
2001 Chevrolet Cup Viña del Mar, Chile International Series $375,000 Clay | Guillermo Coria 4–6, 6–2, 7–5 | Gastón Gaudio | Mariano Zabaleta
Albert Portas | Alberto Martín Feliciano López
Francisco Clavet David Nalbandian |
Lucas Arnold Ker
Tomás Carbonell 6–4, 2–6, 6–3 | Mariano Hood
Sebastián Prieto |
19 February | 2001 Copa AT&T Buenos Aires, Argentina International Series $625,000 Clay | Gustavo Kuerten 6–1, 6–3 | José Acasuso | Fernando Vicente
Gastón Gaudio | Guillermo Cañas Markus Hipfl
Guillermo Coria Franco Squillari |
Lucas Arnold Ker
Tomás Carbonell 5–7, 7–5, 7–6(7–5) | Mariano Hood
Sebastián Prieto |
2001 Kroger St. Jude International Memphis, USA International Series Gold $800,000 Hard (indoor) | Mark Philippoussis 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–3 | Davide Sanguinetti | Sébastien Lareau
Tommy Haas | Chris Woodruff Jason Stoltenberg
Jan-Michael Gambill Dmitry Tursunov |
Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan 6–3, 7–6(7–3) | Alex O'Brien
Jonathan Stark |
2001 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament Rotterdam, Netherlands International Series Gold $850,000 Hard (indoor) | Nicolas Escudé 7–5, 3–6, 7–6(7–5) | Roger Federer | Vladimir Voltchkov
Andrei Pavel | Andreas Vinciguerra Ivan Ljubičić
Àlex Corretja Nicolas Kiefer |
Jonas Björkman
Roger Federer 6–3, 6–0 | Petr Pála
Pavel Vízner |
26 February | 2001 Abierto Mexicano Pegaso Acapulco, Mexico International Series Gold $800,000 Clay | Gustavo Kuerten 6–4, 6–2 | Galo Blanco | Guillermo Cañas
Carlos Moyà | Fernando Meligeni Gastón Gaudio
Sergi Bruguera Christian Ruud |
Donald Johnson
Gustavo Kuerten 6–3, 7–6(7–5) | David Adams
Martín García |
2001 Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates International Series Gold $1,000,000 Hard | Juan Carlos Ferrero 6–2, 3–1, ret. | Marat Safin | Thomas Johansson
Dominik Hrbatý | Andrei Medvedev Max Mirnyi
Lars Burgsmüller Magnus Norman |
Joshua Eagle
Sandon Stolle 6–4, 6–4 | Daniel Nestor
Nenad Zimonjić |
2001 Sybase Open San Jose, USA International Series $400,000 Hard (indoor) | Greg Rusedski 6–3, 6–4 | Andre Agassi | Jan-Michael Gambill
Xavier Malisse | Sargis Sargsian Juan Balcells
Tommy Haas Lleyton Hewitt |
Mark Knowles
Brian MacPhie 6–3, 7–6(7–4) | Jan-Michael Gambill
Jonathan Stark |
March
Week of |
Tournament |
Champions |
Runners-up |
Semifinalists |
Quarterfinalists |
5 March | 2001 Delray Beach International Tennis Championships Delray Beach, USA International Series $350,000 Hard | Jan-Michael Gambill 7–5, 6–4 | Xavier Malisse | Wayne Arthurs
Peter Wessels | Patrick Rafter Chris Woodruff
Edwin Kempes Fabrice Santoro |
Jan-Michael Gambill
Andy Roddick 6–3, 6–4 | Thomas Shimada
Myles Wakefield |
2001 Franklin Templeton Classic Scottsdale, USA International Series $400,000 Hard | Francisco Clavet 6–4, 6–2 | Magnus Norman | Harel Levy
Lleyton Hewitt | Tim Henman Mardy Fish
Marcelo Ríos Nicolás Massú |
Donald Johnson
Jared Palmer 7–6(7–3), 6–2 | Marcelo Ríos
Sjeng Schalken |
12 March | 2001 Indian Wells Masters Indian Wells, USA Masters Series $2,950,000 Hard | Andre Agassi 7–6(7–5), 7–5, 6–1 | Pete Sampras | Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Lleyton Hewitt | Jan-Michael Gambill Patrick Rafter
Nicolás Lapentti Nicolas Escudé |
Wayne Ferreira
Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6–2, 7–5 | Jonas Björkman
Todd Woodbridge |
19 March 26 March | 2001 Ericsson Open Miami, USA Masters Series $3,400,000 Hard | Andre Agassi 7–6(7–4), 6–1, 6–0 | Jan-Michael Gambill | Patrick Rafter
Lleyton Hewitt | Roger Federer Ivan Ljubičić
Andy Roddick Gastón Gaudio |
Jiří Novák
David Rikl 7–5, 7–6(7–3) | Jonas Björkman
Todd Woodbridge |
April
Week of |
Tournament |
Champions |
Runners-up |
Semifinalists |
Quarterfinalists |
2 April | Davis Cup by BNP Paribas Quarterfinals Florianópolis, Brazil – Clay (Red) Malmö, Sweden – Hard (i) Neuchâtel, Switzerland – Carpet (i) 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands – Carpet (i) | Quarterfinal winners Australia 4–1
Sweden 4–1
France 3–2
Netherlands 4–1 | Quarterfinal losers Brazil
Russia
Switzerland
Germany | | |
9 April | 2001 Grand Prix Hassan II Casablanca, Morocco International Series $350,000 Clay | Guillermo Cañas 7–5, 6–2 | Tommy Robredo | Younes El Aynaoui
Sergi Bruguera | Mariano Zabaleta Germán Puentes
Andrea Gaudenzi Attila Sávolt |
Michael Hill
Jeff Tarango 7–6(7–2), 6–3 | Pablo Albano
David MacPherson |
2001 Estoril Open Estoril, Portugal International Series $625,000 Clay | Juan Carlos Ferrero 7–6(7–3), 4–6, 6–3 | Félix Mantilla | Albert Portas
Andrei Pavel | Albert Montañés Dominik Hrbatý
Franco Squillari Markus Hipfl |
Radek Štěpánek
Michal Tabara 6–4, 6–2 | Donald Johnson
Nenad Zimonjić |
16 April | 2001 Monte Carlo Masters Monte Carlo, Monaco Masters Series $2,950,000 Clay | Gustavo Kuerten 6–3, 6–2, 6–4 | Hicham Arazi | Sébastien Grosjean
Guillermo Coria | Roger Federer Tim Henman
Alberto Martín Sjeng Schalken |
Jonas Björkman
Todd Woodbridge 3–6, 6–4, 6–2 | Joshua Eagle
Andrew Florent |
23 April | 2001 Verizon Tennis Challenge Atlanta, USA International Series $400,000 Clay | Andy Roddick 6–2, 6–4 | Xavier Malisse | Jérôme Golmard
Stefan Koubek | Christophe Rochus Andrew Ilie
Hyung-Taik Lee Fernando Meligeni |
Mahesh Bhupathi
Leander Paes 6–3, 7–6(9–7) | Rick Leach
David MacPherson |
2001 Open SEAT Godó Barcelona, Spain International Series Gold $1,000,000 Clay | Juan Carlos Ferrero 4–6, 7–5, 6–3, 3–6, 7–5 | Carlos Moyà | Thomas Enqvist
Michel Kratochvil | Federico Luzzi Àlex Corretja
Félix Mantilla Albert Portas |
Donald Johnson
Jared Palmer 7–6(7–2), 6–4 | Tommy Robredo
Fernando Vicente |
30 April | 2001 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships Houston, USA International Series $350,000 Clay | Andy Roddick 7–5, 6–3 | Hyung-Taik Lee | Jérôme Golmard
Michal Tabara | Stefan Koubek Jiří Vaněk
Olivier Rochus Andrew Ilie |
Mahesh Bhupathi
Leander Paes 7–6(7–4), 6–2 | Kevin Kim
Jim Thomas |
2001 Majorca Open Mallorca, Spain International Series $500,000 Clay | Alberto Martín 6–3, 3–6, 6–2 | Guillermo Coria | Juan Balcells
Carlos Moyà | Agustín Calleri Juan Antonio Marín
Nicolas Kiefer Slava Doseděl |
Donald Johnson
Jared Palmer 7–5, 6–3 | Feliciano López
Francisco Roig |
2001 BMW Open Munich, Germany International Series $400,000 Clay | Jiří Novák 6–4, 7–5 | Antony Dupuis | Younes El Aynaoui
Bohdan Ulihrach | Tomas Behrend Flávio Saretta
Franco Squillari Wayne Arthurs |
Petr Luxa
Radek Štěpánek 5–7, 6–2, 7–6(7–5) | Jaime Oncins
Daniel Orsanic |
May
Week of |
Tournament |
Champions |
Runners-up |
Semifinalists |
Quarterfinalists |
7 May | 2001 Rome Masters Rome, Italy Masters Series $2,950,000 Clay | Juan Carlos Ferrero 3–6, 6–1, 2–6, 6–4, 6–2 | Gustavo Kuerten | Andreas Vinciguerra
Nicolás Lapentti | Àlex Corretja Harel Levy
Jacobo Díaz Wayne Ferreira |
Wayne Ferreira
Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6–4, 7–6(8–6) | Daniel Nestor
Sandon Stolle |
14 May | 2001 Hamburg Masters Hamburg, Germany Masters Series $2,950,000 Clay | Albert Portas 4–6, 6–2, 0–6, 7–6(7–5), 7–5 | Juan Carlos Ferrero | Albert Costa
Lleyton Hewitt | Thomas Johansson Fabrice Santoro
Alberto Martín Franco Squillari |
Jonas Björkman
Todd Woodbridge 7–6(7–2), 3–6, 6–3 | Daniel Nestor
Sandon Stolle |
21 May | World Team Cup Düsseldorf, Germany World Team Cup $2,100,000 Clay | Australia 2–1 | Russia | United States Spain | France Argentina Germany Sweden |
2001 International Raiffeisen Grand Prix St. Poelten, Austria International Series $425,000 Clay | Andrea Gaudenzi 6–0, 7–5 | Markus Hipfl | Michal Tabara
Magnus Gustafsson | Ivan Ljubičić Xavier Malisse
Jan Siemerink Andrei Pavel |
Petr Pála David Rikl 6–3, 5–7, 7–5 | Jaime Oncins Daniel Orsanic |
28 May 4 June | 2001 French Open Paris, France Grand Slam $4,458,217 Clay 128S/128Q/64D/32X Singles Draw – Doubles Draw – Mixed Draw | Gustavo Kuerten 6–7(0), 7–5, 6–2, 6–0 | Àlex Corretja | Juan Carlos Ferrero
Sébastien Grosjean | Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Lleyton Hewitt
Andre Agassi
Roger Federer |
Mahesh Bhupathi
Leander Paes 7–6(7–5), 6–3 | Petr Pála
Pavel Vízner |
Tomás Carbonell
Virginia Ruano Pascual 7–5, 6–3 | Jaime Oncins
Paola Suárez |
June
Week of |
Tournament |
Champions |
Runners-up |
Semifinalists |
Quarterfinalists |
11 June | 2001 Gerry Weber Open Halle, NRW, Germany International Series $1,000,000 Grass | Thomas Johansson 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–2 | Fabrice Santoro | Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Patrick Rafter | Nicolas Escudé Jonas Björkman
Lars Burgsmüller Roger Federer |
Daniel Nestor
Sandon Stolle 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–1 | Max Mirnyi
Patrick Rafter |
2001 Stella Artois Championships Queen's Club, London, UK International Series $800,000 Grass | Lleyton Hewitt 7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–3) | Tim Henman | Wayne Ferreira
Pete Sampras | Peter Wessels Paradorn Srichaphan
Greg Rusedski Jan-Michael Gambill |
Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan 6–3, 3–6, 6–1 | Eric Taino
David Wheaton |
18 June | 2001 Heineken Trophy 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands International Series $400,000 Grass | Lleyton Hewitt 6–3, 6–4 | Guillermo Cañas | Roger Federer
Tommy Robredo | Gilles Elseneer Raemon Sluiter
Xavier Malisse Sjeng Schalken |
Paul Haarhuis
Sjeng Schalken 6–4, 6–4 | Martin Damm
Suk |
2001 Samsung Open Nottingham, UK International Series $400,000 Grass | Thomas Johansson 7–5, 6–3 | Harel Levy | Greg Rusedski
Andy Roddick | Martin Lee Wayne Arthurs
Michel Kratochvil Wayne Ferreira |
Donald Johnson
Jared Palmer 6–4, 6–2 | Paul Hanley
Andrew Kratzmann |
25 June 2 July | 2001 Wimbledon Championships Wimbledon, London, UK Grand Slam $5,476,166 Grass | Goran Ivanišević 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 2–6, 9–7 | Patrick Rafter | Tim Henman
Andre Agassi | Roger Federer
Marat Safin
Thomas Enqvist
Nicolas Escudé |
Donald Johnson
Jared Palmer 6–4, 4–6, 6–3, 7–6(8–6) | Jiří Novák
David Rikl |
Leoš Friedl
Daniela Hantuchová 4–6, 6–3, 6–2 | Mike Bryan
Liezel Huber |
July
Week of |
Tournament |
Champions |
Runners-up |
Semifinalists |
Quarterfinalists |
9 July | 2001 Telenordia Swedish Open Båstad, Sweden International Series $400,000 Clay | Andrea Gaudenzi 7–5, 6–3 | Bohdan Ulihrach | Magnus Norman
Younes El Aynaoui | Christophe Rochus Albert Portas
Tommy Robredo Michal Tabara |
Karsten Braasch
Jens Knippschild 7–6(7–3), 4–6, 7–6(7–5) | Simon Aspelin
Andrew Kratzmann |
2001 UBS Open Gstaad, Switzerland International Series $600,000 Clay | Jiří Novák 6–1, 6–7(5–7), 7–5 | Juan Carlos Ferrero | Àlex Corretja
Sébastien Grosjean | Michel Kratochvil Ivan Ljubičić
Franco Squillari Cédric Pioline |
Roger Federer
Marat Safin 1–0 ret. | Michael Hill
Jeff Tarango |
2001 Miller Lite Hall of Fame Championships Newport, USA International Series $400,000 Grass | Neville Godwin 6–1, 6–4 | Martin Lee | James Blake
Kenneth Carlsen | Kristian Capalik Davide Sanguinetti
Michaël Llodra Rainer Schüttler |
Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan 6–3, 7–5 | André Sá
Glenn Weiner |
16 July | 2001 Energis Open Amsterdam, Netherlands International Series $400,000 Clay | Àlex Corretja 6–3, 5–7, 7–6(0), 3–6, 6–4 | Younes El Aynaoui | Magnus Gustafsson
Sjeng Schalken | Juan Ignacio Chela Álex Calatrava
Olivier Rochus Andrei Stoliarov |
Paul Haarhuis
Sjeng Schalken 6–4, 6–2 | Àlex Corretja
Luis Lobo |
2001 Mercedes Cup Stuttgart, Germany International Series Gold $800,000 Clay | Gustavo Kuerten 6–3, 6–2, 6–4 | Guillermo Cañas | Jiří Novák
Marc López | Nicolás Lapentti Gastón Gaudio
Alberto Martín Yevgeny Kafelnikov |
Guillermo Cañas
Rainer Schüttler 4–6, 7–6(7–1), 6–4 | Michael Hill
Jeff Tarango |
2001 Croatia Open Umag, Croatia International Series $400,000 Clay | Carlos Moyà 6–4, 3–6, 7–6(7–2) | Jérôme Golmard | David Nalbandian
Adrian Voinea | Attila Sávolt Félix Mantilla
Albert Montañés Ivan Ljubičić |
Sergio Roitman
Andrés Schneiter 6–2, 7–5 | Ivan Ljubičić
Lovro Zovko |
23 July | 2001 Generali Open Kitzbühel, Austria International Series Gold $900,000 Clay | Nicolás Lapentti 1–6, 6–4, 7–5, 7–5 | Albert Costa | Galo Blanco
Guillermo Coria | Juan Carlos Ferrero Andrei Pavel
Stefan Koubek Hugo Armando |
Àlex Corretja
Luis Lobo 6–1, 6–4 | Simon Aspelin
Andrew Kratzmann |
2001 Mercedes-Benz Cup Los Angeles, USA International Series $400,000 Hard | Andre Agassi 6–4, 6–2 | Pete Sampras | Gustavo Kuerten
Xavier Malisse | Tommy Haas Jan-Michael Gambill
Magnus Norman Taylor Dent |
Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan 7–5, 7–6(8–6) | Jan-Michael Gambill
Andy Roddick |
2001 Idea Prokom Open Sopot, Poland International Series $400,000 Clay | Tommy Robredo 1–6, 7–5, 7–6(7–2) | Albert Portas | David Nalbandian
Sargis Sargsian | Óscar Serrano Irakli Labadze
David Sánchez Juan Antonio Marín |
Paul Hanley
Nathan Healey 7–6(12–10), 6–2 | Irakli Labadze
Attila Sávolt |
30 July | 2001 Canada Masters Montreal, Canada Masters Series $2,950,000 Hard | Andrei Pavel 7–6(7–3), 2–6, 6–3 | Patrick Rafter | Tommy Haas
Fabrice Santoro | Andy Roddick Arnaud Clément
Juan Carlos Ferrero Bohdan Ulihrach |
Jiří Novák
David Rikl 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 | Donald Johnson
Jared Palmer |
August
Week of |
Tournament |
Champions |
Runners-up |
Semifinalists |
Quarterfinalists |
6 August | 2001 Cincinnati Masters Cincinnati, USA Masters Series $2,950,000 Hard | Gustavo Kuerten 6–1, 6–3 | Patrick Rafter | Tim Henman
Lleyton Hewitt | Yevgeny Kafelnikov Jan-Michael Gambill
Ivan Ljubičić Greg Rusedski |
Mahesh Bhupathi
Leander Paes 7–6(7–3), 6–3 | Martin Damm
David Prinosil |
13 August | 2001 RCA Championships Indianapolis, USA International Series Gold $800,000 Hard | Patrick Rafter 4–2 ret. | Gustavo Kuerten | Goran Ivanišević
Marat Safin | Tim Henman Younes El Aynaoui
Max Mirnyi Thomas Enqvist |
Mark Knowles
Brian MacPhie 7–6(7–5), 5–7, 6–4 | Mahesh Bhupathi
Sébastien Lareau |
2001 Legg Mason Tennis Classic Washington, D.C., USA International Series Gold $800,000 Hard | Andy Roddick 6–2, 6–3 | Sjeng Schalken | Andre Agassi
Michael Chang | Greg Rusedski Jérôme Golmard
Fabrice Santoro Marcelo Ríos |
Martin Damm
David Prinosil 7–6(7–5), 6–3 | Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan |
20 August | 2001 Hamlet Cup Long Island, USA International Series $400,000 Hard | Tommy Haas 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 | Pete Sampras | Thomas Johansson
Arnaud Clément | Thomas Enqvist Félix Mantilla
Fernando Meligeni Jonas Björkman |
Jonathan Stark
Kevin Ullyett 6–1, 6–4 | Leoš Friedl
Radek Štěpánek |
27 August 3 September | 2001 U.S. Open Flushing, New York, United States Grand Slam $6,382,000 Hard | Lleyton Hewitt 7–6(7–4), 6–1, 6–1 | Pete Sampras | Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Marat Safin | Gustavo Kuerten
Andy Roddick
Mariano Zabaleta
Andre Agassi |
Wayne Black
Kevin Ullyett 7–6(11–9), 2–6, 6–3 | Donald Johnson
Jared Palmer |
Todd Woodbridge
Rennae Stubbs 6–4, 5–7, 11–9 | Leander Paes
Lisa Raymond |
September
Week of |
Tournament |
Champions |
Runners-up |
Semifinalists |
Quarterfinalists |
10 September | 2001 Gelsor Open Romania Bucharest, Romania International Series $400,000 Clay | Younes El Aynaoui 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–2) | Albert Montañés | Fernando Vicente
Jérôme Golmard | Tomas Behrend Adrian Voinea
Christophe Rochus Juan Balcells |
Aleksandar Kitinov
Johan Landsberg 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 10–6 | Pablo Albano
Marc-Kevin Goellner |
2001 Brasil Open Salvador, Brazil International Series $400,000 Hard | Jan Vacek 2–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–3 | Fernando Meligeni | Alexandre Simoni
Agustín Calleri | Flávio Saretta Ricardo Mello
Ramón Delgado Guillermo Cañas |
Enzo Artoni
Daniel Melo 6–3, 1–6, 7–6(7–5) | Gastón Etlis
Brent Haygarth |
2001 President's Cup Tashkent, Uzbekistan International Series $550,000 Hard | Marat Safin 6–2, 6–2 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | Sargis Sargsian
Dominik Hrbatý | Kristian Pless Sjeng Schalken
Paradorn Srichaphan Rainer Schüttler |
Julien Boutter
Dominik Hrbatý 6–4, 3–6, 13–11 | Marius Barnard
Jim Thomas |
17 September | Davis Cup by BNP Paribas Semifinals Sydney, Australia – Hard Rotterdam, Netherlands – Carpet (i) | Semifinal winners Australia 4–1
France 3–2 | Semifinal losers Sweden
Netherlands | | |
2001 Heineken Open Shanghai Shanghai, China International Series $400,000 Hard | Rainer Schüttler 6–3, 6–4 | Michel Kratochvil | Kenneth Carlsen
Francisco Clavet | Irakli Labadze Edwin Kempes
Takahiro Terachi Noam Behr |
Byron Black
Thomas Shimada 6–2, 3–6, 7–5 | de Jager
Koenig |
24 September | 2001 Salem Open Hong Kong, China International Series $400,000 Hard | Marcelo Ríos 7–6(7–3), 6–2 | Rainer Schüttler | André Sá
Andrew Ilie | Juan Carlos Ferrero Jonas Björkman
Sébastien Grosjean Magnus Larsson |
Karsten Braasch
André Sá 6–0, 7–5 | Petr Luxa
Radek Štěpánek |
2001 Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia Palermo, Italy International Series $400,000 Clay | Félix Mantilla 7–6(7–2), 6–4 | David Nalbandian | Albert Portas
Tommy Robredo | Mariano Zabaleta David Sánchez
Jiří Vaněk Albert Costa |
Tomás Carbonell
Daniel Orsanic 6–2, 2–6, 6–2 | Enzo Artoni
Emilio Benfele Álvarez |
October
Week of |
Tournament |
Champions |
Runners-up |
Semifinalists |
Quarterfinalists |
1 October | 2001 Kremlin Cup Moscow, Russia International Series $1,000,000 Carpet (indoor) | Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6–4, 7–5 | Nicolas Kiefer | Tommy Haas
Dominik Hrbatý | Thomas Johansson Magnus Gustafsson
Marc Rosset Jiří Novák |
Max Mirnyi
Sandon Stolle 6–3, 6–0 | Mahesh Bhupathi
Jeff Tarango |
2001 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships Tokyo, Japan International Series Gold $800,000 Hard | Lleyton Hewitt 6–4, 6–2 | Michel Kratochvil | James Blake
Karol Kučera | Francisco Clavet Marcelo Ríos
Takao Suzuki Sjeng Schalken |
Rick Leach
David MacPherson 1–6, 7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–4) | Paul Hanley
Nathan Healey |
8 October | 2001 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon Lyon, France International Series $800,000 Carpet (indoor) | Ivan Ljubičić 6–3, 6–2 | Younes El Aynaoui | Marat Safin
Xavier Malisse | Gastón Gaudio Max Mirnyi
Jonas Björkman Juan Carlos Ferrero |
Daniel Nestor
Nenad Zimonjić 6–1, 6–2 | Arnaud Clément
Sébastien Grosjean |
2001 CA-TennisTrophy Vienna, Austria International Series Gold $800,000 Hard (indoor) | Tommy Haas 6–2, 7–6(8–6), 6–4 | Guillermo Cañas | Thomas Enqvist
Stefan Koubek | Bohdan Ulihrach Andreas Vinciguerra
Roger Federer Michel Kratochvil |
Martin Damm
Radek Štěpánek 6–3, 6–2 | Jiří Novák
David Rikl |
15 October | 2001 Stuttgart Masters Stuttgart, Germany Masters Series $2,950,000 Hard (indoor) | Tommy Haas 6–2, 6–2, 6–2 | Max Mirnyi | Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Lleyton Hewitt | Pete Sampras Thomas Enqvist
Wayne Ferreira Tim Henman |
Max Mirnyi
Sandon Stolle 7–6(0), 7–6(7–4) | Ellis Ferreira
Jeff Tarango |
22 October | 2001 Davidoff Swiss Indoors Basel, Switzerland International Series $1,000,000 Carpet (indoor) | Tim Henman 6–3, 6–4, 6–2 | Roger Federer | Julien Boutter
Carlos Moyà | George Bastl Andy Roddick
Nikolay Davydenko Michel Kratochvil |
Ellis Ferreira
Rick Leach 7–6(7–3), 6–4 | Mahesh Bhupathi
Leander Paes |
2001 St. Petersburg Open St. Petersburg, Russia International Series $800,000 Hard (indoor) | Marat Safin 3–6, 6–3, 6–3 | Rainer Schüttler | Michaël Llodra
Yevgeny Kafelnikov | Max Mirnyi Stefan Koubek
Goran Ivanišević Fabrice Santoro |
Denis Golovanov
Yevgeny Kafelnikov 7–5, 6–4 | Irakli Labadze
Marat Safin |
2001 If Stockholm Open Stockholm, Sweden International Series $800,000 Hard (indoor) | Sjeng Schalken 3–6, 6–3, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3 | Jarkko Nieminen | Guillermo Cañas
Thomas Enqvist | Jan Vacek Wayne Ferreira
Thomas Johansson Marcelo Ríos |
Donald Johnson
Jared Palmer 6–3, 4–6, 6–3 | Jonas Björkman
Todd Woodbridge |
29 October | 2001 Paris Masters Paris, France Masters Series $2,950,000 Carpet (indoor) | Sébastien Grosjean 7–6(7–3), 6–1, 6–7(5–7), 6–4 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | Andreas Vinciguerra
Tommy Haas | Sjeng Schalken Jiří Novák
Hicham Arazi Thomas Johansson |
Ellis Ferreira
Rick Leach 3–6, 6–4, 6–3 | Mahesh Bhupathi
Leander Paes |
November
Statistical information
List of players and titles won (Grand Slam and Masters Cup titles in bold), listed in order of most titles won:
Lleyton Hewitt – Sydney, London Queen's Club, 's-Hertogenbosch, US Open, Tokyo and Masters Cup (6)
Gustavo Kuerten – Buenos Aires, Acapulco, Monte Carlo Masters, French Open, Stuttgart Outdoor and Cincinnati Masters (6)
Andre Agassi – Australian Open, Indian Wells Masters, Miami Masters and Los Angeles (4)
Juan Carlos Ferrero – Dubai, Estoril, Barcelona and Rome Masters (4)
Tommy Haas – Adelaide, Long Island, Vienna and Stuttgart Masters (4)
Andy Roddick – Atlanta, Houston and Washington, D.C. (3)
Andrea Gaudenzi – St. Poelten and Båstad (2)
Tim Henman – Copenhagen and Basel (2)
Thomas Johansson – Halle and Nottingham (2)
Yevgeny Kafelnikov – Marseille and Moscow (2)
Jiří Novák – Munich and Gstaad (2)
Marcelo Ríos – Doha and Hong Kong (2)
Marat Safin – Tashkent and St. Petersburg (2)
Guillermo Cañas – Casablanca (1)
Francisco Clavet – Scottsdale (1)
Guillermo Coria – Viña del Mar (1)
Àlex Corretja – Amsterdam (1)
Younes El Aynaoui – Bucharest (1)
Nicolas Escudé – Rotterdam (1)
Roger Federer – Milan (1)
Jan-Michael Gambill – Delray Beach (1)
Neville Godwin – Newport (1)
Sébastien Grosjean – Paris Masters (1)
Dominik Hrbatý – Auckland (1)
Goran Ivanišević – Wimbledon (1)
Nicolás Lapentti – Kitzbühel (1)
Ivan Ljubičić – Lyon (1)
Félix Mantilla – Palermo (1)
Alberto Martín – Mallorca (1)
Carlos Moyà – Umag (1)
Andrei Pavel – Canada Masters (1)
Mark Philippoussis – Memphis (1)
Albert Portas – Hamburg Masters (1)
Patrick Rafter – Indianapolis (1)
Tommy Robredo – Sopot (1)
Greg Rusedski – San Jose (1)
Sjeng Schalken – Stockholm (1)
Rainer Schüttler – Shanghai (1)
Michal Tabara – Chennai (1)
Jan Vacek – Salvador (1)
Fernando Vicente – Bogotá (1)
The following players won their first title:
Titles won by nation:
Spain 12 (Bogotá, Dubai, Scottsdale, Estoril, Barcelona, Mallorca, Rome Masters, Hamburg Masters, Amsterdam, Umag, Sopot and Palermo)
Australia 8 (Sydney, Memphis, London Queen's Club, 's-Hertogenbosch, Indianapolis, US Open, Tokyo and Masters Cup)
United States 8 (Australian Open, Delray Beach, Indian Wells Masters, Miami Masters, Atlanta, Houston, Los Angeles and Washington, D.C.)
Brazil 6 (Buenos Aires, Acapulco, Monte Carlo Masters, French Open, Stuttgart Outdoor and Cincinnati Masters)
Germany 5 (Adelaide, Long Island, Shanghai, Vienna and Stuttgart Masters)
Czech Republic 4 (Chennai, Munich, Gstaad and Salvador)
Russia 4 (Marseille, Tashkent, Moscow and St. Petersburg)
United Kingdom 3 (Copenhagen, San Jose and Basel)
Argentina 2 (Viña del Mar and Casablanca)
Chile 2 (Doha and Hong Kong)
Croatia 2 (Wimbledon and Lyon)
France 2 (Rotterdam and Paris Masters)
Italy 2 (St. Poelten and Båstad)
Sweden 2 (Halle and Nottingham)
Ecuador 1 (Kitzbühel)
Morocco 1 (Bucharest)
Netherlands 1 (Stockholm)
Romania 1 (Canada Masters)
Slovakia 1 (Auckland)
South Africa 1 (Newport)
Switzerland 1 (Milan)
ATP entry rankings
Singles
ATP Rankings
As of 18 December 2000[2] |
Rk |
Name |
Nation |
Points |
1 | Gustavo Kuerten | BRA | 4,195 |
2 | Marat Safin | RUS | 4,120 |
3 | Pete Sampras | USA | 3,385 |
4 | Magnus Norman | SWE | 3,110 |
5 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | RUS | 2,935 |
6 | Andre Agassi | USA | 2,765 |
7 | Lleyton Hewitt | AUS | 2,625 |
8 | Àlex Corretja | ESP | 2,475 |
9 | Thomas Enqvist | SWE | 2,210 |
10 | Tim Henman | GBR | 2,020 |
11 | Mark Philippoussis | AUS | 1,865 |
12 | Juan Carlos Ferrero | ESP | 1,840 |
13 | Wayne Ferreira | RSA | 1,770 |
14 | Franco Squillari | ARG | 1,598 |
15 | Patrick Rafter | AUS | 1,535 |
16 | Cédric Pioline | FRA | 1,520 |
17 | Dominik Hrbatý | SVK | 1,395 |
18 | Arnaud Clément | FRA | 1,360 |
19 | Sébastien Grosjean | FRA | 1,325 |
20 | Nicolas Kiefer | GER | 1,265 |
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Final rankings as of 17 December 2001[3] |
Rk |
Name |
Nation |
Points |
High |
Low |
Change |
1 | Lleyton Hewitt | AUS | 4,365 | 1 | 8 | 6 |
2 | Gustavo Kuerten | BRA | 3,855 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
3 | Andre Agassi | USA | 3,520 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
4 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | RUS | 3,090 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
5 | Juan Carlos Ferrero | ESP | 3,040 | 4 | 16 | 7 |
6 | Sébastien Grosjean | FRA | 2,790 | 6 | 19 | 13 |
7 | Patrick Rafter | AUS | 2,785 | 4 | 15 | 8 |
8 | Tommy Haas | GER | 2,285 | 8 | 24 | 15 |
9 | Tim Henman | GBR | 2,100 | 8 | 12 | 1 |
10 | Pete Sampras | USA | 1,940 | 3 | 12 | 7 |
11 | Marat Safin | RUS | 1,920 | 1 | 11 | 9 |
12 | Goran Ivanišević | CRO | 1,761 | 12 | 132 | 117 |
13 | Roger Federer | SUI | 1,745 | 12 | 30 | 16 |
14 | Andy Roddick | USA | 1,573 | 14 | 156 | 142 |
15 | Guillermo Cañas | ARG | 1,572 | 15 | 231 | 216 |
16 | Àlex Corretja | ESP | 1,525 | 7 | 17 | 8 |
17 | Arnaud Clément | FRA | 1,475 | 10 | 18 | 1 |
18 | Thomas Johansson | SWE | 1,375 | 14 | 39 | 21 |
19 | Carlos Moyà | ESP | 1,310 | 16 | 42 | 22 |
20 | Albert Portas | ESP | 1,220 | 19 | 57 | 31 |
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Retirements
Following is a list of notable players (winners of a main tour title, and/or part of the ATP Rankings top 100 (singles) or top 50 (doubles) for at least one week) who announced their retirement from professional tennis, became inactive (after not playing for more than 52 weeks), or were permanently banned from playing, during the 2001 season:
ESP Julián Alonso (born August 2, 1977 in Canet de Mar, Spain) He turned professional in 1996 and reached his career-high ranking of no. 30 in 1998. He earned two career titles.
ESP Alberto Berasategui (born 28 June 1973 in Bilbao, Spain) He turned professional in 1991 and reached a career-high ranking of world no. 7. He reached the final of the French Open in 1994 and the quarterfinals of the Australian Open. He earned 14 ATP titles. He played his last career match in Barcelona in March against Álex Calatrava[4]
ESP Tomás Carbonell (born 7 August 1968 in Barcelona, Spain) His highest singles ranking was world no. 40. He earned two singles titles and 22 doubles titles. His career-high doubles ranking was no. 22, and he twice reached the semifinals of the French Open (1999 and 2000). He played his last career match in Lyon in October partnering Lucas Arnold Ker.[5]
BEL Filip Dewulf (born 15 March 1972 in Mol, Belgium) He turned professional in 1990 and reached his career-high ranking of world no. 39 in 1997. He earned two career ATP titles and played his last match in Magdeburg, Germany in March against Michaël Llodra.[6]
CZE Ctislav Doseděl (born 10 August 1970 in Přerov, Czechoslovakia) He turned professional in 1989 and reached his career-high ranking of no. 26 in 1994. He reached the quarterfinals of the US Open in 1999 and earned three career singles titles and one doubles title.
ARG Hernán Gumy (born 5 March 1972 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) He turned professional in 1991 and reached his career-high ranking of no. 39 in 1996. He earned one career title and played his last match in Biella, Italy in June against Solon Peppas.[7]
CAN Sébastien Lareau (born 27 April 1973 in Montreal, Canada) He turned professional in 1991 and reached his highest doubles ranking of world no. 4 in 1999. He earned 17 doubles titles and an Olympic gold medal in 2000. His last career match was at the US Open partnering Ben Ellwood.[8]
RUS Andriy Medvedev (born 31 August 1974 in Kiev) He turned professional in 1991 and reached a career-high ranking of world no. 4. He won 11 career ATP titles and was a finalist at the French Open in 1999, a semifinalist at the year-end finals in 1993, and a quarterfinalist at the Australian and US Opens. In all, he won 19 career doubles titles. He played his last career match in St. Petersburg in October against Stefan Koubek.[9]
RSA Piet Norval (born 7 April 1970 in Bellville, Cape Town, South Africa) He turned professional in 1988 and reached a career-high doubles ranking of world no. 16 in 1995. He was a semifinalist at Wimbledon and a quarterfinalist at the three other Grand Slam tournaments. He also won the year-end doubles finals in 2000 and a silver medal at the 1992 Olympics. He earned a total of 14 doubles ATP titles. His last match was at the Australian Open partnering Donald Johnson.[10]
BRA Jaime Oncins (born 16 June 1970 in São Paulo, Brazil) He turned professional in 1988 and reached his career-high ranking of world no. 34 in 1993. He earned two career singles ATP titles and five doubles titles. His highest doubles ranking was no. 22. His final singles and doubles matches were both in Brazil in September.[11]
USA Jonathan Stark (born 3 April 1971 in Medford, Oregon) He turned professional in 1991 and reached a career-high ranking of world no. 36, earning two singles titles. In doubles, he was ranked world no. 1. He won the French Open in 1994, was a semifinalist at the Australian Open, and a quarterfinalist at Wimbledon and the US Open. He played his last career singles match in June in Nottingham and his last career doubles match in October in St. Petersburg partnering Justin Gimelstob.[12]
AUS Jason Stoltenberg (born 4 April 1970 in Narrabri, Australia) He turned professional in 1987 and reached a career-high ranking of world no. 19 in 1994. He reached the semifinals at Wimbledon in 1996 and earned four career singles titles. In doubles, he reached a career-high ranking of no. 23 in 1991 and earned five career titles. He played his last career match at Wimbledon against Juan Carlos Ferrero.[13] He had a brilliant Juniors career, winning the Australian Open, being a finalist at the French Open and Wimbledon, and a semifinalist at the US Open, all in 1987. He is perhaps the only player on tour to have gotten started in tennis playing on a crushed termite mound court.
USA David Wheaton (born 2 June 1969 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) He turned professional in 1988 and reached his career-high singles ranking of world no. 12 in 1991. He reached the semifinals at Wimbledon in 1991 and the quarterfinals of the Australian Open and the US Open in 1990. He earned three career singles titles. In doubles, he was ranked no. 24 in 1991 and earned three titles. He played his last career match in Knoxville, Tennessee in November partnering Eric Taino.[14]
USA Chris Woodruff (born 3 January 1973 in Knoxville, Tennessee) He turned professional in 1993 and reached his highest career ranking of world no. 29 in 1997. He reached the quarterfinals of the Australian Open in 2000 and earned two career titles. He played his last career match in Tyler, Texas in November against Gabriel Trifu.[15]
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