2001 Dubai Tennis Championships – Singles

Singles
2001 Dubai Tennis Championships and the Dubai Duty Free Women's Open
2000 Champion	Nicolas Kiefer
Champion	Juan Carlos Ferrero
Runner-up	Marat Safin
Final score	6–2, 3–1 (Safin retired)

Nicolas Kiefer was the defending champion but lost in the first round to Patrick Rafter.

Juan Carlos Ferrero won the final 6–2, 3–1 after Marat Safin was forced to retire.

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

Marat Safin (Final, retired because of a back injury) Magnus Norman (Quarterfinals) Yevgeny Kafelnikov (Second Round) Àlex Corretja (First Round)

Patrick Rafter (Second Round) Dominik Hrbatý (Semifinals) Juan Carlos Ferrero (Champion) Cédric Pioline (First 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

First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
1	M Safin	7	6
	D Prinosil	5	2				1	M Safin	7	7^7
	J Boutter	7	1	6				J Boutter	5	6^5
WC	J Eagle	5	6	1										1	M Safin	6	6
	A Medvedev	6	7^13												A Medvedev	1	2
Q	D Nestor	3	6^11					A Medvedev	7^7	4	6
	N Kiefer	2	4				5	P Rafter	6^1	6	1
5	P Rafter	6	6																		1	M Safin	6^0	7^7	6
3	Y Kafelnikov	7^7	6																			T Johansson	7^7	6^4	3
	C Doseděl	6^3	2				3	Y Kafelnikov	6^4	5
	R Schüttler	2	1					T Johansson	7^7	7
	T Johansson	6	6												T Johansson	6	6
	A Ilie	4	3												M Mirnyi	4	4
	V Voltchkov	6	6					V Voltchkov	1	4
	M Mirnyi	7^10	7					M Mirnyi	6	6
8	C Pioline	6^8	5																									1	Marat Safin	2	1^r
6	D Hrbatý	6	6^7	7^7																								7	J C Ferrero	6	3
Q	T Behrend	4	7^9	6^5			6	D Hrbatý	5	7^7	6
	J Golmard	3	r					B Ulihrach	7	6^3	3
	B Ulihrach	6												6	D Hrbatý	7	6
	N Escudé	4	6	7^7										Q	L Burgsmüller	5	4
WC	K Kučera	6	4	6^2				N Escudé	2	r
Q	L Burgsmüller	6	6				Q	L Burgsmüller	6
4	À Corretja	4	2																		6	D Hrbatý	7	6^4	3
7	J C Ferrero	6	6																		7	J C Ferrero	5	7^7	6
	J Björkman	4	3				7	J C Ferrero	6	6
	J Novák	6	6					J Novák	3	4
	G Pozzi	4	1											7	J C Ferrero	6	4	6
	A Pavel	6	6											2	M Norman	2	6	4
WC	O Bahrouzyan	1	2					A Pavel	6	3	6^2
Q	J Tarango	4	4				2	M Norman	1	6	7^7
2	M Norman	6	6

External links

• 2001 Dubai Tennis Championships Draw