2001 Tennis Masters Cup – Singles

Singles
2001 Tennis Masters Cup
Champion	Lleyton Hewitt
Runner-up	Sébastien Grosjean
Final score	6–3, 6–3, 6–4

The Masters Cup was held in Australia for the first time with the tournament taking place at the 17,000 seat Sydney Superdome.

Gustavo Kuerten was the defending champion but was eliminated in the round robin stage.

Lleyton Hewitt won in the final 6–3, 6–3, 6–4 against Sébastien Grosjean, and in doing so secured the year-end World No. 1 ranking for the first time.

Seeds

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

1. Gustavo Kuerten (Round Robin)
2. Lleyton Hewitt (Champion)
3. Andre Agassi (Round Robin)
4. Juan Carlos Ferrero (Semifinals)
5. Yevgeny Kafelnikov (Semifinals)
6. Patrick Rafter (Round Robin)
7. Sébastien Grosjean (Final)
8. Goran Ivanišević (Round Robin)

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
	5	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	4	2
	7	Sébastien Grosjean	6	6
								7	Sébastien Grosjean	3	3	4
								2	Lleyton Hewitt	6	6	6
	2	Lleyton Hewitt	6	6
	4	Juan Carlos Ferrero	3	3

Rosewall Group

		Kuerten	Ferrero	Kafelnikov	Ivanišević	RR W–L	Set W–L	Game W–L	Standings
1	Gustavo Kuerten		6–7^(3–7), 2–6	2–6, 6–4, 3–6	2–6, 7–6^(7–2), 4–6	0–3	2–6	32–47	4
4	Juan Carlos Ferrero	7–6^(7–3), 6–2		6–4, 1–6, 6–7^(5–7)	7–6^(7–4), 7–6^(7–5)	2–1	5–2	40–37	2
5	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	6–2, 4–6, 6–3	4–6, 6–1, 7–6^(7–5)		6–3, 6–4	3–0	6–2	45–31	1
8	Goran Ivanišević	6–2, 6–7^(2–7), 6–4	6–7^(4–7), 6–7^(5–7)	3–6, 4–6		1–2	2–5	37–39	3

Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4) In three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5) Steering Committee decision.

Newcombe Group

		Hewitt	Agassi	Rafter	Grosjean	RR W–L	Set W–L	Game W–L	Standings
2	Lleyton Hewitt		6–3, 6–4	7–5, 6–2	3–6, 6–2, 6–3	3–0	6–1	40–25	1
3	Andre Agassi	3–6, 4–6		6–2, 6–4	3–6, 4–6	1–2	2–4	26–30	3
6	Patrick Rafter	5–7, 2–6	2–6, 4–6		6–7^(4–7), 3–6	0–3	0–6	22–38	4
7	Sébastien Grosjean	6–3, 2–6, 3–6	6–3, 6–4	7–6^(7–4), 6–3		2–1	5–2	36–31	2

Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4) In three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5) Steering Committee decision.

See also

• ATP World Tour Finals appearances

External links

• 2001 Tennis Masters Cup Draw