2001 US Open – Men's Singles

Men's Singles
2001 US Open
Champion	Lleyton Hewitt
Runner-up	Pete Sampras
Final score	7–6^(7–4), 6–1, 6–1

Marat Safin was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Pete Sampras. Lleyton Hewitt defeated Pete Sampras 7–6^(7–4), 6–1, 6–1 in the final to win the Men's Singles title at the 2001 US Open.

Former champion Pat Rafter made his final grand slam singles appearance, losing in the fourth round to Sampras.

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Lleyton Hewitt is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

1. Gustavo Kuerten (Quarterfinals)
2. Andre Agassi (Quarterfinals)
3. Marat Safin (Semifinals)
4. Lleyton Hewitt (Champion)
5. Juan Carlos Ferrero (Third round)
6. Patrick Rafter (Fourth round)
7. Yevgeny Kafelnikov (Semifinals)
8. Sébastien Grosjean (First round)
9. Tim Henman (Third round)
10. Pete Sampras (Finalist)
11. Àlex Corretja (Third round)
12. Arnaud Clément (Fourth round)
13. Roger Federer (Fourth round)
14. Thomas Johansson (Fourth round)
15. Goran Ivanišević (Third round)
16. Tommy Haas (Fourth round)
17. Carlos Moyà (Third round)
18. Andy Roddick (Quarterfinals)
19. Thomas Enqvist (First round)
20. Jan-Michael Gambill (Second round)
21. Fabrice Santoro (Second round)
22. Andrei Pavel (Second round)
23. Dominik Hrbatý (Second round)
24. Sjeng Schalken (Third round)
25. Albert Portas (Third round)
26. Nicolás Lapentti (Third round)
27. Guillermo Cañas (Second round)
28. Hicham Arazi (Third round)
29. Nicolas Kiefer (First round)
30. Greg Rusedski (Third round)
31. Nicolas Escudé (Second round)
32. Todd Martin (Second round)

Qualifying

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

	Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Final
	1	Gustavo Kuerten	4	0	3
	7	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	6	6	6
										7	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	1	2	1
										4	Lleyton Hewitt	6	6	6
	4	Lleyton Hewitt	6^5	6	6	3	6
	18	Andy Roddick	7^7	3	4	6	4
																			4	Lleyton Hewitt	7^7	6	6
																			10	Pete Sampras	6^4	1	1
		Mariano Zabaleta	4	4	2
	3	Marat Safin	6	6	6
										3	Marat Safin	3	6^5	3
										10	Pete Sampras	6	7^7	6
	10	Pete Sampras	6^7	7^7	7^7	7^7
	2	Andre Agassi	7^9	6^2	6^2	6^5

Section 1

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	1	G Kuerten	6	6	3	7
		D Vacek	4	4	6	5				1	G Kuerten	6	6	6
		A Martín	6	3	2	5					K Pless	3	4	4
		K Pless	3	6	6	7													1	G Kuerten	6^5	5	7^7	7^7	6
		M Mirnyi	7^8	6	7^7															M Mirnyi	7^7	7	6^4	6^3	2
		G Gaudio	6^6	3	6^4						M Mirnyi	6	3	7	6
		W Arthurs	1	3	7^9	2				27	G Cañas	3	6	5	3
	27	G Cañas	6	6	6^7	6																						1	G Kuerten	6	6	7^9
	23	D Hrbatý	6	2	6	6																							A Costa	4	4	6^7
		Á Calatrava	2	6	2	3				23	D Hrbatý	4	4	6^5
	WC	L Harper-Griffith	3	3	3						A Costa	6	6	7^7
		A Costa	6	6	6															A Costa	6	7^7	7^7
	Q	J Gimelstob	6	6	4	4	6												15	G Ivanišević	4	6^4	6^2
		M Tabara	4	3	6	6	2			Q	J Gimelstob	3	3	3
	WC	H Armando	4	4	3					15	G Ivanišević	6	6	6
	15	G Ivanišević	6	6	6

Section 2

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	12	A Clément	6	4	6	6
		G Blanco	2	6	3	4				12	A Clément	6^4	6	7^7	6
		J Vaněk	6^5	6	0	4					J Siemerink	7^7	4	6^1	1
		J Siemerink	7^7	4	6	6													12	A Clément	6^3	6	6	6
		A Vinciguerra	6^8	3	6^6														17	C Moyà	7^7	4	4	0
		F Vicente	7^10	6	7^8						F Vicente	6	5	1	3
	WC	M Fish	3	6^3	3					17	C Moyà	3	7	6	6
	17	C Moyà	6	7^7	6																							12	A Clément	3	4	3
	31	N Escudé	6	6	6																							7	Y Kafelnikov	6	6	6
		Lee H-t	2	1	2					31	N Escudé	6	3	6	3	5
	WC	A Bogomolov Jr.	1	6	4	4				Q	D Nalbandian	4	6	4	6	7
	Q	D Nalbandian	6	3	6	6													Q	D Nalbandian	6	4	2	2
		D Prinosil	4	2	4														7	Y Kafelnikov	3	6	6	6
	Q	G Bastl	6	6	6					Q	G Bastl	6	7	1	4	3
		M Kratochvil	6	1	7	4	4			7	Y Kafelnikov	2	5	6	6	6
	7	Y Kafelnikov	1	6	5	6	6

Section 3

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	4	L Hewitt	6	6	7
		M Gustafsson	3	2	5					4	L Hewitt	6	3	2	6	6
		D Sánchez	3	4	2					WC	J Blake	4	6	6	3	0
	WC	J Blake	6	6	6														4	L Hewitt	6	6	6
		A Stoliarov	6	7^7	7														25	A Portas	1	3	4
		M Rosset	2	6^5	5						A Stoliarov	2	6^6	3
	Q	C Caratti	1	4	6^4					25	A Portas	6	7^8	6
	25	A Portas	6	6	7^7																							4	L Hewitt	3	7^7	6	6
	19	T Enqvist	3	6	3	4																						16	T Haas	6	6^2	4	2
	Q	B Phau	6	4	6	6				Q	B Phau	1	1	2
		J Novák	6	6	6						J Novák	6	6	6
	Q	I Heuberger	2	3	4															J Novák	3	4	2
		FM Mantilla	6	6	6														16	T Haas	6	6	6
		J Acasuso	3	3	4						FM Mantilla	1	0	7^7	3
	Q	J van Lottum	2	2	6^5					16	T Haas	6	6	6^5	6
	16	T Haas	6	6	7^7

Section 4

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	11	À Corretja	7^7	6^4	6	6
		R Sluiter	6^4	7^7	4	2				11	À Corretja	7	7^7	7
		J Golmard	7	3	6	6					J Golmard	5	6^4	5
	Q	C Saulnier	5	6	3	4													11	À Corretja	4	2	2
		G Pozzi	3	4	6	6	6^6												18	A Roddick	6	6	6
	Q	J Brasington	6	6	2	3	7^8			Q	J Brasington	2	1	7	6^4
		S Doseděl	4	1	2					18	A Roddick	6	6	5	7^7
	18	A Roddick	6	6	6																							18	A Roddick	6	6	6
	32	T Martin	6	6	7																								T Robredo	2	2	4
		M Russell	4	4	5					32	T Martin	3	5	6	3
		T Robredo	7^7	6	7^10						T Robredo	6	7	3	6
		O Rochus	6^4	2	6^8															T Robredo	7^7	4	6	4	7^7
		W Ferreira	6	3	6^5	6	4												5	JC Ferrero	6^5	6	4	6	6^1
		V Voltchkov	4	6	7^7	1	6				V Voltchkov	6^2	1	4
		A Di Pasquale	6	3	6	6^2	0			5	JC Ferrero	7^7	6	6
	5	JC Ferrero	1	6	2	7^7	6

Section 5

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	8	S Grosjean	4	3	4
		M Zabaleta	6	6	6						M Zabaleta	6	6	6
		K Alami	3	4	4					WC	T Dent	3	3	4
	WC	T Dent	6	6	6															M Zabaleta	6^5	6	7	7^7
		J Björkman	7^7	6	6														30	G Rusedski	7^7	4	5	6^2
		J Balcells	6^3	2	2						J Björkman	5	5	7^10	6^6
		Y El Aynaoui	7^7	5	4	3				30	G Rusedski	7	7	6^8	7^8
	30	G Rusedski	6^4	7	6	6																							M Zabaleta	6	7^7	7
	21	F Santoro	7	6	6^6	7^8																							X Malisse	4	6^4	5
		M Larsson	5	4	7^8	6^6				21	F Santoro	0	6	3	2
		K Carlsen	1	6	6	1	r				X Malisse	6	3	6	6
		X Malisse	6	4	3	2														X Malisse	6^6	6	7	4	6
		F Meligeni	2	6	6	6													9	T Henman	7^8	3	5	6	4
		N Davydenko	6	2	3	4					F Meligeni	3	4	6	4
	Q	J Vacek	3	2	7^7	6	3			9	T Henman	6	6	3	6
	9	T Henman	6	6	6^5	3	6

Section 6

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	14	T Johansson	6	6	6
		G Puentes	1	2	2					14	T Johansson	4	6	6	6
		A Simoni	4	6^3	6^4						A Gaudenzi	6	2	3	3
		A Gaudenzi	6	7^7	7^7														14	T Johansson	6	2	6	6
		M Hipfl	6	5	2	0														M Ríos	4	6	3	2
		M Ríos	3	7	6	6					M Ríos	7	6	6
	Q	E Taino	4	7	2	2				22	A Pavel	5	4	0
	22	A Pavel	6	5	6	6																						14	T Johansson	2	6	4	6^3
	28	H Arazi	6	6	4	5	6																					3	M Safin	6	2	6	7^7
		A Calleri	3	3	6	7	3			28	H Arazi	6	7^7	7
		C Woodruff	6	6	3	6					C Woodruff	4	6^1	5
		A Dupuis	1	3	6	1													28	H Arazi	5	4	6^5
		I Ljubičić	7^9	6	6														3	M Safin	7	6	7^7
		M Damm	6^7	3	4						I Ljubičić	6^5	7^7	6^5	6^5
	Q	S de Chaunac	4	2	2					3	M Safin	7^7	6^2	7^7	7^7
	3	M Safin	6	6	6

Section 7

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	6	P Rafter	7^7	6	7
	WC	B Bryan	6^3	3	5					6	P Rafter	7	6	6
		C Rochus	3	6	6	6					C Rochus	5	2	1
		S Bruguera	6	4	3	4													6	P Rafter	7^7	6	6
	Q	P Srichaphan	4	4	1														26	N Lapentti	6^3	2	2
		D Sanguinetti	6	6	6						D Sanguinetti	4	5	3
		M Chang	2	4	4					26	N Lapentti	6	7	6
	26	N Lapentti	6	6	6																							6	P Rafter	3	2	7^7	4
	20	J-M Gambill	6	6	6																							10	P Sampras	6	6	6^5	6
		C Pioline	2	2	4					20	J-M Gambill	4	1	r
		M Youzhny	6^5	6	6	6					M Youzhny	6	4
		B Ulihrach	7^7	2	3	3														M Youzhny	3	2	2
		E Kempes	2	6	2	5													10	P Sampras	6	6	6
	Q	A Sá	6	4	6	7				Q	A Sá	6^4	4	3
		J Boutter	4	6^4	6^6					10	P Sampras	7^7	6	6
	10	P Sampras	6	7^7	7^8

Section 8

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	13	R Federer	6	6	6
		L Burgsmüller	4	4	4					13	R Federer	6	7	6
		H Levy	3	5	4					WC	R Ginepri	2	5	1
	WC	R Ginepri	6	7	6														13	R Federer	6	7	7^7
		S Koubek	6	3	6	3	3												24	S Schalken	4	5	6^3
		A Ilie	2	6	1	6	6				A Ilie	2	6	3	0
		M Lee	6	4	4	6	3			24	S Schalken	6	3	6	6
	24	S Schalken	3	6	6	3	6																					13	R Federer	1	2	4
	29	N Kiefer	7	4	0	r																						2	A Agassi	6	6	6
		R Schüttler	5	6	1						R Schüttler	4	7^7	6^7	6	2
	Q	R Delgado	4	6	6	6				Q	R Delgado	6	6^5	7^9	2	6
		J Díaz	6	3	4	3													Q	R Delgado	5	6^5	3
		N Massú	7^15	6	7^7														2	A Agassi	7	7^7	6
		F Clavet	6^13	3	5^0						N Massú	7^7	4	2	6^1
	Q	M Bryan	4	1	0					2	A Agassi	6^4	6	6	7^7
	2	A Agassi	6	6	6

External links

• Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) – 2001 US Open Men's Singles draw