2001 in tennis

This page covers all the important events in the sport of tennis in 2001. Primarily, it provides the results of notable tournaments throughout the year on both the ATP and WTA Tours, the Davis Cup, and the Fed Cup.

ITF

Grand Slam events

Discipline	2001 Australian Open	2001 French Open	2001 Wimbledon	2001 US Open
Men's singles	Andre Agassi defeated Arnaud Clément	Gustavo Kuerten defeated Àlex Corretja	Goran Ivanišević defeated Patrick Rafter	Lleyton Hewitt defeated Pete Sampras
Women's singles	Jennifer Capriati defeated Martina Hingis	Jennifer Capriati defeated Kim Clijsters	Venus Williams defeated Justine Henin	Venus Williams defeated Serena Williams

Davis Cup

2001 Davis Cup Champions
France 9th title

Australia 2	Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Australia 30 November - 2 December 2001 Grass (outdoors)		France 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Lleyton Hewitt Nicolas Escudé 6 4 3 6 6 3 3 6 4 6   2 Patrick Rafter Sébastien Grosjean 6 3 7^8 6^6 7 5       3 Lleyton Hewitt / Patrick Rafter Cédric Pioline / Fabrice Santoro 6 2 3 6 6^5 7^7 1 6     4 Lleyton Hewitt Sébastien Grosjean 6 3 6 2 6 3       5 Wayne Arthurs Nicolas Escudé 6^4 7^7 7^7 6^5 3 6 3 6

Fed Cup

2001 Fed Cup Champions
Belgium 1st title

Russia 1	Parque Ferial Juan Carlos I, Madrid, Spain 11 November 2001 Clay (indoors)		Belgium 2
1 2 3 1 Nadia Petrova Justine Henin 0 6 3 6     2 Elena Dementieva Kim Clijsters 0 6 4 6     3 Elena Likhovtseva / Nadia Petrova Els Callens / Laurence Courtois 7 5 7^7 6^2

Hopman Cup

2001 Hopman Cup Champions
Switzerland 2nd title

Switzerland 2	Hard (indoors)		United States 1
1 2 3 1 Martina Hingis Monica Seles 7 5 6 4     2 Roger Federer Jan-Michael Gambill 6 4 6 3     3 Martina Hingis / Roger Federer Monica Seles / Jan-Michael Gambill 6 2 4 6 6 7

ATP Tour

Tennis Masters Cup

Tournament	Singles Winner	Runner-up	Score	Doubles Winner	Runner-up	Score
Sydney	Lleyton Hewitt	Sébastien Grosjean	6–3, 6–3, 6–4	Ellis Ferreira Rick Leach	Petr Pála Pavel Vízner	6–7^(6–8), 7–6^(7–2), 6–4, 6–4

Tennis Masters Series

Tournament	Singles Winner	Runner-up	Score	Doubles Winner	Runner-up	Score
Indian Wells	Andre Agassi	Pete Sampras	7–6^(7–5), 7–5, 6–1	Wayne Ferreira Yevgeny Kafelnikov	Jonas Björkman Todd Woodbridge	6–2, 7–5
Miami	Andre Agassi	Jan-Michael Gambill	7–6^(7–4), 6–1, 6–0	Jiří Novák David Rikl	Jonas Björkman Todd Woodbridge	7–5, 7–6
Monte Carlo	Gustavo Kuerten	Hicham Arazi	6–3, 6–2, 6–4	Jonas Björkman Todd Woodbridge	Joshua Eagle Andrew Florent	3–6, 6–4, 6–2
Rome	Juan Carlos Ferrero	Gustavo Kuerten	3–6, 6–1, 2–6, 6–4, 6–2	Wayne Ferreira Yevgeny Kafelnikov	Daniel Nestor Sandon Stolle	6–4, 7–6
Hamburg	Albert Portas	Juan Carlos Ferrero	4–6, 6–2, 0–6, 7–6^(7–5), 7–5	Jonas Björkman Todd Woodbridge	Daniel Nestor Sandon Stolle	7–6, 3–6, 6–3
Montreal	Andrei Pavel	Patrick Rafter	7–6^(7–3), 2–6, 6–3	Jiří Novák David Rikl	Donald Johnson Jared Palmer	6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Cincinnati	Gustavo Kuerten	Patrick Rafter	6–1, 6–3	Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes	Martin Damm David Prinosil	7–6, 6–3
Stuttgart	Tommy Haas	Max Mirnyi	6–2, 6–2, 6–2	Max Mirnyi Sandon Stolle	Ellis Ferreira Jeff Tarango	7–6, 6–3
Paris	Sébastien Grosjean	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	7–6^(7–3), 6–1, 6–7^(5–7), 6–4	Ellis Ferreira Rick Leach	Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes	5–7, 7–6^(7–2), 6–4

WTA Tour

WTA Tour Championships

• Singles: Serena Williams defeated Lindsay Davenport, walkover

See also

• 2001 in sports

References