2001 ATP Tour

2001 ATP Tour
Lleyton Hewitt finished the year as No. 1, including his victory at the US Open.
Details
Duration January 1 – November 12
Edition 32nd
Tournaments 70
Achievements (singles)
Most tournament titles Australia Lleyton Hewitt (6)
Brazil Gustavo Kuerten (6)
Most tournament finals Brazil Gustavo Kuerten (8)
Prize money leader Australia Lleyton Hewitt ($3,770,618)
Points leader Australia Lleyton Hewitt (4,365)
Awards
Player of the year Australia Lleyton Hewitt
Doubles Team of the year Sweden Jonas Björkman
Australia Todd Woodbridge
Most improved
player of the year
Croatia Goran Ivanišević
Newcomer of the year United States Andy Roddick
Comeback
player of the year
Argentina Guillermo Cañas
2000
2002

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]

Key
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 JanuaryHopman 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
Germany Tommy Haas
6–3, 6–1
Chile Nicolás MassúAustralia Jason Stoltenberg
United Kingdom Tim Henman
Australia Lleyton Hewitt
Spain Alberto Martín
Croatia Ivan Ljubičić
Sweden Thomas Johansson
Australia David MacPherson
South Africa Grant Stafford

6–7(5–7), 6–4, 6–4
Australia Wayne Arthurs
Australia Todd Woodbridge
2001 Gold Flake Open
Chennai, India
International Series
$400,000
Hard
Czech Republic Michal Tabara
6–2, 7–6(7–4)
Russia Andrei StoliarovDenmark Kristian Pless
Spain Tommy Robredo
Romania Adrian Voinea
France Cédric Pioline
France Cyril Saulnier
Netherlands Peter Wessels
Zimbabwe Byron Black
Zimbabwe Wayne Black

6–4, 6–3
United Kingdom Barry Cowan
Italy Mosé Navarra
2001 Qatar ExxonMobil Open
Doha, Qatar
International Series
$1,000,000
Hard
Chile Marcelo Ríos
6–3, 2–6, 6–3
Czech Republic Bohdan UlihrachFrance Nicolas Escudé
Belarus Vladimir Voltchkov
Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Morocco Hicham Arazi
Spain Fernando Vicente
Germany Nicolas Kiefer
The Bahamas Mark Knowles
Canada Daniel Nestor

6–1, 6–3
Spain Juan Balcells
Russia Andrei Olhovskiy
8 January2001 Heineken Open
Auckland, New Zealand
International Series
$375,000
Hard
Slovakia Dominik Hrbatý
6–4, 2–6, 6–3
Spain Francisco ClavetUnited Kingdom Greg Rusedski
Spain Juan Balcells
Austria Stefan Koubek
United States Jan-Michael Gambill
United States Glenn Weiner
Sweden Thomas Johansson
South Africa Marius Barnard
United States Jim Thomas

7–6(12–10), 6–4
South Africa David Adams
Argentina Martín García
2001 Adidas International
Sydney, Australia
International Series
$400,000
Hard
Australia Lleyton Hewitt
6–4, 6–1
Sweden Magnus NormanSweden Jonas Björkman
France Sébastien Grosjean
Switzerland George Bastl
Germany Rainer Schüttler
Switzerland Roger Federer
France Fabrice Santoro
Canada Daniel Nestor
Australia Sandon Stolle

2–6, 7–6, 7–6
Sweden Jonas Björkman
Australia Todd Woodbridge
15 January
22 January
2001 Australian Open
Melbourne, Australia
Grand Slam
$3,568,313
Hard
128S/128Q/64D/32X
Singles DrawDoubles DrawMixed Draw
United States Andre Agassi
6–4, 6–2, 6–2
France Arnaud ClémentFrance Sébastien Grosjean
Australia Patrick Rafter
Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Spain Carlos Moyà
United States Todd Martin
Slovakia Dominik Hrbatý
Sweden Jonas Björkman
Australia Todd Woodbridge

6–1, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4
Zimbabwe Byron Black
Germany Prinosil
South Africa Ellis Ferreira
United States Corina Morariu

6–1, 6–3
Australia Joshua Eagle
Austria Barbara Schett
29 January2001 Cerveza Club Colombia Open
Bogotá, Colombia
International Series
$400,000
Clay
Spain Fernando Vicente
6–4, 7–6(8–6)
Argentina Juan Ignacio ChelaSpain Juan Albert Viloca
Brazil Alexandre Simoni
Colombia Mauricio Hadad
Argentina David Nalbandian
Argentina Guillermo Coria
Russia Andrei Stoliarov
Argentina Mariano Hood
Argentina Sebastián Prieto

6–2, 6–4
Argentina Martín Rodríguez
Brazil André Sá
2001 Milan Indoor
Milan, Italy
International Series
$400,000
Carpet (indoor)
Switzerland Roger Federer
6–4, 6–7(7–9), 6–4
France Julien BoutterUnited Kingdom Greg Rusedski
Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Russia Marat Safin
United States Jan-Michael Gambill
Croatia Goran Ivanišević
Belarus Vladimir Voltchkov
Netherlands Paul Haarhuis
Netherlands Sjeng Schalken

7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–4)
Sweden Johan Landsberg
Belgium Tom Vanhoudt

February

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
5 FebruaryDavis 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 February2001 Copenhagen Open
Copenhagen, Denmark
International Series
$350,000
Hard (indoor)
United Kingdom Tim Henman
6–3, 6–4
Sweden Andreas VinciguerraNetherlands Jan Siemerink
Russia Mikhail Youzhny
Czech Republic Bohdan Ulihrach
Philippines Cecil Mamiit
Germany Lars Burgsmüller
Sweden Magnus Gustafsson
Zimbabwe Wayne Black
Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett

6–3, 6–3
Czech Republic Jiří Novák
Czech Republic David Rikl
2001 Open 13
Marseille, France
International Series
$500,000
Hard (indoor)
Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov
7–6(7–5), 6–2
France Sébastien GrosjeanBelarus Max Mirnyi
Switzerland Roger Federer
France Julien Boutter
Slovakia Karol Kučera
Switzerland Michel Kratochvil
France Cédric Pioline
France Julien Boutter
France Fabrice Santoro

7–6(9–7), 7–5
Australia Michael Hill
United States Jeff Tarango
2001 Chevrolet Cup
Viña del Mar, Chile
International Series
$375,000
Clay
Argentina Guillermo Coria
4–6, 6–2, 7–5
Argentina Gastón GaudioArgentina Mariano Zabaleta
Spain Albert Portas
Spain Alberto Martín
Spain Feliciano López
Spain Francisco Clavet
Argentina David Nalbandian
Argentina Lucas Arnold Ker
Spain Tomás Carbonell

6–4, 2–6, 6–3
Argentina Mariano Hood
Argentina Sebastián Prieto
19 February2001 Copa AT&T
Buenos Aires, Argentina
International Series
$625,000
Clay
Brazil Gustavo Kuerten
6–1, 6–3
Argentina José AcasusoSpain Fernando Vicente
Argentina Gastón Gaudio
Argentina Guillermo Cañas
Austria Markus Hipfl
Argentina Guillermo Coria
Argentina Franco Squillari
Argentina Lucas Arnold Ker
Spain Tomás Carbonell

5–7, 7–5, 7–6(7–5)
Argentina Mariano Hood
Argentina Sebastián Prieto
2001 Kroger St. Jude International
Memphis, USA
International Series Gold
$800,000
Hard (indoor)
Australia Mark Philippoussis
6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–3
Italy Davide SanguinettiCanada Sébastien Lareau
Germany Tommy Haas
United States Chris Woodruff
Australia Jason Stoltenberg
United States Jan-Michael Gambill
Russia Dmitry Tursunov
United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan

6–3, 7–6(7–3)
United States Alex O'Brien
United States Jonathan Stark
2001 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament
Rotterdam, Netherlands
International Series Gold
$850,000
Hard (indoor)
France Nicolas Escudé
7–5, 3–6, 7–6(7–5)
Switzerland Roger FedererBelarus Vladimir Voltchkov
Romania Andrei Pavel
Sweden Andreas Vinciguerra
Croatia Ivan Ljubičić
Spain Àlex Corretja
Germany Nicolas Kiefer
Sweden Jonas Björkman
Switzerland Roger Federer

6–3, 6–0
Czech Republic Petr Pála
Czech Republic Pavel Vízner
26 February2001 Abierto Mexicano Pegaso
Acapulco, Mexico
International Series Gold
$800,000
Clay
Brazil Gustavo Kuerten
6–4, 6–2
Spain Galo BlancoArgentina Guillermo Cañas
Spain Carlos Moyà
Brazil Fernando Meligeni
Argentina Gastón Gaudio
Spain Sergi Bruguera
Norway Christian Ruud
United States Donald Johnson
Brazil Gustavo Kuerten

6–3, 7–6(7–5)
South Africa David Adams
Argentina Martín García
2001 Dubai Tennis Championships
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
International Series Gold
$1,000,000
Hard
Spain Juan Carlos Ferrero
6–2, 3–1, ret.
Russia Marat SafinSweden Thomas Johansson
Slovakia Dominik Hrbatý
Ukraine Andrei Medvedev
Belarus Max Mirnyi
Germany Lars Burgsmüller
Sweden Magnus Norman
Australia Joshua Eagle
Australia Sandon Stolle

6–4, 6–4
Canada Daniel Nestor
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nenad Zimonjić
2001 Sybase Open
San Jose, USA
International Series
$400,000
Hard (indoor)
United Kingdom Greg Rusedski
6–3, 6–4
United States Andre AgassiUnited States Jan-Michael Gambill
Belgium Xavier Malisse
Armenia Sargis Sargsian
Spain Juan Balcells
Germany Tommy Haas
Australia Lleyton Hewitt
The Bahamas Mark Knowles
United States Brian MacPhie

6–3, 7–6(7–4)
United States Jan-Michael Gambill
United States Jonathan Stark

March

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
5 March2001 Delray Beach International Tennis Championships
Delray Beach, USA
International Series
$350,000
Hard
United States Jan-Michael Gambill
7–5, 6–4
Belgium Xavier MalisseAustralia Wayne Arthurs
Netherlands Peter Wessels
Australia Patrick Rafter
United States Chris Woodruff
Netherlands Edwin Kempes
France Fabrice Santoro
United States Jan-Michael Gambill
United States Andy Roddick

6–3, 6–4
Japan Thomas Shimada
South Africa Myles Wakefield
2001 Franklin Templeton Classic
Scottsdale, USA
International Series
$400,000
Hard
Spain Francisco Clavet
6–4, 6–2
Sweden Magnus NormanIsrael Harel Levy
Australia Lleyton Hewitt
United Kingdom Tim Henman
United States Mardy Fish
Chile Marcelo Ríos
Chile Nicolás Massú
United States Donald Johnson
United States Jared Palmer

7–6(7–3), 6–2
Chile Marcelo Ríos
Netherlands Sjeng Schalken
12 March2001 Indian Wells Masters
Indian Wells, USA
Masters Series
$2,950,000
Hard
United States Andre Agassi
7–6(7–5), 7–5, 6–1
United States Pete SamprasRussia Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Australia Lleyton Hewitt
United States Jan-Michael Gambill
Australia Patrick Rafter
Ecuador Nicolás Lapentti
France Nicolas Escudé
South Africa Wayne Ferreira
Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov

6–2, 7–5
Sweden Jonas Björkman
Australia Todd Woodbridge
19 March
26 March
2001 Ericsson Open
Miami, USA
Masters Series
$3,400,000
Hard
United States Andre Agassi
7–6(7–4), 6–1, 6–0
United States Jan-Michael GambillAustralia Patrick Rafter
Australia Lleyton Hewitt
Switzerland Roger Federer
Croatia Ivan Ljubičić
United States Andy Roddick
Argentina Gastón Gaudio
Czech Republic Jiří Novák
Czech Republic David Rikl

7–5, 7–6(7–3)
Sweden Jonas Björkman
Australia Todd Woodbridge

April

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
2 AprilDavis 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 April2001 Grand Prix Hassan II
Casablanca, Morocco
International Series
$350,000
Clay
Argentina Guillermo Cañas
7–5, 6–2
Spain Tommy RobredoMorocco Younes El Aynaoui
Spain Sergi Bruguera
Argentina Mariano Zabaleta
Spain Germán Puentes
Italy Andrea Gaudenzi
Hungary Attila Sávolt
Australia Michael Hill
United States Jeff Tarango

7–6(7–2), 6–3
Argentina Pablo Albano
Australia David MacPherson
2001 Estoril Open
Estoril, Portugal
International Series
$625,000
Clay
Spain Juan Carlos Ferrero
7–6(7–3), 4–6, 6–3
Spain Félix MantillaSpain Albert Portas
Romania Andrei Pavel
Spain Albert Montañés
Slovakia Dominik Hrbatý
Argentina Franco Squillari
Austria Markus Hipfl
Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek
Czech Republic Michal Tabara

6–4, 6–2
United States Donald Johnson
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nenad Zimonjić
16 April2001 Monte Carlo Masters
Monte Carlo, Monaco
Masters Series
$2,950,000
Clay
Brazil Gustavo Kuerten
6–3, 6–2, 6–4
Morocco Hicham AraziFrance Sébastien Grosjean
Argentina Guillermo Coria
Switzerland Roger Federer
United Kingdom Tim Henman
Spain Alberto Martín
Netherlands Sjeng Schalken
Sweden Jonas Björkman
Australia Todd Woodbridge

3–6, 6–4, 6–2
Australia Joshua Eagle
Australia Andrew Florent
23 April2001 Verizon Tennis Challenge
Atlanta, USA
International Series
$400,000
Clay
United States Andy Roddick
6–2, 6–4
Belgium Xavier MalisseFrance Jérôme Golmard
Austria Stefan Koubek
Belgium Christophe Rochus
Australia Andrew Ilie
South Korea Hyung-Taik Lee
Brazil Fernando Meligeni
India Mahesh Bhupathi
India Leander Paes

6–3, 7–6(9–7)
United States Rick Leach
Australia David MacPherson
2001 Open SEAT Godó
Barcelona, Spain
International Series Gold
$1,000,000
Clay
Spain Juan Carlos Ferrero
4–6, 7–5, 6–3, 3–6, 7–5
Spain Carlos MoyàSweden Thomas Enqvist
Switzerland Michel Kratochvil
Italy Federico Luzzi
Spain Àlex Corretja
Spain Félix Mantilla
Spain Albert Portas
United States Donald Johnson
United States Jared Palmer

7–6(7–2), 6–4
Spain Tommy Robredo
Spain Fernando Vicente
30 April2001 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships
Houston, USA
International Series
$350,000
Clay
United States Andy Roddick
7–5, 6–3
South Korea Hyung-Taik LeeFrance Jérôme Golmard
Czech Republic Michal Tabara
Austria Stefan Koubek
Czech Republic Jiří Vaněk
Belgium Olivier Rochus
Australia Andrew Ilie
India Mahesh Bhupathi
India Leander Paes

7–6(7–4), 6–2
United States Kevin Kim
United States Jim Thomas
2001 Majorca Open
Mallorca, Spain
International Series
$500,000
Clay
Spain Alberto Martín
6–3, 3–6, 6–2
Argentina Guillermo CoriaSpain Juan Balcells
Spain Carlos Moyà
Argentina Agustín Calleri
Costa Rica Juan Antonio Marín
Germany Nicolas Kiefer
Czech Republic Slava Doseděl
United States Donald Johnson
United States Jared Palmer

7–5, 6–3
Spain Feliciano López
Spain Francisco Roig
2001 BMW Open
Munich, Germany
International Series
$400,000
Clay
Czech Republic Jiří Novák
6–4, 7–5
France Antony DupuisMorocco Younes El Aynaoui
Czech Republic Bohdan Ulihrach
Germany Tomas Behrend
Brazil Flávio Saretta
Argentina Franco Squillari
Australia Wayne Arthurs
Czech Republic Petr Luxa
Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek

5–7, 6–2, 7–6(7–5)
Brazil Jaime Oncins
Argentina Daniel Orsanic

May

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
7 May2001 Rome Masters
Rome, Italy
Masters Series
$2,950,000
Clay
Spain Juan Carlos Ferrero
3–6, 6–1, 2–6, 6–4, 6–2
Brazil Gustavo KuertenSweden Andreas Vinciguerra
Ecuador Nicolás Lapentti
Spain Àlex Corretja
Israel Harel Levy
Spain Jacobo Díaz
South Africa Wayne Ferreira
South Africa Wayne Ferreira
Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov

6–4, 7–6(8–6)
Canada Daniel Nestor
Australia Sandon Stolle
14 May2001 Hamburg Masters
Hamburg, Germany
Masters Series
$2,950,000
Clay
Spain Albert Portas
4–6, 6–2, 0–6, 7–6(7–5), 7–5
Spain Juan Carlos FerreroSpain Albert Costa
Australia Lleyton Hewitt
Sweden Thomas Johansson
France Fabrice Santoro
Spain Alberto Martín
Argentina Franco Squillari
Sweden Jonas Björkman
Australia Todd Woodbridge

7–6(7–2), 3–6, 6–3
Canada Daniel Nestor
Australia Sandon Stolle
21 MayWorld 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
Italy Andrea Gaudenzi
6–0, 7–5
Austria Markus HipflCzech Republic Michal Tabara
Sweden Magnus Gustafsson
Croatia Ivan Ljubičić
Belgium Xavier Malisse
Netherlands Jan Siemerink
Romania Andrei Pavel
Czech Republic Petr Pála
Czech Republic David Rikl

6–3, 5–7, 7–5
Brazil Jaime Oncins
Argentina Daniel Orsanic
28 May
4 June
2001 French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam
$4,458,217
Clay
128S/128Q/64D/32X
Singles DrawDoubles DrawMixed Draw
Brazil Gustavo Kuerten
6–7(0), 7–5, 6–2, 6–0
Spain Àlex CorretjaSpain Juan Carlos Ferrero
France Sébastien Grosjean
Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Australia Lleyton Hewitt
United States Andre Agassi
Switzerland Roger Federer
India Mahesh Bhupathi
India Leander Paes

7–6(7–5), 6–3
Czech Republic Petr Pála
Czech Republic Pavel Vízner
Spain Tomás Carbonell
Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual

7–5, 6–3
Brazil Jaime Oncins
Argentina Paola Suárez

June

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
11 June2001 Gerry Weber Open
Halle, NRW, Germany
International Series
$1,000,000
Grass
Sweden Thomas Johansson
6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–2
France Fabrice SantoroRussia Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Australia Patrick Rafter
France Nicolas Escudé
Sweden Jonas Björkman
Germany Lars Burgsmüller
Switzerland Roger Federer
Canada Daniel Nestor
Australia Sandon Stolle

6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–1
Belarus Max Mirnyi
Australia Patrick Rafter
2001 Stella Artois Championships
Queen's Club, London, UK
International Series
$800,000
Grass
Australia Lleyton Hewitt
7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–3)
United Kingdom Tim HenmanSouth Africa Wayne Ferreira
United States Pete Sampras
Netherlands Peter Wessels
Thailand Paradorn Srichaphan
United Kingdom Greg Rusedski
United States Jan-Michael Gambill
United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan

6–3, 3–6, 6–1
United States Eric Taino
United States David Wheaton
18 June2001 Heineken Trophy
's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
International Series
$400,000
Grass
Australia Lleyton Hewitt
6–3, 6–4
Argentina Guillermo CañasSwitzerland Roger Federer
Spain Tommy Robredo
Belgium Gilles Elseneer
Netherlands Raemon Sluiter
Belgium Xavier Malisse
Netherlands Sjeng Schalken
Netherlands Paul Haarhuis
Netherlands Sjeng Schalken

6–4, 6–4
Czech Republic Martin Damm
Czech Republic Suk
2001 Samsung Open
Nottingham, UK
International Series
$400,000
Grass
Sweden Thomas Johansson
7–5, 6–3
Israel Harel LevyUnited Kingdom Greg Rusedski
United States Andy Roddick
United Kingdom Martin Lee
Australia Wayne Arthurs
Switzerland Michel Kratochvil
South Africa Wayne Ferreira
United States Donald Johnson
United States Jared Palmer

6–4, 6–2
Australia Paul Hanley
Australia Andrew Kratzmann
25 June
2 July
2001 Wimbledon Championships
Wimbledon, London, UK
Grand Slam
$5,476,166
Grass
Croatia Goran Ivanišević
6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 2–6, 9–7
Australia Patrick RafterUnited Kingdom Tim Henman
United States Andre Agassi
Switzerland Roger Federer
Russia Marat Safin
Sweden Thomas Enqvist
France Nicolas Escudé
United States Donald Johnson
United States Jared Palmer

6–4, 4–6, 6–3, 7–6(8–6)
Czech Republic Jiří Novák
Czech Republic David Rikl
Czech Republic Leoš Friedl
Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová

4–6, 6–3, 6–2
United States Mike Bryan
South Africa Liezel Huber

July

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
9 July2001 Telenordia Swedish Open
Båstad, Sweden
International Series
$400,000
Clay
Italy Andrea Gaudenzi
7–5, 6–3
Czech Republic Bohdan UlihrachSweden Magnus Norman
Morocco Younes El Aynaoui
Belgium Christophe Rochus
Spain Albert Portas
Spain Tommy Robredo
Czech Republic Michal Tabara
Germany Karsten Braasch
Germany Jens Knippschild

7–6(7–3), 4–6, 7–6(7–5)
Sweden Simon Aspelin
Australia Andrew Kratzmann
2001 UBS Open
Gstaad, Switzerland
International Series
$600,000
Clay
Czech Republic Jiří Novák
6–1, 6–7(5–7), 7–5
Spain Juan Carlos FerreroSpain Àlex Corretja
France Sébastien Grosjean
Switzerland Michel Kratochvil
Croatia Ivan Ljubičić
Argentina Franco Squillari
France Cédric Pioline
Switzerland Roger Federer
Russia Marat Safin

1–0 ret.
Australia Michael Hill
United States Jeff Tarango
2001 Miller Lite Hall of Fame Championships
Newport, USA
International Series
$400,000
Grass
South Africa Neville Godwin
6–1, 6–4
United Kingdom Martin LeeUnited States James Blake
Denmark Kenneth Carlsen
United States Kristian Capalik
Italy Davide Sanguinetti
France Michaël Llodra
Germany Rainer Schüttler
United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan

6–3, 7–5
Brazil André Sá
United States Glenn Weiner
16 July2001 Energis Open
Amsterdam, Netherlands
International Series
$400,000
Clay
Spain Àlex Corretja
6–3, 5–7, 7–6(0), 3–6, 6–4
Morocco Younes El AynaouiSweden Magnus Gustafsson
Netherlands Sjeng Schalken
Argentina Juan Ignacio Chela
Spain Álex Calatrava
Belgium Olivier Rochus
Russia Andrei Stoliarov
Netherlands Paul Haarhuis
Netherlands Sjeng Schalken

6–4, 6–2
Spain Àlex Corretja
Argentina Luis Lobo
2001 Mercedes Cup
Stuttgart, Germany
International Series Gold
$800,000
Clay
Brazil Gustavo Kuerten
6–3, 6–2, 6–4
Argentina Guillermo CañasCzech Republic Jiří Novák
Spain Marc López
Ecuador Nicolás Lapentti
Argentina Gastón Gaudio
Spain Alberto Martín
Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Argentina Guillermo Cañas
Germany Rainer Schüttler

4–6, 7–6(7–1), 6–4
Australia Michael Hill
United States Jeff Tarango
2001 Croatia Open
Umag, Croatia
International Series
$400,000
Clay
Spain Carlos Moyà
6–4, 3–6, 7–6(7–2)
France Jérôme GolmardArgentina David Nalbandian
Romania Adrian Voinea
Hungary Attila Sávolt
Spain Félix Mantilla
Spain Albert Montañés
Croatia Ivan Ljubičić
Argentina Sergio Roitman
Italy Andrés Schneiter

6–2, 7–5
Croatia Ivan Ljubičić
Croatia Lovro Zovko
23 July2001 Generali Open
Kitzbühel, Austria
International Series Gold
$900,000
Clay
Ecuador Nicolás Lapentti
1–6, 6–4, 7–5, 7–5
Spain Albert CostaSpain Galo Blanco
Argentina Guillermo Coria
Spain Juan Carlos Ferrero
Romania Andrei Pavel
Austria Stefan Koubek
United States Hugo Armando
Spain Àlex Corretja
Argentina Luis Lobo
6–1, 6–4
Sweden Simon Aspelin
Australia Andrew Kratzmann
2001 Mercedes-Benz Cup
Los Angeles, USA
International Series
$400,000
Hard
United States Andre Agassi
6–4, 6–2
United States Pete SamprasBrazil Gustavo Kuerten
Belgium Xavier Malisse
Germany Tommy Haas
United States Jan-Michael Gambill
Sweden Magnus Norman
United States Taylor Dent
United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan

7–5, 7–6(8–6)
United States Jan-Michael Gambill
United States Andy Roddick
2001 Idea Prokom Open
Sopot, Poland
International Series
$400,000
Clay
Spain Tommy Robredo
1–6, 7–5, 7–6(7–2)
Spain Albert PortasArgentina David Nalbandian
Armenia Sargis Sargsian
Spain Óscar Serrano
Georgia (country) Irakli Labadze
Spain David Sánchez
Costa Rica Juan Antonio Marín
Australia Paul Hanley
Australia Nathan Healey

7–6(12–10), 6–2
Georgia (country) Irakli Labadze
Hungary Attila Sávolt
30 July2001 Canada Masters
Montreal, Canada
Masters Series
$2,950,000
Hard
Romania Andrei Pavel
7–6(7–3), 2–6, 6–3
Australia Patrick RafterGermany Tommy Haas
France Fabrice Santoro
United States Andy Roddick
France Arnaud Clément
Spain Juan Carlos Ferrero
Czech Republic Bohdan Ulihrach
Czech Republic Jiří Novák
Czech Republic David Rikl

6–4, 3–6, 6–3
United States Donald Johnson
United States Jared Palmer

August

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
6 August2001 Cincinnati Masters
Mason, USA
Masters Series
$2,950,000
Hard
Brazil Gustavo Kuerten
6–1, 6–3
Australia Patrick RafterUnited Kingdom Tim Henman
Australia Lleyton Hewitt
Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov
United States Jan-Michael Gambill
Croatia Ivan Ljubičić
United Kingdom Greg Rusedski
India Mahesh Bhupathi
India Leander Paes

7–6(7–3), 6–3
Czech Republic Martin Damm
Germany David Prinosil
13 August2001 RCA Championships
Indianapolis, USA
International Series Gold
$800,000
Hard
Australia Patrick Rafter
4–2 ret.
Brazil Gustavo KuertenCroatia Goran Ivanišević
Russia Marat Safin
United Kingdom Tim Henman
Morocco Younes El Aynaoui
Belarus Max Mirnyi
Sweden Thomas Enqvist
The Bahamas Mark Knowles
United States Brian MacPhie

7–6(7–5), 5–7, 6–4
India Mahesh Bhupathi
Canada Sébastien Lareau
2001 Legg Mason Tennis Classic
Washington, D.C., USA
International Series Gold
$800,000
Hard
United States Andy Roddick
6–2, 6–3
Netherlands Sjeng SchalkenUnited States Andre Agassi
United States Michael Chang
United Kingdom Greg Rusedski
France Jérôme Golmard
France Fabrice Santoro
Chile Marcelo Ríos
Czech Republic Martin Damm
Germany David Prinosil

7–6(7–5), 6–3
United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
20 August2001 Hamlet Cup
Long Island, USA
International Series
$400,000
Hard
Germany Tommy Haas
6–2, 3–6, 6–3
United States Pete SamprasSweden Thomas Johansson
France Arnaud Clément
Sweden Thomas Enqvist
Spain Félix Mantilla
Brazil Fernando Meligeni
Sweden Jonas Björkman
United States Jonathan Stark
Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett

6–1, 6–4
Czech Republic Leoš Friedl
Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek
27 August
3 September
2001 U.S. Open
Flushing, New York, United States
Grand Slam
$6,382,000
Hard
Australia Lleyton Hewitt
7–6(7–4), 6–1, 6–1
United States Pete SamprasRussia Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Russia Marat Safin
Brazil Gustavo Kuerten
United States Andy Roddick
Argentina Mariano Zabaleta
United States Andre Agassi
Zimbabwe Wayne Black
Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett

7–6(11–9), 2–6, 6–3
United States Donald Johnson
United States Jared Palmer
Australia Todd Woodbridge
Australia Rennae Stubbs

6–4, 5–7, 11–9
India Leander Paes
United States Lisa Raymond

September

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
10 September2001 Gelsor Open Romania
Bucharest, Romania
International Series
$400,000
Clay
Morocco Younes El Aynaoui
7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–2)
Spain Albert MontañésSpain Fernando Vicente
France Jérôme Golmard
Germany Tomas Behrend
Romania Adrian Voinea
Belgium Christophe Rochus
Spain Juan Balcells
Republic of Macedonia Aleksandar Kitinov
Sweden Johan Landsberg

6–4, 6–7(5–7), 10–6
Argentina Pablo Albano
Germany Marc-Kevin Goellner
2001 Brasil Open
Salvador, Brazil
International Series
$400,000
Hard
Czech Republic Jan Vacek
2–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–3
Brazil Fernando MeligeniBrazil Alexandre Simoni
Argentina Agustín Calleri
Brazil Flávio Saretta
Brazil Ricardo Mello
Paraguay Ramón Delgado
Argentina Guillermo Cañas
Argentina Enzo Artoni
Brazil Daniel Melo

6–3, 1–6, 7–6(7–5)
Argentina Gastón Etlis
South Africa Brent Haygarth
2001 President's Cup
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
International Series
$550,000
Hard
Russia Marat Safin
6–2, 6–2
Russia Yevgeny KafelnikovArmenia Sargis Sargsian
Slovakia Dominik Hrbatý
Denmark Kristian Pless
Netherlands Sjeng Schalken
Thailand Paradorn Srichaphan
Germany Rainer Schüttler
France Julien Boutter
Slovakia Dominik Hrbatý

6–4, 3–6, 13–11
South Africa Marius Barnard
United States Jim Thomas
17 SeptemberDavis 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
Germany Rainer Schüttler
6–3, 6–4
Switzerland Michel KratochvilDenmark Kenneth Carlsen
Spain Francisco Clavet
Georgia (country) Irakli Labadze
Netherlands Edwin Kempes
Japan Takahiro Terachi
Israel Noam Behr
Zimbabwe Byron Black
Japan Thomas Shimada
6–2, 3–6, 7–5
South Africa de Jager
South Africa Koenig
24 September2001 Salem Open
Hong Kong, China
International Series
$400,000
Hard
Chile Marcelo Ríos
7–6(7–3), 6–2
Germany Rainer SchüttlerBrazil André Sá
Australia Andrew Ilie
Spain Juan Carlos Ferrero
Sweden Jonas Björkman
France Sébastien Grosjean
Sweden Magnus Larsson
Germany Karsten Braasch
Brazil André Sá

6–0, 7–5
Czech Republic Petr Luxa
Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek
2001 Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia
Palermo, Italy
International Series
$400,000
Clay
Spain Félix Mantilla
7–6(7–2), 6–4
Argentina David NalbandianSpain Albert Portas
Spain Tommy Robredo
Argentina Mariano Zabaleta
Spain David Sánchez
Czech Republic Jiří Vaněk
Spain Albert Costa
Spain Tomás Carbonell
Argentina Daniel Orsanic

6–2, 2–6, 6–2
Argentina Enzo Artoni
Spain Emilio Benfele Álvarez

October

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
1 October2001 Kremlin Cup
Moscow, Russia
International Series
$1,000,000
Carpet (indoor)
Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov
6–4, 7–5
Germany Nicolas KieferGermany Tommy Haas
Slovakia Dominik Hrbatý
Sweden Thomas Johansson
Sweden Magnus Gustafsson
Switzerland Marc Rosset
Czech Republic Jiří Novák
Belarus Max Mirnyi
Australia Sandon Stolle

6–3, 6–0
India Mahesh Bhupathi
United States Jeff Tarango
2001 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships
Tokyo, Japan
International Series Gold
$800,000
Hard
Australia Lleyton Hewitt
6–4, 6–2
Switzerland Michel KratochvilUnited States James Blake
Slovakia Karol Kučera
Spain Francisco Clavet
Chile Marcelo Ríos
Japan Takao Suzuki
Netherlands Sjeng Schalken
United States Rick Leach
Australia David MacPherson

1–6, 7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–4)
Australia Paul Hanley
Australia Nathan Healey
8 October2001 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon
Lyon, France
International Series
$800,000
Carpet (indoor)
Croatia Ivan Ljubičić
6–3, 6–2
Morocco Younes El AynaouiRussia Marat Safin
Belgium Xavier Malisse
Argentina Gastón Gaudio
Belarus Max Mirnyi
Sweden Jonas Björkman
Spain Juan Carlos Ferrero
Canada Daniel Nestor
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nenad Zimonjić

6–1, 6–2
France Arnaud Clément
France Sébastien Grosjean
2001 CA-TennisTrophy
Vienna, Austria
International Series Gold
$800,000
Hard (indoor)
Germany Tommy Haas
6–2, 7–6(8–6), 6–4
Argentina Guillermo CañasSweden Thomas Enqvist
Austria Stefan Koubek
Czech Republic Bohdan Ulihrach
Sweden Andreas Vinciguerra
Switzerland Roger Federer
Switzerland Michel Kratochvil
Czech Republic Martin Damm
Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek

6–3, 6–2
Czech Republic Jiří Novák
Czech Republic David Rikl
15 October2001 Stuttgart Masters
Stuttgart, Germany
Masters Series
$2,950,000
Hard (indoor)
Germany Tommy Haas
6–2, 6–2, 6–2
Belarus Max MirnyiRussia Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Australia Lleyton Hewitt
United States Pete Sampras
Sweden Thomas Enqvist
South Africa Wayne Ferreira
United Kingdom Tim Henman
Belarus Max Mirnyi
Australia Sandon Stolle

7–6(0), 7–6(7–4)
South Africa Ellis Ferreira
United States Jeff Tarango
22 October2001 Davidoff Swiss Indoors
Basel, Switzerland
International Series
$1,000,000
Carpet (indoor)
United Kingdom Tim Henman
6–3, 6–4, 6–2
Switzerland Roger FedererFrance Julien Boutter
Spain Carlos Moyà
Switzerland George Bastl
United States Andy Roddick
Russia Nikolay Davydenko
Switzerland Michel Kratochvil
South Africa Ellis Ferreira
United States Rick Leach

7–6(7–3), 6–4
India Mahesh Bhupathi
India Leander Paes
2001 St. Petersburg Open
St. Petersburg, Russia
International Series
$800,000
Hard (indoor)
Russia Marat Safin
3–6, 6–3, 6–3
Germany Rainer SchüttlerFrance Michaël Llodra
Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Belarus Max Mirnyi
Austria Stefan Koubek
Croatia Goran Ivanišević
France Fabrice Santoro
Russia Denis Golovanov
Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov

7–5, 6–4
Georgia (country) Irakli Labadze
Russia Marat Safin
2001 If Stockholm Open
Stockholm, Sweden
International Series
$800,000
Hard (indoor)
Netherlands Sjeng Schalken
3–6, 6–3, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3
Finland Jarkko NieminenArgentina Guillermo Cañas
Sweden Thomas Enqvist
Czech Republic Jan Vacek
South Africa Wayne Ferreira
Sweden Thomas Johansson
Chile Marcelo Ríos
United States Donald Johnson
United States Jared Palmer

6–3, 4–6, 6–3
Sweden Jonas Björkman
Australia Todd Woodbridge
29 October2001 Paris Masters
Paris, France
Masters Series
$2,950,000
Carpet (indoor)
France Sébastien Grosjean
7–6(7–3), 6–1, 6–7(5–7), 6–4
Russia Yevgeny KafelnikovSweden Andreas Vinciguerra
Germany Tommy Haas
Netherlands Sjeng Schalken
Czech Republic Jiří Novák
Morocco Hicham Arazi
Sweden Thomas Johansson
South Africa Ellis Ferreira
United States Rick Leach

3–6, 6–4, 6–3
India Mahesh Bhupathi
India Leander Paes

November

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
12 November2001 Tennis Masters Cup
Sydney, Australia
Tennis Masters Cup
$3,700,000
Hard (indoor)
Australia Lleyton Hewitt
6–3, 6–3, 6–4
France Sébastien GrosjeanRussia Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Spain Juan Carlos Ferrero
Croatia Goran Ivanišević
Brazil Gustavo Kuerten
United States Andre Agassi
Australia Patrick Rafter
19 November
No tournaments scheduled.
26 NovemberDavis Cup by BNP Paribas Final
Melbourne, Australia – Grass
 France
3–2
 Australia

Statistical information

List of players and titles won (Grand Slam and Masters Cup titles in bold), listed in order of most titles won:

The following players won their first title:

Titles won by nation:

  • Spain Spain 12 (Bogotá, Dubai, Scottsdale, Estoril, Barcelona, Mallorca, Rome Masters, Hamburg Masters, Amsterdam, Umag, Sopot and Palermo)
  • Australia Australia 8 (Sydney, Memphis, London Queen's Club, 's-Hertogenbosch, Indianapolis, US Open, Tokyo and Masters Cup)
  • United States United States 8 (Australian Open, Delray Beach, Indian Wells Masters, Miami Masters, Atlanta, Houston, Los Angeles and Washington, D.C.)
  • Brazil Brazil 6 (Buenos Aires, Acapulco, Monte Carlo Masters, French Open, Stuttgart Outdoor and Cincinnati Masters)
  • Germany Germany 5 (Adelaide, Long Island, Shanghai, Vienna and Stuttgart Masters)
  • Czech Republic Czech Republic 4 (Chennai, Munich, Gstaad and Salvador)
  • Russia Russia 4 (Marseille, Tashkent, Moscow and St. Petersburg)
  • United Kingdom United Kingdom 3 (Copenhagen, San Jose and Basel)
  • Argentina Argentina 2 (Viña del Mar and Casablanca)
  • Chile Chile 2 (Doha and Hong Kong)
  • Croatia Croatia 2 (Wimbledon and Lyon)
  • France France 2 (Rotterdam and Paris Masters)
  • Italy Italy 2 (St. Poelten and Båstad)
  • Sweden Sweden 2 (Halle and Nottingham)
  • Ecuador Ecuador 1 (Kitzbühel)
  • Morocco Morocco 1 (Bucharest)
  • Netherlands Netherlands 1 (Stockholm)
  • Romania Romania 1 (Canada Masters)
  • Slovakia Slovakia 1 (Auckland)
  • South Africa South Africa 1 (Newport)
  • Switzerland Switzerland 1 (Milan)

ATP entry rankings

Singles

ATP Rankings

As of 18 December 2000[2]
Rk Name Nation Points
1Gustavo Kuerten BRA4,195
2Marat Safin RUS4,120
3Pete Sampras USA3,385
4Magnus Norman SWE3,110
5Yevgeny Kafelnikov RUS2,935
6Andre Agassi USA2,765
7Lleyton Hewitt AUS2,625
8Àlex Corretja ESP2,475
9Thomas Enqvist SWE2,210
10Tim Henman GBR2,020
11Mark Philippoussis AUS1,865
12Juan Carlos Ferrero ESP1,840
13Wayne Ferreira RSA1,770
14Franco Squillari ARG1,598
15Patrick Rafter AUS1,535
16Cédric Pioline FRA1,520
17Dominik Hrbatý SVK1,395
18Arnaud Clément FRA1,360
19Sébastien Grosjean FRA1,325
20Nicolas Kiefer GER1,265
Final rankings as of 17 December 2001[3]
Rk Name Nation Points High Low Change
1Lleyton Hewitt AUS4,36518Increase 6
2Gustavo Kuerten BRA3,85512Decrease 1
3Andre Agassi USA3,52026Increase 3
4Yevgeny Kafelnikov RUS3,09047Increase 1
5Juan Carlos Ferrero ESP3,040416Increase 7
6Sébastien Grosjean FRA2,790619Increase 13
7Patrick Rafter AUS2,785415Increase 8
8Tommy Haas GER2,285824Increase 15
9Tim Henman GBR2,100812Increase 1
10Pete Sampras USA1,940312Decrease 7
11Marat Safin RUS1,920111Decrease 9
12Goran Ivanišević CRO1,76112132Increase 117
13Roger Federer  SUI1,7451230Increase 16
14Andy Roddick USA1,57314156Increase 142
15Guillermo Cañas ARG1,57215231Increase 216
16Àlex Corretja ESP1,525717Decrease 8
17Arnaud Clément FRA1,4751018Increase 1
18Thomas Johansson SWE1,3751439Increase 21
19Carlos Moyà ESP1,3101642Increase 22
20Albert Portas ESP1,2201957Increase 31

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]
  •  UKR 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]

See also

References

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  2. "ATP rankings, as of 18 December 2000". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). 2000-12-18. Retrieved 2016-09-24.
  3. "ATP rankings, as of 17 December 2001". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). 2000-12-18. Retrieved 2016-09-24.
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