2001 ATP Tour

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.

2001 ATP Tour
Lleyton Hewitt finished the year as No. 1, including his victory at the US Open.
Details
DurationJanuary 1 – November 12
Edition32nd
Tournaments70
Achievements (singles)
Most tournament titles Lleyton Hewitt (6)
Gustavo Kuerten (6)
Most tournament finals Gustavo Kuerten (8)
Prize money leader Lleyton Hewitt ($3,770,618)
Points leader Lleyton Hewitt (4,365)
Awards
Player of the year Lleyton Hewitt
Doubles Team of the year Jonas Björkman
Todd Woodbridge
Most improved
player of the year
Goran Ivanišević
Newcomer of the year Andy Roddick
Comeback
player of the year
Guillermo Cañas
2000
2002

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
Tennis Masters Cup
Tennis Masters Series
ATP International Series Gold
ATP International Series
Team Events

January

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
1 JanHopman Cup
Perth, Australia
ITF Mixed Team Championships
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
ATP International Series
$375,000
Hard
Tommy Haas
6–3, 6–1
Nicolás Massú Jason Stoltenberg
Tim Henman
Lleyton Hewitt
Alberto Martín
Ivan Ljubičić
Thomas Johansson
David MacPherson
Grant Stafford
6–7(5–7), 6–4, 6–4
Wayne Arthurs
Todd Woodbridge
2001 Gold Flake Open
Chennai, India
ATP International Series
$400,000
Hard
Michal Tabara
6–2, 7–6(7–4)
Andrei Stoliarov Kristian Pless
Tommy Robredo
Adrian Voinea
Cédric Pioline
Cyril Saulnier
Peter Wessels
Byron Black
Wayne Black
6–4, 6–3
Barry Cowan
Mosé Navarra
2001 Qatar ExxonMobil Open
Doha, Qatar
ATP International Series
$1,000,000
Hard
Marcelo Ríos
6–3, 2–6, 6–3
Bohdan Ulihrach Nicolas Escudé
Vladimir Voltchkov
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Hicham Arazi
Fernando Vicente
Nicolas Kiefer
Mark Knowles
Daniel Nestor
6–1, 6–3
Juan Balcells
Andrei Olhovskiy
8 Jan2001 Heineken Open
Auckland, New Zealand
ATP International Series
$375,000
Hard
Dominik Hrbatý
6–4, 2–6, 6–3
Francisco Clavet Greg Rusedski
Juan Balcells
Stefan Koubek
Jan-Michael Gambill
Glenn Weiner
Thomas Johansson
Marius Barnard
Jim Thomas
7–6(12–10), 6–4
David Adams
Martín García
2001 Adidas International
Sydney, Australia
ATP International Series
$400,000
Hard
Lleyton Hewitt
6–4, 6–1
Magnus Norman Jonas Björkman
Sébastien Grosjean
George Bastl
Rainer Schüttler
Roger Federer
Fabrice Santoro
Daniel Nestor
Sandon Stolle
2–6, 7–6, 7–6
Jonas Björkman
Todd Woodbridge
15 Jan
22 Jan
2001 Australian Open
Melbourne, Australia
Grand Slam
$3,568,313
Hard
128S/128Q/64D/32X
Singles – Doubles – Mixed Doubles
Andre Agassi
6–4, 6–2, 6–2
Arnaud Clément Sébastien Grosjean
Patrick Rafter
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Carlos Moyà
Todd Martin
Dominik Hrbatý
Jonas Björkman
Todd Woodbridge
6–1, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4
Byron Black
Prinosil
Ellis Ferreira
Corina Morariu
6–1, 6–3
Joshua Eagle
Barbara Schett
29 Jan2001 Cerveza Club Colombia Open
Bogotá, Colombia
ATP International Series
$400,000
Clay
Fernando Vicente
6–4, 7–6(8–6)
Juan Ignacio Chela Juan Albert Viloca
Alexandre Simoni
Mauricio Hadad
David Nalbandian
Guillermo Coria
Andrei Stoliarov
Mariano Hood
Sebastián Prieto
6–2, 6–4
Martín Rodríguez
André Sá
2001 Milan Indoor
Milan, Italy
ATP International Series
$400,000
Carpet (indoor)
Roger Federer
6–4, 6–7(7–9), 6–4
Julien Boutter Greg Rusedski
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Marat Safin
Jan-Michael Gambill
Goran Ivanišević
Vladimir Voltchkov
Paul Haarhuis
Sjeng Schalken
7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–4)
Johan Landsberg
Tom Vanhoudt

February

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
5 FebDavis 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 Feb2001 Copenhagen Open
Copenhagen, Denmark
ATP International Series
$350,000
Hard (indoor)
Tim Henman
6–3, 6–4
Andreas Vinciguerra Jan Siemerink
Mikhail Youzhny
Bohdan Ulihrach
Cecil Mamiit
Lars Burgsmüller
Magnus Gustafsson
Wayne Black
Kevin Ullyett
6–3, 6–3
Jiří Novák
David Rikl
2001 Open 13
Marseille, France
ATP International Series
$500,000
Hard (indoor)
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
7–6(7–5), 6–2
Sébastien Grosjean Max Mirnyi
Roger Federer
Julien Boutter
Karol Kučera
Michel Kratochvil
Cédric Pioline
Julien Boutter
Fabrice Santoro
7–6(9–7), 7–5
Michael Hill
Jeff Tarango
2001 Chevrolet Cup
Viña del Mar, Chile
ATP International Series
$375,000
Clay
Guillermo Coria
4–6, 6–2, 7–5
Gastón Gaudio Mariano Zabaleta
Albert Portas
Alberto Martín
Feliciano López
Francisco Clavet
David Nalbandian
Lucas Arnold Ker
Tomás Carbonell
6–4, 2–6, 6–3
Mariano Hood
Sebastián Prieto
19 Feb2001 Kroger St. Jude International
Memphis, USA
ATP International Series Gold
$800,000
Hard (indoor)
Mark Philippoussis
6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–3
Davide Sanguinetti Sébastien Lareau
Tommy Haas
Chris Woodruff
Jason Stoltenberg
Jan-Michael Gambill
Dmitry Tursunov
Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
6–3, 7–6(7–3)
Alex O'Brien
Jonathan Stark
2001 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament
Rotterdam, Netherlands
ATP International Series Gold
$850,000
Hard (indoor)
Nicolas Escudé
7–5, 3–6, 7–6(7–5)
Roger Federer Vladimir Voltchkov
Andrei Pavel
Andreas Vinciguerra
Ivan Ljubičić
Àlex Corretja
Nicolas Kiefer
Jonas Björkman
Roger Federer
6–3, 6–0
Petr Pála
Pavel Vízner
2001 Copa AT&T
Buenos Aires, Argentina
ATP International Series
$625,000
Clay
Gustavo Kuerten
6–1, 6–3
José Acasuso Fernando Vicente
Gastón Gaudio
Guillermo Cañas
Markus Hipfl
Guillermo Coria
Franco Squillari
Lucas Arnold Ker
Tomás Carbonell
5–7, 7–5, 7–6(7–5)
Mariano Hood
Sebastián Prieto
26 Feb2001 Abierto Mexicano Pegaso
Acapulco, Mexico
ATP International Series Gold
$800,000
Clay
Gustavo Kuerten
6–4, 6–2
Galo Blanco Guillermo Cañas
Carlos Moyà
Fernando Meligeni
Gastón Gaudio
Sergi Bruguera
Christian Ruud
Donald Johnson
Gustavo Kuerten
6–3, 7–6(7–5)
David Adams
Martín García
2001 Dubai Tennis Championships
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
ATP International Series Gold
$1,000,000
Hard
Juan Carlos Ferrero
6–2, 3–1, ret.
Marat Safin Thomas Johansson
Dominik Hrbatý
Andrei Medvedev
Max Mirnyi
Lars Burgsmüller
Magnus Norman
Joshua Eagle
Sandon Stolle
6–4, 6–4
Daniel Nestor
Nenad Zimonjić
2001 Sybase Open
San Jose, USA
ATP International Series
$400,000
Hard (indoor)
Greg Rusedski
6–3, 6–4
Andre Agassi Jan-Michael Gambill
Xavier Malisse
Sargis Sargsian
Juan Balcells
Tommy Haas
Lleyton Hewitt
Mark Knowles
Brian MacPhie
6–3, 7–6(7–4)
Jan-Michael Gambill
Jonathan Stark

March

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
5 MarDelray Beach International Tennis Championships
Delray Beach, USA
ATP International Series
$350,000
Hard
Jan-Michael Gambill
7–5, 6–4
Xavier Malisse Wayne Arthurs
Peter Wessels
Patrick Rafter
Chris Woodruff
Edwin Kempes
Fabrice Santoro
Jan-Michael Gambill
Andy Roddick
6–3, 6–4
Thomas Shimada
Myles Wakefield
Franklin Templeton Classic
Scottsdale, USA
ATP International Series
$400,000
Hard
Francisco Clavet
6–4, 6–2
Magnus Norman Harel Levy
Lleyton Hewitt
Tim Henman
Mardy Fish
Marcelo Ríos
Nicolás Massú
Donald Johnson
Jared Palmer
7–6(7–3), 6–2
Marcelo Ríos
Sjeng Schalken
12 MarIndian Wells Masters
Indian Wells, USA
Tennis Masters Series
$2,950,000
Hard
Andre Agassi
7–6(7–5), 7–5, 6–1
Pete Sampras Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Lleyton Hewitt
Jan-Michael Gambill
Patrick Rafter
Nicolás Lapentti
Nicolas Escudé
Wayne Ferreira
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
6–2, 7–5
Jonas Björkman
Todd Woodbridge
19 Mar
26 Mar
Ericsson Open
Miami, USA
Tennis Masters Series
$3,400,000
Hard
Andre Agassi
7–6(7–4), 6–1, 6–0
Jan-Michael Gambill Patrick Rafter
Lleyton Hewitt
Roger Federer
Ivan Ljubičić
Andy Roddick
Gastón Gaudio
Jiří Novák
David Rikl
7–5, 7–6(7–3)
Jonas Björkman
Todd Woodbridge

April

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
2 AprDavis Cup 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 Apr2001 Grand Prix Hassan II
Casablanca, Morocco
ATP International Series
$350,000
Clay
Guillermo Cañas
7–5, 6–2
Tommy Robredo Younes El Aynaoui
Sergi Bruguera
Mariano Zabaleta
Germán Puentes
Andrea Gaudenzi
Attila Sávolt
Michael Hill
Jeff Tarango
7–6(7–2), 6–3
Pablo Albano
David MacPherson
2001 Estoril Open
Estoril, Portugal
ATP International Series
$625,000
Clay
Juan Carlos Ferrero
7–6(7–3), 4–6, 6–3
Félix Mantilla Albert Portas
Andrei Pavel
Albert Montañés
Dominik Hrbatý
Franco Squillari
Markus Hipfl
Radek Štěpánek
Michal Tabara
6–4, 6–2
Donald Johnson
Nenad Zimonjić
16 Apr2001 Monte Carlo Masters
Monte Carlo, Monaco
Tennis Masters Series
$2,950,000
Clay
Gustavo Kuerten
6–3, 6–2, 6–4
Hicham Arazi Sébastien Grosjean
Guillermo Coria
Roger Federer
Tim Henman
Alberto Martín
Sjeng Schalken
Jonas Björkman
Todd Woodbridge
3–6, 6–4, 6–2
Joshua Eagle
Andrew Florent
23 Apr2001 Open SEAT Godó
Barcelona, Spain
ATP International Series Gold
$1,000,000
Clay
Juan Carlos Ferrero
4–6, 7–5, 6–3, 3–6, 7–5
Carlos Moyà Thomas Enqvist
Michel Kratochvil
Federico Luzzi
Àlex Corretja
Félix Mantilla
Albert Portas
Donald Johnson
Jared Palmer
7–6(7–2), 6–4
Tommy Robredo
Fernando Vicente
2001 Verizon Tennis Challenge
Atlanta, USA
ATP International Series
$400,000
Clay
Andy Roddick
6–2, 6–4
Xavier Malisse Jérôme Golmard
Stefan Koubek
Christophe Rochus
Andrew Ilie
Hyung-Taik Lee
Fernando Meligeni
Mahesh Bhupathi
Leander Paes
6–3, 7–6(9–7)
Rick Leach
David MacPherson
30 Apr2001 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships
Houston, USA
ATP International Series
$350,000
Clay
Andy Roddick
7–5, 6–3
Hyung-Taik Lee Jérôme Golmard
Michal Tabara
Stefan Koubek
Jiří Vaněk
Olivier Rochus
Andrew Ilie
Mahesh Bhupathi
Leander Paes
7–6(7–4), 6–2
Kevin Kim
Jim Thomas
2001 Majorca Open
Mallorca, Spain
ATP International Series
$500,000
Clay
Alberto Martín
6–3, 3–6, 6–2
Guillermo Coria Juan Balcells
Carlos Moyà
Agustín Calleri
Juan Antonio Marín
Nicolas Kiefer
Slava Doseděl
Donald Johnson
Jared Palmer
7–5, 6–3
Feliciano López
Francisco Roig
2001 BMW Open
Munich, Germany
ATP International Series
$400,000
Clay
Jiří Novák
6–4, 7–5
Antony Dupuis Younes El Aynaoui
Bohdan Ulihrach
Tomas Behrend
Flávio Saretta
Franco Squillari
Wayne Arthurs
Petr Luxa
Radek Štěpánek
5–7, 6–2, 7–6(7–5)
Jaime Oncins
Daniel Orsanic

May

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
7 May2001 Rome Masters
Rome, Italy
Tennis Masters Series
$2,950,000
Clay
Juan Carlos Ferrero
3–6, 6–1, 2–6, 6–4, 6–2
Gustavo Kuerten Andreas Vinciguerra
Nicolás Lapentti
Àlex Corretja
Harel Levy
Jacobo Díaz
Wayne Ferreira
Wayne Ferreira
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
6–4, 7–6(8–6)
Daniel Nestor
Sandon Stolle
14 May2001 Hamburg Masters
Hamburg, Germany
Tennis Masters Series
$2,950,000
Clay
Albert Portas
4–6, 6–2, 0–6, 7–6(7–5), 7–5
Juan Carlos Ferrero Albert Costa
Lleyton Hewitt
Thomas Johansson
Fabrice Santoro
Alberto Martín
Franco Squillari
Jonas Björkman
Todd Woodbridge
7–6(7–2), 3–6, 6–3
Daniel Nestor
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
ATP International Series
$425,000
Clay
Andrea Gaudenzi
6–0, 7–5
Markus Hipfl Michal Tabara
Magnus Gustafsson
Ivan Ljubičić
Xavier Malisse
Jan Siemerink
Andrei Pavel
Petr Pála
David Rikl
6–3, 5–7, 7–5
Jaime Oncins
Daniel Orsanic
28 May
4 Jun
2001 French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam
$4,458,217
Clay
128S/128Q/64D/32X
SinglesDoublesMixed Doubles
Gustavo Kuerten
6–7(3–7), 7–5, 6–2, 6–0
Àlex Corretja Juan Carlos Ferrero
Sébastien Grosjean
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Lleyton Hewitt
Andre Agassi
Roger Federer
Mahesh Bhupathi
Leander Paes
7–6(7–5), 6–3
Petr Pála
Pavel Vízner
Tomás Carbonell
Virginia Ruano Pascual
7–5, 6–3
Jaime Oncins
Paola Suárez

June

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
11 Jun2001 Gerry Weber Open
Halle, NRW, Germany
ATP International Series
$1,000,000
Grass
Thomas Johansson
6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–2
Fabrice Santoro Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Patrick Rafter
Nicolas Escudé
Jonas Björkman
Lars Burgsmüller
Roger Federer
Daniel Nestor
Sandon Stolle
6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–1
Max Mirnyi
Patrick Rafter
2001 Stella Artois Championships
Queen's Club, London, UK
ATP International Series
$800,000
Grass
Lleyton Hewitt
7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–3)
Tim Henman Wayne Ferreira
Pete Sampras
Peter Wessels
Paradorn Srichaphan
Greg Rusedski
Jan-Michael Gambill
Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
6–3, 3–6, 6–1
Eric Taino
David Wheaton
18 Jun2001 Heineken Trophy
's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
ATP International Series
$400,000
Grass
Lleyton Hewitt
6–3, 6–4
Guillermo Cañas Roger Federer
Tommy Robredo
Gilles Elseneer
Raemon Sluiter
Xavier Malisse
Sjeng Schalken
Paul Haarhuis
Sjeng Schalken
6–4, 6–4
Martin Damm
Suk
2001 Samsung Open
Nottingham, UK
ATP International Series
$400,000
Grass
Thomas Johansson
7–5, 6–3
Harel Levy Greg Rusedski
Andy Roddick
Martin Lee
Wayne Arthurs
Michel Kratochvil
Wayne Ferreira
Donald Johnson
Jared Palmer
6–4, 6–2
Paul Hanley
Andrew Kratzmann
25 Jun
2 Jul
2001 Wimbledon Championships
Wimbledon, London, UK
Grand Slam
$5,476,166
Grass
128S/128Q/64D/64X
SinglesDoublesMixed Doubles
Goran Ivanišević
6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 2–6, 9–7
Patrick Rafter Tim Henman
Andre Agassi
Roger Federer
Marat Safin
Thomas Enqvist
Nicolas Escudé
Donald Johnson
Jared Palmer
6–4, 4–6, 6–3, 7–6(8–6)
Jiří Novák
David Rikl
Leoš Friedl
Daniela Hantuchová
4–6, 6–3, 6–2
Mike Bryan
Liezel Huber

July

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
9 Jul2001 Telenordia Swedish Open
Båstad, Sweden
ATP International Series
$400,000
Clay
Andrea Gaudenzi
7–5, 6–3
Bohdan Ulihrach Magnus Norman
Younes El Aynaoui
Christophe Rochus
Albert Portas
Tommy Robredo
Michal Tabara
Karsten Braasch
Jens Knippschild
7–6(7–3), 4–6, 7–6(7–5)
Simon Aspelin
Andrew Kratzmann
2001 UBS Open
Gstaad, Switzerland
ATP International Series
$600,000
Clay
Jiří Novák
6–1, 6–7(5–7), 7–5
Juan Carlos Ferrero Àlex Corretja
Sébastien Grosjean
Michel Kratochvil
Ivan Ljubičić
Franco Squillari
Cédric Pioline
Roger Federer
Marat Safin
1–0 ret.
Michael Hill
Jeff Tarango
2001 Miller Lite Hall of Fame Championships
Newport, USA
ATP International Series
$400,000
Grass
Neville Godwin
6–1, 6–4
Martin Lee James Blake
Kenneth Carlsen
Kristian Capalik
Davide Sanguinetti
Michaël Llodra
Rainer Schüttler
Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
6–3, 7–5
André Sá
Glenn Weiner
16 Jul2001 Mercedes Cup
Stuttgart, Germany
ATP International Series Gold
$800,000
Clay
Gustavo Kuerten
6–3, 6–2, 6–4
Guillermo Cañas Jiří Novák
Marc López
Nicolás Lapentti
Gastón Gaudio
Alberto Martín
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Guillermo Cañas
Rainer Schüttler
4–6, 7–6(7–1), 6–4
Michael Hill
Jeff Tarango
2001 Energis Open
Amsterdam, Netherlands
ATP International Series
$400,000
Clay
Àlex Corretja
6–3, 5–7, 7–6(7–0), 3–6, 6–4
Younes El Aynaoui Magnus Gustafsson
Sjeng Schalken
Juan Ignacio Chela
Álex Calatrava
Olivier Rochus
Andrei Stoliarov
Paul Haarhuis
Sjeng Schalken
6–4, 6–2
Àlex Corretja
Luis Lobo
2001 Croatia Open
Umag, Croatia
ATP International Series
$400,000
Clay
Carlos Moyà
6–4, 3–6, 7–6(7–2)
Jérôme Golmard David Nalbandian
Adrian Voinea
Attila Sávolt
Félix Mantilla
Albert Montañés
Ivan Ljubičić
Sergio Roitman
Andrés Schneiter
6–2, 7–5
Ivan Ljubičić
Lovro Zovko
23 Jul2001 Generali Open
Kitzbühel, Austria
ATP International Series Gold
$900,000
Clay
Nicolás Lapentti
1–6, 6–4, 7–5, 7–5
Albert Costa Galo Blanco
Guillermo Coria
Juan Carlos Ferrero
Andrei Pavel
Stefan Koubek
Hugo Armando
Àlex Corretja
Luis Lobo
6–1, 6–4
Simon Aspelin
Andrew Kratzmann
2001 Mercedes-Benz Cup
Los Angeles, USA
ATP International Series
$400,000
Hard
Andre Agassi
6–4, 6–2
Pete Sampras Gustavo Kuerten
Xavier Malisse
Tommy Haas
Jan-Michael Gambill
Magnus Norman
Taylor Dent
Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
7–5, 7–6(8–6)
Jan-Michael Gambill
Andy Roddick
2001 Idea Prokom Open
Sopot, Poland
ATP International Series
$400,000
Clay
Tommy Robredo
1–6, 7–5, 7–6(7–2)
Albert Portas David Nalbandian
Sargis Sargsian
Óscar Serrano
Irakli Labadze
David Sánchez
Juan Antonio Marín
Paul Hanley
Nathan Healey
7–6(12–10), 6–2
Irakli Labadze
Attila Sávolt
30 Jul2001 Canada Masters
Montreal, Canada
Tennis Masters Series
$2,950,000
Hard
Andrei Pavel
7–6(7–3), 2–6, 6–3
Patrick Rafter Tommy Haas
Fabrice Santoro
Andy Roddick
Arnaud Clément
Juan Carlos Ferrero
Bohdan Ulihrach
Jiří Novák
David Rikl
6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Donald Johnson
Jared Palmer

August

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
6 Aug2001 Cincinnati Masters
Mason, USA
Tennis Masters Series
$2,950,000
Hard
Gustavo Kuerten
6–1, 6–3
Patrick Rafter Tim Henman
Lleyton Hewitt
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Jan-Michael Gambill
Ivan Ljubičić
Greg Rusedski
Mahesh Bhupathi
Leander Paes
7–6(7–3), 6–3
Martin Damm
David Prinosil
13 Aug2001 RCA Championships
Indianapolis, USA
ATP International Series Gold
$800,000
Hard
Patrick Rafter
4–2 ret.
Gustavo Kuerten Goran Ivanišević
Marat Safin
Tim Henman
Younes El Aynaoui
Max Mirnyi
Thomas Enqvist
Mark Knowles
Brian MacPhie
7–6(7–5), 5–7, 6–4
Mahesh Bhupathi
Sébastien Lareau
2001 Legg Mason Tennis Classic
Washington, D.C., USA
ATP International Series Gold
$800,000
Hard
Andy Roddick
6–2, 6–3
Sjeng Schalken Andre Agassi
Michael Chang
Greg Rusedski
Jérôme Golmard
Fabrice Santoro
Marcelo Ríos
Martin Damm
David Prinosil
7–6(7–5), 6–3
Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
20 Aug2001 Hamlet Cup
Long Island, USA
ATP International Series
$400,000
Hard
Tommy Haas
6–2, 3–6, 6–3
Pete Sampras Thomas Johansson
Arnaud Clément
Thomas Enqvist
Félix Mantilla
Fernando Meligeni
Jonas Björkman
Jonathan Stark
Kevin Ullyett
6–1, 6–4
Leoš Friedl
Radek Štěpánek
27 Aug
3 Sep
2001 U.S. Open
Flushing, New York, United States
Grand Slam
$6,382,000
Hard
128S/128Q/64D/32X
SinglesDoublesMixed Doubles
Lleyton Hewitt
7–6(7–4), 6–1, 6–1
Pete Sampras Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Marat Safin
Gustavo Kuerten
Andy Roddick
Mariano Zabaleta
Andre Agassi
Wayne Black
Kevin Ullyett
7–6(11–9), 2–6, 6–3
Donald Johnson
Jared Palmer
Todd Woodbridge
Rennae Stubbs
6–4, 5–7, 11–9
Leander Paes
Lisa Raymond

September

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
10 Sep2001 Gelsor Open Romania
Bucharest, Romania
ATP International Series
$400,000
Clay
Younes El Aynaoui
7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–2)
Albert Montañés Fernando Vicente
Jérôme Golmard
Tomas Behrend
Adrian Voinea
Christophe Rochus
Juan Balcells
Aleksandar Kitinov
Johan Landsberg
6–4, 6–7(5–7), 10–6
Pablo Albano
Marc-Kevin Goellner
2001 Brasil Open
Salvador, Brazil
ATP International Series
$400,000
Hard
Jan Vacek
2–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–3
Fernando Meligeni Alexandre Simoni
Agustín Calleri
Flávio Saretta
Ricardo Mello
Ramón Delgado
Guillermo Cañas
Enzo Artoni
Daniel Melo
6–3, 1–6, 7–6(7–5)
Gastón Etlis
Brent Haygarth
2001 President's Cup
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
ATP International Series
$550,000
Hard
Marat Safin
6–2, 6–2
Yevgeny Kafelnikov Sargis Sargsian
Dominik Hrbatý
Kristian Pless
Sjeng Schalken
Paradorn Srichaphan
Rainer Schüttler
Julien Boutter
Dominik Hrbatý
6–4, 3–6, 13–11
Marius Barnard
Jim Thomas
17 SepDavis 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
ATP International Series
$400,000
Hard
Rainer Schüttler
6–3, 6–4
Michel Kratochvil Kenneth Carlsen
Francisco Clavet
Irakli Labadze
Edwin Kempes
Takahiro Terachi
Noam Behr
Byron Black
Thomas Shimada
6–2, 3–6, 7–5
de Jager
Koenig
24 Sep2001 Salem Open
Hong Kong, China
ATP International Series
$400,000
Hard
Marcelo Ríos
7–6(7–3), 6–2
Rainer Schüttler André Sá
Andrew Ilie
Juan Carlos Ferrero
Jonas Björkman
Sébastien Grosjean
Magnus Larsson
Karsten Braasch
André Sá
6–0, 7–5
Petr Luxa
Radek Štěpánek
2001 Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia
Palermo, Italy
ATP International Series
$400,000
Clay
Félix Mantilla
7–6(7–2), 6–4
David Nalbandian Albert Portas
Tommy Robredo
Mariano Zabaleta
David Sánchez
Jiří Vaněk
Albert Costa
Tomás Carbonell
Daniel Orsanic
6–2, 2–6, 6–2
Enzo Artoni
Emilio Benfele Álvarez

October

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
1 Oct2001 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships
Tokyo, Japan
ATP International Series Gold
$800,000
Hard
Lleyton Hewitt
6–4, 6–2
Michel Kratochvil James Blake
Karol Kučera
Francisco Clavet
Marcelo Ríos
Takao Suzuki
Sjeng Schalken
Rick Leach
David MacPherson
1–6, 7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–4)
Paul Hanley
Nathan Healey
2001 Kremlin Cup
Moscow, Russia
ATP International Series
$1,000,000
Carpet (indoor)
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
6–4, 7–5
Nicolas Kiefer Tommy Haas
Dominik Hrbatý
Thomas Johansson
Magnus Gustafsson
Marc Rosset
Jiří Novák
Max Mirnyi
Sandon Stolle
6–3, 6–0
Mahesh Bhupathi
Jeff Tarango
8 Oct2001 CA-TennisTrophy
Vienna, Austria
ATP International Series Gold
$800,000
Hard (indoor)
Tommy Haas
6–2, 7–6(8–6), 6–4
Guillermo Cañas Thomas Enqvist
Stefan Koubek
Bohdan Ulihrach
Andreas Vinciguerra
Roger Federer
Michel Kratochvil
Martin Damm
Radek Štěpánek
6–3, 6–2
Jiří Novák
David Rikl
2001 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon
Lyon, France
ATP International Series
$800,000
Carpet (indoor)
Ivan Ljubičić
6–3, 6–2
Younes El Aynaoui Marat Safin
Xavier Malisse
Gastón Gaudio
Max Mirnyi
Jonas Björkman
Juan Carlos Ferrero
Daniel Nestor
Nenad Zimonjić
6–1, 6–2
Arnaud Clément
Sébastien Grosjean
15 Oct2001 Stuttgart Masters
Stuttgart, Germany
Tennis Masters Series
$2,950,000
Hard (indoor)
Tommy Haas
6–2, 6–2, 6–2
Max Mirnyi Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Lleyton Hewitt
Pete Sampras
Thomas Enqvist
Wayne Ferreira
Tim Henman
Max Mirnyi
Sandon Stolle
7–6(0), 7–6(7–4)
Ellis Ferreira
Jeff Tarango
22 Oct2001 Davidoff Swiss Indoors
Basel, Switzerland
ATP International Series
$1,000,000
Carpet (indoor)
Tim Henman
6–3, 6–4, 6–2
Roger Federer Julien Boutter
Carlos Moyà
George Bastl
Andy Roddick
Nikolay Davydenko
Michel Kratochvil
Ellis Ferreira
Rick Leach
7–6(7–3), 6–4
Mahesh Bhupathi
Leander Paes
2001 St. Petersburg Open
St. Petersburg, Russia
ATP International Series
$800,000
Hard (indoor)
Marat Safin
3–6, 6–3, 6–3
Rainer Schüttler Michaël Llodra
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Max Mirnyi
Stefan Koubek
Goran Ivanišević
Fabrice Santoro
Denis Golovanov
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
7–5, 6–4
Irakli Labadze
Marat Safin
2001 If Stockholm Open
Stockholm, Sweden
ATP International Series
$800,000
Hard (indoor)
Sjeng Schalken
3–6, 6–3, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3
Jarkko Nieminen Guillermo Cañas
Thomas Enqvist
Jan Vacek
Wayne Ferreira
Thomas Johansson
Marcelo Ríos
Donald Johnson
Jared Palmer
6–3, 4–6, 6–3
Jonas Björkman
Todd Woodbridge
29 Oct2001 Paris Masters
Paris, France
Tennis Masters Series
$2,950,000
Carpet (indoor)
Sébastien Grosjean
7–6(7–3), 6–1, 6–7(5–7), 6–4
Yevgeny Kafelnikov Andreas Vinciguerra
Tommy Haas
Sjeng Schalken
Jiří Novák
Hicham Arazi
Thomas Johansson
Ellis Ferreira
Rick Leach
3–6, 6–4, 6–3
Mahesh Bhupathi
Leander Paes

November

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
5 Nov
No tournaments scheduled.
12 Nov2001 Tennis Masters Cup
Sydney, Australia
Tennis Masters Cup
$3,700,000
Hard (indoor)
Lleyton Hewitt
6–3, 6–3, 6–4
Sébastien Grosjean Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Juan Carlos Ferrero
Goran Ivanišević
Gustavo Kuerten
Andre Agassi
Patrick Rafter
19 Nov
No tournaments scheduled.
26 NovDavis 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 12 (Bogotá, Dubai, Scottsdale, Estoril, Barcelona, Mallorca, Rome Masters, Hamburg Masters, Amsterdam, Umag, Sopot and Palermo)
  • Australia 8 (Sydney, Memphis, London Queen's Club, 's-Hertogenbosch, Indianapolis, US Open, Tokyo and Masters Cup)
  • United States 8 (Australian Open, Delray Beach, Indian Wells Masters, Miami Masters, Atlanta, Houston, Los Angeles and Washington, D.C.)
  • Brazil 6 (Buenos Aires, Acapulco, Monte Carlo Masters, French Open, Stuttgart Outdoor and Cincinnati Masters)
  • Germany 5 (Adelaide, Long Island, Shanghai, Vienna and Stuttgart Masters)
  • Czech Republic 4 (Chennai, Munich, Gstaad and Salvador)
  • Russia 4 (Marseille, Tashkent, Moscow and St. Petersburg)
  • United Kingdom 3 (Copenhagen, San Jose and Basel)
  • Argentina 2 (Viña del Mar and Casablanca)
  • Chile 2 (Doha and Hong Kong)
  • Croatia 2 (Wimbledon and Lyon)
  • France 2 (Rotterdam and Paris Masters)
  • Italy 2 (St. Poelten and Båstad)
  • Sweden 2 (Halle and Nottingham)
  • Ecuador 1 (Kitzbühel)
  • Morocco 1 (Bucharest)
  • Netherlands 1 (Stockholm)
  • Romania 1 (Canada Masters)
  • Slovakia 1 (Auckland)
  • South Africa 1 (Newport)
  • 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 AUS4,36518 6
2Gustavo Kuerten BRA3,85512 1
3Andre Agassi USA3,52026 3
4Yevgeny Kafelnikov RUS3,09047 1
5Juan Carlos Ferrero ESP3,040416 7
6Sébastien Grosjean FRA2,790619 13
7Patrick Rafter AUS2,785415 8
8Tommy Haas GER2,285824 15
9Tim Henman GBR2,100812 1
10Pete Sampras USA1,940312 7
11Marat Safin RUS1,920111 9
12Goran Ivanišević CRO1,76112132 117
13Roger Federer  SUI1,7451230 16
14Andy Roddick USA1,57314156 142
15Guillermo Cañas ARG1,57215231 216
16Àlex Corretja ESP1,525717 8
17Arnaud Clément FRA1,4751018 1
18Thomas Johansson SWE1,3751439 21
19Carlos Moyà ESP1,3101642 22
20Albert Portas ESP1,2201957 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]
  •  ESP Francisco Roig, who had retired from singles two years prior, officially retired from doubles at the close of the 2001 season. Nevertheless, his final professional match would take place in 2014.
  •  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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