2001 French Open

The 2001 French Open was the second Grand Slam event of 2001 and the 105th edition of the French Open. It took place at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, from late May through early June, 2001.

2001 French Open
Date28 May – 10 June
Edition105th
CategoryGrand Slam (ITF)
SurfaceClay
LocationParis (XVIe), France
VenueStade Roland Garros
Champions
Men's Singles
Gustavo Kuerten
Women's Singles
Jennifer Capriati
Men's Doubles
Leander Paes / Mahesh Bhupathi
Women's Doubles
Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez
Mixed Doubles
Virginia Ruano Pascual / Tomás Carbonell

Seniors

Men's Singles
Main article: 2001 French Open – Men's Singles

Gustavo Kuerten defeated Àlex Corretja, 6–7(3–7), 7–5, 6–2, 6–0

  • It was Kuerten's 4th title of the year, and his 14th overall. It was his 3rd (and last) career Grand Slam title, and his 3rd French Open title.

Women's Singles
Main article: 2001 French Open – Women's Singles

Jennifer Capriati defeated Kim Clijsters,[1] 1–6, 6–4, 12–10

  • It was Capriati's 3rd title of the year, and her 12th overall. It was her 2nd career Grand Slam title, and her 1st French Open title.

Men's Doubles
Main article: 2001 French Open – Men's Doubles

Leander Paes / Mahesh Bhupathi defeated Petr Pála / Pavel Vízner, 7–6(7–5), 6–3

Women's Doubles
Main article: 2001 French Open – Women's Doubles

Virginia Ruano / Paola Suárez defeated Jelena Dokić / Conchita Martínez, 6–2, 6–1

Mixed Doubles
Main article: 2001 French Open – Mixed Doubles

Virginia Ruano / Tomás Carbonell defeated Paola Suárez / Jaime Oncins, 7–5, 6–3

Juniors

Boys' Singles

Carlos Cuadrado defeated Brian Dabul, 6-1, 6-0

Girls' Singles

Kaia Kanepi defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova,[2] 6-3, 1-6, 6-2

Boys' Doubles

Alejandro Falla / Carlos Salamanca defeated Markus Bayer / Philipp Petzschner, 3-6, 7-5, 6-4

Girls' Doubles

Petra Cetkovská / Renata Voráčová defeated Neyssa Etienne / Annette Kolb, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3

Notes
  1. Clijsters became the first Belgian tennis player (male or female) to reach a Grand Slam final.
  2. Kuznetsova won the 2009 Women's Singles title and reached the final in 2006.
Preceded by
2001 Australian Open		 Grand Slams Succeeded by
2001 Wimbledon Championships
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