2001 Paris Masters

The 2001 Paris Masters was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the 30th edition of the Paris Masters and was part of the Tennis Masters Series of the 2001 ATP Tour. It took place at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris, France from 29 October through 5 November 2001.

2001 Paris Masters
Date29 October – 5 November
Edition30th
CategoryTennis Masters Series
Draw48S / 24D
Prize money$2,450,000
SurfaceCarpet / indoor
LocationParis, France
VenuePalais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy
Champions
Singles
Sébastien Grosjean [1]
Doubles
Ellis Ferreira / Rick Leach [2]

The singles draw was headlined by ATP No. 1, Buenos Aires, Acapulco, Monte Carlo, French Open, Stuttgart, Cincinnati champion, Rome and Indianapolis finalist Gustavo Kuerten, Sydney, Queen's, 's-Hertogenbosch, US Open, Tokyo champion Lleyton Hewitt and Dubai, Estoril, Barcelona and Rome champion Juan Carlos Ferrero. Other top seeds were Marseille, Moscow, Tashkent, St. Petersburg winner and defending champion Yevgeny Kafelnikov, Marat Safin, Sébastien Grosjean, Tommy Haas and Tim Henman.

Finals

Singles
Main article: 2001 Paris Masters – Singles

Sébastien Grosjean defeated Yevgeny Kafelnikov 7–6(7–3), 6–1, 6–7(5–7), 6–4

  • It was Grosjean's only title of the year and the 3rd of his career. It was also his 1st and only Masters Series title.

Doubles
Main article: 2001 Paris Masters – Doubles

Ellis Ferreira / Rick Leach defeated Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes 3–6, 6–4, 6–3

  • It was Ferreira's 2nd title of the year and the 17th of his career. It was Leach's 3rd title of the year and the 43rd of his career.

References
  1. "2001 Paris Men's Singles draw". www.atpworldtour.com. Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. "2001 Paris Men's Doubles draw". www.atpworldtour.com. Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
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